French Demystified, Premium 3rd Edition

French Demystified, Premium 3rd Edition
Author: Annie Heminway
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2016-09-02
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 125983624X

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Say au revoir to your fears of learning French with the updated premium edition of this fast, painless guide The updated third edition of French DeMYSTiFieD provides you with the comprehensive, step-by-step educational experience that has made the DeMYSTiFieD language series such a success. This established, unintimidating approach to speaking, reading, and writing a new language takes the mystery and menace out of the learning process, whether in class or at home. Hundreds of quiz and test questions, chapter-opening objectives, and specific recommendations for difficult subtopics and individual weaknesses help you learn basic grammar structures and verb tenses, pronunciation, essential vocabulary, and how to communicate with confidence. In addition to DeMYSTiFieD’s time-tested strategies, this edition features 90 minutes of streaming audio recordings and chapter review quizzes via the unique McGraw-Hill Language Lab app, so you can enhance your study via mobile or online, at home or on the go.

French DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

French DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Author: Annie Heminway
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2011-06-10
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0071755772

Lick your French-language problems with DeMYSTiFieD! Want to figure out French but don't know where to start? No problem! Just use French DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition and--voilá!--learning the language gets a whole lot easier. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide provides a firm foundation in French-language basics. You’ll move on to mastering subjects such as using verbs, asking questions, telling time, counting, and more. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. It's a no brainer. You'll learn: Pronunciation Special Characters Definite Articles Conjugations Pronouns And more Topics include: French Pronunciation, Identifying Things, Asking Questions, To Be or To Have, That is the Question, Describing Things, Telling Time, Expressing Possibilities, Wishes, and Abilities, Getting Acquainted, Talking About the Immediate Future and Past, Using Pronomial Verbs, All About Pronouns, Talking About the Past with the Passé, Talking About the Past with the Imparfait, All About Prepositions, Indicating Possession, Using The Infinitive, Present Participle, and Passive Voice, Making Suggestions and Hypotheses, Knowing Who is Whom with Relative Pronouns, The Subjunctive Mood

German DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

German DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Author: Ed Swick
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2011-06-10
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 007175587X

Lick your language problems with DeMYSTiFieD! Want to get the most out of German but don't know where to start? No problem! German DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition takes the angst out of learning the language. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide provides a firm foundation in German-language basics. You’ll move on to mastering subjects such as using verbs, asking questions, telling time, counting, and more. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. It's a no brainer. You'll learn: The German Alphabet Special Characters Definite Articles Conjugations Pronouns And more Topics include: German Prounuciation, People and Names, Asking Questions, Describing People and Things, Indicting Possession, Actions in the Present, Irregularties in Present Tense Verbs, Talking About Location, Talking Abut the Past, Time and Calendar, More Talking About the Past, Important Details, Talking About the Future, Review of Verbs Tenses, Linking Ideas Together, Comparing Things, Using Commands, Using the Passive Voice, Using the Subjunctive Mood, Expressing Wishes and Conditions

French Grammar For Dummies

French Grammar For Dummies
Author: Veronique Mazet
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2013-04-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1118502485

The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning book, French For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering basic French grammar and usage. Grasp the grammatical rules of French including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book Use the French language confidently and correctly Whether you're a student studying French or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, French Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language.

Italian DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

Italian DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Author: Marcel Danesi
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2011-06-10
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0071756000

Lick your Italian-language problems with DeMYSTiFieD! Want to get into Italian but don't know where to start? No problem! Italian DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition will help you say arrivederci to your fears of learning a new language. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide provides a firm foundation in Italian-language basics. You’ll move on to mastering subjects such as using verbs, asking questions, telling time, counting, and more. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. It's a no brainer. You'll learn: Italian Pronunciation Special Characters Verb usage Conjugations Pronouns And more Topics include: Italian Pronunciation and Spelling, Meeting and Greeting People, Asking Questions, Describing People and Things, Expressing Likes and Dislikes, Eating and Drinking, Telling Time, Expressing Dates, Talking About the Weather, Giving Commands, Using Reflexive Verbs, Using the Present Perfect Tense, Using the Imperfect Tense, Using the Pluperfect and Past Absolute Tenses, Talking About the Human Body, Talking About the Future, Using the Conditional Tense, Using Object Pronouns, Using Double and Attached Object Pronouns, Making Comparisons

