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    schc7 Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 22, 2007, 04:34 PM
    Need french tips
    I'm in grade 10 french and I need some tips to help me understand it. People keep saying that if you read, it expands your vocabulary, but what's the point in expanding your vocabulary if you don't understand it in the first place? :confused:
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    Apr 24, 2007, 03:22 AM
    You need to find someone who is fluent in french to help you out... or try the internet. I'm teaching myself spanish through "spanish phrase dictionary" on the internet... you can use it to translate phrases into just about any language. Study too... that's always good. Lol Good luck!
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    Apr 24, 2007, 03:23 AM
    Oh and... Bonne chance, j'en suis sur que vous allez passer a travers!
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    Apr 24, 2007, 10:31 AM
    Bonjour mein freund,I'm a english in France since 12 years so I know quite a bit.if you want to expend your vocabulary,try to get the easiest books like fairy tales. If your school propose an exchange , accept it .if there no exchanges go to France for you holidays
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    Apr 24, 2007, 10:37 AM
    The best way is to read french children's books and have a french-english dictionary to look up words you don't know, if you can read children's books, go up an age level. It might sound de-motivating to read kids stories but they use the simplest words and verb tenses.

    Move up till your reading comfortably at the level your supposed to be at. It's a rather easy way to learn compared to reading adult books that you don't even understand.
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    May 28, 2008, 05:59 PM
    The only way to learn French well is to speak it. Find someone to speak it with, watch French movies, read children's books, tool around French sites on the net. Keep looking and listening (and speaking) and a little more will get in all the time... goutte par goutte. Get a pen pal... it takes work but the French culture and language is well worth it!
    Look for a local French club, most big cities have one, or the local university. Speak French, even if you massacre it.
    Good luck
    loricar
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    Jun 3, 2008, 12:23 AM
    I do hope that schc7 will come back onto this site to view the answers that have been given since he or she hasn't logged back onto this site since April 22, 2007 at 07:29 P.M.
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