Urdu B2 — Upper-Intermediate Urdu

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The whole Urdu B2 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when B2 is finished

• Communicate connected ideas accurately for the level.
• Adapt register and structure to audience and purpose.
• Interpret and produce Urdu with script, romanisation, and cultural awareness.

B2, unit by unit

Personal and Professional Communication

Comparing treatment options

Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims. Choose active, passive, and impersonal wording according to what the listener needs to know. This lesson applies that control to health & doctor.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Comparing treatment options: Choose the contextual meaning of مددگار (madadgar).

   1. helper
   2. head
   3. hair
   Show the answer

   helper

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Comparing treatment options: Type the complete Urdu Nastaliq script expression for “head”.

   Show the answer

   سر

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Comparing treatment options: Read بال (baal) and give its contextual English meaning.

   Show the answer

   hair

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Comparing treatment options: Convert “forehead” into Urdu Nastaliq script; do not answer only in romanisation.

   Show the answer

   پیشانی

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Comparing treatment options: Match آنکھ to the meaning used in this lesson.

   1. ear
   2. eye
   3. nose
   Show the answer

   eye

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Comparing treatment options: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: My head aches

   Show the answer

   سر دکھتا ہے

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Comparing treatment options: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: I am not feeling well

   Show the answer

   مجھے اچھا نہیں لگ رہا

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Comparing treatment options: Select the lesson form meaning “mouth”.

   1. مددگار
   2. سر
   3. منہ
   Show the answer

   منہ

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Comparing treatment options: Replace a literal or grammatically mismatched rendering with the correct lesson model for “My head aches”.

   Show the answer

   سر دکھتا ہے

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Comparing treatment options: Complete مقرر ب’s turn appropriately: Take me to hospital

    Show the answer

    مجھے سرکاری ہسپتال لے چلیے

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Comparing treatment options: Read دوائی کی دکان کہاں ہے؟ (Davai ki dukan kahan hai?). What precise detail is communicated?

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    Where is the pharmacy?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Comparing treatment options: Read the four-turn dialogue. State the contribution of this turn: یہ دوا لیجیے

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    Take this medicine

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIn this context, what does مددگار (madadgar) mean?

   1. helper
   2. head
   3. hair
   4. forehead
   Show the answer

   helper

   مددگار (madadgar) carries the meaning “helper” in this module.

2. quick checkIn this context, what does سر (sar) mean?

   1. head
   2. hair
   3. forehead
   4. eye
   Show the answer

   head

   سر (sar) carries the meaning “head” in this module.

3. quick checkIn this context, what does بال (baal) mean?

   1. hair
   2. forehead
   3. eye
   4. ear
   Show the answer

   hair

   بال (baal) carries the meaning “hair” in this module.

4. quick checkIn this context, what does پیشانی (peshani) mean?

   1. forehead
   2. eye
   3. ear
   4. nose
   Show the answer

   forehead

   پیشانی (peshani) carries the meaning “forehead” in this module.

5. quick checkIn this context, what does آنکھ (aankh) mean?

   1. eye
   2. ear
   3. nose
   4. mouth
   Show the answer

   eye

   آنکھ (aankh) carries the meaning “eye” in this module.

Worksheet: Comparing treatment options Workshop

Review list. مددگار · سر · بال · پیشانی

Formal workplace procedures

Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims. Choose active, passive, and impersonal wording according to what the listener needs to know. This lesson applies that control to office & work.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Formal workplace procedures: State the main learning purpose of “Formal workplace procedures”.

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   Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Formal workplace procedures: Read تنخواہ کب ملے گی؟ (Tankhvah kab milegi?). What precise detail is communicated?

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   When is the salary?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Formal workplace procedures: What may a listener infer from میری اجلاس ہے? Preserve its qualification or social force.

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   I have a meeting

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Formal workplace procedures: Play the labeled synthetic audio and give the exact contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Send the email

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Formal workplace procedures: Play the labeled synthetic Urdu audio and type the complete line in Urdu Nastaliq script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   پرنٹ نکالیے

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Formal workplace procedures: Play the synthetic audio and choose its contextual meaning.

