Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French All-in-One, Premium Third Edition 3rd Edition

Using this as a companion with a paid duolingo subscription. They compliment each other well and I love exercising a different part of my brain without the use of a screen. The app from McGraw hill is very bare bones but it does help when you want to hear the pronunciation of something in the book. Like a lot of language learning materials you’ll need to branch out by consuming media, conversing, making flash cards, etc, but this is a good tool in the toolkit

A superior refresher or complete tutorial for those learning French. It works as a lesson book and reference book on learning the language.

Excellent book, but print to small for my eyes.

I was very disappointed in this book. It has no index and only a very rudimentary table of contents, thus it's really hard to consult about any specific question you might have--such as when and when not to use "de", or when is the article omitted. The commentary would be interesting if you were at a highly advanced level but is was overwhelming for this reader (at the intermediate level).

Using this book in conjunction with Babbel and Duolingo has been very helpful; however, chapters 23 and 24 are all physically mixed together

I use this program to re-learn French and learn Spanish and it is a very good book series. You will need a dictionary because although it helps you move slowly along, there is a need for supplemental material like a dictionary and a book of verbs. You can learn a verb, for example, but not know all the ways it can be used. Does the verb take a preposition like “to look at”, or is it different in the foreign language? An example of how languages can get complicated in case this helps you.

If you’re looking for an introduction to the French Language this not it. I took four years of French in high school and wanted to refresh my learning as well as speak French more fluently not that I can now. This book is comprehensive and is good for reference but from the beginning immerses you into the language as if you already have significant knowledge of French nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc., and placement thereof to build sentences and phrases. This is not a book for beginners.

I'm studying French on my own using a variety of sources. This book is exactly what I needed to supplement my lessons. It is comprehensive, clearly-written and provides great exercises to reinforce my learning. I highly recommend it.