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From ReadytospeakFrench.co.uk
(e-mail contact: Kdyoung123@aol.com)
A new study aid:
PRET - A - PARLER(c) KD Young
The simple concept of teaching yourself to teach yourself French
Suitable for beginners to intermediates, Pret - a- Parler is a
compact study aid for English speakers learning French. From students
to the more advanced to expats, it can be used as a ready- reckoner
that is quick and easy to use.
Note that I used the word "aid". If, like me, you have found
yourself with a mountain of information, and lets face it there is so
much out there, and want to bring all it all together in a coherent,
manageable size, Pret-a-Parler contains the essential elements of
speaking French, that could take up to six months to a year to learn.
Most importantly of all, Pret - a - Parler equips you with that
information in a clear format which you can keep in your pocket
instead of having to carry reams of paper, a heavy dictionary, or
suffer a headache trying to remember everything you have ever learned.
As stated in the description, Pret-a-Parler is an aid to teaching
yourself to teach yourself to learn, speak, and remember the
essentials of the French language. The best teacher you can have is
yourself. The secret, of course, is knowing how to do it.
Once you understand the principle behind Pret - a- Parler, you will
be able to tailor the aid to your individual needs by using such a
simple idea, you will wonder why no one had thought of it before, I
certainly did. This simple, commonsense idea, helped me so much, I
still use it today and I am constantly adding to it as I continue to
learn the language.
I make no claims of you being able to learn the essentials of French
instantly, in one week or eight, you will learn at your own pace.
The French language is not as easy to learn as we are led to
believe. Of course ordering something in a restaurant or asking where
the station is, can be simple enough in any language, and there are
plenty of books, websites and courses that cover this extremely well,
but at some point you will have to, and want to, engage in a general
conversation.
Pret-a-Parler is a no thrills eleven page document in PDF format
available with one click once your payment of just 12 Euros has been
cleared.
Including instructions, of the eleven pages, one contains the
Essential Pret - a - Parler verb table with all the practical verbs
you need for talking. The other two pages contain the Pret - a -
Formulate tables. These tables contain the minimum missing links that
I found essential to enable me to put together more than one sentences
for a descent conversation in French.
Both tables can be taken with you wherever you go for instant
access. Armed with all that information I have never looked back. Can
you imagine if I had Pret-a-Parler from the start?
With Pret-a-Parler with me all the time. I can make myself
understood, I can take control of a conversation, I can get my ideas
across and have a very good understanding of HOW THE FRENCH LANGUAGE
WORKS, and so will you.
After that it's up to you, and sorry about the old saying, but
practice does make perfect; there can be no substitute to getting out
there and talking to French People.
One of the biggest problems people have with languages is
pronunciation. It goes without saying that the best way to overcome
this is to listen and practice. Again there are many audio courses
already out there to help you but as a reminder I use a very simple
form of Plain English Phonetics. Of course this can only achieve so
much but it does give you an indication of how to pronounce what it is
written.
Pret - a - Parler can be used by itself if you already have a basic
command of the language but don't Forget Pret - a - Parler is best
used as an accompaniment to whatever form of study you are undertaking
to boost it to a level where you take control of what you need to
learn; effectively teaching yourself without the drudgery and hours of
note - taking as this is done for you, leaving you free you get on
with speaking in French.
The study aid costs just 10 Euros
Pret - a - Parler is a developing system with new aids on the way,
add your E-mail address to the Pret-a-Parler mailing list to be kept
informed of developments and updates.
