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German With Michel Thomas Complete Course CD [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Michel Thomas (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 1 May 2000 | ISBN-10: 0340780657 | ISBN-13: 978-0340780657
**There is a newer version of this product available with extra features**
The updated version is called Total German with the Michel Thomas Method.


Michel Thomas has taken the language-learning world by storm.



With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he has perfected over the last 50 years, he now shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times).



In only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence. The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishly.



He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and German and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not know.



Join two students as they learn in real time. Become the third member of the class and experience the excitement of learning a language as if by magic!

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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Hodder Education (1 May 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340780657
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340780657
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.8 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 68,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Ideal for any business traveller who needs to be able to get around confidently." (Sunday Business )

"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 )

"Hugely inspiring" (Red )

"Michel's methods will teach you effectively and easily" (Daily Star )

About the Author

Michel Thomas has 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 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 has taught languages to the rich and famous and has become the world's most sought-after language teacher.

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81 of 82 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Es ist sehr gut! (It is very good...) 29 July 2004
By "chrisaub76"
Format:Audio CD
Quite simply, buy it! With almost minimal effort (Ok, you have to put some effort in, but it really isn't too much) you can learn enough German to be able to communicate effectively in simple situations. It gives you the confidence to speak to others in German and gives you a great grounding in the language, which will help you to learn more once you have finished the course.

I listened to this CD in the car, travelling to and from work. This was after moving to Germany, not being able to speak a single word. Within weeks I was able to start asking for things and holding very basic conversations in German. More surprisingly, I was also able to read a lot of German (surprising because there are no reading or writing exercises in the course). Better still, once you have started you will find it easier to pick up new words and sometimes to work out what words mean (Michel teaches you that many English words come from German origins).

I would absolutely recommend this course to anyone who wishes to speak German, for whatever reason. This is even if you have never spoken the language before.

The best part has to be the fact that there is so little theory involved - if you are like me and prefer to just get stuck in, then this is perfect for your needs. Also, the fact that Michel does not start with the usual phrases such as 'What is your name?' and 'How old are you?' is a big bonus. He starts straight away with questions that you will actually need in every day situations...

Seriously, buy it - you won't be disappointed!

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for speaking 22 July 2006
By Catfish TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
I think this is a brilliant CD if all you want to concentrate on is oral German rather than written. Michel Thomas explains the grammar really well and in a logical way, much better than a text book I had used previously. He also tells you how everything relates to English so that you learn grammatical structures more easily (I also found this very interesting from a history of language point of view). He makes you learn by thinking rather then memorising, which I think is the best feature of this German course - Michel does this by slowly building up your vocabulary and sentence length, so you start off by saying "I play tennis" and gradually move on to saying "I play tennis with my sister on Mondays in Berlin". There are two students recorded on the CD, and this gives you a brilliant opportunity to correct their mistakes - it certainly did NOT make me learn their mistakes, as a previous reviewer wrote; instead, it gave me the chance to first think about how I would say the sentence myself and then to correct the student, and finally to see if I was right by listening to Michel. The only disadvantage is that you won't be able to write much German while using this set of CDs alone. Michel himself stresses the importance of learning in your mind as you listen, rather than writing things down and learning them off by heart for hours. Not being able to see the German as it is written down could be a big disadvantage if you need it for something other than verbal communication, and I solved this problem by buying the German Experience text book, so that I get some reading and writing practise of German too. I find that using these two courses works really well, and I am very happy with the progress I've made over the last 3 months. Obviously you have to stick to the CDs - I know people who listen to the CD once a month and then are surprised that they don't remember anything. I use the CDs 5 times a week for 20 minutes at least, and after 3 months I can definitely say that they do work! Try it for yourself!!
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT! 12 Mar 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
After completing this course and the Language Builder, I went to Dusseldorf, with a non-German speaking friend, and did more than 90% of all things in German. I was very well understood and I understood most of what was being said to me. I had done German at school to a pretty basic level, but it desperately needed brushing up! The only word of warning is that some of the German taught is very formal, which you would use to a stranger, but not to your friends.
I am now doing the French course with a view to going to France in the near future to speak the language.
With regard to the comments of a past reviewer, in the French course, he does have a strong German accent, but he gives examples in a French accent.
It's just a pity he doesn't do more than 4 languages (!) Read his biography as well - an incredible man!
Many people criticise him for being slow and having a monotonous voice. But he is trying to relax you and not rush you, whilst at the same time, get you through a lot of ground and structures in very little time without you realising just how fast you are going. He also takes responsibility for your learning and remembering, and only loses his temper, on the tape, with the student who always tries to rush his answer without 'thinking it out'.

CANNOT BE RECOMMENDED ENOUGH to anybody who WANTS to learn a language.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Review
I bought this on the strength of finding his French cd pack to be excellent. This is harder going and although I'm learning slowly, I don't feel as confident to be able to hold a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by wend
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good beginners language course
I've used Michel's Spanish course before and have just finished this German course. The main thing he gives you is confidence - you're listening to two people learning just the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by John Gammon
5.0 out of 5 stars Es kommt nicht ! (It came not - or it never came)
It was lost in the Royal Mail, but the even-handed Amazon third-party vendor returned my £129. 99, plus £2. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. G. George
2.0 out of 5 stars Good for revision, bad for learning
I decided to learn German so I found this and thought it would be cost effective and ideal way to get going. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. C. J. Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
You learn as the 2 featured students learn. Simple. Really easy. He teaches by understanding and not by having to memorise. I wish I'd discovered this at school. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2010 by M. Maclaine
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the holidaymaker
The Michel Thomas German course is fantastic, if you are doing it with a view to doing a lot more work in the language after you have finished it, ie, you are going to go onto some... Read more
Published on 18 July 2010 by Meg learner
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CDs
I wanted a course to refresh my school German where I didn't need to do any writing or reading as I wanted to listen to it in the car to/from work. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2009 by Ms. S. R. Glover
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best tool in learning German
I am a former native speaker and this was a great way to get back into the swing of conversational German. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by technojunkie
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Michel Thomas's introduction in broken English was hard to listen to, and a very poor introduction to a language course. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2007 by Johannsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, gets you up and running by the end of the first CD
As you listen to the first CD, you may be laughing a little about how little you are working. And then when you finish and move to the second CD, it hits you; you remember all of... Read more
Published on 1 May 2007 by C. Davies
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