Recently, when I checked my favorite search engine for "Rocket French reviews", I received 223,000 results. Yes, that's two hundred and twenty three thousand. Wow! What is there about this language-learning system that is creating such a buzz on the Internet? I downloaded their six free lessons - more about those free lessons later - and wound up purchasing the entire program. And I can assure you that Rocket French is the best way to learn French I've ever tried.

And I've tried a bunch. I took French in school, and managed to remember just enough to pass the exams. Years later, the only French words I could say with assurance was "Bonjour" and "Merci." That's pretty pathetic, isn't it? But many people cited in the Rocket French reviews I read reported the same experience. Clearly the classroom approach - while it works for many - doesn't work for everyone.

Some years later, I needed to travel to France for my job, and I bought a French refresher course on CD. I dutifully popped the CDs into my car stereo and played them on the way to work; I brought them in the house and played them as I did chores; toward the end of the course, I actually sat down in front of the CD player, willing the phrases into my memory. Unfortunately, once I got to France, I never found an occasion to say "Have you seen my yellow bicycle?" and I couldn't remember how to say much else. Again, I'd have to agree with the other Rocket French reviews I've read - CDs that rely on parroting useless phrases just don't work.

So what's different about Rocket French? For one thing, the conversations in their audio lessons are really fun and engaging, not stupid. And they teach you things you might actually need to say in a real-life experience. But the heart of Rocket French - what really makes it different - is the computer-based activities. MegaAudio helps you understand spoken French the way real French people speak it, not the way it sounds on instructional CDs. MegaVocab builds your French vocabulary fast, using techniques that really help you remember your new words. And MegaVerb gives you a handle on those dreadful French conjugations. Best of all, with your paid purchase, you'll be able to access a learner's forum composed of native French speakers and teachers, who will answer all your tough questions about learning French. All the Rocket French reviews I read agree: this method works.

Rocket Languages the company that produces Rocket French is so confident in their product that they're willing to let you download six free lessons. What have you got to lose? Begin learning French phrases today, and before you know it, you'll be speaking French for real.