French Bilingual Bridge: Classic Fairy Tales for Beginners (French Bilingual Bridge: dual-language books for adult language learners)

These exciting short stories are designed for English speakers who are learning French. This book features illustrated classic tales, with dual-language text in French and English. — French Bilingual Bridge: Classic Fairy Tales for Beginners offers a unique way to practice reading French. With the side-by-side bilingual writing, you’ll never be lost again. You don’t need to leave the book to look up a word, interrupting the story. Each purchase comes with audio narration by a native-speaking narrator, so you can listen while you read along! This easy and low-pressure approach adapts well to incremental improvement. You’ll be pleased and surprised at how much less you look at the English side by the end of the third story! These French stories for language learners have been adapted specifically for those reading at beginner to intermediate levels, mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). In this book you will find: A variety of tenses, to allow you to practice past, present, and future conjugations Accessible grammar and sentence structures, designed for beginner language learners Illustrations with captions Manual translations by a professional translator Five classic fairy tales, adapted to simple language: The Ugly Duckling Beauty and the Beast Little Red Riding Hood Rumpelstiltskin Jack and the Beanstalk By learning through reading fun short stories with translations, you will naturally pick up a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures without ever feeling frustrated and stuck. Enjoy the ease of reading for pleasure in French!