EDITIONS: Also available in color(US)/colour(UK) (paper) & as a Kindle e-book (dirt cheap!) + all audios (in French & in English) are free!! (to download from the author's website - address at the back of the book, visible online) 100% FRENCH/ENGLISH BILINGUAL THEME-BASED COLLECTION (FULL KIT): This 100% French/English bilingual book belongs to the Weasel(r) collection: all the everyday French (& English) you need in 40 topics (full kit) for English- and French-speaking learners, all levels, looking to improve fast, easily and without frustration thanks to some solid reference material. The collection as a whole aims to teach you to deal with a wide range of everyday situations and to keep up conversations about all sorts of different topics with incredible precision. THE KEY: A thorough, systematic, methodical and clever assimilation of new vocabulary (including idioms, informal language & SLANG!). TARGET AUDIENCES: Everyone: students, professionals, retirees... English and French speakers alike THIS BOOK focuses on some recurrent (therefore potentially useful) vocabulary relating to art, music and culture, for sightseeing (including some practical aspects) and visiting museums and art galleries (for example). You will learn to: - name a range of art movements, musical instruments and typical items from antique shops and collections, - describe works of art (brushwork, framing, outlines, shapes, size and scale, light, color(US)/colour(UK) and patterns, materials, fabrics and textures) as well as painting, drawing, sculpting/carving etc. techniques and equipment (including for needlework and other crafts), and historic monuments (cathedrals, castles, old buildings etc.), - name and describe artifacts/artefacts and objects one usually comes across in museums, - judge and respond to a work of art, - mention a number of striking architectural features, - discuss photography, different music styles (from classical to heavy metal) and second-hand markets(US)/jumble sales(UK), - and finally, get by when you are sightseeing (practical aspects).
- | Author: Rebecca Nicolini
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Sep 13, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 184 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1537618776
- | ISBN-13: 9781537618777
