Alif Baa Homework assignments

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Unit Assign. # Assignment

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1 1 Read the introduction (preface to the student)

pp.(VII-IX)

Be familiar with the use of the DVD

Read and study the whole unit 1

Listening ex. 1 Arabic Letters and Sounds

Ex. 2 Dialect and variation in Arabic

Drill 4

Write (do) the drills 1&3

Learn the vocabulary p.15

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2 2 Write drills 1-5

Listening exercises 1-7

Writing exercises pp 21-32

3 Read the introduction to the Short Vowels p.34

Listening exercises 8-11

Write (do) the drills 6-8 &10-11&13

Writing exercises on pp. 36-38

Learn the vocabulary on pp.41&42

Prepare for next classwork drills 9, 12 & 14-17

Read the paragraph on “Culture” p. 44

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3 4 Read the explanation given for the letters خ ح ج

Listening exercises 1-3

Write (do) the drills 1-5

Writing exercises on pp.46-52

Learn the vocabulary on p.61

Prepare drill 6 for next class activation

5 The letters “sukuun” and the consonants و&ى

Read the explanation of the above letters

Listening exercises 4-8

Write (do) the drills 7&8, 10&11

Prepare for next class activation 11-15

Match the voc. With the picture Drill 12 on the

website.

Writing exercise on p. 3

Learn the vocabulary on pp. 61&62

Read carefully p. 60 and the “Culture” on p. 64

6 Review and Study the three units (1,2&3) for

Quiz #1

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4 7 Read the Introduction of Unit 4( the “hamza” ء

Listening exercises 1-4

Write (do) the drills 1-3

Writing exercises on pp. 69&72-73

Learn the numbers and the vocabulary on

pp. 71 & 74-75

Prepare for next class activation drills 4&5

8 Read the explanation and listen to the

pronunciation of the letters د ذ ر &ز

Listening exercises 5-8

Write (do) the drills 7-10&12

Writing exercises pp. 77-78& 80-83

Prepare for next class activation drill 11,14,16

17&18

Use the Website for drills 13&15

Learn the vocabulary on p. 86

Read the different forms of address on p. 89

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5 9 Read p.92 the explanation of the “shadda”

Listening exercises 1-4

Write (do) the drills 1-5

Prepare drill 6 for class activation

Writing exercises on pp.94-96 & 99

Learn the vocabulary on p. 100

Watch the DVD and learn about the culture

”Good- Bye“ "مع السالمة"

10 Read the explanation of the “emphatic letters”

the ص&ض and the rest of the letters in Unit 5

Write (do) drills 7-12 & 14-15

Prepare drills 13, 16 & 18 -21 for class

activation.

Writing exercises pp 103-104 & 107-108

Learn the vocabulary on pp. 112-113

Read p. 115 “ The Roots” and find the roots

of the words given at the end of the paragraph.

11 Review the whole unit for Q. #2

12 Review units 4&5 for the Mid Sem. Exam.

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6 13 Gender and the “taa marbuuta”

Read the above lesson p. 118

Listening exercises 1-8

Write (do) drills 1-4, 6-8 &10-11

Prepare for class activation drills 5,9,12&13

Writing exercises pp. 119-120, 122-123 &

126-127

Read the 2 paragraphs on “Culture” p. 132

Learn the vocabulary on pp. 130-131

14 Part 2 ( the letters غ ع )

Listening exercises 9-13

Write (do) drills 14,16-18 & 20-23

Prepare drills 15, 19 & 25-28 for cl. activation

Match pictures and phrases of drill 24 on

the “website”.

Writing exercises pp. 13 and 138-139

Learn the vocabulary on p.143

7 15 Listening exercises 1-6

Write (do) drills 1-7

Writing exercises pp. 146-147 & 149-154

Learn the 1st page of the vocabulary p. 163

16 Write (do) drills 8-11

Prepare drills 12,14,16,17&18 for class

activation.

Practice matching vocabulary & pictures drill 13

on the website.

Learn the vocabulary on pp.163-164

Read p. 167 “Culture”

17 Review Units 6&7 for Q. #3

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8 18 Listening exercises 1-4

Write (do) 1-3 & 5-6

Prepare drills 4 & 7

Writing Exercises pp.170-172,174 &176-178

Learn the vocabulary on p.189

19 More about the “hamza”

Listening exercises 5-7

Write (do) drills 8-9

Match vocabulary and picture drill 10, & 14 on

the website

Prepare drills 11,12,13&15 for class activation

Learn the vocabulary on pp 189-190

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9 20 Read the lesson on the “ال” pp. 194-195

Listening exercises 1-3

Write (do) drills 2-4 & 6-7

Prepare drills 1 & 5 for class activation

Writing exercise p.201

21 Read and learn the use of “ال” in phrases p.202

Listening exercise 4

Learn the vocabulary p. 204

PREPARE the REST of the unit (pp.202-209)

For class activation

22 Review the 2 units 8&9 for Q. #4

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10 23/24 Listening exercises 1-8m

Writing exercises pp. 212-214, 217-218

Read the “Introduction to formal Arabic”p.215

Prepare drill 1 to read in class

Prepare drill 2 for class activation: Handwriting.

Read p. 225: Culture and Caligraphy

25 Review the whole lesson(10) and start the

Review of all the units for finals

Note: These assignments are not final there could be some

changes or some additional assignments such as dictations and

other class activities (conversations, reading etc.)

Good luck