The proofreading is near-impeccable (I only found "vallée(e)" and "mangerai(s)" written wrongly in the whole book). It's presented in a colourful, uncluttered, clear and accessible manner. There are plenty of good things about this book and a few less good things. (1974 UK edition) I lived in France for 10yrs before I ever read this book, so I wasn't reading it as a beginner, but more to see how French is taught 'easily' without too many grammar tables, exercises and all the things that learners find such a dull hurdle when learning languages.
It would certainly make je suis, tu est, il est. It's great fun even for the non-French speaker - and it makes me wonder why it couldn't be used as an adjunct to French text books in schools. But he doesn't tell us where they are found! Now where is it? Or sahould I say Où est-ce ? Goodness, the book hasn't been wasted!Īnd the back cover poses two questions: Does your cat speak French? - Est-ce que votre chat parle français? and If not, why not? - Si non, pourquoi pas? Overseeing the questions is The Cat in the Hat looking suitably smug and it certainly looks as though he does parle français! The caption? Zyxuzpf (no phonetics here!) are not found in France - On ne trouve pas d'oiseaux zyxuzpf en France. A full page illustration depicts 25 cute little birds in a nest being watched over by their mother and father. You might be wondering how Dr Seuss displays the letter Z. And Aaron appears frequently throughout the book, mowing the lawn, reading a newspaper, writing words wrong on a blackboard, struggling to do a puzzle, mowing the lawn and even flying to the moon - Aaron vole vers la lune! Using individual words - ink =L'ecrire - and short phrases - Daddy got a sunburn = Papa a attrapé un coup de soleil, Dr Seuss and his team apply amusing illustrations to identify each situation.Īnd starting the whole thing off is the ubiquitous Aaron the alligator who is an American crocodile - Aaron est un crocodile d'Amerique.
What better way of brushing up one's French is there than this 'The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book', it's such great fun and makes French much more enjoyable.
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