   1. When is the salary?
   2. I need leave tomorrow
   3. mobile phone

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   When is the salary?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Formal workplace procedures: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: The boss called you

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   باس نے آپ کو بلایا

8. listen and fillPractice 9 [listen and fill] — Formal workplace procedures: Play the synthetic audio and type the full line beginning “ای…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   ای میل بھیجیے

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Formal workplace procedures: Repeat the complete synthetic model with its phrase grouping. Use self-check; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   پرنٹ نکالیے

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Formal workplace procedures: Listen and practise پرنٹر (printer), attending to the lesson’s sound and script pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    پرنٹر

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Formal workplace procedures: Shadow the synthetic model without replacing target-language sounds with English approximations. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    کل مجھے چھٹی چاہیے

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Formal workplace procedures: Produce a guided spoken response for “I have a meeting”.

    Show the answer

    میری اجلاس ہے

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIn this context, what does کی بورڈ (keyboard) mean?

   1. keyboard
   2. mouse (computer)
   3. printer
   4. scanner
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   keyboard

   کی بورڈ (keyboard) carries the meaning “keyboard” in this module.

2. quick checkIn this context, what does ماؤس (mouse) mean?

   1. mouse (computer)
   2. printer
   3. scanner
   4. photocopy
   Show the answer

   mouse (computer)

   ماؤس (mouse) carries the meaning “mouse (computer)” in this module.

3. quick checkIn this context, what does پرنٹر (printer) mean?

   1. printer
   2. scanner
   3. photocopy
   4. telephone
   Show the answer

   printer

   پرنٹر (printer) carries the meaning “printer” in this module.

4. quick checkIn this context, what does اسکینر (scanner) mean?

   1. scanner
   2. photocopy
   3. telephone
   4. mobile phone
   Show the answer

   scanner

   اسکینر (scanner) carries the meaning “scanner” in this module.

5. quick checkIn this context, what does زیروکس (zerox) mean?

   1. photocopy
   2. telephone
   3. mobile phone
   4. charger
   Show the answer

   photocopy

   زیروکس (zerox) carries the meaning “photocopy” in this module.

Worksheet: Formal workplace procedures Workshop

Review list. کی بورڈ · ماؤس · پرنٹر · اسکینر

Compare treatment options

Compare two options against stated needs and avoid giving medical advice beyond your role.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. Urdu. Every exercise works on right-to-left Nastaliq reading, احترام کے صیغے آپ/تم, postpositions, gender and honorific agreement, clause linking, and source-aware formal prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Compare treatment options — Choose the meaning of علاج (ilaaj) in this lesson.

   1. treatment
   2. alternative
   3. benefit
   4. risk
   Show the answer

   treatment

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Compare treatment options — Type the Urdu expression meaning “alternative”.

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   متبادل

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Compare treatment options — Interpret the Nastaliq script in context: ایک طریقے کا فائدہ کم وقت ہے۔ (ek tareeqe ka faida kam waqt hai.).

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   One option's benefit is that it takes less time.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Compare treatment options — Write in Nastaliq script: On the other hand, it also has some risks..

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   دوسری طرف اس کے کچھ خطرات بھی ہیں۔

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Compare treatment options — Match فائدہ to its lesson meaning.

   1. benefit
   2. treatment
   3. alternative
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   benefit

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Compare treatment options — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Urdu: Consult a specialist before making a final choice..

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   حتمی انتخاب سے پہلے ماہر سے مشورہ کریں۔

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Compare treatment options — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (ایک طرف ...؛ دوسری طرف ...؛ ماہر سے مشورہ): One option's benefit is that it takes less time..

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   ایک طریقے کا فائدہ کم وقت ہے۔

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Compare treatment options — Select the Urdu form for “risk”.

   1. خطرہ
   2. ماہر
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   خطرہ

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Compare treatment options — Correct the model the lesson warns about: یہ علاج سب کے لیے بہترین ہے۔

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   یہ طریقہ بعض مریضوں کے لیے مناسب ہو سکتا ہے۔

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Compare treatment options — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: One option's benefit is that it takes less time.

