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Mastering Arabic 1 is the most lively, accessible and carefully-paced Arabic course on the market. It is aimed at beginners with little or no previous knowledge of the language who want to understand, speak and read Arabic confidently.
Mastering Arabic 1 :
is the bestselling course, suitable for study at home or in the classroom
teaches Modern Standard Arabic, the universal language of the Arab world understood by all Arabic speakers
covers a useful variety of situations you will encounter in the Arab world
offers a gradual introduction to the language, script and structures through audio, video, stories and easy-to-follow explanations
includes hundreds of lively exercises to help you practise what you've learnt
This new edition features:
an attractive full colour page design and a wealth of illustrations and photos
online video on our free-to-access website with associated exercises in the book
new conversational sections which encourage you to get speaking right from the start
Authors Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar share many years' experience in a combination of teaching, educational publishing and communication in the Arab world.
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This pack contains a 384 page colour book and 2 audio CDs.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
LANGUAGE UNITS
Getting Started
Putting Words Together
The Family
Jobs
Describing Things
Where Is It?
Describing Places
Review
Countries and People
Counting Things
Plurals and Colours
What Happened Yesterday?
Wish You Were Here
All the President's Men
Review
Every Day
Eating and Drinking
Comparing Things
Future Plans
Revision and Advice on Further Study
REFERENCE MATERIAL
The Arabic Alphabet
The Arabic Verb
Months of the Year
Broken Plurals
Answers to Exercises
English-Arabic Glossary
Grammar Index
About the author
Jane Wightwick graduated from Cambridge University in 1982 in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. She then trained and worked as a teacher of EFL for International House in Cairo. Before setting up the publishing division of g-and-w Jane was Head of Language Publishing for Berlitz Publishing in Oxford. Together Mahmoud Gaafar and Jane now run g-and-w Publishing and have produced a range of educational material. During their careers, they have both also been active as tutors, project managers and consultants on a wide range of projects, all of which involved Arabic, the Middle East and Language Learning.
Mahmoud Gaafar graduated from the American University in Cairo, 1975. After a spell working for Radio Cairo and the United Nations, he entered the field of Pan-Arab Advertising with multinational companies and worked extensively in the Middle East. In 1986 he moved to settle permanently in the UK where he co-founded g-and-w . Together Mahmoud and Jane Wightwick now run g-and-w Publishing and have produced a range of educational material. During their careers, they have both also been active as tutors, project managers and consultants on a wide range of projects, all of which involved Arabic, the Middle East and Language Learning.
Summary
A new colour edition of a hugely popular title. Mastering Arabic 1 is the most accessible, carefully-paced and lively introductory course on the market using an effective tried and tested methodology which works across a wide range of learner backgrounds. Now integrated with online video and an extensive website with updates throughout the text.
