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Summary: Poor. Not very helpful at all.
Review: Language/30 "Learn French Today" teaches you nothing about basic grammar, and instead provides the listener with a phrasebook you could buy in a travel shop. Instead of learning how to say "I would like" and "She likes" and "they are bringing me this" etc. etc., all it teaches you are questions. "I would like to see the menu" and "can you direct me to the toilet?" are such phrases that you would learn upon listening to the two tapes provided, and such is the dynamic nature of the French language that there is a multitude of grammatical aspects to the language. One cannot pick up French just by listening to questions. So in short - don't buy these language tapes 'cos they're a waste of money and time. If you want to learn the language, take a class. That works. But still, je ne parle pas bien Francais!!!!!
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Summary: Poor. Not very helpful at all.
Review: Language/30 "Learn French Today" teaches you nothing about basic grammar, and instead provides the listener with a phrasebook you could buy in a travel shop. Instead of learning how to say "I would like" and "She likes" and "they are bringing me this" etc. etc., all it teaches you are questions. "I would like to see the menu" and "can you direct me to the toilet?" are such phrases that you would learn upon listening to the two tapes provided, and such is the dynamic nature of the French language that there is a multitude of grammatical aspects to the language. One cannot pick up French just by listening to questions. So in short - don't buy these language tapes 'cos they're a waste of money and time. If you want to learn the language, take a class. That works. But still, je ne parle pas bien Francais!!!!!
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Summary: Wait! This has a lot of value.
Review: The previous reviewer doesn't seem to think this set has value, but it does. Actually, I don't have the french, I have a different language from this series. I have many books and cassettes for the other language I study and from those I primarily learn the language. But I love the language 30 cassette and booklet for reviewing. As my pronounciation and listening skills improve, I periodically pop in the tapes to see how I'm doing. When I started I always had to look in the book as I went. Now I can keep my eyes closed more and more, and peek less and less. For this purpose it is perfect that it is a ton of vocabulary, little by little, not interactive conversation, as the other reviewer complained. Anyway, I am going to buy the french now to supplement a course I'll be taking soon...
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Summary: a phrase book, no grammar
Review: The two tapes are about 50 minutes each. Divided into general expression ( Salutations), personal needs ( shopping, hotel, restaurants....) tine and numbers, communications (@ customs, post office...), transportation, emergency, and finally polite expression.
The tapes will state the English phrase first then repeated in French twice with enough pause to allow the listener to repeat them. The book has three columns: English, pronunciation, French.
I believe this arrangement is very helpful. sometimes I get bored with remembering all the food @ restaurants. As the first reviewer said there is no grammar, this book is to learn phrases. I knew French, and I liked those tapes as they helped me to recall some expressions and practice them.
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