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Contents
02 03 04 06 08 10 11 16 18 19 20 21 22 24 Introduction The Range Introductory Course Foundation Course Advanced Course Language Builder Order Form Vocabulary Course Further Reading Michel Thomas Method for Schools How to use the Michel Thomas Method Who was Michel Thomas? More about the Michel Thomas Method Contacts Directory

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Michel Thomas Method Introduction

Michels desire to understand everything about the way we learn led him to develop his very special method for teaching languages. However, the key motivation for his life-long devotion to teaching languages was that he felt it would be impossible for the Holocaust, in which all his family died, to be repeated if everyone was able to communicate better in their neighbour's or even their enemy's language.
- Thomas Webster, Chief Executive, Hodder Education.

Michel Thomas Method The Range

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Introductory Course Language Builder Course
In two hours you will consolidate your knowledge of structures and vocabulary so that you can express yourself with confidence Increase your word power, improve your pronunciation and learn colloquial phrases Available in French, German, Italian and Spanish

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Foundation Course
The best-selling course for complete beginners An in-depth language course taking you to structures beyond GCSE standard Gain practical and functional use of the spoken language and be able to communicate in a wide variety of situations The French, German, Italian and Spanish courses include the two-hour Foundation Review Course

Vocabulary Course
Move forward to the next stage and extend your vocabulary with the all-audio Vocabulary Course Primarily aimed at people who have completed the Foundation and Advanced Courses, this is also useful for those who have yet to learn with the Michel Thomas Method Learn hundreds of words painlessly!

10 Years of Language Learning Success

Welcome to the 2010 Michel Thomas Method Catalogue. Just over a decade ago, Michel Thomas's unique Method was still a closely guarded secret - and one which publishers were desperate to get hold of. For Hodder, this dream became reality, and in 2000 we published the first ever Michel Thomas Method Courses in French, German, Spanish and Italian. In the 10 years since their launch, our Michel Thomas Method courses have gone from strength to strength, and we have now sold over 5 million courses worldwide. The enormous popularity of the courses has been fuelled by word of mouth recommendations as people shared their discovery of this highly effective learning method. Over the last few years we've extended our range to cover courses in 12 languages. Applying the revolutionary Michel Thomas Method, a fantastic choice of languages some notoriously difficult - is now fully accessible. We are excited to be extending the range further still in 2010 with the introduction of Hindi. Over the years we've received many rave reviews for the courses, and every day we get emails from enthusiastic and appreciative customers. This illustrates to us a continuous endorsement that the Michel Thomas Method really does work. We hope that by listening to your requests and responding to them, we can continue to make learning another language as natural and enjoyable as learning your own.

Advanced Course
The highly acclaimed five-hour follow-on from the Foundation Course Improve your proficiency and understanding Use A-Level equivalent phrases and structures and have a natural grasp of the language and entire verb system The French, German, Italian and Spanish courses include the one-hour Advanced Review Course

Available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and now Arabic, Russian and Mandarin Chinese.

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Michel Thomas Method Introductory Course

This is the first two hours of the eight-hour Foundation Course
Join the teacher and two students in a live lesson and within the first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases. You will learn the language with the students, hearing both their successes and their mistakes, therefore keeping you motivated and involved throughout the course. What will you hear? The voice of the teacher as he or she leads a class of two students. You are the third student and will participate actively, listening and learning alongside the students. Recently published and upcoming courses include a native speaker in the role of teacher or assistant. What level of language will you achieve? By the end of the two hours you will have begun an immersion into the Michel Thomas Method, gaining knowledge of simple sentence structures. Whos it for? The Introductory Course is for compete beginners who want to find out if the Michel Thomas Method is for them. The course makes no assumption of knowledge of any language other than English. A great introduction to the Michel Thomas Method Gain a fast-track introduction to and taster of the teacher and the language Pack includes essential index Where do you go next? The Foundation Course

