Mastering French Vocabulary with Audio MP3

Content of the book is amazing but the CD is broken.

Per cultura personale sto studiando un po' di lingue, una alla volta. Adesso è il turno del francese ed utilizzo sempre una combinazione di diversi metodi di apprendimento: video, libri, grammatica, app per cellulari, flash card e sempre un dizionario tematico come questo. Questa volta ho scelto il Barron's (che è sempre una garanzia) e devo dire che è davvero molto completo. I vari argomenti da approfondire, uno alla volta o semplicemente spulciando di tanto in tanto, coprono davvero tutta la vita e le conversazioni possibili. Anche il prezzo, per le nozioni contenute, è davvero competitivo. Non do le 5 stelle perchè non ci sono immagini e penso (per le precedenti esperienze di apprendimento avute) che qualche immagine andrebbe sempre aggiunta, aiuta a rafforzare i ricordi. Allego anche un'immagine di una pagina a caso per dare un'idea di come è organizzato all'interno. Spero di essere stato utile con questa recensione. Buona giornata.

While there are a few errors in this book (as pointed out by another reviewer), I think it's a great resource. I live and work in Quebec and was struggling to communicate efficiently; I was frequently having to think of what I wanted to say and then figure out if I had the vocab for it and if not, I had to think of another way to say what I wanted that was limited by my vocab. I've bought a few other vocab books, including the previous version of this book, but always struggled with the pronunciation of the words and it made me quite hesitant to use what I had learnt because I had no idea if my pronunciation was wrong. When I found out this was getting released with an audio CD, I pre-ordered it and so far it's been invaluable to me. I'm going through the book chapter-by-chapter trying to memorise everything at about 20-80 words per day. Now when I communicate with friends and colleagues, I find everything much simpler because I don't have to question my vocabulary before I speak. The book, like the previous version, is arranged thematically. I find it easier to remember words that are associated with each other in some way so this book works better than other vocab books that give seemingly random words in no logical order. The book also has little information boxes that explain things like false friends or how the meaning of a word can vary depending on the context or its position in a sentence, both of which I find helpful. The book also gives the phonetic spelling of each word, like the previous version did, which allows the book to be used without the audio CD. Also included are occasional little idioms or short phrases. As mentioned by a previous reviewer, a digital version of the book would have been really useful. In short, if you're looking to enrich your vocabulary then I recommend this book!

めちゃいいです。 英語とフランス語を全部勉強しようとする人にピッタリです。

Once you've mastered basic French grammar and basic conversational sentences, you need to learn vocabulary. One way is by reading newspapers and books in French. This is another, complementary way. The combination of the book and the mp3s is very effective. The audio is just the right pace, so you can repeat after the native speaker, who speaks clearly and not too fast. It is a great way to practice pronunciation of words you already know as well as the ones you don't. The occasional full sentences will remind you of some grammar, too. I find that reading 3-4 pages at a time and then listening to the audio (usually later, in the car) is very effective. The combination of the book and audio is a real bargain. Like other reviewers, I would gladly also buy a Kindle version if one were available. This book is a welcome addition to Assimil and Ultimate French as great tools for self-learning using a combination of text and audio.

El libro es una gran guía. Me parece excelente que venga por temas y además la traducción francés-inglés de las palabras. Muy feliz con la compra. Lo recomiendo a aquellas personas que iniciamos con el idioma y aquellas que quieran perfeccionar su pronunciación.