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Michel Thomas Advanced Course: French (Michel Thomas Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michel Thomas
Publisher: Hodder Arnold
Category: Book
List Price: £48.93
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 7159
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.9
ISBN: 0340938986
EAN: 9780340938980
ASIN: 0340938986
Publication Date: September 29, 2006
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Great for learning tenses and language structure October 24, 2004
K R H (Bedfordshire U K)
343 out of 346 found this review helpful
The advanced course is an excellent way to develop your understanding of the structure of the French language. Michel works through a number of examples, highlighting the order of pronouns. He also covers the various tenses in considerable detail (something which was lacking from the earlier courses). For me one of the most important aspects was the use of 'would' and 'would have'. As Michel rightly says, you need to develop a sharpened awareness of your own language in order to learn another one.
The two students are far better than on those on the first course, so things move along at the right pace. This is helpful when working through the course a second or third time.
Having gone through the course a few times, I now feel confident that I have a good understanding of the tenses. In fact the verb tables in the more traditional course books finally make sense!
Do bear in mind that the Michel Thomas courses do not cover a large vocabulary. So, for example, if you are looking to learn lots of nouns and adjectives the course will be of limted value.
However if you are looking to develop your understanding of structure and tenses, this course is a great way to do so.
Remarkly good August 15, 2005
Will Stevens (Bristol, England)
83 out of 83 found this review helpful
I did not use the earlier 8-hour course, but I found this course easy to get into. I'm not sure that the word 'advanced' is really justified, but the course is certainly very good at teaching the tenses of French verbs and their use. Nor do I agree with what the adverts say about it being 'painless' - it's certainly hard work, and I found that after 20 minutes I was ready for a break. I'm fascinated by the way in which M. Thomas teaches the spoken language first, and the written language second; when I learnt French, it was the other way around. Given the teaching method and the fact that there are students in the recording, who, of course, make mistakes, there's the question of how many times you'd want to listen to the CDs. On the other hand, if you listen to them a few times, doing what is recommended and answering all the questions, you get, in effect, at least 10-20 hours of one-on-one tuition - much more intense tuition than you'd ever get by enrolling for 10-20 hours of classes. This seems to me to make it remarkably good value. So, I agree with the other reviewers, and strongly recommend this course. It's odd how what is, basically, a very old fashioned teaching method should work so brilliantly. There's a message here for our educators, possibly.......?
The best way to learn French Grammar October 6, 2005
96 out of 97 found this review helpful
This is basically a grammar course. Through it you will gain an excellent grasp of all the different tenses and how to construct sentences using them.
It moves at quite a fast pace so you have to concentrate and will find it harder than the earlier courses. I found I had to work through some CD's twice and make some notes before I was able to tackle the next CD. There is a lot to learn.
I stongly recommend that unless you have a good previous grasp of French, you work through Michel Thomas' 8 CD complete French course, and his 2 CD French language builder course before attempting this course.
However this is definitely the quickest and easiest way to learn French grammar that I have come across and I strongly recommend it.
Amazing November 6, 2006
Future Polyglot (South West England)
46 out of 46 found this review helpful
A simply fantastic advanced course.
There is little vocabulary; but that's no bad thing. The words you might need are likely to be very different from the words I need.
However, on the structure of the language, this course is nothing short of perfect. It will teach you more about French grammer than you could imagine.
It's is a very exciting method, which I can see from other reviews, others find as addictive as I do.
He does have a trace of a German accent, which others noticed before me.
At the end of the course, you will no longer have to phrase everything in the present tense. After listening to the CDs a couple of time, you will be amazed at what you know.
I really do suggest you buy this CD (having bought the foundation course first!)
brilliant and enjoyable July 13, 2005
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
The 8 hour course "basic" course was excellent - this was even better. I have nothing but admiration for the way in which it is put across. After a few hours to end up with 20 odd tenses in relative ease takes some doing. You will find yourself smiling to yourself at how you are able to cover so much ground. Of course you need to listen again and again to get it to stick - no problem.
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