Teach Me More French
takes kids on a musical journey through the year, and they learn a whole lot of
French along the way! This is a 45 minute audio tape set that comes with a 20-page
book, and targets kids aged 2-12.
This program contains upbeat and fun bilingual songs, as well as some basic
French conversation in between. The tape starts off in the spring time when
it is time to plant a garden which leads quite naturally into the song Oats
& Beans & Barley Grow. Later it's off to the zoo, and kids listen to
Going to the Zoo sung in French and English. The French spoken phrases are simple
(such as "Nous allons a la plage") and spoken very clearly. Kids go
to the museum, the zoo, the farm, and a lot more.
All of the audio is backed up by the accompanying booklet with coloring book-style
illustrations and lyrics to the songs.
Although Teach Me More French can do just
fine as a stand-alone product, the content is slightly more advanced than the
first in the series, Teach Me French (see our
review). The first tape deals more with the alphabet and counting, and other
basic concepts.
As with the first tape, this one contains a wonderful potpourri of different
styles of songs and speech clips. From the upbeat Day-O to the peaceful Silent
Night, the songs combine styles that makes for great listening.
This series would be equally suited for classroom use and for home use. It
can add color and interest to learning French as a second language in a school
setting, and parents might like to play the tape at home or during car trips.
If you play it often enough, learning will be automatic.
Note: Other languages are also available — Chinese, Spanish,
German, English, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, and Italian.
An auditory
sample is available from the Teach Me Tapes website.
Teach Me French is also available (see our review). Teach
Me Even More French is the third in the series.
Also available is a Teacher's Guide — this guide contains
extra activities, vocabulary words, and cultural tidbits.
