Imperfect Strangers, Lingophil’s audio story for intermediate French learners, follows the lives of a group of people from different ends of the world whose paths cross during one fateful summer as they struggle with bittersweet family relations and friendships, broken dreams, breakups, job hunts, financial woes and much more.
Right from the start you’ll learn the everyday language you’ll need to understand the locals and get by in the real French spoken on the street.
At the same time you’ll be building the foundation of your linguistic skills by acquiring new and useful vocabulary, key grammar patterns, handy phrases to kick off a conversation and keep it going, and learning how to construct native-level sentences.
Once you’ve solidified the foundation of your language, the difficulty level increases with each Season, as the audio demands more of your listening comprehension and vocabulary skills. Memorization is subtly and effectively reinforced by repeating common expressions and patterns multiple times in different contexts throughout the course. Our Intensive Listening Comprehension Practice™ method is uniquely designed to help you learn content thoroughly for maximum retention.
Lingophil will help you improve your comprehension of native-level spoken French, as well as your writing, spelling, command of grammar, syntax and your pronunciation.
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Season 1 French |
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99,00 € (plus VAT) |
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Level: Lower intermediate (A2 / B1) |
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Synopsis: Meet Camille, a twenty something year old, who’s struggling under the weight of her mother’s expectations. She’s been pushed towards becoming a concert pianist, but has yet to come to terms with dropping out of a prestigious conservatory and finding what she really wants to do with her life.
Synopsis: Meet Camille, a twenty something year old, who’s struggling under the weight of her mother’s expectations. She’s been pushed towards becoming a concert pianist, but has yet to come to terms with dropping out of a prestigious conservatory and finding what she really wants to do with her life. Envious of her quirky friend, Florence, she seeks the independence and romantic freedom that Florence seems to possess. What will Camille do? Find out more by listening to Season 1 of our compelling story. But wait, there’s more! On the other side of the globe, we meet Fabien, a young man dead set on finding his twin brother, Samy. We join Fabien as he goes on a midnight adventure with his buddy Carlo to find clues relating to Samy’s disappearance. Will he ever find his long-lost brother? What does Samy have to do with Camille and Florence? There’s only one way to truly know how this story unravels. |
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Season 2 French |
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99,00 € (plus VAT) |
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Level: Lower intermediate (A2 / B1) |
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Synopsis: Back at a café in Paris, Camille tells Florence that she is going to see a doctor that evening about her fear of flying, as she needs to visit her father, who is supposed to take on a research assignment in Asia. Florence learns that the waiter she has a crush on is a jazz musician at one of the top clubs in town. She manages to get his number and a Friday night date with him. Synopsis: Back at a café in Paris, Camille tells Florence that she is going to see a doctor that evening about her fear of flying, as she needs to visit her father, who is supposed to take on a research assignment in Asia. Florence learns that the waiter she has a crush on is a jazz musician at one of the top clubs in town. She manages to get his number and a Friday night date with him. Camille is astounded by her friend’s boldness. After leaving the café, Camille tries to talk Florence into renting an apartment together, so she can move out of her parents’ place, but Florence isn’t thrilled about the idea of paying rent for her indigent friend. Florence wants Camille to go out with her the next day, but Camille has plans to leave town and visit her aunt in Warsaw. Meanwhile, Fabien and Carlo from Season 1 manage to decipher a cryptic message in Samy’s diary and locate Pandora, who turns out to be a fortune teller. In the last Episode, Fabien pays Pandora a visit and learns that his brother Samy has left for Europe to find his teenage love Clara, who Fabien thought died in a tragic accident years ago. |
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You can start with a later Season and use the short summaries on this page to keep up with the plot and the characters. Just keep in mind that the Seasons follow one continuous storyline and that annotations and exercises build on grammar concepts covered in earlier Seasons.
The difficulty level of Seasons 1 and 2 is roughly equivalent to the French level B1 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Some of the content goes beyond that level because the audios contain colloquial and idiomatic expressions as well as some verb tenses generally not found in learning material for level B1. To fully benefit from these Seasons, you should be at least lower intermediate level.
No, the prices do not include any sales tax or VAT that may be applicable in your country. The applicable tax is calculated based upon your shipping address and will be shown on checkout.
You have 30 days from the day of your purchase to try out the course. If you decide it’s not for you, you can send us an email at orders@lingophil.com and we’ll cancel your account and refund you the full price within 10 days. No questions asked. We rather have one customer less than an unhappy customer.
