Complete Gaelic with Two Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide

by Robertson, Boyd; Taylor, Iain

• ISBN13: 9780071748155
• ISBN10: 0071748156
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2011-02-09
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

It's easy to teach yourself Gaelic!Complete Gaelic with Two Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guideprovides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Gaelic, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Gaelic with confidence.Within each of the 24 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues. You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society.The accompanying audio CDs include audio exercises--performed by native speakers--that reinforce communicative skills.Features: Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the basics of the language

Author Biography

Author Profiles
Boyd Robertson is Principal of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye.

Iain Taylor has worked with Scottish television and the Scottish Examinations Board.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Spelling and pronunciation

How are you?

Where are you going?

How old are you?

I like Indian food

What do you want?

What are you doing?

I can’t hear you

He is from Mull

Where is the bank?

We went abroad last year

I’ll have to go

What do you prefer?

That's better

I’m fed up

We expect to go

Why don't we go to a disco?

I can’t say for sure

What did you usually do?

What did she say?

They hope to see you

That would be good

Would you like it?

When was the house built?

Revision

Key to the exercises

Gaelic-English vocabulary

Appendix

Grammatical index

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