Task of the real manual for self-tuition - to help all, who decided to study French, quickly and effectively to master him at initial level. Edition includes 18 lessons in that base information is given about the French pronunciation, about grammar (in particular, the most widely-used verbal times and forms are given). Lessons from 1 to 14 are provided with exercises helping to fasten the passed material. In addition, a reader will find useful cross-cultural information (in the last four lessons), supported by small texts, and a few French fairy-tales accompanied by dictionaries and tasks.Complete the manual of Appendix, where additional grammatical material, formulas of politeness, French proverbs and saying of and other, entered At the end of book the keys are given to exercises, and also small French-Russian and Russian-French dictionaries.Manual it is intended for the wide circle of readers. He can be used both for the independent study of French and for reading with a teacher.