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Английская лексика для разговора о погоде: weather, forecast, temperature, degree, Celsius, Fahrenheit. Осадки и времена года, формулировки прогноза, а также животные, растения и ландшафты.

Английские linking words по функциям: and, but, or, so, because, although, even though. Причина, следствие, противопоставление и вывод — к каждому пример, потому что регистр различается сильнее смысла.

Английские синонимы для слов, которые ослабляют текст: important, significant, crucial, essential, vital, fundamental, key. К каждому базовому слову более точные замены с пометкой, насколько они формальны.

Английские предлоги, разобранные не по правилу, а по употреблению: in the room, in the box, in the car, in the sky, in the city. Чем различаются in, on и at во времени и в пространстве, с примером на каждый случай.

Английский сленг в том виде, в каком он звучит: cool, awesome, gonna, wanna, gotta, chill, hang out, dude. К каждому выражению значение, степень неформальности и пометка, где его говорить уместно.

Английские слова, которые встречаются в речи чаще всего, начиная с самых частотных — the, be, to, of, and, in, that. Служебные слова, глаголы и существительные, на которых держится обычная фраза, с переводом и примером.

French vocabulary for celebrations: le mariage, l'anniversaire, la fête, la célébration, le jour férié, le cadeau, l'invitation. Plus everyone involved in a wedding and the toasts that are expected.

French vocabulary for building and renovating: la rénovation, la construction, la réparation, l'entrepreneur, le maçon, l'architecte. Covers tools and materials and explaining a job to a contractor.

French vocabulary for music: la musique, la chanson, le chanteur, le groupe, le concert, la guitare, le piano, la batterie. Covers genres and instruments plus everything around a live show, tickets to encore.

French vocabulary for building a company: la startup, l'entrepreneur, le fondateur, le cofondateur, l'investisseur, le financement. Covers pitching and metrics, hiring and growth — the language of a first meeting.

French vocabulary for talking about mental health properly: l'anxiété, la dépression, le stress, l'épuisement professionnel, la thérapie, le thérapeute. Plus the wording that keeps a hard conversation respectful.

French vocabulary for environmental topics: le changement climatique, le réchauffement climatique, l'environnement, la pollution, la durabilité. Covers recycling, renewable energy and the terms used in the news.

French vocabulary for getting around by road: la voiture, le conducteur, le moteur, le pneu, la roue, le volant, le frein. Plus road signs and traffic rules and the phrases for a petrol station or rental desk.

French vocabulary for everyday technology: le smartphone, l'ordinateur portable, la tablette, le chargeur, la batterie, l'écran, le clavier. Plus apps and accounts and the words for a fault or a setting.

French phrases for situations where hesitation costs time: aidez-moi s'il vous plaît, appelez la police, appelez une ambulance, c'est une urgence. Plus describing what happened and answering the operator.

French vocabulary for finding somewhere to live: loyer, locataire, propriétaire, bail, caution, studio, meublé. Covers reading a listing, understanding a lease and the paperwork a French landlord expects.

French academic vocabulary for studying at a French university: université, étudiant, professeur, cours, campus, semestre, diplôme, bourse. Covers lectures and essays plus enrolment, deadlines and campus admin.

French phrases for the phone, where there is no body language to help: puis-je parler à…?, c'est de la part de qui?, j'appelle au sujet de ma commande. Covers messages, transfers and customer service calls.

French phrases for a medical appointment abroad: j'ai besoin de voir un médecin, je voudrais prendre rendez-vous, je ne me sens pas bien, j'ai mal à. Plus understanding a diagnosis and the prescription that follows.

French vocabulary for life online: publier, fil d'actualité, aimer, partager, commentaire, s'abonner, abonné. Plus the abbreviations filling comment threads and the internet slang no textbook covers.

French phrases for professional email, where conventions are stricter than in English: Madame, Monsieur, je vous écris pour vous informer, veuillez trouver ci-joint. Plus requests, follow-ups and polite refusals.

French words and phrases pulled from films and series people actually watch: Dix pour cent, Les Choristes, La Haine, Engrenages, Le Bazar de la Charité. Each with the context of the scene it appears in.

French words learners regularly get wrong — beaucoup, croissant, restaurant, heure, oeuf, oeil, fille, famille — grouped by the sound causing the trouble: silent endings, nasal vowels and disappearing liaisons.

Whole French sentences from conversations that actually happen: salut comment ça va, je vais bien merci, enchanté, à plus tard, bonne journée. Ready to use as they stand, each with a translation and its context.