Practice Makes Perfect French Problem Solver (EBOOK)

Practice Makes Perfect French Problem Solver (EBOOK)
Author: Annie Heminway
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2013-05-24
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0071791191

Tricky French concepts are no problem with practice, practice, practice! As you progress in your study of French, you may feel overwhelmed by unfamiliar areas, such as when to use the passé composé versus the imparfait tenses, determining the gender of a noun, avoiding "false friends," or even remembering verb-preposition combinations. Author and teacher Annie Heminway is familiar with this situation and, more important, knows how her students--and now you--can overcome it. In Practice Makes Perfect: French Problem Solver, Heminway shares her arsenal of strategies on how to beat these obstacles to your French mastery. You will, of course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice to overcome any French-learning obstacles. With Practice Makes Perfect: French Problem Solver, you will master the language in no time at all. Practice Makes Perfect: French Problem Solver gives you: Expert advice and guidance on overcoming common problems Practical examples with highfrequency vocabulary that clarify each point Highly varied and extensive exercises to practice what you've learned

Molecular Gastronomy

Molecular Gastronomy
Author: Hervé This
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2006
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780231133128

French chemist and television personality Herve This uses recent research in chemistry, physics, and biology of food to challenge traditional beliefs about cooking and eating.

Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced French Grammar, Second Edition

Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced French Grammar, Second Edition
Author: Véronique Mazet
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2017-08-25
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1260011267

Gain control over difficult areas of French grammar with this accessible guide Mastering grammar in a new language can be challenging. Practice Makes Perfect Advanced French Grammar helps you take your grammar skills to the next level. Written for advanced beginner and intermediate language learners, the book focuses on the sophisticated grammar topics that are essential to constructing longer, more complex sentences. Easy-to-absorb explanatory materials and examples are featured throughout the text. Comprehensive review exercises are included to help reinforce the topics covered and gauge your progress. You’ll develop a better understanding of the nuances of the language and quickly zero in on what holds you back from fluency. With this book to guide you, you’ll learn how to create more complex, meaningful sentences and communicate in French more effectively. Practice Makes Perfect Advanced French Grammar features: • Thorough explanations of topics that often prove difficult for English speakers learning French, including compound tenses, the subjunctive, and prepositions • New: Chapter review test to assess your understanding of the material • Practical exercises that give you the opportunity to test what you've learned • Targeted focus to help you improve your language skills in less time • A handy appendix of tables resolves troublesome grammar issues

English Grammar Demystified

English Grammar Demystified
Author: Phyllis Dutwin
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2009-12-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071600817

Decode the mystery of English grammar to add polish to your papers, emails, business letters, and more English Grammar Demystified teaches the fundamentals of the subject in an easy, step-by-step approach that allows you to learn at your own pace. With help from this book, you will understand the parts of speech, learn to use punctuation correctly, master verb tenses, spot and avoid common grammatical errors, and improve your overall sentence structures. Throughout the book you can monitor your progress through self-tests, and a comprehensive final exam at the end of the book gives you instant feedback on new language skills.

Competition Demystified

Competition Demystified
Author: Bruce C. Greenwald
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 651
Release: 2005-08-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101218436

Bruce Greenwald, one of the nation's leading business professors, presents a new and simplified approach to strategy that cuts through much of the fog that has surrounded the subject. Based on his hugely popular course at Columbia Business School, Greenwald and his coauthor, Judd Kahn, offer an easy-to-follow method for understanding the competitive structure of your industry and developing an appropriate strategy for your specific position. Over the last two decades, the conventional approach to strategy has become frustratingly complex. It's easy to get lost in a sophisticated model of your competitors, suppliers, buyers, substitutes, and other players, while losing sight of the big question: Are there barriers to entry that allow you to do things that other firms cannot?