Barron's SAT Subject Test French with Audio CDs, 3rd Edition 3rd Edition

I bought this book hoping that it would serve as a rigorous study guide for the subject test with listening. Unfortunately, there are so many typing errors in here that it makes it incredibly frustrating to self-correct tests or to understand what the correct answer is. The explanations were rudimentary at best, the questions were done in a half-hearted manner that mimic the test format but don't actually drill certain problem spots. I would have like to have vocab/grammar drills in the huge Grammar Review section at the back of the book (which really should be first in the book to prepare you for the questions, but that would be too logical) to help me practice pronoun usage, verb tenses, etc.Another huge issue that I have with this book is that in Part B of the Listening portion (which is short dialogues with content questions) the dialogues were repeated twice. Thank goodness I did an official practice test made by the College Board two days before sitting the real exam because if I had walked into the test thinking that those passages would be repeated, it could have been ugly. Repeating passages is odd and unhelpful since it doesn't prepare me for the actual test at all. I usually buy Barron's books for SATs and will probably buy one for my Spanish subject test at the end of this year but from now on I'll be much more cautious because this book was put together terribly and doesn't do what it's supposed to do. I'll update this review once I get my scores but hopefully I will be prepared. The one bright spot is that there are 8 practice tests to really give you a feel for pacing and types of questions.

This SAT book, although giving a nice intro to the SAT French with Listening exam, leaves much to be desired.I am in my 6th year of French (I'm currently taking IB HL French) and am fairly competent in the language itself. When I bought this review book and started studying, I thought the actual test would be very easy as the vocabulary and grammar in this study guide is relatively basic and the listening exercises were extremely easy.The book itself does not really give any grammatical review either and only has sets of sample questions with explanations, many of which are unclear, and a small appendix of grammatical references. I still practiced with the book though just to get used to the testing format.When I actually took the test, I found it to be much more difficult than the book. Some of the listening dialogues that were repeated twice in the book were only heard once on the actual exam and the reading section on the actual SAT was much more difficult than the reading sections of the practice tests in this book. Overall I just felt very unprepared, which was disappointing because the listening tests are only offered once per year, and I will not be able to retake them if I get a bad score.Overall this book was very poorly put together and does not reflect the difficulty of the actual exam. It led me to believe that the exam was much easier than it was, making me overconfident and probably leading to a lower score as a result. I would not recommend this review book to anyone at all, as it is not a true representation of the content and difficulty of the actual exam.I have not yet received my scores, but I will update and expand this review once I do.

This book really drills the difficult to memorize French grammar (French has a lot of grammar rules and exceptions). It offers test sections, answers and, most importantly, explanations for the answers. It does come with CDs which I have NOT looked at or used.

Helpful because you have sample tests but be aware that on listening part, the short dialogue are not repeated in the real test.

Very well written, straight to the points, plenty of exercises and the best of all, many audio files. The Listening is the great way to learn quickly.

This book is full of great review materials for those trying to brush up of their French.

The product was delivered timely and was just as described. I am very pleased with this purchase.

we are please with the product just waiting to see if its the correct book for french study

It's the usual SAT preparation. It just needs to be done and thankfully there is literature to do just that.

A very good book the review for the French SAT. The exercises and information are clear.

Everything was OK.

I just loved this book. Every single minute detail of almost every single topic in French Grammar for the Subject Test is given in a very clear and easily understandable format. I would also recommend this book to those preparing for the CBSE French Exams in 9th and especially in 10th; this is because 90% of the grammar for these exams, its nuances, as well as many exceptions to normal rules, are covered in this book. I just felt that there should have been separate practice exercises for each grammar topic covered after each topic; it would make understanding the topic easier. But, as far as theory goes, this is the best book I have come across till now.

Just did the French exam with listening yesterday and was unsure whether I was studying from a book that accurately represents the test. It does! Besides to be careful of the odd bad question and the few wrong aswers, the only thing I would caution the buyer is to remember that in Part B of the listening exam (the short dialogues), the selections are NOT repeated in the actual SAT so fast-forward the CD when it repeats the selections again so you get an accurate idea of what the test is going to be like. Also, for your own sake DO NOT look at the selections in the different listening parts A, B, C (they will never be shown to you in the actual exam) or at the questions (besides for Part B, where the questions will be written). Both are included in the Barron book for all listening parts and can only hurt your preparation. The grammar review was succint and mostly clear and there are tons of practice exams, both of which I liked. A lengthier grammar review can be found in Princeton's French Sat 2 book.Good luck!