Enjoy Esperanto: Intermediate to Upper Intermediate Course

by Tim Owen

Overview

Enjoy Esperanto introduces you to the more advanced points of Esperanto grammar and develops your vocabulary through a variety of engaging and contemporary themes,
giving you the skills you need to respond to a wide range of authentic texts and conversations.


What will I achieve by the end of the course?
By the end of Enjoy Esperanto you will have increased your capacity to understand the spoken and written language,
and furthered your ability to communicate with Esperanto speakers,
orally and in writing. This course aims to take you from a good intermediate level (B1/
B2 on the Common European Framework of Reference for languages /
Advanced Low of the ACTFL) and help you progress up to a C1 /
Advanced High level.

Is this course for me?
If you already know some Esperanto and want to take it further,
this is the course for you. It's perfect for the self-study learner,
with a one-to-one tutor,
or for the post-beginner classroom.

What do I get?
A coursebook with over two hours of audio online that features:
- Ten units that cover more complex situations than your basic tourist scenarios
- Carefully levelled and sequenced material - a solid path to build up your knowledge
- Insight into Esperanto culture
- Authentic texts,
such as newspaper articles,
blogs,
poems,
songs,
excerpts and conversations to present the language
- Learn through the Discovery Method which helps you notice patterns and retain the language you learn
- Learn to learn - tips and advice on becoming a better language learner
- Easy to use workbook format.

What else can I use to learn Esperanto?
If you want a comprehensive beginner to intermediate course,
you should try our Complete Esperanto.


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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529333794
Publisher:	Mobius
Publication date:	02/15/2022
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Tim Owen is Director of Education and Development at the Esperanto Association of Britain. He has taught students at all levels and edits the magazine La Brita Esperantisto.
He previously co-authored Complete Esperanto.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Dedication viii

About the author viii

Introduction ix

How the book works x

Learn to learn xii

Pronunciation guide xvi

1 La ZEO-casanto The ZEO hunter 2

Review the formation of compound nouns

Learn how to make compound nouns easier to read and pronounce

Learn how to distinguish which naming approach applies to which country

Learn where to find Esperanto-related monuments all over the world

2 Filozofioj pri Esperanto Esperanto philosophies 16

Identify and use all six of Esperanto's verbal forms

Contrast differences in tense between Esperanto and English

Form hypothetical constructions with se

Reformulate direct into indirect speech

3 Frandaj' au friponaj'! Trick or treat! 30

Identify direct and indirect objects

Add emphasis or nuance by deviating from Esperanto's default word order

Correctly place elements like ankau nur and ne to accurately convey your meaning

Learn about some Esperanto myths and Esperantology

4 La Pokalo Zamenhof The Zamenhof Cup 46

Review and extend knowledge of correlatives

Practise using relative clauses

Review the comparative and superlative

Discuss some famous Esperanto enthusiasts

5 Lingvo moderna kaj inkluziviga A modern and inclusive language 66

Review how to speak about people generally and reciprocally

Review the use of Esperanto's reflexive pronoun, si

Learn how the sex of animate nouns works in Esperanto

Learn different approaches to refer to an unknown person

6 Gustavorte gustamomente The right word at the right time 86

Encounter poetic or specialist words and create standard alternatives to them

Meet words which look and sound similar, and practise pronouncing them distinctly

Identify several false friends

Establish when a describing word should take the e-rather than a-ending

7 Familio kaj socio Family and society 104

Review the range of uses of the accusative case, Esperanto's n-ending

Examine when to apply the accusative in different sentence constructions

Explore Esperanto's u-ending in thorough detail

Hear about Esperanto-speaking families

8 Mondskale On the global scale 122

Build words with -ig- and -ig-

Identify a verb's transitivity from seeing it in use or with the aid of a dictionary

Switch a verb's transitivity using -ig- and -ig-

Determine when not to use da with quantities

9 La labormondo The world of work 138

Explore and use Esperanto's system of participles

Learn when to use compound forms in place of simple constructions

Practise switching between active and passive voices

Read about how some Esperantists complemented their universal language with a universal currency

10 Projektoj kaj subvencioj Projects and Grants 156

Examine complex phrases and learn how to use the reflexive in them

Identify implied subjects of verbs

Learn how to identify where a NOUN has an implied subject

Use prepositions as prefixes, including those which have dual meanings or a grammatical effect

Glossary of grammatical terms 173

Grammar reference 180

Answer key 185

Esperanto-English glossary 206

English-Esperanto glossary 209

Grammar index 212

Bibliography 213

Comparing CEFR and ACTFL language proficiency standards 215

Photo credits 216

Notes 217