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Short STORIES in Easy FRENCH: Vol 747 pour Paris (Easy French Reader Series for Beginners t. 5)
Level: A1-B1
These french short stories are just perfect for beginners and intermediate learners. It's a very pleasant way of expanding one’s vocabulary and building confidence. There is no need for a dictionnary: key words are listed under each paragraph and translated out of the context. At the end of the book, all new words are summed up in a complete vocabulary section.
Simple and easy to read, "Vol 747 pour Paris" is also amusing.
A good mix of grammar constructs is used, with basic and useful vocabulary. The story is written in tenses used in normal conversation : present tense, and just the right amount of future tense, passé composé and imparfait.
Level: A1 - B1
About the author :
Sylvie Lainé lives in Normandy where she teaches French to adults and teenagers. Her work with students of various nationalities and different ages allowed her to understand their difficulties and their challenges. Having looked for enjoyable reads to occasionnaly escape grammar and exercise books, but finding nothing simple enough for her beginners, she came up with the idea to write stories herself. She is passionate about writing and now publishes short stories tailored to the needs of English and German speakers.
These french short stories are just perfect for beginners and intermediate learners. It's a very pleasant way of expanding one’s vocabulary and building confidence. There is no need for a dictionnary: key words are listed under each paragraph and translated out of the context. At the end of the book, all new words are summed up in a complete vocabulary section.
Simple and easy to read, "Vol 747 pour Paris" is also amusing.
A good mix of grammar constructs is used, with basic and useful vocabulary. The story is written in tenses used in normal conversation : present tense, and just the right amount of future tense, passé composé and imparfait.
Level: A1 - B1
About the author :
Sylvie Lainé lives in Normandy where she teaches French to adults and teenagers. Her work with students of various nationalities and different ages allowed her to understand their difficulties and their challenges. Having looked for enjoyable reads to occasionnaly escape grammar and exercise books, but finding nothing simple enough for her beginners, she came up with the idea to write stories herself. She is passionate about writing and now publishes short stories tailored to the needs of English and German speakers.
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170 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 5, 2014
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About the author
Sylvie Lainé
13 books24 followersSylvie Lainé is a native French language trainer, writer and translator. She is a graduate of the University of Caen (France) in Applied Language Studies and Linguistics and a graduate of the University Erlangen-Nurnberg (Germany) in Romance Philology. Over 15 years experience of providing language training to adults allow her to understand their difficulties and challenges. In february 2013 she created the “Easy French Reader Series for Beginners”.
She wants to create carefully written and exciting stories to help her students escape grammar and exercise books. She wants her students to enjoy reading and learn the language without the feeling of overwhelm and frustration that they get from many French books. As she found nothing especially written for beginners on the Internet, she came up with the idea of writing stories herself.
She was born in Normandy and lives now in the south of France.
She wants to create carefully written and exciting stories to help her students escape grammar and exercise books. She wants her students to enjoy reading and learn the language without the feeling of overwhelm and frustration that they get from many French books. As she found nothing especially written for beginners on the Internet, she came up with the idea of writing stories herself.
She was born in Normandy and lives now in the south of France.
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May 20, 2020
A great reading experience
J’adore cet livre. C’est très intéressant!! I will recommend this book to whoever learning French. It’s very insightful, especially the second story. I strongly recommend this book!
J’adore cet livre. C’est très intéressant!! I will recommend this book to whoever learning French. It’s very insightful, especially the second story. I strongly recommend this book!
February 9, 2020
Great!
Short stories suitable for an upper beginner/lower intermediate learner who has a grasp of the language. The stories were intriguing and included a lot of useful vocab.
Short stories suitable for an upper beginner/lower intermediate learner who has a grasp of the language. The stories were intriguing and included a lot of useful vocab.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews