MTM INTRODUCTORY FRENCH …

1 FrenchIntroductory CourseMichel ThomasLearn another language the way you learnt your ownTo find out more, please get in touch with usFor general enquiries and for information on Michel Thomas:Call: 020 7873 6354 Fax: 020 7873 6325 Email: place an order:Call: 01235 400414 Fax: 01235 400454 Email: can write to us at:Hodder Education, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3 BHVisit our forum copying of this booklet or the accompanying audio material isprohibited, and may amount to a criminal offence punishable by a fine published in UK 2000 by Hodder Education, a division of Hachette UK, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 2000 Thomas Keymaster Languages LLC All rights rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, withoutpermission in writing from the publisher or under licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited.

2 Furtherdetails of such licences (for reprographic reproduction) may be obtained from the Copyright Licensing AgencyLimited, Saffron House, 6 10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS, image Foods of the World/AlamyCover image Typeset by Transet Limited, Coventry, in Great BritainImpression26 25 24 Year2012 2011 2010 ISBN: 978 0340 78064 0 Michel Thomas, 1914 2005 Michel Thomas, the internationally renowned linguist and language teacher, who was awarded theSilver Star by the US Army for his bravery in theSecond World War, died of heart failure at his homein New York on 8th January 2005. He was can learn alanguage with Michel Thomas!The amazing teaching method of the world s greatest language teacher,Michel Thomas, is now available toeveryone, not just the rich and all-audio courses, published byHodder Education, provide anaccelerated method for languagelearning that is truly they promise a remarkableeducational experience that willmake your learning both exciting and books, no pens, nohomework, no memorizing just sit back and let the mostsought-after language teacher inthe world be your guide.

3 In a matterof hours, you will find yourself speaking and thinking in your newlanguage quite naturally and by Robert MilazzoWhat is the Michel Thomas method?Over a period of twenty-five years, Michel Thomas developed and perfecteda unique method of teaching languages*. His approach gives startlingresults within a remarkably short time, all without the need for books,memorizing, or homework. In essence, Michel Thomas breaks a languagedown to its component parts and enables learners to reconstruct thelanguage themselves to form their own sentences, to say what they want,when they want. The experience of learning a language becomes so excitingand satisfying that it stimulates self-motivation and builds Thomas presents the language within simple, elegant structures thatecho the way the language is spoken. He achieves this by guiding youthrough carefully planned sets of exercises that build up your understandingof the language almost without you realizing it.

4 You are able to absorb thestructures effortlessly and apply them naturally right from the does the INTRODUCTORY (2-hour) course contain?In his specially developed course you hear the voice of Michel Thomas ashe leads a class of two students. These students are novices who have littleor no knowledge of the language they are being taught. Their responses toMichel Thomas are not scripted and they have received no additionalinstruction or preparation just the guidance from Michel Thomas that youhear. You participate in this class actively and learn along with the radically different approach means that you will learn a language in real-time conditions, that is in the same way that the students on therecording learn. There is no need to stop the recording to do homework,additional exercises, or vocabulary memorization. Therefore, unlike otherlearning methods you may have encountered, you will not be set unrealisticor unachievable goals. The success of the Michel Thomas method is provenby the very results that you hear from the students on the recording and, atthe same time, from you as you make your own responses!

5 * patent 6,565,3584*Tracking breaks in the recordings reflect the numbering in the index. These breaks are added purely to help youlocate where you left off, and do not represent any sort of hierarchy in Michel s IS THE INTRODUCTORY (2-hour) COURSE BEST USED? Relax!Make yourself comfortable before playing the recording and try to letgo of the tensions and anxieties traditionally associated with learning. Do not write or take any notebooks, pens, dictionariesand anything else associated with learning at school. Do not try to remember. While participating in the recording andafterwards, it is important that you do not try to memorize specific words orexpressions. It is a basic principle of the Michel Thomas method that theresponsibility for the student s learning lies with the teacher. With MichelThomas as your teacher, your learning will be based on understanding, andwhat you understand you don t forget. Interact fully with the the pause button and respond outloud (or in a whisper, or in your head, if you are in a public place) before thestudents is essential.

