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Michel Thomas Foundation Course: Italian (2nd edition)
Michel Thomas
£69.99 (inc VAT)
ISBN:
9780340938942
Series:
Michel Thomas Series
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Summary:
Michel Thomas took the language-learning world by storm.
With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times).
In only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence. The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishly.
He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not know.
Join two students as they learn in real time. Become the third member of the class and experience the excitement of learning a language as if by magic!
This new edition has one, very significant, new feature an additional Review CD. All the main teaching points have been lifted from the Foundation (8-hour) course and are contained on just 2 CDs. The student hears Michel teaching a specific point, there is a pause which allows time for the student to give his/her response to Michels prompt, followed by Michel giving the correct response. If the student has struggled or given an incorrect answer, s/he can use the index in the accompanying booklet to locate the area of the main course where the specific language point was being taught in depth and can return to the main course to work through the relevant section again, quickly and efficiently. It can also be used very successfully by those coming back to the course after a lapse of time, either to check how much they have retained or as a quick revision tool. Only Michels words and phrases are on the new CD, so the course is summarised succinctly and with a new, snappy pace.
Finally, the new edition is repackaged, with an up-to-the minute cover treatment and robust DVD-type cases inside a rigid card slip case, to ensure that the CDs remain damage-free and are easy to access and use.
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Addition of brand new, 2-CD Review course, plus booklet - now the student at home can check learning to find areas causing difficulty and revisit relevant teaching point in main course, or have quick review of the course if returning to it after some time. Addition of brand new index to main course – this major new feature makes it easy to navigate the course, as well as giving a listing of the main teaching points and helpful, brief notes. - New packaging and livery – the new cover treatment brings the title into the 21st century and will appeal to a new, younger, section of the market. The sleek new packaging keeps the CDs damage-free and easy to access and carry around.
Price remains same as current edition – the index to the main course plus 2 new Review CDs and booklet are free, giving real added value. - Sales history - over one million copies of Michel Thomas products sold
Backed by significant marketing spend – the profile of all Michel Thomas products will receive a huge boost.
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Table of Contents:
 Vocabulary: cognates in -enza, -anza, -azione, -izione, -ema, -ibile, -abile, -ente, -ante, -ario, -ico, -ale
Nouns and adjectives: understanding gender; definite and indefinite articles; position and agreement of adjectives
Verbs and tenses: formation and practice of key verbs in the present tense; explanation of verb groups and endings; use of ‘volere’, ‘dovere’ and ‘potere’ with infinitives; present to express future; formation, use and practice of future, conditional, imperfect, perfect; reflexives
Verbal idioms: ‘sto’ + -ando/-endo; present tense + ‘da’; ‘vado a’ + infinitive; ‘c’è’; ‘mi piace’; ‘ho bisogno di’ + infinitive; ‘ho voglia di’ + infinitive; ‘far fare’; ‘si dice’; ‘ci vuole’
Questions: intonation; question words ‘perché, cosa, a che ora, dove, quando, quanto, quale, come’
Pronouns: subject (for emphasis and clarity); direct and indirect object pronouns; pronouns after prepositions ‘con’ and ‘per’; practice in position of object pronouns with different parts of the verb; combinations of object pronouns; use of ‘ne’
Pronunciation, including stress
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About the Author(s):
Michel Thomas had an amazing life. Born in Poland, he spent his early years in Germany and then in France, where he studied psychology at the Sorbonne in Paris. When war broke out, he fought with the Resistance and suffered imprisonment in slave labour camps. At the end of the war he joined the US liberation army and later settled in the US where he established his world-famous language school. For more than 50 years he taught languages to the rich and famous and became the world's most sought-after language teacher.
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Reviews:
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"Ideal for any business traveller who needs to be able to get around confidently."
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Sunday Business
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"A great way to learn; it's fast and it lasts".
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The Daily Telegraph
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"Five minutes into the first CD, you already feel like you're winning."
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Time Out
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"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed."
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The Guardian
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"Thomas makes it simple"
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Sunday Times
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"Michel's methods will teach you effectively and easily"
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Daily Star
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"Hugely inspiring"
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Red
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"A compelling teacher ... you really do remember what you're learning"
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Italia!
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'Remarkably effective, addictive even'
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London Evening Standard
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