"Beginning Urdu" is a complete first-year textbook designed to help learners acquire the language by actively using it in realistic situations. This book and its accompanying audio files on CD contain all that is needed to complete one full year of study, including clear explanations of language structures; useful, fun, and engaging activities; and an organizational format that makes it easy to chart student progress. This title develops all four skills-listening, speaking, reading, writing-through a wide range of tasks and activities, including role plays, games, and short conversations. It is beautifully illustrated with full-color, authentic images and written in an accessible style. It introduces the sound system and script of Urdu. It is organized around functional themes such as home and family, everyday life, the marketplace, personal responsibilities, and travel. It features straightforward grammatical explanations and topically organized vocabulary lists for each of the 34 chapters. It integrates cultural information within the thematic units and also presents culture through aphorisms, poetry, and photographs. It provides an activity set for each unit along with review activities, including tips for increasing fluency and sets of questions to help personalize learning. It contains Urdu-English and English-Urdu glossaries. It includes three appendices-Urdu numbers, additional grammatical structures for moving to advanced levels of proficiency, and a suggested syllabus. "Beginning Urdu" covers approximately 150 contact hours and is designed to bring learners to the ACTFL proficiency level of mid- to high-intermediate in all four skills. This book also serves as a valuable resource for independent learners.
About Beginning UrduHow to Use This Book: For TeachersHow to Use This Book: For StudentsAbout the Urdu Language The Sound System and Script of UrduPart I: The Sound System of UrduLesson 1: Sounds Similar to EnglishLesson 2: The Consonants r, l, v and the Vowels e and oLesson 3: Aspirated and Unaspirated ConsonantsLesson 4: Dental and Retroflex ConsonantsLesson 5: The Consonants r and rh and the Vowels ai and auLesson 6: The Consonants q, x, and ghLesson 7: Nasalized Vowels and Doubled ConsonantsExercise Answers Part II: The Urdu ScriptLesson 8: Introduction to the Urdu Script: The be SeriesLesson 9: The j m Series, suk n and ta d dLesson 10: The d l and re SeriesLesson 11: The s n and su d SeriesLesson 12: The Vowels v o, cho ye, and ba yeLesson 13: fe, q f, k f, g f, and l mLesson 14: M m, cho he, do ca m he, and n n ghunnaLesson 15: The to and ain SeriesLesson 16: Additional SignsThe Arabic Definite ArticleExercise Answers Unit 1: Me and My School 1. IntroductionsMeeting Somebody NewIdentifying Classroom ItemsAsking and Answering QuestionsYes-or-No QuestionsGreeting an Acquaintance 2. Me and My ClassmatesExchanging Basic Personal Information 3. My ClassroomListing Items: There Is and There AreNoun Types and FormsIndefinite Words: ko and kuch4. Describing Classroom ItemsDescribing Items by Their Qualities: AdjectivesAdjectival Question WordsPlurality and Respect with Adjectives and Nouns 5. Giving Commands and Making RequestsThe InfinitiveThe Imperative 6. Unit 1 Review Activities Unit 2: My Family and My Home 7. Locating Places and ObjectsLocating Places in the CityLocating Places within CountriesLocating Objects in the HomeUsing Postpositions: Oblique Forms 8. Identifying Family MembersUsing the Possessive Postposition k Possessive PronounsStating the Number of Siblings You Have 9. Describing Family MembersDescribing a Person's Physical AppearanceStating a Person's AgeOblique Adjectives 10. My Home, My BelongingsFeatures of One's HomeExpressing What one Has: Physical PossessionsSummary of Constructions for Expressing Possession 11. Making ComparisonsComparative ConstructionsOblique Pronoun FormsThe Superlative Construction 12. Unit 2 Review Activities Unit 3: Daily Life 13. My Daily Routine 1Saying Where You Live and WorkDescribing Routine ActivitiesClock TimeUsing Postpositions with Verbs 14. My Daily Routine 2Uses of the InfinitiveReflexive Pronouns 15. Describing Events in ProgressThe Present Continuous Verb TenseConjunct Verbs 16. Weather and ClimateDescribing the WeatherDescribing the Climate 17. Unit 3 Review Activities Unit 4: In the Market 18. Expressing Likes, Needs, and DesiresExpressing Likes and NeedsContracted ko Pronoun FormsAdditional Uses of the Infinitive 19. Choosing Items and Expressing MeasuresUsing v l to indicate an ItemMeasures 20. Discussing PricesPrice Constructions 21. Unit 4 Review Activities Unit 5: My Childhood 22. My Childhood HomeDescribing Past Circumstances 23. Describing One's ChildhoodThe Past Habitual Verb Tense 24. Describing a Scene in the PastThe Past Continuous Verb Tense 25. Expressions of TimeClock-Related Time ExpressionsNon-Clock Based Time Expressions 26. Unit 5 Review Activities Unit 6: Rules and Responsibilities 27. Rules and RegulationsThe Verb sakn V-ne den The verb p n 28. Expressing CompulsionExpressions of Compulsion 29. Giving and Following InstructionsThe Subjunctive: IntroductionExpressing What One Wants Others to Do 30. Unit 6 Review Activities Unit 7: A Trip to South Asia 31. My PlansThe Future Verb TenseInvitations and Plans 32. My Travel Plans: Definite and PossibleUsing the Subjunctive with Subordinating Expressions 33. Arranging Transportation and LodgingHow Long It Takes and How Much It CostsImminent Events 34. Finding One's WayGiving and Following Directions 35. Seeking Information for Travel Plans The Conjunction ki36. Unit 7 Review Activities Unit 8: Past Events and Experiences 37. My WeekendThe Perfective Verb TenseTransitive and Intransitive VerbsThe Perfective of Transitive Verbs 38. Narrating a StoryThe Past PerfectThe kar Construction 39. My Experience and AccomplishmentsThe Present Perfect Verb TenseStating How Long You Have Been Doing SomethingThe verb cukn 40. At the DoctorAilments and Physical ConditionsExpressing the Beginning of an ActionCompound Verbs 41. Unit 8 Review Activities Appendix 1: NumbersCardinal NumbersHigher NumbersOrdinal Numbers Appendix 2: Grammar SupplementCausative VerbsRelative-Correlative ConstructionsThe Contrafactual Verb FormAdditional Meanings and Uses of hon The Passive VoiceParticipial Forms Appendix 3: Additional Information for TeachersUrdu-English GlossaryEnglish-Urdu GlossaryAppendix 3: Additional Information for Teachers Urdu-English Glossary English-Urdu Glossary
