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Intermediate French Vocabulary This is a follow up of the French Frequency Dictionary - Essential Vocabulary. With this 2nd book in the series, you will increase your vocabulary from roughly CEFR A2+ up to CEFR B2+ level. This book is for intermediate students of French, and meant for those who want to improve their French further. By knowing the most used 5.000 words, you will have a vocabulary comparable to an adult native speaker without higher education. You will be able to express yourself comfortably, and are able to understand 89% of all spoken French text, and 85% of all French texts. It is not necessary to have read the 1st book in the series for you to enjoy this frequency dictionary. It can be used as a stand-alone tool, or in conjunction with any other language method. This book contains: • French intermediate vocabulary, with English translations. • French vocabulary ranked by general frequency and alphabet. • Frequency as part of speech (the most used adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.) • 2.500 French to English example sentences. Why Study By Frequency? While it’s important to note it’s impossible to pin down these numbers and statistics with 100% accuracy, these are a global average of multiple sources. According to research, this is the amount of vocabulary needed for varying levels of fluency: • 250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words, you cannot construct sentences. • 750 words: the words that are used every single day by every person who speaks the language. • 2500 words: these words should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say, although some creativity might be required. • 5000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand 95% of all written texts. • 10,000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education. • 20,000 words: the amount you need to recognize passively in o