Works like a dream

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Michel Thomas Method: French Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 78064 0 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: German Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 78066 4 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Italian Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 78070 1 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Spanish Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 78068 8 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Dutch Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 97170 3 Cobie Adkins-de Jong & Els Van Geyte Michel Thomas Method: Greek Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 98391 1 Hara Garoufalia-Middle & Howard Middle

Michel Thomas Method: Russian Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 94842 2 Natasha Bershadski Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 95722 6 Harold Goodman Michel Thomas Method: Arabic Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 95728 8 Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar Michel Thomas Method: Portuguese Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 97166 6 Virginia Catmur Michel Thomas Method: Japanese Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 97458 2 Helen Gilhooly & Niamh Kelly Michel Thomas Method: Polish Introductory Course 14.99 978 0 340 97518 3 Jolanta Cecula NEW Michel Thomas Method: Hindi Introductory Course 14.99 978 1444 11248 1 Akshay Bakaya September 2010

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Michel Thomas Method Foundation Course

An eight-hour, 100% audio method for learning a new language
Join a teacher and two students in a live lesson and within the first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases. In these ground-breaking studio recordings you will learn the language with the students, hearing both their successes and their mistakes, therefore keeping you motivated and involved throughout the course. What will you hear? The voice of the teacher as he or she leads a class of two students. You are the third student and will participate actively, listening and learning alongside the students. Recently published and upcoming courses include a native speaker in the role of teacher or assistant. What level of language will you achieve? By the end of the Foundation Course, you will have gained a practical and functional use of the spoken language and be able to communicate in a wide variety of situations. Whos it for? The Foundation Course is for complete beginners. It makes no assumption of knowledge of any language, other than English. The best-selling courses for complete beginners Speak with confidence in just eight hours An in-depth language course taking you beyond GCSE structures Gain practical and functional use of the spoken language and be able to communicate in a wide variety of situations The French, German, Italian and Spanish courses include the two-hour Foundation Review Course Pack includes essential index Where do you go next? The Advanced Course

Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed

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Michel Thomas Method: Russian Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 94841 5 Natasha Bershadski Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 95726 4 Harold Goodman Michel Thomas Method: Arabic Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 95727 1 Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar Michel Thomas Method: Portuguese Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 97167 3 Virginia Catmur Michel Thomas Method: Japanese Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 97457 5 Helen Gilhooly & Niamh Kelly Michel Thomas Method: Polish Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 97517 6 Jolanta Cecula NEW Michel Thomas Method: Hindi Foundation Course 70.00 978 1 444 11249 8 Akshay Bakaya September 2010

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Michel Thomas Method: French Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 93891 1 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: German Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 93892 8 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Italian Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 93894 2 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Spanish Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 93893 5 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Dutch Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 97169 7 Cobie Adkins-de Jong & Els Van Geyte Michel Thomas Method: Greek Foundation Course 70.00 978 0 340 98393 5 Hara Garoufalia-Middle & Howard Middle

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Michel Thomas Method Advanced Course

The highly acclaimed follow-on to the Michel Thomas Method Foundation Course
The course comprises five hours of teaching on four CDs and an essential index; it uses the same live classroom situation and language teaching methodology as the Foundation course to give you outstanding results. The French, German, Italian and Spanish courses include the one-hour Advanced Review Course to help you practise and consolidate your learning. What will you hear? The voice of the teacher as he or she leads a class of two students. You are the third student and will participate actively, listening and learning alongside the students. Recently published and upcoming courses include a native speaker in the role of teacher or assistant. What level of language will you achieve? By the end of the Advanced Course, you will be able to communicate in a wide variety of situations and form complex and sophisticated sentences. You will be able to use A-Level equivalent phrases and structures and have a natural grasp of the language and entire verb system. Whos it for? The Advanced Course is primarily designed for anyone who has completed the Michel Thomas Method Foundation Course. It is also appropriate for those who have studied a language before but have forgotten much of it or do not have confidence in speaking. Learn to communicate in a wide variety of situations Use A-Level equivalent phrases and structures and gain a natural grasp of the language and entire verb system Pack includes essential index Where do you go next? The Language Builder or Vocabulary Course

The nearest thing to painless learning.

