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Seties concept Jane Wightwick

//lustra tions Mahmoud Gaafar

Arabic edition Mahmoud Gaafar

McGraw'Hill

Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto

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Introduction 4

,

Scriptbreaker (how the script works) 5

Topics

1 AROUND THE HOME 2 CLOTHES

3 AROUND TOWN 4 COUNTRYSIDE 5 OPPOSITES

6 ANIMALS

7 PARTS OF THE BODY 8 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

9 14 19 24 29 34 39 44

Round-up (review section)

49

Answers

59

Flashcards (8 sheets of tear-out topic flashcards)

3

@ INTRODUCTION

In this activity book you'll find 100 key words for you to learn to read in Arabic. All of the activities are designed specifically for reading non-Latin script languages. Many of the activities are inspired by the kind of games used to teach children to read their own language: flashcards, matching games, memory games, joining exercises, etc. This is not only a more effective method of learning to read a new script, but also much more fun.

We've included a Scriptbreaker to get you started. This is a friendly introduction to the Arabic script that will give you tips on how to remember the letters.

Then you can move on to the eight Topics. Each topic presents essential words in large type. There is also a pronunciation guide so you know how to say the words. These words are also featured in the tear-out Flashcard section at the back of the book .. When you've mastered the words, you can go on to try out the activities and games for that topic.

There's also a Round-up section to review all your new words and the Answers to all the activities to check yourself.

Follow this 4-step plan for maximum success:

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I 1 Have a look at the key topic words with their pictures.

Then tear out the flashcards and shuffle them. Put I them Arabic side up. Try to remember what the word I means and turn the card over to check with the English.

I When you can do this, cover the pronunciation and try to say the word and remember the meaning by looking at the Arabic script only.

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2put the cards English side up and try to say the Arabic word. Try the cards again each day both ways around. (When you can remember a card for seven days in a row, you can file it.)

3 Try out. the activities and .g~mes for each topic. This WIll re-inforce your recogrntton of the key words.

4· After you have covered all the topics, you can try the activities in the Round-up section to test your knowledge of all the 100 words in the book. You can also try shuffling aU the flashcards together to see how many you can remember.

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This flexible and fun way of reading your first words in Arabic should give you a head start whether you're learning at home or in a group.

4

SCRI PTBREAKER

The purpose of this Scriptbreaker is to introduce you to the Arabic script and ~ how it is formed. You should not try to memorizethe alphabet at this stage, nor try to write them yourself. Instead, have a quick look through this section and then move on to the topics, glancing back if you want to work out the letters in

a particular word. Remember, though, that recognizing the whole shape of the word in an unfamiUar script is just as important as knowing how it is made up. Using this method you wHl have a much more instinctive recall of vocabulary and will gain the confidence to expand your knowledge in other directions.

The Arabic script is not nearly as difficult as it might seem at first glance .. There are 28 letters (only two more than In the English alphabet), no capital letters, and, unlike English, words are spelled as they sound. There are two main points to etch into your brain:

• Arabic is written from right to left.

• The letters are "joined up" - you cannot "print' a word as you can in English.

The alphabet

The easiest way of tackling the alphabet is to divide it tnto similarly shaped letters. For example, here are two group of similar letters. The only difference between them is the dots;

C. (the letter Haa)

i..-J (the letter baa)

•

~ (the letter jeem)

l: J (the letter taa)

..

(. (the letter khaa)

•

l :J (the letter thaa)

When these letters join to other letters they change their shape. The most common change is that they lose thetrt'tails":

, • ,,> = ~ + l: (read from right to left)

Because letters change their shape like this, they have an initial, a medial (middle) and a final form. For example, the letter ~ Ueem) changes like this:

at the beginning of a word (initial) ... -=:..

•

in the middle of a word (medial) at the end of a word (final)

... ,.....:::...... ....

