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ORAL PROFICIENCY

Materials for Oral Proficiency

COMMUNICATION PROGRESSIVE DU FRANCAIS
C. Miquel. Softcover, 189 pp.
Discover the different aspects of communicating in French in a realistic and humorous way. On the left page you will find interesting or funny conversation(s) between people about everyday life, as well as the vocabulary necessary to perform your communication effectively. On the right hand page, you will find exciting practice exercises, activities and games.

PHONETIQUE PROGRESSIVE DU FRANCAIS
L. Charliac, A-C Motron. Softcover, 127 pp.
This manual designed for class or self-teaching, offers a complete and lively approach to French Phonetics. Each chapter stresses difficulties in pronunciation of the language. On the left page you will find the explanations while uses poems and texts. On the right pages, you will be able to practice with 400 progressive exercises for the beginning level and 600 for the intermediate one. Each CD contains practical examples and exercises to help your students improve their comprehension.

EXERÇONS-NOUS PHONÉTIQUE - 350 EXERCICES
A new addition to the popular EXERCONS - NOUS collection. Phonetique covers the development of the French phonetics system through the use of 350 exercises and a set of six cassettes. Phonetique covers a wide variety of oral exercises including rhythm, vowels and semi-vowels, consonants, and liaisons. Excellent for individual or class study.

EXERCICES SYSTEMATIQUES DE PRONONCIATION FRANCAISE
M. Leon. Softcover, 183 pp.
Exercices systematiques de prononciation francaise is divided into 2 parts - the first deals with enunciation of vowels and consonants, and syntax, the second is dedicated to accentuation and intonation. The guide has been designed to ease use for both students and teachers. One of the best selling pronunciation guides for students of French as a foreign language, this text and cassettes set will prove invaluable.

COLLECTION TESTS CLE
'CLE Collection Tests," complete with answers, allows your students to gauge their knowledge of French vocabulary. This simple and precise method will definitely help your students to improve their speaking skills. The CLE Tests contain a large variety of activities, including multiple choice questions, crosswords, combination exercises, true/false exercises, and more!

TRL00438 - LE CAS DE LA NOURRITURE DISPARAISSANTE $37.50
Package Includes: video, teacher’s notes with answers, and activity package. Food Theme, 23 minutes.
Meet the secret agents who are making French comprehension POSSIBLE. Join Luc and Marie in their special assignment as they search for the perfect food. Is it la pizza? Le sandwich sous-marin? And who is this French-speaking alien visitor who mysteriously appears? A unique way to teach, review and reinforce vocabulary as well as setting the stage for the students to hear and then create and present their own dialogues. The accompanying activity sheets provide students with vocabulary, exercices, and an opportunity to speak French in several scenarios. Will French-speaking Marie and English-speaking Luc solve the case? Tune in! place blurb here

PE003 VOCABULEARN Three-level Set for French $59.95
Set of 6 90-minutes Cassettes & 3 Booklets.
This is a three-level program that covers 4,500 vocabulary and expressions to help your students improve their listening and speaking skills in French. Level one focuses on basic vocabulary and simple expressions, level two helps elaborate vocabulary skills with new expressions, and level three provides advanced vocabulary and more complex expressions. Through the cassettes the learners will build develop listening comprehension and pronunciation skills, while the booklets contain the transcripts of the cassettes. The reversible, bilingual format allows English-speakers to learn French and French-speaking students to learn English with the same material.

LN9965 - DEUX À DEUX $41.95
Dreke/Lind/Mahnert. Sofcover, 128 pp. ISBN:9783468499968
Two-way conversational situations for the classroom, designed for the beginning to advanced students of French, are offered in this manual. Fifty-seven, 2-part worksheets for the learners' use emphasize specific grammar or language functions. Pupils converse with one another until the specified task is completed. Worksheets progress in difficulty.

MGH5058 CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH $23.95
S. Oudot, D. Gobert. 360pp., softcover. ISBN:9780844215051
The eighteen units in this book will provide your students with the French skills necessary to ask for and give directions, shop, take transportation, deal with agencies, careers, leisure activities, and more. The use of photos, news articles, and other authentic publications will expose your students to the right language structure and idioms in the right context. A cultural section highlights life in Francophone countries, while role-plays and dialogues offer extensive practice in speaking and comprehension.