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Michel Thomas Method: French Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 93898 0 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: German Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 93913 0 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Italian Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 93900 0 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Spanish Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 93899 7 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method Dutch Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 97171 0 Els Van Geyte & Cobie Adkins-de Jong Michel Thomas Method: Greek Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 98395 9 Hara Garoufalia-Middle & Howard Middle

Michel Thomas Method: Russian Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 94843 9 Natasha Bershadski Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 95723 3 Harold Goodman Michel Thomas Method: Arabic Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 95729 5 Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar Michel Thomas Method: Portuguese Advanced Course 50.00 987 0 340 97168 0 Virginia Catmur Michel Thomas Method Japanese Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 97459 9 Niamh Kelly & Helen Gilhooly Michel Thomas Method: Polish Advanced Course 50.00 978 0 340 97519 0 Jolanta Cecula

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Michel Thomas Method Language Builder

Build on the language you learnt in the Michel Thomas Method Foundation and Advanced Courses in French, German, Italian and Spanish
The two-hour Language Builder enables you to extend your vocabulary and express yourself fully. You learn idiomatic phrases and language that really gives you the edge when it comes to communicating. Each course also contains a handy booklet with word, phrase and sentence listings for you to refer to during and after the course. Increase your word power and improve your pronunciation. What will you hear? Michel Thomass voice only as he guides you through a one-to-one personal session to increase your vocabulary and knowledge. What level of language will you achieve? By the end of the two hours, you will have consolidated your knowledge of structures and vocabulary so that you can express yourself with confidence. Whos it for? The Language Builder is for anyone who has completed the Michel Thomas Method Foundation or Advanced Courses in French, German, Italian or Spanish or who simply wants to refresh rusty language skills for a holiday or business trip. A perfect accompaniment for those who have learnt a language with the Michel Thomas Method courses Consolidate your knowledge of structures and vocabulary Pack includes booklet Where do you go next? The Vocabulary Course

Order Form Michel Thomas Method

Tick Title / Author French Introductory Course Michel Thomas German Introductory Course Michel Thomas Italian Introductory Course Michel Thomas ISBN 978 0 340 78064 0 978 0 340 78066 4 978 0 340 78070 1 978 0 340 78068 8 978 0 340 94842 2 978 0 340 95722 6 978 0 340 95728 8 978 0 340 97170 3 978 0 340 97166 6 978 0 340 97458 2 978 0 340 98391 1 Price 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 14.99 Quantity Value

A genuinely new way of learning a language

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Spanish Introductory Course Michel Thomas Russian Introductory Course Natasha Bershadski Mandarin Chinese Introductory Course Dr Harold Goodman Arabic Introductory Course Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar Dutch Introductory Course Cobie Adkins-de Jong & Els Van Geyte Portuguese Introductory Course Virginia Catmur Japanese Introductory Course Helen Gilhooly & Niamh Kelly Greek Introductory Course Hara Garoufalia-Middle & Howard Middle Polish Introductory Course Jolanta Cecula New Hindi Introductory Course Akshay Bakaya French Foundation Course Michel Thomas German Foundation Course Michel Thomas Italian Foundation Course Michel Thomas Spanish Foundation Course Michel Thomas

978 0 340 97518 3 978 1 444 11248 1 978 0 340 93891 1 978 0 340 93892 8 978 0 340 93894 2 978 0 340 93893 5 978 0 340 94841 5 978 0 340 95726 4 978 0 340 95727 1 978 0 340 97169 7

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Michel Thomas Method: French Language Builder 20.00 978 0 340 78969 8 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: German Language Builder 20.00 978 0 340 78973 5 Michel Thomas

Michel Thomas Method: Italian Language Builder 20.00 978 0 340 78975 9 Michel Thomas Michel Thomas Method: Spanish Language Builder 20.00 978 0 340 78971 1 Michel Thomas