•

5

t: (ghayn)

pronounced like the French throaty "r"

• proIDDEd with the- tongue on the roof of d_ .... ~aI- than up against the teeth

SIn .. -z, • pronounced with the tongue on the roof of the mouth rather than up against the teeth

C. (HOO) t (khaa) t ('ayn)

pronounced as a breathy "h"

pronounced like the "ch" in the Yiddish "chutzpah"

the sound most often associated with Arabic, and most difficult to produce: a sort of guttural "ah't-sound

~ (hamza)

a strange "half letter." Not really pronounced at all, but has the effect of cutting short the previous letter

b (taa marboota) a version of (taa) that only appears at the end of words and is pronounced "a n

7cj) Summary of the Arabic alphabet

The table below shows all the Arabic letters in the three positions, with the Arabic letter name, followed by the sound. Remember that this is just for reference and you shouldn't expect to take it all in at once. If you know the basic principles of how the Arabic script works, you wHl slowly come to recognize the individual letters.

r - - - - - - - -
Inl(iol: mediol: (lno/; Inltlol: medIal: finol: inItiol: medial: final: I
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zaa z J J- J- l.,}-
I baa b seen kaaf k .s .s. I!L I
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taa t sheen sh :. laam I J ...L J-
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jaa j ~ ...:::0.... ~ Daad D ....0 ......::::.. <..P- noon n ~ ....L. u-
Haa H ~ ...:::0.... ~ raa T ...b .i, .b... haa h .... -+- o_
I khaa kh ....=.. -=- e- zaa z J; J;.. J.:.... waaw wloo .J ~ ~
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8 AROUND THE HOME

at the pictures of things you might find in a house. out the flashcards for this topic.

steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

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maa-ida

shubbaak

u~j9J';

tUee/izyoon

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kanaba

kumbiyootir

titeeioon

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sareer

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baab

thallaaja

Yo

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Match the pictures with the words, as in the example.

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?O)Nowmatch the Arabic household words to the English.

Match the words and their pronunciation.

shubbaak

sareer

tileefoon

kursee

See if you can find these words in the word square.

words run right to left.

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@ Decide where the household items should go. Then write the correct number in the picture, as in the example

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ow see if you can fill in the household word at the m of the page by choosing the correct Arabic.

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English word: GOO 0 0 0

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CLOTHES

Look at the pictures of different clothes. Tear out the flashcards for this topic.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

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eizoam

~~

buioofir

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shoort

0,,'6 ~,--!

banratoon

~ . .)~

jawrab

tee-sneer:

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jeeba

mi'raf

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aubba'o

\... ..

o ,,,.g

fustaan

...

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~.I~ nitnaa

,..

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tch the Arabic words and their pronunciation.

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ntzaatn

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See if you can find these clothes in the word square.

s run right to left.

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@ Now match the Arabic words, their pronunciation, and the English meaning, as in the example .

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Candy is going on vacation. Count how many of each e of clothing she is packing in her suitcase.

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@ Someone has ripped up the Arabic words for clothes. Can you join the two halves of the words, as the example?

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AROUND TOWN

at the pictures of things you might find around town. out the flashcards for this topic.

steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

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~ L:; taaksee

shaari'

r .. _ / /_

~ tnanal!

bayt

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funduq

~I.)J

darraaja

A.~ L, ..... A

r- mat'am

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@ Now list the correct order of the English words to match the Arabic word chain, as in the example.

bicycle

bus

car

road

taxi

house

train

4

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Match the words to the signs.

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21

@ Now choose the Arabic word that matches the picture to fill in the English word at the bottom of the page.

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22

Now match the Arabic to the pronunciation.

qitaar

manall

madras a

taaksee

funduq

sawaora

23

COUNTRYSIDE

Look at the pictures of things you might find in the countryside. Tear out the flashcards for this topic.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

jeff :>, .....

j;sr

-

~..) \..,.., \

- ..

bUHayra

..

....>4-J nahr

Jh naq!

24

tnazra'a

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~..)?>".

shajara

~ banr

~I..» :.0 sanraa

jJ tal

jabal

....

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warda

..

ghaaba

Can you match all the countryside words to the pictures?

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© Now checK tv') the features yoU can nnd ,n th'S tandscape.

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26 Match the Arabic words and their pronunciation.

naq!

ghaaba

jisr

jabal

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-

See if you can find these words in the word square.

words run right to left.

