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SPOKEN ARABIC STAGE 3 INTRODUCTION VIDEO: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!

SPOKEN ARABIC - STAGE 3 - FLUENCY

Learning Outcomes: 
Use past tense forms like qararet and la’et to narrate completed actions.
Build compound sentences with cause-effect using la’Nno.
Master past vs. present contrasts in narration.
Form yes/no questions with rising intonation + eh?.
Use vocabulary for location to ask and answer where people are (“wein? Where?”, “bi – in”).
Summarize a story accurately in past tense.
Apply consistent gender agreement with verbs and pronouns.
Practice contrasting wants vs. outcomes (e.g. bedda… but ma la’et…).

This chapter is all about practice and contains:
Episode 10 of Ahmed's story video to introduce the vocabulary and structures.  
3 activation drills: slow paces question and answers lesson to activate up vocab.
1 comprehension assessment.
1 end of chapter quiz.

CHAPTER 10  / LESSON 1 - STORY EPISODE 10: IN THE BOSTON LIBRARY

CHAPTER 10 / LESSON 2 - ACTIVATION DRILL: FEMININE COLOURS

CHAPTER 10 / LESSON 3 - ACTIVATION DRILL: USING SIMPLE AND  COMPLEX VERBS STRUCTURE

CHAPTER 10 / LESSON 4 - ACTIVATION DRILL: EXPRESSING COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

CHAPTER 10 / LESSON 5 - COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT OF EPISODE 10

CHAPTER 10 / LESSON 6 - END OF CHAPTER QUIZ

CHAPTER 10 : IN THE BOSTON LIBRARY

Learning Outcomes:
Differentiate past (masculine and feminine forms: “qararet” “she decided to”, “la’a” “he found”) vs. present forms clearly.
Narrate sequences of events with cause/effect using la’Nno.
Ask and answer wh-questions accurately (“who, what, where, why, when”).
Express intentions and goals using “mshan” (“in order to”).
Build location-based sentences with wein, 3and, bil, fee (consolidation).
Use possession to describe relationships (e.g. “erfi’-o Mohammed” “his friend Mohammed”).
Recognize and produce negations with ma + verb (“ma la’a” “he didn’t find”, “ma b3arif” “ I don’t know” - consolidation).
Express time (o'clock, half-past, quarter to/past).

This chapter contains:
Episode 11 of Ahmed's story video to introduce the vocabulary and structures.  
1 grammar drill on past tense
3 activation drills on past tense
1 activation drill on the episode's vocabulary
1 activation drill on how to say the time
1 comprehension assessment
1 speaking assessment
1 quiz


CHAPTER 11  / LESSON 1 - STORY EPISODE 11: AT THE PYRAMIDS

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 2 - GRAMMAR DRILL: INTRO TO THE PAST TENSE

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 3 - ACTIVATION DRILL: PAST TENSE PART 1

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 4 - ACTIVATION DRILL: PAST TENSE PART 2

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 5 - ACTIVATION DRILL: PAST TENSE PART 3

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 6 - ACTIVATION DRILL:  COMPARING AND USING 'LIKES TO BE'

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 7 - ACTIVATION DRILL: EXPRESSING TIME

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 8 - COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT OF EPISODE 11

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 9 - SPEAKING SELF ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 11 / LESSON 10 - END OF CHAPTER QUIZ

CHAPTER 11: AT THE PYRAMIDS

Learning Outcomes:
Use model verb can + conjugated verb (consolidation)
Use imperative forms for direct commands “iftaH!” (“open!”)
Express inability in the present (“ma bye’eder yiftaH al bab” (“he can’t open the door”) and state reasons for inability using causes.
Ask extended wh-questions in context.

This chapter contains: 
Episode 12 of Ahmed's story video to introduce the vocabulary and structures.  
1 grammar clinic on plural pronouns.
1 activation drill: slow paces question and answers lesson to activate up vocab.
1 comprehension assessment.
1 speaking assessment.
1 quiz.

CHAPTER 12  / LESSON 1 - STORY EPISODE 12: IN THE BIG PYRAMID

CHAPTER 12 / LESSON 2 - GRAMMAR DRILL: OUR - YOUR - THEIR

CHAPTER 12 / LESSON 3 - ACTIVATION DRILL: USING MODAL 'CAN' + VERB

CHAPTER 12 / LESSON 4 - COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT OF EPISODE 12

CHAPTER 12 / LESSON 5 - SPEAKING SELF ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 12 / LESSON 6 - END OF CHAPTER QUIZ

CHAPTER 12: INSIDE THE BIG PYRAMID

Learning Outcomes:
Use the present progressive with “3am-”(“Noora wa Ahmed 3am-ydawaru 3ala al kristal” (t”hey are looking for the crystal”).
Plural form of present tense verbs (with “we”, “you”-plur., and “they”).
Expressing the future with suffix “raaH-“ (“will”).
Expressing ‘being able to’ with colloquial fee+ personal suffix.
Introduction to using direct objects “he gives them, you give me”.
Add advanced cause-effect chains for reasoning in increasingly complex structures: “lesh ma byiefhem?” (Why doesn’t he understand?) “la’Nno ma by3arif shoo ya3ni film” (“Because he doesn’t understand what film means”).
Recognize and produce present progressive wh-questions “wein 3am-ydawaru?” (“where are they searching?”).
Expressing regret, being sorry. 

This chapter contains:
Episode 13 of Ahmed's story video to introduce the vocabulary and structures.  
4 grammar clinics.
2 activation drills: slow paces question and answers lesson to activate up vocab.
1 comprehension assessment.
1 quiz.

