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Title: Michel Thomas Beginner Mandarin Chinese Lesson 1

Author: Harold Goodman

Narrator: Harold Goodman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-13

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Language Instruction, Other Languages

Publisher's Summary:

What is the Michel Thomas Method?

Lessons 1-8, the Beginner course: This course makes no assumption of knowledge of any language other than English and gives the beginner practical and functional use of the spoken language. It is also appropriate for anyone who has studied Mandarin Chinese before, but has forgotten much of it or does not have confidence in speaking. The Beginner course is designed to take you from complete beginner to intermediate level.

Lessons 9-12, the Intermediate course: This course is for those with an intermediate-level foundation in Mandarin Chinese, or those who have completed lessons 1-8 and want to take their learning to an advanced level and speak Mandarin Chinese proficiently and easily.

How does it work?

Unlike most language courses that focus around topics or grammar forms, 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. Within the first 10 minutes of the course, you will be generating complete sentences on your own. 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, allowing you to build ever-more complicated sentences. Because the Method is based on understanding, not memorisation, there is no set limit to the length of time that you should study each lesson. Once you feel you have a good grasp of the language taught in one lesson, you can move on to the next.

In lesson 1 of the Mandarin Chinese Beginner course, youll learn about the tones, make simple statements (positive and negative) and ask questions with- tones in Mandarin Chinese- nouns: 'person', 'kingdom/nation', 'China' (= 'middle kingdom'), 'America' (= 'beautiful kingdom'), 'England/Britain' (= 'brave kingdom')- adjectives: 'Chinese', 'English/British', 'busy'- pronouns: 'I/me', 'you', 'he/him/she/her/it', 'we/us', 'they/them'- verb: 'to be'- forms of verbs don't change- adverb: 'all/both'- useful words: 'and', 'but', 'no/not'- negative sentences- spoken marker for questions- expressions: 'yes' (= 'is'), 'how about XXX?'- adjectives include sense 'to be'.

In the next lesson youll learn about word order, the 'trampoline rule' for 'not', and how to use adjectives and 'adjective verbs', and you'll be able to ask 'why?'

Members Reviews:

Having both male and female voices help

when it was over I could only wait minutes before purchasing the next lesson. I highly recommend this method for all people who have struggled in the past with learning languages. Harold Goodman is well spoken and clear as he guides you through this book.

very little for the money

the program seems good but you only get one chapter not a full course for the money.

not worth the money.

Very basic start

While the material is easy to understand, it is presented and repeated many times over the lesson.