Pas de probleme is a highly illustrative and communicative course designed for adults of all ages, from those with a 'rusty' recollection of school French to those advancing in the acquisition of a new language on a fast track. It will give students a thorough grounding in all the skills required to understand, speak, read and write contemporary French. The coursebook consists of 12 lively, illustrated chapters covering different broad themes and providing plenty of diverse material from technical to light-hearted. A wide range of registers is covered, from everyday idioms to formal letter-writing phrases. Each chapter contains the following: * sections reminding students of essential vocabulary and structures * explanations of new grammar in one single block for easy reference * reading and listening exercises * new vocabulary lists to aid self-study * role-playing exercises * internet addresses for further research * boxes containing helpful learning tips Audio files to accompany this book are available free of charge at www.routledge.com/cw/hummler

Aimed at young learners and false beginners who may have done an O Level or GCSE in the past and are returning to French after a gap of a few years, this title offers a two-track approach: flexible tutor-led activities for use in class, together with user-friendly activities for private study. Combining lively content with clear grammatical explanation the course provides enough material for 24 weeks of study and assumes a weekly pace of 2 hours in class and 2 hours at home. The course comes with audio tapes containing listening activities for self study.