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Summary: Easy way to learn
Review: This is a great method which starts with simple words and builds to more complex phrases. It is great to use anytime and gives a great concise presentation of all the basics. This method allows for easy recall of what has been learned. I have also tried this system with Spanish ans Russian and have found those to be of equal value.
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Summary: Histoires Amusantes
Review: This is the first tape I've listened to that is actually clever and funny. As other reviewers have written, it takes repeated listenings to "get it," but it's well worth the effort. The regional accents are an education in themselves. I highly recommend this tape.
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Summary: A great tool to help you understand the French.
Review: This tape helps you understand SPOKEN French. The French language just SOUNDS so different from our English that a student can actually be quite advanced in grammar/vocabulary, and yet be unable to understand anything he hears!!!The cassette has four dialogues presented in story segments. (Think of each segment as a chapter in a story.) So first you hear about a couple deciding to go out for dinner. Next you hear about a fishing trip. Then a family is planning its vacation. Finally, two ladies plan a shopping trip. Then the cycle resumes with "chapter 2" of each story: You learn how the dinner turns out, what happens to the ladies in the store, etc. Like Penton's VOCABULEARN course, this is a single-purpose tool. Its goal is to help you hear and understand. I give it 5 stars because I really can't imagine any way to improve on the tapes. (Please note, there is another Immersion + tape you can try. I will review that one later.) After using these cassettes, you should record some French movies with your VCR. All-in-all, this is a fine product at a good price.
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Summary: Great continuing course
Review: This tape is a great continuation of the Learn In Your Car - French Level 1 book/tape. I found it very clear and easy to follow. My normal trips in my car are usually only 10 or 15 minutes and these tapes worked really well that way. I used my rewind button a lot to back up and play the same lesson several times until I learned it then proceeded to the next lesson. These tapes are designed to be used without a text, so they work great while driving, but a text which shows all the text of the tapes and the grammar rules is included. I found the text very useful.
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Summary: Great way to practice your comprehension
Review: This tape is simply wonderful. I'm an intermediate student with very weak comprehension skills (my grammar is OK). I got tired of not understanding native french speakers so I thought I'd try these tapes. Well at first I didn't understand a word they said! I was so depressed! But after a while I picked up another word here and there. THEN I read the transcript (in French & English) to see what I missed. I've listened to this tape probably 15 times already and I'm STILL working on it. For $10 this is an incredible bargain. I've improved so much. See learning how a word sounds in French isn't enough, you must learn how words sound TOGETHER! And the only way to do that is by listening to native speakers.
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Summary: Great way to practice your comprehension
Review: This tape is simply wonderful. I'm an intermediate student with very weak comprehension skills (my grammar is OK). I got tired of not understanding native french speakers so I thought I'd try these tapes. Well at first I didn't understand a word they said! I was so depressed! But after a while I picked up another word here and there. THEN I read the transcript (in French & English) to see what I missed. I've listened to this tape probably 15 times already and I'm STILL working on it. For $10 this is an incredible bargain. I've improved so much. See learning how a word sounds in French isn't enough, you must learn how words sound TOGETHER! And the only way to do that is by listening to native speakers.
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