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SmartFrench Audio CDs Beginner Level (Audio CD)

~ Christian Aubert (Author)

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I believe that the SmartFrench CD is the marvelous rendition of a brilliantly simple idea. -- Ian Jackson, CEO Breathplay – Dallas, TX

I saw online that many native French teachers recommend this product. --Erika Huang

I would recommend SmartFrench to anyone who wants to understand and speak French. -- Judi Irving, CEO Hemacare Corporation

This is a must for learning how the French REALLY talk! I have spent hundreds on books, audios and video in trying to learn French. All have helped. But this one is a MUST. I recommend Smart French without reservation. --William Martin, Former Political Editor, The Oakland Tribune

This is the first learning program that made me laugh!Thanks for creating such a good product! -- Brad Bunnin – Berkeley, CA

When I heard my first lesson I honestly felt betrayed by my other programs--why didn't they simply tell the truth about French pronunciation like Smart French does? --Patricia Jones, attorney

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With these Audio CDs you will work on natural conversations with our unique Active Sensory ComprehensionTM method. You will learn your new language both effectively and efficiently. You will develop your listening skills. For reference, we give you a booklet with the transcripts and the translations, with our color-coding system to help you pronounce the words and sentences the way you will hear them pronounced in real life conversations. This step by step approach to the language will help you understand French, like no other method, early in your studies. If you enter a conversation in French without any training to listen to it, you will not be able to get what is coming back to you. On the other hand, even if you feel hesitant to speak French, you can have a conversation saying yes or no , as long as you understand the other person. With these CDs you will start to understand and speak the language as spoken in the real world. If you are a true beginner, you might want to complement your work with our SmartFrench, Introduction to French, Vol.1 and SmartFrench, Introduction to French, Vol.2 in order to work on the basic vocabulary, conjugation and grammar. Learning French requests that you learn to speak French and that you learn to understand it. Vol.1 and Vol.2 will teach you to speak and these CDs will teach you to understand and be understood as you will develop strong listening skills. The best is to practice both exercises simultaneously.

In addition, if what you want to know is just a few sentences to get by for your next trip to France, you need our SmartFrench for Travelers book.
We hope you will enjoy learning French with SmartFrench.

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Publisher: SmartFrench (February 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0972947418
ISBN-13: 978-0972947411
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tried them all -- FINALLY something that works, June 8, 2004

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With an impending vacation to Paris, I wanted to become familiar with the French language, having never studied it before. I've read and listened to nearly every major French language program out there, including Barron's, Berlitz, Michel Thomas, Living Language French, Teach Yourself French and Instant Immersion. Smart French is by far the best, both in value and in what it teaches. I couldn't understand why after studying these other methods, when I watched a French film, I could understand little to nothing of what was being said. After purchasing Smart French and working each of the interactive lessons, I finally get it. What is taught in the textbooks is not the way the French actually speak. They contract so much that the written French is quite different from the spoken French!

A child learns a language first by hearing it spoken and mimicking the sounds, then by attaching meaning to the words. This is what Smart French does. It teaches you to hear first, repeat the sounds that you hear and translate later. First you learn to hear, then speak and finally to understand. All the other methods teach basically the same way and method, while Smart French is very different. I wholeheartedly recommend Smart French!!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars This has really helped me., July 21, 2006

