Improve your French at your pace with Linguaphone

This 16-hour language course is perfect for the beginner to the French language. Our entertaining storylines will keep you interested and motivated, as our character George, visits Paris for the first time. It’s the perfect backdrop to help you learn a vocabulary of over 2000 French words, whilst at the same time practising and developing your French phrases and oral and aural skills to a high level

What our French language course includes:

• 16 audio CDs


• 64 page full colour vocabulary guide


• 1 stylish black portable CD case 

Language levels you will achieve:

• Beginner up to Intermediate

What you’ll learn:

• Up to 2000 essential French words and phrases


• Practical French vocabulary for everyday situations


• Ability to speak, listen and write basic French


• Development of an authentic French accent

More about this course

Linguaphone allTalk French is an entirely new audio-only course. It has been devised to help you to understand and speak French without having to consult written material, apart from an introduction and a vocabulary guide. During the course you will hear French native speakers conversing at a normal speed, and with practice you will quickly understand and speak French as it is spoken. Because you will ‘hear’ the language – rather than ‘see’ a written version of it – your accent will be an authentic copy of the native speaker accent. It is always difficult to gain an authentic accent when you can see the words in your own alphabet. Working from sounds alone rapidly gives you confidence in what you hear. It also removes the desire to ‘see’ the language before daring to use or respond to it.

Linguaphone allTalk utilises the highly-successful tried and tested Linguaphone   method of ‘listen, understand and speak’. Each of the units is divided into short sections (denoted by brief musical ‘stings’), and it’s best, certainly until you feel confident with the grammar and vocabulary, to take each section at a pace you can handle. Don’t attempt too much at one go. Stop the recording whenever you feel the need to – either to take a break, or to go back and listen again to what you’ve just been learning.

This last point is particularly important. One of the great advantages of this audio-only course is that you are in control, and the pace of your learning is entirely up to you. If you experience difficulties at any time and in any section – perhaps with the grammar, with some pronunciation, with comprehension, or with anything else – then take the time to go back to wherever you need to in order to review and revise that section. And when you feel completely confident with what you’ve learnt, continue the recording. Included with all the vocabulary and grammar, there are dialogues, comprehension tests and other learning activities. You will also hear a number of what we’ve called ‘verb boxes’ – brief sections in which you can listen to some of the different forms of useful French verbs. The highlighted verbs are also repeated after the vocabulary which follows this introduction.

 Sample topics covered:

• Meeting and greeting


• Booking a hotel room


• Ordering food and drink


• Attending a business meeting

Like millions of others who have successfully learned a language through Linguaphone, we know that you will find this revolutionary language course simple, effective and fun!