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Arabic · Preschool

Listen and Respond in Modern Standard Arabic

A first, playful meeting with Modern Standard Arabic. Children hear Olly the owl say a few action words and body words, show they understand by doing, pointing and tapping, and answer simple questions with نَعَمْ (yes) or لَا (no). No reading or speaking test: listening comes first.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 minutes
  • Olly's listening game: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, share out one each and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Show understanding of heard Arabic action words (look, listen, sit, clap) by doing the action or tapping its picture.
  • Point to the picture for a heard body word: عَيْنٌ eye, أُذُنٌ ear, أَنْفٌ nose, يَدٌ hand, قَدَمٌ foot.
  • Answer a heard yes/no question with نَعَمْ (yes) or لَا (no).

Lessons

  1. Listen and do 4 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
  2. My body words 4 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
  3. Yes or no? 4 steps2 practiceabout 9 min
  4. Olly's listening game 4 questions at the end

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