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Hundreds of thousands of people have already learned French with the popular beginners’ course, The French Experience. At home or in a class, you can use this hugely successful course to develop your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. You can also gain valuable insights into French culture. Using the extensive range of media available, from the course book, to the audio CDs or cassettes, to the popular accompanying television series and free online activities, The French Experience can help you reach the equivalent level of a first qualification, such as GCSE.
Course Book
- 16 structured units present the main language of the course.
- Four revision and assessment units reinforce learning using activities and language ‘check ups’
288-page, full-colour book
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This book is the first and most basic level in the French Experience series and seems to be commonly used by colleges offering adult evening classes in French. Starting off with introductions e.g. saying hello and what your name is. It then goes on to the usual basic concepts such as shopping, ordering food, booking into a hotel, etc. Whilst this isn't the most intensive French course I've seen, it is one of the most enjoyable. There are plenty of interesting facts and photos to help lighten the burden of learning a new language. In each section there are also a number of activities and exercises to help you monitor your progress and practice what you have learnt. At the end is a grammar section and a French-English dictionary which frustratingly didn't cover all the words used in the texts so a good dictionary is very useful.
In conjunction with this book, there are a number of dialogue CDs, an activity book with additional exercises as well as a series of television programmes that you can record. These all help to improve the learning experience but I would say only the CDs are really essential. Unfortunately the speech on the CDs is fast and difficult to follow, which I think is a mistake at this level. Just in case you haven't realised, the additional CDs and activity book are not included with this book and need to be bought separately or as part of a complete package.
Overall I have enjoyed using this book/CD course, although I was using them in conjunction with an evening class. There is a balanced amount of study and entertainment which is important as it's a good idea to have a bit of light relief now and again. After all, studying is more effective if it's enjoyable. I have to say though that when it comes to learning a new language the best way is to take an evening class. You need to interact with other people to build confidence and there is no substitute for having someone who can speak French fluently listen to your pronunciation. You can learn a lot from books but they have their limits.
In conjunction with this book, there are a number of dialogue CDs, an activity book with additional exercises as well as a series of television programmes that you can record. These all help to improve the learning experience but I would say only the CDs are really essential. Unfortunately the speech on the CDs is fast and difficult to follow, which I think is a mistake at this level. Just in case you haven't realised, the additional CDs and activity book are not included with this book and need to be bought separately or as part of a complete package.
Overall I have enjoyed using this book/CD course, although I was using them in conjunction with an evening class. There is a balanced amount of study and entertainment which is important as it's a good idea to have a bit of light relief now and again. After all, studying is more effective if it's enjoyable. I have to say though that when it comes to learning a new language the best way is to take an evening class. You need to interact with other people to build confidence and there is no substitute for having someone who can speak French fluently listen to your pronunciation. You can learn a lot from books but they have their limits.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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very useful book. contains loads of info about France and plenty of exercises and words.Something to work through on your own or in a french class. You do need the cd's for pronounciation and they are a bit disappointing as the speech is so fast it is difficult to pick up.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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THis came in excellent condition and very promptly.I had high expectations of this product as I always have when ordering from Amazon and I was not disappointed.
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As a French Teacher I have taught French to 100's of total beginners using this marvellous course book. Read more
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This book when beginning to learn and speak French and will continue to assist you. Excellent value for money and very easy to use and understand. Read more
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the book has been described as new, but it is definitely NOT new...The book I received is obviously used: wrinkles on the cover page, a long straight wrinkle on the book spine and... Read more
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Used it for years to teach beginners French. Good structure but now a bit dated. Can't find anything more modern that is better though.
Published 10 months ago by Rosemary
Worth the second fiddle
The book was used but was as good as a brand new one. We are happy to buy. The book itself is quite informative and good for anyone wanting to learn starting French.
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