CHAPTER 13  / LESSON 1 - STORY EPISODE 13: AL KRISTAL

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 2 - GRAMMAR DRILL: VERBS WITH PLURAL PRONOUNS

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 3 - GRAMMAR DRILL: THE FUTURE TENSE PART 1

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 4 - GRAMMAR DRILL: THE FUTURE TENSE PART 2

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 5 - GRAMMAR DRILL: TWO WAYS OF EXPRESSING 'CAN'

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 6 - ACTIVATION DRILL: GIVE - ME / YOU / HER

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 7 - ACTIVATION DRILL: VERBS AND POSSESSIVES IN THE PLURAL FORM

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 8 - COMPREHENSION  ASSESSMENT OF EPISODE 13

CHAPTER 13 / LESSON 9 - END OF CHAPTER QUIZ

CHAPTER 13: THE CRYSTAL

Learning Outcomes:
Completing a sequence of actions using ordinals first, then and adverb immediately.
Giving instructions with imperative in the plural form “Huttu – Put” (plural you).
Extended conversation patterns with question-answer-confirmation loops around practical tasks.
Using “lazem” (“must”) with plural form of verbs (“we, you , they”) in the present tense.
Using colloquial verb form “Saar” (“became/happened/it’s been” in its different meanings.

This chapter contains:
Episode 14 of Ahmed's story video to introduce the vocabulary and structures.  
2 grammar clinics.
1 activation drills: slow paces question and answers lesson to activate up vocab.
1 comprehension assessment.
1 speaking asssessment.
1 end of chapter quiz.

CHAPTER 14  / LESSON 1 - STORY EPISODE 14: BIL TIYAARA

CHAPTER 14 / LESSON 2 - GRAMMAR DRILL: EXPRESSING 'MUST' - LAZEM

CHAPTER 14 / LESSON 3 - GRAMMAR DRILL: 'SAAR' BECOME

CHAPTER 14 / LESSON 4 - ACTIVATION DRILL: BIL TIYAARA

CHAPTER 14 / LESSON 5 - COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT OF EPISODE 14

CHAPTER 14 / LESSON 6 - SPEAKING SELF ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 14 / LESSON 7 - END OF CHAPTER QUIZ

CHAPTER 14: ON THE PLANE

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CHAPTER 15 - CONCLUSION AND FURTHER ACTION

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CHAPTER 15: CONCLUSION AND FURTHER ACTION

This course gives you Chapters 10 to 14 of the full course. We hope that you went through the first part (Development) and second part (Emergence) to ensure a thorough coverage of sentence structure and grammar, but if you have already quite a solid knowledge of Levantine Arabic, you should be fine!On top of the free material featured in our e-library, stage 1 and stage 2 courses, you will learn to: ✅ Use past tense forms like qararet (decided) and la’et (found) to narrate completed actions. ✅ Build compound sentences with cause-effect introduced by la’Nno (because). ✅ Master past vs. present contrasts in narration. ✅ Use vocabulary for location to ask and answer where people are (wein? -Where?, bi – in). ✅ Summarize a story accurately using present and past tenses. ✅ Apply consistent gender agreement with verbs and pronouns. ✅ Practice contrasting wants vs. outcomes (e.g. bedda -she wants… bass ma la’et -but she didn’t find). ✅ Differentiate past (masculine and feminine forms: la’et - she found to, la’a -he found”) vs. present forms clearly. ✅ Narrate sequences of events with cause/effect. ✅ Ask and answer wh-questions accurately (who, what, where, why, when). ✅ Express intentions and goals using mshan (in order to). ✅ Build location-based sentences with wein (where)`, 3and (at), bil (in the), fee `(in)(consolidation). ✅ Use possession to describe relationships (e.g. erfi’-o Mohammed his friend Mohammed”). ✅ Recognize and produce negations with ma + verb (ma la’a -he didn’t find, ma b3arif - I don’t know - consolidation). ✅ Use detailed vocabulary to talk about searches, locations, and objects (e.g. bil Rorfe -inside the room, al bab al boonni byibayen -the brown door appears).✅ Use model verb can + conjugated verb (consolidation)✅ Use imperative forms for direct commands iftaH! (Open!)✅ Express inability in the present (ma bye’eder yiftaH al bab -he can’t open the door) and state reasons for inability using causes.✅ Use the present progressive with 3am- (Noora wa Ahmed 3am-ydawaru 3ala al kristal (they are looking for the crystal).✅ Plural form of present tense verbs (with we, you plur., and they).✅ Expressing the future with suffix raaH- (will).✅ Expressing ‘being able to’ with colloquial fee+ personal suffix.✅ Introduction to using direct objects “he gives them, you give me”.✅ Add advanced cause-effect chains for reasoning in increasingly complex structures: lesh ma byiefhem? (Why doesn’t he understand?) la’Nno ma by3arif shoo ya3ni film (Because he doesn’t understand what film means).✅ Recognize and produce present progressive wh-questions “wein 3am-ydawaru?” (Where are they searching?).✅ Expressing regret, being sorry.✅ Completing a sequence of actions using ordinals first, then and adverb immediately.✅ Giving instructions with imperative in the plural form HuTu (Put, (plural you)✅ Extended conversation patterns with question-answer-confirmation loops around practical tasks.✅ Using lazem (must) with plural form of verbs (we, you, they) in the present tense.✅ Using colloquial verb form Saar (became/happened/it’s been) in its different meanings.

Get speaking and understanding spoken Arabic very quickly whilst having fun! You will be amazed how quickly you can express lots of ideas! We are now going for more fluency, so you will see lots of consolidation opportunities!

SPOKEN ARABIC - STAGE 3 - FLUENCY

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