Oxford 3000 · Story Lessons A Journey, a Performance, and a Surprise A complete bilingual English–Urdu lesson Lesson 01 Level A2/B1 30 target words 1. English Story Maya and Sam planned a short trip for work. Maya was an actor (AK-ter — ادکار) and Sam's friend was an actress (AK-tris — اداکارہ) who wanted to perform at an academic (ak-uh-DEM-ik — علمی) festival. They talked about (uh-BOWT — بارے میں) their plan for weeks. The festival was abroad (uhb-rawd — بیرونِ ملک), and the invitation seemed like an absolute (AB-suh-loot — قطعی) chance to grow their careers. Maya had the ability (uh-BIL-uh-tee — صلاحیت) to learn lines quickly, and Sam felt he would be able (AYBL — قادِر) to manage the travel details. They both felt absolutely (ab-suh-loot-li — بالکل) excited. According to the festival schedule, they would accompany (uh-kuhm-puh-ni — ساتھ جانا / ملنا) the keynote speaker across the city and then act in a short scene. According to (uh-kawr-ding-too — کے مطابق) the or...