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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Could they possibly speak any slower? Jan 19, 2008
I found this French learning audio CD to be on the pathetic side mainly because the French speaker repeats the French very slowly, which is not going to help you understand a native speaker who is speaking at a normal pace. You don't realize just how quickly people speak until you are trying to learn a language and you visit a place where that language is spoken. I would get another CD set if you want to learn French.
0 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Listen & Learn french ( CD Edition) Oct 15, 2007
Until now I have not received my products. Already it was conquered the time estimated of arrival.
And in the Internet consultation I could not have raised a report.
Can you help me?
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 just phrases, phrases, phrases - best bang for $10 May 02, 2007
I used this in conjunction with the Berlitz Essential French book to learn pronunciation/phrases and written French, respectively, in preparation for a 3-month organic-farm work-abroad stay in France. This combination turned out to be perfect. I had no background and couldn't conjugate or put sentences together, but Listen & Learn's rote memorization of standard phrases got me pronouncing and small-talking quickly. After 3 months in France, I could shoot the breeze with the barber.
PROs: Once you know that this is just a list of phrases, spoken once in English and once in (rather dramatic) French, you will probably agree that within this simple category it is mega hella awesome, and hella cheap. The overdramatic Francophone is difficult to imitate at first, but once you can mock him well, you'll be able to convey _real_feeling_ when you speak, bashful though you may be. It's rare to see personality and humor like this in the rush-hour-2-minute-learn-now-textbook-cramathon culture of other audio programs.
CONs: The French is native-speed and only uttered once (with space afterwards for your attempt). Two repetitions would have drilled it better and made this a five-star product. Also, upon closer examination, you will notice that 1. the booklet looks suspiciously like a xerox, and 2. the recordings come from analog tape (audiophiles will note the giveaway hiss and print-thru echo), dating it back to the 70s/80s. Actually, the inner cover reveals the source phrases to be from 1956. This just means that the phrases are a bit campy ("How should you like to dine?") and you will learn NO PHRASES related to the information age, i.e. internet, cell phones, etc. This is just a minor downside, but a major DISHONESTY on the part of Listen & Learn, who go to great lengths to modernize the packaging (outside of the box has a 2004 copyright) without modernizing the content.
HIGHLIGHTS: The Anglophone is a riot in general, but for maximum entertainment, listen to the first 2 seconds of "Numbers" (as many times as you can stand). Also, in the final "Restaurant" chapter, all of the phrases are lambasting the waiter for the mediocre soup, overcharging the bill, and ruining everything; the last phrase, however, is this: "La cuisine et le service étaient excellents!"
5 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Don't Buy It! Nov 09, 2006
Don't waste your money on "Listen and Learn French" - the "teacher" actually sounds like an old voice over from the 50's or 60's (and sounds kind of angry). I couldn't listen for more than 10 minutes - no value added. Spend the extra couple bucks for Drive Time French - those cd's are awesome!
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 french cd review Aug 31, 2006
I really enjoy the french tapes, I listen to them on my headphones at work. I am studying abroad next year,and these cd's have helped me to learn easy conversation french.
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