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Arabic · Grade 1

Read and Write Short Messages

Learners read the short messages of everyday life in Arabic: a text invitation and its reply, a note left on the fridge and a party invitation card. They find who, what, when and where, learn the polite openings, requests and closings (with the right form for a male or female reader), use the days of the week and simple times, and write and answer a message of their own.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 minutes
  • Messages 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

  • Read a short message, note or invitation and find who it is from and to, what is planned, and when and where.
  • Use message formulas with the right form for the reader: openings (مَرْحَبًا يَا …، عَزِيزِي / عَزِيزَتِي), requests (مِنْ فَضْلِكَ / مِنْ فَضْلِكِ), thanks (شُكْرًا لَكَ / لَكِ) and closings (مَعَ تَحِيَّاتِي، إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ).
  • Use the days of the week and simple time expressions (الْيَوْمَ، غَدًا، يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ، فِي السَّاعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ، مَسَاءً) to say when something happens.
  • Write a short message (an invitation, a note or a reply) with an opening, a clear purpose, a time or place, and a closing.

Lessons

  1. Reading a message 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Openings, requests and closings 4 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Days and times 4 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  4. Write your own message 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  5. Messages check 9 questions at the end

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