    Show the answer

    دوسری طرف اس کے کچھ خطرات بھی ہیں۔

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Compare treatment options — Read “حتمی انتخاب سے پہلے ماہر سے مشورہ کریں۔” (hatmi intikhab se pehle maahir se mashwara karein.). What does it mean?

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    Consult a specialist before making a final choice.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Compare treatment options — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: On the other hand, it also has some risks.

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    دوسری طرف اس کے کچھ خطرات بھی ہیں۔

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits علاج?

   1. treatment
   2. alternative
   3. benefit
   4. risk
   Show the answer

   treatment

   علاج (ilaaj) means treatment in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits متبادل?

   1. alternative
   2. treatment
   3. benefit
   4. risk
   Show the answer

   alternative

   متبادل (mutabadil) means alternative in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits فائدہ?

   1. benefit
   2. treatment
   3. alternative
   4. risk
   Show the answer

   benefit

   فائدہ (faida) means benefit in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits خطرہ?

   1. risk
   2. treatment
   3. alternative
   4. benefit
   Show the answer

   risk

   خطرہ (khatra) means risk in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ماہر?

   1. specialist
   2. treatment
   3. alternative
   4. benefit
   Show the answer

   specialist

   ماہر (maahir) means specialist in this lesson.

Worksheet: Compare options responsibly

Review list. علاج · متبادل · فائدہ · خطرہ

Evidence and Environment

Evidence in education

Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims. Choose active, passive, and impersonal wording according to what the listener needs to know. This lesson applies that control to school & learning.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, semantic distinction, contextual meaning, argument construction. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Evidence in education: Give a new spoken response demonstrating Evidence in education; compare it with the model.

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   صاف لکھیے

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Evidence in education: Role-play Speaker B and express “Ask me” with lesson-appropriate register.

   Show the answer

   مجھ سے پوچھیے

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Evidence in education: Write one accurate Urdu Nastaliq script sentence using تختی.

   Show the answer

   زور سے پڑھیے

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Evidence in education: Write 2–3 connected sentences applying Evidence in education and its language-specific grammar.

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   صاف لکھیے اپنی کتاب کھولیے

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Evidence in education: Paraphrase without changing meaning, agreement, or register: اپنی کتاب کھولیے

   Show the answer

   اپنی کتاب کھولیے

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Evidence in education: Summarize the dialogue in one precise target-language sentence.

   Show the answer

   مجھ سے پوچھیے

7. guided compositionPractice 9 [guided composition] — Evidence in education: Compose a short response using the taught pattern: context + main point + support/qualification + audience-appropriate close

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   صاف لکھیے

8. change the registerPractice 10 [register transformation] — Evidence in education: Recast this idea in the formal/respectful or colloquial register required by “Evidence in education”: Open your book

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   اپنی کتاب کھولیے

9. read the tonePractice 11 [tone identification] — Evidence in education: Identify the tone or stance of زور سے پڑھیے and relate it to Evidence in education — discourse control.

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   The wording realizes the lesson stance and register of Evidence in education — discourse control.

10. which one fitsPractice 12 [semantic distinction] — Evidence in education: Distinguish ڈائری from تختی in meaning and use.

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    ڈائری means “diary”; تختی means “slate”. Their context and grammatical role determine the choice.

11. meaning in contextPractice 13 [contextual meaning] — Evidence in education: Explain the contextual force of تختی in this lesson rather than translating mechanically.

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    Here تختی contributes “slate” within Evidence in education — discourse control.

12. build the argumentPractice 14 [argument construction] — Evidence in education: Build a claim and support in the register of “Evidence in education”.

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    زور سے پڑھیے صاف لکھیے

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIn this context, what does اخبار (akhbar) mean?

   1. newspaper
   2. magazine
   3. notebook
   4. diary
   Show the answer

   newspaper

   اخبار (akhbar) carries the meaning “newspaper” in this module.

2. quick checkIn this context, what does رسالہ (risala) mean?

   1. magazine
   2. notebook
   3. diary
   4. slate
   Show the answer

   magazine

   رسالہ (risala) carries the meaning “magazine” in this module.

3. quick checkIn this context, what does کاپی (copy) mean?

   1. notebook
   2. diary
   3. slate
   4. compass box
   Show the answer

   notebook

   کاپی (copy) carries the meaning “notebook” in this module.

