How to Prepare for the AP French w/Audio CDs

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Summary: I recommend this book enthusiastically
Review: I am a student who used this book to study for the AP French exam . I found the review material excellent. The tapes prepared me for the listening comprehension well and the questions asked were similar to those asked on the actual exam. The book also gives you useful advice on what the examiners are looking for in your essay, which, along with the speaking section counts for 50% of your score. With the help of this book, I was able to receive a score of 5 on the exam!

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Summary: A helpful review, but not a teaching tool
Review: I took the highest level French class offered at my high school my junior year (not AP), and independently took the exam, using this book as a review. The practice tests are helpful, as are the dialogues, but nothing can substitute for actually taking the class, or speaking french on a daily basis. I passed the exam, but I think that this book would be much more helpful as a review after taking the AP class than a teaching tool.

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Summary: Not bad..
Review: I'm French, although I haven't spoken French in a while. I decided to buy this book as a quick review for the AP French Language exam. I found it to be quite helpful, and it had a lot of practice. However, it was disturbing that the book made some egregious grammatical errors, mostly on the verb fill-ins.
Nevertheless, a good prep tool. Cassettes will definately come in handy.

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Summary: Actually Teaches You the Material
Review: Many other customers have given a similar review to this one: this book teaches you French -- it reviews all the grammar and other information you need to get a great score on the AP exam, it has practice tests, and is an invaluable aid not just as an AP review book, but also as a reference. Another reviewer complained that the book didn't teach her how to "beat the test." Of course it didn't. The point of taking the exam is to show exactly what you know, not to show how well you can pretend you know something, and this book is the perfect tool to do just that.

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Summary: Actually Teaches You the Material
Review: One of the only study guides for the AP French Language Exam, Barron's does give sample tests and at least an idea about what the exam will be like. However, I have prepared for several other AP exams using "Cracking the AP" by the Princeton Review. These books are much more readable and take an approach of "beating the test." Barron's, by Laila Amiry, seems to be written for AP teachers, not students trying to improve their score. She begins by suggesting ways to, over a long period of time, improve your listening and comprehension skills. While this is a noble thought, as a student right now I am much more interested in getting a four, not on watching numerous movies in French. Especially if the exam is approaching quickly, Barron's is not worth the cost. This is a plea for some book company to write an informative, fun book on how to "beat" the AP French Language Exam.

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Summary: Well, it's better than nothing...
Review: One of the only study guides for the AP French Language Exam, Barron's does give sample tests and at least an idea about what the exam will be like. However, I have prepared for several other AP exams using "Cracking the AP" by the Princeton Review. These books are much more readable and take an approach of "beating the test." Barron's, by Laila Amiry, seems to be written for AP teachers, not students trying to improve their score. She begins by suggesting ways to, over a long period of time, improve your listening and comprehension skills. While this is a noble thought, as a student right now I am much more interested in getting a four, not on watching numerous movies in French. Especially if the exam is approaching quickly, Barron's is not worth the cost. This is a plea for some book company to write an informative, fun book on how to "beat" the AP French Language Exam.

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Summary: This a great book for teachers of any advanced French course
Review: This is a great book for teachers of any advanced course. We don't have AP French in my high school but we do have IB French and this book has many useful tips that will also help students with the IB test. It is easy to use and has many ideas about preparing students for speaking and writing.

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Summary: This a great book for teachers of any advanced French course
Review: This is a great book for teachers of any advanced course. We don't have AP French in my high school but we do have IB French and this book has many useful tips that will also help students with the IB test. It is easy to use and has many ideas about preparing students for speaking and writing.

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Summary: Good for studying but could be better
Review: While this book does help the reader to understand how the AP Exam is set up and provides excellent questions for practice, it does not provide many explanations for the answers. I think that it would be very helpful if the reasons why the correct answer is the correct one would help students learn what areas they need to work on more. There have been several times that I have gone through the exercises and then checked my answers after and have been unsure as to why one answer was better than another, especially if more than one answer seemed to make sense.