Amazon.com description: Product Description: Learn a Language—Not Just Words. The Essential package is a unique, truly multi-media introduction to French that uses the Living Language Method™ to teach you to speak a new language, not just memorize vocabulary words.

Our method presents the language in a natural and systematic way, combining linguistic science and proven techniques with an engaging experience to deliver real results.

Millions have learned with Living Language. Now it’s your turn to join the conversation.
 
Build a Foundation
Start speaking immediately using essential words and phrases.
 
Progress with Confidence
Build on each lesson as you advance to full sentences, then conversations.

Retain what You’ve Learned
Special recall exercises reinforce your new language and help move it into your long-term memory.
  
Progress with Confidence
Build on each lesson as you advance to full sentences, then conversations.
 
Achieve Your Goals
Don’t just mimic or memorize. Develop practical language skills to speak in any situation.
 
Book: 10 lessons, additional review exercises and dialogues, extensive glossary and grammar summary—plus, a bonus notebook for extra practice space
 
3 Audio CDs: Vocabulary, dialogues, audio exercises, and more—learn with the book or on the go, anytime, anywhere
 
FREE Online Learning: Flashcards, audio downloads, and interactive quizzes for each lesson