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Are you looking for a complete course in Catalan which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Catalan 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 be at 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 insightsLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.Grammar tipsEasy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.
Useful vocabularyEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.DialoguesRead and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.PronunciationDon't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.Test YourselfTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.Try ThisInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.This pack includes a book and two CDs of audio material.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.
Contents
: Introduction and Pronunciation guide
: Introduction and Pronunciation guide
: Introduction and Pronunciation guide
: Unit 1 Benvingut! Welcome!
: Unit 1 Benvingut! Welcome!
: Unit 1 Benvingut! Welcome!
: Greetings and introductions
: Greetings and introductions;
: Greetings and introductions;
: Attracting someone's attention;
: Attracting someone's attention;
: Attracting someone's attention
: Where are you from?
: Saying and askin where someone is from
: Saying and askin where someone is from
: Unit 2 On vius? Where do you live?
: Unit 2 On vius? Where do you live?
: Unit 2 On vius? Where do you live?
: Introducing other people
: Introducing other people;
: Introducing other people;
: Exchanging personal details;
: Exchanging personal details;
: Exchanging personal details
: Talking about your family
: Talking about your family;
: Talking about your family;
: Asking and saying where places are (I)
: Asking and saying where places are (I)
: Asking and saying where places are (I)
: Unit 3 Una cita An appointment
: Unit 3 Una cita An appointment
: Unit 3 Una cita An appointment
: Making an appointment;
: Making an appointment;
: Making an appointment
: Telling the time
: Asking and telling the time;
: Asking and telling the time;
: Making a simple call;
: Making a simple call;
: Making a simple call
: Asking and saying where places are (II)
: Asking and saying where places are (II)
: Asking and saying where places are (II)
: Unit 4 Anem a comprar Let's go shopping
: Unit 4 Anem a comprar Let's go shopping
: Unit 4 Anem a comprar Let's go shopping
: Talking about opening and closing times
: Asking about prices and paying for purchases;
: Asking about prices and paying for purchases;
: Asking about opening and closing times;
: Asking about opening and closing times;
: Asking the price and paying for purchases
: Talking about quantities
: Describing quantities, size and weight
: Describing quantities, size and weight
: Unit 5 Què fas? What are you doing?
: Unit 5 Què fas? What are you doing?
: Unit 5 Què fas? What are you doing?
: Asking and saying what you are doing now
: Talking about what you are doing now;
: Talking about what you are doing now;
: Discussing your daily routine;
: Discussing your daily routine;
: Talking about your daily routine
: Saying how often
: Saying how often you do something
: Saying how often you do something
: Unit 6 Al restaurant At the restaurant
: Unit 6 Al restaurant At the restaurant
: Unit 6 Al restaurant At the restaurant
: Talking about preferences
: Talking about preferences;
: Talking about preferences;
: Ordering meals and drinks;
: Ordering meals and drinks;
: Ordering meals and drinks
: Asking for and giving suggestions
: Asking for and giving suggestions
: Asking for and giving suggestions
: Unit 7 Els transports Transport
: Unit 7 Els transports Transport
: Catalan food
: Unit 7 Els transports Transport
: Booking a train or plane ticket;
: Booking a train or plane ticket;
: Expressing opinions about people or things;
: Expressing opinions about people or things;
: Booking a train or plane ticket
: Expressing your opinions
: Making simple comparisons
: Making simple comparisons
: Unit 8 De vacances On holidays
: Unit 8 De vacances On holidays
: Making simple comparisons
: Unit 8 De vacances On holidays
: Asking for or booking a room in a hotel;
: Asking for or booking a room in a hotel;
: Identifying different kinds of accommodation;
: Identifying different kinds of accommodation;
: Booking a room in a hotel
: Identifying different kinds of accommodation
: Hiring a car
: Hiring a car
: Unit 9 Gira a la dreta Turn right
: Unit 9 Gira a la dreta Turn right
: Hiring a car
: Unit 9 Gira a la dreta Turn right
: Identifying public places;
: Identifying public places;
: Asking for and giving directions;
: Asking for and giving directions;
: Identifying public places in a city
: Asking for and giving directions
: Giving instructions and distances
: Giving instructions and distances
: Unit 10 Vaig néixer a Eivissa I was born in Ibiza
: Unit 10 Vaig néixer a Eivissa I was born in Ibiza
: Giving instructions and distances
: Unit 10 Vaig néixer a Eivissa I was born in Ibiza
: Talking about key events in your past;
: Talking about key events in your past;
: Saying how long ago something happened;
: Saying how long ago something happened;
: Talking about things from the past
: Talking about how long an event lasted
: Talking about someone's job/profession;
: Talking about someone's job/profession;
: Greeting someone on a special occasion
: Greeting someone on a special occasion
: Personal information
: Unit 11 Quin vestit més bonic! What a nice dress!
