Michel Thomas Speak French Advanced: 5-CD Advanced Program (Michel Thomas Speak...)
by Michel Thomas
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List Price: $59.95
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 440
EAN: 9780071480345
ISBN: 007148034X
Label: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Items: 5
Number Of Pages: 24
Publication Date: 2006-11-20
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Michel Thomas rocks!
Comment: I haven't tried all of the French study programs out there, but of the ones that I have tried, Michel's method is clearly the best. If you want to systematically understand how to express ideas in French, rather than just memorizing phrases, then you will love his method. If you are looking at the advanced course, then you have probably completed the beginning course, so you already understand this method. The advanced course is actually much better in quality than the beginning course, and the two "students" that he uses for demonstration are much more capable, so it flows better. I highly recommend.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great confidence-builder
Comment: "Speak French Advanced" picks up more or less where "Speak French for Beginners" left off - that is, you don't really need to buy the booster package. The approach to learning is the same as for the beginner's course, providing comfortable continuity - although the students on the recording are different.
By the end of this course, you will have gained a rather thorough grounding in French grammar. You will have covered, for instance, all verb tenses except the past historic and the past subjunctive, which are rarely used in conversation anyway. Also, you will have increased your vocabulary somewhat, albeit with the caveats mentioned in my review of "Speak French for Beginners". Finally, you will have had ample opportunities to listen to Michel Thomas's pronunciation and use it to improve your own.
Like the beginner's course, this one neither promises miracles nor creates them. However, also like the beginner's course, it deserves five stars because of its very fair price, the efficacy of its technique, the efficient pace of instruction, and - above all - the confidence that it provides to keep learning.
By the end of this course, you will probably be able to get around France on your own, but a true comprehension of everyday spoken French may still lie beyond your grasp. But this course prepares you well for the next step: practice. After finishing this course, you can start listening to French radio, television, or Internet broadcasts, and although you may not pick up much at first, understanding will come eventually. The same goes for speaking. Much vocabulary and reinforcement of grammar comes also from reading (with the help of a good dictionary, of course). All of these additional measures are vital to learning any language.
There is not a single course on earth that can impart mastery of a language. The best ones provide the knowledge and inspiration that one needs to keep trying. "Speak French Advanced" is one such course.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I love Michel Thomas!
Comment: I love Michel Thomas CD's. I am also using Rosetta Stone and it is very good, but Michel Thomas explains the very core and structure of the language. He makes it all understandable and relatively "easy." The two together are very very good as a way of emersion into the language.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best in the market
Comment: The course is the most practical one for the people who has no time and travelling like me, , you put it in your car CD player or mp3 , while doing sport, and you dont have to try to remember, it makes it itself..
Warmly recommended!
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good for speaking in a grammatically correct fashion...
Comment: I would say that Michel Thomas helps you put the grammar together in your head with advanced grammar... So, if you are looking to practice along with two English speakers on this CD and test yourself with advanced grammar and fine-tune your weak areas this is good for that. However, if you are looking for something that focuses a lot on conversational French, then it won't fit the bill for that. I am frankly going to look at the Fluent French Audio stuff and buy stuff from their website later, because I need a variety of conversational French, and the French in Action materials are not so easily affordable. I would recommend listening to Michel Thomas over and over. It really takes time for a language to stick, but make sure you do find something that has French conversations. I think Smart French is promising so far... When it comes to fluency, this CD is good for advanced students who want to make sure they have their grammar down. I don't think it's good to have a very good foundation in French sentence formulation so you can advance properly and feel confident, in the end, in the language. If you already have the grammar perfectly down when speaking, then you don't need this.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Michel Thomas rocks!
