French I, Basic: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur)

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What is the Pimsleur® difference?

The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of French structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak French can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands of words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.

When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That same learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.

With Pimsleur you get:

Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.

Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.

The 10 lessons in the Basic French are the same as the first 10 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive French Level 1.

The 10 lessons in Basic French are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational French edition.

Pimsleur learners progress from either the Basic or the Conversational to the Comprehensive Level 1, and not from Basic to Conversational edition.

What Customers Say About French I, Basic: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur):

I want to buy the intermediate cds now. You can't beat the method for learning languages. This is a wonderful product. I've used Pimsleur for studying Chinese also.

now I want to lean more. great for basic french. Found these lean french language to be very helpful. Listen to driving in my car.

Don't let the intro fool you, this tool needs a lot more in order to understand and speak french

There's too much repetition of the same thing over and over. With 5 CDs and 10 lessons total, I'm sure I could have learned a lot more. When I started listening and practicing with these CDs in my car, I was very pleased with the method. and over. After all, if I want to go back and repeat something, I can just slip the CD into the player and go over the materials I need to review. But by the time I got to the end of all the lessons I was disappointed. I expected to learn more than just how to ask someone if they want to have lunch with me, or drink something, and at what time (not even learning ALL the hours on the clock, but just four or five of them).

it's a very good aid for someone that whants to learn the basics of French