Master French quickly and easily with this guide—written by internationally famous language teacher Margarita Madrigal—that has two built-in learning aids that have helped thousands of beginner students learn to speak French.

THE WORD AND PICTURE METHOD—Each new word, phrase, or sentence is accompanied by a line drawing that immediately explains its meaning.

READY-MADE VOCABULARY—Right from the start, this books leads you to speaking conversational French. It utilizes everyday French words and phrases that look and sound like their English equivalents.

Also includes:
• A traveler’s word list
• A pronunciation guide
• A grammar section
Margarita Madrigal (May 15, 1912 – July 23, 1983) was a Costa Rican American author and language teacher best known for her Madrigal's Magic Key to ... series. During her career, she wrote 25 books covering seven languages. View titles by Margarita Madrigal
Colette Dulac is an internationally famous language teacher and the coauthor of See it and Say it in French and Shortcut to French. View titles by Colette Dulac

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Master French quickly and easily with this guide—written by internationally famous language teacher Margarita Madrigal—that has two built-in learning aids that have helped thousands of beginner students learn to speak French.

THE WORD AND PICTURE METHOD—Each new word, phrase, or sentence is accompanied by a line drawing that immediately explains its meaning.

READY-MADE VOCABULARY—Right from the start, this books leads you to speaking conversational French. It utilizes everyday French words and phrases that look and sound like their English equivalents.

Also includes:
• A traveler’s word list
• A pronunciation guide
• A grammar section

Author

Margarita Madrigal (May 15, 1912 – July 23, 1983) was a Costa Rican American author and language teacher best known for her Madrigal's Magic Key to ... series. During her career, she wrote 25 books covering seven languages. View titles by Margarita Madrigal
Colette Dulac is an internationally famous language teacher and the coauthor of See it and Say it in French and Shortcut to French. View titles by Colette Dulac

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