Each book in this series teaches the reader the practical everyday French that he or she needs to survive in real-life situations. Every topic in this book is dealt with on a novice level. The material is presented in such a way as to promote the development of communicative competency and allow students to survive in the language whenever the situation arrives. The exercises are geared toward real-life situations and the pedagogy is completely in accord with trends in foreign language instruction advocated by the prestigious ACTFL.