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Audio learning French from scratch on your own. How to learn French on your own

IN lately I am often asked how I taught French, what books I used and where it’s better to start, so I finally decided to tell you about everything in order.

In a year, I went from the “bonjour” level to the level of easy casual conversation, French films and books in the original. Of course, a background in the form of knowledge of English gives additional benefit, because the roots of words often coincide. Although it only dawned on me after six months of immersion in the French language that the French “beau” and the English “beautiful” seem to begin somehow the same, although they are read differently.

So where to start?

Usually all beginners are advised to study according to the textbook by Popova and Kazakova, but I found it too boring and drawn-out. The audio recordings for it also leave much to be desired: the text is read by Russian speakers, too exaggerated, unnatural and basically disgusting (may the admirers of this manual forgive me!). So I decided to start my acquaintance with French from the Linguist website. The material there is presented in the form of 32 lessons with audio recordings and assignments for consolidation. The keys are, of course, also included. In addition, if you study honestly, you can gain a good vocabulary. Unfortunately, around the 10th lesson I was attacked by stereotypes that cannot be learned foreign language(especially a language with such complex phonetics) without a teacher, so I decided to sign up for courses.

Why you shouldn't go to a group class.

After studying the offers of several language schools and reviews from friends, the choice fell on N.’s language courses (we’ll do it like Gogol’s). The center itself is very conveniently located on Lubyanka, and classes there are taught exclusively by native speakers. Since I did not believe in the power of the communicative method (rejection of an intermediary language), before enrolling as a student at the center, I attended a trial lesson. It was conducted by a perky Frenchman, who taught us the simplest dialogue in just 5 minutes and captivated everyone with his crazy charisma. After this, there were no more doubts: I quickly completed the contract, bought the Saison textbook that the center offers, and looked forward to the classes.

However, soon after we started, it became clear that we would be going through the material at a snail’s pace, wasting a lot of time. We could spend 15 minutes on simple tasks like “Distribute the words into two columns,” when all of them were translated. You also need to take into account the fact that everyone in a group learns material at different rates. As a result, in 2.5 months I completed only 2 lessons of the textbook, the material of which I already knew thanks to the above-mentioned site. It turned out that when I went to courses with the hope that they would teach me how to read correctly, I simply wasted my time and money. No one paid any attention to the reading there, and the students’ mistakes were simply ignored. Although it is worth noting that we somehow understood the teacher, even though he spoke only French, although sometimes we still had to use English. Since then, I have forever said goodbye to the stereotypes that you cannot learn a language alone, and I have sworn off never going to group classes, which I advise you to do as well.

What textbooks should I use for self-study?

All the articles I've read say that main mistake language learners is moving from one textbook to another. Oddly enough, for me, on the contrary, it became the best decision. I didn’t scroll through any of the manuals to the end. What is this connected with? With boundless and all-consuming love for French. By the way, where it came from is still a mystery to me, but that’s another story. So, from the first days I surrounded myself with everything French: I endlessly listened to songs of French performers; I listened to the rfi radio, although I didn’t understand anything; I watched films with Russian subtitles. All this greatly affects listening and pronunciation and improves them imperceptibly. In addition, I immediately started reading the well-known " The Little Prince"Exupéry. There was little knowledge: there was not enough grammar and vocabulary, so every page was given with great difficulty. When I came across an unfamiliar tense, I calculated it using the verb conjugation table and studied it. Thus, I simply quickly “grew out” of the textbooks, and they became uninteresting. I believe that you need to learn from the complex, so my advice is not to focus on one book. If you start to think that it is easy for you (in terms of vocabulary, grammar or something else), then it really has become easy, do not try to go through it to the end. However, some may say that this method may leave gaps. Agree. That is why I recommend that you test yourself using the tables (A1-A2, A2-B1, B1), which lists the set of necessary topics for each level.

My first textbook after the Linguist website was a French language guide for beginners from Gromova and Malysheva. The advantage is that the grammar is given in a very accessible and dynamic way. For those who are able to quickly absorb material, this is an ideal option. However, there are no keys to the tasks, although in my opinion, in almost all cases you can test yourself using a dictionary or verb conjugation table.

As for grammar, I am of the opinion that it is more important to understand it than to memorize it, so I advise you the series of books Les 500 exercices de grammaire (available for all levels) from the publishing house Hachette. At the beginning of each topic, you are asked to analyze a short text and formulate a rule yourself. At the end of the books for levels A1 and A2 there is reference material based on lessons completed. The keys to the exercises are throughout the series, which is very convenient for self-study.

I would especially like to highlight the series of books en dialogues. Vocabulaire en dialogues, Grammaire en dialogues and Civilization en dialogues are the ones I used, but there are others. They contain wonderfully voiced dialogue on topics that perfectly develop oral speech. After less than six months of studying French and after studying several sections of these books, I could comfortably manage without English during my stay in Paris.

