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French (Pimsleur Language Program) (Audio Cassette)


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LEARN TO SPEAK FRENCH

  • PACK A PIMSLEUR
  • GRAB YOUR PASSPORT
  • AND GO

Pimsleur immerses you in the language from the very first lesson. By taking just 30 minutes a day, you can learn French at your convenience and in the comfort of your own home, car, or office. No books are required. This Traveler's Edition was developed so that you can hear, understand, and speak French on your trips without difficulty.

Before your next trip, learn French with Pimsleur. Now you can learn French as easily as you learned English -- by listening. With Pimsleur, you listen to learn French. The Pimsleur Language Program recognizes that the use of memory is the most important aspect of language learning and that you need to be able to recall and to use what you have learned.

Your Pimsleur Traveler's Edition includes 8 audio cassettes/16 complete lessons, an Owner's Manual, a handy French phrase card, a language map of the world, 6 postcards, and 2 luggage tags.



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An expanded edition of the popular "Basic" programs, this audio package comes complete with special features to help travelers make the most of their trips. The program provides the essential language skills to navigate foreign countries and helpful add-ins to make the trip go smoothly. Includes phrase card, mail-in offer for Pimsleur duffel bag, international phone card, two luggage tags, a Pimsleur World Language Map and Pimsleur postcards. November '98 publication date.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An incredible intro to the language, April 6 2003
By B. G. O'Sullivan-Hale "indybg" (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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Before you buy this, you should know that it is only the first half of the comprehensive French I, and if you're traveling independently (as I was), you'll need the whole thing. After finishing off the 16 lessons of this, I found that my local library had the comprehensive set, and was able to use that to prepare for my trip.

That said, the Pimsleur method is stunning. The first few lessons can seem a bit frustrating--all you learn is different ways to say "Do you speak English?" and "Do you speak French." What you don't realize is that the program is actually giving you a sophisticated introduction to French sentence structure just using a few words, and you fly ahead from there.

Where this differs from tapes that just give you phrases is that it actually gives you the ability to form your own sentences, adapting to different situations. The program never teaches you specifically how to handle, say, getting a room in a hotel, but when I was backpacking through small villages in France, I was able to handle this without a hitch.

You will need a phrasebook or a dictionary on your trip to fill in the vocabulary gaps, and if you plan on counting past fifty or saying anything in the past tense, you will need to obtain the comprehensive program. But if you're going to France in a tour group and just want to be able to understand a bit of what's going on around you, this is perfect.

The effectiveness of this program cannot be overstated. My library has levels II and III. I'm planning on going through those and heading off to backpack in Quebec this summer.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but I won't be able to read anything..., April 10 2002
By Dana, writer (Saratoga, CA USA) - See all my reviews
By the time I finished the 16th lesson, I was responding quickly to the tapes, including the permutations that were not simple parroting of what the announcer said. To me, this meant that I was learning the language.

The only drawback is that it is COMPLETELY on tape, other than the language card that comes with it. I wonder how well I'll do in restaurants and with printed directions.

That said, I came back to Amazon.com looking for a followup tape from Pimsleur, in the same series. I really liked it, and if I could give a fractional star, it would have been 4.5 stars.

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