French I (Comprehensive) [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Pimsleur (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0671521535 | ISBN-13: 978-0671521530 | Publication Date: February 1, 1995

The standard thirty lesson unit self-instructional Pimsleur course is designed to train professionals in any field to accomplish cost-effective, measurable levels of spoken-language proficiency at the rate of one daily thirty-minute lesson.

To enable individuals to succeed in today's global marketplace, Pimsleur programs make it possible to have a sufficient spoken language competency in a considerable number of diverse foreign languages within a very short period of training.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Pimsleur (February 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671521535
• ISBN-13: 978-0671521530
• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,099,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > French

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent French audio course!, June 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: French I (Comprehensive) (Audio Cassette)

I have used all three of the Pimsleur French courses and highly recommend them to anyone wanting a good, basic start in the French language. The speakers are very clear and easy to understand. There is never a question of pronounciation since the words and sentences are repeated over and over in many ways. They are also interactive...it's impossible to listen and not get involved. These are the only language tapes that have ever worked for me. Expensive? Yes, but you get what you pay for.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for anyone looking to learn French., June 3, 1999

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This review is from: French I (Comprehensive) (Audio Cassette)

This is a fantastic series. Although it is expensive, the investment is well worth it. The audio quality is crystal clear, without any background noise. The instructional voices are easy to understand and have a pleasant tone to them.

French I is well thought out and relatively easy to follow. I listen to it on my way to work everyday.

Although, I must point out that I have a friend from Quebec whose main language is French. I let him listen to the tapes, and he said that there were two distinctly different dialects. He said that the female's voice was Parisian (i.e., from Paris) and that the male's voice was a commercial dialect (i.e., like you would hear on a television news show). It would have been nice if these tapes would have pointed this out.

Please feel free to send me an email if you have any questions.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pimsleur tapes are terrific!, August 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: French I (Comprehensive) (Audio Cassette)

The Pimsleur French tapes are expensive but well worth it.This is the best method I have ever seen for learning to speak another language. They teach you a limited set of vocabulary and concepts, but in a way that you can really use everything that you learn, and you can use it flexibly, spontaneously, comfortably and accurately. The method is very intuitive and doesn't rely on grammatical explanations. They use a lot of English at the beginning and gradually switch over into using more and more French. They lead you gradually into speaking and into saying things that you didn't realize you had learned how to say. Highly recommended!