4. quick checkIn this context, what does ڈائری (diary) mean?

   1. diary
   2. slate
   3. compass box
   4. ruler
   Show the answer

   diary

   ڈائری (diary) carries the meaning “diary” in this module.

5. quick checkIn this context, what does تختی (takhti) mean?

   1. slate
   2. compass box
   3. ruler
   4. crayon
   Show the answer

   slate

   تختی (takhti) carries the meaning “slate” in this module.

Worksheet: Evidence in education Workshop

Review list. اخبار · رسالہ · کاپی · ڈائری

Forecasts and consequences

Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims. Choose active, passive, and impersonal wording according to what the listener needs to know. This lesson applies that control to weather & seasons.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. discourse ordering, style rewriting, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. order the textPractice 4 [discourse ordering] — Forecasts and consequences: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: It is raining

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   بارش ہو رہی ہے

2. rewrite the stylePractice 5 [style rewriting] — Forecasts and consequences: Rewrite “It is very hot” in the style taught by this lesson.

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   بہت گرمی ہے

3. multiple choicePractice 6 [multiple choice] — Forecasts and consequences: Choose the contextual meaning of غروب آفتاب (ghurub-e-aaftab).

   1. sunset
   2. night time
   3. midnight
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   sunset

4. fill the gapPractice 7 [fill in the blank] — Forecasts and consequences: Type the complete Urdu Nastaliq script expression for “night time”.

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   رات کا وقت

5. translatePractice 8 [translation] — Forecasts and consequences: Read آدھی رات (aadhi raat) and give its contextual English meaning.

   Show the answer

   midnight

6. translate into the languagePractice 9 [reverse translation] — Forecasts and consequences: Convert “autumn” into Urdu Nastaliq script; do not answer only in romanisation.

   Show the answer

   خزاں

7. matchingPractice 10 [matching] — Forecasts and consequences: Match صبح کا وقت to the meaning used in this lesson.

   1. midday
   2. morning time
   3. afternoon
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   morning time

8. put it in orderPractice 11 [reorder] — Forecasts and consequences: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: It is very hot

   Show the answer

   بہت گرمی ہے

9. build the sentencePractice 12 [sentence building] — Forecasts and consequences: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: It is cold today

   Show the answer

   آج ٹھنڈ ہے

10. choose the wordPractice 13 [word selection] — Forecasts and consequences: Select the lesson form meaning “evening time”.

    1. غروب آفتاب
    2. رات کا وقت
    3. شام کا وقت
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    شام کا وقت

11. find the mistakePractice 14 [error correction] — Forecasts and consequences: Replace a literal or grammatically mismatched rendering with the correct lesson model for “It is very hot”.

    Show the answer

    بہت گرمی ہے

12. finish the dialoguePractice 15 [dialogue completion] — Forecasts and consequences: Complete مقرر الف’s turn appropriately: The sun rose

    Show the answer

    سورج نکلا

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIn this context, what does خزاں (khizaan) mean?

   1. autumn
   2. morning time
   3. midday
   4. afternoon
   Show the answer

   autumn

   خزاں (khizaan) carries the meaning “autumn” in this module.

2. quick checkIn this context, what does صبح کا وقت (subah ka vaqt) mean?

   1. morning time
   2. midday
   3. afternoon
   4. evening time
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   morning time

   صبح کا وقت (subah ka vaqt) carries the meaning “morning time” in this module.

3. quick checkIn this context, what does ٹھیک دوپہر (theek dopehar) mean?

   1. midday
   2. afternoon
   3. evening time
   4. sunset
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   midday

   ٹھیک دوپہر (theek dopehar) carries the meaning “midday” in this module.

4. quick checkIn this context, what does بعد دوپہر (baad-dopehar) mean?

   1. afternoon
   2. evening time
   3. sunset
   4. night time
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   afternoon

   بعد دوپہر (baad-dopehar) carries the meaning “afternoon” in this module.

5. quick checkIn this context, what does شام کا وقت (shaam ka vaqt) mean?

   1. evening time
   2. sunset
   3. night time
   4. midnight
   Show the answer

   evening time

   شام کا وقت (shaam ka vaqt) carries the meaning “evening time” in this module.

