What I LOVE about this SmartFrench CD are the interviews with 19 different people (chef, fashion model, musician--you get the idea). You can listen to each person talking about their career (very interesting!). There is a very high quality booklet included with the CD. The booklet contains the text of what each French person is saying about their career. The French words are color coded so that whatever is not pronounced (silent) is printed in another color. That is SO helpful to me! Now I am able to read a little, too. The English text is also included. French text on left page, English on right--so you can compare.
It's one thing to learn French in a classroom, but it is different thing entirely to hear it spoken by native French speakers. This CD helps to tune your ear so that it makes sense.
I use the booklet a lot. It goes over how to pronounce the alphabet, numbers and silent letters. It has charts of sounds'. I have a lot of materials at home to help me learn French, and most methods forget to teach/review the basics.
Also included are "Useful dialogues when you visit France" for use in the subway, on the street, in the taxi, cafA , at the concierge's desk, restaurant, a friends wedding, post office, museum, hotel and airport.
I really love using this SmartFrench CD. I was a beginning French speaker before our trip to France 3 months ago. Being in France helped attune my ear to the language, but I could only pick up a few words. This CD is helping me to comprehend a LOT more French when I hear my French friends talking, and I am beginning to speak so that I am understood! |
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