Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 4, Semester 2 — Page 5

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَتَأَمَّلُ وَأَتَحَدَّثُ.

I reflect and I speak.

مَدِينَةُ الْيَاسَمِينِ.

The City of Jasmine.

أَتَأَمَّلُ الصُّورَةَ الْآتِيَةَ، ثُمَّ أُنَفِّذُ الْأَنْشِطَةَ:

I look at the following picture, then complete the activities:

مِنْ أَقْدَمِ عَوَاصِمِ الْعَالَمِ، لُقِّبْتُ بِمَدِينَةِ الْيَاسَمِينِ، فَمَنْ أَنَا؟

I am one of the world's oldest capitals and known as the City of Jasmine. Who am I?

أَصِفُ مَا أَرَاهُ فِي الصُّورَةِ.

I describe what I see in the picture.

أُسَمِّي الزَّهْرَةَ الَّتِي تَظْهَرُ فِي الصُّورَةِ.

I name the flower shown in the picture.

مَا الْعَنَاصِرُ الْأَجْمَلُ فِي الصُّورَةِ السَّابِقَةِ فِي رَأْيِكَ؟ وَلِمَاذَا؟

In your opinion, what are the most beautiful elements in the picture, and why?

أَسْتَمِعُ وَأُنَاقِشُ.

I listen and I discuss.

أَسْتَمِعُ لِلنَّصِّ، ثُمَّ أُنَفِّذُ الْأَنْشِطَةَ الْآتِيَةَ:

I listen to the text, then complete the following activities:

أَخْتَارُ الْإِجَابَاتِ الصَّحِيحَةَ مِمَّا بَيْنَ الْقَوْسَيْنِ:

I choose the correct answers from the options provided:

مِنْ آدَابِ الِاسْتِمَاعِ لَا أَسْأَلُ إِلَّا بَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ الِاسْتِمَاعِ.

Good listening etiquette requires that I wait until the speaker has finished before asking questions.

ذَكَرَ الْكَاتِبُ أَمَاكِنَ عِدَّةً فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، هِيَ: (الْقَلْعَةُ / الْبُيُوتُ الْقَدِيمَةُ / الْغُوطَةُ / جَبَلُ قَاسِيُونَ).

The writer mentioned several places in the city: (The Citadel / The Old Houses / The Ghouta / Mount Qasioun).

مَا الْمَدِينَةُ الَّتِي تَحَدَّثَ عَنْهَا الْكَاتِبُ فِي النَّصِّ؟

Which city did the writer describe in the text?

أَقْتَرِحُ عُنْوَانًا آخَرَ لِلنَّصِّ.

I suggest another title for the text.

Vocabulary · المفردات (14 verbs · 24 nouns)

• تَأَمَّلَ — to contemplate
• تَحَدَّثَ — to speak
• نَفَّذَ — to execute
• لَقَّبَ — to nickname
• وَصَفَ — to describe
• رَأَى — to see
• سَمَّى — to name
• ظَهَرَ — to appear
• اسْتَمَعَ — to listen
• نَاقَشَ — to discuss
• اخْتَارَ — to choose
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• ذَكَرَ — to mention
• اقْتَرَحَ — to suggest
• مَدِينَةٌ — city
• يَاسَمِينٌ — jasmine
• صُورَةٌ — picture
• نَشَاطٌ — activity
• عَاصِمَةٌ — capital
• عَالَمٌ — world, universe
• زَهْرَةٌ — Zahra (a name, but here used as a common noun meaning 'flower')
• عُنْصُرٌ — element
• رَأْيٌ — opinion
• نَصٌّ — text
• إِجَابَةٌ — answer
• أَدَبٌ — etiquette
• اسْتِمَاعٌ — listening
• انْتِهَاءٌ — end
• كَاتِبٌ — writer, author
• مَكَانٌ — place, location, site
• قَلْعَةٌ — castle
• بَيْتٌ — house
• غُوطَةٌ — Ghouta
• جَبَلٌ — mountain
• عُنْوَانٌ — title
• قَدِيمَة — ancient (adj.)
• أَقْدَم — older
• أَجْمَل — most beautiful