Arabic Intermediate Level
By
Therisa Rogers
Mohamed Ali
Atef Nazir
Youness Mountaki

• Cultural Products
• Make Connections
• Acquire New Information
• Presentational Communication

Communicating
- Communicate information orally with brief and simple messages
- Communicate likes and dislikes
- Ask and respond to basic questions
- Ask for information and permission
- Follow classroom instructions given in Arabic
- Share preferences and interests
- Participate in familiar activities (real or similated) using simple Arabic
- Use pattern phrases top make simple requests for classroom objects

Acquiring Information
- Extract specific information from appropriate resources in Arabic to complete authentic tasks, and convey the information orally and visually.
Experiencing creative works
- View or listen to creative works with visual and contextual support, and respond to them in various ways.
- View, listen to, and, to some extent, read creative works with visual and contextual support, and respond to them in various ways.
Understanding Culture and Society
- Identify elements of their own and their classmates’ cultural backgrounds
- Identify characteristics of Arabic culture
- Identify similarities and differences of opinion among class members despite differing or similar cultural backgrounds

• Students work in pairs to discuss foods they like and dislike
• Students will work in groups to provide a list of Cultural phrases and practices regarding food.
• Groups will report out and write phrases/practices on board.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-
EtPKrGY94 How to prepare ful medammes
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5bxNaZrp
Gc Baked Okra Preparation

• The ful video has no sound. Students will create instructions to go along with the video. Instructions will include the use of verbs in the imperative form and some vocabulary.
• Differentiating the instruction will include providing a vocabulary list with key nouns and verbs for L2 and other students who need it.
• Students will then compare their instructions with an existing recipe for fulhttp://www.shobiklobik.com/forum/topic.
asp?TOPIC_ID=271646&whichpage=7

• Nouns:fava beans, lemon, oil, garlic, tomato, spices, bread
• Verbs: cut, heat, squeeze, stir, boil, peel, crush

• Ma sha’ Allah
• Al-Hamdu lillah
• Itfaddal
• Sahtein
• Bil hana wa’l shifa

• Students will organize in 5 regional groups representing 5 regions of the
Arabic-Speaking world to compose a recipe in writing for a food common in their area.

• People will eat the majority of what is served to them.
• Diners will praise the cook, often using phrases such as “ tislam eidik”

• Students will produce a video, together with their regional group, in which they demonstrate and narrate how to produce the food they have chosen.

• عطقإ = cut
• فضأ = add
• قحسا = crush
• بلق = stir
• نخس = heat
• يلغا = boil
• رشق = peel

لله دمحلا = Thanks be to God!
كدي ملست = Bless the cook!
كيف للهاكراب = God bless you!
افشلاو انهلاب = Bon appetite!
نيتحص = Enjoy!

• سمدم لوف
• موت
• مطامط
• نوميل
• تيز
• لباوت
• زبخ

• http://www.olejarz.com/arted/digitalvideo/in terviewrubric.pdf