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Teach
Yourself
COMPLETE
Speak, read and write with confidence (page xvii)
Learn the alphabet (page xxiii)
Introduce yourself (page 1)
Small talk (page 19) Order a drink
(page 35) Understand menus (page
51) Give directions (page 73)
Make travel arrangements
(page 91) Tell the time (page
97) Talk about the future (page
134) Make a phone call
(page 151) Understand the
weather forecast (page 186)
Easter in Greece (page 208)
Find e ential v o c a b u I ~.
fast (page 278) Test your elf and learn I'
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FROM BEGINNER TO
: Level4
"Global scale" of the Common European Framework of Reference
for Languages: learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR)
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can
summarise information from different spoken and written sources.
uN reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
..J Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely,
!~ differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.
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Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise
implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously
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without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language
..J flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
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-> Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects,
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>..J showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and
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Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete
and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of
specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that
makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without
strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of
subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages
and disadvantages of various options.
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar
matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal
with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the
language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which
are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events,
dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations
for opinions and plans.
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to
areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family
information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate
in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of
information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms
aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in
areas of immediate need.
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic
phrases aimed ot the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can
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introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions
.-"..J' about personal details such as where he/she lives. people he/she knows
-> and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other
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Teach
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Aristarhos Matsukas
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Acknowledgements
Special thanks for this new edition go to Rebecca Green, Ginny
Catmur and Sue Hart, my editors at Hodder Education, also to my
students in New York City, Athens, and now in Berlin who have
shown me over the years what is important and fun when learning
Modern Greek.
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Contents
Acknowledgements v
Meet the author ix
Only got a minute? X
Only got ten minutes? xii
Introduction xvii
How to use this book xviii
Symbols and abbreviations xxii
Pronunciation guide xxiii
1 r11a aoul Hi! 1
Asking for and giving personal information,
introducing people, using Greek greetings
2 Ta Kciv£u;; How are you doing? 19
Engaging in 'small talk; enquiring about each other's
health, conversing about common daily activities,
talking about what jobs people have, counting
from 1-10
3 'EAa va naOUIJ € tva ou(ciKd 35
Let's have a glass of ouzo! Ordering drinks, asking
for local drinks, counting from 11-20
4 KaAra op€~111 Bon appetit! 51
Ordering food in a restaurant, asking for local
specialities, enquiring about Greek eating habits,
counting from 21-100
s Revision test 1 67
6 nou dvaa 11 AKponoAra; Where is the Acropolis? 73
Asking for directions, understanding simple
instructions, finding your way around, counting
from 101-1000
7 KaAo Ta~i6d Have a nice trip! 91
Making travel arrangements, finding out about
public transport, purchasing tickets and making
reservations, telling the time, counting from
1000-10000
Contents Vll
8 'ExnE 6w1Jcttla; Do you have any rooms? 107
Enquiring about rooms, making hotel reservations, checking
in or checking out, explaining a problem
with your room
9 0iAnE TlnoTa; How can I help you? 124
Buying things, enquiring about prices, stating
preferences, naming fruit and vegetables,
naming colours
10 Revision test 2 144
11 'EAal noao«; Elvaa; Hello! who is it? 151
Making telephone calls, making arrangements to
meet someone, suggesting what to do and where
to meet, talking about business plans
12 Eixa tva TPOI.IEPO novoKtcpaAol 167
I had a terrible headache! Express feelings, talking
to a doctor, asking for remedies, naming different
professions, naming different sports
13 Ta Kaapo tKavE; What was the weather like? 186
Talking about the weather, using expressions of
time, getting the gist of a weather forecast, naming
the months and seasons
14 nou nftyaTE yaa naaxa; Where did you go for Easter? 208
Using appropriate language at a social function,
expressing wishes or congratulations, expressing
opinions and state preferences, describing past events
15 Revision test 3 230
Key to the exercises 237
Glossary of grammatical terms 252
Grammar summary 257
Index of grammatical terms and thematic vocabulary 270
Greek history timeline 272
Greek language timeline 273
Taking it further 276
English-Greek glossary 278
Greek-English glossary 298
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