Worksheet: Forecasts and consequences Workshop

Review list. خزاں · صبح کا وقت · ٹھیک دوپہر · بعد دوپہر

Explain a formal procedure

Give a procedural instruction and clarify who is responsible for the next step.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. Urdu. Every exercise works on right-to-left Nastaliq reading, احترام کے صیغے آپ/تم, postpositions, gender and honorific agreement, clause linking, and source-aware formal prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Explain a formal procedure — Choose the meaning of درخواست (darkhwast) in this lesson.

   1. application
   2. signature
   3. attached
   4. approval
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   application

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Explain a formal procedure — Type the Urdu expression meaning “signature”.

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   دستخط

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Explain a formal procedure — Interpret the Nastaliq script in context: درخواست دفتر میں جمع کی جاتی ہے۔ (darkhwast daftar mein jama ki jaati hai.).

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   The application is submitted to the office.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Explain a formal procedure — Write in Nastaliq script: A signed copy is attached..

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   دستخط شدہ نقل ساتھ منسلک ہے۔

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Explain a formal procedure — Match منسلک to its lesson meaning.

   1. attached
   2. application
   3. signature
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   attached

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Explain a formal procedure — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Urdu: The approval notice will be given tomorrow..

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   منظوری کی اطلاع کل دی جائے گی۔

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Explain a formal procedure — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (درخواست جمع کی جاتی ہے؛ ذمہ داری ... کے پاس ہے): The application is submitted to the office..

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   درخواست دفتر میں جمع کی جاتی ہے۔

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Explain a formal procedure — Select the Urdu form for “approval”.

   1. منظوری
   2. ذمہ دار
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   منظوری

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Explain a formal procedure — Correct the model the lesson warns about: درخواست دفتر میں جمع کرتا ہے۔

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   درخواست دفتر میں جمع کی جاتی ہے۔

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Explain a formal procedure — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: The application is submitted to the office.

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    دستخط شدہ نقل ساتھ منسلک ہے۔

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Explain a formal procedure — Read “منظوری کی اطلاع کل دی جائے گی۔” (manzoori ki ittila kal di jaegi.). What does it mean?

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    The approval notice will be given tomorrow.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Explain a formal procedure — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: A signed copy is attached.

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    دستخط شدہ نقل ساتھ منسلک ہے۔

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits درخواست?

   1. application
   2. signature
   3. attached
   4. approval
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   application

   درخواست (darkhwast) means application in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits دستخط?

   1. signature
   2. application
   3. attached
   4. approval
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   signature

   دستخط (dastkhat) means signature in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits منسلک?

   1. attached
   2. application
   3. signature
   4. approval
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   attached

   منسلک (munsalik) means attached in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits منظوری?

   1. approval
   2. application
   3. signature
   4. attached
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   approval

   منظوری (manzoori) means approval in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ذمہ دار?

   1. responsible
   2. application
   3. signature
   4. attached
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   responsible

   ذمہ دار (zimmedar) means responsible in this lesson.

Worksheet: Document a procedure

Review list. درخواست · دستخط · منسلک · منظوری

Society and Cultural Meaning

Negotiating shared responsibilities

Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims. Choose active, passive, and impersonal wording according to what the listener needs to know. This lesson applies that control to home & family.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. readingPractice 5 [reading comprehension] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Read بیٹھیے (Baithiye). What precise detail is communicated?

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   Sit down

2. paragraphPractice 6 [paragraph comprehension] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Read the four-turn dialogue. State the contribution of this turn: تھوڑا اور کھائیے

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   Eat a little more

3. the main ideaPractice 7 [main idea] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: State the main learning purpose of “Negotiating shared responsibilities”.

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   Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims.

4. spot the detailPractice 8 [detail identification] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Read بس، پیٹ بھر گیا (Bas, pet bhar gaya). What precise detail is communicated?

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   Enough, I am full

5. what is meantPractice 9 [inference] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: What may a listener infer from ہاتھ دھوئیے? Preserve its qualification or social force.

