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learn FRENCH in just 15 minutes a day

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French

15-minute

e ye witness tr avel

French
LEARN French in just 15 minutes A DAY

15-minute

Caroline Lemoine

London, New York, Munich, Melbourne, and DelhiDorling Kindersley Limited Senior Editor Angeles Gavira Project Art Editor Vanessa Marr DTP Designer John Goldsmid Production Controller Luca Frassinetti Publishing Manager Liz Wheeler Managing Art Editor Philip Ormerod Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf Art Director Bryn Walls Language content for Dorling Kindersley by g-and-w publishing Produced for Dorling Kindersley by Schermuly Design Co. ArtEditor Hugh Schermuly Project Editor Cathy Meeus Special photography Mike Good First American Edition, 2005 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 05 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright © 2005 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 0-7566-0922-4 15-Minute French isalso available in a pack with two CDs (ISBN 0-7566-0931-3) Color reproduction by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Limited Discover more at www.dk.com

Contents
How to use this book
Week 1 Introductions
Hello Relatives My family To be and to have Review and repeat 8 10 12 14 16 6

Week 2 Eating and drinking
In the café In the restaurant To want DishesReview and repeat 18 20 22 24 26

Week 3 Making arrangements
Days and months Time and numbers Appointments On the telephone Review and repeat 28 30 32 34 36

Week 4 Travel
At the ticket office To go and to take Taxi, bus, and metro On the road Review and repeat 38 40 42 44 46

Week 5 Getting around
Around town Finding your way Sightseeing At the airport Review and repeat 48 50 52 54 56At the hospital Review and repeat

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Week 10 At home
At home In the house The yard Pets Review and repeat 98 100 102 104 106

Week 6 Accommodation
Booking a room In the hotel At the campground Descriptions Review and repeat 58 60 62 64 66

Week 11 Services
Mail and banks Services To come Police and crime Review and repeat 108 110 112 114 116

Week 7 Shopping
Shops At the marketAt the supermarket Clothes and shoes Review and repeat 68 70 72 74 76

Week 12 Leisure and socializing
Leisure time Sports and hobbies Socializing Review and repeat 118 120 122 124 126 128 132 146 160

Week 8 Work and study
Jobs The office Academic world In business Review and repeat 78 80 82 84 86

Reinforce and progress
Menu guide English–French dictionary French–English dictionaryWeek 9 Health
At the pharmacy The body At the doctor 88 90 92

Acknowledgments

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H OW TO U S E T H I S B O O K

How to use this book
This main part of the book is devoted to 12 themed chapters, broken down into five 15-minute daily lessons, the last of which is a revision lesson. So, in just 12 weeks you will have completed the course. A concluding reference section contains a menuguide and English-toFrench and French-to-English dictionaries.
18 WEEK 2

Warm up and clock Each day starts with a one-minute warm-up that encourages you to recall vocabulary or phrases you have learned previously. A clock to the right of the heading bar indicates the amount of time you are expected to spend on each exercise. Instructions Each exercise is numbered and introduced by instructions...