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  • Foundation Spanish (Michel Thomas Method) - Lesson 1 of 8

  • Learn Spanish with the Michel Thomas Method, Book 1
  • By: Michel Thomas
  • Narrated by: Michel Thomas
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Foundation Spanish (Michel Thomas Method) - Lesson 1 of 8

By: Michel Thomas
Narrated by: Michel Thomas
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This is Lesson 1 (of 8) of the Foundation Spanish course.

Looking for a beginner language course that fits into your busy lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? Michel Thomas's unique method is designed to overcome the frustrations usually faced by language learners so you can...

  • Pick up Spanish naturally and unforgettably without strain or stress
  • Learn from listening and speaking, without the pressure of writing or memorizing
  • Build up your Spanish in manageable steps by thinking out answers for yourself

For 50 years, Michel Thomas worked on decoding languages into their most essential component parts. These 'building blocks' are introduced sequentially so that you reconstruct the language for yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. Within the very first hour you will be able to generate complete sentences instinctively, having absorbed the language and grammatical structures.

You will learn at your own pace, pausing and responding where necessary, and complete the 7 one-hour lessons in about 20-30 hours. By the end of the Foundation course, you will understand and have the confidence to speak basic Spanish. You can continue to review and practice with the additional 2-hour Review course before moving on to the next level.

What is next?

This is Lesson 1 of 8 of the Foundation Spanish course. The next lesson is Lesson 2 of 8 of the Foundation Spanish course. The full course is broken into seven easy-to-manage one-hour lessons. It is important that you complete the lessons in order. The Method is successful because it builds on the language you learn in each lesson and 'recycles' language taught in earlier lessons. Do not skip and always begin with Lesson 1.

After you complete Foundation, we recommend doing the Language Builder or Intermediate course. Generally, this is the recommended order for the Michel Thomas Method language courses:

  1. Foundation
  2. Language Builder
  3. Intermediate
  4. Vocabulary
  5. Insider's

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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"The thrill is that you're actually figuring it out on your own. You're engaging with another language, not just parroting it... It's an excellent way to start, and leaves the listener thinking, Hey, Ich kann do dis." (David Sedaris, New Yorker, humorist and author)

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Best Spanish Language Teacher in the World!!

I highly recommend this course. My wife and I used this Spanish learning method right before going to Costa Rica on our Honeymoon. We were able to communicate well. I bought the whole set (8 CDs) years ago.

Michel makes the process simple and entertaining. Through listening, you become the third student in the class.

You will love it!

He taught many well know celebrities. Here are a few. Pierce Bronson, Woody Allen, Barbara Streisand, Bob Dylan, Donald Sutherland, Bill Murray, Lawrence Fishburne, Priscilla Presley, Diana Ross, and Candice Bergen. And many many more.

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His methods are excellent.

This is the second language I’ve learned through Michele Thomas’ methods. He makes it so simple!

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Michel Thomas is always great!

To get the most of it, I recommend you do the Michel Thomas method after you have a semester of a formal Spanish class that teaches Spanish grammar or have studied through a Spanish grammar book yourself along with something like the first level of Pimsleur Spanish. If you do that, the Michel Thomas method will work so much better for you, and add so much to your Spanish fluency.

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