Customer Reviews

All-Audio French CD (LL(R) All-Audio Courses)

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This is a 6 CD set which says "learn in your car", "no reading required". I have a good ear and a friend from france staying with me. Yet, I am having difficulty because words and phrases are said only once and at normal speaking speed. A phrase such as "Enchante de faire votre connaissance" (pleased to meet you) is never broken down by syllable. This is extremely difficult to follow while driving a car. This set feels as though it was designed to go with a book while sitting at a desk not at the wheel of a car. At the same time, it seems like it would be excellent for a review, someone who already knows all the words and how to pronounce.

They do provide a small book. The words are in alphabetical order by lesson. But the words on the cd are not introduced to you in alphabetical order. That means, while driving, you are not going to find the word they are saying before they go on to the next word.

This set really needs to be reworked for a beginner or it should be advertised as a review for someone already knowledgeable.

I found this cd set to be an excellent review. I had studied French for years and just needed a thorough refresher course before a trip to Paris. I would recommend it to anybody who has studied a romance language in the past. I particularly like it because I can listen to it in the car and don't need to refer to a book. The phrase book is very sparse so I would not recommend it to anybody who has not previously studied a romance language.

I have to admit, this is a GREAT collection for someone who has either had French in the past (and merely needs a review), or if you need to learn to speak French quickly without reading/writing it. The lack of a corresponding book forces you to rely solely on what you hear (you have no idea what the words actually are); you only know what they sound like, not look like. Because of that,it's easy to get lost and frustrated, unless you're willing to "go with it" and guess what you're supposed to be saying. If you've never spoken French before or wish to have a more complete understanding of the language, I suggest purchasing a dictionary, grammer book, and verb book to go with this lesson--or perhaps just skipping this one and buying another.

Living Language has been around for a long time (my mom knew about them!), but I guess there's a reason for that. These guys really know what they're doing. I loved the CD and the guidebook, and after studying with it, I felt very confident on my trip to France last fall. It's a great way to learn. PS There's even a dictionary included in the package!

Although the content of this program is excellent, I found it frustrating because the phrases are only stated once and there are not enough pauses to allow interaction from the listener. For this reason I prefer the Learn in your car French series that states each phrase in English and then twice in French allowing time in between for the listener to practice and interact with the tape.

It is a great product and I have enjoyed using it to reinforce and refresh my French and Spanish. The product is accurate, transferred it to iPod for traveling.

Just occasionally listening to the CDs. Words and expressions are seeming more and more familiar.

Au revior.

I don't want to sound too enthused here but the truth is after spending minimum time with this lesson kit, you can converse in basic conversational french. The more time you spend with each lesson, the better you will be but it is in essence a fast road to french.