HT8532 PRENDRE AU MOT: VOCABULAIRE THEMATIQUE $14.95
E. Siréjols. Softcover, 80pp. ISBN:9782278038534
Perfect for intermediate and advanced level students who would like to refresh and build their vocabulary skills, this text offers 20 thematic sections including family life, animals, body parts, money, travel, holidays and much more. Each section includes a well of new words, various comprehension activities, and a literary passage which ties into the particular theme. The answers are included at the back of the book.

HT3582 CONVERSATIONS:PRATIQUES DE L'ORAL LIVRE ET CD $35.95
C. Martins and J.J. Mabilat. Softcover, 223pp. ISBN:9782278053582
A true survival guide for anyone living in a French-speaking nation or simply learning French, this book offers 11 chapters of real-life situation and dialogues which not only depict correct phrases, but matches the right phrase to the appropriate level (i.e. polite, standard, familiar). The dialogues also provide frequently-used idiomatic expressions, expressions suited for written correspondence, cultural and linguistic notes. This text corresponds to Levels A1-C1 of the Common European Cadre for the ALTE language exam.

BT4977 - CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH IN 20 LESSONS $9.95
R. Diez De La Cortina, Douglas W. Alden, Softcover, 382 pp. ISBN:9780805014976
These twenty lessons, with charming and helpful illustrations, will enable your students to read, write and speak French in the shortest possible time.The Cortina Method has received the approval of teachers, students, schools, colleges and business firms all over the world. Guides explain how to pronounce the sounds, and spell the words Easy-to-understand grammatical footnotes are combined with a reference grammar to provide a complete and clear explanation of every rule of structure. Bi-Lingual DictionaryFrench-English/English-French Dictionary contains all useful words and terms you need to know, so you can locate them easily.

WP3632 TACTICS: Face à Face $11.50
Softcover, 120pp. ISBN:9781877653636
A program developed to encourage an interactive class environment, for second-year French and up, where every student will be able to engage in an one-on-one conversation. Each lesson uses a four-skill approach: reading, writing, listening, and speaking to reinforce language abilities, as well as introducing the students to French culture.

GUIDE PRATIQUE DE LA COMMUNICATION
A. Chamberlain, R. Steel, softcover, 192 pp.
The principal objective of this book is to provide students of French with a guide to communicating naturally in common social situations. The first part of the book presents one hundred situations and the appropriate vocabulary. The second part consists of 56 dialogues illustrating each social occurrence. It is a wonderful handbook for all students of French, and an enjoyable supplement for the classroom. A CD of the dialogues, and an exercise book, are available.

HT21A - COMMUNIQUER EN FRANÇAIS $23.95
F. Cicurel, E. Pedoya, et al. Softcover, 147 pp. ISBN:9782278078523
This book and cassette combination, aimed at young people or adults, is useful for gaining proficiency in conversational French. The text is filled with idiomatic expressions and cartoons representing various situations. The accompanying cassette promotes oral comprehension and interpretation of the scenarios.

  • HT21B - Cassette $32.95
  • HT769 - C'EST FACILE À DIRE $15.95
    F. Grellet, G. Capelle, softcover, 192 pp. ISBN:9782278074761
    This text offers a complete grammatical review for advanced students of French. The student reviews contextual situations and the appropriate linguistic responses. Excellent preparation for the Advanced Placement (A.P.) language exam.

    PLAISIR DES SONS
    Designed as an introductory text with easy to folllow workbook and cassettes, "Plaisir des Sons" provides a good explanation of sounds and how to make them. This book uses the repetition of activities such as "Écoute", "Images", "Gammes", "Écriture", and "Récréation" in every chapter to reinforce skills learned throughout the text.
    • HT8434 - Textbook. $36.95 ISBN:9782278018437
    • HT3765 - Workbook. $12.95 ISBN:9782278037650
    • HT2140 - Teacher's guide and cassettes (4). $112.95 ISBN:9782278050673

    CL3954 - À TOUR DE RÔLE $30.95
    P. Blanche. Softcover. 145 pp. ISBN:9782190333953
    Thirty different activity sets for the mastery of oral communication in French are included in this text. Based on role plays, the book requires participants to vocalize their response. Each activity incorporates some French civilization and culture in entertaining situations. A teacher's section is included to assure succesful utilization of each activity set.

