Books by Eliane Kurbegov

Gain the language skills you want with this bestselling French workbook! Practice Makes Perfect: Basic French is the proven companion to your French-learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, the author explains one-and only one-grammar concept and illustrates it with clear examples. These lessons are purposefully short, so you can complete them in twenty minutes or less, and go at a pace that works for you.You will, or course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your new skills. And this new edition is accompanied by flashcards and new audio recordings, available online and via app, that will provide a new dimension and flexibility to your study. Whether you are learning on your own or taking a beginning class, this book will build your confidence in French.Practice Makes Perfect: Basic French features:Hundreds of engaging exercises enhanced with digital support through iOS, Android, and a desktop application, featuring vocabulary flashcards, exercise answer keys, and self-testing recording and replaying functionsStreaming audio recordings for all exercise answers in FrenchRecord yourself and replay function to compare against native speakersNEW: Full chapter of review exercisesNEW: Audio practice focused on French sounds that learners find difficult to pronounce correctly

Build your mastery of French grammar with the most focused review and practice workbook for beginning to intermediate learners-now with audio support from the McGraw Hill Language Lab app!Understanding the rules of grammar is the first step in learning a language, but gaining true mastery requires reinforcing your knowledge with extensive practice. In French Grammar Drills you'll get all the practice you need to build confidence in your French language skills.Each chapter in French Grammar Drills starts with a review of the concepts at hand, with helpful examples and an extensive progression of rigorous drill exercises. The book includes a final review section, with an additional 60 quizzes available in the McGraw Hill Language Lab app. The on-the-go study aid is newly enhanced in this edition with audio recordings of the answers, helping you improve your skills in both listening and speaking the French language.Features:NEW: Audio recordings of the answer key to more than 50 exercises, available through the McGraw Hill Language Lab appNo other book on the market focuses so exclusively on practiceIncludes more than 200 exercisesAccessible style and format: Simple grammar reviews with clear examples are followed by an engaging variety of exercisesIncludes 60 interactive exercises (via app and online) to help you practice what you've learnedTopics include adjectives and adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, present tense versus past tense, prepositions, passive voice, verbal expressions and constructions, and more

The go-to guide to helping you make the leap from French language basics to composing well-structured sentences-now with new streaming audio recordings via the McGraw Hill Language Lab app.Once you've learned the rudiments of French grammar and a core vocabulary, the next challenge is to put together well-structured sentences. In Practice Makes Perfect: French Sentence Builder, you'll find everything you need to help you break out of a compartmentalized understanding of the language and build your confidence in writing and speaking French.Progressing gradually from putting words together into clauses through writing your own sentences and eventually entire paragraphs, Practice Makes Perfect: French Sentence Builder presents clear explanations on how to apply grammar, numerous examples that demonstrate correct word order, and helpful exercises to practice. With new audio recordings of the answer key to more than 50 exercises, you'll gain the skills you need to be able to speak, understand, and write French with confidence.FeaturesPresents grammar elements in the context of sentence building, supported by numerous examplesIncludes numerous exercises in a variety of formats to build writing skillsA review chapter tests your comprehension of everything covered in the bookAn answer key provides correct responses to closed exercises and example answers for creative questionsNEW: Audio recordings of the answer key to more than 50 exercises, available via the McGraw Hill Language Lab app

Master conversation with this bestselling French workbook!Practice Makes Perfect: French Conversation is the go-to guide for expanding your conversational fluency. Organized into 11 units, it presents realistic everyday dialogues, followed by helpful instruction on correct syntax and word usage, as well as lots of conversation-ready phrases. Each dialogue is also followed by a variety of exercises that give the opportunity to put new concepts into action and encourage you to construct your own personalized conversations. This updated edition features a new chapter focused on expressions for communicating virtually. You'll learn how to:Engage in dialogues that illustrate practical conversationsExpand your French vocabularyUnderstand new concepts with numerous realistic examplesOvercome common stumbling blocks to fluent speakingBuild new conversation skills through extensive practiceImprove your pronunciation skillsNEW: Communicate more effectively in person-and virtually via Skype and Zoom

French-language learning doesn't have to just be grammar-based drills and exercises! This title includes units that are organized around themes, then supported by different kinds of games.

A revolutionary approach to vocabulary building that gives readers the building blocks they need to learn 2,500-plus French words without boring memorization or drills.

Practice Make Perfect French Vocabulary