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Tick Title / Author Portuguese Foundation Course Virginia Catmur Japanese Foundation Course Helen Gilhooly & Niamh Kelly Greek Foundation Course Hara Garoufalia-Middle & Howard Middle Polish Foundation Course Jolanta Cecula New Hindi Foundation Course Akshay Bakaya French Advanced Course Michel Thomas German Advanced Course Michel Thomas Italian Advanced Course Michel Thomas Spanish Advanced Course Michel Thomas Greek Advanced Course Hara Garoufalia-Middle & Howard Middle Polish Advanced Course Jolanta Cecula Russian Advanced Course Natasha Bershadski Mandarin Chinese Advanced Course Dr Harold Goodman Arabic Advanced Course Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar Dutch Advanced Course Els van Geyte & Cobie Adkins-de Jong Portuguese Advanced Course Virginia Catmur Japanese Advanced Course Niamh Kelly & Helen Gilhooly French Language Builder Michel Thomas German Language Builder Michel Thomas Italian Language Builder Michel Thomas Spanish Language Builder Michel Thomas French Vocabulary Course Hlne Lewis German Vocabulary Course Marion O' Dowd Italian Vocabulary Course Paola Tite

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Tick Title / Author Michel Thomas Method Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Russian Empty Counterpack C'est possible! French: The Michel Thomas Method for schools sample Es posible! Spanish: The Michel Thomas Method for schools sample Es ist gut! German: the Michel Thomas Method for schools sample

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Prices are correct at the time of going to press. However, although we endeavour to keep prices low, these are subject to change without notice. If you are a private customer wishing to place an order please call our Customer Services Department on 01235 400 400 who will be happy to help. *Subject to availability All samples are also available as downloads at www.michelthomas.co.uk

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Michel Thomas Method Vocabulary Course

Covering over 1,000 words, the Vocabulary Course carries forward the Michel Thomas Method and faithfully follows his unique approach to foreign language learning
What will you hear? The course remains faithful to the Michel Thomas Method, but there are no students in the learning situation. Instead, a presenter skillfully builds on Michels foundations to increase the number and range of words the student can use. The tempo is lively and upbeat with the addition of two native speakers who give models for perfect pronunciation. There is plenty of opportunity for practice, and an accompanying booklet is provided for those who want to see the written language and get some extra help with spelling. What level of language will you achieve? By the end of the course, you will have learnt over hundreds of words painlessly! Whos it for? The course is primarily aimed at people who have completed the Michel Thomas Method Foundation and Advanced Courses, but is also useful for those who have learnt by different means. The series editor, Rose Lee Hayden, was Michels most trusted and experienced teacher. Move forward to the next stage and extend your vocabulary Learn over 1,000 words painlessly! Pack includes booklet

For the first time, trying to speak Italian was fun, not frustrating
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Michel Thomas Method: Arabic Vocabulary Course 40.00 978 0 340 98323 2 Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar Michel Thomas Method: French Vocabulary Course 30.00 978 0 340 93982 6 Hlne Lewis Michel Thomas Method: German Vocabulary Course 30.00 978 0 340 93984 0 Marion O' Dowd Michel Thomas Method: Italian Vocabulary Course 30.00 978 0 340 93983 3 Paola Tite

Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary Course 40.00 978 0 340 98358 4 Harold Goodman Michel Thomas Method: Russian Vocabulary Course 40.00 978 0 340 98324 9 Natasha Bershadski Michel Thomas Method: Spanish Vocabulary Course 30.00 978 0 340 93973 4 Rose Lee Hayden

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Further Reading
The Learning Revolution
The secrets of the phenomenal success of the Michel Thomas language courses are revealed in this, the first book ever written on Michel Thomas's unique and revolutionary teaching methodology. Michel Thomas's focus on the role of the teacher The problems that prevent people learning foreign languages Michel Thomas's core belief that with the right teaching anyone can learn another language quickly and easily The Michel Thomas Method, and how this compares to conventional teaching methods The author Dr Jonathan Solity is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Educational Psychologist. He lectures in educational psychology at University College, London.
Michel Thomas Method: The Learning Revolution Jonathan Solity 19.99 978 0 340 92833 2

