Speak French: Advanced

Charlsie Childs

Improve Your American English Accent [With Booklet]

Sound like a native English speaker in six easy lessons Even though you know the vocabulary and the endless grammar rules, you still find it difficult to pronounce English words correctly. This struggle with your new language can make communicating with native English speakers a frustrating experience for both you and them. Now you can gain confidence in your English skills and speak like an American with this focused, nonintimidating program. Improve Your American English Accent is an easy and enjoyable way to learn and master the most challenging American English speech characteristics, such as: The most troublesome of sixteen American English vowel sounds The duration of vowel sounds Differences in stressed and unstressed syllables and words How a sound is changed by the sounds that come before and after it Stress in words and phrases and how it influences timing The CDs present six 35-minute lessons, each one covering key obstacles faced by nonnative English speakers. Author Charlsie Childs is your own personal tutor, talking you through her proven methods for overcoming the tricks of English pronunciation. Accompanying the CDs is a booklet containing written pronunciation ...

Collins Easy Learning Mandarin [With Booklet]

Divided into 12 short units, this easy-to-use language course with three audio CDs will help beginners speak with fluency and ease. Each unit introduces five key words and phrases before expanding into basic vocabulary and syntax. Practice activities, memory tips, and etiquette advice are also provided along with an accompanying 48-page color booklet that provides full transcripts from the audio discs. Ideal for travelers and the time-crunched, this is a fast and simple was to learn a new language fast. Units include: Hello; Excuse me; Where's the bar?; Over there; What would you like?; Have you got any!?; Can you help me?; I want to go to!; Have you got a room?; It hurts; I want to make an appointment; and What's it like?

Ronni L. Gordon, David M. Stillman

The Ultimate Spanish Review & Practice, CD Edition

The quickest, most convenient way to master Spanish grammar!The best way to learn Spanish is through a firm grasp of the grammar, which will build your confidence in accurate and confident communication. Based on the bestselling The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice book, this two-CD set combines the critically acclaimed features of that grammar guide with the many advantages of audio learning. Portable and packed with dozens of skill-building exercises, this Ultimate audiopackage lets you practice and fine-tune your mastery of Spanish grammar whenever and wherever you want--at the gym, on the road, or even as you run errands.From the present-tense conjugation of regular verbs to the pluperfect and conditional tenses, from noun gender to relative clauses, The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice CD Edition covers all the bases for advanced-beginner to intermediate-level language learners. It provides the quickest, most convenient way to master Spanish grammar by giving you: Two 75-minute audio CDs featuring more than 45 interactive exercises A helpful English narration that guides you step-by-step through each exercise Model Q&A to follow for every exercise A pause after every ...