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Total German with the Michel Thomas Method

Michel Thomas


CD
£75.00 + VAT

ISBN: 9781444133080
Published: 29/04/2011
Extent: 12 Mins
Series: Michel Thomas Series


 
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Summary:
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Speak German - 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.


Why it Works:

Learn another language the way you learned
your own
You learned your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn German 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 German 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.

Learn Anywhere
Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever you want: at home, in your car, or on the move with your MP3 player.
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What's in the Course?

- 12 hours of audio on CD


  • Audio-led course which shows you how German 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:
Questions: word order: inversion; intonation; question words: warum, was, wann, wie, wo, wieviel, wie lange, um wieviel Uhr, wohin
Negative: kein, nicht
Verbs: infinitive; infinitive with zu; polite requests; reflexives; lassen for having something done; verb + preposition; modal verbs; separable and inseparable verbs; imperative; conditions: würde/wäre + infinitive
Tenses: present; future: werden; using the present tense; past simple: introduction with haben, sein and modal verbs
Adverbs: including expressions of time
Prepositions: + accusative and dative: mit, für, auf, nach, seit, zu, unter
Conjunctions: co-ordinating and subordinating: wenn, aber, denn, weil, ob
Personal pronouns: nominative; introduction to accusative and dative: mich/mir; Sie/Ihnen
Definite article: der, die, das
Nouns: gender
Prefixes: hin, ein, ab, fort, durch, weg, aus, wider, über, her, dorthin, auf, an
Vocabulary: similarities to English; cognates
Pronunciation


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:
Self-access course for adult beginners


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

"Thomas makes it simple"

Sunday Times

"Works like a dream"

Daily Telegraph

"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed"

The Guardian

"Five minutes in and you already feel like you're winning"

Time Out


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