Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55

Beginner French #33

By: Innovative Language Learning

Narrated by: FrenchPod101.com

Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Start speaking French in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, a completely new way to learn French with ease! Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your French friends. This Box set includes our Learn French - Introduction to French and Learn French – Gengo Beginner French audiobooks.

Why are the audio lessons so effective?

• Syllable-by-syllable breakdown of each word and phrase so that you can say every word and phrase instantly
• Repeat after the professional teacher section so that you can practice proper pronunciation
• Quick cultural tips in each lesson will help you navigate your way even better
• Effortlessly learn from a bi-lingual and bi-cultural host as they guide you through pitfalls and pleasures of France and French
• Above all, a fun and relaxed approach to grasping a lot of information quickly and easily

You see, unlike other audiobooks, we actually teach French and French culture. With each lesson, you will master a target phrase and key vocabulary. This is a complete lesson taught by a professional, bi-lingual teacher! Listen to the preview now!

This is NOT a vocabulary audiobook with just words and their translations. These short and effective audio lessons will allow you to:

• Speak French within minutes of your first lesson
• Understand the culture, customs, and people of France
• Order the food you want in restaurants
• Travel in taxis, trains, buses, and cars with confidence
• Master manners, etiquette, and customs
• Use surprise phrases and tips that will leave your guests wondering where you learned them.

The first course in this box set is "Learn Language - Introduction to Language". This audiobook will take you through the basics of French with "Basic Bootcamp", "All About", and "Pronunciation" lessons. The five "Basic Bootcamp" lessons each center on a practical, real-life conversation. At the beginning of the lesson, we'll introduce the background of the conversation. Then, you'll hear the conversation two times: One time at natural native speed and one time with English translation. After the conversation, you'll learn carefully selected vocabulary and key grammar concepts. Next, you'll hear the conversation one time at natural native speed. Finally, practice what you have learned with the review track. Repeat the words and phrases you hear in the review track aloud to practice pronunciation and reinforce what you have learned.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2010 Innovative Language Learning, LLC (P)2010 Innovative Language Learning, LLC

Great learning and practice.

Very useful and upbeat. I highly recommend it to improve your French. I plan to listen to and practice with it again.

Excellent Language Course for the Audible Audience

Where does Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's the best French audio course I have ever taken.

Any additional comments?

This course is designed for people looking to learn French, but who need to do this primarily via audio. While the instruction guide is very good, they do an excellent job of teaching the content effectively through the audio instruction, giving the listener essential vocabulary that is spoken at both the speed of a native speaker and a slower speed the learner can digest. Excellent job!

Good Introduction to French

Would you listen to Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55 again? Why?

Yes. I found it very useful. I haven't studied French for many years, and this helped me to quickly re-learn much that I had forgotten, and more.

What did you like best about this story?

The story covered many situations that a visitor would encounter.

What about the narrator’s performance did you like?

Pleasant conversation. Serious, informative and playful at times - not overly so.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Does really apply...

A great to way to dive in to the French language.

What made the experience of listening to Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55 the most enjoyable?

Virginie and Eric do a great job of interacting back and forth while teaching the material clearly. Her voice is perfection.

What other book might you compare Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55 to and why?

This is the only audio language book I've listened to.

What about the narrator’s performance did you like?

Honestly, I could listen to Virginie speak in any language on any subject.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No

Any additional comments?

It helped me learn a great deal about the French language and culture.

Impressionnant!

j'aime ce livre!
You must buy this book if you're learning French! Very Helpful to me!

Great easy lessons that are easy to follow!

If you could sum up Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55 in three words, what would they be?

Great for beginners and intermediate speakers. Great way to review stuff you learned previously or learn for the first time. Very clear and well done/

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, it would be too much to take in if you tried to do it all in one sitting.

Any additional comments?

My only issue was that not all words in the dialogues are reviewed. I would have preferred that every word and phrase be dissected and explained.

There is content, but TOTALY disorganized..

I am so tempted to return this. There seems to be a lot of material, but completely disorganised. Whole audio chapters repeated. Even the PDF file is a big blob. It is 487 pages long with no Table of contents. It does have a long list of Book Marks, but only one or two of the Book Marks links work. how can this be so hard ?

update: after getting used to how it is laid out, i am finding this useful. the 25 or so lessons with conversations are very very good. i have picked up a lot from them. Note- I am taking these lessons after completing Paul Nobel's lesson, which gave a very strong foundation.

Useful French Launchpad

I have read negative comments that I found unjustified. I think people should take this for what it is. I already know some French, so I found this one useful, engaging and well thought out.

Disappointment

What disappointed you about Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55?

If you want to learn how to speak English with a rather cute French accent, this is the audiobook for you, but if you want to start your journey learning to speak French this wiil not help you much. After 13 chapters I have learnt to greet and to count and have had to listen to dialogue in English; interesting snippets about France and French society but nothing to set my on the road to SPEAKING French.

Would you ever listen to anything by Innovative Language Learning again?

Yes, perhaps the advanced lessons are better.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrator?

Narrators are fine, if only they spoke more French.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Learn French: Ultimate Getting Started with French Box Set, Lessons 1-55?

The long English dialogues.

Any additional comments?

Really not enough FRENCH text.

Love the program, hate the choice of lessons

I recognize the program from a podcast I listen to, a very good one. The narrators are excellent and informative, and I've always wanted to purchase more of their lessons.

However, when it comes to the lessons Innovative Language Learning chose to include in this "ultimate getting started" box set, I was very disappointed.

A huge chunk of these 55 lessons (I'd say somewhere around ~20, very rough guess) don't actually include ANY lessons on speaking French, but rather information like French pop culture icons, French politics, etc. The program starts off well with lessons about pronunciation and grammar, then for some bizarre reason all you end up learning is how French government works etc.

This isn't "Learning French"--it's helpful but it's not at all what was advertised.