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Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Pros:
Great native accents.
Focuses on everyday life in France.
Sophisticated texts that develop vocabulary and verbal dexterity.
Good range of learning styles and exercises.
Cons:
None really. There is some emphasis on rote learning lists of vocabulary.
Conclusion
This is truly an Advanced language course. It soon outstripped my limited knowledge of French and forced me to work quite diligently to understand the comprehensive texts spoken throughout the course. Topics chosen to cover are useful for living in France and cover shopping, leisure, education, politics, travel etc. I particularly liked the range of activities used to reinforce the teaching in each lesson. Use of slang, popular phrases and idiomatic expressions are used as well, offering the opportunity to put an everyday style into your language. This is highly recommended.
Have you tried Hugo Advanced French? What did you think?
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Further comments
The Hugo Advanced French course is designed for those who have studied French before. I would not recommend it for someone new to the language. Hugo French in 3 Months is their own self-study course. The course is designed to broaden your vocabulary as well as improve your knowledge of grammar and everyday usage. An extensive manual is given, along with the CDs, and the book contains transcriptions of the audio text and exercises, along with further exercises that are not reproduced on the audio, as they are targeted at written understanding. You really need to follow the exercises in the book along with the CD in order to get the most out of this course.
Without being encyclopedic, very useful appendices are given, along with answers to all exercises in the book and a mini-dictionary from French to English. Being an advanced book, discretion is encouraged, as you may answer questions in a range of ways, including the particular answer given in the book. Students may choose to answer appropriately in other ways.
I was really impressed with this course, more so than their beginner course. It's been put together really well and I'd highly recommend it.
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