Thursday, 4 July 2019

Language Level. (CHECK YOUR LEVEL BEFORE YOU ENGAGE WITH THE TASK). A1- A2 20 -40 hours of study.  B1-B2 40 -100 hours of study C1 100- 200 hours of study C2 200 + hours of study).

من هي الأميرة زوجة حاكم دبي

 التي "تتوارى في لندن"؟

Students Tasks.
There are three tasks in the following story, each task related to a different level. Please do the task according to your level. For example, A1-A2 see task 1 that the story in the three columns below. B1-B2 see task 2 and C1-C2 see task 3.


أنا شقيقة العاهل الأردني الحالي عبد الله بن الحسين من ناحية الأب، أما أمي فهي الملكة علياء التي توفيت في حادث سقوط طائرة مروحية عام 1977

[v] Pass away

مَاتَ
[n] Accident 

حَادِث (ة, ج حَوَادِثُ)

[n]  Airplane 
طَائِرَة (ج. ـات)



عُمري الآن 45 عاما ودرست في بريطانيا في مدارس خاصة ثم التحقت بجامعة أكسفورد ا في بريطانيا
[n] Age,

عُمر

[v] Study, learn

دَرَسَ
[n] Private school

مَدْرَسَة خاصة
[v] Join, enter

اِلْتَحَقَ بـ



تزوجتُ (زوجي) محمد بن راشد عام 2004 وأنجبت منه طفلين
[v] Marry, wed

تَزَوَّجَ

[v] Produces (a child, a creation)

أَنْجَبَ


 Task1- For Level A1-A2.Read the story and find out:

The speaker name and title
The father and mother name and title
The brother name and title
The husband name and title






Task 2 for Level B1-B2
Click on the link and complete in not less than 100 words the story of the person in the article. http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast-48840388
Write your answer in the comments section
Task 3- For Level C1-C2
Click on this link and write a summary of the story and what might happen in the future for the  wife and husband
http://www.bbc.com/arabic/inthepress-48834831




Thursday, 27 June 2019



Level advanced (C1-C2)
Student Task:
Political Section is keeping a close watch on the Arabs media
Listen to the accompanying article and summarise in English the main ideas.
Write your summary in the comments section.

Click here to listen
الكتاب تضمن تصريحات لستيف بانون عن إدارة ترمب (رويترز)


Vocabulary may help.



نُشر  - أصدر
[v] Issue, publish
أَبْلَغَ ( 4)
[v] Informs,
• بَلَّغَ ( 2)
[v] Convey, notify, inform
مَوَّلَ ( 2) ستمول  will fund
[v] Finance, capitalize, fund
حوله around him  
وجود [اسم/مصدر] حضور
Attendance, presence
عسكرياً
[Adv] militarily
حَلَّ - محل
[v] replace, displace, oust,  
قِيَادَة
[n] leadership, commander, generalship
مَوْجُود
[adj] actual, present1,  available, being, existing



بِحَسَبِ
[prep] according to
تَجَاهَلَ ( 6)
[v] ignore, bypass, disregard, eliminate, pass over
نَصِيحَة (ج نَصَائِحُ)
[n] advice, recommendation, counsel
تَحَدَّى (مستقبل يتحدّى, 5, تحدّ)
[v] defy, brave, challenge, affront, outface

• تَحَدٍّ (أيضاً التَّحَدِّي, ج تحديات)
[n] challenge, defying, dare, defiance
مَنَحَ ( 1, ـَ )
[v] give, donate,  award
مُوَافَقَة
[n] agreement, approval
مُمَارَسَة (ج. ـات)
[n/] exercise, practice
بلطجة
[n] bullying, thuggishness


أَشَارَ إلى (أَشِرْ)
[v] indicate, refer, point out
تَوَلٍّ (أيضاً التّولّي)
[n] assuming, taking over
وِلايَة[اسم/مصدر] وصاية
[n] guardianship

[اسم/مصدر] حكم
[n] reign, rule
وِلايَة (ج. ـات)
Other meaning: [n] country, province, state
صِهْر (ج أَصْهَار) [اسم] العائلة
 [n] brother-in-law, son-in-law
قَامَ بـ ( 1, ـُ )
[v] handle, execute, manage, carry out, fulfill, deal with
هَنْدَسَة
[n] engineering, designing and planning carefully
قِلاب[اسم/مصدر] ثورة
[n/src] revolution, coup, coup d’état
وَضَعَ ( 1, ـَ , ضَعْ)
[فعل] حَطَّ
[v] sposition, put, install, place, lay
خَصَّ بـ ( 1, ـُ )
[v] favor with,) belong to us  خصنا)   
قِمَّة (ج قِمَم)
[n]  top, crown

المصدر 



Level: Beginners (A1, A2)
Scenario: An Arab student wants to know more about London. 
You want to send the following picture in an email. 
Your Task: How would you describe this picture?


Vocabulary
عزيزي dear (male) عزيزتي(female)
  برج tower.  How would you say (Tower of London) see idafa constructions page 85?
ضباب fog. How would you put this word in context in relation to the city of London?
نهر river
You  may need a newer vocabulary to expand your writing. 
Ask a native speaker through this blog where you may get an answer.