Preface iiiContents viiIntroduction xiThe Structure of the Course xiiiHow to Use the Lessons xviAcknowledgements xviiiUnit 1: LONG ROT 1 Pronunciation: Vowels 2 1.1 Personal Pronouns 6 1.2 Verbs--suffixation; tense; transitive/intransitive 9 1.3 Stap 11 1.4 Bilong + verb: in order to 13 Text 14Unit 2: LONG STUA 17 Pronunciation: 1. Consonants: p, t, k 18 2. Consonants: f, v 19 3. Consonants: l, r 19 2.1 Pronouns: Dual and Trial 21 2.2 Laik i + verb: want to 23 2.3 Cardinal Numbers 1-100 24 2.4 Verbless Sentences 26 Text 29Unit 3: LONG HAUS 34 Pronunciation: 1. Consonant Sequences 36 2. Stress and Rhythm 36 3.1 Possession 39 3.2 Questions 41 3.3 Negation 43 3.4 Nouns: Singular and Plural Number 44 3.5 Transitive Verbs Unmarked by -im 46 Text 48Unit 4: LONG NAIT 52 4.1 Bai + verb: Future Tense 55 4.2 Days and Dates 57 4.3 Time 60 4.4 Save + verb: Habitual Actions 64 Text 67Unit 5: LONG PAINIM WOK 72 5.1 Save + verb: Competence (know how to) 75 5.2 Inap + verb: Ability (physically capable) 77 5.3 Bin + verb: Past Tense 79 5.4 Verb + gen: Repeated Actions 81 Text 83Unit 6: LONG PATI 89 6.1 Pronouns: Olgeta Forms 94 6.2 Beginning Relative Clauses (who, which, that) 95 6.3 Adjectives (-pela Forms) 98 6.4 Klostu + verb: about to, nearly, almost 101 Text 102Unit 7: LONG OPIS 107 7.1 Ken + verb: Permission 110 7.2 Negative Imperatives (no, no ken, nogut) 111 7.3 More on Verbs (Stative, V + long, V + im) 114 7.4 Reason Clauses (because) 118 7.5 More on Relative Clauses (to whom, whoever) 120 Text 122Unit 8: LONG KIRAPIM WOK 128 8.1 Kirap + verb: begin to do something 130 8.2 Emphatic Pronouns: yet, tasol, wanpela 131 8.3 Conditional Clauses (sapos) 133 8.4 Negative Imperative (maski) 137 8.5 Still More on Relative Clauses (where, what) 138 Text 140Unit 9: LONG WOK 145 9.1 Verb + i stap: Continuous Action 148 9.2 Verb + pinis: Completed Action 150 9.3 Time Clauses 153 9.4 More on Adjectives (Noun Followers) 157 Text 159

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