Elexi Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5361 days ago 938 posts - 1839 votes 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 Senior Member Ireland Joined 5947 days ago 1947 posts - 2923 votes 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. |
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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 Senior Member Hong Kong Joined 4073 days ago 145 posts - 251 votes Speaks: Cantonese*
| Message 11 of 11 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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