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Learn French with Stories for Beginners: 15 French Stories for Beginners with English Glossaries throughout the text. FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS
Brush up on your French, improve your reading and listening skills , and make learning new vocabulary so much easier with 15 fun and engaging French stories.
For those of you who can’t just slip away from life, travel to France and immerse yourself in the language in order to learn it, this is your solution! Reading and listening to native-spoken French stories is the next best thing.
You have at your fingertips the written word AND an its accompanying audio recording that allows you
The stories are written for new French learners. However, a basic understanding of French is highly recommended to achieve maximum enjoyment and effectiveness of the lessons. This program is perfect for those who want to brush up on their French language skills.
A slow version helps beginners improve their pronunciation and a normal, natural speed for intermediate and advanced learners that trains your ears to understand what is being said. You receive 4 hours of MP3 audio recording!
There is no need for a dictionary . Each story is broken down with a French and English glossary that introduces you to the words and phrases you might not understand. This comes in handy because there is no need for the irritating process of flipping pages, continually searching for definitions or translations.
A vocabulary recap at the end of each chapter allows you to review what you have read and listened to so you don’t forget the essential words and expressions taught throughout the lesson.
The book contains 15 stories with the following Family, Months, Days, Numbers, Weather, Introduce yourself, House, Nature, Clothing, Shopping, Visiting/Tourism, Weekend Activities, Daily Routine, Describe yourself, Food, Cooking, Jobs and Occupation, At the Train Station.
All stories are written using vocabulary that you could easily use in your day-to-day conversations.
For those of you who can’t just slip away from life, travel to France and immerse yourself in the language in order to learn it, this is your solution! Reading and listening to native-spoken French stories is the next best thing.
You have at your fingertips the written word AND an its accompanying audio recording that allows you
The stories are written for new French learners. However, a basic understanding of French is highly recommended to achieve maximum enjoyment and effectiveness of the lessons. This program is perfect for those who want to brush up on their French language skills.
A slow version helps beginners improve their pronunciation and a normal, natural speed for intermediate and advanced learners that trains your ears to understand what is being said. You receive 4 hours of MP3 audio recording!
There is no need for a dictionary . Each story is broken down with a French and English glossary that introduces you to the words and phrases you might not understand. This comes in handy because there is no need for the irritating process of flipping pages, continually searching for definitions or translations.
A vocabulary recap at the end of each chapter allows you to review what you have read and listened to so you don’t forget the essential words and expressions taught throughout the lesson.
The book contains 15 stories with the following Family, Months, Days, Numbers, Weather, Introduce yourself, House, Nature, Clothing, Shopping, Visiting/Tourism, Weekend Activities, Daily Routine, Describe yourself, Food, Cooking, Jobs and Occupation, At the Train Station.
All stories are written using vocabulary that you could easily use in your day-to-day conversations.
219 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 12, 2015
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May 11, 2021
Before you read the review for this book I want to let you know there is a newer version that comes with audio. If you ever have the opportunity to purchase a book that comes with audio
Frédéric's books are a good option for beginning and lower-intermediate learners. His easy to follow stories expose readers to vocabulary in the context of common activities like: taking a course, shopping, spring cleaning, etc. Although all of the stories can be read independent of each other, Frédéric incorporates vocabulary learned in one story into the others. In addition, the in-text English glossary significantly reduces the number of times you have to pull out your French/English dictionary.
The audio is provided in two speeds slow and normal and is read by a native Frenchman -- Frédéric. The slow speed is almost painfully slow. However as you are trying to develop the ability to distingquish sounds, translate words, and interpret meaning through context sloooow is good. The normal speed is not the mind boggling, incomprehensible babble we Americans think of as French. It's closer to the average speed of an English speaker.
The great thing about books that come with audio is that you can work every aspect of learning the language: vocabulary, written and oral comprehension, as well as pronunciation.
Frédéric's books are a good option for beginning and lower-intermediate learners. His easy to follow stories expose readers to vocabulary in the context of common activities like: taking a course, shopping, spring cleaning, etc. Although all of the stories can be read independent of each other, Frédéric incorporates vocabulary learned in one story into the others. In addition, the in-text English glossary significantly reduces the number of times you have to pull out your French/English dictionary.
The audio is provided in two speeds slow and normal and is read by a native Frenchman -- Frédéric. The slow speed is almost painfully slow. However as you are trying to develop the ability to distingquish sounds, translate words, and interpret meaning through context sloooow is good. The normal speed is not the mind boggling, incomprehensible babble we Americans think of as French. It's closer to the average speed of an English speaker.
The great thing about books that come with audio is that you can work every aspect of learning the language: vocabulary, written and oral comprehension, as well as pronunciation.
July 19, 2019
This was a great learning tool to advance my French aural skills. The accompanying mp3 audio was clear and went at a pace that was challenging enough but not too fast for my level (normal and slow speeds are offered). While I wouldn't recommend this for complete beginners, I started this book in the middle of my second college semester of French. Much of the highlighted vocabulary I knew but hearing it reinforced the pronunciation and the book added a lot more vocab to my repertoire. For me, listening to French while reading it is the best way to rapidly learn a language.
July 31, 2020
Terrible audio. Many errors.
June 18, 2020
Good book to learn French with audio
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