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Total French with the Michel Thomas Method
Michel Thomas
CD
£70.83
+ VAT
ISBN:
9781444133028
Published:
29/04/2011
Extent:
12 Hrs
Series:
Michel Thomas Series
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Summary:
Speak French - Instantly.
No books. No writing. No memorizing.
- Guaranteed success. Speak and understand perfectly
- Incredible progress. Get what you want, fast
- Absolute confidence. Unleash your natural learning style without trying
The Method:
Stress-free audio learning
Michel Thomas teaches you through your own language, so there's no stress, and no anxiety. He builds it up, step by step, and you don't move on until you've absorbed and understood the previous point. And, as Michel Thomas said, 'What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget.' With parallels to the way you learned your own language, each language is learned in 'real-time' conditions. There is no need to stop for homework, additional exercises or vocabulary memorization.
A 'virtual' classroom
The classroom situation on the recording lets you learn with others. You enjoy their success, and you learn from their mistakes. The students on the recordings are not reading from scripts and they have received no additional instruction or preparation - just the guidance you hear on the recording. You, as the learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class.
There's no such thing as a poor student, only a poor teacher
This is an important part of the Michel Thomas Method. Full responsibility for your learning lies with the teacher, not with you, the pupil. This helps to ensure that you can relax and feel confident, allowing you to learn effectively.
Why it Works:
Learn another language the way you learned your own
You learned your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn French 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 French in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking without the pressure of writing or memorizing. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. Join the millions of people worldwide who have learned a new language with the Michel Thomas Method.
- Audio-led course which shows you how French really works so you are fluent and confident in any situation - even if you don't know the exact word you need
- New on-screen graphics to reinforce what you're learning as you listen
- Extra vocabulary building help so you learn the techniques for learning new words and phrases and how to build on them
- Flashcards, workbooks and interactive exercises to test yourself and measure your progress
- Certificate of achievement awarded on completion of online self-assessment
Table of Contents:
 Similarities with English: '-able', '-ible', '-ary', ‘-ent’, ‘-ant’, '-ance', '-ence', '-ion', '-ation', '-al' endings; ‘it’s possible, it’s comfortable, it’s for you, it’s not for me’; ‘it’s like that, it’s very different’; elision of last consonant of p
'I would like...': ‘je voudrais parler français avec vous’ (I would like to speak French with you); 'Will you...': ‘voulez-vous venir avec moi’ (will you come with me = polite request); ‘voulez-vous aller manger avec moi’ (will you go eat with me); ‘
‘je voudrais savoir où c’est’ (I would like to know where it is); ‘je voudrais savoir combien c’est’ (I would like to know how much it is); pronunciation of final consonants; ‘c’est très petit’ (it’s very small); ‘c’est très tard, c’est tro
‘il est grand, elle est grande’ (he is big, she is big); ‘c’est très vite, c’est trop vite pour moi’ (it’s very fast, it’s too fast for me); ‘vous parlez trop vite pour moi’ (You speak too fast for me); ‘vous allez trop vite pour moi’ (You go too fas
‘je voudrais savoir pourquoi c’est si bon’ (I would like to know why it is so good); ‘normalement’ (normally : -ly > -ment); ‘je voudrais un peu’ (I would like a little); ‘plus tard’ (later); ‘voulez-vous venir plus tard’ (will you come later)
'autre', 'chose' (other, thing): ‘je voudrais manger quelque chose’ (I would like to eat something) ; ‘je voudrais la même chose pour moi, s’il vous plaît’ (I would like the same thing for me, please) ; ‘je voudrais autre chose’ (I would like so
‘je suis très occupé maintenant’ (I am very busy now); ‘je peux un peu’ (I can a little : same sound); ‘pas maintenant, pas pour moi merci’ (not now, not for me thank you); ‘je n(e) peux pas’ (I cannot : this isn’t a double negation); not all Fr
‘je n(e) suis pas fatigué maintenant’ (I am not tired now); ‘je regrette’ (I am sorry)
'I am staying' same as 'I stay'; 'it is/it isn't'; 'I go/he goes/it goes'; 'I can/he can/it can'; verbs derived from similar nouns
'I must/he must'; '-s' ending for 'I' (self); '-t' ending for 'he/she'; '-oir' verbs: 'avoir' (to have), 'savoir' (to know), 'devoir' (to have to), 'voir' (to see), 'pouvoir' (to be able to); 'aller' (to go); 'le faire' (to do it)
'le voir/la voir/les voir/vous voir/me voir' (to see it/him/her/you/me); 'lui' (to him); 'moi/vous/nous/lui/elle/leur' (me/you/us/him/her/them); 'mon, ma, mes/son, sa, ses/leur' (my/his/her/their); 'il y a' (there is)
'pas' (not); 'heureux de le faire' (happy to do it); 'quel/quelle' (which); 'que' (what), 'ce que' (what = that which); 'je dirai' (I will tell)
three ways of forming future; 'on' (one/we); 'je me lève, nous nous levons, vous vous levez, il se lève, on se lève' (I get up, we get up, you get up, he gets up, one gets up); 'en': 'en France, en français' (in France, in French); 'en
'je peux/veux/dois' + 2nd verb ('I can/want/must' + 2nd verb); 'je pouvais/voulais/devais + 2nd verb' ('I could/wanted/had to' + 2nd verb); 'j’aime' + 2nd verb ('I like/love' + 2nd verb)
About the Author(s):
Michel Thomas (1914-2005) 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 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 was the world's most sought-after language teacher.
Readership:
independent laearners
Reviews:
"The nearest thing to painless learning"
The Times
"A unique and perfectly brilliant way of learning languages"
Stephen Fry
"The most extraordinary experience of my life"
Emma Thompson
Sunday Times
Daily Telegraph
"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed"
The Guardian
"Five minutes in and you already feel like you're winning"
Time Out
"I've tried many courses including Rosetta Stone but I've finally found a language method that works. I'm doing the French course and I can now hold a decent conversation with my parents' neighbors in France!"
Aubrey Parsons, Michel Thomas Method customer
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