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Learning languages has never been easier today with the vast improvement over school methods of "listening and repeating" To learn a language you must understand its structure and its verb system. Once you can do this then adding vocabulary to your knowledge, becomes simple. You cannot learn a language by memorizing it!

This week we are reviewing the Assimil "With Ease" Series. More Assimil's in the Language Reviews on the left


French	German	Spanish	Italian

The Assimil method has been in existence since the early 1900's and is based on the language learning method of its founder Alphonse Chérel who learned English, German, Russian and Portuguese during his travels around Europe as a young man. Basically he learned something of the language each day and designed a type of desk calendar with a catchy cartoon to help him remember. The method comprises of 2 phases, the Passive Phase and the Active Phase. The first phase, the Passive Phase relies on listening to the accompanying audio, reading the lesson and getting a feel for the language, and an idea of what is being said before looking at the translation opposite. Each "*With Ease" course averages over 100 lessons which includes a main dialogue of around 10-15 sentences, an exercise which summarises the important points and vocabulary and an exercise where you can have a go at filling in the missing words. This is a very gentle approach and you are only expected to get the basic idea or theme not remember slavishly every word or note. After the 50th lesson the Active Phase* begins whereby you continue the Passive learning (as above) on lesson 50 but afterwards you return to Lesson 1, listen, read and try to translate the complete passage yourself. You will be surprised how easy it is and how much you have picked up without realising! This then carries on as Lesson 51 Passive-Lesson 2 Active, lesson 52 Passive-lesson 3 Active and so on. Don't worry as all the instructions and details are given in the courses as you do them. Once you get to the Active Phase it will take an hour to complete both the Passive lesson and the Active lesson. You need to do at least something everyday, preferably one lesson everyday. This is a highly respected and effective method for language learning, If you are serious about learning a language, you will need to complete one of the Assimil's! All "With Ease" courses take you to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Assimil do advanced courses for C1 fluency, but for English speakers, only Spanish and French are available. These work in exactly the same way with the two phases but you are introduced to idioms, slang and deeper meanings/ nuances of the language as well as more cultural details. We have reviews of the other Assimil languages on the relevant language pages on our site.

This week we are reviewing the highly popular and effective Michel Thomas range. See our language reviews for the rest of the range. We found some videos for you to find out a bit more.

Explanation by Michel

Michel Thomas Interview

Method Explained

Former Students

I strongly recommend Michel Thomas courses first, if you are completely new to the language.

Michel Thomas ( by Michel Thomas)

No memorizing, no text books, no drills, no homework!

The Michel Thomas method is unique and very addictive. For French there is a complete series from Introductory (taster) to Foundation (beginners), Advanced, Language Builders (Vocabulary) and a second vocabulary course. The method is simple in that Michel breaks down the language and feeds it to you in small bits, asking you to say a particular sentence each time. After just a short while you will find yourself speaking French confidently and naturally through understanding not memory. The Michel Thomas method has only been mainstream for the last 10 years, previously it was only accessible to the super rich who paid around $18,000 for lessons with the great man. The only downside to this are the two students he uses in the courses. They are learning from scratch too and can be incredibly annoying at times! The courses are all audio. Please also look at the reviews others have given.

Michel Thomas ( by Michel Thomas)

No memorizing, no text books, no drills, no homework!

Another excellent course from the Michel Thomas range. By the time you reach advanced you are speaking German! For German there is a complete series from Introductory (taster) to Foundation (beginners), Advanced, Language Builders (Vocabulary) and a second vocabulary course. This is not parrot learning of phrases but actually learning structure and formulating your own sentences! Michel Thomas is especially suited to those who struggle with language learning. The courses are all audio. Please also look at the reviews others have given.


	Michel Thomas ( by Michel Thomas) No memorizing, no text books, no drills, no homework!
	The Italian series by Michel Thomas is another extremely popular and effective course which is again taught in small pieces and gradually build up. For Italian there is a complete series from Introductory (taster) to Foundation (beginners), Advanced, Language Builders (Vocabulary) and a second vocabulary course. After just an hour you will yourself being able to say long and fluent sentences. The Michel Thomas method has only been mainstream for the last 10 years, previously it was only accessible to the super rich who paid around $18,000 for lessons with the great man. You will understand why when you use it! Again though the students can be annoying but its all part of the learning experience and is truly wonderful. The courses are all audio. Please also look at the reviews others have given.

Michel Thomas ( by Michel Thomas)

No memorizing, no text books, no drills, no homework!

The last course produced by the great man himself. This has to be his most popular course and we can totally recommend it for anyone wanting to speak Spanish. For Spanish there is a complete series from Introductory (taster) to Foundation (beginners), Advanced, Language Builders (Vocabulary) and a second vocabulary course. Although he focuses on Latin American Spanish, he does teach you about the different pronunciations you will encounter in Spanish speaking countries. This is not parrot learning of phrases but actually learning structure and formulating your own sentences! Michel Thomas is especially suited to those who struggle with language learning. He makes it so easy! The courses are all audio and are expensive to buy on CD. Please also look at the reviews others have given.