Michel Thomas Method For Schools

The Michel Thomas Method can revolutionise your pupils attitudes and achievement in languages
I think this is the way that every child in every school in the country should be taught languages. Mike Lomas, Hulme Boys' Grammar School, Oldham, Lancashire This method of learning really does make the language stick: even after the holidays, the children can still remember what theyve learnt. Caroline Crabb, Lewis Girls' Comprehensive School, Ystrad Mynach, Mid Glamorgan
Es posible! Spanish: The Michel Thomas Method 599.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 94079 2 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard Es posible! Spanish: The Michel Thomas Method Class set of pupils CD-ROM Phase 1 100.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 94602 2 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard Es posible! Spanish: The Michel Thomas Method Class set of pupils CD-ROM Phase 2 80.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 94603 9 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard C'est possible! French: The Michel Thomas Method 599.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 96515 3 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard C'est possible! French: The Michel Thomas Method: Class set of pupils CD-ROM Phase 1 100.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 96697 6 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard C'est possible! French: The Michel Thomas Method: Clas Set of pupils CD-ROM Phase 2 80.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 96698 3 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard Es ist gut! German: The Michel Thomas Method 599.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 98524 3 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard Es ist gut! German: The Michel Thomas Method Class set of pupils' CD-ROMs 1 100.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 98539 7 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard Es ist gut! German: The Michel Thomas Method Class set of pupils' CD-ROMs 2 100.00 (excl VAT) 978 0 340 98540 3 Michel Thomas & Paul Howard

The Test of Courage Michel Thomas's Biography

The fascinating story of Michel Thomas, who was awarded the Silver Star medal for Gallantry in Action during the Second World War by the US Congress in 2004. Michel Thomas defied the Gestapo, survived French labour camps and worked in counterintelligence with the US 7th Army before becoming a world-famous language teacher. 'An extraordinary man' The Times Educational Supplement 'One of the world's greatest language teachers, not to mention wartime resistance hero' Daily Star 'Gifted linguist who perfected, after years of danger and interrogation, a fast language-teaching method' The Guardian The author Christopher Robbins knew Michel Thomas for a number of years. He is a prestigious author and journalist, and the winner of a number of investigative journalism awards
Michel Thomas: The Test of Courage Christopher Robbins 14.99 978 0 340 81245 7

Available in French, Spanish and German these courses offer a complete package for your Key Stage 3 students and are a perfect grounding for GCSE. The author, Paul Howard, has been using the method to teach Spanish in schools for three years with amazing results and more and more of his students are opting to take Spanish to GCSE level and beyond. Our package offers: Bespoke teaching notes with full guidance on using the Michel Thomas Method in your classroom Extensive paper and electronic resources to enable complete flexibility for all your learners Unique, two-part approach to ensure all language input is fully consolidated The offer of full INSET support learn from a teacher using this method with outstanding, measurable success

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How to use the Michel Thomas Method

