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Includes:: Chapter 1: Greetings Saying hello Who & how people are This & that; he she & it More questions Chapter 2: Our family Gender matters Number Getting familiar Getting formal Chapter 3: In the room Some more questions Where? On the table Case Chapter 4: Have some tea Giving orders & making requests Telling saying speaking asking Routine events Chapter 5: What do you want? Obliques again What do you like what do you want? Availability
- 'to get to find' Revision! Chapter 6: What work do you do? Possession & 'to have' The Sharma family You can go Let me go! Chapter 7: The past In the past Getting specific A shortcut Adding emphasis Chapter 8: What's happening? Comparisons: bigger & smaller Continuous tense: '-ing' verbs Raju is reading 'his own' newspaper These days in & out up & down Chapter 9: In the future The future tense Ifs & maybes So that in order that How long does it take Chapter 10: What happened? The past tense Transitivity Other perfective tenses Sit & rest
- linking two actions Chapter 11: It is said that...A verb with many meanings Finding the way in Vilaspur It is said that...the passive is easy You should read this
- obligations You must* read this
- stronger obligations Chapter 12: Health & style 'J-words' & relative clauses Getting things done
- causatives Parts of the body Shades of meaning Style in Hindi Numbers Time.. . Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design & interactive
Features: Not got much time? One five & ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems & quick tips for success based on the author's many years of experience. Useful vocabulary Easy to find & learn to build a solid foundation for speaking. Dialogues Read & listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak & understand fast. Pronunciation Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go. Test yourself Tests in the book & online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject. * This course is available as a book (9781444101584) as a pack comprising the book & double CD (9781444101591) & as a double CD (9781444101607).