Cover & Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Preface

Instructions for the Classroom (MP3 soundtrack: Introduction 8.2MB)

Introduction to the Writing System
 

Chapter One

Conversation "Welcome to Damascus!" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 1 5.5MB)
Function A: Meeting someone for the first time
Function B: Describing your country
Function C: Exchanging pleasantries
Function D: Counting and using numbers
Function E: Asking for and offering things
Function F: Telling the time
Reading and Pronunciation excercises

Chapter Two

Conversation "Turn the meter on please" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 2 5.4MB)
Function A: Locating places in Damascus
Function A: Map of Damascus (map 3 page 67)
Function A: Locating places in Damascus cont.
Function B: Catching a taxi
Function C: Expressing existence
Function D: Paying for the taxi
Function E: Expressing possession in the classroom
Reading and Pronunciation

Chapter Three

Conversation "A room with a bath" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 3 7.4MB)
Function A: Expressing desire
Function B: Expressing ownership and availability
Function C: Talking about hotel facilities
Function D: Paying for accommodation
Function E: Counting floors of a building
Function F: Talking about your family
Reading and Pronunciation

Chapter Four

Conversation "We're very hungry!" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 4 5.4MB)
Function A: Counting things
Function B: Ordering at a restaurant
Function C: Expressing your feelings
Reading and Pronunciation

Chapter Five

Conversation "That's so expensive!" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 5 6.6MB)
Function A: Comparing things
Function A: Picture page 162
Function B: Going to the shops
Function C: Shopping for food
Function D: Shopping for clothes
Function E: Describing people (pictures page:183 /184)
Function F: Saying "no"
Reading and Pronunciation

Chapter Six

Conversation "When did you arrive?" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 6 7.5MB)
Function A: Talking about past events
Function B: Talking about past occupations
Function C: Talking about when you arrived
Function C: Talking about when you arrived cont.
Function D: Talking about periods of time
Function E: Describing what have you bought and seen
Function F: Explaining where things have been put
Function G: Giving reasons and making up excuses
Reading practice

Chapter Seven

Conversation "What are you doing?" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 7 9.2MB)
Function A: Making suggestions
Function B: Talking about what you have to do
Function C: Making invitations
Function D: Talking about daily routines
Function E: Describing ongoing activities
Function E: Describing ongoing activities cont.
Function F: Talking about hobbies
Reading practice

Chapter Eight

Conversation "What shall we do on the holiday?" (MP3 soundtrack: Chapter 8 9.6MB)
Function A: Talking about future arrangements
Function B: Around the house
Function C: Giving orders around the house
Function D: Asking someone to do something for you
Function E: Explaining what's wrong with you
Function F: Hiring a car
Function G: Hopes, adivce and speculating about the future
Function H: Wondering, wishing and past possibilities
Reading practice

Appendix

Answers to excerices
Scripts of taped conversations
Index (English)
Index (Arabic)

Writing Practice Materials (sorry, hand-drawn arrows to show you the writing direction are still missing)
Labels for your own dictionary

Tape One Cover
Tape Two Cover