| If you want to learn to speak French fluently | | | | ones tend to be OK for beginners and are often |
| there is only so much you can get from books. | | | | aimed at children. For more advanced learning you |
| Books are great for the nitty-gritty of a language, | | | | are going to have to pay more money. |
| and I wouldn't be without a good English to French | | | | When making your choice, try and make sure |
| dictionary, but a language is a series of sounds so | | | | you get sound files that are spoken by French |
| it makes sense that to learn it well you need to | | | | people. No matter how fluent you get, or the |
| hear it. | | | | teacher is, if you're not actually French your |
| Modern French language lessons on CD, MP3 or | | | | accent will be different. If you are English you |
| podcast are a huge step forward. They are much | | | | must accept that you will never be mistaken for |
| more entertaining and involving than your average | | | | a French person - just like you would instantly |
| French text book and it's very likely you will enjoy | | | | recognize a French person by their accent even if |
| them more. It stands to reason then, that if | | | | their English was excellent. You just know. That's |
| you're having a good time you learn French | | | | not actually important. What's important is that |
| quickly. | | | | you try to learn the French accented language, |
| You can search for free French lessons online and | | | | not the accent that someone has if they come |
| you'll find a variety of sound files. Some good, | | | | from another country. |
| some not so good. Some have been around it | | | | If you find free French lessons online that are of |
| seems for ever and it can be frustrating to find | | | | an acceptable standard you don't need to be so |
| that they are in a format that isn't compatible | | | | fussy - but if you are paying for lessons, it |
| anymore. Don't complain too much though, you're | | | | makes sense to pay for a French person to |
| looking for free so you've got to expect it to | | | | teach you! |
| take a while to find the good stuff. | | | | You can't learn to speak French fluently in an |
| If you want to short-cut the process and learn to | | | | afternoon, or a week, but the more you practice |
| speak French fluently in the shortest possible time | | | | the faster you get. Your ear gets accustomed to |
| you will want to consider French CDs that you | | | | your new language. Luckily it's no longer the chore |
| have to pay for. You will find you have a huge | | | | it used to be, pouring over old text books. Modern |
| choice, from those that are a few dollars to | | | | language systems make learning French fun and |
| those that are in the hundreds. Mostly it's a | | | | you'll be fluent in no time! |
| question of getting what you pay for. The cheap | | | | |