SHS1 Arabic · Semester 1 Week 10: Everyday Oral Communication

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.2.1.LI.2 - Say words of consolation or comfort to a person who loses a property or business.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Recall and recite at least four Arabic phrases of consolation used when someone loses property or business, including “اللهم أجرنا في مصيبتنا، واخلُف لنا خيرا منها” (O Allah, reward us in our affliction and compensate us with something better).
Distinguish between appropriate expressions of consolation for loss of property or business and those used for bereavement, explaining the cultural difference.
Apply the correct phrase of consolation to a given scenario involving business loss, fire, theft, or property damage.
Role-play a short dialogue in which one student comforts a classmate who has suffered a business or property loss, using at least two Arabic expressions correctly.
Reflect on the emotional impact of losing property or business in the Ghanaian context (e.g., a market trader’s shop burning down) and explain why empathy matters when offering comfort.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Speaking (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Everyday Oral Communication (2.1)
Content standard: 1.2.1.CS.2 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of culturally specific expressions on sad/happy moments 1.2.1.LO.1 Calculate in hundreds and thousands, the number of people in your immediate environment, and quantities of items you use. 1.2.1.LO.2 Calculate the distance between places you know, your weight and those of items you use 1.2.1.LO.3 Identify appropriate culturally specific expressions for misfortunes or losses in business or properties. 1.2.1.LO.4 Employ various conversation strategies such as interrogative statement, surprise and wonder to advance an argument. 1.2.1.LO.5 Orally give a short presentation about Ghanaian independence celebration 1.2.1.LO.6 Give the denotative meanings of words in a text from Arabic to English or vice versa. 1.2.1.LO.7 Give the connotative meanings of words in a text from Arabic to English or vice versa.
Indicator: 1.2.1.LI.2 - Say words of consolation or comfort to a person who loses a property or business.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 10 (Week 10 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 62

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-based, research-based learning, Question-Answer relationship strategy, think-pair share activities Role-play: Learners are prepared for a simulation of interactions between a colleague who suffers a misfortune or loss of business or property. اللهم أجرنا في مصيبتنا، واخلُف لنا خيرا منها
Empathy and Empathic communication: Through acting and drama on funeral and expression of sympathy, learners work to increase empathy and empathic communication among themselves.
Build perspective to avoid stereotyping: Perspective-taking is a cognitive and affective exercise and is a social-emotional-intellectual skill. It helps learners develop this skill by teaching skills like observation and evaluation.

Assessment (1.2.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Textbooks and Reading materials for speech drills.
- Audio-visual materials.
- Local and Foreign Currencies
- Interactive materials.
- Textbooks and Reading materials
- Drama space
- Audio-visual material
for speech drills.
- Acting Costume
- Role playing
- Audio-visual
- Materials.