Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Queens of Syria, Reading Posted by aziza on Jul 11, 2016
In this post, I present a reading comprehension exercise on a theatrical performance called “Queens of Syria” by Syrian refugees. The article is adapted from bbcarabic website. Please read the article and answer the questions that follow. You can use the useful vocabulary list to facilitate comprehension. ملكات سوريا: رؤية حديثة لتراجيديا قديمة في عام…
House, kitchen and school vocabulary Posted by aziza on Jul 8, 2016
In this post, I present a video that introduces vocabulary items in Arabic on 3 very interesting topics: the house, kitchen and school supplies. Watch the video, repeat the words and learn them. At the end of each section, there are some questions to test whether you have learnt the words. Enjoy! المنزل باب…
listening – Islamic fashion Posted by aziza on Jun 27, 2016
This post presents the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier on a fashion show for Islamic and modest fashion in Istanbul Turkey English Questions and Answers: 1- Where was the fashion show held? The fashion show was held in the historic Haidar Pasha station. 2- How is Istanbul described in the video? Istanbul…
Listening comprehension – fashion Posted by aziza on Jun 27, 2016
This post presents a listening comprehension exercise on a very interesting topic which is a fashion show for Islamic and modest clothes in Istanbul Turkey. Please answer the questions based on the video, and use the vocabulary provided to make comprehension easier. Answer the following questions in English: 1- Where was the fashion show held?…
Reading comprehension, economy answer Posted by aziza on Jun 13, 2016
In this post, I present the answers of the reading comprehension exercise presented earlier on economic growth worldwide. البنك الدولي يخفض توقعاته للاقتصاد العالمي هذا العام خفض البنك الدولي توقعاته لنمو الاقتصاد العالمي بنسبة 2.4 بالمئة في العام الحالي، انخفاضا من توقعه في يناير/كانون الثاني أن تكون نسبة النمو العالمي 2.9 بالمئة. ويعني ذلك بقاء…
Reading Comprehension – world economy Posted by aziza on Jun 13, 2016
In this exercise, I present a reading comprehension exercise on world economy from BBC Arabic. البنك الدولي يخفض توقعاته للاقتصاد العالمي هذا العام خفض البنك الدولي توقعاته لنمو الاقتصاد العالمي بنسبة 2.4 بالمئة في العام الحالي، انخفاضا من توقعه في يناير/كانون الثاني أن تكون نسبة النمو العالمي 2.9 بالمئة. ويعني ذلك بقاء النمو العالمي للعام…
The Diminutive Posted by aziza on Jun 10, 2016
The diminutive (اسم التصغير) is a form used to refer to a smaller or diminishing form of certain nouns and adjectives. It follows the pattern (فُعَيْل) For example, The diminutive of (كتاب) is (كُتَيب) The diminutive of (عبد) is (عُبَيد) The diminutive of (مهر) is (مُهَیر) The diminutive of (جبل) is (جُبَيل) The diminutive of…