Mastering Arabic 1
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Learn to understand, speak and read Modern Standard Arabic confidently with this lively and accessible text. Mastering Arabic 1 is aimed at beginners with little or no previous knowledge of the language. It gradually builds knowledge, introducing the Arabic script from the very first page. Mastering Arabic 1 is in full colour and features an abundance of cartoons, photos and engaging exercises. It also offers a wealth of audio and video resources, free-to-access online! Easily the bestselling Arabic course on the market, it is widely used in universities, schools, community colleges, adult evening classes and for self-study.
New to this Edition:· Extended reading exercises that challenge students with longer passages, accompanied by exercises on the companion website. Links to newspapers and other Arabic material can also be found here. · Expanded video selection, now covering every language learning unit. · A refreshed design with updated photo programme. · Strengthened cross-referencing with the accompanying Grammar and Activity books.
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- Bloomsbury UK
- 9781350367272
- 9781350367265
- Page Fidelity (PDF)
- 4
- Jane Wightwick; Mahmoud Gaafar
- English
- 2024-01-22
- 100
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- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Online resources
- Language units
- 1 Getting started
- Letters of the alphabet: group ( ب ت ث ن ي )
- Vowels
- Joining letters: group 1
- Adding vowels to words
- Conversation sections
- Conversation: Greetings and leave-taking
- Video: Greetings
- Vocabulary in Unit 1
- Vocabulary learning
- 2 Putting words together
- Letters of the alphabet: group ( ا د ذ ر ز و )
- Joining letters: group 2
- Long vowels
- The letter alif
- Putting words together
- Simple sentences
- Conversation: Introducing yourself
- Video: Introductions
- Male and female
- Conversation: Meeting someone for the first time
- Vocabulary in Unit 2
- 3 The family
- Letters of the alphabet: group ( ج ح خ ه م )
- Handwriting letters: group 3
- Joining letters: jım, ˛ha’, kha’ and mım
- Joining ha’
- Feminine words
- What’s this?
- The family
- Conversation: Talking about where you live and who you live with
- Conversation: Introducing your family
- Video: My family
- Vocabulary in Unit 3
- 4 Jobs
- Letters of the alphabet: group ( س ش ص ض ) 4 )
- Handwriting letters: group 4
- Joining letters: group 4
- Jobs
- Family occupations
- Conversation: Talking about what you do
- Making words plural
- Conversation: Talking about where you work or study
- Video: Amani talks about her family
- Structure notes: Case endings; the nominative case
- Vocabulary in Unit 4
- 5 Describing things
- Letters of the alphabet: group ف ق ك ل ) 5 )
- Pronunciation of qaf
- Handwriting letters: group 5
- Joining letters: group 5
- Everyday objects
- Signs and crosswords
- Describing things
- Using ال (al, the)
- Possessive endings (attached pronouns)
- Conversation: Asking about names
- Whose is it?
- Conversation: Polite requests
- Video: Karima talks about possessions
- Structure notes: Definite and indefinite
- Vocabulary in Unit 5
- 6 Where is it?
- Letters of the alphabet: group ط ظ ع غ ) 6)
- Emphatic letters
- Eayn and ghayn
- Joining letters: group 6
- Sun letters
- Asking questions
- Hamza
- Where?
- My room
- Video: Zayd describes his room
- Arabic and computers
- Anwar’s blog
- Conversation: Dialects
- Structure notes: The genitive case
- Vocabulary in Unit 6
- 7 Describing places
- Describing your city or town
- What’s the town like?
- Idafa constructions
- Conversation: Asking for directions
- More about plurals
- More about adjectives
- Conversation: Describing your town or your room
- Video: Mahmoud describes his apartment
- Structure notes: Genitive with idafa
- Vocabulary in Unit 7
- 8 Review
- Conversation: Review
- 9 Countries and people
- The Middle East
- Capital city
- Geographical position
- Other countries of the world
- Nationalities
- Nisba adjectives
- Conversation: Talking about where you come from
- Plural nationalities
- Personal pronouns
- Video: Zayd talks about himself
- Vocabulary in Unit 9
- 10 Counting things
- Arabic numbers 1–10
- Direction of Arabic numbers
- Handwritten numbers
- Conversation: Giving your telephone number and address
- Counting things
- The dual
- Plurals with numbers
- How many?
- How much?
- In the market
- Describing what you have
- Conversation: Buying a plate in the market
- Video: Karima’s purchases
- Structure notes: Sound masculine plural case endings
- Vocabulary in Unit 10
- 11 Plurals and colours
- Word roots
- External and internal plurals
- Plural patterns 1 and 2
- Vocabulary learning
- What are these?
- The party
- Conversation: Going shopping
- Colours
- Back to school
- Video: Zayd gets ready for going to university
- Structure notes: The accusative case
- Vocabulary in Unit 11
- 12 Eating and drinking
- At the grocer’s
- Describing packaging
- My favourite dish
- Group words
- Waiter!
- Conversation: At the restaurant
- Using a dictionary
- Words for places
- Video: Mahmoud talks about his favourite food
- Vocabulary in Unit 12
- 13 What happened yesterday?
- What happened yesterday?
- Asking questions about the past
- Questions with ‘What?’
- Past verbs
- Joining sentences together
- Video: Karima talks about a visit to a restaurant
- Structure notes: Plural and dual case endings
- Vocabulary in Unit 13
- 14 Trips and journeys
- Plural patterns 3 and 4
- Numbers 11–100
- Numbers 11 upwards with a singular noun
- What’s the weather like?
- It was an enjoyable trip
- Writing emails and messages
- Past verbs in the plural
- Conversation: Talking about a vacation
- Video: Amani talks about her trip
- Vocabulary in Unit 14
- Structure notes: Higher numbers
- 15 Review
- Conversation: Review
- 16 Every day
- What’s the time?
- More about time
- ‘At’ plus time
- Every day
- He and she
- Negative statements
- Asking questions about every day
- Present tense
- What do you do every day?
- Vocabulary learning
- Video: Abdou describes his daily routine
- Structure notes: The present tense
- Vocabulary in Unit 16
- 17 Comparing things
- The biggest in the world
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Days of the week
- At the car rental office
- Comparing past and present
- Was/were (kan)
- Weak verbs
- Video: Mahmoud talks about the Egypt of his youth
- Vocabulary in Unit 17
- 18 Education and business
- Education: at school
- Education: at university
- Video: Cyrine talks about her studies
- Arabic words in English
- Plural pattern 5
- Talking about business and politics
- A new life
- Word order and verbs
- Past negative
- Structure notes: Adjective versus idafa
- Vocabulary in Unit 18
- 19 Future plans
- Months of the year
- In the future
- Talking about your plans
- Forms of the verb: an introduction
- Zeinah’s plans
- Video: Abdou talks about his future plans
- Vocabulary in Unit 19
- 20 Review and further study
- Conversation: Review
- Further study
- Reference material
- Quick reference
- The Arabic alphabet
- The Arabic verb
- Broken plurals
- Months of the year
- Answers to exercises
- English–Arabic glossary
- Index