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Arabic · Grade 4

Compare People, Places and Perspectives

Learners compare two capitals of the Arabic-speaking world, Cairo and Muscat, and listen to two young people who love their own city for different reasons. They use the comparative pattern أَفْعَلُ مِنْ (أَكْبَرُ مِنْ), the superlative (أَكْبَرُ مَدِينَةٍ), words for similarity and difference (مِثْلَ، بَيْنَمَا، أَمَّا … فَـ), and opinion language (فِي رَأْيِي، أُفَضِّلُ … عَلَى …), and they learn to tell facts from opinions. This is the first Developing course with reduced vowel marks.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 105 minutes
  • Comparison check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Compare people and places with the comparative أَفْعَلُ مِنْ (أَكْبَرُ مِنْ، أَقْدَمُ مِنْ، أَفْضَلُ مِنْ), أَكْثَرُ / أَقَلُّ + noun, and the superlative أَفْعَلُ + noun (أَكْبَرُ مَدِينَةٍ).
  • Show similarity and difference with مِثْلَ، يُشْبِهُ، مُخْتَلِفٌ عَنْ، بَيْنَمَا and أَمَّا … فَـ.
  • Tell facts from opinions and express a perspective with فِي رَأْيِي، أَظُنُّ أَنَّ، أُفَضِّلُ … عَلَى …، يَرَى … أَنَّ.
  • Write a paragraph comparing two places (or people) that includes facts, a difference, a similarity and a supported opinion.

Lessons

  1. Bigger, older, the biggest 5 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  2. Alike and different: two capitals 5 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  3. Facts and perspectives 5 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  4. Write a comparison 3 steps2 practiceabout 27 min
  5. Comparison check 9 questions at the end

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