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ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 1 of 19 17 December 2009 at 7:14am \| IP Logged
	quick entry studying some french lately. it is like an old friend. it comes back to me when i study it. Edited by ChiaBrain on 05 May 2012 at 5:40am 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 2 of 19 21 December 2009 at 6:43am \| IP Logged
	I've completed Michel Thomas Foundation up to Disk 4, Chapter 3 I also completed Pimsleur 1, lesson 1 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 3 of 19 28 April 2012 at 8:48am \| IP Logged
	Wow, it's been a long time since I've studied French or any language for that matter. Well I started over with Michel Thomas French Foundation. I decided to post my progress tonight and either subconsciously or serendipitously I happen to have completed to where I left off: Disk 4, Chapter 3. I'll take it as a good sign and continue. 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 4 of 19 01 May 2012 at 6:45am \| IP Logged
	Did some looking around to find out differences between the French in Quebec and France and came across this great article and interview on Benny's site: http://www.fluentin3months.com/quebecois/ It gave me the inspiration I need to continue. I've been wanting to visit Quebec for a while now. My language plan is to focus on French for awhile to get it more to the level of which I'm at with Portuguese and Italian. Edited by ChiaBrain on 01 May 2012 at 6:54am 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 5 of 19 04 May 2012 at 5:43am \| IP Logged
	I like Michel but I get tired of his students. I found myself wanting to hear real French with some text to back it up so yesterday I listened to disk 1 of "Assimil French with Ease". I was surprised how much I could understand and how clear it sounded (granted, they speak slower in the beginning of the course). I also find the female's voice very sexy. Today I listened to some of Pimsleur 1 at work. To be honest I find it annoying and repetative. I think I'm just going to stick with Assimil for now, supplemented by "Essential French Grammar" and a phrasebook with audio, either Berlitz's or Lonely Planet's, maybe both. I looked at some tourism information for Quebec. Seems there a lot of great biking up there on the Route Verte. 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 6 of 19 08 May 2012 at 6:35am \| IP Logged
	Well, over the weekend I did MT Foundation up to disk 6, track 9 and the first lesson of Assimil. I'm tempted to try the Paul Noble course as it sounds like the MT course but with a native speaker and sans the students. [edit] The more I think about it, I don't want to hear Paul Noble, Michel Thomas or his students tell me in English about French. I want to hear French. I can confirm structural observations by reading the Assimil notes and looking stuff up in grammar books. I can read much faster than people talk. And I learn better when I'm motivated by curiousity. Edited by ChiaBrain on 08 May 2012 at 6:47am 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 7 of 19 10 May 2012 at 5:01am \| IP Logged
	Well I ended up finishing CD 6 and finishing up to CD 7/Track 4 of Michel Thomas while jogging. It seems like the best use of that time since I can't look at a book. 1 person has voted this message useful
tastyonions Triglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/UIdChYRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4607 days ago 1044 posts - 1823 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: Italian	Message 8 of 19 10 May 2012 at 5:21am \| IP Logged
	I am also learning French and found Pimsleur rather tedious. Good luck with your studies. 1 person has voted this message useful

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ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 1 of 19 17 December 2009 at 7:14am \| IP Logged
	quick entry studying some french lately. it is like an old friend. it comes back to me when i study it. Edited by ChiaBrain on 05 May 2012 at 5:40am 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 2 of 19 21 December 2009 at 6:43am \| IP Logged
	I've completed Michel Thomas Foundation up to Disk 4, Chapter 3 I also completed Pimsleur 1, lesson 1 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 3 of 19 28 April 2012 at 8:48am \| IP Logged
	Wow, it's been a long time since I've studied French or any language for that matter. Well I started over with Michel Thomas French Foundation. I decided to post my progress tonight and either subconsciously or serendipitously I happen to have completed to where I left off: Disk 4, Chapter 3. I'll take it as a good sign and continue. 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 4 of 19 01 May 2012 at 6:45am \| IP Logged
	Did some looking around to find out differences between the French in Quebec and France and came across this great article and interview on Benny's site: http://www.fluentin3months.com/quebecois/ It gave me the inspiration I need to continue. I've been wanting to visit Quebec for a while now. My language plan is to focus on French for awhile to get it more to the level of which I'm at with Portuguese and Italian. Edited by ChiaBrain on 01 May 2012 at 6:54am 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 5 of 19 04 May 2012 at 5:43am \| IP Logged
	I like Michel but I get tired of his students. I found myself wanting to hear real French with some text to back it up so yesterday I listened to disk 1 of "Assimil French with Ease". I was surprised how much I could understand and how clear it sounded (granted, they speak slower in the beginning of the course). I also find the female's voice very sexy. Today I listened to some of Pimsleur 1 at work. To be honest I find it annoying and repetative. I think I'm just going to stick with Assimil for now, supplemented by "Essential French Grammar" and a phrasebook with audio, either Berlitz's or Lonely Planet's, maybe both. I looked at some tourism information for Quebec. Seems there a lot of great biking up there on the Route Verte. 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 6 of 19 08 May 2012 at 6:35am \| IP Logged
	Well, over the weekend I did MT Foundation up to disk 6, track 9 and the first lesson of Assimil. I'm tempted to try the Paul Noble course as it sounds like the MT course but with a native speaker and sans the students. [edit] The more I think about it, I don't want to hear Paul Noble, Michel Thomas or his students tell me in English about French. I want to hear French. I can confirm structural observations by reading the Assimil notes and looking stuff up in grammar books. I can read much faster than people talk. And I learn better when I'm motivated by curiousity. Edited by ChiaBrain on 08 May 2012 at 6:47am 1 person has voted this message useful
ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5750 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German	Message 7 of 19 10 May 2012 at 5:01am \| IP Logged
	Well I ended up finishing CD 6 and finishing up to CD 7/Track 4 of Michel Thomas while jogging. It seems like the best use of that time since I can't look at a book. 1 person has voted this message useful
tastyonions Triglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/UIdChYRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4607 days ago 1044 posts - 1823 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: Italian	Message 8 of 19 10 May 2012 at 5:21am \| IP Logged
	I am also learning French and found Pimsleur rather tedious. Good luck with your studies. 1 person has voted this message useful