Ultimate French Advanced (CD Pkg)

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Summary: Exelente course
Review: Great method which gives you some precious tools to understand tv progams, moovies and news. I would have expected less english traduction in this advanced course and most of all a cd version.

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Summary: 'Advanced'?
Review: I finished the Beginner-Intermediate Ultimate French and picked up a copy of Advanced. The only things advanced about this book were the dialogues--I was surprised and disappointed to find that a lot of the grammar in this book had already been covered in the beginner-intermediate version. Don't bother with this book. Chances are, if you're at an advanced level, it doesn't have much to teach you.

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Summary: Poor Sound Quality and Snobbery Ruins Otherwise Good Product
Review: I have the Italian version of this product and it is much better so this is a disappointment. Sound quality is awful - need very loud volume and everyone still sounds like they are talking in a cave. Can't imagine I will ever need to say "red and yellow reversible damask cotton" in English, let alone in French. Situations not realistic, voice-over actors bad. Still -- the lessons are good reviews with lots of new and useful vocabulary. Definitely for the patient or very advanced student of French, but I agree -- LL's French 2 is a better product.

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Summary: Poor Sound Quality and Snobbery Ruins Otherwise Good Product
Review: I have the Italian version of this product and it is much better so this is a disappointment. Sound quality is awful - need very loud volume and everyone still sounds like they are talking in a cave. Can't imagine I will ever need to say "red and yellow reversible damask cotton" in English, let alone in French. Situations not realistic, voice-over actors bad. Still -- the lessons are good reviews with lots of new and useful vocabulary. Definitely for the patient or very advanced student of French, but I agree -- LL's French 2 is a better product.

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Summary: Lively and Up-to-date
Review: The course is very well structured. I like especially the dialogues for their liveliness and the business information provided in the 'Le coin des affairs' section. There is also a good coverage of grammar, but not always enough explanation is provided so that from time to time I need to consult another source. That's why I rated the course four stars. However, this is the best advanced French course I've seen.

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Summary: Definitely Advanced
Review: This is a good resource, but it is definitely for the student who is aiming for the advanced level. Although I am learning much grammer and many new words from the course, the situations are not everyday. I have also used Living Language French 2 and found that to contain many more everyday situations and more userful language.

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Summary: 'Advanced'?
Review: This is certainly a useful combination of text and audio but I don't think the authors got it quite right. The text is a little on the light side wrt grammar and the audio examples of "useful phrases" are very definitely odd.I work as a surgeon and I can't remember the last time I used the phrase "the doctors are talking about a liver transplant and possibly a bypass"! I guess the idea is to use examples of grammar rather than anything one might use in practice, but the utility of the work could have been improved with a little more care.
The grammar component was a useful summary but I would still recommend "En Bonne Forme" for early advanced studies.

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Summary: Useful but mixed
Review: This is certainly a useful combination of text and audio but I don't think the authors got it quite right. The text is a little on the light side wrt grammar and the audio examples of "useful phrases" are very definitely odd.I work as a surgeon and I can't remember the last time I used the phrase "the doctors are talking about a liver transplant and possibly a bypass"! I guess the idea is to use examples of grammar rather than anything one might use in practice, but the utility of the work could have been improved with a little more care.
The grammar component was a useful summary but I would still recommend "En Bonne Forme" for early advanced studies.

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Summary: Useful but mixed
Review: This is certainly a useful combination of text and audio but I don't think the authors got it quite right. The text is a little on the light side wrt grammar and the audio examples of "useful phrases" are very definitely odd.I work as a surgeon and I can't remember the last time I used the phrase "the doctors are talking about a liver transplant and possibly a bypass"! I guess the idea is to use examples of grammar rather than anything one might use in practice, but the utility of the work could have been improved with a little more care.
The grammar component was a useful summary but I would still recommend "En Bonne Forme" for early advanced studies.

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Summary: Best Advanced French Course I have found
Review: This is the best I have found and I have tried several books. This is, hands down, better than the Tell Me More Series and better than Pimsleur. I have lived in France over four years and I re-read this book regularly. I also find something new to learn. It is well worth the cost!