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Jeffers
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 Message 9 of 33
05 March 2014 at 3:35pm | IP Logged 
I'm interested in French for Reading, but I don't think the OP needs another textbook.
He should work through the courses he has first, and then take on some easier French
texts (like comics, Le Petit Nicolas, etc). If after finishing what he has, he needs
more help, French for Reading looks great!

By the way, linguaholic_ch, since Serpent hasn't been on here yet, I'll beat her to
recommending the GLOSS and lyricstraining websites for more native material practice
which is usable for beginners.
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linguaholic_ch
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 Message 10 of 33
05 March 2014 at 4:07pm | IP Logged 
Thank you Jeffers. But what is OP?
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Jeffers
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 Message 11 of 33
05 March 2014 at 4:29pm | IP Logged 
linguaholic_ch wrote:
Thank you Jeffers. But what is OP?


Sorry, OP is a shortcut we often use here to refer to the Original Poster. In this case,
you! :)
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shk00design
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 Message 12 of 33
05 March 2014 at 4:40pm | IP Logged 
Recently I came across a French immersion video site. You basically watch videos at your own pace and pick up vocabulary along the way. Since you can't always
practice with a person, the next best thing is to get your ears used to hearing the sounds of a language. Hopefully, when you pick up enough words & phrases
you'd be able to watch movies, TV and radio programs.

Yabla French Video Immersion

Personally I hate to rely on a textbook alone. After a while you get bored repeating the same things over and over.
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Antanas
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 Message 13 of 33
05 March 2014 at 5:18pm | IP Logged 
Jeffers wrote:
I'm interested in French for Reading, but I don't think the OP needs another textbook.

French for Reading is not just another textbook. It's more a device for reading practice. You can use it for a while, then put it down. Then start using it again. It's a good companion for the whole of your French journey.

Anyway, have a good trip.
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Gemuse
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 Message 14 of 33
05 March 2014 at 7:35pm | IP Logged 
I would not be comfortable with just Hugo and Assimil (no experience with Duolingo).
For German: Assimil is not good for proper grammatical knowledge. Hugo is too brief.
Both are excellent books, but not sufficient for me.

I would suggest a more detailed book to supplement Hugo and Assimil.

How about Living Language Ultimate French?

Edited by Gemuse on 05 March 2014 at 9:26pm

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Jeffers
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 Message 15 of 33
05 March 2014 at 9:05pm | IP Logged 
Gemuse wrote:
I would not be comfortable with just Hugo and Assimil (no experience with Duolingo).
For German: Assimil is not good for proper grammatical knowledge. Hugo is too brief.
Both are excellent books, but not sufficient for me.

I would suggest a more detailed book to supplement Hugo and Assimil.

How about Living Language Ultimate German? An older version:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0609806793
OP: the used older version books are very inexpensive.


In the first post linguaholic made it clear that Assimil + Duolingo + Hugo were not enough for him. Emk made some good suggestions for French grammars to complete the picture for him. Living Language is probably good, but using 4 courses would be overkill. (I assume you meant LL French rather than German, since you link to a French textbook. Got German on the brain? Heh heh).

Edited by Jeffers on 05 March 2014 at 9:07pm

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Gemuse
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 Message 16 of 33
05 March 2014 at 9:25pm | IP Logged 
Heh heh, my bad, yes I meant to say LL French

Hay whadayya know, amazon.in resellers are offering LL ultimate french for reasonable
prices
http://www.amazon.in/gp/offer-listing/1400009634/


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