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Compare Fluent French Audio and Bien-dire Magazine
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Fluent French Audio
| Bien-dire Magazine
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| What is it?
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CDs of interviews of everyday French people from many walks of life.
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Full-color, glossy magazine with lots of short articles on French society, history, politics, etc.
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| What level do I need to be to use this?
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Intermediate to Fluent. (* see "why would a fluent speaker use this?)
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Intermediate to advanced.
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| Subscription service?
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Not any more. You will be ordering past issues.
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Yes, Bien-dire is sold by subscription.
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| Main purpose:
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To help you understand conversational French and to make you more interested in everyday French people.
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To improve all aspects of your French and to improve your cultural knowledge.
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| Comes with complete translation?
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Yes. Every line of French in the transcript has a line of English running right under it. (see a sample)
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No, Bien-dire has "help boxes" with translations of the harder vocabulary on each page. (see a sample)
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| Can be purchased as "magazine only," without CD?
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No. The CDs are the product. The transcript is just a tool to help non-native speakers understand the CDs.
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Yes. Many people order the magazine only. When they feel ready, they add the optional CD to their subscription.
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| Comes with a "slowed-down 25%" CD?
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Yes. These are the same interviews as on the original CD, but slowed down 25%.
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No.
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| Comes with a "Listen and Repeat" CD?
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Yes
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No.
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