Sunday, November 16, 2008

Outline for WEEK 9

To the New York University students:

This week is our final week together so let's aim for:

1- Creating a present tense dialogue using the suggested picture -
then resetting the dialogue into the past tense.
2- New topic will be prepositions:
http://www.arabiccomplete.com/modules_audio_text_pics
/prepositions_page1.htm

3- Reviewing the 4 RULES of breaking words into syllables -
while practising to write and read more words together.

See you soon!

Monday, November 10, 2008

Outline for WEEK 8

To the New York University students:

This week let's aim for:

1- Completing the 4 RULES of breaking words into syllables.
2- New topic will be the past tense equational sentence.
3- Working together using a picture and creating dialogue.


PART1: The 4 RULES of breaking words into syllables as we
learn to write and read more words. (25 minutes)

PART2: Grammar snap shot: The past tense equational sentence.
(15 minutes)
http://www.arabiccomplete.com/modules_audio_text_pics
/equational_past_tense_page1.htm


PART3: Using last week's cartoon to create a dialogue together.
Then listening to the dialogue I have created on the cartoon.
(35 minutes)

FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT GET THE LINKS FROM LAST
WEEK'S OUTLINE:

AUDIO: http://www.arabiccomplete.com/mp3_player/podcast_
103_boogie_man.mp3


Print out this work sheet for the audio: http://www.arabiccomplete.com/modules_audio_text_pics/Podcasts
/podcast103_monster_enters_the_room.htm


See you soon!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Outline for WEEK 7

To the New York University students:

This week is pretty straight forward:
1- Finish off writing the Arabic letters followed by attempts to
write a few words together. The 2 of the 4 RULES of breaking
words into syllables will be covered.
2- Your chance to ask questions on everything covered so far.
Expect to work together using a picture and creating dialogue.
3- New topic will be negation.

PART1: The Arabic alphabet and writing words (25 minutes):

PART2: Grammar snap shot: Negation. (15 minutes):
http://www.arabiccomplete.com/modules_audio_text_
pics/equational_negating_page1.htm


PART3: Using last week's cartoon to create a dialogue together.
Then listening to the dialogue I have created on the cartoon.
(35 minutes):
AUDIO: http://www.arabiccomplete.com/mp3_player
/podcast_103_boogie_man.mp3


Print out this work sheet for the audio:
http://www.arabiccomplete.com/modules_audio_text_pics/Podcasts
/podcast103_monster_enters_the_room.htm


See you soon!