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@ Finally, test yourself by joining the Arabic words, their pronunciation, and the English meanings, as in the example

28

OPPOSITES

at the pictures ..

out the flashcards for this topic.

steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

nazeef

... ""

,)J ~ ("..,.

sagheer

»:

kabeer

.0 ,. ""

l 9 '9,";'" knatee]

....

... J~ ghoalee

~ thoqeet

-

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~~b~~ batee

saree'

""

~~ jadeed

- .

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@ Join the Arabic words to their English equivalents.

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ow choose the Arabic word that matches the picture in the English word at the bottom of the page.

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@ Find the odd one out in these groups of words.

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inaUy, join the English words to their Arabic ites, as in the example.

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expensive (

clean

)~

) small (

big (

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~

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Look at the pictures.

Tear out the flashcards for this topic.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

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, • v , ::-

,- , , ,

, C I < I

f"'~ ~ .1'.

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arnab

kharoof

fee,'

-

J,jJ

aird

faar

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«:to ..".,

Husaan

~ batra

qitra

.... ' (" ;"'

4__ 4., ,,'

asad

'.

..

kalb

samaka

~,~

baqara

Match the animals to their associated pictures, as in

example.

....

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@Nowm,atch the Arabic to the pronunciation.

qirta

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Check (II,) the antrnat words you can find in the

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PARTS OF THE BODY

at the pictures of parts of the body. out the flashcards for this topic.

steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

tl_)~

tnirca

,.,

~ 'ayn

isba'

j~ saaq

(a-as

,.,
~
,.
..u zahr
-
yad

sha'r




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~
barn
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y..fI.
y ,.
Ujl y
utnun ~1 ant 39 @ Someone has ripped up the Arabic words for parts of the body. Can you join the two halves of the word again?

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See if you can find and circle six parts of the body in e word square, then draw them in the boxes below .

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a ....Q ~ ..
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Now match the Arabic to the pronunciation.

tniraa

zahr

barn

UTHun

'avn

Jam

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@ Label the body with the correct number, and write the pronunciation next to the words .

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1 2 3 4

Finally, match the Arabic words, their pronunciation, and English meanings, as in the example.

43

SEFUL EXPRESSIONS

picbfts.

aut the ftashcan:Is for this topic.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.

'1 tao

huna

na'm

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,

20

.;

~.

~I oms

(lEi

~.~ hunaak

aasi]

~razeem

~.)W.I~

rna' as-saiaama

-

'_. '11 al-Dan U

min faDlak

"

~ L>:.I ayn?

ahlan

•

22

I J.i:. ghadan

c::. """_ < .. ...'. b 'k ?

r: .1 am. .

.;

I~ shukran

Match the Arabic words to their English equivalents.

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-- -

-

Now match the Arabic to the pronunciation.

ahlan

'azeem

ghadan

aasii

bikam?

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@ Choose the Arabic word that matches the picture to fill in the English word at the bottom of the page.

-

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)~0 )d® )~CD )~ ® )~ CiJ )_2J ®

English word: ® 000 0 0

46

What are these people saying? Write the correct mber in each speech bubble, as in the example.

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, g ... J 6

....

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,siLo; ~ 2

47

© Finally, match the Arabic words, their pronunciation, the English meanings, as in the example.

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ROUND-UP

section is designed to review all the 100 words you have met in the different cs. It is a good idea to test yourself with your flashcards before trying this

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These ten objects are hidden in the picture. Can you and circle them?

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@ See if you can remember all these words.

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look at the objects below for 30 seconds.

@ Cover the picture and try to remember all the objects. Circle the Arabic words for those you remember.

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.)l.b.i
t: ~ ~.fi w\ ,to:>
~~
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52 uJfo Now match the Arabic words, their pronunciation, and Eng'lish meanings" as in the example,

f~.ou.(· /~

/ ---= ~/

~~ ... </

~lVhe,re? I \ 4;/ -: ~

Ji V ~ bUiootir)

__ ... ._ ~.'

Lh~ ( I forest

- ,.

