How to Learn French Online the Easy Way

Rocket French Premium Review

Rocket French could revolutionize the French language course as we know it.

The Fun Factor

It has never been easy to learn a new foreign language. Long hours, hard work, boring vocabulary lists... but little progress. Sure, you can say "my grandmother has three cats" in French but it doesn't help much if you want to order food, prepare for a business meeting or flirt with someone special. Nothing really useful.

This situation could change thanks to Rocket French Premium.
It consists of 33 downloadable interactive audio lessons that contain everyday conversations through seven topics such as food, travel, activities, hobbies, business ... That's more than 13 hours of audio lessons. The purpose here is not to practice by rot but rather be part of the conversation. It feels more personal as the hosts refer to you throughout the lessons. It's the fun factor.


33 downloadable interactive audio lessons

This complete French lesson 1 includes introduction 1 + Dialogue 1 + explanation...

Claire : Bienvenue à l'introduction !

Paul : Welcome to the introduction of the Rocket French interactive audio course !
In this course, you will learn not only to understand spoken French but actually take part in conversations yourself. My name is Paul and I'll be your host. I'm a native English speaker from the UK who spent a good deal of time growing up and living in France... Here's you Rocket cohost Marie-Claire.

Claire : Bienvenue à Rocket French. Hi ! My name is Marie-Claire. Claire for short. I'm from Versailles near Paris and French is my first language. I've travelled the world over and I've found languages are great way to meet people and discover various cultures. Best of luck for your learning. Have fun ! Bonne chance !

Paul : Salut, Claire. (Hello, Claire)

Claire : Salut, Paul. Comment ça va ? (Hello, Paul. How is it going ?)

Paul : Bien, merci. Et toi ? (Well, thanks. And you ?)

Claire : Je vais très bien. (I am going very well)

French Culture and Language Lessons

Rocket French Premium also contains 31 French language and culture lessons with more than 1900 audio clips to help you speak French the natural way. According to Marie-Claire Rivière, creator of Rocket French Premium, "... The key to mastering a new language is to make learning fun, to find out just why people wanted to learn French in the first place".
She made her point. People don't usually want to study boring sentence structures or conjugate verbs.

Marie-Claire concludes : "They want to learn French because it's romantic and the food is fantastic and the wine is amazing. They want to be able to read the poetry and enjoy the incredible fashion".

Mega Games

In addition, Rocket French includes several games to help you consolidate learning. MegaVocab is a memory game that helps you remember all the important French words. MegaAudio teaches you how to read and understand French words. At last, MegaVerbs covers more technical and challenging aspects of the French language.


MegaVocab in action

Voice Comparison Technology

Thanks to a revolutionary voice mapping technology (Rocket Record), you can compare the way you say phrases or words with the way a native French speaker does. You just record yourself speaking and repeat until your pronunciation matches that of the native French speaker.

The Choice is Yours

You actually build up your knowledge of French step by step through words and phrases placed in everyday situations. In order to satisfy everyone, Rocket French is available in 2 versions : online (Mac/PC) or 20 CD pack (Mac/PC). Moreover, all the interactive audio lessons are fully compatible with your iPod or MP3 player so that you can learn anywhere you want. Nice !

On the other hand, It requires little discipline to benefit from the course. You won't be fluent in French unless you practice for at least 15-20 minutes everyday. You can expect to have a good command of French within six days. Not bad !

There is also a 60 day money back guarantee in case Rocket French is not helpful to you. In other words, you can try Rocket French within 60 days and get a full refund if you wish.

Support

Great support is offered through unlimited access to member only French Forum 24 hours a day. There, you can post a message or contact a French native teacher if you need fast answers. You also receive regular updates as a lifetime member.

Verdict

Rocket French Premium is adequate for beginners, intermediate or advanced speakers who want fast results the fun and easy way.

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FrenchCourseAngel Rating^[1]

★★★★★ (4.98 out of 5 stars)
+ Pros
Modern and easy language course;
Voice mapping technology;
Online version available (Mac/PC);
Fast results;
Regular updates;
Support by French native teacher;
iPod/MP3 compatible;
60 day money back guarantee.

− Cons
Nothing at this price.

Verdict
Adequate for beginners
or intermediate/advanced users
who want fast results.

User Rating - 5 comments

★★★★★