Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com Title: ESL Hindi Phase 1, Units 1-30 Subtitle: Learn to Speak and Understand English as a Second Language with Pimsleur Language Programs Author: Pimsleur Narrator: Pimsleur Format: Original Recording Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 02-04-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Genres: Language Instruction, Other Languages Publisher's Summary: The Pimsleur Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. Youll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! English for Hindi Phase 1, Lessons 1-30 includes 16 hours of spoken language practice and one hour and twenty minutes of reading instruction in thirty, 30-minute lessons.- In the first 10 lessons, youll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information or preferences, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more. Youll be able to handle minimum courtesy requirements, understand much of what you hear, and be understood at a beginning level, but with near-native pronunciation skills.- In the next 10 lessons, youll build on what youve learned. Expand your menu, increase your scheduling abilities from general to specific, start to deal with currency and exchanging money, refine your conversations and add over a hundred new vocabulary items. Youll understand more of what you hear, and be able to really participate with speech that is smoother and more confident. - In the final 10 lessons of Phase 1, youll be speaking and understanding at an intermediate level. In this phase, more and more directions are given in the target language, which moves your learning to a whole new plane. You can talk about your immediate family, go on a car trip, and ask for and understand directions. Lessons include shopping, visiting friends, going to a restaurant, plans for the evening and traveling with children. Youll be able to speak comfortably about things that happened in the past and make plans for the future.Reading Lessons are included at the end of Unit 30 to provide you with an introduction to reading English. These lessons, which total about one hour and twenty minutes, are designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is included in PDF format. Also included is A PDF of the User's Guide. Critic Reviews: "Pimsleur programs provide plenty of positive reinforcement that will keep learners on track, and we found that Pimsleur gave us more proficiency and confidence in speaking the new language than any of the other language programs we reviewed." (AudioFile magazine)