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1.4 Listening for Gist
Arabic · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Listening for gist in a calendar talk: key idea first, then the date
- Days and simple time words: اليوم, غدا, أمس, يوم, أسبوع
- Important dates: عيد الفطر, عيد الأضحى, عطلة
What you will be able to do
- identify key ideas from a spoken text about dates and holidays
- use acquired vocabulary to make simple sentences about Eid and holidays
Key questions
“How can we pick out key ideas from a text?”
Lessons
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Key ideas on the calendar
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPick the gist of a spoken calendar text: today, tomorrow, or a named day.
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Eid and holidays
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCatch عيد الفطر and عيد الأضحى as key ideas and say one oral sentence about a holiday.