It is necessary to read and retell texts as much as possible. If suddenly you, like me, are haunted by a language barrier, then you can solve it by recording yourself on video: read poetry, sing songs, speak monologues. No one will see this, but it will really help you. Also, write as much as possible on any topics that interest you. On this site, native speakers will be happy to correct your mistakes. And remember, everything is possible, the main thing is to really want it. Bonne chance!

This self-instruction manual was created by an experienced French teacher using a simplified method developed by her and is aimed at effectively mastering live spoken language. The course consists of 17 lessons, each requiring 1.5-2 hours to study. You will be able to speak and compose simple sentences after the first lesson.
The self-instruction manual contains the basic rules of pronunciation and grammar, Russian transcription, as close as possible to French phonetics, thematic dictionaries, conjugations of the most necessary verbs, the formation of the five most common tenses, exercises with keys, dialogues and colloquial expressions. The course is very intensive, so if you go to Paris in just a month, it will help solve your problem.

Two kinds.
The French language has two genders - feminine and masculine, and they rarely coincide with the Russian language. For example, le livre (le livre) - book - masculine, and ours is female.

Gender can be determined by the article: le (lyo) - definite article masculine, 1a (la) - feminine definite article. To remember the gender of a French noun, it is easier to learn it immediately with the article.

If a noun begins with a vowel, a truncated form of the article is used, regardless of gender:
le + amour = l’amour (lamour) - love.

In this case, an apostrophe is placed - a superscript comma, indicating the omission of a vowel. That is, “love” in French is masculine, but this is not visible from the word, since the article le is truncated due to the vowel a. In French, e and other vowels at the junction of words are unacceptable, so you cannot say “le amour”; the vowel e will definitely be dropped.

Content
1. Two genders, 6 Unstressed pronouns, 6 Basic reading rules, 7 Conjugation of two main verbs, 11 Common phrases, 11
2. Indefinite articles, 13 Letter h, 14 Linking (liaison), 15 Turn c "est, 16 Two important verbs, 18
3. The most important prepositions, 20 Turnover se sont, 22 Possessive pronouns, 23 Word order in a sentence, 25 Preposition chez, 25
4. Demonstrative pronouns, 27 Rules for reading some nasal vowels, 27 Fluent e, 28 Negation, 28 How to ask a question, 30 Interrogative phrase est-ce que, 31
5. Gender of adjectives, 36 Place of adjectives, 38 Plural of adjectives, 39 Groups of verbs, 41 Regularity in the endings of verb conjugation, 42
6. Continuous articles (definite article + prepositions a and de), 46 Imperative, 47 Adverb, 48
7. Question words, 55 Conjunctions, 57
8. Negative question, 64 Comparative degree of adjectives, 65 Grm meanings of the word si, 66 Time and hours, 70
9. Personal verb pronouns, 72 Emphatic phrases, 73 Impersonal expression ilfaut, 74
10. Personal stressed pronouns, 80 Verbs like venir, 81 Near future and recent past, 81
11. Impersonal turnover Well, 88 Suffixes that help determine the gender of a noun, 89
12. Feminine nouns, 95 Plurals of nouns, 97 Polite addresses, 98
13. Indefinite personal pronoun on, 104 Passe compose (compound past), 105
14. Personal verb pronouns, 112 Reflexive verbs, 113 Other reflexive verbs, 114 Indefinite words 118 Restrictive phrase... que, 120
15. Prepositions and adverbs, 129
16. Futur simple (simple future tense), 132 Adverbs ep, y, 135 Adjectives and nouns - antonymous pairs, 137 Verb plaire - like, 138 Degrees of comparison of adverbs, 139
17. Imparfait (incomplete past tense), 141 Basic phrases for conversation, 142
Repetition 148.
Keys 149.

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Ever since I taught my first lesson, I have dreamed of creating the perfect French textbook. And not just a textbook, but a real self-teacher, one that anyone could use to learn the language easily, simply, and easily without the help of a teacher. When buying another book, I constantly encountered the same problem: this textbook does not have enough exercises, and that one does not have enough texts; and how wonderful it would be if you could also find funny songs or rhymes, maybe a few educational games or even information about how, for example, life in France differs from our life. So what should it be like, a French language tutorial?

Now on the shelves of bookstores there are tons of literature offering to master a foreign language for a minimum amount of time. short terms and through simple words-dialogues. Even after 10 years of teaching, I have already accumulated a decent library, and this is not counting the several gigabytes of literature downloaded from the Internet. In my opinion, most books that are full of colorful covers are designed only to siphon money from the consumer. You seem to be counting on the fact that having bought a book, you won’t have to go anywhere else, but in the end, you have to spend money again and again, on new textbooks, on lessons with a teacher and on dictionaries.

