{"id":6555,"date":"2012-10-28T20:25:11","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T20:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=6555"},"modified":"2014-07-11T19:06:42","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:06:42","slug":"arabic-5-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-5-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic 5-a-day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Health professionals in the UK have been talking about the importance of having 5-a-day, i.e. 5 portions of fruits and\u00a0vegetables every day to keep healthy and fit. I believe that any serious\u00a0learner of Arabic must have\u00a05 portions of Arabic a day as well to improve their\u00a0abilities and update their \u00a0skills.<\/p>\n

The 5-a-day of Arabic should include practicing the 5 skills of Arabic.<\/p>\n

Reading \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621\u0629<\/p>\n

Writing \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0629<\/p>\n

Listening\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639<\/p>\n

Speaking\u00a0\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b<\/p>\n

Translation\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629<\/p>\n

You can practice according to the appropriate level for you. If you are a beginner, start by reading and writing words or sentences. If you are an\u00a0intermediate or advanced student, you can write a letter, a paragraph, emaill, etc. It really helps if you read and then write about the same topic.<\/p>\n

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With the Internet and youtube, listening cannot be easier! You can listen to the daily news bulleting in Arabic on BBC Arabic or CNN Arabic. Al-Jazeera would be brilliant for upper intermediate and advanced students.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/arabic\/tvandradio\/<\/a><\/p>\n

You can listen to the news on radio or\u00a0TV\u00a0and read the news story on the website as well, and thus practice both skills at the same time.<\/p>\n

To practice speaking, you have to find a partner who is willing to listen to you speaking in\u00a0Arabic! Alternatively, you can record your speech and listen to it later. This is very very useful!<\/p>\n

Translation into Arabic and into English is also easy to practice with the help of the Internet. It is often the case that news items on major outlets like BBC are presented in both English and Arabic. Also, almost all UN agencies have their websites in English and Arabic, so it is possible to find English and Arabic versions of many texts on the web, e.g. the following links take you to the main story on the UNESCO website in both English and Arabic:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/en\/education\/resources\/online-materials\/single-view\/news\/from_the_grassroots_to_global_campaigns_ngos_and_education_for_all\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/ar\/education\/resources\/online-materials\/single-view\/news\/from_the_grassroots_to_global_campaigns_ngos_and_education_for_all\/<\/a><\/p>\n

To access the Arabic website for any UN agency, click on Arabic (\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a>)\u00a0on the homepage:<\/p>\n