This highly successful intermediate course has now been revised and updated in a new ... more
edition to include the euro and other key changes around the French-speaking world. The course is designed for those who have a basic knowledge of French and is ideal...
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Advantages: Authentic recordings; good listening, reading and speaking practice Disadvantages: Grammar not in great depth; less emphasis on writing skills
brave learner. It is a well-structured and organised course and is worthy of serious consideration, especially at the discounted price offered on, for example, the Amazon website.
THE FRENCHEXPERIENCE Part 2 by MikeGarnier (2004) 224 pages + CDs
ISBN 978-0563519119 Price £39.99 or £23.97 on Amazon. ...
Advantages: Authentic recordings, good vocabulary Disadvantages: Grammar not detailed enough
and practice. On the other hand, the CDs are very useful for listening to actual French speakers using their everyday language in a natural way. It's likely that you will need to listen more than once, but that doesn't matter, and if you are still confused you can refer to the transcripts. I recently used the CD for Unit 9 with a Year 9 school pupil, and she found the descriptions of the houses quite easy to follow.
If you feel that the topics covered are relevant to you, I would suggest following this course but also buying a grammar workbook such as 'La Grammaire en Clair' or 'Schaum's Outlines of French Grammar'. There is a 'FrenchExperience2' which carries on where number 1 leaves off, and includes more material from other Francophone countries as well as more advanced language structures. Even then there will be gaps: I was recently asked ...
Advantages: The best language software I've seen Disadvantages: None
As an experienced post-16 teacher of French, I can honestly say this is the best language learning software I've ever seen.
The main disadvantage in buying computer software is that opening the package means you can't return the product.
This product, however, is really good. My only real gripe is that there's no follow-up product for A-level students.
Visually, it's an excellent product, which is closely linked to the content of the FrenchExperience textbook. The layout is easy to navigate, and the option to review the conversations step-by-step is a huge advantage over the book.
There are four or five exercises for each of the book's two-page layouts. Many of the listening exercises are drag and drop, and the instant marking is fantastic. Students are able to redo the exercises as often as they like without feeling that they ...
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Product details
EAN
9780563519096
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Language & Linguistics
Subgenre
French
Publisher
BBC Consumer Publishing
Title
The French Experience 2
Author
Mike Garnier
ISBN
0563519096
Manufacturer's product description
This highly successful intermediate course has now been revised and updated in a new edition to include the euro and other key changes around the French-speaking world. The course is designed for those who have a basic knowledge of French and is ideal for anyone who followed the successful 'French Experience 1' or any other course for beginners. The fully illustrated course book is divided into ten units. Each unit contains dialogues authentic texts explanations of key language and a wide variety of activities including extended reading and listening passages. The course focuses on the standard French but also introduces intermediate learners to the richness and diversity of the French-speaking world in New Caledonia Vietnam Senegal Tunisia Quebec Belgium Switzerland and Guadeloupe. The course book is available on its own or as a complete language pack with the course book and either cassettes or CDs.
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