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

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الوَحْدَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ. الِاسْتِمَاعُ.

Unit Two.

الِاسْتِمَاعُ.

Listening.

أَطْفَالُنَا أَكْبَادُنَا.

Our children are our heart and soul.

نَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى نَصٍّ بِعُنْوَانِ (الطُّفُولَةُ فِي فِلَسْطِينَ)، وَنُجِيبُ عَنِ الْأَسْئِلَةِ الْآتِيَةِ: ١-

Listen to a text titled “Childhood in Palestine” and answer the following questions:

لِمَاذَا أَصْدَرَتْ هَيْئَةُ الْأُمَمِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ اتِّفَاقِيَّةَ حُقُوقِ الطِّفْلِ؟ ٢-

Why did the United Nations issue the Convention on the Rights of the Child?

لِمَاذَا اهْتَمَّتِ الْمُؤَسَّسَاتُ الدَّوْلِيَّةُ بِالطِّفْلِ؟ ٣-

Why have international institutions taken an interest in children?

مَنْ هُوَ الطِّفْلُ بِحَسَبِ اتِّفَاقِيَّةِ الْأُمَمِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ؟ ٤-

How does the United Nations Convention define a child?

لِمَاذَا يُعَدُّ الْمُجْتَمَعُ الْفِلَسْطِينِيُّ مُجْتَمَعاً فَتِيّاً؟ ٥-

Why is Palestinian society considered a youthful one?

نَذْكُرُ بَعْضَ مُمَارَسَاتِ الِاحْتِلَالِ تُجَاهَ الْأَطْفَالِ الْفِلَسْطِينِيِّينَ. ٦-

List some of the occupation's practices toward Palestinian children.

لَمْ تَحُدَّ مُمَارَسَاتُ الِاحْتِلَالِ مِنْ قُدُرَاتِ الطِّفْلِ الْفِلَسْطِينِيِّ عَلَى التَّمَيُّزِ، وَالْإِبْدَاعِ، نُدَلِّلُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ. ٧-

The occupation's practices have not stifled the Palestinian child's capacity for excellence and creativity; provide evidence to support this.

سَلَبَ الِاحْتِلَالُ الْأَطْفَالَ الْفِلَسْطِينِيِّينَ عَدَداً مِنْ حُقُوقِهِمْ، نَذْكُرُ بَعْضَهَا.

The occupation has stripped Palestinian children of many of their rights; list some of these.

Vocabulary · المفردات (9 verbs · 28 nouns)

• اِسْتَمَعَ — to listen
• أَجَابَ — to answer
• أَصْدَرَ — to issue
• اِهْتَمَّ — to care
• عَدَّ — to consider
• ذَكَرَ — to mention
• حَدَّ — to limit
• دَلَّلَ — to provide evidence
• سَلَبَ — to rob
• وَحْدَة — unit
• ثَانِيَة — second
• اسْتِمَاعٌ — listening
• طِفْل — child
• كَبِد — liver (metaphorically: beloved)
• نَصٌّ — text
• عُنْوَان — title
• طُفُولَة — childhood
• سُؤَال — question
• آت — following
• هَيْئَة — body/organization
• أُمَّة — nation
• مُتَّحِد — united
• اتِّفَاقِيَّةٌ — agreement/convention
• حَقٌّ — right
• مُؤَسَّسَة — institution
• دَوْلِيَّة — international
• مُجْتَمَع — society
• فِلَسْطِينِيٌّ — Palestinian
• فَتِيٌّ — young/youthful
• بَعْض — some
• مُمَارَسَة — practice
• احْتِلَالٌ — occupation
• تُجَاه — towards
• قُدْرَة — ability
• تَمَيُّز — distinction
• إِبْدَاع — creativity
• عَدَد — number