Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 2 — Page 20

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَقْرَأُ الْقِصَّةَ فِي الْعَمُودِ الْأَيْمَنِ جَيِّدًا،

Read the story in the right column carefully.

ثُمَّ أُفَكِّرُ فِي الْحَدَثِ الرَّئِيسِ فِيهَا،

Reflect on its main event.

وَأُحَاوِلُ أَنْ أُغَيِّرَ هَذَا الْحَدَثَ فَقَطْ لِأَصْنَعَ نِهَايَةً جَدِيدَةً مُخْتَلِفَةً،

Try changing only that event to create a new, different ending.

وَأَكْتُبُ الْقِصَّةَ بَعْدَ تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ فِي الْعَمُودِ الْأَيْسَرِ. تَغْيِيرُ حَدَثٍ

Write the story with your changes in the left column.

فِي قِصَّةٍ رِحْلَةً إِلَى الْأَهْرَامَاتِ. الْقِصَّةُ قَبْلَ تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ. فِي صَبَاحِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ، كَانَتْ أُسْرَةُ مَالِكٍ تَسْتَعِدُّ لِرِحْلَةٍ إِلَى أَهْرَامَاتِ الْجِيزَةِ،

On Friday morning, Malik’s family prepared for a trip to the Giza Pyramids.

قَالَ الْأَبُ: «فَلْتَنْطَلِقْ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ حَتَّى نَسْتَمْتِعَ بِالْيَوْمِ كُلِّهِ».

"Let’s leave at eight o’clock so we can enjoy the whole day," the father said.

لَكِنَّ الْجَمِيعَ تَأَخَّرَ فِي تَجْهِيزِ أَغْرَاضِهِ؛

Everyone, however, was slow to get ready.

وَنَسِيَ الْأَخُ حَقِيبَتَهُ، وَتَأَخَّرَتِ الْأُخْتُ فِي ارْتِدَاءِ مَلَابِسِهَا.

The brother forgot his bag, and his sister took too long to get dressed.

خَرَجَتِ الْأَسْرَةُ مِنَ الْمَنْزِلِ مُتَأَخِّرَةً،

The family left the house behind schedule.

وَحِينَ وَصَلُوا كَانَ الْمَكَانُ مُزْدَحِمًا، وَلَمْ يَقُومُوا بِالْجَوْلَةِ كَمَا كَانُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لَهَا.

When they arrived, the place was packed, and they couldn’t tour as they had planned.

قَالَ الْأَبُ بِلُطْفٍ: «لَوْ كُنَّا جَاهِزِينَ فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُحَدَّدِ، لَكُنَّا اسْتَمْتَعْنَا بِالرِّحْلَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ».

"If we had been ready on time, we would have enjoyed the trip much more," the father said gently.

قَالَ الْجَمِيعُ: نَعَمْ يَا أَبِي، أَنْتَ مُحِقٌّ،

"You’re right, Father," they all agreed.

وَوَعَدُوهُ أَنْ يَكُونُوا فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْقَادِمَةِ أَكْثَرَ تَنْظِيمًا؛

They promised to be more organized next time.

لِأَنَّ الِاسْتِعْدَادَ الْمُبَكِّرَ يَجْعَلُ الْيَوْمَ أَجْمَلَ. الْقِصَّةُ بَعْدَ تَغْيِيرِ الْحَدَثِ. أُقِيمُ ذَاتِي.

After all, preparing early makes for a better day.

يُمْكِنُكَ الِاسْتِعَانَةُ بِالْأَسْئِلَةِ التَّالِيَةِ: ١ -

You may use the following questions for guidance.

مَا الْحَدَثُ الرَّئِيسُ فِي الْقِصَّةِ؟ ٢ -

What is the story’s main event?

مَا النَّتِيجَةُ الَّتِي تَرَتَّبَتْ عَلَيْهِ؟ ٣ -

What was the outcome?

كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُغَيِّرَ هَذَا الْحَدَثَ لِتَجْعَلَ الْقِصَّةَ مُخْتَلِفَةً؟

How could you change this event to alter the story?

