Description
This is the full written study guide for Sesotho CEFR C1 (Advanced Mastery): about 4,600 words to work through at your own pace, viewable online from your student dashboard for as long as you own it.
What is inside
- 11 modules with vocabulary tables: 140 words and phrases, each with its meaning and, where given, a say-it-like pronunciation hint
- A sounds and pronunciation section
- 2 dialogues to read aloud, line by line with meanings
- 8 grammar and usage notes with examples and tips
- Practice exercises (matching, fill in the missing word, translation and a self-check) with a full answer key
Modules in this guide
- Debate & persuasion
- Proverbs & idioms
- Formal & professional register
- Abstract & academic topics
- Health, law & officialdom
- Media & rhetoric
- Oral tradition & heritage
- Nuanced emotion
- Family ties & belonging
- Humour & teasing
- Memory, loss & comfort
By the end of this level you can
- Argue, persuade and concede a point in structured debate using natural Sesotho discourse markers.
- Deploy proverbs (maele) and idioms aptly to lend weight and nuance to your speech.
- Switch confidently between formal/professional register and warm, intimate family register.
- Discuss abstract and academic topics – justice, rights, heritage, ethics – with precision.
- Handle officialdom, health and legal settings, understanding and producing the correct terms.
Good to know
- Viewable online in your account, on any device. It is not a download to keep.
- A Teach Yourself level: this level’s interactive lessons plus its full written guide. No certificate, and not a live or tutor-marked course.
- Built from the same content as our interactive Sesotho C1 lessons.
Get every level for less
The complete Sesotho pack ($99) includes all six Sesotho study guides (A1 to C2) plus the interactive online lessons for every level.
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