Arabic A2, Unit 15: Review: free time

Review: free time

Arabic A2 · Unit 15

GoalRead a text about a free-time weekend and use everything from Unit 15 and the earlier units.

New words

تُحِبّ مُنَى الرَّسْم وَالسِّبَاحَة. (tuḥibb Munā r-rasm wa-s-sibāḥa) · Mona likes drawing and swimmingيَوْم السَّبْت ذَهَبَتْ مُنَى وَأُخْتُهَا إِلَى الْمَلْعَب. (yawm as-sabt dhahabat Munā wa-ʾukhtuhā ʾilā l-malʿab) · on Saturday Mona and her sister went to the stadiumلَعِبَتْ مُنَى التِّنِس، وَلَعِبَتْ أُخْتُهَا كُرَة السَّلَّة. (laʿibat Munā t-tinis, wa-laʿibat ʾukhtuhā kurat as-salla) · Mona played tennis and her sister played basketballكَانَ الْجَوّ جَمِيلًا، وَكَانَتْ مُنَى سَعِيدَة. (kāna l-jaww jamīlan, wa-kānat Munā saʿīdatan) · the weather was beautiful and Mona was happyغَدًا تُرِيد مُنَى أَنْ تَرْسُم، وَتُرِيد أُخْتُهَا أَنْ تَسْبَح. (ghadan turīd Munā ʾan tarsum, wa-turīd ʾukhtuhā ʾan tasbaḥ) · tomorrow Mona wants to draw and her sister wants to swim

Explanation

This lesson brings Unit 15 together with the earlier units. Read the text about Mona aloud, line by line, and answer the questions. You can talk about hobbies and sport, say what you like, prefer and can do, invite a friend and answer an invitation. At the end write your own text about your free time.

I can…	Example
name my hobby	هِوَايَتِي الرَّسْم
say the sport I play	أَلْعَب كُرَة الْقَدَم
say what I like	أُحِبّ أَنْ أَسْبَح
say what I can	أَسْتَطِيع أَنْ أَرْكُض
invite a friend	هَيَّا نَلْعَب!
refuse politely	مَعَ الْأَسَف لَا أَسْتَطِيع

Worked examples

تُحِبّ مُنَى الرَّسْم وَالسِّبَاحَة.
يَوْم السَّبْت ذَهَبَتْ مُنَى وَأُخْتُهَا إِلَى الْمَلْعَب.
لَعِبَتْ مُنَى التِّنِس، وَلَعِبَتْ أُخْتُهَا كُرَة السَّلَّة.
كَانَ الْجَوّ جَمِيلًا، وَكَانَتْ مُنَى سَعِيدَة.
غَدًا تُرِيد مُنَى أَنْ تَرْسُم، وَتُرِيد أُخْتُهَا أَنْ تَسْبَح.

A text: Mona's weekend. Read it first, then press Listen.

Tariq

مَاذَا تَفْعَل فِي وَقْت الْفَرَاغ يَا فَادِي؟

Fadi

أَقْرَأ وَأَرْسُم.

Tariq

هَيَّا نَلْعَب كُرَة الْقَدَم غَدًا! مَا رَأْيُك؟

Fadi

فِكْرَة جَيِّدَة! سَأَذْهَب مَعَك.

Tariq and Fadi make a plan. Press each line.

Mixed sentences.

Class activity

Write your own text of five lines about your free time: what you did last weekend, which sport you played, what the weather was like, and what you want to do next weekend. Invite a friend in the last line.

Practice

What does Mona like?

The picture shows a stadium. Where did Mona and her sister go on Saturday?

What did Mona's sister play?

Press Listen. Who likes to play together: I, you or we?

The picture shows a calendar. Write: “Tomorrow I will play tennis.”

Free time, hobbies and sport

Review: free time