BULGARAIN: Beyond the FIRST STEPS; A self-study sourcebook with Key / Български език за чужденци; Самоучител с ключ за упражненията

Bulgarian: Beyond the First Steps is a self-study sourcebook containing authentic texts in up-to-date, everyday Bulgarian with detailed comments and friendly, informal explanations in English. The book is designed for learners who can read Cyrillic but need more confidence in dealing with Bulgarian aspect and tense and would like to expand their vocabulary.

In it you will find:

A checklist at the beginning summarizing the first steps in Bulgarian grammar for you.
Comparisons with English structures.
Loads and loads of varied exercises with Key.
Vocabulary linked to media and advertising, tourism, economy, human relations, social life and entertainment.
An honest view of Bulgaria which will make you love her!
A learner’s Bulgarian-English list of vocabulary – with stresses provided, aspect and type of verb marked, difficult derived forms included.

The five tests at the beginning of the book will help those of you who have studied some Bulgarian to set their own level of achievement for the time being, and to serve as introductory texts for the exceptionally brave who haven’t studied any Bulgarian (but may have some experience with other Slavic languages).
Every unit begins with some short texts and contains a reference section and a practice section.
You will find plenty of encouragement for talking in the shape of vocabulary and structural models. You could also use the book with a teacher. Communicative tasks cover:
Giving advice and recommendation
Talking about people and emotions
Describing what happened
Summarizing the objectives of a project
Talking about cause and effect
Expressing opinion and giving arguments
The Achievement Tests at the end of the book will give you some idea of how well you have been coping.

The author

Mira Kovatcheva teaches in the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Sofia. She is one of the authors of the best-selling TeachYourself Bulgarian, published both in the UK and the USA.