Complete French

Everything You Need To Master French! 4 Tools in 1

Product Information

The Complete French  includes four revolutionary tools to broaden your French learning experience. In this package you get everything you need to improve all your language abilities including  speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar and comprehension skills and more!  The Complete French offers you a comprehensive collection of language-learning tools to successfully learn French.

Ideal for business, travel, school or personal growth, the Complete French gives you access to 4, fun, effective solutions that develop all of your French skills.


Includes

• Award-winning Complete French Learning Program : interactive multimedia content including native pronunciation and full-motion video of real speakers interacting in French. Build your French skills almost as if you were really in a French-speaking country. Fun learning games, interactive dialogs, grammar tools, and more provide you with hours of quality, innovative French interaction. Includes two Titles:
  • Conversations in French (with Dialogs)
  • Survival Phrases for French (with Dialogs)
• French Grammar Pro - the most comprehensive electronic grammar tutorial available. 300-plus pages of on-line grammar and reference materials written by expert linguists, it's the ideal companion to Complete French. Grammar Pro includes detailed descriptions of key grammar concepts and quizzes to test your grammar skills.
• French Vocabulary Master - a flashcard vocabulary tutor. This program includes built-in word lists of more than 1,000 key words in French organized into separate categories. Just click to select the category you want to review. Vocabulary master keeps track of which words you get right and wrong, and automatically gives you more practice on words you are having trouble with.
• French Correspondent - the letter writing assistant. Confidently correspond in French. Use your computer to write and understand French letters, memos, e-mail and more even if specialized subject areas. Includes a Professional Phrase Book and dictionary classified by topic and a rapid search engine to highlight phrase and word options.  (Windows Only)
• Progress Tracking and Testing - test your skills with built-in games, on-line quizzes and the exclusive Practice Makes Perfect Workbook. A Web-based proficiency test helps you assess your language skills. Automatic game score tracking displays your progress as you use the program.
  

Product Features

Listening
Develop listening comprehension skills with . . .

• Fully Integrated Native Speaker Sound Support.
• Slow Sound to focus on every nuance of pronunciation.
• Dictation activities that enhance listening skills.
• Video sound tracks complete with the ambient noises of a real-life speaking situation.

Conversations
Participate in native-like situations with . . .

• Record, Playback, and Compare functionality that let you hear yourself speak and develop your speaking and listening skills.
• Dozens of sample dialogs illustrating how people really communicate in the language.
• Conversation Practice with integrated pictures and video that let you take an active role in the dialogs.

• The Alphabet Reference that teaches you the basic sounds and vocabulary of your new language
• 1000s of words of native language content presented in context give users lots of practice
• Exercises that teach sentence construction, vocabulary and grammar

Writing
Correspond in French with . . .

• Interactive dictionary and verb conjugation tool integrates to your standard desktop applications for easy access.
• Writing Assistant provides quick and easy access to 100s of common phrases for cut-and-paste letter writing.

Grammar
Grammar will never be a problem again with . . .

• Comprehensive on-line grammar references linked to language learning and on-line dictionaries.
• Verb help and conjugation tables to pick the right verb form every time.

Windows Requirements

• Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 SP6
• 486 or higher processor
• CD-ROM drive
• 32 MB RAM
• 60MB free hard drive space
• 1 MB SVGA card or better display
• Standard soundcard
• Multimedia speakers
• Microphone required for record and playback

Macintosh Requirements

• System 7.5.5 or higher
• 68040 or better processor
• 16 MB RAM
• 35 MB free hard drive space
• CD-ROM drive
• Standard built-in speakers
• Microphone required for record and playback