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Total Portuguese with the Michel Thomas Method

Virginia Catmur


CD
£83.33 + VAT

ISBN: 9781444138061
Published: 25/11/2011
Extent: 8 Hrs
Series: Michel Thomas Series


 
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Summary:
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Speak Portuguese - 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 Portuguese 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 Portuguese 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 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 Portuguese
  • Suite of progressive and complementary course components: Introductory, Foundation, Advanced, and Vocabulary

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


About the Author(s):
Virginia Catmur studied Portuguese at the universities of Oxford and Lisbon. As Languages Editor at Hodder, she worked in the studio with Michel Thomas during the recording of his Advanced courses in 2004 and was responsible for their audio editing. She has since developed courses in new languages using the Michel Thomas Method.


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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