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~

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Ii .'_ , =_ eayy

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@ Fill in the English phrase at the bottom of the page.

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)~® )~CD )d® ) ~~~ ® ) ~ J ® ) ~ J @ )~@ )~@ ) JUiJ0

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Look at the two pictures and check (II) the objects that are different in Picture B.

Picture A

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@ Now join the Arabic words to their English equivalents.

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Try to match the Arabic to the pronunciation.

jabal

ams

57

(Q) Snake game .

• You will need a die and counter(s). You can challenge yourself to reach the finish or play with someone else. You have to throw the exact number to finish .

• Throw the die and move forward that number of spaces. When you land on a word you must pronounce it and say what it means in English. If you can't, you have to go back to the square you came from.

58

@ Answers

-=--*" ..;:. tee-sneer:

~ qubba'a

'-:'.J.P.- jawrab

Pale 15 (bottom)

AROUND THE HOME

Page 13

EngLish word: window

Page 10 (top)

See page 9 for correct picture.

CLOTHES

Pap 15 (top) u~

Page 10 (bottom)
door ,,:,,4
cupboard '-:' 'i.JJ
stove UJ1
bed ~__;.w
table iO~t...
chair '.r'~
refrigerator ~)U
computer ~~ Page 11 (top) .~t...

fustaan snoort Hiruaa Hizaam qamees

maa-ida doolaab Kumblyootir sareer shubbaak ttteetoo« titee/izyoon


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Page 11 (bottom)

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t .j _;, • .j ..:. Ji
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hat

shoe

sock

shorts

t-shirt

belt

coat

pants

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~ (hat) .....il.a... (coat) rl.>a- (bett)

... I~ (shoe) ~ (pants) .::._'_";' (shorts) .jl.l-i (dress) '-:'~ (sock) 4 (skirt)

.=.~ ~ (t-shirt) ~ (shirt) _,.~ (sweater)

Page 12

-=....*- ..j' rlj.o.. ....ll...o....

~

qubba'a HiTHCJa Jawrab snoort tee-sheert ntzaam mt'rof banraloon

2 o 2

2 (1 pair) o

2

1

6 (3 pairs) 1

3

o

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Page 18

AROUND TOWN

Pale 20 (top) movie theater store

hotel

taxi

car

train

school

house

~l:i a ... L.e,... ... lJ.l ~.) ....

Page 20 (bottom)
bicycle 4
taxi 7
house 2
train 6
bus 1
road 3
car 5
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Page 22

English word: school

t... ....... ;0.)4- J~

4-1.1..1 ).J..i

J:.... ~

F

t.1l.!.

~ COUNTRYSIDE

ootoobees taaksee madrasa sayyaara tunduq bayt darraaja qiraar maHali seenttnaa maram sbaar!'

Page 25

See page 24 for correct picture.

Page 26

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Page 27 (top) ~

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o~ )C
-* t/
o,J.)J t/
~..)j.. v jabal nahr ghaaba sanraa baHr mazra'a jisr

Haql

Page 27 (bottom)

Page 33 old

big

new

sLow

dirty

smaH

heavy

clean

Ught expensive inexpensive

I> ...$ J ~ ~ ..:i ~ ..:.
r--.,.4.. J ~ ~ ":" t J ~
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i" I t ...b .i. ...0 .... J
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sea ~ txu«
lake iiJ:!='-! bunovra
desert ~I~ sanraa
farm I..c.JY> mazra'a
flower ii.JJ,.J warda
mountain J+::.. jabal
river -*' nahrr
field J.i.=.. Haql • ANIMALS

Page 35

OPPOSITES
Page 30
expensive J\.i
big ~
light ~
slow ~~
clean ~
inexpensive ~J
dirty ~J
small ~
heavy ~
new .l,!~
fast t"->""
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~ u.......

