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Arabic · Grade 1

Questions, Actions and Negation

Learners start talking about what people do. They learn the Arabic question words, the present-tense verb for I, you, he and she (أَكْتُبُ، تَكْتُبُ، تَكْتُبِينَ، يَكْتُبُ), and two ways to say no: لَا before a verb and لَيْسَ in a sentence without a verb. A school-newsletter interview brings it all together, and learners finish by answering interview questions about themselves.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 minutes
  • Questions, verbs and negation check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Ask and answer questions with مَا، مَاذَا، مَنْ، أَيْنَ، مَتَى، كَيْفَ، كَمْ and هَلْ, choosing the question word that fits the answer wanted.
  • Use present-tense verbs for I, you (male and female), he and she by choosing the right prefix and ending (أَ، تَ، تَـ…ينَ، يَ، تَ).
  • Say what is not true: لَا before a present verb, and لَيْسَ / لَيْسَتْ with an -an ending on the description in a verbless sentence.
  • Understand and take part in a short interview about daily activities, and write answers about yourself.

Lessons

  1. Question words 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  2. I, you, he, she: the present tense 5 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  3. Saying no: لَا and لَيْسَ 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  4. An interview for the school newsletter 5 steps4 practiceabout 26 min
  5. Questions, verbs and negation check 10 questions at the end

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  • Arabic AdventureMarhaban! Learn first words in Modern Standard Arabic, from letter shapes to little stories.

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