Linguaphone All Talk - French for Beginnners: Beginner and Intermediate Level French course

Written by John Foley and Paul Giggins

Narrated by Linguaphone Institute

All Talk is “audio-only”. There are no course books. You just listen to the audio and follow the entertaining storyline. This 16-hour French language course covers Beginner and Intermediate levels. It’s completely versatile and perfect for use at home, on the train, in the gym or in the car. Why not take it with you on your next trip abroad? No time to take French classes or read French text books? Then choose French All Talk from Linguaphone. We’ve removed the need to read course books. You'll learn much more than the basics and impress people with your conversational skills. On completion you’ll be able to understand French and be understood in many everyday situations. It will give you the ability to mingle with native French speakers and express yourself with confidence. 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 developing an authentic French accent. Most importantly, this course equips you with the skills to communicate independently in many situations.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Linguaphone Audio
• Release date: Feb 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781916067608

John Foley

John Foley is a high school teacher in Washington State. He previously worked as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs and Alaska, covering sports, cops, features and any other beat that didn't require him to attend sanitary sewer meetings. Following a career change to teaching, he worked in Alaskan villages for several years, which led to his memoir Tundra Teacher. Hoops of Steel is based in part on his experiences as a basketball player. Foley was second string on the junior varsity at a Division III school, but prefers to simply say that he "played college ball."

Reviews for Linguaphone All Talk - French for Beginnners

[Gareth Courtney · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It is excellent but I am saddened you don't have a continuation of the course

[Deniz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was excellent! George’s French learning adventure and his relationship with other characters are just so realistic and heartwarming. Highly recommend it.

[Jessica C. · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This series is actually almost identical as the one I used when learning Spanish (also made by Linguaphone). The plot and dialog are the same, only in French! I have found the French version equally as helpful and with its own distinct lessons pertinent to French culture.

It's entertaining, funny at parts, easy to understand, and easy to listen to for hours. The audiobook presents a single continuing story in short dialogues, then discusses the vocabulary and expressions between each scene. Although the fictional story is fairly stereotypical for a language-learning book (a business traveler prepares for a business expo abroad, having to learn French along the way), they put a few unexpected twists that create suspense and intrigue. The characters are very human and relatable, and acted well. Other similar audiobooks are either repetitive, or too boring, or aren't able to hook you in. This one though is worth listening to from beginning to end, you'll learn a lot!