#LANGUAGE HACKING A CONVERSATION COURSE FOR BEGINNERS FRENCH Learn how to speak Frenchwith actual peopleright from the start! BENNY LEWIS THE IRISH POLYGLOT www.hodder.co.uk INSIDE FRONT COVER All the course audio and extra resources you need to be a successful language hacker are available online for you to download. Just go to www.teachyourself.com/languagehacking THE LANGUAGE HACKING COMMUNITY Speak French with actual people right from the start! Share your missions, connect with native speakers and meet like-minded learners in the bespoke #LanguageHacking community, developed with italki, an online community of over 2 million learners and 3000 teachers. Simply go to www.italki.com/languagehacking MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. your missions TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S k iiiiv l TABLE OF CONTENTS TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S k v AUDIO TABLE OF CONTENTS *This eBook features interactive audio which is supported on Kindle Fire Tablets (3rd generation and above). Please note that customers who download this eBook to other devices will not be able to access the audio via the eBook. A Note from Benny Its true that some people spend years studying French before they finally get around to speaking the language. A Note from Benny Its true that some people spend years studying French before they finally get around to speaking the language.
But I have a better idea. Lets skip the years of studying and jump right to the speaking part. Sound crazy? No, its language hacking. #LanguageHacking is a completely different approach to learning a new language. Its not magic. Its not something only other people can do.
Its simply about being smart with how you learn: learning whats indispensable, skipping whats not and using what youve learned to have real conversations in French right away. As a language hacker, I find shortcuts to learning new languages tricks and techniques to crack the language code and make learning simple so I can get fluent faster. When it comes to learning new languages, I focus on getting the biggest bang for my buck. Theres no need to learn every word and grammar rule before you start using the language. You just need to know the most common and the most versatile phrases youll need in most situations, and how to speak around the problem when theres something you dont understand or know how to say yet. #LanguageHacking isnt just a course.
Its a new way of thinking about language learning. It shows you how to learn a language as well as giving you all the language you need and none of what you dont. You can use it on your own or with any other book to start speaking languages faster. Id like to show you how its done. See you on the inside. Benny Lewis, Language Hackervi l LANGUAGE HACKING FRENCH How to use this course The most common complaint I hear from language learners is: I studied French for years in school.
I can understand a few words when I see them, and even sometimes when I hear them, but I still cant speak the language. #LanguageHacking isnt like traditional courses. Its a conversation course, which means you will focus on building the language skills you need to have meaningful, real-life conversations with other people in French right away. By the end of this course, youll be able to introduce yourself and ask and answer hundreds of typical questions in French. Youll know how to find and connect with other French speakers no matter where you live. #LanguageHacking can be used either on its own or alongside any other language course whether written, online, or in the classroom. #LanguageHacking can be used either on its own or alongside any other language course whether written, online, or in the classroom.
Just grab your notebook and get started! What Youll Find Inside This course will challenge you to speak from day one by completing ten missions, which will grow your conversational abilities in French. To keep that promise, I invite you to become a part of the language hacking community, built with this course in mind, that gives you a safe and fun place to communicate with other like-minded and determined learners. You can complete the missions on your own, but youll progress much faster if you use the language with real people, so I encourage you to submit your missions to the #LanguageHacking online community www.teachyourself.com/languagehacking for feedback (and secret mini-missions!). Speaking from day 1 You cant learn to play the piano until you sit down and put your fingers on the keys. You cant play tennis until you pick up the racquet. And you cant learn a language if you dont speak it.
By speaking from day one, you will: l pick up expressions and language from others l notice the expression gaps in your language you need to fill l become aware of how other people say things
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