• Go from a beginner to proficient in French without ever having to write a single word
• Learn on the move, in the car or at the gym – wherever you have a CD player and whenever it’s convenient for you
• Develop an authentic accent by listening to native French speakers
• Learn the French that you need to know, and control your pace
• Have fun following the entertaining storyline

Description

Comprehensive French III includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Levels I and II. Increased spoken and reading language ability.

Level III will increase your vocabulary and grammatical structures and triple your spoken proficiency. Upon completion of a level III, you will be able to:

• participate in most informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and some semi-professional topics,
• form longer sentences while maintaining the target language syntax,
• be understood even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners,
• handle increasingly difficult grammatical structures,
• enjoy fluent conversations with a variety of strangers,
• have a near-native accent, and the subtleties of the language will be apparent in your speech,
• read at the same level at which you speak.

Note: In order for the Pimsleur Method to work correctly, you must first complete the Level I + II language programs before proceeding to the Level III language program.

Description

Comprehensive French II includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Level I. Increased spoken and reading language ability.

Level II will double your vocabulary and grammatical structures while increasing your spoken proficiency exponentially. Upon completion of a Level II, you will be able to:

• engage in fuller conversations involving yourself, your family, daily activities, interests and personal preferences,
• combine known elements into increasingly longer sentences and strings of sentences,
• create with language and function in informal situations,
• deal with concrete topics in the past, present, and future,
• meet social demands and limited job requirements,
• begin reading for meaning.

Note: In order for the Pimsleur Method to work correctly, you must first complete the Level I language program before proceeding to the Level II language program.

Description

Comprehensive French I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary — 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions — plus an introduction to reading.

Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to:

• initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations,
• deal with every day situations — ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family,
• communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations,
• avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements,
• satisfy personal needs and limited social demands,
• establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries,
• begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.