Full Description
Reading Urdu: Novice to Intermediate is a comprehensive collection of accessible and engaging graded readings which are designed to increase language proficiency by introducing beginner-level learners to a range of genres and styles, real-world scenarios, and cultural contexts.
The texts provide culturally rich content written in simple, level-appropriate language, with a range of activities to reinforce learning. The graded readings support the learner as they build their confidence with the language, gradually encountering a wider range of grammar constructions and vocabulary as the book progresses. This reader complements standard Urdu textbooks with its task-based and communicative approach. Learners will gain practical language skills and cultural insights through varied texts and activities that cover topics such as daily life, shopping, travel, food, cooking, and festivals. The book features 40 chapters with pre-reading questions, glossaries, cultural notes, and activities targeting reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, ensuring a well-rounded and enriching learning experience.
Reading Urdu is ideal for adult learners, including university students, independent learners, and those in dual-script classrooms where Hindi and Urdu are taught together. It caters to novice to intermediate learners, offering valuable resources for both formal courses and informal language study.
Contents
1 A little bit about me
2 At the station
3 Savory Mutton Diner
4 Hotel review
5 Saniya's family
6 My class
7 Exercise with me
8 The Green Champion of Sukhan Park
9 Where's my phone?
10 The Vegetable King
11 Raziya's letter
12 Is there a hotel room available?
13 An education for Danish
14 Rickshaw driver
15 Room for rent
16 I'm sick
17 The extraordinary story of a mango
18 A wedding invitation / Come to my wedding
19 Be my Valentine, Grandpa
20 A gift on Eid
21 A maid's work
22 Naaz in her village
23 Offering up thanks
24 Taxi driver
25 Strangers on a train
26 Ask me anything
27 In the market
28 Palak-paneer
29 Happy anniversary
30 An unlucky tree
31 At the doctor's office
32 A love story
33 Grandfather and the jinnat
34 Shopping with Jameela
35 Taj Mahal
36 Coming to America
37 A celebration of mangoes and poetry
38 I don't want a car
39 He's not my friend anymore
40 Here comes the groom