Relax! Make yourself comfortable before playing the recordings and try to let go of the tensions and anxieties traditionally associated with learning. Do not write or take any notes. Remove notebooks, pens, dictionaries and anything else associated with learning at school. Do not try to remember. While participating in the recording and afterwards, it is important that you do not try to memorise specific words or expressions. It is a basic principle of the Michel Thomas Method that the responsibility for the students learning lies with the teacher. With the Michel Thomas Method your learning will be based on understanding, and what you understand you dont forget. Interact fully with the recordings. Use the pause button and respond out loud before the students responses. This is essential. You do not learn by repetition but by thinking out the answers to each question; it is by your own thought process that you truly learn. Give yourself time to think. The students on the recordings had all the time they needed to think out their responses. You can take all the time you need (by using your pause button). The pause button is the key to your learning! To get you used to pausing the recording before the students responses, bleeps have been added to the first few tracks. When you hear the bleep, pause the recording, think through your response and say it out loud, then release the pause button to hear the students, then the teachers response. Start at the beginning of the course. Whatever your existing knowledge of the language you are learning, it is important that you follow the way that the teacher builds up your knowledge of the language. Do not get annoyed with yourself if you make a mistake. Mistakes are part of the learning process; as long as you understand why you made the mistake 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, just go back a little and pick up where you left off. The course is structured so that you cannot go on unless you fully understand everything. Stop the recording whenever it suits you. You will notice that these courses are not divided into lessons; you will always be able to pick up from where you left off, without the need to review.

Who was Michel Thomas?

Michel Thomas's remarkable life experiences fuelled his passion for teaching languages
My own history of the Second World War involved two years in concentration camps and being tortured. Michel Thomas Michel Thomas was a gifted linguist who mastered more than ten languages in his lifetime and became famous for teaching much of Hollywood's 'A' list how to speak a foreign language. Film stars such as Woody Allen, Emma Thompson and Barbra Streisand paid up to 18,000 each for faceto-face lessons. He even taught Doris Day Spanish to enable her to sing with confidence the hit song Que Ser Ser! Michel Thomas was born Moniek Kroskof, the only son of a Jewish family who owned a textile factory, in Poland in 1914. As a young boy, Michel was sent to live in Germany to escape the anti-Semitism directed at his family. Living in Vienna in 1938, when the Nazis annexed Austria, Michel was rendered stateless as a Jew. He fled the country for France, and when the Germans invaded he joined the French Resistance. He spent two brutal years in French concentration and slave labour camps, and narrowly avoided being sent to Auschwitz. He escaped, surviving capture, interrogation by Klaus Barbie and torture by the Gestapo. His mastery of languages enabled him to adopt many identities. At the end of the war, he masterminded operations to uncover war criminals and infiltrate underground Nazi groups. In 1944, Michel was nominated for the Silver Star medal for his service to the US Army's 45th Infantry Division in France. The award was finally presented to him in May 2004, sixty years later. It was during Michel's wartime experiences, particularly his torture by the Gestapo, that he discovered his ability to block out pain and unearth the untapped potential of the human mind. The only way he survived this period of his life, particularly his capture by the Gestapo, was by concentrating and placing his mind beyond the physical. He said, 'I concentrated so hard, that I stopped feeling pain. I was amazed at myself.' Fascinated by this experience, he was determined that, after the war, he would devote himself to exploring further the power of the human mind, and so dedicated his life to education. In 1947, he moved to Los Angeles and set up the Michel Thomas Language Centres, from where he taught languages for over fifty years in New York, Beverly Hills and London. Michel Thomas died of heart failure at his home in New York City on Saturday 8th January 2005. He was 90 years old. Michel Thomas remains: The world's greatest language teacher An inspiration and mentor to learners everywhere

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More about the Michel Thomas Method

Learn another language the way you learnt your own
You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn a new language in the same way.

Youll stick with it because youll 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 learning in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking without the pressure of writing or memorising. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably.

The Michel Thomas Method

The Michel Thomas Method works by breaking a language down into its component parts, enabling you to reconstruct the language yourself to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. Because you learn the language in small steps, you can build it up yourself to produce ever more complicated sentences. The Michel Thomas Method draws on the principles of instructional psychology. Knowledge is structured and organised so your brain assimilates the language easily, and doesnt forget it. The Michel Thomas Method teaches you through your own language, so theres no stress and no anxiety. The new language is built up, step by step, and you dont move on until youve absorbed and understood the previous point. As Michel said, What you understand, you know; and what you know, you dont forget. With parallels to the way you learnt your own language, each language is learnt in real-time conditions. There is no need to stop for homework, additional exercises or vocabulary memorisation. 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.
Theres no such thing as a poor student, only a poor teacher! Michel Thomas A very important part of the Michel Thomas Method is that full responsibility for your learning lies with the teacher, not with you. This helps to ensure that you can relax and feel confident, so allowing you to learn effectively.

