French (Listen and Learn a Language Series, 10) [Audio Cassette]

Kim Mitzo Thompson (Author), Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand (Author), Twin Sisters Productions (Corporate Author)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Twin Sisters (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882331303
• ISBN-13: 978-1882331307
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,458,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good idea with a major flaw..., January 10, 2002

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A.A. "homeschoolingmom" (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: French (Listen and Learn a Language Series, 10) (Audio Cassette)

If you're looking for French resources to learn the language with your children, I can't recommend French For Beginners without reservation. Many of the songs are cute and catchy (with the exception of the highly irritating alphabet song), and teach common vocabulary like numbers, food, colors, days of the week, animals, and greetings. One side is mostly French to English; the other side has the same songs - English to French.

However, the children on the recording (with one possible exception) are NOT native French speakers, and don't even sound as if they were well coached. The pronunciation of many sections is so bad, it sounds like a person with no knowledge of French saying the words for the first time. This ruined it for me - catchy tunes are of no benefit if they can't pronounce the words right! What a shame, because this would be a lovely resource otherwise.