This text is an elementary-intermediate level text designed to teach conversational Kapampangan, the language spoken in the Pampanga-Tarlac area of the central plain of Luzon in the Philippines. The purpose of the text is to acquaint the learner with the vocabulary and basic structures necessary for participation in everyday conversations. The text consists of 50 lessons with some additional supplementary materials, a Kapampagan-English glossary and cross-reference vocabulary list. Each lesson is developed around a situational topic and includes conversation which is natural to that topic. The topics evolve around a main character, John Smith, an American newcomer, and the lessons include those activities required for his becoming a participating member of the local society. Each lesson is divided into the following areas: structural content, conversational context, drills, situational dialogues, structural and cultural notes, and a vocabulary list. The supplementary materials include useful classroom expressions and additional dialogues. (CFM)