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Swanson's French: An Unusual Guide to Learning to Speak Modern "street" French, High School Edition

William C. Swanson

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Description:What’s the last time you read a “textbook” that made you laugh? That was full of jokes, snark, smary and smart-alecky comments, trivia, factoids and “rabbit holes,” songs (17 of ‘em!!) bitter complaints about IPA, a discussion of the possible lack of toilet seats (page 197)? Swanson’s French is a how-to-speak-French book unlike any other on the market. Its primary methodology uses sarcasm, wise-assery, kvetching, snide observations, and brutal frankness about the impossibility of speaking great French. It tells you what few other how-to-parler-français books tell you, it does so in a way no other book will, and it has very low expectations. Basically I tossed out all the boring, dreary, mindlessly dull stuff about conjugating the past perfect subjunctive third person plural of the third declension irregular verb pattydefwahgrah that put you in a coma in 10th grade. I’ve found a new way [note I didn’t use the word “easy,” because French isn’t easy] to teach people a way to learn commonly spoken “street” French they need—and hear—and I use snark and humor to keep readers on their toes. There’s lots of popular music, cultural references, disdain, and fun. Above all, fun. Have I mentioned humor? Lots of humor. Like good mysteries and thrillers it has suspense, because you never know what’s gonna come next.French teachers will vilify it, of course. That’s a sales/marketing feature, not a bug, like telling someone not to buy a novel because it has too many sex scenes. (Alors, Swanson’s French has nearly everything except sex scenes and recipes. Je suis désolé.)Also, please be aware that this is the high school version, meaning the big chapter on French profanity has been deleted (sorry, kids, but you know how your mom is. Dad not so much.) There's a few other places where a naughty word or two might have been used; these, too, have had their mouths washed up with soap.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Swanson's French: An Unusual Guide to Learning to Speak Modern "street" French, High School Edition. To get started finding Swanson's French: An Unusual Guide to Learning to Speak Modern "street" French, High School Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: What’s the last time you read a “textbook” that made you laugh? That was full of jokes, snark, smary and smart-alecky comments, trivia, factoids and “rabbit holes,” songs (17 of ‘em!!) bitter complaints about IPA, a discussion of the possible lack of toilet seats (page 197)? Swanson’s French is a how-to-speak-French book unlike any other on the market. Its primary methodology uses sarcasm, wise-assery, kvetching, snide observations, and brutal frankness about the impossibility of speaking great French. It tells you what few other how-to-parler-français books tell you, it does so in a way no other book will, and it has very low expectations. Basically I tossed out all the boring, dreary, mindlessly dull stuff about conjugating the past perfect subjunctive third person plural of the third declension irregular verb pattydefwahgrah that put you in a coma in 10th grade. I’ve found a new way [note I didn’t use the word “easy,” because French isn’t easy] to teach people a way to learn commonly spoken “street” French they need—and hear—and I use snark and humor to keep readers on their toes. There’s lots of popular music, cultural references, disdain, and fun. Above all, fun. Have I mentioned humor? Lots of humor. Like good mysteries and thrillers it has suspense, because you never know what’s gonna come next.French teachers will vilify it, of course. That’s a sales/marketing feature, not a bug, like telling someone not to buy a novel because it has too many sex scenes. (Alors, Swanson’s French has nearly everything except sex scenes and recipes. Je suis désolé.)Also, please be aware that this is the high school version, meaning the big chapter on French profanity has been deleted (sorry, kids, but you know how your mom is. Dad not so much.) There's a few other places where a naughty word or two might have been used; these, too, have had their mouths washed up with soap.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Swanson's French: An Unusual Guide to Learning to Speak Modern "street" French, High School Edition. To get started finding Swanson's French: An Unusual Guide to Learning to Speak Modern "street" French, High School Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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