This is an essential guide to French for both beginners and those wanting to improve their grasp on a foreign language. Full of useful phrases, this book is essential for everything needed for a trip to a foreign country from surviving to socialising. Illustrations and short comic strips help put phrases into context from situations such as buying clothes to chatting about music with up-to-date, everyday vocabulary, including slang. It includes tips on pronunciation and simple guidelines on how the French works.