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Reading and responding

أ�ك�ت�ب و� أ �قر� إ

1. Where is Tangier?2. Does Samir like his city? Why?3. Where is his family from?4. Describe two members of his family?

4. Does he like his brother Khalid? Why?5. Does he like his two sisters?6. What are his plans for next Saturday?7. What does he often do with his friends? Why?

Read the text and answer the questions in EnglishTask 2: There are 4 mistakes in the text, what are they? Explain why?Task 3: underline feminine adjectives in Blue and masculine ones in

BlackTask 4: Circle verbs in the present tense in Black and future tense in

Blue

صحية

مزعجتان

ألنه

لكنهما

Task 5: Highlight time phrases in greyTask 6: Rewrite the text in the 3rd person masculine.

إسمه سميروهو يعيش

DamascusDamascus

Use FUN authentic materials and dissect them to help learning

Look for...Look for... Adjectives Adjectives Verbs Verbs connectivesconnectives Opinions Opinions

Casablanca

Listen and write

أكتبوإ�سمع

1. Listen and label with the right name2. Use the table to write the name of the city.

Cities Location/descriptions Questions 3 - 8

____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________4. ____________________5. ____________________6. ____________________7. ____________________8. ____________________

In English

Samia

MouradNizar

Abir

Samar

Subhi

5. Who hates fishing? 6. Who is bald? 7. Who likes football? 8. Who is very chatty? 3. How old is Nizar? 4. Who is short?

Listen to the 4 conversations about furniture they and put a cross in the right box

زهير ة

جو ن

عل ي

أمينة

Χ Χ

Χ Χ

Χ Χ

ΧΧ

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/dt/dtclip/Food_Alb/images/cooker%2520col_JPG.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/dt/dtclip/Food_Alb/pages/cooker%2520col_JPG.htm&usg=__QnyR9WsKrHnLhaK6BVlQlwhxIfQ=&h=964&w=479&sz=67&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=Q74MplViGEsDMM:&tbnh=148&tbnw=74&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcooker%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

Listen again and list adjectives, verbs, connectives, intensifiers, time phrases used by each person

1

2

3

4

زهير ة

جو ن

عل ي

أمينة

adjectivesverbsconnectivesintensifiers

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

Time phrases

Write

أ�ك�ت�ب

Arabic homes

Write what rooms are in this house?

big

old

small

tidynew

huge

medium sized

beautiful

untidy

Now, describe each room in this house?

Add colour?

Say what you don’t have in this house?

Add furniture + prepositions?


big tiny

redoldsmall

tidynew

huge

small

untidyWrite a description of this

house

using the information

provided

[اك[ ه_نaضا [ي أ[خ م[طaبغرف[ة الطhع[ا

م

أنيقجديد

غيرمرتب

أحبأكره

_و الج_لس

aت[ب م[ك uبير] كuيلwج[م

و[uيحwم_ر

صغيرضخمأحمرقديمكبير

There Also

KitchenRoom

Dining

Small huge

redoldbig

Smart New

UntidyI likeI hate

Sitting Office

BigBeautiful

AndComfortable

Low ability

Write

أ�ك�ت�ب

Speak

تكلم

نشيطة

ثرثارةأنانية كريمة

فظيعةذكية

رياضية منظمة

كسولة

active

chatty

selfish kind

horrible

clever

organisedsporty

lazy

Describing your self and family

خجولةShy

Give opinions with reasons

لكنه بل جداوليست

غير

ألنهاأحب ألنه

butBut he is

andA lot

Is not

Is not

Because she is Because he is

عائلتي

أميأبي

أخي

أختي

وأمي أبيهما

مطلقان هما

متفاهمون نحن

الصغرى أختي

الكبرى أختي

األصغر أخي

األكبر أخي

خالتي

عمتي

My family

My dadMy mum

My brother

My sister

My dad and mum

They are (2)

divorced

We get on

My younger sister

My older sister

My younger brother

My older brother

My aunty (M)

My aunty (P)

ليس

مثيرةExciting

/I like

لكنهاBut she is

Now add negative sentences

connectives

هيShe is

هوHe is

Pretend you are in an exam!

Reading and responding

أ�ك�ت�ب و� أ �قر� إ

Game

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Western Europe

Arab World

In pairs, find the texts and answer the questions.

