French Pronunciation and Practice (with CD)

Author: Luo Qingjing Chen Yiqun
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts: French pronunciation by sight and standard French pronunciation practice. The former follows the principle of "pronunciation by sight," using a simple and clear editing style to summarize the learning of French pronunciation into five basic steps and twelve key points. Additionally, based on the focus of syllables and the language materials needed for beginners, it provides abundant and practical exercises. This allows beginners to learn some words, phrases, and short sentences while practicing pronunciation, thereby enhancing their learning interest and effectiveness. The latter consists of three parts: phonetic exercises, sentence exercises, and article listening and reading exercises. Each part includes diverse written and dictation exercises. The goal is to guide learners to practice from the unit of phonetic symbols and gradually progress to sentence and article exercises. From a comprehensive perspective, it helps readers overcome their fear and obstacles regarding phonetic symbols, enabling them to speak standard and beautiful French.
Another key feature is that all nouns are accompanied by articles, so readers can learn the gender of nouns while practicing pronunciation without needing to spend extra time looking up dictionaries. However, to avoid issues caused by liaison, the articles are not pronounced in the MP3 audio.
Second, most exercises are accompanied by Chinese translations, allowing readers to memorize vocabulary or understand sentence meanings simultaneously.
Third, the back of the book includes a "French word endings pronunciation chart," which can address readers' long-standing doubts about the pronunciation of French word endings. This book is suitable not only for beginners but also for those who have been learning French for years but still struggle to speak standard French. The authors hope that this book can truly help those who are determined to learn French well. Contains a CD-ROM.