By	elise dubourbon "elise d." (USA) - See all my reviews

First of all, if/when you go to France, the whole experience is completely different if you attempt to speak their language versus if you expect them to speak yours (which they all can!). They really appreciate your attempt to speak the language that they are so proud of and consider an art, and they make every effort to help you to learn more and improve. It really, really opens so many doors to try to speak French. It's the difference between being treated like family versus being practically shunned. So do try to speak it. But the catch is that they hate it if you "bastardize" their language, meaning really rip up the pronunciation badly. It makes them wince. When I went to Lyon a few years ago I made every effort to speak French the whole time and was shocked how incredibly accomodating, sweet, and warm the French were to me, teaching me new words, helping me with my pronunciation, drawing me pictures, everything! Nothing like the rude treatment other Americans told me to expect from the French. One thing I noticed, though, was that while most of the time they could understand what I was saying pretty well, I most often could NOT understand most of what they were saying. This is because they spoke faster than I was used to listening to French and also because the French link their words together. Having being taught from text books and slow-speaking French teachers, I was over my head. I bought the beginner and the intermediate/advanced versions of this CD set because it's been a while since I practiced French and I originally leaned by the textbook method so I wasn't sure which I fit under. (I discovered that I fit under "beginner" in some aspects and under "intermediate/advanced" with other aspects.) Since I have a long drive to work and back every day, I play these and (when I'm awake enough) I do the recitations with him. I have to say that it's helped a lot. Both versions have. And the more times you listen the better you get and the easier it gets to understand. He says on the CD that you shouldn't or don't need to read the translations in the book that come with it, but I found that it helped me to read them before listening or I was distracted by my plausible ideas of what is really going on in the conversations. The content of the conversations is actually pretty interesting too: he interviews people, for example, who have had long diplomatic careers or knew Salvadore Dali as a child (both examples are in the intermediate/advanced version). For the first time since studying a language I've actually learned from the syntax AND the content of the lessons. I found it to be a wise purchase. Both of them. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars was simply because the tips he gives throughout the CDs can be a little repetitive, but then with some things you do need that consistent reminder.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Learning Can Be Fun!, April 7, 2004

By	Brad Bunnin (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the first learning program that made me laugh! Thanks to SmartFrench for creating such a good product. The method is much like that by which kids learn. It introduces the patterns of the spoken language, not just grammar and vocabulary; so it's possible, in short order, to begin constructing sentences that sound French. It's a real confidence-builder. And it's fun. The speakers have personalities that keep the learner engaged. There's nothing boring about SmartFrench.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best French Language Program I Have Tried
I took three years of French in high school over twenty years ago, and I recently decided to take up the language once again. Read more

Published 2 days ago by Cal Bear

4.0 out of 5 stars Thank You For Your Practical Help Learning French
Dear Mr. Christian Aubert:

Merci beaucoup for offering the great learning tools Introduction to French, Volumes 1 & 2, and SmartFrench Audio CDs~Beginner. Read more

Published 3 days ago by T. Rodgers

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was looking for
I was looking for a CD that would help me with conversational French on my first visit to France. I didn't think my high school French would suffice. (Boy was I right). Read more

Published 1 month ago by D. Strasser

4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic system for learning French
You won't find a better way to learn French and learn it quickly than SmartFrench. I took 2 years of French in high school and two in college but couldn't speak it or understand... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Michael M

4.0 out of 5 stars A review without all the B.S. and fluff
Okay I'm going to just dish out the straight facts about this product without the fluff or the lies:

1. The cds come with a booklet. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Gen

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful
I found the Smart French lessons very helpful. I'm planning on a trip to Montreal and I really need to pronounce French properly. Read more

Published 4 months ago by J. Thompson

2.0 out of 5 stars smartfrench- BEGINNER'S LEVEL
The packaging is inadaquate for the protection of the product during shipping and handling. The stubs that grip the centers of the discs are plastic and crack loose leaving the... Read more

Published 6 months ago by L. Zivec

3.0 out of 5 stars One major disappointment
I recently bought this CD set as well as the Intermediate/Advanced version. Both are excellent. The problem is I'd planned on listening to them on my iPod or, at the very... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Sandra J. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars It's working.....
I have been using the beginner level of SmartFrench for several weeks now, and I have found it to be both enjoyable and effective. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Sam N. Beecroft

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Improving Listening and Speaking Skills
I've studied French for years (8) and am now moving to France and while I can be read at a high level I've always struggled with speaking and listening. Read more

Published 8 months ago by LDC

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