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Tell Me More is an all-in-one, award-winning software program. Divided into 12 levels, from complete beginner to expert, and then continuing on into business French, Tell Me More offers speech recognition and individual progress evaluation with 2,000 hours of French learning in more than 20,000 exercises.

Customized French Learning

Tell Me More French includes numerous customization options.

Three modes offer users the ability to adapt the program to their individual learning styles:

• Free-to-roam mode: pick and choose your exercises
• Guided mode: input your objectives and the software will guide you
• Dynamic mode: software adapts to your progress

You also have the option to hear all instructions in French (total immersion), and you can copy the Tell Me More audio onto a CD, PocketPC, or MP3 player in order to listen away from your computer.

French Lessons

Thirty-seven types of activities divided into six workshops (lesson, grammar, vocabulary, cultural, oral, and written) make it easy to concentrate on the areas that most interest and/or trouble you.

Speech Recognition

The speech recognition technology will evaluate and help you improve your pronunciation, while the phoneme pronunciation exercises include 3-dimensional, animated graphics so that you can see as well as hear exactly how each word is pronounced. (A headset with microphone is included with software.)

Additional French Help

As a supplement to this complete program, you have options for additional learning online:

• Learning adviser
• Evaluation tests
• Weekly lessons based on current events
• Role play activities

All in all, Tell Me More is an excellent program for learning French, on its own or in conjunction with other on- or off-line studies.

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