6 You do not learn by repetition but bythinking out the answers to each question; it is by your own thought processthat you truly learn. Give yourself time to think. The students on the recordings had all the timethey needed to think out their responses. On the recordings their thinking time has been cut in order to make full use of the recording time and to give you allthe time you may need (by pushing your pause button). The pause button is thekey to yourlearning! Start at the beginning of the course. Whatever your existing knowledgeof the language you are learning, it is important that you follow the way thatMichel builds up your knowledge of the language. Do not get annoyed with yourself if you make a mistake. Mistakes arepart of the learning process; as long as you understand why you made themistake and you have the ahaa reaction yes, of course, I understand now you are doing fine. If you made a mistake and you do not understand why, youmay have been daydreaming for a few seconds.

7 The course is structured so thatyou cannot go on unless you fully understand everything, so just go back a littleand you will pick up where you left off. Stop the recording whenever it suits you. You will notice that this courseis not divided into lessons*; you will always be able to pick up from where youleft off, without the need to level of language will I achieve?The INTRODUCTORY course comprises the first two hours of the Foundation (8-hour) course. Both courses are designed for complete beginners. Theymake no assumption of a knowledge of any language other than will give the beginner a practical and functional use of the spokenlanguage. They are also appropriate for anyone who has studied a languagebefore, but has forgotten much of it or does not have confidence in Advanced Course follows on from the Foundation Course and expandson structures touched on in the earlier course to improve your understandingand mastery of complex Michel Thomas Method teaches the everyday conversational languagethat will allow you to communicate in a wide variety of situations, empoweredby the ability to create your own sentences and use the language will absorb the vocabulary and grammatical structures and, in addition,will be introduced to elements of writing and quickly can I learn with the Michel Thomas Method?

8 One of the most remarkable features of the Michel Thomas Method is thespeed with which results are achieved. A knowledge of the language that willtake months of conventional study can be achieved in a matter of hours withthe Michel Thomas Method. Michel masterfully guides the student through aninstructional process at a very rapid rate yet the process will appearinformal, relaxed and unhurried. Michel moves quickly between numerouspractice sessions, which all build the learners confidence in their ability tocommunicate in complex the Michel Thomas Method is based on understanding, notmemorization, there is no set limit to the length of time that you should studythe course. It offers immersion without strain or stress, and you will find therecordings are not divided into lessons, though the material has been indexedfor your convenience. This means that you can stop and start as you excitement of learning will motivate you to continue listening andlearning for as long a time as is practical for you.

9 This will enable you to makeprogress faster than you ever imagined is the Michel Thomas Method for?Anyone can learn a language with the Michel Thomas Method and thewide diversity of his students proves this. Not only did Michel instruct therich and famous, but he also taught many so-called hopeless cases . Forexample, in 1997, Michel taught FRENCH to a group of sixteen-year-olds innorth London who had been told they could never learn a language, andgave them the ability to use the new language far beyond their expectations in just a week. Perhaps more importantly, he gave them the confidence tospeak and a belief in, and the experience of, their own ability to your motivation for learning a language, the Michel ThomasMethod quite simply offers the most effective method that is can I do next?Try to speak with native speakers whenever possible, as this is invaluable forimproving your fluency. Television and radio programmes via satellitepodcasts, newspapers and magazines (print or on-line) (especially thosewhich feature interviews) will give you practice in the most current andidiomatic language.

10 Expose yourself to the language whenever you can you will have firm foundations on which to Michel Thomas Foundation andAdvancedcourses follow on fromthe INTRODUCTORY course. As in the INTRODUCTORY course, Michel leads a classof two students. The Michel ThomasLanguage Builderstake the form of a one-to-one lecture with Michel Thomas, building on the words and phrases in hisFoundation and Advanced courses. The courses provide confidence inpronunciation, increase your word-power and consolidate your knowledgein just two hours. The much-anticipated Vocabularycourses carry forward the MichelThomas teaching tradition and faithfully follow his unique approach toforeign language learning. The series editor is Dr Rose Lee Hayden, Michel smost experienced and trusted teacher. The courses remain faithful to themethod Michel Thomas uses in his earlier courses, with the all-audio and building-block approach. The presenter builds on Michel s foundations to7encourage the student at home to tap into the vast resources of vocabularycommon to English and the foreign languages taught here.