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Amani from Egypt shares this video and talks about her trip
Metacognitive Listening Strategies.
1-Pre-listening predict the correct sequence or the correct answer to questions.
Where did Amani go last summer (place)? with whom (person)?what did she study?where?how? what did she see?
1-Pre-listening predict the correct sequence or the correct answer to questions.
Where did Amani go last summer (place)? with whom (person)?what did she study?where?how? what did she see?
2- First listen
Verify your initial predictions.
Compare your answers with a partner. Modify as required.
Establish what still needs resolution and decide on what will require special attention.
3- Second listen
Verify points of earlier disagreement, and make any required correction.
4- Third listen (final verification stage)
Listening to specific information which you were not able to decipher earlier.
5- Reflection and goal-setting stage
Individual or class discussion of strategies used to determine the correct sequence of answers and reflection on goals for the next listening activity.
Now watch the video and verify your predictions and folow the steps of listening strategies
6- Extension Activity.Listening diary: Students write an entry in their listening diary to describe their experiences and lesson learned about listening. Predicting and working with other.
Source Mastering Arabic unit 14 (YOU TUBE). Google Images under ccby listence
Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening. Metacognition in Action (ISBN 978-0-415-88372-6)
https://youtu.be/80X1a7dALto
Your Task -After watching
-The speaker in this video mentioned the word map of Middle East. Do you know what is it ?
-The speaker said all country and capital are feminine. what do you think? is it هي or هو -Most of the Foreign Country end with ALIF, which countries the speaker mentioned?
what about India?
- Try to reflect on today lesson .For example:
what did you learn from today lesson; vocabulary, phrases or grammar.
Most important how would you use these outcome in real life.
Task 2
Click on this link https://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/arabic and pick up ONE subject and learn ONE culture about ONE country of you choice.
Come back and share your experience in comment section if you wish.
Source Mastering Arabic click
Amani does not speak any Language except Arabic, You an expert in Arabic and we need your help.
1-what does Amani do?
2-Where is she based?
3- what are the occupation of her parants?
4-who else does Amani Mention?
Share your knowledge with others in the comment Section.
Level A1(beginners)
Objectives
Learning two common greetings
Introducing oneself
Taking leave
Your Task: After listening write in the common section short sentences introducing your self using one greeting and one when you leave.
you may use English transliteration if you do not know some Arabic letters.
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] Passaway
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:
