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Ive learned several foreign languages as an adult.

I was able to learn French to conversation

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I would run for "(2! minutes in the earlyafternoon in the French countryside listening to

catchy French music. +usic is a great way tolearn the intonation of a language and train yourfacial muscles as you sing along.I had lunch with my friend and her Frenchfriends everyday. 3s they refused to slow down when spea%ing to me in French' it was learn orstarve4In the afternoon' if I wasnt playing darts or#oules with my French friends' I was reading5/harlie and the /hocolate Factory6 in French.

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is a great hac% to learning new languages. Firstly'the language used is simple and secondly'%nowing the story helps you to guess themeaning of new words and avoid using adictionary. Surprisingly childrens boo%s aremore entertaining in a foreign language.I spent at least an hour writing basic essays aboutmyself which I had my French friend chec% forerrors. *hen you meet new people you inevitably get as%ed the same things8 5*here are youfrom96' 5*hat do you do96' 50o you li%e

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get to practice what you learned and build up your confidence.

3nother good tip is to learn the filler words.,hese are the words and phrases people say thenall the time between sentences :alors' en fait'etc.; but have no real meaning< allowing you to buy time in a conversation and increase yourconfidence. 3fter 17 days I left the small town and went to=aris. I met a girl in a coffee shop and we startedtal%ing. 3fter a few minutes' she as%ed how long Ihad lived in France. *hen I told her I had beenlearning French for 17 days' she swore that I had

lived in France for at least a year.>opefully there are some useful tips you can usein your learning. ?et me %now and bonne chance4