Hello Suggs

French is hard work, but it is a enjoyable challenge to improve. I'm still s**t, but I keep trying, the French certainly appreciate the effort on our part.

Michel Thomas, yep, did that and it was beneficial. but he does not really teach french, he teaches a way to get by in french - which is fine, but as you say does not cover past tense, etc etc.

I do recommend the BBC language website. they do stuff like making learning fun with little webgames and stuff, and make it topical too, so presently you can learn the vocab around the tour de france! not sure how important the word saddle is, but there you go.

They also back this up with some A grade television programs which they show at 4pm in the morning.

go here first : User Posted Link

I have the complete series of "MA France" on AVI (24 10 minute shows?) which you are welcome to, and after each lesson there is some online activities on the website to check your progress. Its all free, its the Beeb. Do you use torrent software? I have an invite for the www.theBox.bz?

I did take a couple of months of intensive classes a while back which really helped me get an understanding of the structure of the language, but I guess that is not really an option for you if you work. would recommend that though.

so, bloody hard work, good luck, let me know if i can help.

oh, and watch them french people, they are a bit weird.

Posted By: shoddy on July 8th 2009 at 20:39:36

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And seeing as you're in, Dave, a Q to you and Aggs and Shoddy etc (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:19:23
- Hello Suggs (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:39:36
- it's all about the liasons and silent letters (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 18:32:10
  - You pronounce the 'CaReFuL' consonants... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:42:12
    - Michel is one of the methods I'm using, yes (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:44:06
  - oh and elision (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 18:34:56
    - see, I know *about* this (as opposed to knowing it properly) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:39:59
      - its a headache when you have to listen to it 24/7 but you dont get it sometimes (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:50:34
        
        oh yeah, and I can read ok, but the problem is in my mind I apply a sound to that french (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:56:25
        
        Is that you, Rob? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:11:14
        
        Nope, I'm not Rob! I wish that I could speak as well as him! (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:20:59
        
        Ah, OK, I saw your reply to someone the other day and made 5 from two 2s (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:25:58
        
        well, it's different to english or scandinavian languages for example, yes (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 21:31:51
        
        Heh heh (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:35:01
        
        that sounds like a whole new thread ! (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:36:26
        
        A new thread? More like a blog, mate. Back away from it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:40:09
        
        c'est n'importe quoi ! (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:31:46
      - years (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 18:49:28
        
        When I have to e-mail the guy, I write in French - except (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:00:01
        
        i don't think 'tu' always leads to bumming (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:08:06
        
        It's remembering to address the maire as vous but his wife as tu... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:13:53
        
        You've been to Abjat then ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:17:56
        
        Zut alors, that shoud go there V V (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:20:04
        
        In France, I believe, it's possible for all five to apply at the same time (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:16:24
        
        Oh - I'll tell you what's a major sod to remember, too (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:21:10
        
        that seems a perfectly logical expression to me (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:26:07
        
        There's my problem. I thought 'droit' only meant 'right'. (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:27:05
        
        the secret of learning a language... (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:28:54
        
        oh, but that has an e on the end, dunnit (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:28:05
        
        In speaking, most tu parts of verbs sound the same as je... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:06:26
        
        Ah - he wrote the Merde books, I see (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:08:39
        
        Indeed. They're a little exaggerated, but I recognise a lot of what happens. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:14:50
- Quite often I still can't. Especially when they speak patois. (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:24:53
  - Did I read that you're packing up and coming home? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:30:46
    - I am. (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:43:26
      - In that case, well done (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:46:55

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