Ultimate French: Advanced: Cassette/Book Package (LL(R) Ultimate Advanced Course) [Audio Cassette]

Living Language (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 19, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0609601946 | ISBN-13: 978-0609601945

Learn Advanced French at Home or On the Go with the Most Complete, Up-to-Date Program Available!

Developed by the experts at Living Language, Ultimate French: Advanced has everything you need to increase your fluency in French. Just like the basic-intermediate level course, this program combines advanced conversation with grammar and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format. Ultimate French: Advanced also covers business vocabulary and etiquette, perfect for businesspeople as well as serious students and travelers.

COMPREHENSIVE LESSON MANUAL WITH REFERENCE SECTIONS
20 lessons:
lively, authentic, up-to-date dialogues
vocabulary, grammar, and usage
cultural highlights
business terms and etiquette

Reference sections:
complete grammar summary with verb conjugations
business and social letter writing
French-English / English-French glossary


EIGHT 60-MINUTE CASSETTES
First, learn at home:
immerse yourself in French - listen and repeat with the all-French recordings
follow along with the manual, which includes English translations
learn conversation, grammar, and culture

Then practice on the go:
review and expand upon what you've learned
an English-speaking instructor guides you through each lesson
no reading required with these French/English recordings
learn in the car, at the gym, anywhere

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A really great package for those who do not have the time to sit in a classroom, or the money to spend on two years in a foreign country.”
–Juergen Kempff, Ph.D., Curriculum Director, University of California-Irvine

“Authentic…enlightening and useful…I like the fact that the business section was closely related to the dialogue…makes the learning process more fun and realistic.”
–Marisa Castro Cid, World Trade Institute Language Center --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English, French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Living Language (May 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609601946
• ISBN-13: 978-0609601945
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 9.4 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,383,636 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > French

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful but mixed, November 14, 2003

By 

seebee (Adelaide, South Australia Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate French Advanced (CD Pkg) (Ultimate Advanced) (Audio CD)

This is certainly a useful combination of text and audio but I don't think the authors got it quite right. The text is a little on the light side wrt grammar and the audio examples of "useful phrases" are very definitely odd.I work as a surgeon and I can't remember the last time I used the phrase "the doctors are talking about a liver transplant and possibly a bypass"! I guess the idea is to use examples of grammar rather than anything one might use in practice, but the utility of the work could have been improved with a little more care.
The grammar component was a useful summary but I would still recommend "En Bonne Forme" for early advanced studies.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Advanced French Course I have found, December 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate French: Advanced: Cassette/Book Package (LL(R) Ultimate Advanced Course) (Audio Cassette)

This is the best I have found and I have tried several books. This is, hands down, better than the Tell Me More Series and better than Pimsleur. I have lived in France over four years and I re-read this book regularly. I also find something new to learn. It is well worth the cost!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lively and Up-to-date, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate French: Advanced: Cassette/Book Package (LL(R) Ultimate Advanced Course) (Audio Cassette)

The course is very well structured. I like especially the dialogues for their liveliness and the business information provided in the 'Le coin des affairs' section. There is also a good coverage of grammar, but not always enough explanation is provided so that from time to time I need to consult another source. That's why I rated the course four stars. However, this is the best advanced French course I've seen.