Page 31

English word: change

Page 32

Odd one outs are those which are not opposites: ~

~

Page 37 elephant monkey sheep lion

fish

duck

~ t!.u (::'->"" ~ A

arnab Husaan qird kalb qtTTa [aar barra samaka asad kharoof baqara feel

t.

mouse K
cat V'
dog K
cow V'
horse K
rabbit V" 61 Pilge 38
monkey J._..i
cow .~
mouse .... u
dog ~
sheep ...J."......
fish ~
110n .J..oi
elephant ~
cat i.J..i
duck ~
rabbit ...... )
horse ,:,L...... 8 PARTS OF THE BODY

Pale 41 (top)

• _j .J i-o ~ kE ~ ..:.
4- J ;- J .J ..... ....... _.
"" ~. I i-o .I J .J ~
_,
4. J ..:I.. I ~ _j .J ..L;,
4- ..:. -i J ~ If· ~ I
u
~ -.! ...c; .. ~ ..&. ~
-- "
f' I I~ ..:. I) ..... _j .J
'":' IS J "'" J I ~ ~ You should have also drawn pictures of: leg; mouth; ear; nose; eye; hair

62

Pale 41 (bottom)
u..i .... ra-as
,:,i UTHun
.uJ..t bam
~i ant
tlJj tniraa
rA tam
~ tayn
.~ zahr
P·ae"'2 l.cJ.I..! barn
2. tlJj THiraa
3. -..A:>i ant
4 . ..It yad
5 . jj UTHun
·u
6. JL- saaq
7. ~ fayn
8. i isba'
~
Pap "'3
ear ujj unwn
hair ~ sha'r
hand ..I,! yad
stomach ~ bam
arm tl .... j tutraa
back _,..Ii. zahr
finger ~i isba'
leg JI.- saaq G USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

Page 45 (top)
great ~
yes ~
yesterday ,_,....,i
where? ~. i
.~
today r-""'"
here ~
please cl1..:...i u.o
no 'J Page 45 (bottom)

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lfo

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hunaak ahlan ghadan

ma' as-sa(aama bikam?

shukran

aasit

'azeem

F

Page 46

English word: please

Page 47

Page 48
yes ~ na'm
hello Y-Ai ahlan
no "J laa
sorry ........ f aasi{
please .ill...;..a u.o min {aDiak
there .:l~ hunaak
thank you lfo shukran
tomorrow I...c. ghadan ROUND-UP

Page 49

Page 50

Jj

- .. jL..

1~t

= LJ'":!-!.P I

Page 51

6~L. (Because it isn't an animal.)

~ (Because it isn't a means of transportation.) 4L._U...o (Because it isn't an item of clothing.)

b~ (Because it isn't connected with water.) ~ (Because it isn't a descriptive word.)

~ (Because it lives in water/doesn't have legs.) ~ (Because it isn't a part of the body.)

~ 0-0 (Because it isn't an expression of time.) y->"" (Because you wouldn't find it in the kitchen.)

63

Page 52

Words that appear in the picture: .::..""';:"~

b.;~

bJ.;,J

~I~

.;lhi

J_,>i

UJ.:!~ v-.fi rip'

Page 53
sweater _..j.,4
lake .~
thank you lfo
bed >'.J'"
house ~
forest ~u.
where? ~. i
.i.J!!
heavy ~ Pate 54

English phrase: well done!

Pale 55
..:._'_':" t/ (shade)
o.):!Z. ~ K
':"'4 t/ (handle)
tI...i K
,_,....fi V' (back)
~ t/ (direction)
':"'~ II' (pattern)
...Js: K 64

Page 56 refrigerator pants

store school

river

great

small

light

arm stomach clean

horse

buloofir bUHayro shukrcm sareer bayt ghoaba ayn thaqeel

Page 57 ~i

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UJ.i L.:..!v-Sl> ~ Jb. ~

t,.;j ~ ~ u~

ahlan

ams

fum seenimaa taaksee jabal Haql kabeer jadeed kharoof isba'

feel

Pale 58

Here are the English equivalents and pronunciation of the words, in order from START to FINISH:

head ta-os farm mazra'a duck batra
cow baqaro old qadeem dirty wasikh
hotel tunduq rabbit arnab hand yod
sea txu« slow baTee heavy tnoqeet
no faa ear UTHun tomorrow ghadan
there hunook expensive gho/ee back zahr
table maa-ida hair sna'r leg saaq
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