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Summary: RAPANESE SPANISH SERIES 2 IS A KEEPER
Review: Brand new singer. On this tape we sing quite a bit more. Off course we follow the same format as the first tape. I believe our singer Julissa Aguirre is every bit as good as Celine Dionne except she did not get the breaks. On these two tapes you will forget you are learning a new language, because you will be having so much fun. You can listen to the first three tapes in any order, but you should have the first three mastered before you tackle series 3. My excitement about the RAPANESE tapes is escalating because with the internet NOBODY CAN STOP RAPANESE. My dream is that someone can allmost learn a complete language this way given enough tapes. All that is needed is to keep it all original and entertaining. Kind of like Adult nursery rhymes only in two languages at once.
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Summary: "Music" ?
Review: I did learn some spanish, but the "music" was quite bad, I always fastforwarded through that. No melodies ever. There was way too much English, conversations on the set, etc. Also the tape broke after a few times through.
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Summary: "Music" ?
Review: I did learn some spanish, but the "music" was quite bad, I always fastforwarded through that. No melodies ever. There was way too much English, conversations on the set, etc. Also the tape broke after a few times through.
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Summary: "Music" ?
Review: I did learn some spanish, but the "music" was quite bad, I always fastforwarded through that. No melodies ever. There was way too much English, conversations on the set, etc. Also the tape broke after a few times through.
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Summary: SERIES #1 DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LISTENED TO FIRST
Review: On these two 60 minute cassettes for beginners, frequently used words and phrases in Spanish are translated into English repetitively, and it's all superimposed on mellow rock, disco type music, not rap music. RAPANESE can be used for jogging, aerobics or just when you want to listen to some great music and have a good laugh. AFTER THIS TAPE TRY RAPANESE SPANISH SERIES 3.
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Summary: Review of Rapanese Spanish
Review: This is actually a review of a cassette series, not actually a book. The tapes are a great way to pickup Spanish. No, they will not make you fluent but they do help you to form coherent sentences and the music is great to listen to. I actually speak O.K. spanish and I highly recommend anyone interested in getting the basics down, to purchase the Rapanese series of language tapes.
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Summary: Review of Rapanese Spanish
Review: This is actually a review of a cassette series, not actually a book. The tapes are a great way to pickup Spanish. No, they will not make you fluent but they do help you to form coherent sentences and the music is great to listen to. I actually speak O.K. spanish and I highly recommend anyone interested in getting the basics down, to purchase the Rapanese series of language tapes.
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Summary: The Best Tape of the Series!!
Review: This series of tapes rules! It easily out-teaches the 4 years of Spanish I had in high school(sorry Senora Ewart!). The presentation is very informal with Mike D'amours playing the role of part beginner/part teacher and part class clown. There is alot of of-the-cuff banter between D'amours and the 2 female speakers-some of which serves to clarify grammar points and some just to provide a bit of comedic relief. That being said, if you are looking for a straightforward, by-the-numbers tape, then this is not the series of tapes for you. But despite the informal approach, the content is first rate. I like the fact that the focus (at least on tapes 2&3) is geared more towards "American" Spanish as the female speaker is Mexican-American(she also has a gorgeous voice). This is much more practical than the "Spain" Spanish I learned in school(yes its the same language, but trust me-there's a difference). The basic format for all 3 tapes is this: first the words of each lesson are repeated in Spanish several times(usually by the fluent speaker and then D'amours) then by the English translation. That is followed by as song version of the lesson(the words sung or spoken to various contemporary music-from rock to ballads to disco). Its simple and effective. I enjoyed all 3 tapes. Tape 1 has a different speaker than than later 2. It is the most formal (and obviously the most basic) of the 3. It covers numbers, days of the week as well as basic phrases, grammar and (I think) some verbs. #2 is my favorite with the best balance of songs/jokes/content. The younger speaker takes a while to warm up to D'amours freestyling, but once she does, they really click (he even jokingly hits on her a few times).My fave song is also on here ("Hay Que Trabajar"-which deals with infinitives). Tape 3 gets alittle bit looser with probably the most asides. The content is not as focused as the first 2, but increases in complexity (one song even venturing into the poetic realm of Espanol). Overall, I highly recommend all 3 as the best I've ever listened to. I'd love to hear Series 4, 5 &6.
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Summary: The Best Tape of the Series!!
Review: This series of tapes rules! It easily out-teaches the 4 years of Spanish I had in high school(sorry Senora Ewart!). The presentation is very informal with Mike D'amours playing the role of part beginner/part teacher and part class clown. There is alot of of-the-cuff banter between D'amours and the 2 female speakers-some of which serves to clarify grammar points and some just to provide a bit of comedic relief. That being said, if you are looking for a straightforward, by-the-numbers tape, then this is not the series of tapes for you. But despite the informal approach, the content is first rate. I like the fact that the focus (at least on tapes 2&3) is geared more towards "American" Spanish as the female speaker is Mexican-American(she also has a gorgeous voice). This is much more practical than the "Spain" Spanish I learned in school(yes its the same language, but trust me-there's a difference). The basic format for all 3 tapes is this: first the words of each lesson are repeated in Spanish several times(usually by the fluent speaker and then D'amours) then by the English translation. That is followed by as song version of the lesson(the words sung or spoken to various contemporary music-from rock to ballads to disco). Its simple and effective. I enjoyed all 3 tapes. Tape 1 has a different speaker than than later 2. It is the most formal (and obviously the most basic) of the 3. It covers numbers, days of the week as well as basic phrases, grammar and (I think) some verbs. #2 is my favorite with the best balance of songs/jokes/content. The younger speaker takes a while to warm up to D'amours freestyling, but once she does, they really click (he even jokingly hits on her a few times).My fave song is also on here ("Hay Que Trabajar"-which deals with infinitives). Tape 3 gets alittle bit looser with probably the most asides. The content is not as focused as the first 2, but increases in complexity (one song even venturing into the poetic realm of Espanol). Overall, I highly recommend all 3 as the best I've ever listened to. I'd love to hear Series 4, 5 &6.
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