Ultimate French: Basic-Intermediate on CD (LL(R) Ultimate Basic-Intermed)

"The dialogues are wonderful and among the best I've seen in a language course."       ALEXANDRA LEAF, New York University"I would not hesitate to use it as a primary text in any elementary or intermediate college-level class." PROFESSOR VINCENZO GATTO, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y."The materials are of a high quality and are fun for the learner." CYNTHIA RAMSEY, Ph.D., Basic Language Program, University of Southern California"A really great package for those who don't have the money to spend two years in a foreign country!" JUERGEN KEMPFF, Ph.D., Curriculum Director, University of California, Irvine

Great for review and to learn from Elisabeth Chase Granted, I studied French in high school more than 20 yrs ago. I remembered some things, but forgot more than I remembered. This book helped jog the memory, but I'm getting so much more out of it than I remembered in school. It's pretty clear in its explanations. I just wish I had cds to accompany it to hear the pronunciations. It is really helping me while working with my tutor.. Good introduction to the language John Post This book and CD set provides an elementary foundation in French. The complaints others have made about the brevity of the exercises and dialogues are accurate; however, before people dismiss the Living Language series they should recall its purpose. If you want to get a basic understanding of a language without mortgaging your house, Living Language is for you. The Pimsleur progams that everyone speaks so highly of come in two versions--one with no written material for roughly the same price and another with a $300 price tag.Living Language set can easily be supplemented with de Sales' French Verb Drills and The Rosetta St. "Do you really want to learn French?" according to TDean. I've used different language sets to learn, or start to learn, a few languages and now have a clear idea of what works & what doesn't. Most sets are designed for the non-serious student who wants something "easy" or flashy. The problem with these is that you don't end up learning the language. Ultimate French is very high quality and even fun, but its method is not for the serious student. The drills are very weak. A series with audio tapes/CDs that works is the Foreign Service Institute lessons. These are also marketed by Barron's and the National Audio-Visual Center. I haven't tried Pimsleur, though.

Learn French at home or on the go with the most complete, up-to-date program available! Developed by the experts at Living Language, this deluxe course has everything you need to speak, understand, read, and write French. COMPREHENSIVE LESSON MANUAL with REFERENCE SECTIONS40 lessons:lively, authentic dialoguesvocabulary, grammar, and usagecultural highlightsrevised and updated with additional exercises, the latest in computers, the Internet, euros, and more        Reference sections:complete grammar summary with verb conjugationsbusiness and social letter writingFrench-English English-French glossaryEIGHT COMPACT DISCSFirst learn at home:immerse yourself in French -- listen and repeat with the all-French recordingsfollow along with the manual, which