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   Wash your hands

6. listeningPractice 10 [listening comprehension] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Play the labeled synthetic audio and give the exact contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Eat a little more

7. dictationPractice 11 [dictation] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Play the labeled synthetic Urdu audio and type the complete line in Urdu Nastaliq script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   بہت مزیدار ہے!

8. listen and choosePractice 12 [listen and choose] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Play the synthetic audio and choose its contextual meaning.

   1. Enough, I am full
   2. Sit down
   3. beloved daughter

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Enough, I am full

9. listen, then orderPractice 13 [listen and reorder] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: Come, let's eat

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   آئیے، کھانا کھائیے

10. listen and fillPractice 14 [listen and fill] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Play the synthetic audio and type the full line beginning “تھوڑا…”.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    تھوڑا اور کھائیے

11. repeat itPractice 15 [repeat after audio] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Repeat the complete synthetic model with its phrase grouping. Use self-check; no microphone score is claimed.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    بہت مزیدار ہے!

12. pronunciationPractice 16 [pronunciation] — Negotiating shared responsibilities: Listen and practise داماد (damad), attending to the lesson’s sound and script pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    داماد

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIn this context, what does میاں (miyan) mean?

   1. husband
   2. wife
   3. beloved son
   4. beloved daughter
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   husband

   میاں (miyan) carries the meaning “husband” in this module.

2. quick checkIn this context, what does اہلیہ (ehliya) mean?

   1. wife
   2. beloved son
   3. beloved daughter
   4. grandson
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   wife

   اہلیہ (ehliya) carries the meaning “wife” in this module.

3. quick checkIn this context, what does لاڈلا بیٹا (ladla beta) mean?

   1. beloved son
   2. beloved daughter
   3. grandson
   4. granddaughter
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   beloved son

   لاڈلا بیٹا (ladla beta) carries the meaning “beloved son” in this module.

4. quick checkIn this context, what does لاڈلی بیٹی (ladli beti) mean?

   1. beloved daughter
   2. grandson
   3. granddaughter
   4. daughter-in-law
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   beloved daughter

   لاڈلی بیٹی (ladli beti) carries the meaning “beloved daughter” in this module.

5. quick checkIn this context, what does پوتا (pota) mean?

   1. grandson
   2. granddaughter
   3. daughter-in-law
   4. son-in-law
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   grandson

   پوتا (pota) carries the meaning “grandson” in this module.

Worksheet: Negotiating shared responsibilities Workshop

Review list. میاں · اہلیہ · لاڈلا بیٹا · لاڈلی بیٹی

Balanced cultural discussion

Compare alternatives, report procedures, and qualify claims. Choose active, passive, and impersonal wording according to what the listener needs to know. This lesson applies that control to festivals & culture.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. shadowing, guided speaking, free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, semantic distinction. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. shadow the audioPractice 6 [shadowing] — Balanced cultural discussion: Shadow the synthetic model without replacing target-language sounds with English approximations. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   نئے کپڑے پہنیے

2. guided speakingPractice 7 [guided speaking] — Balanced cultural discussion: Produce a guided spoken response for “Happy festival!”.

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   تیوہار مبارک!

3. answer in your own wordsPractice 8 [free response] — Balanced cultural discussion: Give a new spoken response demonstrating Balanced cultural discussion; compare it with the model.

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   نیا سال مبارک!

4. role playPractice 9 [roleplay] — Balanced cultural discussion: Role-play Speaker A and express “Eat sweets” with lesson-appropriate register.

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   مٹھائی کھائیے

5. write a sentencePractice 10 [sentence writing] — Balanced cultural discussion: Write one accurate Urdu Nastaliq script sentence using بیت بازی.

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   تیوہار مبارک!

6. short writingPractice 11 [short writing] — Balanced cultural discussion: Write 2–3 connected sentences applying Balanced cultural discussion and its language-specific grammar.

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   نیا سال مبارک! ہمارے گھر آئیے

7. say it another wayPractice 12 [paraphrase] — Balanced cultural discussion: Paraphrase without changing meaning, agreement, or register: ہمارے گھر آئیے

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   ہمارے گھر آئیے

8. summarisePractice 13 [summary] — Balanced cultural discussion: Summarize the dialogue in one precise target-language sentence.

