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"Ideal for any business traveller who needs to be able to get around confidently." (Sunday Business )
"A great way to learn; it's fast and it lasts". (The Daily Telegraph )
"Five minutes into the first CD, you already feel like you're winning." (Time Out )
"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed." (The Guardian )
"Thomas makes it simple" (Sunday Times )
"Michel's methods will teach you effectively and easily" (Daily Star )
"Hugely inspiring" (Red )
"A great way to learn; it's fast and it lasts". (The Daily Telegraph )
"Five minutes into the first CD, you already feel like you're winning." (Time Out )
"Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed." (The Guardian )
"Thomas makes it simple" (Sunday Times )
"Michel's methods will teach you effectively and easily" (Daily Star )
"Hugely inspiring" (Red )
"Excellent for learning ... This entirely audio course is easy to use and quickly results in some useful ability in the new language. Great for the car."
(Adventure Travel )"Moving along at a relaxed, slow pace, punctuated by amusing anecdotes and jokes from the teacher, the new words, phrases and language rules are gently introduced and reinforced through subtle repetition without ever being tedious. In fact, despite a distinct emphasis on non-work, the course proves very effective and enjoyable, and its format is ideal for learning anywhere you like. So, if you only want to learn to speak the language, this course is highly recommended."
(Top Real Travel Product, Real Travel )Time Out
"Five minutes into the first CD, you already feel like you're winning."
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Michel Thomas believes that there are no bad pupils, only bad teachers, and being a total language dingus, who is now successfully learning German, I'm beginning to believe him.
He claims no notes, no memorising, which is a little OTT, but you will speak your first German sentance within 5 minutes of starting the course, and you will understand what you are saying, and why you are saying it!
He lays out the ground rules of the German language and how the pronounciation has developed from Olde English, and suddenly it all makes sense!
He's taught Grace Kelly to speak French, and Emma Thompson to speak Spanish and those courses (plus Italian) are also available on cassette or CD.
I really can't recommend this course highly enough!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm not too good at English let alone German, I bought the short course because I didn't know if I had the ability to do more, ( I get confused when verbs are mentioned - shows my level of education I guess!), but not worrying or studying works. I cheated a little, some words wouldn't stick in my brain so I jotted them down- naughty, I know. The two hour course is more like a month for me, but what does it matter. I'm enjoying it. As someone else said, its good when you get the answer before the person on the CD; mindyou I've heard it dozens of times so I ought too. I'm just at the end of the first CD, I'm not moving on until I feel happy with the understanding. There are some amusing moments, especially the problem with the word 'nicht' I hope to continue and purchase the full course in the future. There's no advanced level - but that doesn't worry me at the moment!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Finally, a language course that doesn't feel like a chore. I've listened to this several times and just ordered the full 8-CD course.
I don't see how you can criticise a 2-hour course for not including certain things, since in two hours it's bound to miss out almost everything. So don't expect to be able to chat to a German at the end of it.
This is about structure, so it would be easy enough to get a vocabulary book and apply what you learn to other words.
But I feel like I've gone from knowing nothing about German to the start of having a real feel for it. And in no time at all, with no pain.
The best thing to do is to stick it on your iPod, remembering not to say things out loud when you're on a train of course. With your iPod in one hand, it's dead easy to pause like MT suggests. Initially you get a beep to tell you when, but soon there's no beep and it's up to you.
I also think it's a good idea on the second or third listening to NOT pause. In real conversation you don't have three minutes to work out what to say so it's a good habit to get into to work out your answer fast. There's a small pause before the 'students' start speaking that should give you enough time.
I think the students are helpful, because you start to hear when they're wrong and work out what they should be saying. Perhaps they are annoying at times, especially when they just can't pronounce 'Ich' properly time after time (I keep expecting Michel Thomas to slap them or something).
Michel Thomas himself is simply entertaining, and sounds like a cross between Peter Ustinov and Victor Borge.
I can't wait to do the full course.
I don't see how you can criticise a 2-hour course for not including certain things, since in two hours it's bound to miss out almost everything. So don't expect to be able to chat to a German at the end of it.
This is about structure, so it would be easy enough to get a vocabulary book and apply what you learn to other words.
But I feel like I've gone from knowing nothing about German to the start of having a real feel for it. And in no time at all, with no pain.
The best thing to do is to stick it on your iPod, remembering not to say things out loud when you're on a train of course. With your iPod in one hand, it's dead easy to pause like MT suggests. Initially you get a beep to tell you when, but soon there's no beep and it's up to you.
I also think it's a good idea on the second or third listening to NOT pause. In real conversation you don't have three minutes to work out what to say so it's a good habit to get into to work out your answer fast. There's a small pause before the 'students' start speaking that should give you enough time.
I think the students are helpful, because you start to hear when they're wrong and work out what they should be saying. Perhaps they are annoying at times, especially when they just can't pronounce 'Ich' properly time after time (I keep expecting Michel Thomas to slap them or something).
Michel Thomas himself is simply entertaining, and sounds like a cross between Peter Ustinov and Victor Borge.
I can't wait to do the full course.
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Ok but limited
After purchasing a dozen different German courses from Amazon I made the determined effort to work through them, so this was course 1. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Johnp4000
Good introduction for those rubbish at languages!
I was never very good at languages at school - my main achievement was mixing up French and Spanish to create a hybrid mess and, not suprisingly, didn't go far with either. Read more
Published on 23 July 2009 by Tome Raider
Satisfying
This is an excellent 2 hour introductory course to German. You will hear what German sounds like and learn a bit about sentence construction - but set your course expectations... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2001
Superb Introduction to Michel Thomas' Technique
I did this introduction nearly a year ago, and I can still remember the phrases I learned in this short cassette. Thomas' way of teaching is second to none. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2001
Excellent Introduction to German
I disagree with the previous review of this introduction. The reason is that this INTRODUCTORY course does not claim to teach the German language in two hours. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2000
Not convinced
As a teacher of German I was very sceptical when I heard about Thomas's concept of language learning, and I was not disappointed: an adult will need to spend many more than just 2... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2000 by Mrs. Agnes Boddington
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