Arabic for Heritage Learners, Level 1: Everyday Reading
Three short, fully vowelled texts for children of about 8 to 11 who speak some Arabic at home
Three short Arabic texts with every word vowelled, each with four questions, a worked answer key and a 10-mark assessment on a new text. Instructions are in English as well, for the parent or teacher alongside. Checked by a teacher.
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النَّصُّ الْأَوَّلُ: عَائِلَتِي (Text 1: My family)
اسْمِي سَلْمَى. أَسْكُنُ مَعَ عَائِلَتِي فِي لَنْدَن. أَبِي طَبِيبٌ، وَأُمِّي مُعَلِّمَةٌ. عِنْدِي أَخٌ صَغِيرٌ اسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ، عُمْرُهُ خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ. فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ نَزُورُ جَدَّتِي. هِيَ تَطْبُخُ لَنَا طَعَامًا لَذِيذًا، وَتَحْكِي لَنَا قِصَصًا عَنْ بَلَدِهَا. أُحِبُّ عَائِلَتِي كَثِيرًا.
النَّصُّ الثَّانِي: فِي السُّوقِ (Text 2: At the market)
ذَهَبَ يُوسُفُ مَعَ أَبِيهِ إِلَى السُّوقِ. اشْتَرَى أَبُوهُ ثَلَاثَ تُفَّاحَاتٍ وَكِيسًا مِنَ الْخُبْزِ. سَأَلَ يُوسُفُ الْبَائِعَ: «بِكَمْ هٰذَا الْبُرْتُقَالُ؟» قَالَ الْبَائِعُ: «بِجُنَيْهَيْنِ.» دَفَعَ الْأَبُ الثَّمَنَ، وَشَكَرَ الْبَائِعَ. فِي الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ، حَمَلَ يُوسُفُ الْكِيسَ الصَّغِيرَ.
What is in it
- Three texts (my family, at the market, a letter to grandfather), each with four questions: finding information, understanding words, and writing short sentences.
- Answer key: 2 pages of model answers, with what to accept, written for a parent as much as a teacher.
- Assessment: 1 page, 10 marks, on a new text, with its answers.
- A page for the adult: who the pack is for, and how to use it in short sittings.
The objectives
| Code | What it covers |
|---|---|
| R1 · Find | Finding a piece of information stated in the text. |
| R2 · Words | Understanding what a word or phrase means, in the text. |
| W1 · Write | Writing short sentences of their own, using the text as a model. |
All texts, questions and answers are our own work. The pack follows no national curriculum; its skill labels are our own.
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