Conversational French
by Amy Brewster
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| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CleanVideoAccents | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | CleanVideoadjectives and être | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | CleanVideoAirplane travel | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | CleanVideoalphabet | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | CleanVideoAt the restaurant | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | CleanVideoBank and post office | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | CleanVideoBelgian comic strips | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | CleanVideoBelgian musicians | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | CleanVideoCafe Food | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | CleanVideocampus and directions | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | CleanVideoClothing | -- | 8/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | CleanVideoDays, dates, & times | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | CleanVideoDescribing yourself 1- studies, nationality & être | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | CleanVideoFamily, age and negation | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | CleanVideoFinding your way around town | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | CleanVideoFood preferences and Er verbs | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | CleanVideoFood shopping | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | CleanVideoFood vocabulary | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | CleanVideoFrance in Song | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | CleanVideoFrance Intro | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | CleanVideoGreetings | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | CleanVideoIntro to Belgium | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | CleanVideoIntroduction to class | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | CleanVideoJesus est tout | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | CleanVideoMarket Lesson | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | CleanVideoMeals and courses | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | CleanVideoNumbers Lesson | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | CleanVideoNumbers over 20 | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | CleanVideoPacking for a trip | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | CleanVideoParis Sites | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | CleanVideopolitesse (politeness) | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | CleanVideoPronouncing consonants | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | CleanVideoPronouncing vowel sounds | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | CleanVideoQue la grâce de Dieu | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | CleanVideoQuestion words | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | CleanVideoShopping for Clothes | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | CleanVideosports and activities | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | CleanVideoTrain travel | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | CleanVideoTravel review | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | CleanVideoVacation and Lodging | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | CleanVideoWeather vocabulary | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | CleanVideoWorship Service in Verviers | -- | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 42 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Good for hearing how a non native would pronounce
Amy is clear for those who have never heard it before. Somtimes we listen to native speakers in these lessons & they speak in such a way that you can't even make out how to break down a word for simple pronunciation because of their native tounge accent. With time your pronunciation will grow to sound more authentic like theirs. Therefore I think Amy's lessons are great for a total basic intro.
Dreadful
Um, French lessons from an undergraduate with a pretty dismal accent speaking English 90% of the time. Don't bother.
Better than Good Enough
Amy's accent is fine for us non-native French speakers. In college, I had a teacher with the accent of a chauvinistic Parisian. When in France, I always tried to emulate that "pure" accent and probably sounded very foolish. Recently, I took a refresher course with a French Canadian. (Not the purest of French regional accents to be sure) I was advised by this very practical tutor, "We'll NEVER speak like Parisians no matter how hard we try. Just concentrate on your vocabulary, get your verbs under control you'll get along just fine." I found this to be good advice. I love traveling in France and trying to converse in their beautiful language. And on my last trip, not a single French person said to me, "Why don't we just speak English?" I count that as some sort of success.
