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.- Eating and Drinking.- What Happened Yesterday?.- Wish You Were Here.- Review.- Every Day.- Comparing Things.- Education and Business.- Future Plans.- Review and Further Study.- REFERENCE MATERIAL.- The Arabic Alphabet.- The Arabic Verb.- Broken Plurals.- Months of the Year.- Answers to Exercises.- English-Arabic Glossary.- Index.

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:

. comes with free-to-access online audio and video

. 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:

. free online audio to stream or to download from our website

. free online video and extension material on our website with comprehension questions in this book

. an attractive full colour page design and a wealth of illustrations and photos

. 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.

Authors Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar share many years' experience in a combination of teaching, educational publishing and communication in the Arab world.