    HA0133 - FUNAMBULE CD ROM $105.50
    ISBN:9782278050130
    Using an innovative method to teach French, this CD-Rom contains 50 video sequences derived from 30 articles obtained from the famous French television program Funambule. Created for beginning High School and College students, this visual and auditory program will expose them to French as it is spoken, by word and body language, in the Francophone world.

    PAROLES: Entraînement à la compréhension et expression orales.
    E. Guimbretière.
    Paroles offers 18 documents promoting oral comprehension and expression. The documents are directly related to everyday life. The workbook and cassette enable you to work simultaneously on intonation, syntax and culture.
    • HT0987 - Student workbook. $12.95 ISBN:9782278040988
    • HT0995 - Teacher's Guide. $22.50 ISBN:9782278040995
    • HT4100 - Cassette. $34.50 ISBN:227804100

    SO516X LES COMBINES DU TÉLÉPHONE $36.95
    L. Lamoureux. Softcover with 1 cassette. ISBN:9782706105166
    From saying hello to taking complicated phone messages, this practical guide helps non-native French speakers achieve confidence and competency when speaking on the telephone. Realistic listening, oral, and written exercises reinforce memorization and language skills.

    LE CINÉMA DE LA VIE
    Book and video, Clips from Eric Rohmer films selected by J. Courtillon and G.-D. de Salins.
    The cinema is rarely used in French classes, but yet can ignite a strong motivation to learn a language. This is a wonderful technique to initiate your students to oral comprehension, which is the base of language learning. The accompanying manual contains transcripts of each excerpt, as well as guided activities to ensure detailed comprehension, language and grammatical development, and role plays or discussions to simulate the experiences. A vibrant audio - visual method to teach French.
    • LEVEL 1
      • HT4544 - Video/ booklet set. $114.95
      • HT4559 - Booklet only. $15.25 ISBN:9782278045594

    JP01 - COMICS AND CONVERSATION: Using humor to elicit conversation and develop vocabulary. $14.95
    J. Ashkenas, softcover, 30 pp. ISBN:9780943327006
    Witty, uncaptioned cartoons provide an easy and entertaining method to stimulate class conversation and improve vocabulary. Adaptable for any language and any level, these 22 reproducible cartoons designed by Sergio Aragones, can be used for both oral and written exercises. An introduction in English and teachers suggestions complete this valuable work.

    JP002 - MORE COMICS AND CONVERSATION: Using humor to elicit conversation and develop vocabulary. $14.95
    J. Ashkenas, cartoons by Sergio Aragones Softcover, 30 pp. ISBN:9780943327068

    JP003 - NEW COMICS AND CONVERSATION $14.95
    ISBN:9780943327242

    DIALOGUES SYMPATHIQUES
    Anne Moreau,192 pp.
    Thirty practical and often amusing dialogues, composed of high frequency vocabulary and expressions, aid beginning students in developing self - expression in French. In order to evaluate the students' progress, comprehension and grammatical exercises follow each dialogue.

    • NT1123 - Textbook. $14.95 ISBN:9780844211251
    • NT1117 - Cassette (1) $22.95
    • NT1125 - Teacher's Guide. $7.95

    ÉCOUTE...ÉCOUTE
    F. Carton, R. Duda, et al.
    These communication exercises and accompanying cassette will enable the intermediate level student to improve his/her comprehension skills and have fun doing it. Students listen to radio spots, phone conversations, and many other daily situations while learning vocabulary and developing an ear for the language. Écoute...Écoute is a workbook full of cultural information, which creates a great change of pace, and can be used in the classroom or individually by each student.

    • HT6820 - Softcover. $14.95 79 pp.ISBN:9782278036820
    • HT682A - Cassette (70 minutes). $29.95 ISBN:9782278036837

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