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   مٹھائی کھائیے

9. guided compositionPractice 14 [guided composition] — Balanced cultural discussion: Compose a short response using the taught pattern: context + main point + support/qualification + audience-appropriate close

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   نیا سال مبارک!

10. change the registerPractice 15 [register transformation] — Balanced cultural discussion: Recast this idea in the formal/respectful or colloquial register required by “Balanced cultural discussion”: Come to our house

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    ہمارے گھر آئیے

11. read the tonePractice 16 [tone identification] — Balanced cultural discussion: Identify the tone or stance of تیوہار مبارک! and relate it to Balanced cultural discussion — discourse control.

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    The wording realizes the lesson stance and register of Balanced cultural discussion — discourse control.

12. which one fitsPractice 17 [semantic distinction] — Balanced cultural discussion: Distinguish طبلہ from بیت بازی in meaning and use.

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    طبلہ means “tabla”; بیت بازی means “verse-capping”. Their context and grammatical role determine the choice.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIn this context, what does طبلہ (tabla) mean?

   1. tabla
   2. verse-capping
   3. sweets
   4. Eidi
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   tabla

   طبلہ (tabla) carries the meaning “tabla” in this module.

2. quick checkIn this context, what does بیت بازی (baitbazi) mean?

   1. verse-capping
   2. sweets
   3. Eidi
   4. new clothes
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   verse-capping

   بیت بازی (baitbazi) carries the meaning “verse-capping” in this module.

3. quick checkIn this context, what does مٹھائی (mithai) mean?

   1. sweets
   2. Eidi
   3. new clothes
   4. sherwani
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   sweets

   مٹھائی (mithai) carries the meaning “sweets” in this module.

4. quick checkIn this context, what does عیدی (eidi) mean?

   1. Eidi
   2. new clothes
   3. sherwani
   4. kurta
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   Eidi

   عیدی (eidi) carries the meaning “Eidi” in this module.

5. quick checkIn this context, what does نئے کپڑے (nae kaprhe) mean?

   1. new clothes
   2. sherwani
   3. kurta
   4. prayer cap
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   new clothes

   نئے کپڑے (nae kaprhe) carries the meaning “new clothes” in this module.

Worksheet: Balanced cultural discussion Workshop

Review list. طبلہ · بیت بازی · مٹھائی · عیدی

Qualify a cultural comparison

Compare two practices without treating either community as uniform.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. Urdu. Every exercise works on right-to-left Nastaliq reading, احترام کے صیغے آپ/تم, postpositions, gender and honorific agreement, clause linking, and source-aware formal prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Qualify a cultural comparison — Choose the meaning of روایت (riwayat) in this lesson.

   1. tradition
   2. community
   3. difference
   4. context
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   tradition

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Qualify a cultural comparison — Type the Urdu expression meaning “community”.

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   کمیونٹی

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Qualify a cultural comparison — Interpret the Nastaliq script in context: کچھ خاندان یہ روایت برقرار رکھتے ہیں۔ (kuch khandan ye riwayat barqarar rakhte hain.).

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   Some families maintain this tradition.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Qualify a cultural comparison — Write in Nastaliq script: The practice may change according to context..

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   سیاق کے لحاظ سے طریقہ بدل سکتا ہے۔

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Qualify a cultural comparison — Match فرق to its lesson meaning.

   1. difference
   2. tradition
   3. community
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   difference

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Qualify a cultural comparison — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Urdu: Therefore a universal claim is not appropriate..

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   اس لیے ایک عمومی دعویٰ مناسب نہیں۔

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Qualify a cultural comparison — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (اگرچہ ...، مگر ...؛ ہر جگہ یکساں نہیں): Some families maintain this tradition..

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   کچھ خاندان یہ روایت برقرار رکھتے ہیں۔

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Qualify a cultural comparison — Select the Urdu form for “context”.

   1. سیاق
   2. عمومی
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   سیاق

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Qualify a cultural comparison — Correct the model the lesson warns about: ہر خاندان یہ روایت ہمیشہ مناتا ہے۔

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   کچھ خاندان یہ روایت مناتے ہیں، مگر طریقہ مختلف ہو سکتا ہے۔

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Qualify a cultural comparison — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Some families maintain this tradition.

