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Elexi
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United Kingdom
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Speaks: English*
Studies: French, German, Latin

Message 9 of 11

09 April 2013 at 11:53am | IP Logged

I would also recommend getting graded readers with audio early on - like the Hachette
LFF collection for French:

http://www.fle.hachette-livre.fr/ouvrages/pages/collection/l ff-000000017023-
1554567.html

or the CIDEB Lesen und Üben series for German:

http://www.blackcat-cideb.com/243-lesen-und-uben

Audio graded readers are great for learning new vocabulary and getting a feel for how a
language works. They are also self-buls**t detectors - I thought I was a clear B1 in
both languages, until I read an A1 book and (whilst I understood it) had to look up a
good few words per chapter.
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DaraghM
Diglot
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Ireland
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Speaks: English*, Spanish
Studies: French, Russian, Hungarian

Message 10 of 11

09 April 2013 at 12:45pm | IP Logged

Elexi wrote:

Once you get to A2-B1 the only way up is to use native materials. Its not that courses aren't any use anymore - they will still give you revision - but just are too contrived to take you that one step beyond.

If you're willing to study entirely in the target language, there are a number of courses that will help you reach a more advanced level.

The ones I've used are,

Grammaire en Dialogues - Niveau Debutant
Vocabulaire en Dialogues - Niveau Debutant
Hachette: Grammaire Pratique du Français
Grammaire Progressive du Français - Niveau Intermediaire
Communication Progressive du Français - Niveau Intermediaire
Vite et Bien 2 (B1)
Alter Ego 3
Nouvel Édito - B1
Vocabulaire Progressive du Français - Niveau Avancé
Grammaire Progressive du Français - Niveau Avancé
Version Originale 4 (B2)
Édito - B2

The catch is that you need do download the teachers book to get the answers. The teachers books are well worth reading as they expand on a lot of the material taught. These courses are intended for students sitting the various DELF certificates.

Edited by DaraghM on 09 April 2013 at 12:48pm
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Paco
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09 April 2013 at 2:55pm | IP Logged

Thanks for the readers. Do you know of any free readers/bilingual books as well?

I will be more than willing to study entirely in the TL if I am able to do so - just like
what I have been doing with English. As they are intended for DELF, do they spend a
considerable amount of time drilling exam skills? I am in no position to say anything as
I have just started German, French and Spanish.

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