โ˜ฐ Units ยท Arabic A2

Family and describing people

Unit 7 ยท Part B ยท Arabic A2 (Elementary)
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Review: people

Arabic A2 ยท Unit 7
GoalRead a short text about Salmaโ€™s family and use everything from Unit 7.
New words
ุงูุณู’ู…ููŠ ุณูŽู„ู’ู…ูŽู‰ุŒ ูˆูŽุนูู…ู’ุฑููŠ ุนูุดู’ุฑููˆู† ุณูŽู†ูŽุฉ. (ismฤซ Salmฤ, wa-สฟumrฤซ สฟishrลซn sana) ยท my name is Salma, and I am twenty years oldุฌูŽุฏูู‘ูŠ ูƒูŽุจููŠุฑ ูููŠ ุงู„ุณูู‘ู†ู‘ุŒ ู„ูŽูƒูู† ู‡ููˆูŽ ุดูุฌูŽุงุน ูˆูŽู…ูŽุฑูุญ. (jaddฤซ kabฤซr fฤซ s-sinn, lฤkin huwa shujฤสฟ wa-mariแธฅ) ยท my grandfather is old, but he is brave and cheerfulุนูŽู…ูู‘ูŠ ู…ูู‡ูŽู†ู’ุฏูุณุŒ ูˆูŽุฎูŽุงู„ูŽุชููŠ ุทูŽุจููŠุจูŽุฉ ู„ูŽุทููŠููŽุฉ. (สฟammฤซ muhandis, wa-khฤlatฤซ แนญabฤซba laแนญฤซfa) ยท my uncle is an engineer, and my aunt is a kind doctorุดูŽุนู’ุฑ ุฃูุฎู’ุชููŠ ุฃูŽุณู’ูˆูŽุฏ ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุตููŠุฑุŒ ูˆูŽุนููŠููˆู†ูู‡ูŽุง ุจูู†ูู‘ูŠูŽู‘ุฉ. (shaสฟr สพukhtฤซ aswad wa-qaแนฃฤซr, wa-สฟuyลซnuhฤ bunniyya) ยท my sisterโ€™s hair is black and short, and her eyes are brownุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุณูŽุนููŠุฏูŽุฉ ู„ูุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุนูŽุงุฆูู„ูŽุชููŠ ูƒูŽุจููŠุฑูŽุฉ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู…ููŠู„ูŽุฉ. (สพanฤ saสฟฤซda li-สพanna สฟฤสพilatฤซ kabฤซra wa-jamฤซla) ยท I am happy because my family is big and beautiful
Explanation

This lesson brings Unit 7 together. You can name relatives, describe a person for a man and for a woman, say how people feel, and give age, hair and eyes. Read the text below aloud, line by line, and then answer the questions. At the end write your own text about your family.

I canโ€ฆExample
name relativesุฌูŽุฏูู‘ูŠุŒ ุนูŽู…ูŽู‘ุชููŠุŒ ุฎูŽุงู„ููŠ
describe a personู‡ููŠูŽ ู„ูŽุทููŠููŽุฉ ูˆูŽุฐูŽูƒููŠูŽู‘ุฉ
say how I feelุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุณูŽุนููŠุฏุŒ ูƒูู†ู’ุชู ุญูŽุฒููŠู†ู‹ุง
give the ageุนูู…ู’ุฑูู‡ูŽุง ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนููˆู† ุณูŽู†ูŽุฉ
describe hair and eyesุดูŽุนู’ุฑูู‡ ุฃูŽุณู’ูˆูŽุฏุŒ ุนููŠููˆู†ูู‡ูŽุง ุฎูŽุถู’ุฑูŽุงุก
Worked examples

ุงูุณู’ู…ููŠ ุณูŽู„ู’ู…ูŽู‰ุŒ ูˆูŽุนูู…ู’ุฑููŠ ุนูุดู’ุฑููˆู† ุณูŽู†ูŽุฉ.
ุฌูŽุฏูู‘ูŠ ูƒูŽุจููŠุฑ ูููŠ ุงู„ุณูู‘ู†ู‘ุŒ ู„ูŽูƒูู† ู‡ููˆูŽ ุดูุฌูŽุงุน ูˆูŽู…ูŽุฑูุญ.
ุนูŽู…ูู‘ูŠ ู…ูู‡ูŽู†ู’ุฏูุณุŒ ูˆูŽุฎูŽุงู„ูŽุชููŠ ุทูŽุจููŠุจูŽุฉ ู„ูŽุทููŠููŽุฉ.
ุดูŽุนู’ุฑ ุฃูุฎู’ุชููŠ ุฃูŽุณู’ูˆูŽุฏ ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุตููŠุฑุŒ ูˆูŽุนููŠููˆู†ูู‡ูŽุง ุจูู†ูู‘ูŠูŽู‘ุฉ.
ุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุณูŽุนููŠุฏูŽุฉ ู„ูุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุนูŽุงุฆูู„ูŽุชููŠ ูƒูŽุจููŠุฑูŽุฉ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู…ููŠู„ูŽุฉ.

A text: Salma tells about her family. Read it first, then press Listen.
Yusuf

ู…ูŽู† ู‡ูŽุฐูู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุจูู†ู’ุชุŸ

Mona

ู‡ููŠูŽ ุงูุจู’ู†ูŽุฉ ุนูŽู…ูู‘ูŠ.

Yusuf

ูƒูŽู… ุนูู…ู’ุฑูู‡ูŽุงุŸ

Mona

ู‡ููŠูŽ ุดูŽุงุจูŽู‘ุฉุŒ ุนูู…ู’ุฑูู‡ูŽุง ุนูุดู’ุฑููˆู† ุณูŽู†ูŽุฉ.

Yusuf

ู‡ูŽู„ ู‡ููŠูŽ ู…ูุฌู’ุชูŽู‡ูุฏูŽุฉุŸ

Mona

ู†ูŽุนูŽู…ุŒ ู‡ููŠูŽ ุฐูŽูƒููŠูŽู‘ุฉ ูˆูŽู…ูุฌู’ุชูŽู‡ูุฏูŽุฉ.

Yusuf and Mona look at another photo. Press each line.
Short sentences from different lessons.
Class activity

Write your own text of five lines about your family: your name and age, one older relative, one uncle or aunt with his or her job, hair and eyes of one person, and how you feel and why. Use at least one feeling word and one of ู„ูุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ or ู„ูŽูƒูู†. Read it aloud.

Practice
1
How old is Salma?
2
What are the jobs of Salmaโ€™s uncle and aunt?
3
Why is Salma happy?
4
The picture shows an older person. Write โ€œmy grandmother is kind and cheerfulโ€.
5
The picture shows a family. Write โ€œthe son of my aunt (motherโ€™s side) is a studentโ€.