The section on survival phrases will be of much use to those who have already reached a basic level. There are several practice dialogues based on common situations--in the hotel, the bar, the airport, etc.--with some examples that demonstrate a wicked sense of humour. Although some of the advice borders on the infantile ("When you decide to travel outside the USA, you will probably need a passport"), much of it is useful and rounds out a well-composed package for someone starting out on the road to using the language overseas. --Toby Green

I'm convinced that within an hour or so I could converse with a French native and not have to keep apologising for my poor French.

If 54 year old me who looks after his severely disabled mum can do it - so can you: buy it!


learn french now!   July 12, 2003
 66 out of 74 found this review helpful

This cd rom is more catered for those with at least a basic understanding of the french language.
Some techniques applied to help learn are fun and interesting for example a swingometer that responds to your voice telling you wheter you need to "keep practicing" "good" or pro!" but others fail to keep you interested, for example the grammer and future, past or present participals which are essential to learning the language and so this is the place the cd rom fails.
no singular words are provided to help you learn vocabulary and so the only words you'll learn are those in the set conversations they provide you to learn.
On the whole i was disappointed with this cd, especially as it boasts "#1 best selling learning software" on the front of it's box.