SmartFrench Audio CDs Intermediate/Advanced Reviews
SmartFrench Audio CDs Intermediate/Advanced
Most people learn to speak french but not how to speak it. At the intermediate level, they still have difficulties to understand the language and they cannot be understood. These Audio CDs will develop your listening skills at the same time as you progress in your learning. If these CDs are too difficult for you, you need the Beginner level. Maybe you are an intermediate at speaking french but still a beginner at listening to it. If you still need basic tips, you might want to try our SmartFrench, Introduction to French course. And if you just want to say travel sentences, you can use our SmartFrench for Travelers book and downloads.
With this program you will understand French and you will be understood. It’s the best choice you can make to achieve fluency fast.
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A bit overrated,
I wouldn’t recommend these CDs, and it’s very difficult for me to believe the number of 5 star ratings. There are some very decent products out there with a lot of effort behind them. Some for less money than this one.
The key is to understand what these CDs are, and what they are not. SmartFrench is not a comprehensive language course. At all. It is only a set of 7 dialogues which are repeated at different speeds to help tune your ear to French, and help with your pronunciation. It is not a competitor for Pimsleur, which develops your recall response in the foreign language, or Learn in Your Car, which hones your grammar skills, or any variety of CDs available to build your vocabulary. These CDs do none of these things.
If you’re looking to purchase your primary language learning tool or need a review, this definitely shouldn’t be it. This should be way down on your list. If your French vocabulary is excellent, but your pronunciation is lacking, then these CDs might help. Then again, it would serve you just as well to rent a french movie with the subtitles on.
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|THE FRENCH WHISPERER,
If you want to be like the majority of Americans who have taken a foreign language in high school or college and can hardly decipher a word of conversational French then Smart French is not for you. On the other hand, if you feel that the value of learning a foreign language is to understand NATIVE speakers and hear the language as it is actually spoken then Smart French is a MUST buy. This program will completely demystify the art to French spoken language–and it is an art. 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? That is why if you have had years of instruction or not even one French lesson this program will benefit you.
You get a booklet with the written dialogues, the alphabet, and helpful pronunciation tips. You also get a a CD software program which effortlessly takes you through a rich library of interesting conversations. You can watch the video and audio together or listen to the audio alone. The secret to Smart French is that it breaks it down for you–lesson by lesson. One of the most important things in learning a language is to utilize your listening skills–something that had always terrified me until Smart French. Go through each dialogue step by step and you will lose your fear and finally gain the confidence to trust your ears. Then pick up your old language books, tapes, and French movies and you will be amazed when you finally understand the speech patterns. I highly recommend this program–ENJOY!
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|Real Confidence Builder – Works Great with Behind the Wheel French,
I have used SmartFrench Audio CD Intermediate/Advanced and I highly recommend it.
I personally have used it in conjunction with Behind the Wheel French in learning to speak French and have experienced a great deal of success as a result.
Having tried a variety of methods ranging from Bertlitz to Pimsleur, I would have to say that SmartFrench Audio CD Intermediate/Advanced is a breath of fresh air. It teaches you to speak ‘real French’ from real French people.
I enjoyed the variety of voices on the CD and the incremental teaching approach which gets you speaking in real conversational French sentences. This builds confidence and communicative ability in French and is essential to learning to communicate effectively.
Behind the Wheel French provided me with the sentences building techniques and high frequency vocabulary that sort of ‘filled in the gaps’ and gave me a complete and very effective learning experience.
Either course is wonderful but both together are a dynamic duo!!!
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