بَعْدَ الِانْتِهَاءِ مِنْ كِتَابَةِ النَّصِّ، أُقَيِّمُ كِتَابَتِي مُسْتَعِينًا بِالْبُنُودِ التَّالِيَةِ: ١ -

Once you finish writing, evaluate your work using these criteria.

حَدَّدْتُ الْحَدَثَ الرَّئِيسَ لِلْقِصَّةِ. ٢ -

I identified the main event.

غَيَّرْتُ الْحَدَثَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ مَنْطِقِيَّةٍ. ٣ -

I changed the event logically.

غَيَّرْتُ النِّهَايَةَ لِتُنَاسِبَ تَغْيِيرَ الْحَدَثِ. ٤ -

I adjusted the ending to match the new event.

كَتَبْتُ جُمَلًا صَحِيحَةً وَمُتَرَابِطَةً. ٥ -

I wrote clear, coherent sentences.

تَأَكَّدْتُ مِنْ أَنَّ كِتَابَتِي خَالِيَةٌ مِنَ الْأَخْطَاءِ النَّحْوِيَّةِ وَالْإِمْلَائِيَّةِ.

I checked my writing for grammar and spelling mistakes.

سَأُحَاوِلُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.

I will try again.

حَقَّقْتُ الْهَدَفَ.

I met the goal.

أَظْهَرْتُ تَقَدُّمًا.

I showed progress.

Vocabulary · المفردات (31 verbs · 38 nouns)

• قَرَأَ — to read
• فَكَّرَ — to think
• حَاوَلَ — to try
• غَيَّرَ — to change
• صَنَعَ — to make
• كَتَبَ — to write
• اِسْتَعَدَّ — to prepare
• قَالَ — to say
• اِنْطَلَقَ — to set off
• اِسْتَمْتَعَ — to enjoy
• تَأَخَّرَ — to be late
• جَهَّزَ — to prepare
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• اِرْتَدَى — to wear
• خَرَجَ — to go out
• وَصَلَ — to arrive
• قَامَ — to perform
• خَطَّطَ — to plan
• كَانَ — to be
• وَعَدَ — to promise
• جَعَلَ — to make
• أَقَامَ — to evaluate
• اِسْتَعَانَ — to seek help
• تَرَتَّبَ — to result
• اِنْتَهَى — to finish
• قَيَّمَ — to evaluate
• حَدَّدَ — to define
• نَاسَبَ — to suit
• تَأَكَّدَ — to ensure
• حَقَّقَ — to achieve
• أَظْهَرَ — to show
• وَحْدَةٌ — unit
• قِصَّةٌ — story
• حَضَارَةٌ — civilization
• هَوِيَّةٌ — identity
• تَطْبِيقٌ — application
• عَمُودٌ — column
• حَدَثٌ — event
• نِهَايَةٌ — end
• رِحْلَةٌ — trip
• هَرَم — pyramid
• يَوْمٌ — day
• جُمُعَةٌ — Friday
• أُسْرَةٌ — family
• سَاعَةٌ — hour
• تَجْهِيزٌ — preparation
• غَرَضٌ — item
• حَقِيبَةٌ — bag
• أَخٌ — brother
• أُخْتٌ — sister
• مَلْبَسٌ — clothes ; clothing
• مَنْزِلٌ — house
• مَكَانٌ — place
• جَوْلَةٌ — tour
• لُطْفٌ — kindness
• وَقْتٌ — time
• تَنْظِيمٌ — organization
• اسْتِعْدَادٌ — readiness
• ذَاتٌ — self
• سُؤَالٌ — question
• نَتِيجَةٌ — result
• انْتِهَاءٌ — completion
• نَصٌّ — text
• بَنْدٌ — item/clause
• طَرِيقَةٌ — method
• جُمْلَةٌ — sentence
• خَطَأٌ — error
• هَدَفٌ — goal
• تَقَدُّمٌ — progress