Advanced French (Berlitz Advanced) (English and French Edition) [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Berlitz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9812683208 | ISBN-13: 978-9812683205 | Publication Date: August 20, 2008 | Edition: 1 Com/Pap

BERLITZ ADVANCED FRENCHbr>
The advanced conversational course


Designed for students, business people and anyone with an understanding of French, Berlitz Advanced will take your language skills to the next level with challenging and engaging content including advanced readings, vocabulary and grammar activities featuring authentic dialogues and exercises.


What Do I Get?

*3 audio CDs with native speakers in engaging, real-life conversations (3 hours total).

*Fully illustrated course book to master the four key elements: listening, speaking, reading, writing.

*Go online for free additional materials--easy to read audio script and learner s guide for those who like to read along with the audio.


How Does the Course Work?

1. Strengthen your language skills as you use the course book and audio CDs.

2. Practice and reinforce what you ve learned by listening to the audio at home or on the go.

3. Go to berlitzpublishing.com for free additional materials to help you gain fluency in your new language.

4. Compatible with your iPod® or MP3 devices.

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About the Author

About Berlitz


For more than 125 years, Berlitz has been the most trusted name in language learning. Berlitz was built on the principle that language skills are best acquired through conversation, with a focus on real-life situations. Today, we offer self-study audio language programs, phrasebooks and dictionaries in more than 30 languages for children and adults.
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With more than 450 language schools in over 60 countries, Berlitz has taught millions how to speak another language.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 133 pages
• Publisher: Berlitz Travel Guide; 1 Com/Pap edition (August 20, 2008)
• Language: English, French
• ISBN-10: 9812683208
• ISBN-13: 978-9812683205
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > French

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Badly Done, September 11, 2008

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V. Geller (Ithaca, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced French (Berlitz Advanced) (English and French Edition) (Audio CD)

The dialogues on the CDs are moderately interesting and useful BUT in order to get the translations, one must download them from a BERLITZ website. Even after accessing the website, I had to call customer service to find where the download was. Ironically, the work book that comes with the CDs has many blank pages at the end. Wouldn't it have made more sense to provide the English translations there than to greatly inconvenience customers by having them search online for the few words that might have been missed on the CDs? It was very foolish of Berlitz to do this.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Same method used in most language schools, July 28, 2009

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Farida K "maya" (Cebu) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced French (Berlitz Advanced) (English and French Edition) (Audio CD)

I've been studying at Alliance Francaise for many years, and this method is usually the method used in most language schools. Since this is advanced, prior knowledge of the french language is required. First, you'll have a conversation and then you'll have to disect the conversation. You'll learn lots of vocabulary and French expressions. The book has parts on setting, grammar, pronunciation and cultural information. The CDs are composed of 1 cd for the conversations, and the other 2 cds for the listening and speaking exercises. I'm already on Level 13 of Alliance Francaise though so I feel that the advance lessons in this book are not that challenging. Also, the other 2 cds for listening and speaking exercises are really more for listening and not speaking. It doesn't ask you to translate English sentences into French. Although it has an activity wherein you'll have to describe things, or explain things, there is no way you could find out if what you're saying is correct. But overall, I like this book because it doesn't deviate that much from the format that I'm used to (e.g. Alter Ego, Panorama, etc..) and also there are lots of content.

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Excellent for Building Blocks of Sentence Patterns, January 22, 2012

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Tripdwire.1Dette (SoCal, Amerika) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Advanced French (Berlitz Advanced) (English and French Edition) (Audio CD)

I've been studying French at university for 1.5 years. I don't use the book but it's an important adjunct for those who teach themselves. The greatest thing for me are the interesting topics and sentence pattern fragments on the CD's. If one practices them enough they can form their own sentences. The muscle memory built up from saying them along with the narrator whether at home or while driving will aid immensely in repeating the phrases under actual situations. Since I have few opportunities in the States to practice French dialogue, these CD's help keep in memory those hundreds of hours spent in language study. I have been to Paris twice so rest assured that this method works for most people.