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Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 2 Foundation Level
Student Manual
Assyrian Speech Lessons
Foundation Level Book 2 - Student Manual
First Edition (April 2021) (561 Pages)
Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 2 describes the Simple Present tense of the verbs “there is” and “to have”.
Foundation 2 covers quantities, numbers, the presence of people and objects in various locations, as well as the concept of ownership.
Students will learn to describe their possessions and various objects in different locations inside and outside their homes, to talk about the members of their own families and the relatives and possessions of other people.
This book will be useful to those students who already know how to read Assyrian text and are familiar with the present tense of the verb to be. Ideally, students who have covered both the Assyrian Reading Lessons in Six Days and the Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 1 Foundation Level will benefit the most.
ISBN 978-1-6671-8461-6
US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm), 561 Pages, Black & White Standard, White Paper, Paperback, Glossy Cover.
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Follow the Online course
Based on the First Edition
of the Speech Book 2 Student Manual
Online Speech Course 2 - Introduction
In the introduction video of the Assyrian speech course 2 the objectives as well as the prerequisites are explained. Please click on the link to watch the video: Introduction
Online Speech Course 2 - Method
In this video the methods used in the Assyrian Speech Books are explained in relation with Chomskey's theory of the Universal Grammar. Please click on the link to watch the video: Method
Online Speech Course 2 - Grammar
Some of the grammatical points covered in Assyrian Speech Book 2 are explained in this video. In order to watch the video please click on the link: Grammar
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 1
This lesson covers the verb "There IS". The student will learn how to report the presence or the absence of various people and objects indoors and outdoors. They will learn to distinguish between numerable and innumerable nouns and ask questions using "How Many?" or "How Much?" accordingly. Moreover, they will learn to ask questions using "Who?" and "What?" A number of plural nouns and adjectives are also taught in this lesson. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 1-1 , Video 1-2 , Video 1-3 , Video 1-4
Video 1-5 , Video 1-6 , Video 1-7 , Video 1-8 ,
Video 1-9 , Video 1-10 , Video 1-11 , Video 1-12 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 2
This lesson teaches the verb "To Have" for the first person singular, both feminine and masculine. The students will learn how to speak about their possessions and their relatives. They will learn to distinguish between numerable and innumerable nouns and ask questions using "How Many?" or "How Much?" accordingly. Moreover, they will learn to ask questions using "Who?" and "What?" Some of the vocabulary of lesson one is repeated so that the students will learn the words better by repetition and practice. New assignments are given to enhance the learning process. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 2-1 , Video 2-2 , Video 2-3 , Video 2-4
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 3
This lesson teaches the verb "To Have" for the second person singular masculine. The students will learn how to speak about the possessions and the relatives of another person. They will learn to distinguish between numerable and innumerable nouns and form sentences using "A few" and "A little" accordingly. Moreover, they will learn to ask simple and negative questions and form longer sentences. Much of the vocabulary of lesson two is repeated so that the students will learn the words better by repetition and practice. New assignments are given to enhance the learning process. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 3-1 , Video 3-2 , Video 3-3 , Video 3-4
Video 3-5 , Video 3-6 , Video 3-7 , Video 3-8
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 4
Lesson 4 teaches the verb "To Have" for the second person singular feminine. A substantial amount of new vocabulary is explained in this lesson. Students will learn how to talk about the various food they eat at different meals. Moreover they will learn how to speak about the possessions and the relatives of another person. They will learn to Compare adjectives and ask questions using "Which" and "More". New assignments are given to enhance the learning process. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 4-1 , Video 4-2 , Video 4-3 , Video 4-4 ,
