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Developed by memory expert Dr. Michael M. Gruneberg, "Instant Recall French Vocabulary" offers a proven method that provides easy-to-remember word pictures to help you recall words in French - instantly. All you need to do is listen, picture the images, and then respond to the tests - and you'll learn 200 basic words and phrases faster than you ever imagined possible. Think of an image in your mind's eye for about ten seconds. The French for fish is poisson. Imagine that you poison your pet fish. The French for bread is pan. Imagine putting loaves of bread in a pan. The French for milk is lait. Imagine a hen that lays a bottle of milk. The French for water is eau. Imagine that you owe a miserly Frenchman for a glass of water. Now, what are the French words for water, milk, bread, and fish?Studies have shown how fast and easy this course is: Students have achieved remarkable results up to three times quicker than through conventional methods. For travelers wanting to be able to communicate abroad and for those having difficulty learning basic French at school or in class, "Instant Recall French Vocabulary" is the quick way to success.
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Developed by memory expert Dr. Michael M. Gruneberg, Instant Recall French Vocabulary offers a proven method that provides easy-to-remember word pictures to help you recall words in French--instantly. All you need to do is listen, picture the images, and then respond to the tests--and you'll learn 200 basic words and phrases faster than you ever imagined possible.
Think of an image in your mind's eye for about ten seconds.
- The French for fish is poisson. Imagine that you poison your pet fish.
- The French for bread is pan. Imagine putting loaves of bread in a pan.
- The French for milk is lait. Imagine a hen that lays a bottle of milk.
- The French for water is eau. Imagine that you owe a miserly Frenchman for a glass of water.
Now, what are the French words for water, milk, bread, and fish?
Studies have shown how fast and easy this course is: Students have achieved remarkable results up to three times quicker than through conventional methods. For travelers wanting to be able to communicate abroad and for those having difficulty learning basic French at school or in class, Instant Recall French Vocabulary is the quick way to success.
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Instant Recall French Vocabulary uses the Linkword method to increase vastly the speed, ease, and enjoyment of vocabulary learning-and, most crucially, the ability to recall words and phrases effectively. Read the first page
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76 of 82 people found the following review helpful
The writers/producers of this work must have assumed that their potential listeners are mentally retarded idiots. Long pauses are left to enable one to remember the most simple words. A breathless and over-enthusiastic American woman invites one to do things such as "imagine a toilet on top of the Eiffel tower", in an effort to assist one to remember that the French word is equivalent to the English word. At that point I decided to abandon the cd. There is, after all, a limit. In addition, the usefulnesss of the work is greatly reduced by the absence of articles before nouns. It assists one little to know that chair is 'chaise', without also knowing that it is 'la chaise'. Had the ratings permitted me, I would have rated this at a minus.
50 of 54 people found the following review helpful
This has been really useful in learning basic words - I had no knowledge of French but now I know the 200 or so on this CD. Some of the associations are not the most logical for me as an Australian because it uses American pronounciations or phrases but I was able to make up my own associations for those few. It doesn't teach any 'joining' words so I couldn't say a complete sentence by using this alone and it also doesn't teach how to conjugate verbs but as a basic way to learn nouns, it's great.
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I haven't read this book but I was struck by the 'official review' apparently taken from the back cover of the book.
The French word for bread is "pain" not "pan" - the method may work but if the information being taught is inaccurate this is not a useful tool.
Well, I do own this, and the mistake is in the review, not the product.
The back of the box actually says:
The french for bread is pain. (PAHn)
Imagine putting loaves of bread in a pan.
(Because, although spelt pain, it is not pronounced pain).
This is indeed a good method of learning vocabulary.
This won't teach you French, on its own - its not meant to. What it is meant to do is teach vocabulary, and it does this well. This works really well with the Michel Thomas Foundation course. The latter is really good at teacing the structure of the language etc. This is good for adding some extra vocab.
I haven't read this book but I was struck by the 'official review' apparently taken from the back cover of the book.
The French word for bread is "pain" not "pan" - the method may work but if the information being taught is inaccurate this is not a useful tool.
Well, I do own this, and the mistake is in the review, not the product.
The back of the box actually says:
The french for bread is pain. (PAHn)
Imagine putting loaves of bread in a pan.
(Because, although spelt pain, it is not pronounced pain).
This is indeed a good method of learning vocabulary.
This won't teach you French, on its own - its not meant to. What it is meant to do is teach vocabulary, and it does this well. This works really well with the Michel Thomas Foundation course. The latter is really good at teacing the structure of the language etc. This is good for adding some extra vocab.
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A Good SUPPLEMENT For Those Learning French
I'll start by saying that if you want something that will teach you how to speak French, this isn't it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Elk2011
Not perfect but a good start
My kids like this cd as it helps them remember certain words but it is not so great at structure, they also found the (patronising) American woman quite funny, which is always a... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Bald and Brave
Helpful as a refresher and for beginners
The cd uses word association and opportunities for you to practice phrases before moving onto the next phrase. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2007 by J. Sheridan-ross
Instant Recall - It really works
These cd's are a real gem. Great fun to use and they really do work. I would highly recommend them as a fun way of increasing your Spanish vocabulary.
Published on 17 Sep 2003
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