: Unit 11 Quin vestit més bonic! What a nice dress!
: Unit 11 Quin vestit més bonic! What a nice dress!
: Talking about clothes in a shop and trying them on;
: Talking about clothes in a shop and trying them on;
: Describing clothes in a shop
: Talking about sizes and fit
: Talking about sizes and colour;
: Talking about sizes and colour;
: Describing a person's physical appearance
: Describing a person's physical appearance
: Describing people (appearance)
: Unit 12 Festa major Local festivities
: Unit 12 Festa major Local festivities
: Unit 12 Festa major Local festivities
: Talking about events in a recent past;
: Talking about events in a recent past;
: Talking about events in a recent past
: Talking about events or accidents in the city
: Talking about incidents in the city;
: Talking about incidents in the city;
: Talking about your pastimes
: Talking about your pastimes
: Enjoying a town festival
: Unit 13 Treball i temps lliure Work and spare time
: Unit 13 Demà plourà! Tomorrow it is going to rain!
: Unit 13 Demà plourà! Tomorrow it is going to rain!
: Talking about projects and events in the future;
: Talking about projects and events in the future;
: Talking about jobs
: Obligations, responsibilities and activities in a job (Internet)
: Talking about the weather;
: Talking about the weather;
: Asking for services in a bank;
: Asking for services in a bank;
: Talking about spare-time activities
: Unit 14 Una entrevista An interview
: Replying to an invitation;
: Replying to an invitation;
: Sending apologies
: Sending apologies
: Talking about your professional experience
: Asking and saying what someone has to do
: Unit 14 Oferta de treball Work opportunity
: Unit 14 Oferta de treball Work opportunity
: Discussung requirements for and details of a job;
: Discussung requirements for and details of a job;
: Giving and asking for instructions (II)
: On the telephone (II)
: Talking and writing about obligations and responsibilities
: Talking and writing about obligations and responsibilities
: Unit 15 No em trobo bé I don't feel very well
: Unit 15 No em trobo bé I don't feel very well
: Unit 15 Demà plourà! Tomorrow it's going to rain!
: Expressing events in the future
: Expressing moods and physical feelings;
: Expressing moods and physical feelings;
: Saying what is wrong with you;
: Saying what is wrong with you;
: Duration of things (II)
: Talking about the weather
: Giving and listening to advice;
: Giving and listening to advice;
: Unit 16 Això no era així It wasn't like this before
: Unit 16 Això no era així It wasn't like this before
: Unit 16 Busco pis I am looking for a flat
: Asking for information in an agency
: Discussing how things used to be;
: Discussing how things used to be;
: Asking for and giving opinions
: Asking for and giving opinions
: Inspecting a property
: Explaining how something works (household appliances)
: Taking it further
: Taking it further
: Reference tables
: Reference tables
: Describing things (material, weight, size...)
: Unit 17 No em trobo bé I don't feel very well
: Key to exercises
: Key to exercises
: Catalan-English Vocabulary
: Catalan-English Vocabulary
: First Aid
: At the surgery
: English-Catalan Vocabulary
: English-Catalan Vocabulary
: Index
: Index
: Talking about the human body
: Physical and emotional sensations
: Unit 18 Era millor abans The good old days
: Comparing past and present times
: Explaining how something was in the past
: Preferences (II)
: The media
: Key to exercises
: Catalan-English Vocabulary
: English-Catalan Vocabulary
: Grammar summary
: Taking it further
: Index