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    سیاق کے لحاظ سے طریقہ بدل سکتا ہے۔

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Qualify a cultural comparison — Read “اس لیے ایک عمومی دعویٰ مناسب نہیں۔” (is liye ek umoomi dawa munasib nahin.). What does it mean?

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    Therefore a universal claim is not appropriate.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Qualify a cultural comparison — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: The practice may change according to context.

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    سیاق کے لحاظ سے طریقہ بدل سکتا ہے۔

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits روایت?

   1. tradition
   2. community
   3. difference
   4. context
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   tradition

   روایت (riwayat) means tradition in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits کمیونٹی?

   1. community
   2. tradition
   3. difference
   4. context
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   community

   کمیونٹی (community) means community in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits فرق?

   1. difference
   2. tradition
   3. community
   4. context
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   difference

   فرق (farq) means difference in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits سیاق?

   1. context
   2. tradition
   3. community
   4. difference
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   context

   سیاق (siyaaq) means context in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits عمومی?

   1. general
   2. tradition
   3. community
   4. difference
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   general

   عمومی (umoomi) means general in this lesson.

Worksheet: Write a balanced comparison

Review list. روایت · کمیونٹی · فرق · سیاق

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the B2 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Urdu B2 vocabulary list — the words of “Personal and Professional Communication” through “Society and Cultural Meaning”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The B2 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Urdu B2. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Urdu C1 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageTranslate in context: مددگار (madadgar)

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   helper

2. translate into the languageTranslate in context: کی بورڈ (keyboard)

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   keyboard

3. translate into the languageTranslate in context: اخبار (akhbar)

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   newspaper

4. translate into the languageTranslate in context: خزاں (khizaan)

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   autumn

5. translate into the languageTranslate in context: میاں (miyan)

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   husband

6. translate into the languageTranslate in context: طبلہ (tabla)

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   tabla

7. translate into EnglishProduce or reformulate in Urdu: I am not feeling well

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   مجھے اچھا نہیں لگ رہا (Mujhe achha nahi lag raha)

8. fill the gapProduce or reformulate in Urdu: The boss called you

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   باس نے آپ کو بلایا (Boss ne aap ko bulaya)

9. put it in orderProduce or reformulate in Urdu: Write neatly

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   صاف لکھیے (Saaf likhiye)

10. say it out loudProduce or reformulate in Urdu: It is raining

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    بارش ہو رہی ہے (Barish ho rahi hai)

Urdu B2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Urdu B2 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Urdu public and professional writing uses several ways to signal respect, distance and disagreement. A careful writer can challenge a claim while acknowledging the other person's proposal. Formal phrases should not be copied blindly into a family conversation, where a shorter, warmer expression may fit better.

Source (named, not linked): britannica.com.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: The department released the project's results, but the report also stated a limitation. Information had been collected from only three areas. The author therefore recommended including more areas in the next stage.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged ur-PK; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Editor: Should we write the recommendation as a final decision? Researcher: It is better to tie it to the available sample. Editor: I will make that limitation clear. Researcher: Thank you; that will keep the claim within its proper scope.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• اگرچہ منصوبہ مفید ہے، لیکن مگر مہنگا ہے۔ → اگرچہ منصوبہ مفید ہے، مگر مہنگا ہے۔ Choose one contrast linker rather than stacking alternatives.
• اعداد اس بات کو ثابت ہیں۔ → اعداد اس بات کی تائید کرتے ہیں۔ Use an idiomatic evidence verb and avoid claiming proof beyond the data.
• آپ کی رائے غلط ہے، اس لیے میں اختلاف کرتا ہوں۔ → میں اس نکتے سے مختلف نتیجہ اخذ کرتا ہوں۔ Disagree with a claim precisely instead of dismissing the person.

Your task

Urdu B2 reflection and production task Write a short response using two expressions from this level. State the audience, keep the address form consistent, and mark which claim is observed, reported or inferred. Read it aloud once and revise any phrase that overstates the evidence.

After B2: the B2+ checkpoint

B2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Urdu B2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at B2+ when you can run a meeting, read a contract, disagree well. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the C1 pages.

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