Where does Zaynab’s uncle and aunty live? __________________

What’s her cousin Mary like? ____________________ _________

Where is Karl from? __________________________________

Where is his city? __________________________________

Write 1 thing about Zaynab’s city?__________________________

_______________________________________________________

How many people in Karl’s family?__________________________

How old is his dad? ______________________________________

How many brothers & sisters Khalid has? ____________________

Where does his grand ma live? _______________

Who is 30 years old? _____________________

Who lives in Tunisia ? __________________________________

Find the meaning of the following words in texts, write your answers in Arabic.Tall

Old

_______________

_______________

I have

One sister

_______________

_______________

Active

With

_______________

_______________

I live (2)

He is

_______________

_______________

I play

On the coast

_______________

_______________

Cousin (maternal)

Uncle (paternal)

_______________

_______________

Where is Khalid from? __________________________________

Where does he live? __________________________________

طويل

مسنلدي

واحدة أختنشيط

مع أعيش أسكن

هوألعب

الساحل على

عمي إبنة

خالي ابن خالي إبنة

Task 1 Task 2Khalid is from Egypt

He lives in Cairo

AmericaNew York is is in north east America

Baghdad, Iraq

Beautiful and very kind

Very bigVery interesting

4 / 540 years old

1 sister and 2 brothersSyria

Karl’s mumZaynab’s uncle and aunty (maternal)

Capital of Jordan





Where is his city? __________________________________

Write 1 thing about Zaynab’s city?__________________________

_______________________________________________________


How old is his dad? ______________________________________


Where does his grand ma live? _______________

Who is 30 years old? _____________________

Who lives in Tunisia ? __________________________________


Old

_______________

_______________

I have

One sister

_______________

_______________

Active

With

_______________

_______________

I live (2)

He is

_______________

_______________

I play

On the coast

_______________

_______________

Cousin (maternal)

Uncle (paternal)

_______________

_______________



Task 1 Task 2

؟ wلكwزa _وج[د_ في م[ن م[اذ[ا يد_... _وج[ aزwلwي ي فwي من

أيض�ا

و

ج[مwيل

م_رwيح

wير [ب ص[غwيرك

aل] ب

Ask and answer questions about what there is in your house?

د_ _وج[ [كwن ال ي ...ل

Ask and answer questions about what there is in your house?

أيض�ا

و

ج[مwيل

م_رwيح

wير [ب ص[غwيرك

aل] ب

؟ wلكwزa _وج[د_ في م[ن م[اذ[ا يد_... _وج[ aزwلwي ي _وج[د_فwي من [كwن ال ي ...ل


big tiny

redoldsmall

tidynew

huge

untidy

old tidy

tidybeautifulugly

smalltiny

medium sized

huge


م

أنيقجديد

غيرمرتب

أحبأكره

_و الج_لس


و[uيحwم_ر


There Also

KitchenRoom

Dining

Small huge

redoldbig

Smart New

UntidyI likeI hate

Sitting Office

BigBeautiful

AndComfortable

big tiny

redoldsmall

tidynew

huge

small

untidyWrite a description of this

house

using the information

provided


م

أنيقجديد

غيرمرتب

أحبأكره

_و الج_لس


و[uيحwم_ر


There Also

KitchenRoom

Dining

Small huge

redoldbig

Smart New

UntidyI likeI hate

Sitting Office

BigBeautiful

AndComfortable

1. Listen and label with the right name

2. Use the table to write the name of the city and descriptions of it.

Cities Location/descriptions

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In English

Samia

MouradNizar

Abir

Samad

Subhi


زهيرة

جون

عل ي

أمينة

Χ Χ

Χ Χ

Χ Χ

ΧΧ

To print





Where is his city? __________________________________

Write 3 things about Zaynab’s city?__________________________

_______________________________________________________


How old is his dad? ______________________________________


Write age difference between his mum and dad?_______________

Where does Khalid’s grand mother live? _____________________

Describe his city? _______________________________________


Old

_______________

_______________

I have

One sister

_______________

_______________

Active

With

_______________

_______________

I live (2)

He is

_______________

_______________

I play

On the coast

_______________

_______________

Cousin (maternal)

Uncle (paternal)

_______________

_______________



Task 1 Task 2

1. Where is Tangier?2. Does Samir like his city? Why?3. Where is his family from?4. Describe two members of his family?

4. Does he like his brother Khalid? Why?5. Does he like his two sisters?6. What are his plans for next Saturday?7. What does he often do with his friends? Why?

Task 1: Read the text and answer the questions in English.

Listen again and list adjectives, verbs, connectives, intensifiers, time phrases used by each person

1

2

3

4

زهير ة

جو ن

عل ي

أمينة

adjectivesverbsconnectivesintensifiers

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________


زهير ة

جو ن

عل ي

أمينة

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