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Total French with the Michel Thomas Method (MT) [Audiobook] [Paperback]

Michel Thomas
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Book Description

29 April 2011 1444133020 978-1444133028
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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.

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
- NEW: visual learning review for PC or Mac 
- NEW: over 2 hours of extra vocab help
- NEW: interactive exercises to check your progress


How Does it Work?


- Listen: collect words effortlessly by listening
- Connect: create your own mental tool kit by understanding how words fit together
- Speak: put the words back together to build sentences, naturally


The Michel Thomas Method Range:

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Product details

Understand the various Michel Thomas levels [PDF]
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Hodder Education (29 April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1444133020
  • ISBN-13: 978-1444133028
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 6.8 x 23.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Review

"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)

 "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)

About the Author

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.

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
By Andy Smith VINE™ VOICE
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Here's a tip if you're thinking of buying this. Listen to a bit of Michel Thomas first - you've probably got a friend who owns one of his CD sets. Why am I advising this? Because people seem to either love him or hate him. Some learners just don't seem to be able to get along with his voice; no matter how brilliant the teaching method (and it is), it won't help someone who can't bring themselves to listen to it.

I am strongly motivated to learn French; I moved to France a few months ago and don't want to feel like an idiot every time a French person talks to me. The Michel Thomas method is great for getting you to realise how many French words you already know (as thousands of words are the same as in English, just pronounced differently) and for being able to string simple sentences together and make yourself understood.

Where they're not much help, in my experience, is in understanding what French people say back to you, as inevitably they'll be talking fast and there'll be at least one word in there that you haven't come across.

So, assuming you have heard a bit of Michel and get on with his voice, you can buy with confidence - but it won't get you confident in French on your own (and any learning method short of total immersion is going to take more than the 'hours' claimed to reach a level of proficiency). You will also need some other input, ideally lots of conversation with native French speakers, to help you to understand what people say to you.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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It is 30 years since I was relieved of having to sit through dreadful school french lessons, which involved no conversational French at all. That experience had put me off having anything to do with foreign languages until now. I was tempted by having the opportunity to try a French course that involved none of the frustrating learn by dictation and vocab revison, that teachers usually torture their students with.

The course begins a longer than necessary introduction to the course and a little speech about how similar French is too English. Once that was out of the way the fun begins.

The first lesson begins with a few words which are the same in English as they are in French, but with a different accent, such as "comfortable" and "possible". You are invited to use them in expressions using "This is", "not", "very", etc. When you have answered, another student on the recording repeats what you have done and the lesson continues. At no point are you asked to repeat anything and you do not need to write anything down. Creating new sentences in your head, with new words and concepts is much easier than you expect it to be and the process is very enjoyable.

Whilst this is a spoken course, there is a writen vocabulary list included with the CD's should you wish to look at it.

Have no illusions, this course is not going to turn you into a French speaking expert, but it is an excellent primer that will give you bags of confidence. You should by the end of the course have a sufficient repertoire to be able to pick up new words and to use them immediately to make yourself understood.

My only critisim is that the inside of the box is not strong enough.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Effective way to get to grips with the language 16 Jun 2011
By A John TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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The Michel Thomas course comprises 7 Audio CD's of lessons with Michel Thomas, and a further 2 audio discs to go over other easy transformation vocabulary from English to French, then a review disc. There is no homework, no learning. The course just requires you to listen, and pause the play to respond to the activities. There are two students with Michel Thomas, and it is gratifying to hear them making mistakes! On the two vocabulary discs, there are French speakers to listen to.

It's very listenable. C'est tres listenable. It's easy to listen to - you don't feel as if you are rushing through, trying to learn. In fact, Michel Thomas insists that you don't try to learn, you simply absorb what you hear and repeat. This is the ideal method for those who learn best through listening.

The down side is that this doesn't really cover the written language, but concentrates on the spoken. But it is the spoken language which most people find the hardest, and this is ideal to boost confidence and have people trying to use the language. I'd recommend this for people going to France, as a great way to tune their ear and boost confidence.

I have learnt French before, so this was a revision for me, although a very useful one. By disc 4 I felt confident enough to start reading through French Magazines and newspapers online. I also tried this with my 11 year old, who is learning French in High School. Pronunciation had been a problem area for him, but this has considerably improved, and he quickly picked up how to put a sentence together in sections, and how to use Voulez vous, or Je voudrais with confidence. He has now finished the first two discs, and I think this has definitely improved his understanding of the language.

Would I recommend this? Yes.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This Really works!!!! 24 May 2011
By rhosymynydd VINE™ VOICE
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I speak French moderately well and as my husband and I are considering spending some time in France in the future, I wanted to introduce my husband (who had no French language skills) to the use of basic French to improve his experience in-country. This proved an excellent beginners course, after just a few days, my husband took to it like the proverbial "canard a l'eau!". With 60% of English words having a French stem, the course starts very sensibly with words that have an English stem and the logical progression or similarity of those into French (i.e possible =possible (pron differently), comfortable = confortable etc.) Placing these into extended sentences makes the transition into social conversation remarkably easy. Using a simple combination "L'impression de la situation politique et economique en France a present,....(minus the accents), sentence construction becomes familiar. Verbs are introduced and the process evolves into a really good course. My other half is gradually building up his new found vocabulary and realy enjoying how much he was able to understand from the beginning! I can honestly recommend this course to anyone wanting to be able to converse easily. The introduction and explanation of pronouciation is also very good. This is a course I would recommend to anyone wanting to acquire the basics in French.Total French with the Michel Thomas Method (Michel Thomas Series)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value for money product
Really useful and accessible method for learning French. Really recommend it. Good for me as revision of schoolboy stuff, and equally for my wife as a completely new learner.
Published 2 months ago by msyd
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable - and it works
I am an older lady who felt like a new hobby that was a challenge this fits the bill. I knew nothing about the French language but I am really enjoying this and you really do pick... Read more
Published 3 months ago by DC
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I have the other part and they are an excellent way to immerse yourself in the French language. From beginner upwards it is an excellent concept of teaching. Read more
Published 3 months ago by james g carroll
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
We bought this as a gift for my dad as he loves learning French before we go every summer to France. We bought this for his Christmas and when he opened it, he was so pleased. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lucie F
4.0 out of 5 stars Painless (almost)
This is a pretty painless way of learning a language. The time passes quickly and you do not feel like it is hard work. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Samuel Joseph Rayner
5.0 out of 5 stars French learning
I have used this series before, lent them to someone, who lost them. Cannot speak highly enough of their usefulness, the whole programme is brilliant. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Snooks
4.0 out of 5 stars Michel Thomas pronunciations and accent
Michel Thomas method is an excellent way of learning french. My only criticism is that Michel Thomas is not very clear in his pronunciations and you have to concentrate on his... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dilip
5.0 out of 5 stars No pressure
Michel Thomas has a very chilled and relaxed way of teaching, his method makes learning a pleasure. It's amazing how easy he makes it to remember despite him telling you to try not... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ash700
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best French courses on the market
Michel Thomas's language courses are excellent, and I'd recommend them for all styles of learner - even if you've previously struggled with languages. Read more
Published 10 months ago by N. Gratton
5.0 out of 5 stars Really really good
I bought this product after moving abroad and wanting to improve my French. I passed GCSE about 20 years ago. I think it is excellent. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Clj Legge
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