So, I offer you a review of several textbooks - self-instruction books:

1. “Beginner French course”(Potushanskaya L.L., Kolesnikova N.I., Kotova G.M.) - one of my favorite textbooks. Maybe because I once studied it myself. The main section, in my opinion, is underdeveloped, but there are very interesting texts. But I really like the Introductory Course. The rules of grammar, methods of pronunciation of sounds are described in a form that is understandable to everyone and in great detail, and simple exercises will help you quickly reinforce the rules. The textbook is accompanied by audio materials in which all texts and phonetic exercises are read by a native speaker. I consider this a huge plus.

2. “French language. Self-instruction manual for beginners"(L. Leblanc, V. Panin) - a good textbook. Not too overloaded with information, a lot of voiced exercises. Ideal for those who want to expand their vocabulary initial stage learning, since the introductory section gives a lot of exercises with new words. But since a full-fledged textbook is not suitable, you will have to buy something else.

3. “Hello, French”(E.V. Musnitskaya, M.V. Ozerova) is one of the most popular tutorials among Internet users. And for good reason! Each lesson is structured correctly, with sounds and rules practiced. In each lesson you will find interesting dialogues, learn to use verbs in all forms, remember useful phrases. This book contains a minimum of theory and a maximum of practice, just for those who do not like to devote great attention grammar, but prefers to immediately learn to speak. But, in my opinion, you can’t do without a teacher with such a textbook, since the exercises are given without translation into Russian, and they are read so quickly that you won’t immediately understand what’s what. But you immediately get used to live French speech.

4.“ » (I.N. Popova, Zh.A. Kazakova, G.M. Kovalchuk) - another good tutorial for those who want to master the language on their own. Detailed grammar explanations, lots of phonetic exercises, phrases and dialogues. Although the voiced material is good, I still give preference to native speakers.

5 .I think it’s worth paying attention to such tutorials as « French driving»/ « French in 3 months» . I don’t name the author, because there are a lot of similar books and disks, and they are all similar to each other. As a rule, a textbook has several topics, each topic has several dialogues voiced by role. In principle, you won’t learn how to fully maintain a conversation with the help of such books, but they will do for traveling. Be sure to learn a few standard phrases in different cases life.

6. Tutorial series "Alter Ego", "Tout va bien", "Taxi"— It’s not for nothing that I combined all these textbooks, despite the fact that they have different authors. You can take any of them, and you will never regret not choosing the remaining two. All textbooks have the same topics, the same new words - “vocabulaire”, and almost the same dialogues. The textbooks themselves are colorful, quite simple, rich in modern expressions and vocabulary. The audio materials are practically not adapted, so you quickly get used to the live colloquial speech. An excellent textbook, but you can’t do it without a teacher, since all the books are entirely in French.

This material was sent to us by our regular reader Sanzhar Surshanov (his Twitter @SanzharS), who shared very in interesting ways learn a new language for you.

Since the beginning of this year I started learning French. I do this with the help of the English language, since I began to speak English confidently, one might say I found the key to numerous Internet resources.

Below I would like to list and describe how I learn French:

1. Duolingo

The site was founded by the creators of CAPTCHA and RECAPTCHA, students of Carnegie Mellon University. By the way, every time you enter recaptcha, you help digitize thousands of old books. The main idea is for people to simultaneously learn languages ​​and translate the Internet into different languages.

All material is divided into different categories.

After you finish the exercises, you will be given real material taken from the Internet for translation. Simple sentences at first, becoming more complex as you learn. By translating sentences you strengthen your knowledge and help translate web pages. You can also look at the translations of other users.

Exercises include text translation, speaking, listening. There is no emphasis on grammar as such.

In addition to French, you can study Spanish, German, English, Italian and Portuguese.

Audio lessons go like this: 2 students come to him who don’t know French. It turns out that you become the 3rd student. Michelle talks to the students and this is how they learn the language. He explains the difference between English and French, first talks about new words, then asks to translate from English into French.

The main difference and rule of the Michel method is no need to try to remember words, phrases, etc.

I don’t know how to explain, but after the first lesson, on an intuitive level, you yourself begin to guess how it will be in the language you are learning.

I personally really like this method.

3. Memrise

To improve my vocabulary, I use the memrise website.

You can find a lot of different courses on the site, you can even learn Morse code. I'm learning - Hacking French.

By learning new words, you are “growing flowers.” Plant seeds, water, etc.

The main trick is that you create memes for unfamiliar words and make an association with English. I did not create the memes themselves; I use the creations of other users.

You grow flowers something like this: first, remember the meaning of the words, then repeat them several times. Click on the correct answer, write the translation yourself, listen to the phrase and select the correct answer from the list. This ends the first part.

After 4-5 hours, you receive a notification via email that you need to repeat what you have covered. Repeat the above; if you make a mistake in the translation, the word is repeated. This is roughly how it all happens.

4.News in slow French

Thanks to Twitter, I just recently found a link to another wonderful resource.