Learn in Your Car French, Level One [With Guidebook] [Audio CD]

Henry N. Raymond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2006 | ISBN-10: 1591257182 | ISBN-13: 978-1591257189

This work includes three 60-minute audio CDs plus a full text listening guide. It features: Level 1 - introduction to key words, numbers, phrases, sentence structure, and basic grammar.

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Amazon.com Review

Look ma, no textbooks! The Learn in Your Car series treats you like a child--in the best possible way--starting with one-word phrases ("please," "good-by"), counting exercises, and simple nouns ("bus," "train") designed to imitate a child's learning process. First you hear the words in English, then they are repeated slowly in clear, unaccented pronunciations. The method is extremely effective for those who don't know a thing, or for those who want to brush up by testing themselves when the English words are spoken. The tapes emphasize the building blocks of communicating in a foreign country rather than rote phrases that only apply on the tape and not in real-life exchanges. Level 1 painlessly covers basic verb forms, essential prepositions, near future and past tenses, as well as shopping, hotel reservations, and other travel-related situations. The series includes French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish in three levels that can be purchased individually or in boxed sets. Each level contains two 90-minute cassettes (or CDs) and an accompanying booklet (not for use behind the wheel) with helpful explanations and scripts for the lessons. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Your audio program is the best I've tried. I just returned from France and had a wonderful time conversing in French even though I had only three weeks with your tapes before I left. Thanks for putting out such a superlative product at a reasonable price." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Penton Overseas (September 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591257182
• ISBN-13: 978-1591257189
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,133,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent way of picking up some quick French, March 27, 1998

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This review is from: French: Level 1: Learn in Your Car CD (Audio CD)

these CDs work pretty well for commute time (I have 2 hrs each day). the small booklet is helpful for simple grammar tips, and also for pronunciation guides. another nice feature is that a genuine French woman is pronouncing the French words, rather than an american -- this helps with developing a more authentic accent. It may help to have some other experience with a foreign language to learn with these CDs. I will be ordering the second set of CDs in this series.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for tourists, October 6, 2000

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Michael Johnson (Niceville, Fl USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: French: Level 1: Learn In Your Car (Audio Cassette)

I bought the tapes in preparation for a visit to France. Being a slow learner, it took my a few weeks to get the hang of it, but the lessons are just about the right length, and very well organized. When I arrived in the country I was surprised to find that people not only understood what I was saying, but took me for a native and responded as if I knew the language well! The most important lesson is how to tell someone to please speak slowly!

I would buy the cd version, if I were to do it again, since searching for lessons and repeating them over and over on tape is not very convenient.

The only complaint I had with the content of the tapes was that there wasn't enough material on 'chit chat'. I learned how to get along in hotels, cafes, and shops--in fact I was able to obtain a discount in a store without using any english--but found it hard to carry on a simple conversation.

By the way, my experience with the French people was that when I made an honest attempt at their language, they were very friendly and helpful.

Overall, these tapes made my experience much more enjoyable. I highly recommend them.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one to try, June 25, 2000

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This review is from: French: Level 1: Learn In Your Car (Audio Cassette)

I 've purchased three different "Learn French On Tape" sets in the last few years, and "Learn In Your Car" is by far the best. I've just started taking "real", in-person lessons at Berlitz, so I've been able to put these to the test-and they've given me a great head start. Humble though the level one tapes are, their virtue is that they are VERY simple, and believe it or not, the french DOES sink in, a little at a time, as you're driving around or on your daily commute. The thing about language tapes or CDs, of course, is that you take quite a chance when you buy them-you can't know if they'll be any good until they're unreturnable! Hence my review-and my heartiest recommendation to try this particular series. Bon chance!