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207 of 212 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I purchased 'First Fun With French' for my 9 year old son who has just started learning French at school and who is not very confident at all with the language. I had feared that the video would be too babyish for him, but he was actually engrossed in it from the minute I first put it on (as were my 11 year old and my 22 month old sons).
The characters in this video are well thought out. There is a little girl who speaks both French and English, but her family only speak French, so as she speaks to them while they go about their everyday life, she repeats what she says to them in English.
The video is broken down into several sections, both inside their home and outside, so you get to learn useful words about household objects, clothing, relations, colours, play equipment, food items etc etc - the list is never ending.
The makers of this video have definately put a lot of thought into what appeals to children of all ages and have incorporated it into a fantastic combination of a learning experience combined with humour (wait till you see the little girl washing the dishes, or when the children take a bath and they have been pointing, alternately, to body parts and naming them ... wait to see what happens when they point to the little boy's towel-clad bottom ... my children and I were in hysterics).
My nine year old son's French has improved dramatically in only two weeks, and he is now more comfortable with the pronunciation, as the characters voices are very clear; but what is an additional bonus is that my 22 month old has also started speaking and counting in French. He has also finally decided to call me 'mama' since watching the video, after 14 months of calling me 'daddy'!!
I highly recommend this video to others, and in fact I have been so impressed by it that I have ordered my sons 'First Fun With Spanish' for Christmas, and am about to look for other 'First Funs' to order.
77 of 79 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is an excellent way to get little ones used to the sound of frenchand become aware that there are other languages. It is something theywill watch over and over again and has a couple of charming french songsthat they soon pick up. The main character is Isobel who can speakenglish and her family who speak only french so she can translate andrepeat french words. We go through her day - being introduced to herfamily, naming objects in the house, getting dressed and learning namesfor clothes, we join them for meals, trips to the shops and the park thenbath time when we learn names for parts of the body including 'derrière'which causes much giggling. There are a lot of funny moments so theentertainment value is high. The main characer being young means that theobjects she names are relevant to toddlers lives (toys, teddy, doll,slide, swing etc.) Some have said they find the fact that an adult womendoes the voice for the animated girl is weird but I didn't even noticeuntil this was put to me. Children just accept her voice too. I will buythe spanish one soon as I have been so impressed with this one.
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Firstly, my 4 year old does request to watch this DVD, and I notice she has picked up some of the words. She doesn't watch it all the way through now (she did the first few times), so she's very good at the French introduced in the first half! So it can't be 'too bad' - BUT:
I thought this DVD was pretty basic. Essentially it is just a long list of vocabulary accompanied by poor animation and voiceovers. I was really surprised at the lack of quality - and have only kept it as the price was so good (would never pay the full price for it!).
There's no fluency at all, just words - but I suppose the viewer hears a real French accent, which young children pick up well.
I think very small children and upwards are capable of absorbing so much - and the DVD could have been so much more. I bought Where's Boo! on DVD a while ago, and although it's a programme shown on English tv, there was a French option on the DVD - and it's great. Usborne ought to have a look at that, then go back and sort out poor Isabel!!
I thought this DVD was pretty basic. Essentially it is just a long list of vocabulary accompanied by poor animation and voiceovers. I was really surprised at the lack of quality - and have only kept it as the price was so good (would never pay the full price for it!).
There's no fluency at all, just words - but I suppose the viewer hears a real French accent, which young children pick up well.
I think very small children and upwards are capable of absorbing so much - and the DVD could have been so much more. I bought Where's Boo! on DVD a while ago, and although it's a programme shown on English tv, there was a French option on the DVD - and it's great. Usborne ought to have a look at that, then go back and sort out poor Isabel!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
very worthwhile
I bought this for my 3.5 year son, who is fluent in english and is now going to school in France. The DVD is very well done, showing the daily routine of a french family and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lopez
Beware!
Our little girl loved the "First Fun With Spanish" DVD and seemed keen on languages, so we bought the "First Fun With French" DVD. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gzarnanplat
First Fun with French
I was delighted with the DVD; it will be an enormous help to me! in talking to my 3yr old grandson who is coming from France to stay for three weeks.
Published 10 months ago by wamalapada
I dont get it... my kids love this!!
I wanted my 2 year old and 4 year old to start learning a lanuage. They'll be starting a french class next year but I thought I'll give them a jump start with an french dvd to also... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ruvinika Kinigama
Not good
The American English is spoken very well. However the French seems somehow to be that bit muffled / distorted. e.g. Read more
Published 19 months ago by no1pinkpanther
First Fun with French
This DVD was bought for my 3 year old daughter and she really engages with the main character Isabelle. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mummy Butler
My little girl loves it and so do I
I speak French and many other languages and was hoping to pass this on to my little girl. She loves Peppa Pig and anything with houses and families like Sylvanian Families, so this... Read more
Published 23 months ago by K. Rowley
French DVD
My son loves this DVD and the way it's presented makes French easy to learn as the words are repeated several times. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2010 by Christina
Great
Well concieved and delivered product. It has a strong narrative and captivates the attention of 15 month olds. A very nice dvd. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by Peter Hiscock
Popular DVD for teaching first words in French
We bought this DVD to see how our nearly 3 year old grand daughter would like it. It has been a complete success. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2009 by P. A. Dale
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