You will enjoy the Method as it creates real excitement you cant wait to use the language.

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Contacts Directory
David Brand Head of UK Sales Hodder Education 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH Tel: 020 7873 6265 Fax: 020 7873 6325 Mob: 07515 11282 Email: david.brand@ hodder.co.uk Gila Mielke Key Accounts Executive Mob: 07710 993 320 Fax: 020 7873 6325 Email: gila.mielke@ hodder.co.uk Jane MacRae Sales Development Manager Tel: 020 7873 6146 Mob: 077719 20949 Email: jane.macrae@ hodder.co.uk Philip Saunderson North England, North Wales, East Mids, Suffolk & Norfolk Mob: 07921 564 324 Tel: 0114 268 5146 Fax: 0114 268 6034 Email: philip.saunderson@ hodder.co.uk Jim Chalmers Scotland, Cumbria, Tyne & Wear, N. Ireland & ROI Mob: 07710 511 946 Tel: 0141 844 1398 Fax: 0141 844 1398 Email: quantumjim@ btopenworld.com David Whitecross Central London, Herts, Essex, Kent & Sussex Mob: 07921 564 323 Email: david.whitecross@ hodder.co.uk Erica Ginn South West England Mob: 07841 349 420 Email: Erica.Ginn@ hodder.co.uk UK Trade Sales Enquiries Iwona Markiewicz Marketing Executive Hodder Education 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH Tel: 020 7873 6464 Fax: 020 7873 6325 Email: iwona.markiewicz@ hodder.co.uk UK Marketing and Publicity Enquiries Anna Bowen Senior Marketing Executive Hodder Education 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH Tel: 020 7873 6481 Fax: 020 7873 6325 Email: anna.bowen@ hodder.co.uk International Sales Enquiries UK Frances Aizlewood International Sales Assistant Hodder Education 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH Tel: 020 7873 6240 Fax: 020 7873 6299 Email: frances.aizlewood@ hodder.co.uk International Rights Enquiries Jenny Davis - UK and International Rights Hodder Education 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH Tel: 020 7873 6286 Fax: 020 7873 6325 Email: jenny.davis@ hodder.co.uk Placing an Order Simply detach or copy the order form in the middle of this catalogue and return it to: UK Trade Orders Bookpoint, Order Processing Department, Building 130, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4SB UK Tel: 01235 400580 Fax: 01235 400500 Email: education@ bookpoint.co.uk International Trade Orders Bookpoint, Order Processing Department, Building 130, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4SB UK Tel: 01235 827828 Fax: 01235 861038 Email: export@ bookpoint.co.uk Private Orders If you are a private customer wishing to place an order please contact us on: Tel: 01235 400400 Fax: 01235 400454 or visit our website at www.hoddereducation.co.uk

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WHAT THE STARS SAY The most extraordinary learning experience of my life. Emma Thompson, in The Guardian "I never thought I could learn Spanish, but using the Michel Thomas Method has made me realize there is hope" Bruce Parry, Amazon for BBC and Discovery Without question, he is one of the people in my life that stands out as a born thinker. Michael Flatley WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY It has helped me immensely to pronounce and build sentences . . . Fantastic. Anne Magee Seems to work miracles Christopher Wilcock

One of the many attractions apart from the fact that it is so 'student friendly' is that I can experience the 'personal side' of tuition without having to leave my warm living room for a cold evening class! Debbie Williams

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY Works like a dream. Daily Telegraph The nearest thing to painless learning. The Times Thomas makes it simple. Sunday Times A genuinely new way of learning a language. Daily Mail For the first time, trying to speak Italian was fun, not frustrating. The Evening Standard Michel Thomas is a precious find indeed. Guardian

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