Are you looking for a complete course in Bengali which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Bengali will guarantee success!
Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features.
The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.
By the end of this course, you will approach Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
Author Insights Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Grammar Tips Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.
Useful Vocabulary Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.
Dialogues Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.
Pronunciation Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.
Test Yourself Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
Try This Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
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The complete course for a fun and effective way to learn Bengali. This best-selling course comprises a book and audio support which is easy to download to your MP3 player or iPod. The book (ISBN: 9781444106060) and the audio support (ISBN: 9781444106961) are also sold individually.
: Preface
: Script diagrams
: Part One: Sounds and script
: Review of part one
: Part Two: Conversation and grammar
: Finding out about someone
: Talking to a rickshawallah
: Buying fruit and vegetables
: Finding out about schools
: Arranging a visit
: Health and diet
: Meeting an artist
: Talking to a child
: Conversation on a train
: Telling stories
: Meeting a writer
: Learning Bengali
: Review of Part Two
: Part Three: Literature
: The tailor-bird and the cat
: Sakuntala
: Satyajit Ray
: Tagore in England
: The Bangladesh War
: Shamsur Rahman
: The coming of the monsoon
: Jibanananda Das
: Review of Part Three
: Key to the exercises
: Glossary
: Grammatical index
William Radice is Senior Lecturer in Bengali at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has pursued a double career as a poet and as a scholar and translator of Bengali, and has written or edited more than twenty-five books. He has given numerous lectures and poetry readings in Britain and overseas, and has been awarded literary prizes in India and Bangladesh. For the last three years he has written a fortnightly column for the Statesman newspaper in India, and has been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2's early morning 'Pause for Thought'.
