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Pronounce It Perfectly in French with Audio CDs (Pronounce It Perfectly CD Packages)

by: Christopher Kendris Ph.D., Theodore Kendris Ph.D.

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 448.3421
EAN: 9780764177736
Edition: Book + Audio CD
ISBN: 0764177737
Label: Barron''s Educational Series
Manufacturer: Barron''s Educational Series
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: July 01, 2005
Publisher: Barron''s Educational Series
Studio: Barron''s Educational Series

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Editorial Review:
This revised and updated language program emphasizes the importance of pronouncing French words and phrases so that the speaker can be understood by the French and French Canadians. It presents exercises in sound discrimination and accurate sound creationfor example instructing in pronunciation of French vowel sounds and nasals such as eu and oei, which many English speakers find especially difficult to master. Words and sounds are put into a variety of conversational contexts for students of French to practice and perfect. This new edition provides the added convenience of audio compact discs to replace the old tape cassettes. The book has been updated to include the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) as a pronunciation guide.

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- Excellent Pronunciation Guide
The text and CDs work quite well as a pronunciation guide. However, they are not intended as a teaching guide for learning French. They should be used only as a refresher for those who have a basic knowledge of French or as a supplement to other teaching materials.

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- Not the best
I bought this book as I need French spelled out phonetically. This book, however, just proved to be an exercise in frustration. For instance, on page 71 they cover the 'our' sound as in amour and jour and say it is pronounced as in the English word poor. This is accurate if you are pronouncing poor with a French accent. On page 5 it says to pronounce the vowel in le and me as in the English word again. I heard no similarity between the two sounds. I found no problems except with the comparison ... Read More

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- Good but flawed
I agree with the reviewer who found it irritating that each word is presented in isolation, rather than making comparisons. For instance, what is the difference in pronunciation between faire and fer?

Another irritation is the fact that an English speaker introduces overall sections (this is good), BUT that for the most part, we listen to native French speakers, some with strong accents, speak English as well as French. For instance, the francophones are the folks telling us how to hold ... Read More

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- superbly helpful!
i wouldn't have learned french on my own without this book/cd package. very much helpful for those who want to self-study french. invaluable supplement to self-study french textbooks.

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- flawed but valuable
I'm giving Pronounce it Perfectly five stars even though I have some reservations about it. The way this book works is to present all of the sounds of French one after the other. Each sound is presented in isolation, based on spelling. It could even be considered to be a catalog of sounds. That makes this book a good reference work. You can look up a spelling in the (very good) index and jump straight to the sound.

I'm not sure, though, how good that approach is for learning the sounds in ... Read More

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