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| BobMc Senior Member United States Joined 5646 days ago 36 posts - 47 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 17 of 22 19 February 2010 at 6:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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Did the audio change at all between the first edition (which I guess is 1987) and the later editions? I'd like to make sure I get the proper workbook for the audio I have.
Here is the first edition workbook... First edition workbook Here is the second edition workbook... Second edition workbook If the audio component of the course had not changed, then I am assuming I'd be fine with either workbook. Does that sound correct? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| MmeFleiss Diglot Groupie United States Joined 5980 days ago 58 posts - 72 votes  Speaks: English*, Tagalog Studies: Japanese, French, Spanish | Message 18 of 22 20 February 2010 at 12:38am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm pretty sure it did change. I believe it was discussed in a previous FIA thread here.
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| Magnum Bilingual Triglot Retired Moderator Pro Member United States Joined 7115 days ago 359 posts - 353 votes Speaks: English*, Serbian*, French Studies: German Personal Language Map | Message 19 of 22 21 February 2010 at 8:02pm | IP Logged | ||
My guess is that after watching the series 3-4 times, and using the book with the series, you should understand 1500-3000 words depending on the effort put in. The book will help you understand more from each viewing. Without the book it will take additional viewings. To become fluent in French, I believe you will need to complete FIA and then spend six months reading French newspapers and books, and watching many French movies. You never stop learning. After a year of this, I think you could be at 3000-4000 words. There are many good French movies that are fun to watch many times over. The Dinner Game is very funny and can be watched 10+ times without getting old. Jean de Florette is another very good movie but it is more of a drama. I also highly enjoy Eric Rohmer movies, my favorite is Pauline at the Beach. You are lucky to learn French because FIA will teach you enough so you can watch movies and read books, and the French have some of the best movies in the world. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| skchi Groupie United States Joined 5743 days ago 57 posts - 86 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 20 of 22 04 May 2010 at 9:22pm | IP Logged | ||
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This thread has lots of great information! I'm thinking about just using the videos. My biggest hurdle in learning French is listening comprehension. So, I was thinking that it would be useful to go through the videos, maybe even write down what they're saying and compare it to the translations, which are on scribd (here's the thread)
Do you think just watching the videos will improve my listening comprehension? Edited by skchi on 04 May 2010 at 9:46pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| languages123 Newbie Spain Joined 4552 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes | Message 21 of 22 06 June 2012 at 4:42pm | IP Logged | ||
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i tried to download the audio files but it requires me to give my username and password for the site.. does anyone have a username for me, so i cn download the files or an alternative download link? I have the book at home but no cd.. thank you
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