Comment: I haven't tried all of the French study programs out there, but of the ones that I have tried, Michel's method is clearly the best. If you want to systematically understand how to express ideas in French, rather than just memorizing phrases, then you will love his method. If you are looking at the advanced course, then you have probably completed the beginning course, so you already understand this method. The advanced course is actually much better in quality than the beginning course, and the two "students" that he uses for demonstration are much more capable, so it flows better. I highly recommend.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great confidence-builder
Comment: "Speak French Advanced" picks up more or less where "Speak French for Beginners" left off - that is, you don't really need to buy the booster package. The approach to learning is the same as for the beginner's course, providing comfortable continuity - although the students on the recording are different.
By the end of this course, you will have gained a rather thorough grounding in French grammar. You will have covered, for instance, all verb tenses except the past historic and the past subjunctive, which are rarely used in conversation anyway. Also, you will have increased your vocabulary somewhat, albeit with the caveats mentioned in my review of "Speak French for Beginners". Finally, you will have had ample opportunities to listen to Michel Thomas's pronunciation and use it to improve your own.
Like the beginner's course, this one neither promises miracles nor creates them. However, also like the beginner's course, it deserves five stars because of its very fair price, the efficacy of its technique, the efficient pace of instruction, and - above all - the confidence that it provides to keep learning.
By the end of this course, you will probably be able to get around France on your own, but a true comprehension of everyday spoken French may still lie beyond your grasp. But this course prepares you well for the next step: practice. After finishing this course, you can start listening to French radio, television, or Internet broadcasts, and although you may not pick up much at first, understanding will come eventually. The same goes for speaking. Much vocabulary and reinforcement of grammar comes also from reading (with the help of a good dictionary, of course). All of these additional measures are vital to learning any language.
There is not a single course on earth that can impart mastery of a language. The best ones provide the knowledge and inspiration that one needs to keep trying. "Speak French Advanced" is one such course.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I love Michel Thomas!
Comment: I love Michel Thomas CD's. I am also using Rosetta Stone and it is very good, but Michel Thomas explains the very core and structure of the language. He makes it all understandable and relatively "easy." The two together are very very good as a way of emersion into the language.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best in the market
Comment: The course is the most practical one for the people who has no time and travelling like me, , you put it in your car CD player or mp3 , while doing sport, and you dont have to try to remember, it makes it itself..
Warmly recommended!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good for speaking in a grammatically correct fashion...
Comment: I would say that Michel Thomas helps you put the grammar together in your head with advanced grammar... So, if you are looking to practice along with two English speakers on this CD and test yourself with advanced grammar and fine-tune your weak areas this is good for that. However, if you are looking for something that focuses a lot on conversational French, then it won't fit the bill for that. I am frankly going to look at the Fluent French Audio stuff and buy stuff from their website later, because I need a variety of conversational French, and the French in Action materials are not so easily affordable. I would recommend listening to Michel Thomas over and over. It really takes time for a language to stick, but make sure you do find something that has French conversations. I think Smart French is promising so far... When it comes to fluency, this CD is good for advanced students who want to make sure they have their grammar down. I don't think it's good to have a very good foundation in French sentence formulation so you can advance properly and feel confident, in the end, in the language. If you already have the grammar perfectly down when speaking, then you don't need this.
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The world’s greatest language teacher is at your side. "There's no such thing as a bad student--just a bad teacher."
--Michel Thomas No books. No writing. No drills. And nothing to memorize--ever! With his patented method, Michel Thomas has taught languages to top celebrities and--through his bestselling audio programs--more than a million everyday learners around the world. At the end of this five-CD advanced program, you will have acquired: - A powerful vocabulary
- Increased comprehension skills
- Complete fluency
Don't try to memorize specific words or expressions. It is a basic principle of the Michel Thomas™ method that the responsibility for the student’s learning lies with the teacher. With Michel Thomas as your teacher, your learning will be based on understanding--and what you understand, you do not forget! Included in this package:
- 5 audio CDs, including a review CD
- Program booklet
- Zippered travel case
Celebrities who have learned with the Michel Thomas™ method:
- Princess Grace of Monaco
- Barbra Streisand
- Woody Allen
- Warren Beatty
- Bob Dylan
- Emma Thompson . . . and many more
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