SHS1 Arabic · Semester 1 Week 10: Everyday Oral Communication

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.2.1.LI.3 - Say words of congratulation, felicitation or well-wishing to a person in happy moment

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Recall at least five Arabic phrases of congratulation, felicitation and well-wishing, and state their English meanings accurately (Level 1: Recall).
Match each congratulatory expression to the appropriate happy occasion (e.g., wedding, graduation, new baby, religious festival, business success) (Level 2: Conceptual understanding).
Role-play a short dialogue in which one person congratulates another who has achieved success, using at least three appropriate expressions with correct pronunciation and intonation (Level 2: Skills).
Distinguish between words of congratulation for happy moments (this lesson) and words of condolence or consolation for sad moments (from the previous lesson), explaining the difference in usage (Level 2: Conceptual understanding).
Respond appropriately to congratulations received, using expressions of thanks and humility such as شكراً جزيلاً (shukran jazeelan) and بارك الله فيك (baarak Allahu feek).

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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.3 - Say words of congratulation, felicitation or well-wishing to a person in happy moment
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)

Learners are prepared for a simulation of interactions between two colleagues, one is congratulating the other who achieves success or is in a happy moment. أهلا وسهلا ومرحبا
عيد مبارك، عيد سعيد..... بارك الله في الموهوب....
بارك الله لكما وبارك عليكما وجمع بينكما في خير
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.3). 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.