Vocabulearn-Russian/English Level 1: Instant Vocabulary Fast, Fun, and Functional [Audio Cassette]

Penton Overseas Inc (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1986 | ISBN-10: 0939001705 | ISBN-13: 978-0939001705 | Edition: Pap/Cas

Easy and effective, VocabuLearn presents useful vocabulary words (the building blocks of language) and expressions designed to greatly increase comprehension and improve pronunciation of the foreign language.

Plus, VocabuLearn's unique reversible/bilingual format allows non-English speaking students to learn English in the same way English speakers learn the target language -- using the same cassettes and word lists.

Three levels of study
-- Level 1: Emphasis on basic vocabulary and simple expressions
-- Level 2: Expanded vocabulary with new expressions
-- Level 3: Advanced vocabulary and more complex expressions

Included in each individual program album:
-- Two 90-minute cassettes
-- Complete Wordlist (full recorded text) with over 1,500 words and expressions
-- A favorite among foreign language students
-- Words presented in varied order for a challenging and effective format
-- An ideal supplement to the Penton Learn In Your Car language course!

"I commend you for these tapes. They fill a gap that no other methods of language study address. Thanks". -- Steve Bohn, Orlando, FL

"I've already been pleased with your product. Congratulations to you for thinking of such a convenient way to learn basics of a foreign language". -- Sally Skinner, Australia

"I find your series of Vocabulearn language tapes to be very helpful and are immediate companions for new languages I am acquiring". -- Mel Solman, New York

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Penton Overseas; Pap/Cas edition (September 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939001705
• ISBN-13: 978-0939001705
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,866,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #59 in Books > Books on Cassette > Reference > Vocabulary

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent review, but is lacking., April 13, 2004

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C. Freeman "teh Chad" (MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vocabulearn-Russian/English Level 1: Instant Vocabulary Fast, Fun, and Functional (Audio Cassette)

This is a fairly decent set of tapes if you want to jog your memory. It contains sections on nouns, adjectives, verbs, and phrases, with practice from both english -> russian, and russian -> english. There were, however, some areas that it needs work on. I have the equivilent of an AA in russian (DLPT scores 2+, 2+), and went through a year long intensive course in the language, yet there are some words on this tape that are not really found in common speech, or used VERY rarely. Instead of concentrating on the important words to enable to speaker to carry on a conversation, about a quarter of the words (especially in the adjectives and verbs) would be very difficult for a level one student to understand and use in a conversation. Also, some of the words lack context, which would change the actual word used if given properly. There were times where I could think of three to four words, with which I could have responded. Lastly, on the verb section, they only introduce one form of the verb, the imperfective. Although Russian is fairly regular in forming perfective verbs from the imperfective form, several of the verbs were irregular (for example: the verb 'to jump' is prygat' (imp), with a irregular perfective of prygnut'). I'm not saying that I am a master of the russian language...all I'm saying that this wouldnt be as helpful as it could be to a level one student.