Description
This is the full written study guide for Shona CEFR C1 (Advanced Mastery): about 3,800 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: 144 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
- Health, law & officialdom
- Abstract & academic ideas
- Media & rhetoric
- Oral tradition & heritage
- Nuanced emotion & figurative speech
- Heritage & lineage at home
- Nuanced emotion & relationships
- Humour, teasing & figurative speech
By the end of this level you can
- Argue a case persuasively, conceding points and rebutting them with measured, respectful phrasing.
- Use tsumo (proverbs) and madimikira (idioms) aptly to enrich and condense an argument.
- Switch confidently between intimate, neutral and formal/professional registers as the setting demands.
- Discuss abstract and academic topics – ideas, causes, consequences and hypotheses – with precision.
- Handle the language of health, law and officialdom in interviews, appointments and applications.
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 Shona C1 lessons.
Get every level for less
The complete Shona pack ($99) includes all six Shona study guides (A1 to C2) plus the interactive online lessons for every level.
Practise speaking
When you are ready to use it in conversation, find a tutor for 1-on-1 lessons.