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Bien-dire ESSENTIALS
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Master French with these audio learning guides, taken from archival Bien-dire magazines and grouped by theme.

A CD and its full transcript in booklet form. To find out which titles will be more suited to you, please follow the level guides below or contact us for advice here.

SPECIAL PACK - 4 ESSENTIALS
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Bien-dire Essentials series - Booklet + CD

Buy the four latest Essentials and save!

- La Cuisine française (level A2 / B1)
- Etre invité (level B1)
- Comment se renseigner (A1 / A2)
- Se présenter (A1 / A2)

THE BEGINNERS + PACK - 5 ESSENTIALS
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Bien-dire ESSENTIALS are a line of French audio learning guides, each containing 60 minutes of immersive audio and an accompanying booklet with full transcription.

This pack contains:

- Master French Numbers

- The Good Pronunciation Guide (only 45 minutes of audio in this pack)

- Bon Voyage !

- Se présenter

- Comment se renseigner

THE INTERMEDIATE PACK - 5 ESSENTIALS
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Bien-dire ESSENTIALS are a line of French audio learning guides, each containing 60 minutes of immersive audio and an accompanying booklet with full transcription.

This pack contains:

 - Etre invité

- Social conversations

- Bon appétit !

- Shopping in France

- La politesse

THE ADVANCED PACK - 5 ESSENTIALS
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Bien-dire ESSENTIALS are a line of French audio learning guides, each containing 60 minutes of immersive audio and an accompanying booklet with full transcription.

This pack contains:

- Conversations entre amis

- La cuisine française

- Authentically French

- French expressions

- C'est la vie en en France !

THE GOOD PRONUNCIATION GUIDE - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials Series
Pack Audio CD + Full Transcription
Level: A1 /A2

From the French alphabet to tongue twisters! Learn how to pronounce French sounds correctly with this easy to follow CD. The accompanying booklet gives you a full transcription of the pronunciation exercises. A CD to listen over and over again.

MASTER FRENCH NUMBERS - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials Series
Pack Audio CD + Full Transcription
Level: A1 / A2

Do you ask shopkeepers to repeat prices? Do you have difficulty noting a telephone number? Learn to feel confident when giving and understanding numbers in French. This CD will give you lots of practice and teach you a few tricks.

BON VOYAGE ! - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: A1 / A2 (Intermediate)

This audio guide is your passport for travelling around France. Acquire the vocabulary and useful phrases you need when planning your trip, asking for directions, buying tickets, making reservations, renting a car and getting information. 60-minute CD and booklet.

SE PRESENTER - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: A1 / A2 (Intermediate)
Duration: 60min of French
How do you address someone when you first meet them? How do you introduce people? What questions do you ask and what can you say about yourself, your work and your interests? This audio CD will help you feel at ease when meeting French people and make sure you get off on the right foot! 60-minute CD with transcription booklet.

COMMENT SE RENSEIGNER - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: A1 / A2 (Intermediate)
Duration: 60min of French
Finding your way around, getting information, reserving your hotel or asking for recommendations. Everyday dialogues to give you the questions you need to make the most of a trip to France. 60-minute CD with transcription booklet.

ETRE INVITE - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series *NEW*
Level: A2 (Intermediate) to B1 (Higher Intermediate)
Duration: 60min of French

Accepting an invitation, expressing your enjoyment, offering to help or knowing how to thank people. If you want to be appreciated as a guest, this audio learning guide will give you the words and phrases to help you say the right thing at the right moment!

SOCIAL CONVERSATIONS - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials Series
Level: A2 / B1

 

Attune your ear to the rhythms of natural speech as you learn what to say in a variety of everyday social situations. You'll be surprised how much vocabulary you'll acquire as well as essential language structures.

BON APPETIT ! Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: A2 (Intermediate) / B1 (Higher Intermediate)

Learn how to order food like a French person andwhat to say when you're invited for a meal in France. With this CD, you'll find out how to compliment your hostess, talk about food and wine and feel at ease in even the poshest French restaurant. A full transcription is included.

SHOPPING IN FRANCE - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: A2 / B1

 

Everything you need to know when shopping in French. Learn how to attract the attention of the salesperson, try something out, ask for another size and enquire about prices and discounts all in French. 60-minute CD and booklet.

LA POLITESSE - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: A2 / B1

How to congratulate somebody, how to say you're sorry or how to give your opinion as politely as possible. What to say in both formal and informal contexts when being polite is essential. CD and booklet.

CONVERSATIONS ENTRE AMIS - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: B2

Improve your spontaneous conversations in French. Meet four French friends and listen as they discuss topics at a natural speed. Test comprehension with exercises and build your skills to interact and participate naturally. 60-minute CD with booklet.

AUTHENTICALLY FRENCH - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: B1 / B2

50 key expressions to use to sound really French. Help with pronunciation, an explanation of usage and a short dialogue to understand the expression in its context. Full transcription of the CD.

LA CUISINE FRANCAISE - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series *NEW*
Level: B1 (Higher Intermediate)
Duration: 60min of French

Talking about food and wine is an essential part of any meal in France. Make sure you master this vital area of the French language with the help of this audio learning guide. You will enjoy listening to French people purchasing and preparing food and acquire lots of useful phrases so that you are at ease in conversations around the table.

FRENCH EXPRESSIONS - Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials Series
Level: B1 / B2

 

Why would you cut a pear in half unless you're intending to eat it? These amusing articles from bien-dire's archives, based on frequently-used idioms, will help you learn and use the expressions yourself. A transcription with English translations...

C'EST LA VIE... EN FRANCE ! Booklet + CD
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Bien-dire Essentials series
Level: B1 / B2

Understand what makes the French tick with this collection of amusing articles from the Bien-Dire archives. Learn about cultural differences, when to use tu and vous, and why the French argue so much! The booklet includes a full transcription and comprehension and listening exercises.