Description
Book Synopsis''I will build the foundation of the house, but it''s up to you to decorate it.'' Michel Thomas
Experience significant results in a remarkably short period of time thanks to the unique Michel Thomas Method, perfected over 50 years by celebrated psycholinguist Michel Thomas. The method works in tune with how the brain prefers to receive, store and then retrieve information. You''ll stick with it, because you''ll love it.
* Improve your French naturally and unforgettably, without strain
* Learn from listening and speaking, without the pressure of writing or memorizing
* Build up your French in manageable steps by thinking out answers for yourself
How does it work?
Learning vocabulary is notoriously difficult if attempted in the traditional way - with long lists and hours of memorization. With the Michel Thomas Method, new words and phrases are presented in such a way that they cannot be forgotten. In this five-hour phase-two course, Michel
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Table of Contents
- : Introduction: How this course came about, what it does and does not include, how it works, and how it is both faithful to and expands upon the Michel Thomas Language Courses
- : 1 WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW - COGNATES
- : Introduction
- : Transformation of adjectives ending in "-ible"
- : Transformation of adjectives ending in "-able"
- : Formation of adjectives ending in "-able" from "-er" verbs
- : Transformation of adjectives beginning with "un-" and "in-"
- : Formation of adjectives ending in "-able" from "-oir", "-re" and "-ir" verbs
- : Transformation of adjectives and nouns ending in "-ant"
- : Transformation of adjectives and nouns ending in "-ent"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-tion"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-sion"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-ance" and "-ence"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-er" and "-ist"
- : Further transformation of nouns ending in "-ance"
- : Transformation of adverbs in "-ly"
- : Transformation of adjectives and nouns ending in "-ary" and "-ory"
- : Transformation of adjectives ending in "-ive"
- : Transformation of adjectives ending in "-ous"
- : Transformation of adjectives ending in "-ic" and "-ical" and nouns ending in "-ic" and "-ics"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-ure"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-tude"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-ity"
- : Further transformation of some nouns ending in "-y"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-in" and "-ine"
- : Transformation of adjectives ending in "-ide"
- : Transformation of nouns ending in "-ism" and "-ist"
- : Transformation of adjectives ending in "-al"
- : Conclusion.
- : 2 BEING ON THE RIGHT TRACK - VERBS
- : Introduction
- : Verbs in «-er» - present, imperfect and conditional
- : Verbs in «-er» - imperfect and perfect with "être" and "avoir"
- : "Etre en train de", "être sur le point de", "venir de"
- : Verbs in « -ir » of the « ouvrir », « sortir » and « venir » types
- : Verbs in « -ir » of the « finir »; "en" + present participle
- : Verbs in "-re"
- : Verbs in "-uire" and "-ire"
- : Everyday verbs and semi-idiomatic usages: "prendre", "dire"
- : Further everyday verbs: "boire", "croire", "faire", « savoir » and « connaître »
- : Reflexive verbs.
- : 3 EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS
- : Common constructions : verbs with "à", "de" and "sur"
- : "Vouloir dire"
- : Expressions of time: "depuis", "pendant", "il y a", "en", "dans", "avant" and "après"
- : Talking about days of the week, months and seasons
- : Telling the time
- : Expressions of place: "-ci" and "-là", "loin" and "près", "à gauche" and "à droite », « devant » and « derrière », « dessus » and « dessous »
- : Expressions of quantity : « quelque », « du », « de la », the pronoun « en », « assez », « la plupart de »
- : Talking about numbers
- : « Il faut »
- : The pronoun « y »
- : « Avoir » and semi-idiomatic expressions
- : « Etre » and semi-idiomatic expressions
- : Using negatives: "ne ... pas", "ne ... plus", "ne ... rien", "ne ... personne", "non ... plus", "ni ... ni", "ne ... que".
- : Adjective changing their meaning before the noun : "ancien", "certain", "cher", "propre"
- : Making comparisons
- : Adding emphasis: "voici" and "voilà", "c'est ... qui", "ce qui", "ce que"
- : Using "on"
- : Talking about people: using "gens" and "personnes"
- : Talking about opposites
- : Giving approximations