Video 4-5 , Video 4-6 , Video 4-7 , Video 4-8 ,
Video 4-9 , Video 4-10 , Video 4-11 , Video 4-12 ,
Video 4-13 , Video 4-14 , Video 4-15 , Video 4-16 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 5
The aim of lesson 5 is to teach the verb "To Have" for the third person singular masculine. New vocabulary is introduced so that students will be able to describe someone's attire and clothes. Moreover they will learn new sentence structures. Numbers from 11 to 100 are also taught in this lesson and students will practice to tell someone's age. Vocabulary from previous lessons are reviewed and new assignments are given to enhance the learning process. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 5-1 , Video 5-2 , Video 5-3 , Video 5-4 ,
Video 5-5 , Video 5-6 , Video 5-7 , Video 5-8 ,
Video 5-9 , Video 5-10 , Video 5-11 , Video 5-12 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 6
Lesson 6 teaches the verb "To Have" for the third person singular feminine. New vocabulary is introduced to describe feminine clothes and accessories. Moreover students will learn new sentence structures. Vocabulary from previous lessons are reviewed and new vocabulary is introduced to describe food items as well as the names of certain insects, vegetables and greens. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 6-1 , Video 6-2 , Video 6-3 , Video 6-4 ,
Video 6-5 , Video 6-6 , Video 6-7 , Video 6-8 ,
Video 6-9 , Video 6-10 , Video 6-11 , Video 6-12 ,
Video 6-13 , Video 6-14 , Video 6-15 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 7
Lesson 7 of the Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 2 teaches the present tense of the verb "To Have" for the first person plural feminine and masculine. This lesson introduces new vocabulary describing some of the farm as well as wild animals, and to describe certain food items that may be served during festivities; as well as new adjectives describing personalities, names of the days of the week, and names of in-laws. Some of the exercises teach how to describe friendship and association with various people. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 7-1 , Video 7-2 , Video 7-3 , Video 7-4 ,
Video 7-5 , Video 7-6 , Video 7-7 , Video 7-8 ,
Video 7-9 , Video 7-10 , Video 7-11 , Video 7-12 ,
Video 7-13 , Video 7-14 , Video 7-15 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 8
Lesson 8 of the Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 2 teaches the present tense of the verb "To Have" for the second person plural feminine and masculine. This lesson has little new vocabulary and its purpose is to revisit and to review the vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 8-1 , Video 8-2 , Video 8-3 , Video 8-4 ,
Video 8-5 , Video 8-6 , Video 8-7 , Video 8-8 ,
Video 8-9 , Video 8-10 , Video 8-11 , Video 8-12 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 9
Lesson 9 of the Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 2 teaches the present tense of the verb "To Have" for the third person plural feminine and masculine. This lesson introduces new vocabulary including names of some of the wild animals, small birds as well as birds of prey, and names of the followers of some of the Christian denominations. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 9-1 , Video 9-2 , Video 9-3 , Video 9-4 ,
Video 9-5 , Video 9-6 , Video 9-7 , Video 9-8 ,
Video 9-9 , Video 9-10 , Video 9-11 , Video 9-12 ,
Video 9-13 , Video 9-14 , Video 9-15 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Lesson 10
Lesson 10 of the Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 2 revises the present tense of the verb "To Have" for all the persons singular and plural, feminine and masculine, as well as the verb "There is". This lesson introduces new vocabulary including names of some of the objects in the skies and on the face of our planet Earth, and reviews most of the vocabulary and sentence structures taught in Speech Book 2. Please click on the links below to watch the videos of all the parts of this lesson:
Video 10-1 , Video 10-2 , Video 10-3 , Video 10-4 ,
Video 10-5 , Video 10-6 , Video 10-7 , Video 10-8 ,
Video 10-9 , Video 10-10 , Video 10-11 , Video 10-12 ,
Video 10-13 , Video 10-14 , Video 10-15 , Video 10-16 ,
Online Speech Course 2 - Final Corrections
In this video the final corrections of Speech Book 2 are presented. These corrections involve vocabulary in the chapters entitled "Key for Exercises and Self-Assessment" and "Mini Dictionary". Please click on this link to watch the video
