For Friday, Jan. 18:

Section A: Listen to the following film clip 2-3 times, available here, and sketch out an outline of the clip. Focus on getting the main ideas and the gist.
Hints:
In this clip, a young man tries to impress a woman who doesn't know him by pretending to be a film director's assistant. Hilarious results ensue.

Section B: Listen to the following song 2-3 times, available here, and note down as much of it as you can.
Vocabulary Hints:
(f) = insistence, stubbornness
(m) = side (of the body); aspect
(m) = time, season
(m) = pinnacle

For Friday, Feb. 1:

Section A: Listen to the following 10-minute cooking lesson, available here. Focus on getting the gist and the main ideas. The situational conversation handout has relevant vocabulary.
= to peel
(m) = peel
(m) = taste, flavor
= to stick (to) (intransitive)

Section B: Listen to the following film clip 2-3 times, available here, and sketch out an outline of the clip. Start paying attention after the appearance of the cookbook (about 30 seconds in).

For Tuesday, Feb. 5:

Both sections: Listen to the first 38 seconds of this song (the spoken part), available here, and make an outline of the passage. Enjoy the contrafactuals!

For Tuesday, Mar. 4:

Make an outline of the following song, available here. Notice all the compound verbs and enjoy the steamy dancing!

(m) = confidence, trust
(f) = flirtatious gesture
(f) = glance
(m) = fate, destiny
(m) = hope, desire

For Tuesday, Mar. 11:

For today's "classics of Hindi listening comprehension" class, enjoy the following clips and songs.

1."Mera Joota Hai Japani"-one of the most famouos songs ever, from Shri 420. Available here.
2."Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya"--considered by many to be Hindi/Urdu cinema's greatest love song. Available here.
3.The most iconic villain scene--the entrance of infamous bandit, Gabbar Singh, in the hit film, Sholay. Enjoy his broken and curse-laden Hindi. Available here.