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1.2 Phonological awareness
Arabic · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Short vowels on greeting words: fatha َ (a), damma ُ (u), kasra ِ (i)
- Fatha in مَرْحَبا and كَيفَ; damma in اِسْمُك; kasra in اِسْمِي and اِسْمُكِ
- Minimal pair ب / ت: بيت and تمر, بنت and تِلميذ
What you will be able to do
- identify fatha, damma and kasra on familiar greeting words
- distinguish ب from ت by ear and by mouth
- appreciate that a tiny mark changes who you are speaking to
Key questions
“What makes it necessary to develop the strategies of active listening?”
Lessons
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Fatha, damma, kasra on greeting words
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizMark the three short vowels on كَيفَ, اسمُك and اسمِي, and hear how اسمكِ is a kasra.
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ب is not ت
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizHear and say the difference between ba and ta, then keep the dots on بيت, بنت, تمر and تلميذ.