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Published: 28/03/2008

Extent: 5 Hrs

Series: Michel Thomas Series

 

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Summary:

Learn another language the way you learnt your own

You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Arabic in the same way.

You’ll stick with it because you’ll love it

· Use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas.

· This method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Arabic in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself.

· You learn through listening and speaking – without the pressure of writing or memorising.

· You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably.

The NEW Arabic Advanced Course

A five-hour, 100% audio metho

• Learn another language the way you learnt your own

• Effective method - the Michel Thomas Method of language teaching works with the brain

• Motivating - live classroom situation with two students encourages you to learn with the students on the recording
• All-audio - the way you want to learn

• Pronunciation is gently - but effectively - corrected

• Reference booklet - accompanying booklet lists key phrases in English and Arabic (transliterated script)

• Suite of progressive and complementary course components: Introductory, Foundation, Advanced, and Vocabulary

• Sales record - the hugely successful Michel Thomas Method is applied to Arabic.

Table of Contents:
Review of Foundation
“they” verb
Plural with mumkin/laazim/cawzeen + “they” verb
“solid” roots: “write” k/t/b; “drink” sh/r/b; “understand” f/h/m
“hollow” verbs: “go” r/vowel/H; “see/look” sh/vowel/f
“a little” = shwayya. Becomes shwayyit in front of nouns
“come” gee; tigee = male and female “you come”
“go/come and …”. Put verbs directly together in Arabic.
more about cand “have/has”
talking and asking about age: canduh kaam sana: “How old is he?”; canduh sitt sineen: “He’s six years old”
talking about routine (b- + present verb)
every = kull(i): every day/every year
transport using bil (“by the”)
often/sometimes/always
“he likes” = yiHibb. H/b/b = example of root with same second and third root letter. “to like” + second verb
future (Ha- + present verb)
groups of objects: use feminine (Samira) descriptive words
past tense – general; enta, enti/entu, ena
past tense: hollow verbs
“to visit”: past and present
past tense – iHna, huwwa, heyya, humma
past “he”/ “she”/ “they” for hollow verbs
ezzay “how” with tags: ezzayak? “how are you?”
ezzay “how” in other questions
kaan “was/were”
Can use with other phrases to put into past: kaan feeh/kaan canduh “there was, were/he had”
“she was/they were”
“I/you/we were”: filling changes to short sound in past for hollow verb
negative with mish
negative with ma…sh
“don’t have/doesn’t have”
b-verbs and past with ma…sh
tags with verbs: same except tag for ena changes from –ee to -nee
“of”/”’s”: don’t need “of” or “s” plus apostrophe in possessive constructions: ibn aHmed “son (of) Ahmed”
combining concepts: “was/were” + “-ing” verbs for “used to”
combining concepts: “was/were” + bi-/H- for “would have/was going to”

About the Author(s):

Jane Wightwick is an experienced teacher of Arabic and author and publisher of Arabic-teaching materials. Mahmoud Gaafar worked for the United Nations and Radio Cairo and now authors print, radio and TV resources for the Arab world.

Readership:
Self-access course for adult improvers

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