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Living Language French, Essential Edition: Beginner course, including coursebook, 3 audio CDs, and free online learning
Learn a Language—Not Just Words. The Essential package is a unique, truly multi-media introduction to French that uses the Living Language Method™ to teach you to speak a new language, not just memorize vocabulary words.
Our method presents the language in a natural and systematic way, combining linguistic science and proven techniques with an engaging experience to deliver real results.
Millions have learned with Living Language. Now it’s your turn to join the conversation.
Build a Foundation
Start speaking immediately using essential words and phrases.
Progress with Confidence
Build on each lesson as you advance to full sentences, then conversations.
Retain what You’ve Learned
Special recall exercises reinforce your new language and help move it into your long-term memory.
Progress with Confidence
Build on each lesson as you advance to full sentences, then conversations.
Achieve Your Goals
Don’t just mimic or memorize. Develop practical language skills to speak in any situation.
Book: 10 lessons, additional review exercises and dialogues, extensive glossary and grammar summary—plus, a bonus notebook for extra practice space
3 Audio CDs: Vocabulary, dialogues, audio exercises, and more—learn with the book or on the go, anytime, anywhere
FREE Online Learning: Flashcards, audio downloads, and interactive quizzes for each lesson
Our method presents the language in a natural and systematic way, combining linguistic science and proven techniques with an engaging experience to deliver real results.
Millions have learned with Living Language. Now it’s your turn to join the conversation.
Build a Foundation
Start speaking immediately using essential words and phrases.
Progress with Confidence
Build on each lesson as you advance to full sentences, then conversations.
Retain what You’ve Learned
Special recall exercises reinforce your new language and help move it into your long-term memory.
Progress with Confidence
Build on each lesson as you advance to full sentences, then conversations.
Achieve Your Goals
Don’t just mimic or memorize. Develop practical language skills to speak in any situation.
Book: 10 lessons, additional review exercises and dialogues, extensive glossary and grammar summary—plus, a bonus notebook for extra practice space
3 Audio CDs: Vocabulary, dialogues, audio exercises, and more—learn with the book or on the go, anytime, anywhere
FREE Online Learning: Flashcards, audio downloads, and interactive quizzes for each lesson
272 pages, Paperback
First published November 23, 2010
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September 24, 2023
My French is rusty, and I used this book to review some things. Overall, I think it’s a really great book. My main complaint is that it didn’t have audio recordings for all the vocabulary and sentences, so I had to look elsewhere for some of the audio I wanted. I read it as a part of Complete French, so now I’ll be moving onto the 2nd book, Intermediate French.
March 11, 2020
This was the perfect beginner's French language textbook for me as I wasn't intimidated by it like I've been when I've tried (half-heartedly) other textbooks. The accompanying CDs were extremely helpful as well. I'm looking forward to advancing to the next level in the series.
September 7, 2013
dumped down content
alot of english in the recordings
very simple and basic content .. the best section is "dialogues" at the end
alot of english in the recordings
very simple and basic content .. the best section is "dialogues" at the end
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews