Michel Thomas French Foundation Review CourseПродолжительность: 7h 56m 46s DESCIPTION:
In this specially developed course you will hear the voice of Michel Thomas as he leads a class of two students. These students are novices who have little or no knowledge of the language they are being taught. Their responses to Michel Thomas are not scripted and they have received no additional instruction or preparation - just the guidance from Michel Thomas that you will hear. You will participate in this class actively and learn along with the students.
This radically different approach means that you will learn the French language in "real time" conditions, that is in the same way that the students on the recording learn, There is no need to stop the recording to do homework, additional exercises, or vocabulary memorisation. Therefore, unlike other learning methods you may have encountered, you will not be set unrealistic or unachievable goals. The success of the Michel Thomas method is proven by the very results that you hear from the students on the recording and, at the same time, from you as you make your own progress! For the first time ever, the amazing teaching method of the worlds greatest language teacher, Michel Thomas, is available to everyone, not just the rich and famous. These all-audio courses, published by hodder & Stroughton, provide an accelerated method for language learning that is truly revolutionary. And they promise a remarkable educational experience that will make your learning both exciting and pleasurable. What level of language will I achieve?
This course is designed for complete beginners. It makes no assumption of a knowledge of any language other than english. It is also appropriate for anyone who has studied a language before, but has forgotten much of it or does not have confidence in Speaking.
The Michel Thomas French foundation language course will give the beginner a practical and functional use of the spoken German language. Michel Thomas teaches the everyday conversational language that will allow you to communicate in a wide variety of situations, empowered by the ability to create your own sentences and use the language naturally. You will absorb the vocabulary and grammatical structures and, in addition, will be introduced to elements of reading and writing. Michel Thomas French Advanced Language Course CDПродолжительность: 4h 54m 22s DESCIPTION:
This recording follows on from the Foundation (8-hour) all-audio course which took the language-learning world by storm. With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel Thomas teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times). In only a matter of hours, he teaches what it takes years to cover by conventional methods, giving his students a comprehensive working knowledge of the language – all the tenses are taught and practised; the position of pronouns is made easy, and Michel spends some time on the problems of translation, instilling in the students 'an enhanced awareness of their own language'. And he does all this effortlessly, 'effectively and easily' (Daily Star).
By the end of the Advanced course Michel has covered ALL the structures and tenses of 'A' level and beyond. Grammar points and tenses only touched upon in the Foundation (8-hour) course are expanded to give the student a complete knowledge of the structure of the entire language. He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives his students the tools to guess the words they do not know, or think they do not know.
Join two students as they learn in real time. Become the third member of the class and experience the excitement of learning a language as if by magic!
This new edition has one, very significant, new feature – an additional ‘Review’ CD. All the main teaching points have been lifted from the 5-hour Advanced course and are contained on this one CD. The student hears Michel teaching a specific point, there is a pause which allows time for the student to give his/her response to Michel’s prompt, followed by Michel giving the correct response. If the student has struggled or given an incorrect answer, s/he can use the index in the accompanying booklet to locate the area of the main course where the specific language point was being taught in depth and can return to the main course to work through the relevant section again, quickly and efficiently. It can also be used very successfully by those coming back to the course after a lapse of time, either to check how much they have retained or as a quick revision tool. Only Michel’s words and phrases are on the new CD, so the course is summarised succinctly and with a new, snappy pace. Finally, the new edition is repackaged, with an up-to-the minute cover treatment and robust DVD-type cases inside a rigid card slip case, to ensure that the CDs remain damage-free and are easy to access and use. French Language BuilderПродолжительность: 2h 15m 19s DESCIPTION:
Michel Thomas took the language-learning world by storm. With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times). In only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence. The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishly. He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not know. In the 'Language Builders' Michel consolidates and expands your knowledge of structures and vocabulary in a one-on-one lecture session with you at home. Michel Thomas Method: French Vocabulary CourseПродолжительность: 6h 22m 04s DESCIPTION:
Learn another language the way you learnt your own! As a child, you learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn French vocabulary in the same way. • 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 French in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself.
• You learn through listening and speaking – the way you learnt as a child.
• You then pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. This NEW Vocabulary Course builds on the Foundation and Advanced Courses to increase the number and range of words you will be able to use. Rose Lee Hayden, Michel Thomas’s most trusted teacher, shares her first-hand insights with the author, Hélène Lewis, who teaches French at Bournemouth University, to give you over 1,000 words in a unique and memorable way. The presenter is joined by two native speakers to make sure your pronunciation is perfect, while a booklet shows you the written language. You'll stick with it because you'll love it! * THE SERIES MICHEL THOMAS FANS HAVE BEEN DEMANDING – the natural extension of the teaching programme
* AUTHOR TEAM – Rose Lee Hayden was Michel Thomas’ most trusted and experienced teacher; Hélène Lewis has been using Michel Thomas’ materials with her students very successfully since their publication
* ALL AUDIO – faithful to Michel’s methodology and beliefs
* ACCOMPANYING BOOKLET – for those who want to see the written language – helps with spelling and navigating the course
* SHORT CUTS TO LEARNING – thousands of words painlessly acquired
* BRAND NEW SERIES – the Michel Thomas language learning phenomenon continues
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
Michel Thomas: German
Michel Thomas German Foundation Language Courselink In this specially developed course you will hear the voice of Michel Thomas as he leads a class of two students. These students are novices who have little or no knowledge of the language they are being taught. Their responses to Michel Thomas are not scripted and they have received no additional instruction or preparation - just the guidance from Michel Thomas that you will hear. You will participate in this class actively and learn along with the students. This radically different approach means that you will learn the German language in "real time" conditions, that is in the same way that the students on the recording learn, There is no need to stop the recording to do homework, additional exercises, or vocabulary memorisation. Therefore, unlike other learning methods you may have encountered, you will not be set unrealistic or unachievable goals. The success of the Michel Thomas method is proven by the very results that you hear from the students on the recording and, at the same time, from you as you make your own progress! For the first time ever, the amazing teaching method of the worlds greatest language teacher, Michel Thomas, is available to everyone, not just the rich and famous. These all-audio courses, published by hodder & Stroughton, provide an accelerated method for language learning that is truly revolutionary. And they promise a remarkable educational experience that will make your learning both exciting and pleasurable. What level of language will I achieve? This course is designed for complete beginners. It makes no assumption of a knowledge of any language other than english. It is also appropriate for anyone who has studied a language before, but has forgotten much of it or does not have confidence in Speaking. The Michel Thomas German foundation language course will give the beginner a practical and functional use of the spoken German language. Michel Thomas teaches the everyday conversational language that will allow you to communicate in a wide variety of situations, empowered by the ability to create your own sentences and use the language naturally. You will absorb the vocabulary and grammatical structures and, in addition, will be introduced to elements of reading and writing.Michel Thomas German Advanced Language Courselink This recording follows on from the Foundation (8-hour) all-audio course which took the language-learning world by storm. With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel Thomas teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times). In only a matter of hours, he teaches what it takes years to cover by conventional methods, giving his students a comprehensive working knowledge of the language - all the tenses are taught and practised; the position of pronouns is made easy, and Michel spends some time on the problems of translation, instilling in the students 'an enhanced awareness of their own language'. And he does all this effortlessly, 'effectively and easily' (Daily Star). By the end of the Advanced course Michel has covered ALL the structures and tenses of 'A' level and beyond. Grammar points and tenses only touched upon in the Foundation (8-hour) course are expanded to give the student a complete knowledge of the structure of the entire language. He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives his students the tools to guess the words they do not know, or think they do not know.
Join two students as they learn in real time. Become the third member of the class and experience the excitement of learning a language as if by magic! This new edition has one, very significant, new feature - an additional 'Review' CD. All the main teaching points have been lifted from the 5-hour Advanced course and are contained on this one CD. The student hears Michel teaching a specific point, there is a pause which allows time for the student to give his/her response to Michel's prompt, followed by Michel giving the correct response. If the student has struggled or given an incorrect answer, she can use the index in the accompanying booklet to locate the area of the main course where the specific language point was being taught in depth and can return to the main course to work through the relevant section again, quickly and efficiently. It can also be used very successfully by those coming back to the course after a lapse of time, either to check how much they have retained or as a quick revision tool. Only Michel's words and phrases are on the new CD, so the course is summarised succinctly and with a new, snappy pace. Finally, the new edition is repackaged, with an up-to-the minute cover treatment and robust DVD-type cases inside a rigid card slip case, to ensure that the CDs remain damage-free and are easy to access and use.Michel Thomas German Language Builderlink
Michel Thomas took the language-learning world by storm. With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times). In only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence. The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishly. He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not know. In the 'Language Builders' Michel consolidates and expands your knowledge of structures and vocabulary in a one-on-one lecture session with you at home.Michel Thomas Method: German Vocabulary Courselink This NEW Vocabulary Course builds on the Foundation and Advanced Courses to increase the number and range of words you will be able to use. Rose Lee Hayden, Michel Thomas's most trusted teacher, shares her first-hand insights with the author, Helene Lewis, who teaches French at Bournemouth University, to give you over 1,000 words in a unique and memorable way. The presenter is joined by two native speakers to make sure your pronunciation is perfect, while a booklet shows you the written language.
Michel Thomas: Italian
Michel Thomas Foundation Course: ItalianСсылка на страницу курса: тут Продолжительность: 7h 57m 47s DESCIPTION:
Michel Thomas took the language-learning world by storm.
With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times).
In only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence. The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishly.
He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not know.
Join two students as they learn in real time. Become the third member of the class and experience the excitement of learning a language as if by magic! This new edition has one, very significant, new feature – an additional ‘Review’ CD. All the main teaching points have been lifted from the Foundation (8-hour) course and are contained on just 2 CDs. The student hears Michel teaching a specific point, there is a pause which allows time for the student to give his/her response to Michel’s prompt, followed by Michel giving the correct response. If the student has struggled or given an incorrect answer, s/he can use the index in the accompanying booklet to locate the area of the main course where the specific language point was being taught in depth and can return to the main course to work through the relevant section again, quickly and efficiently. It can also be used very successfully by those coming back to the course after a lapse of time, either to check how much they have retained or as a quick revision tool. Only Michel’s words and phrases are on the new CD, so the course is summarised succinctly and with a new, snappy pace.
Finally, the new edition is repackaged, with an up-to-the minute cover treatment and robust DVD-type cases inside a rigid card slip case, to ensure that the CDs remain damage-free and are easy to access and use. * Addition of brand new, 2-CD Review course, plus booklet - now the student at home can check learning to find areas causing difficulty and revisit relevant teaching point in main course, or have quick review of the course if returning to it after some time.
* Addition of brand new index to main course – this major new feature makes it easy to navigate the course, as well as giving a listing of the main teaching points and helpful, brief notes.
* New packaging and livery – the new cover treatment brings the title into the 21st century and will appeal to a new, younger, section of the market. The sleek new packaging keeps the CDs damage-free and easy to access and carry around.
* Price remains same as current edition – the index to the main course plus 2 new Review CDs and booklet are free, giving real added value.
* Sales history – this speaks for itself: 50,000 life sales for the 1st edition of the Italian 8-hour (Foundation) course; total life sales of Michel Thomas products 787,000.
* Backed by significant marketing spend – the profile of all Michel Thomas products will receive a huge boost. Michel Thomas Advanced Course: ItalianПродолжительность: 4h 41m 09s Ссылка на страницу курса: тут DESCIPTION:
This recording follows on from the Foundation (8-hour) all-audio course which took the language-learning world by storm.
With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel Thomas teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times).
In only a matter of hours, he teaches what it takes years to cover by conventional methods, giving his students a comprehensive working knowledge of the language – all the tenses are taught and practised; the position of pronouns is made easy, and Michel spends some time on the problems of translation, instilling in the students 'an enhanced awareness of their own language'. And he does all this effortlessly, 'effectively and easily' (Daily Star).
By the end of the Advanced course Michel has covered ALL the structures and tenses of 'A' level and beyond. Grammar points and tenses only touched upon in the Foundation (8-hour) course are expanded to give the student a complete knowledge of the structure of the entire language.
He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives his students the tools to guess the words they do not know, or think they do not know.
Join two students as they learn in real time. Become the third member of the class and experience the excitement of learning a language as if by magic! This new edition has one, very significant, new feature – an additional ‘Review’ CD. All the main teaching points have been lifted from the 5-hour Advanced course and are contained on this one CD. The student hears Michel teaching a specific point, there is a pause which allows time for the student to give his/her response to Michel’s prompt, followed by Michel giving the correct response. If the student has struggled or given an incorrect answer, s/he can use the index in the accompanying booklet to locate the area of the main course where the specific language point was being taught in depth and can return to the main course to work through the relevant section again, quickly and efficiently. It can also be used very successfully by those coming back to the course after a lapse of time, either to check how much they have retained or as a quick revision tool. Only Michel’s words and phrases are on the new CD, so the course is summarised succinctly and with a new, snappy pace. Finally, the new edition is repackaged, with an up-to-the minute cover treatment and robust DVD-type cases inside a rigid card slip case, to ensure that the CDs remain damage-free and are easy to access and use. * addition of brand new, 1-CD Review course, plus booklet – now the student at home can check learning to find areas causing difficulty and revisit relevant teaching point in main course, or have quick review of the course if returning to it after some time
* smart, up-to-the-minute cover treatment – brings the product into the 21st century and appeals to whole new, younger, sector of the market
* new packaging – customers and booksellers alike will welcome the new, robust DVD-type packs in the smart slipcase
* price remains same as current edition – addition of extra review CD and booklet are free and give real, measurable, added value
* sales history – booksellers' sales figures speak for themselves: life sales of the first edition (pub. September 2004) of 8,600
* backed by significant marketing spend – the profile of all Michel Thomas products will receive a huge boost Michel Thomas Italian Language BuilderСсылка на страницу курса: тут Продолжительность: 2h 25m 15s DESCIPTION:
Michel Thomas took the language-learning world by storm.
With no books, no memorising and no homework, Michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlessly. Using the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (Sunday Times). In only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence. The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishly. He points out the similarities of the vocabulary in English and Italian and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not know.
In the 'Language Builders' Michel consolidates and expands your knowledge of structures and vocabulary in a one-on-one lecture session with you at home. * Michel makes it easy - he approaches the foreign language through your own, and builds your confidence in your own ability to speak
* proven method - Michel's method really works! His success is largely due to word-of-mouth recommendation
* you learn through understanding
* all-audio method - no pens, no homework Michel Thomas Method: Italian Vocabulary CourseПродолжительность: 5h 46m 42s Ссылка на страницу курса: тут DESCIPTION:
Learn another language the way you learnt your own! As a child, you learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Italian vocabulary in the same way. • 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 French in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself.
• You learn through listening and speaking – the way you learnt as a child.
• You then pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. This NEW Vocabulary Course builds on the Foundation and Advanced Courses to increase the number and range of words you will be able to use. Rose Lee Hayden, Michel Thomas’s most trusted teacher, shares her first-hand insights with the author, Paola Tite,an experienced author of Italian courses, to give you over 1,000 words in a unique and memorable way. Rose is joined by two native speakers to make sure your pronunciation is perfect, while a booklet shows you the written language. You'll stick with it because you'll love it! * THE SERIES MICHEL THOMAS FANS HAVE BEEN DEMANDING – the natural extension of the teaching programme
* AUTHOR TEAM - Rose Lee Hayden was Michel Thomas’ most trusted and experienced teacher; Paola Tite worked with Michel during the recording of the Language Builder and Advanced courses.
* ALL AUDIO – faithful to Michel’s methodology and beliefs
* ACCOMPANYING BOOKLET – for those who want to see the written language – helps with spelling and navigating the course
* SHORT CUTS TO LEARNING – thousands of words painlessly acquired
* BRAND NEW SERIES – the Michel Thomas language learning phenomenon continues
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.
Course segment 1: Cognates
Introduction
-ible to -ibile: • possible to possibile (an extra ‘i’); horrible to orribile (no h); etc.
-able to abile: • probable to probable; acceptable to accettabile (double cc, double tt); etc.
-al to -ale: • canal to canale; cathedral to cattedrale; general to generale; etc.
-ARE verbs to -abile: • desiderare (to wish) to desiderabile (desirable); sopportare (to bear) to sopportabile (bearable); riciclare (to recycle) to riciclabile; etc.
Add in to make a negative word: • evitabile (avoidable) to inevitabile (inevitable; unavoidable); soppportabile to insopportabile; etc.
Diminutive -ino, -etta: • motore (engine) to motorino (moped); fratello (brother) to fratellino (affectionate, little brother); • casa (house) to casetta (nice little house); • Giovanni to Giovannino (nickname). • Giulia to Giulietta (nickname)
-ERE verbs to -ibile: • credere (to believe) to credibile (believable); vendere (to sell) to vendibile (saleable); etc.
-IRE verbs to -ibile: • punire(to punish) to punibile (punishable); definire (to define) to definibile (definable);
more -ible to -ibile: • flexible to flessibile (no x in Italian); compatible to compatibile and incompatibile; etc.
-ant to -ante: • important to importante; restaurant to ristorante; etc.
ARE verbs to -ante: • allarmare (to alarm) to allarmante (alarming); affascinare (to fascinate) to affascinante (fascinating); etc.
-ent to -ente: • different to differente; evident to evidente; incompetent to incompetente; etc.
-tion to -zione: • condition to condizione; attention to attenzione; formation to formazione; etc.
-sion to -sione: • impression to impressione; decision to decisione; mission to missione; etc.
-ence to -enza: • influence to influenza; difference to differenza; preference to preferenza; etc.
Words that look feminine but are masculine: • the problem to il problema; the climate to il clima; a poet to un poeta; etc.
-ance to -anza: • importance to importanza; elegance to eleganza; distance to distanza; etc.
-ly to -mente: personally to personalmente; probably to probabilmente; etc.
Use ‘realmente’ for actually and ‘attualmente’ for nowadays.
-ary to -ario: • necessary to necessario; contrary to contrario; etc.
No need for ‘a’ when talking about professions: Lavorava come missionario (as a missionary)
-ive to -ivo: • exclusive to esclusivo (no x in Italian); positive to positivo; constructive to costruttivo (change ct to double tt); etc.
-ute to -uto: • absolute to assoluto; institute to istituto; attribute to attributo; etc.
-ical and -ic to -ico: • practical to pratico; magic to magico; economic to economico; etc.
-ure to -ura: • temperature to temperatura; culture to cultura; etc.
-ity to -ita: • possibility to possibilita; humanity to umanita; liberty to liberta; etc. Require an accent over the stressed final a.
-ist to -ista: • artist to artista; dentist to dentista; optimist to ottimista; etc.
-y to ia: • irony to ironia; astronomy to astronomia; philosophy to filosofia; etc.
-in or -ine to -ina: • vitamin to vitamina; discipline to disciplina; medicine to medicina; etc.
-id to -ido: • solid to solido; valid to valido; timid to timido; etc.
-ism to -ismo: • organism to organismo; capitalism to capitalismo; heroism to eroismo; etc.
Course segment 2: Verbs
-ARE verbs: the ‘good guys’: • evitare (to avoid); mangiare (to eat); usare (to use); inventare (to invent); parlare (to speak); raccomandare (to recommend); comprare (to buy)
Using quel, quei, quegli – that, those
Using qualcosa di (speciale) – something (special)
Using Mi piace – It is pleasing / It pleases me
Mi piacciono – They are pleasing / They please me; Gli piace – It pleases him; Ci piace – It pleases us; Non ci piace – It doesn’t please us
More -ARE verbs: • gridare (to shout); guadagnare (to earn)
Wing tense endings: -ARE Track and the Other Track (-ERE, -IRE verbs): are – avo (guadagnavo); ere – evo (vivevo); ire – ivo (capivo)
Inventing -ARE verbs using -tion words in English. Remove the ‘tion’ and add -re: • invitation to invitare (to invite); confirmation to confermare (to confirm); etc.
More -ARE verbs: dimenticarsi (to forget); cenare (to dine); giustificare (to justify); immaginare (to imagine); installare (to install); adorare (to adore); considerare (to consider); ispirare (to inspire); studiare (to study); consolare (to console); organizzare (to organize); etc.
-ARE verbs (various tenses): • comprare (to buy)
Using ‘se fossi’ for ‘If I were...’ plus the conditional tense (-rei): • Se fossi ricco, comprerei un appartamento a Portofino. (If I were richer, I would buy an apartment in Portofino.)
When ‘would’ refers to the past: • Quando ero ricco, compravo una macchina nuova tutti gli anni. (When I was a rich man, I would buy / I used to buy / I bought a new car every year.)
More -ARE verbs (various tenses): • lavare (to wash); chiamare (to phone; to call); guardare (to look at); prestare (to lend); lasciare (to leave); baciare (to kiss); scusare (to excuse)
‘was in the process of’ plus the dot past: • Stavo lavando i piatti quando mi ha chiamato. (I was washing the dishes when you called me.)
‘is in the process of’: • Mi sta guardando adesso. (She’s looking at me now.)
Using -i ending for formal commands: • Non mi tocchi! (Don’t touch me!); Mi lasci stare. (Leave me alone.); Mi scusi. (Excuse me.)
Using -a ending and hooking pronouns to the verb for familiar commands: • Baciami (Kiss me); Scusami (Excuse me)
The Other Track: -ERE and -IRE verbs: bere (to drink); leggere (to read); capire (to understand); rispondere (to respond; to answer); scrivere (to write); ridere (to laugh); piangere (to cry)
Reflexive verbs – When the Subject and Object are the same: think ‘...self’: • nascondersi (to hide oneself); svegliarsi (to wake up; to wake oneself up); sedersi (to sit down; to sit oneself down); alzarsi (to get up or stand up; to get oneself up); lavarsi (to wash oneself); sposarsi (to get married); vestirsi (to get dressed; to dress oneself); addormentarsi (to fall asleep); divertirsi (to enjoy oneself); lamentarsi (to complain); rendersi conto di (to realize); esprimersi (to express onself); rallegrarsi con (to congratulate)
With added ‘ne’: • andarsene (to go away from here); dimenticarsene (to forget abut it)
The impersonal ‘one’: • Si mangia bene qui. (One eats well here.); Si parla italiano qui. (Italian is spoken here.); Come si dice questo in italiano? (How do you say this in Italian?)
More practice with -ERE verbs and reflexives: • promettere (to promise); permetter (to permit); proteggersi (to protect oneself); difendersi (to defend oneself)
More -ERE and -IRE verbs; future tense: • bere (to drink); pulire (to clean); vendere (to sell); perdere (to lose)
The future endings on all tracks: ro, rai, ra, remo, rete, ranno: Pratichero sempre il mio italiano. (I will always practise my Italian.)
The -go -gono verbs: • valere (to be worth); valere la pena (to be worth it); valgo to valga in command tense
La, l’ (it) and li (them): La chiave, l’ho perduta. (The key, I’ve lost it). I biglietti, non li ho perduti (he tickets, I haven’t lost them.)
More -ERE and -IRE verbs: diving into the past, the command tense: • temere (to fear); tossire to cough); credere (to believe); crescere (to grow); riconoscere (to recognize); mettere (to place or put)
Using -a ending for formal commands: • Lo metta nella mia macchina.
Using -i ending and hooking pronouns to the verb for familiar commands: • Mettilo nella mia macchina.
More -ERE and -IRE verbs; some special verbs: • ammettere (to admit); insistere a (insist on); omettere (to omit); decidere (to decide); ricevere (to receive); descrivere (to describe); assistere a (to attend); dire (to say or tell)
More -go -gono verbs: venire (to come), vengo, vengono; tenere (to keep, to hold), tengo, tengono
Non credo che tengano animali nell’appartamento. (I don’t believe they keep pets in the flat.)
Two -IRE verbs that go from -u to -e: uscire (to go out; to leave): Esco tutte le sere. (I go out every evening); riuscire a (to manage to): Non riesco mai a vederli. (I never manage to see them.)
Some more -IRE verbs: without -isc, with -isc: • without isc: soffrire (to suffer); scoprire (to discover); aprire (to open); dormire (to sleep); • with -isc: proibire (to prohibit); pulire (to clean), pulisco (I clean); contribuire (to contribute), contribuisco (I contribute); finire (to finish), finisce (he finishes); preferire (to prefer), preferiscono (they prefer); capire (to understand), capisco (I understand).
-URRE, -ORRE, -ARRE verbs: tradurre (to translate), I translate = traduco; command tense = traduca; past tense dives into ‘tradotto’; produrre (to produce), I produce = produco; past tense dives into ‘prodotto’; comporre (to compose), I compose = compongo; attrarre (to attract), it attracts me = mi attrae (roll your r!)
Verbs that go from -e to -ie : venire (to come), vieni, viene; tenere (to keep, to hold), tieni, tiene; contenere (to contain), contiene
Verbs that go from -o to -uo; rebel -ARE verbs: volere (to want), vuoi, vuole; potere (to be able), puoi, puo; andare (to go), vado, vai, va; fare (to make, to do), faccio, fai, fa; dare (to give), do, dai, da
Future endings: -ro, rai, ra, remo, rete, ranno (hit the r)
On the -ARE Track change -are to -ere: parlare – parlero, invitare – inviteremo
Rebel verbs: andare – andro; venire – verro
Conditional
Conditional endings: -rei, resti, rebbe, remmo, reste, rebbero (hit the r)
volere – vorrei; venire – verrei; vedere – vedrei; mi piace – mi piacerebbe; preferire – preferirei
Revising commands: • Formal you: non li metta qui (don’t put them here), me lo dica (tell me it), mi dia (give me); • Familiar you: mettili qui (put them here), dimmi (tell me), dammi (give me); • Let’s…: parliamo, cantiamo, mangiamo; cambiamolo, andiamoci; • Familiar you in the negative (‘non’ + ‘to’ form): non mangiarla
Expressions that trigger the formal command tense
Whenever you want someone else to do something: • volere che (to want that); preferire che (to prefer that); proporre che (to propose that)
Expressing permission or prohibition: • permettere / non permettere che (to permit / not to permit that)
Expressing emotion, doubt, impersonal e: • temere che (to fear that); essere contento che (to be glad that); dubitare che (to doubt that); essere ridicolo che (to be ridiculous that); mi dispiace che (I’m sorry that); e un peccato che (it’s a shame that...); e necessario che (it’s necessary that)
The formal command tense in the past:
-ARE Track: parl-assi, parl-assi, parl-asse, parl-assimo, parl-aste, parl-assero
-ERE Track: pot-essi, pot-essi, pot-esse, pot-essimo, pot-este, pot-essero
-IRE Track: fin-issi, fin-issi, fin-isse, fin-issimo, fin-iste, fin-issero
Era impossibile che venisse. (It was impossible that he might come.)
More about the formal command tense in the past:
Dubito che Paolo abbia mangiato. (I doubt that Paolo has eaten.)
Dubitavo che venisse. (I doubted that you would come.)
Course segment 3: Everyday expressions
Verb expressions with ‘stare’: stare + -ando (ARE Track), -endo (Other Track)
• stiamo mangiando (we are eating), stavamo mangiando (we were eating); stare per + the ‘to’ form of the verb (-are, -ere, -ire)
• stiamo per cominciare a mangiare (we are about to start eating); stavo per lavare la mia macchina (I was about to wash my car)
Verb-plus expressions: • cominciare a (to start to); smettere di (to stop doing something), tornare a (to return to doing something), finire di (to finish doing something)
These verb-plus expressions are followed by the ‘to’ form of the verb in examples such as these: Abbiamo smesso di mangiare. (We stopped eating.); Avevamo finito di lavorare presto. (We had finished working early.); • approfittare di qualcosa / qualcuno (to take advantage of something / somebody)
More verb-plus expressions: • dimenticarsi di (to forget to); • contare su qualcosa / qualcuno(to count on something / somebody); • rendersi conto di qualcosa (to realize, to notice something); • essere / non essere d’accordo con qualcuno (to agree / disagree with somebody)
Verb- plus combo: • vuol dire (it means), vuol dire che (it means that); • vale la pena + ‘to’ form of the verb (it is worth to), valeva la pena (it was worth to)
Time expressions with ‘da’: • Aspettiamo da un’ora. OR E un’ora che aspettiamo. (We’ve been waiting for an hour.); • Maria viveva a Roma da due anni. OR Erano due anni che Maria viveva a Roma. (Maria had been living in Rome for two years.); • Da quanto tempo aspetta? (How long have you been waiting?)
Weather expressions with ‘fare’: • Fa caldo. (It’s hot); Fa freddo. (It’s cold.); • Che tempo fa? (What’s the weather like?’; Fa bel tempo. (The weather is good.); Faceva brutto tempo ieri. (The weather was bad yesterday.); • C’e il sole. (It’s sunny.); C’e molto vento. (It’s very windy); C’e nebbia. (It’s foggy); • Piove. (It’s raining.)
Some other uses of ‘fare’: fare una domanda (to ask a question); fare un viaggio (to take a trip)
fare attenzione (to be careful); farsi male (to hurt oneself)
Expressions using ‘avere’: avere freddo (to be cold); avere caldo (to be warm); avere sete (to be thirsty); avere fame (to be hungry); avere paura (to be afraid) ; avere sonno (to be sleepy); avere fretta (to be in a hurry); avere ragione (to be right); avere torto(to be wrong); averne colpa (to be to blame) ; aver voglia di (to desire to do something, to be in the mood for); aver bisogno di (to need, to have need of)
More expressions using ‘avere’: avere X anni (to be X years old); aver luogo (to take place) ; avere pazienza (to be patient); avere senso (to make sense)
Uses of ‘per’: non e possibile per me, il pacco e per me, per poter parlare, per quando, per la settimana prossima
Words used to ask questions: why – perche; how much – quanto and quanta; how many – quanti and quante; how – come; where – dove; who – chi; which or which one – quale
Days of the week
Time expressions: prima di (before); dopo (after)
More days of the week
Seasons of the year
Months of the year
Double pronouns hooked on to the verb: Puo prepararmelo prima dell’autunno? Puo mandarglielo oggi?
Telling the time: E l’una. (It’s one o’clock.); Sono le due. (It’s two o’clock.); Per le sei e mezza. (By six thirty.) ; Erano le sei e un quarto. (It was quarter past six.); E mezzogiorno. (It’s midday.); E mezzanotte. (It’s midnight.); E la mezza. (It’s half oast twelve.)
Time of day
Numbers
More uses of ‘da’: for and since: Studiamo italiano da tre mesi / da giugno.; from: Treno in arrivo da Roma Termini.; to + person: Vado da Roberta.; used for: Abiti da bambini.; as, like: Studio da ingegnere.; by: Questo libro e scritto dal mio amico.; ‘qualcosa, molto, niente’ + da + ‘to’ form of the verb: Vorrei qualcosa da bere.
Uses of ‘a’: time: alle otto; place: al ristorante; after verbs of movement: andare a vedere, portare a vedere, venire a prendere; English ‘per’: quaranta miglia all’ora
Uses of ‘per’: through a place or space: E passato per il parco ieri. ; duration of time (action now finished): Ho studiato per sedici anni.
Some expressions using ‘per’: per questo (because of that; therefore); per l’amor del cielo (for Heaven’s sake); per esempio (for example); per caso (by chance); per la strada (in the street); per scherzo (as a joke)
Useful expressions: il bello e che (the good thing is that); il brutto e che (the bad thing is that); il peggio e che (the worst thing is that); l’importante (the important thing); il necessario (what is necessary); il possibile (what is possible), Faro il possibile per aiutarla. (I’ll do what is possible to help you.)
Combining ‘di’ with the article
Combinations with plural nouns: dei libri; degli studenti; delle ragazze (compare with ‘those’: quei libri; quegli studenti; quelle ragazze)
Possessive case: la macchina della mia ragazza (my girlfriend’s car)
Origin: Di dov’e? (Where are you from?), Quelle arance sono della Sicilia. (Those oranges are from Sicily.)
Combining ‘in’ with the article: Verona e una citta nel Veneto; Il mio paese e molto importante nel mondo.
Expressions with ‘stare’ and ‘volere’
stare: sto cucinando: I am right now in the process of cooking; sto per cominciare: I am about to start; stare male (to be unwell); stare bene (to be well); Come sta? (How are you?); Non c’e male. (Not bad.); Quella giacca ti sta bene. (That jacket suits you.); stare da + person (to stay at somebody’s place)
volere: Ci vuole un’ora. (It takes an hour.); Ci vogliono due ore. (It takes two hours.)
Using double negatives: Non ho visto nessuno. (I didn’t see anybody.); Non conosco nessuno in Italia. (I don’t know anybody in Italy.)
Expressions using negatives: Neanch’io. (Neither do I.); Neanche per sogno! (No way!); Ne la geografia ne la storia. (Neither geography nor history.); Potrei farlo o oggi o domani. (I coudl od it either today or tomorrow.)
Making comparisons: piu / meno intelligente (more / less intelligent); il piu / il meno intelligente (the most / the least intelligent); migliore di / peggiore di (better than / worse than); il migliore (the best); il peggiore (the worst); piu piccolo di (smaller than); il piu piccolo (the smallest); Ha meno soldi di me. (He has less money than me.)
Using opposites to build vocabulary: bello – brutto (beautiful – ugly); buono – cattivo (good – naughty); facile – difficile (easy – difficult); piccolo – grande (small – large); entrata – uscita (entry – exit)
Concluding remarks and suggestions for further practice.
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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
COURSE SEGMENT 1: WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW
1. Introduction; “-ible” to “-ible”
> possible - posible (one stingy “s”); horrible – horrible; etc.
2. “-able” to “able”
> probable – probable; acceptable – aceptable; etc.
3. “-AR” verbs to “-able”
Remove the “-AR” and add “-able”
> dudar (to doubt) to dudable (doubtful); soportar (to bear) to soportable (bearable); tolerar (to tolerate) to tolerable; etc.
4. Add “in” to make a negative word
> evitable (avoidable) to inevitable (inevitable; unavoidable); tolerable to intolerable; etc.
Diminutive “-ito”
> hijo (son) to hijito (affectionate, little boy);
> Juan to Juanito (nickname).
> besar (to kiss) to besable (kissable)
5. “ –ER verbs to “ible”
> creer (to believe) to creíble (believable); vender (to sell) to vendible (sellable); etc.
“ - IR verbs to “-ible”
> definir (to define) to definible (definable)
“-ible” to “-ible”
> flexible to flexible; compatible to compatible; etc.
6. “ – ant” to “-ante”
> important to importante; restaurant to restaurante; etc.
“-AR” verbs to “-ante”
>participar (to participate) to participante (participant); alarmar (to alarm) to alarmante (alarming); etc.
7. “-ent to “-ente”
> different to diferente (one stingy “f”); evident to evidente; incompetent to incompetente; etc.
8. “-tion” to “-ción”
> condition to condición; attention to atención; formation to formación; etc.
9. “-sion” to “-sión”
> impression to impresión (one stingy “s”); decision to decisión; mission to misión (one stingy “s”); etc.
10. “ence” to “encia”
> influence to influencia; difference to diferencia (one stingy “f"); preference to preferencia; etc.
11. Words that look feminine but are masculine
> the problem to el problema; the map to el mapa; the climate to el clima; etc.
“-ance” to “-ancia”
> importance to importancia; elegance to elegancia; intolerance to intolerancia; etc.
12. “-ly” to “-mente”
automatically to automáticamente; naturally to naturalmente; personally to personalmente; etc.
Use “realmente” for actually.
13. “-ary” to “-ario”
> vocabulary to vocabulario; necessary to necesario (one stingy “s”); contrary to contrario; etc.
14. “-ive” to “-ivo”
> exclusive to exclusivo; positive to positivo; constructive to constructivo; etc.
15. “-ute” to “-uto”
>absolute to absoluto; substitute to substituto; institute to instituto; etc.
“-ous” to “-oso”
> famous to famoso; etc.
16. “-ical” to “-ico”
> practical to prático; basic to básico; magic to “mágico”; etc.
Require an accent over stressed syllable.
17. “-ent” to “-ento”
> talent to talento; moment to momento;
“-t” or “-it” to “-to”
> honest to honesto; Robert to Roberto; credit to crédito; etc.
“-ic” to “-ico”
> dramatic to dramático; automatic to automático; ironic to irónico; etc.
Require an accent over the stressed syllable.
18. “-ure” to “-ura”
- temperature to temperatura; literature to literatura; culture to cultura; etc.
19. “-tude” to “-tud”
> aptitude to aptitud; altitude to altitud; gratitude to gratitude; etc.
20. “-ity” to “-dad”
> possibility to posibilidad (one stingy “s"); humanity to humanidad; infinity to infinidad; etc.
21. “-ist” to “-ista”
> artist to artista; dentist to dentista; optimist to optimista; etc.
22. “-y” to “ía”
> irony to ironía; astronomy to astronomía; philosophy to filosofía (phonetic ph – f); etc.
Require an accent over the stressed syllable.
23. “-in” or “-ine” to “-ina”
> aspirin to aspirina; discipline to disciplina; gasoline to gasolina; etc.
“-ice” to “ina”
> office to oficina (one stingy “f”)
24. “-id” to “-ido”
> solid to sólido; valid to válido; timid to tímido; etc.
Require an accent over the stressed syllable.
25. “-ism” to “-ismo”
> organism to organismo; capitalism to capitalismo; heroism to heroismo; etc.
“ –ure” to “-uro”
> future to futuro.
COURSE SEGMENT 2: MORE STRUCTURE: MORE VERBS AND HOW TO USE THEM
1. “-AR” “Good Guy” Regular Verbs
>evitar (to avoid); tentar (to tempt); usar (to use); inventar (to invent); mencionar (to mention); formar (to form); gastar (to spend)
Using “gustarse” – “It is pleasing...” “It pleases me, you, us, them...”
Using “debería” to express “should”
More “-AR” “Good Guys”
> gritar (to shout); ganar (to earn; to win)
Wing tense endings: “-AR” Track and The Other Track
aba; abas, aba; ábamos, aban
ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían
2. Inventing “-AR” Verbs Using “-tion” Words in English. Just remove the “tion” and add an “r”.
> invitation to invitar (to invite); justification to justificar (to justify); etc.
More “-AR” “Good Guys”
olvidarse (to forget); cenar (to dine); imaginar (to imagine); admirar (to admire); instalar (to install); adorar (to adore); considerar (to consider); acusar (to accuse); inspirar (to inspire); clasificar (to classify); estudiar (to study); consolar (to console); administrar (to administer); etc.
3. More “-AR” “Good Guys”
> negociar (to negotiate)
Using “si fuera” for “If I were...” plus the conditional tense (-ría; rías; ríamos; rían)
> Si fuera más joven, compraría un apartamento en Mallorca. (If I were younger, I would buy an apartment in Mallorca.)
When “would” refers to the past.
> Cuando era un hombre rico, compraba un coche nuevo todos los años. (When I was a rich man, I WOULD buy a new car every year.)
4. More “-AR” “Good Guys”
> limpiar (to clean); llamar (to phone; to call); gastar (to spend); mirarse (to look at); prestar (to lend); besar (to kiss)
In Spanish, you spell it like it sounds.
> tocar (to touch) in command tense, “toque”, etc.
> atacar (to attack) in command tense, “ataque”, etc.
5. “Good Guys” from the Other Track: “-ER” and “-IR”
beber (to drink); aprender (to learn); comprender (to understand); entender (to understand); responder (to respond; to answer); escribir (to write)
6. Reflexive Verbs – When the Subject and Object are the Same: Think “...self”
> esconderse (to hide oneself); despertarse (to wake up; to wake oneself up); sentarse (to sit down; to sit oneself down); levantarse (to get up or stand up; to get oneself up) lavarse (to wash oneself); casarse (to get married); vestirse (to get dressed; to dress oneself); irse (to go away); dormirse (to fall asleep); hacerse (to become; make of oneself); quejarse (to complain); darse cuenta de (to realize); olvidarse (to forget); expresarse (to express oneself); alegrarse (to be glad)
The Impersonal “One”
> Se come bien aquí. (One eats well here.)
The Passive Voice: When the Subject is Acted Upon
> El museo se abre todos los días. (The museum is opened every day.)
7. More practice with “-ER” verbs and reflexives.
> prometer (to promise); poder (to be able to); responder (to respond; to answer); caber (to fit into); llover (to rain); ofrecer (to offer);
> protegerse (to protect oneself); defenderse (to defend oneself)
8. More “-ER” Verbs
> deber (should, ought to); vender (to sell)
“GO GO to GA GA” Verb
> valer (to be worth); valer la pena (to be worth it) Ex. valgo to valga in command tense.
Using “sino” to express “but rather”
No soy rico sino pobre. (I am not rich, but rather poor.)
9. More “-ER” Verbs
> temer (to fear); toser to cough); creer (to believe); crecer (to grow); reconocer (to recognize); meter (to place or put)
10. Some “-IR” Verbs
> admitir (to admit); insistir en (insist on); invadir (to invade); omitir (to omit); decidir (to decide); sufrir (to suffer); recibir (to receive); cubrir (to cover) describir (to describe); abrir (to open); huir (to flee); permitir (to permit); prohibir (to prohibit); asistir a (to attend); decir (to say or tell); salir (to go out; to leave); dormir (to sleep)
11. Some more “-IR” Verbs
In Spanish you spell it like it sounds.
> destruir (to destroy) I destroy = destruyo; command tense = destruya; construir (to construct) I construct = contruyo; command tense = construya; incluir (to include)
I conclude = concluyo; command tense = concluya.
12. Some more “-IR” Verbs
“Cuzco” Verb: traducir (to translate) I translate = traduzco; command tense = traduzca
Some “-IR” Verbs with spelling changes in the “DOT” Tense
traducir to traduje; tradujiste; tradujo; tradujimos; tradujeron; producir (to produce) to produje, produjiste, produjo; produjimos; produjeron
13. Some more “-IR’ Verbs
subir a (to climb up; to board a tren, etc.)
(Also used for “to raise your voice” or subir la voz.)
More practice with “-IR” Verbs
salir (to go out; to leave); salir con (to go out with); sufrir (to suffer)
14. Verbs that “cave in” from “e” to “ie”
> perder (to lose) pierdo; pierdes; pierde; perdemos (does NOT “cave in”); pierden
Command tense: pierda, pierdas, pierda; perdamos (does NOT “cave in”); pierdan
Following this pattern: negar (to negate); pensar (to think); cerrar (to close)
The “right now in the process of doing” “e” to “i”
mentir (to tell a lie) to mintiendo; pedir (to ask) to pidiendo
15. Verbs that “cave in” from “o” or “u” to “ue”
poder (to be able to) puedo, puedes; puede, podemos (does NOT “cave in”); pierden
Command tense: perida, pierdas; pierda; perdamos (does NOT “cave in”); pierdan
Following this pattern: costar (to cost); volver (to come; to return); acostarse (to lie down); acordarse con (to agree with)
16. More verbs that “cave in” from “o” or “u” to “ue
mostrar (to show); jugar (to play)
17. Verbs that go from “e” to “i”
vestirse (to get dressed; to dress oneself) to me visto, te vistes; se viste; nos vestimos (does NOT “cave in”); se visten
Following this pattern: servir (to serve); repetir (to repeat)
Command tense: me vista; te vistas; se vista; nos vistamos; se vistan
The “right now in the moment of doing” “e” to “i” = vistiéndose; mintiendo; pidiendo; sirviendo; repitiendo
18. Expressions that trigger the command tense.
Let’s = hablar to hablemos; comer to comamos; sufrir to suframos
Positive command: pronouns AFTER the verb
> Dígamelo. (Tell it to me.); Póngalos aquí.(Put them here.)
19. Expressions that trigger the Command Tense
Whenever you want someone else to do something
> querer que (to want that); preferir que (to prefer that); proponer que (to propose that); permitir que (to permit that); es necesario que (it is necessary that)
Expressing emotion
> temer que (to fear that); alegrarse de que (to be glad that); ser riículo que (to be ridiculous that); sentir que (to be sorry that); Es lástima que (It’s a shame that...); ser bueno/malo que (to be good or bad that)
Expressing Doubt, denial or unreality
> dudar que (to doubt that); ser imposible que (to be impossible that); ser improbable que (to be improbable that)
20. More practice with expressions that trigger the Command Tense
> querer que (to want that); dudar que (to doubt that); alegrarse de que (to be glad that)
COURSE SEGMENT 3: Everyday Expressions and Useful Bits and Pieces
1. Verb-plus expressions: acabar de (to have finished, to have just finished)
Followed by the “to” form of the verb.
2. More verb-plus expressions: dejar de (to finish, to stop doing something)
volver a (to return to; to return to doing something)
aprovecharse de (to take advantage of)
These verb-plus expressions are followed by the “to” form of the verb in examples such as these: Volvió a comerlo. (He returned to eating it.); Deben hacerlo. (They ought to do it.).
3. More verb-plus expressions: cambiar de (to change, to change your mind)
contar con (to count on)
darse cuenta de (to realize, to notice)
estar de acuerdo con (to agree with)
4. More verb-plus expressions.
querer decir (to mean)
valer la pena (to be worth it)
5. HACER in time expressions.
> Lo comí hace una hora. (I ate it an hour ago.); Hace mucho tiempo lo hizo. (He did it a long time ago.); Hacía dos años que Juan vivía en España. (Juan had been living in Spain for two years.); etc.
6. HACER in weather expressions.
> Hace frío. (It’s cold); “Hace calor.” (It’s hot.); Hace viento. (It’s windy.), etc.
Some other uses of HACER.
hacer un viaje (to take a trip)
hacer una pregunta (to ask a question)
hacer daño (to harm)
7. Expressions using TENER.
tener que (to have to; to have to do something) Followed by the “to” form of the verb.
tener frío (to be cold)
tener calor (to be warm)
tener sed (to be thirsty)
tener hambre (to be hungry)
tener suerte (to be lucky)
tener cuidado (to be careful)
tener sueño (to be sleepy)
tener prisa (to be in a hurry)
tener razón (to be correct)
tener la culpa (to be to blame)
tener ganas de (to desire to do something; to be in the mood for)
8. More expressions using TENER.
tener X años. (to be X years old)
tener lugar (to take place)
tener paciencia (to be patient)
tener lógica (to make sense)
tener remedio (to have a solution)
9. Uses of PARA.
to a destination; for a person; in order to; to or toward a location or goal; expressing deadlines
Words used to ask questions.
¿Cuándo? (When?); ¿Cuánto/a? ¿Cuántos/as? (How much; how many?)
¿Cómo? (How?)
¿Dónde? (Where?)
¿Quién(es) (Who?)
¿Cuál(es? (Which one?; which ones?)
Days of the week. (See Glossary)
10. Using Time Expressions
antes de (before)
después de (after)
More days of the week.
Seasons of the year.
Months of the year.
11. Telling time.
Es la una. (It’s one o’clock.)
Son las dos. (It’s two o’clock.)
Son las cuatro y cuarto. (It’s four fifteen.)
Son las cinco y media. (It’s five thirty.)
Time of day. (See Glossary)
Numbers (See Glossary)
12. More uses of PARA.
Compared with others in a category. (Para un joven... (For a young person...)
Purpose, what an object or objects are used for
To study to be – Estudiar para
In order to
13. Uses of POR.
In exchange for
per (e.g., per hour)
14. More uses of POR.
through a place or space
duration of time
Some expressions using POR.
por ahora (for now)
por eso (because of that; therefore)
15. More uses of POR.
Some more expressions using POR.
¡ Por Dios! (For Heavens sake!)
por ahora (for now)
por eso (because of that; therefore)
por ejemplo (for example)
por fin (at last; finally)
por lo visto (apparently)
More uses of POR.
by (agent of doing)
on behalf of; in place of another person
16. More uses of POR.
to go for, to fetch something or someone
Choosing between PARA and POR to convey different meanings.
17. Expressions using LO.
lo bueno (the good thing)
lo malo (the bad thing)
lo útil (the useful thing)
lo hecho (the done thing; that which is done)
lo necesario (the necessary thing)
lo importante (the important thing)
lo mío (mine; that which is mine)
lo suyo (lo tuyo) (yours; that which is yours)
18. Uses of SER.
to describe a rather permanent condition of being
to define something
to show possession (es de...)
19. More Practice with SER.
to describe the colour of something
to express where someone is from; origin or nationality
to describe someone’s profession
20. Uses of ESTAR.
to describe a temporary condition or state of being
to use with “-ando” and “-iendo” to describe actions that right now, at this moment, one is in the process of doing (e.g., estoy hablando – I am right now speaking)
to describe location
Choosing between SER and ESTAR to convey different meanings.
Using SER to express the passive voice (e.g. when the subject is being acted upon)
21. More practice choosing between SER and ESTAR to convey different meanings.
being ill vs. being an invalid
being handsome vs. looking good right now
22. Using Double Negatives in Spanish
something vs. nothing
someone vs. no one or nobody
sometimes vs. never
any vs. none
Expressions using negatives.
me neither (ni yo tampoco)
by no means; No way! (¡De ningún modo! ¡De ninguna manera!)
neither...nor (ni...ni)
either...or (o...o)
23. Making comparisons.
más...menos (more...less)
mejor...peor (better...worse)
lo mejor...lo peor (the best...the worst)
(older/younger)
24. Using opposites to build vocabulary.
bueno/malo (good/bad)
fácil/difícil (easy/difficult)
pequeño/grande (small/large)
entrada/salida (entry/exit)
25. Adding “-in” and “-des” to transform words into their opposites.
feliz/infeliz (happy to unhappy)
agradable/desagradable (pleasant/unpleasant)
26. Some more useful, everyday expressions.
sin embargo (without a doubt)
cada una de (each one of)
a ver (let’s see...)
Expressions describing location or where things are.
dentro de (inside)
cerca de ...lejos de (near...far)
behind (detrás de)
27. More ways to express location.
encima de (on top of)
debajo de (under; underneath)
Some more useful, everyday expressions.
al menos; por lo menos (at least)
Concluding remarks and suggestions for further practice.
Michel Thomas Method: Arabic (Egyptian)
Michel Thomas Method: Arabic Foundation Course Год выпуска: 2007 Автор: Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar Жанр: аудиокурс Издательство: Hodder Arnold Серия: Michel Thomas Series ISBN: 9780340957271 Формат: MP3 (128kbps 44kHz stereo) Продолжительность: 9h 19m (118 lessons in 8 CDs), 32 pages Язык: английский Сайт: http://www.michelthomas.co.uk/ Страница курса Описание:Learn another language the way you learnt your own. You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Arabic in the same way. There's no books and no writing, and you will achieve confidence - in hours. With the "Michel Thomas Method" you learn the language in small steps, building it up yourself to produce ever more complicated sentences. The Method works as it breaks down the language into its component parts, enabling you to reconstruct the language yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. On the recording you will hear two students being taught in real time and in a classroom situation, so you are learning with others. You enjoy their success and learn from their mistakes. You, as learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. In a very short time you will be able to manipulate Arabic structures to express what you want to say.It uses the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. The Method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Arabic in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking - the way you learnt your own language. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. On these recordings experienced teacher Jane Wightwick is assisted by native Egyptian Arabic speaker Mahmoud Gaafar. These all-audio courses are accompanied by an index, where the Arabic words are printed in Roman script and translated, for easy reference. This "8-hour Arabic Foundation Course" is one of the "Michel Thomas Method Mandarin" courses published by Hodder Arnold, the others being the "5-hour Advanced Course", the "2-hour Foundation Review", the "1-hour Ad-vanced Review" and the "2-hour Introductory Course", which comprises the first 2 hours of the "Foundation Course".Michel Thomas Method: Arabic Advanced CourseLearn another language the way you learnt your own. You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Arabic in the same way. There's no books and no writing, and you will achieve confidence - in hours. With the "Michel Thomas Method" you learn the language in small steps, building it up yourself to produce ever more complicated sentences. The Method works as it breaks down the language into its component parts, enabling you to reconstruct the language yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. On the recording you will hear two students being taught in real time and in a classroom situation, so you are learning with others. You enjoy their success and learn from their mistakes. You, as learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. In a very short time you will be able to manipulate Arabic structures to express what you want to say.It uses the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. The Method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Arabic in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking - the way you learnt your own language. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. On these recordings experienced teacher Jane Wightwick is assisted by native Egyptian Arabic speaker Mahmoud Gaafar. These all-audio courses are accompanied by an index, where the Arabic words are printed in Roman script and translated, for easy reference. This "8-hour Arabic Foundation Course" is one of the "Michel Thomas Method Mandarin" courses published by Hodder Arnold, the others being the "5-hour Advanced Course", the "2-hour Foundation Review", the "1-hour Advanced Review" and the "2-hour Introductory Course", which comprises the first 2 hours of the "Foundation Course".About the Author(s):
Jane Wightwick is an experienced teacher of Arabic and author and publisher of Arabic-teaching materials. Mahmoud Gaafar worked for the United Nations and Radio Cairo and now authors print, radio and TV resources for the Arab world.
Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese
Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Foundation CourseAuthor: Harold Goodman Publisher: Hodder Arnold Publication date: 28/09/2007 Format: MP3 (44100Hz stereo 128Kbps) + booklet PDF (scanned pages) Language: English ISBN: 9780340957264 & 007160443X Page of the course Описание: Summary:
Learn another language the way you learnt your own
You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Mandarin in the same way.
You’ll stick with it because you’ll love it
• Use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psy-chologist and linguist Michel Thomas.
• This method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Mandarin 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 NEW Mandarin Chinese Foundation Course
An eight-hour, 100% audio method for learning Mandarin Chinese. Join Michel Tho-mas Method teacher Harold Goodman and native speaker Jingtao Deng and two stu-dents 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 to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. By the end, you will have the confidence to understand and speak Mandarin. Join the millions of people worldwide who have learnt a new language with the Michel Thomas Method
Contents: 8 CDs plus booklet with Mandarin phrases in English translation and transliterated into Roman script
• Learn another language the way you learnt your own
• Effective method - the Michel Thomas Method of language teaching works with the brain
• Motivating - live classroom situation with two students encourages you to learn with the students on the recording
• All-audio - the way you want to learn
• Revolutionary kinaesthetic method for teaching Mandarin tones
• Pronunciation is gently - but effectively - corrected
• Reference booklet - accompanying booklet lists key phrases in English and Mandarin (transliterated script)
• Suite of progressive and complementary course components: Introductory, Foundation, Advanced, and Vocabulary
• Sales record - the hugely successful Michel Thomas Method is applied to Mandarin. About the Author(s):
Dr Harold Goodman is a physician and surgeon, who had Michel Thomas as his teacher for nearly ten years. During this time Michel Thomas's goal was not to teach Dr Goodman a specific language (though he did instruct him in two of the languages he taught) but to train him to understand his method of teaching - which he then used to teach others, with great success. Dr Goodman teaches and practises in the United States.
Table of Contents:
• Introduction. How to use this course. Background to Chinese languages.
• Tones in Mandarin
• The form of the verb in Chinese languages doesn’t change: e.g. shi (‘to be’) also means ‘am, are, is, was, will be’
• wo = ‘I’ and also ‘me’: form of pronoun doesn’t change in Mandarin
• There is no word for ‘a’ or ‘an’
• ni = ‘you’
• ta = ‘he, him, she, her, it’
• Words for nationalities
• Add men to pronouns (‘I, me’ etc.) to form plural (more than one): women = ‘we, us ’ etc.
• ma = question marker, to change a statement into a question’ Goes at the end of the statement.
• ne added to mean ‘how about ...?’
• Adjectives, such as ‘busy’, in Mandarin, are also verbs: mang means ‘to be busy’
• To form a negative, put bu = ‘no, not’ in front of the verb
• Add hen to fulfil the two-syllable meter rule (also means ‘very’)
• Greetings ni hao and ni hao ma (‘hello’ = ‘you good’, ‘how are you’ = ‘you good (question)’
• In Chinese the character/word has the same form for both individual and plu-ral form
• In front of another falling-tone word, bu (falling tone) becomes bu (rising tone)('trampoline' rule)
• Question with a question word, such as ‘why?’
• Use zai to emphasize ‘now, at this very moment’
• Word order in Chinese: who—when—what is happening
• xiang = ‘would like to’
• neng = ‘can’
• Add de to pronouns ‘I’ etc. to form ‘my, mine’ etc.: wode
• Words for languages
• xiang = ‘would like to’ in Mandarin can only be followed by a verb
• Word order in Chinese: who–when–how–what is happening
• Demonstrative pronouns ‘this’ and ‘that’
• Answering ‘yes’ and ‘no’ without repeating the verb in the question: shi = ‘is’, bu = ‘not’
• Chinese construction ‘too…to do’ is ‘too...no can do’
• Question word ‘what?’
• How to answer ‘What is this?’, and ‘What is that?’
• shuo = ‘to speak, say’
• hui = ‘to be able to’
• Question word ‘who?’
• ‘a, an, one’ (
• yi ge)
• zai (= ‘at’ etc.) in Chinese can be used as and functions as a verb, so zai jia = ‘to be at home’
• Question word ‘where?’
• zhu (zai) = ‘live, stay’
• Prepositions (‘on’ etc.) go after the noun in Mandarin: ‘[to be] at the table on’
• you = ‘to have, I have, he has, I had’ etc.
• Negative of ‘to have’ formed with mei: mei you = ‘not have’
• yao = ‘to want’ etc.; bu yao = ‘not want’
• qu = ‘go to’
• = ‘today’
• you (‘to have’ etc.) also = ‘there is, there are’
• [zai ] zher, nar = ‘[to be] here, there’
• mei tian = ‘every day’
• you de = ‘(there is) some’
• Three ways to say ‘yes’: repeat the verb; shi ( = ‘to be’ etc.); dui (= ‘cor-rect’)
• yao shuo = ‘want to speak’
• neng shuo = ‘can speak’
• When to say xie xie (= ‘thanks’)
• zai jian = ‘Good bye’ (= ‘again meet’)
• lai = ‘come’
Michel Thomas Method: Mandarin Chinese Advanced CourseLearn another language the way you learnt your own. You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Mandarin in the same way. There's no books and no writing, and you will achieve confidence - in hours. With the "Michel Thomas Method" you learn the language in small steps, building it up yourself to produce ever more complicated sentences. The Method works as it breaks down the language into its component parts, enabling you to reconstruct the language yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. On the recording you will hear two students being taught in real time and in a classroom situation, so you are learning with others. You enjoy their success and learn from their mistakes. You, as learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. In a very short time you will be able to manipulate Mandarin structures to express what you want to say.It uses the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. The method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Mandarin in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking - the way you learnt your own language. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. Dr Harold Goodman was trained by Michel Thomas to understand his Method of teaching. On these recordings he is assisted by native Mandarin speaker Jingtao Deng.These all-audio courses are accompanied by an index, where the Mandarin words are printed in Roman script and translated, for easy reference. "The 8-hour Mandarin Foundation Course" is one of the "Michel Thomas Method Mandarin" courses published by Hodder Arnold, the others being the "5-hour Advanced Course", the "2-hour Foundation Review" and the "1-hour Advanced Review". The "2-hour Introductory Course" comprises the first 2 hours of the "Foundation Course".
Michel Thomas Method: Russian
Michel Thomas Method: Russian Foundation Course Год выпуска: 2007 Автор: Natasha Bershadski Жанр: аудиокурс Издательство: Hodder Arnold Серия: Michel Thomas Series ISBN: 9780340948415 Формат:
MP3 (128kbps 44kHz stereo)
PDF (OCR) Продолжительность: 9ч 30м 35с (144 урока на 8 дисках), 48 pages Язык: английский Сайт: http://www.michelthomas.co.uk/ Страница курса Описание:Learn another language the way you learnt your own! As a child, you learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Russian in the same way. There's no books and no writing, and you will achieve confidence - in hours. With the "Michel Thomas Method", you learn the language in small steps, building it up yourself to produce ever more complicated sentences. The Method works as it breaks down the language into its component parts, enabling learners to reconstruct the language themselves - to form their own sentences, to say what they want, when they want. On the recording you will hear two students being taught in real time and in a classroom situation, so you are learning with others. You enjoy their success and learn from their mistakes. You, as learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. In a very short time you will be able to manipulate Russian structures to express what you want to say. You can use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. The Method works WITH your brain, helping you to build up your Russian in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking - the way you learnt as a child. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. These all-audio courses are accompanied by an index, where the Russian words are printed in Roman script and translated, for easy reference. If you want to learn it, the Cyrillic alphabet is taught on a dedicated audio track and shown in the booklet; but you don't have to know the Cyrillic script to learn Russian with the Michel Thomas Method. This 8-hour "Russian Foundation Course" is one of the Michel Thomas Method Russian courses published by Hodder Arnold, the others being the 5-hour "Advanced Course", the 2-hour "Foundation Review" and the 1-hour "Advanced Review".Michel Thomas Method: Russian Advanced CourseLearn another language the way you learnt your own! As a child, you learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Russian in the same way. There's no books and no writing, and you will achieve confidence - in hours. With the "Michel Thomas Method", you learn the language in small steps, building it up yourself to produce ever more complicated sentences. The Method works as it breaks down the language into its component parts, enabling learners to reconstruct the language themselves - to form their own sentences, to say what they want, when they want. On the recording you will hear two students being taught in real time and in a classroom situation, so you are learning with others. You enjoy their success and learn from their mistakes. You, as learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. In a very short time you will be able to manipulate Russian structures to express what you want to say. You can use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. The Method works WITH your brain, helping you to build up your Russian in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself. You learn through listening and speaking - the way you learnt as a child. You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably. These all-audio courses are accompanied by an index, where the Russian words are printed in Roman script and translated, for easy reference. If you want to learn it, the Cyrillic alphabet is taught on a dedicated audio track and shown in the booklet; but you don't have to know the Cyrillic script to learn Russian with the Michel Thomas Method. This 8-hour "Russian Foundation Course" is one of the Michel Thomas Method Russian courses published by Hodder Arnold, the others being the 5-hour "Advanced Course", the 2-hour "Foundation Review" and the 1-hour "Advanced Review".About the Author(s):
Natasha Bershadski studied at the Moscow State Linguistic University and taught English in Moscow before moving to London, where she has taught Russian for 15 years at King's College, UCL, LSE, Middlesex University and the Foreign Office.
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Я их стандартизировал для личного удобства.
Поштучные все равно не подошли бы, файлы сами по себе разные (битрейт, частота, просто качество). Я не гоняюсь за рейтингом, у меня его уже вполне достаточно, чтобы продолжительное время качать все, что мне интересно и не волноваться о том, сколько я отдаю
А при чём здесь _Ваш_ рейтинг? Речь идёт только о том, что Вы своим переименованием отрубили тех, кто мог бы помочь раздавать. И заметьте - я не о рейтинге. Или в Вашем сознании не разделены понятия "рейтинг" и "помощь в раздаче"?
Не знаю.... акцент - ужасающий, запинающиеся студенты. И потом, это сколько же раз нужно каждый диск прослушать, чтобы запомнить?? Пимслер, по-моему, намного эффективнее. Хотя бы тем, что с Пимслером ты уверенно начинаешь говорить, даже имея 20 слов в запасе. Здесь же.... Ощущение, что сидишь рядом с дедушкой и кучей народа, что и сам толком не знает языка, черезчур много английского... Вот сидит он себе на завалинке, учебник листает, студентов тестирует - угадают или нет? И ведь не всегда угадывают! О чем шумиха? Вы действительно находите этот курс полезным??
Акцент, запинающиеся студенты - все есть. Есть также и наиболее употребляемые конструкции языка, часто встречающиеся слова и методика их вывода в активный словарный запас. Однозначно полезно познакомиться с курсом.
Я немного послушал Томаса и Пимслера. Испанский. Для меня лично больше подходит Томас. Он дает логику языка. Понятно, как строятся предложения. Потом уже словарный запас все равно надо набирать. Но структуру языка он начинает с первого урока.
А Пимслер ? Набор разговорных фраз без объяснения - ПОЧЕМУ это именно так. С 20ю словами - говорить ? Это буллшит. Это невозможно просто. А вот если знать КАК строятся предложения, то потом просто обрастаешь словами и все.
Спасибо за раздачу.
Но у меня есть вопрос по поводу закачки. Например, мне интересны только 3-4 языка из всего перечня: немецкий, французский, итал. и исп.
Как их закачать, чтоб не грузить все 7,56 ГБ?
Спасибо
Yuly@ny@
При загрузке торрета в клиент выделите галочками только нужные файлы
При загрузке торрента, галочками приходится выделять в слепую, т.к. папки идут под одним именем МТМ. Я даже пробовала несколько раз удалять и скачивать по новой, но эти папки почему-то с каждой новой попыткой меняют свое расположение. Так что, вычислить, что и где находится, просто невозможно! Мне, например, нафиг не нужен ни арабский, ни китайский, ни разумеется мой родной русский - почему я их должна вынужденно скачивать!
Я не знаю, хотябы указали бы здесь размеры по каждому языку,- так хоть можно будет понять - в какой папке что находится.
Нашла выход из положения! )))) Я раньше о таком и не знала - оказывается можно в отказ уйти во время скачивания! Прямо в своем торрент-клиенте и отказалась от тех языков, которые меня не интересовали! В итоге, загружаю только то, что нужно!)))
Спасибо еще раз.
Я все поняла и разобралась. Вот только у меня закачка прервалась из-за того, что часть торрента была недоступна.Ее можно будет восстановить или надо по новой все начинать?
Вы извините за глупый вопрос. Я в этом деле полный чайник:)
Yuly@ny@
Поставьте торрент на стоп, а потом снова возобновите! Должно дальше загружаться! У меня такое часто бывает, особенно в этой раздаче. Если это не поможет (хотя должно), удалите торрент из клиента (но на компе, куда он загружается, не трогайте папку и ничего там не меняйте), и скачайте этот торрент с трэкера по-новой. Ваш клиент перепроверит все файлы, кот. он скачал до этого, а потом начнет закачку с того места, где была прервана операция! Надеюсь, я написала все в доступной форме, потому что я в этом деле сама чайник! Удачи!
Так что, вычислить, что и где находится, просто невозможно! Мне, например, нафиг не нужен ни арабский, ни китайский, ни разумеется мой родной русский - почему я их должна вынужденно скачивать!
Мне понравилось - в его методе что-то есть! 
