Features:- For Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
- Repetition of excerpts of complete conversations
- French language rules explained in a simple way
- CD-Rom with booklet containing actual transcripts of French natives
- Color-coding shows what is and what is not pronounced in spoken French
Editor Reviews: Product Description:
This unique method trains students to understand and speak French like natives, at realspeed, with the vocabulary that is used in every regular conversation. You will practiceslowly at the beginner level and faster on the next two levels. There are seven interviewsat the beginner level and six interviews at the intermediate and at the advanced levels. Onthe booklet, the transcripts of the conversations are in colors to show you what is andwhat is not pronounced in spoken French. The lessons are organized interactively so thatyou can work at your own pace, pausing or rewinding at any time. At any level and at anytime you can watch the video and read the translation before you work on the interviewyou have chosen. At the beginner level, we provide you with a vocabulary list of all thewords used in these real life conversations The words are classified in three groups."basic vocabulary", "primary vocabulary" and "secondary vocabulary". The basicvocabulary consists in the words that are present as soon as someone speaks. It's abouthalf of the words used. In order to learn fast, you want to be selective. Learn the basicvocabulary first. With SmartFrench, you will learn them, learn how to catch them as theysurface in the conversation, and learn how to use them. You will be then ready for moreas you grow in confidence.
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Customer Reviews:Average Rating:  Rating :  - The best for learning French
For the record, I do not work for SmartFrench, so this review is my own. This is a wonderful product because it has conversations (interviews) with people in French, and on CD-ROM one can also see the visual....their facial expressions, hand gestures, etc. This is very very helpful since the French talk with their body language as well as with words. A person can tailor this to suit themselves...watch and listen, listen only, read the script, jump around, etc etc. These are native French speakers, speaking naturally, which means running their words together, dropping the endings of words, etc etc...For learning real French, it is essential to develop an ear for the way French is really spoken, and this will do it. The BEST way to learn a language is immersion....listening to native speakers, letting it seep into the subconscious, and eventually jumping in and trying to speak. Grammar should be the last thing a person learns. I think this CD-ROM is truly wonderful, and such a pleasure to experience. Thank you Christian Aubert!!! See Full Customer Review |
