SHS2 Arabic · Semester 1 Week 6: Everyday Oral Communication

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.2 - Give directions on how to get to a building or facility from one location to the other.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Recall and correctly pronounce key Arabic vocabulary and phrases used for giving directions, such as right (يَمين), left (شِمال), straight (مُستَقيم), near (قَريب), and far (بَعيد).
Construct complete Arabic sentences that give directions from one location to a named building or facility, using imperative verb forms and directional prepositions correctly.
Produce a short spoken dialogue (4 to 6 exchanges) in which one person asks for directions and the other responds with clear, step-by-step instructions to reach a facility such as a mosque, clinic, or lorry station.
Respond to a partner’s request for directions with accurate left/right/straight sequencing, demonstrating comprehension of the phrases used in the Week 5 lesson on near and far distances.
Apply the rules of polite address (using “min fadlik” for males and “min fadlik” with appropriate feminine forms, “afwan” for pardon) when giving and receiving directions, following the social conventions of Arabic speech.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Speaking (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Everyday Oral Communication (2.1)
Content standard: 2.2.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of appropriate use of expressions in giving directions on how to get from one location to the other. (A2) Content Standards 2.2.1.LO.1 Describe locations of buildings or facilities by giving directions or routes 2.2.1.LO.2 Apply the rules of constructing clear, detailed description of how to organise a meeting and a function.
Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.2 - Give directions on how to get to a building or facility from one location to the other.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 160

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-Based Learning, Think-Pair Share Activities, Collaborative Learning, Drills and Practice, Initiating Talk for Learning:
- Learners are prepared for a simulation of a scene of personal interactions. The scene shall comprise individuals asking for directions to a landmark within the community; a mosque, a
church, a school, recreation park, a market, a lorry station, bus terminal, a clinic/hospital, police station or a municipal assembly.
- Learners are invited to appear according to their sitting arrangement to engage one another in an interaction, picking from a list of the facilities above, or an institution they need a direction to.
Flexible- pace learning: Faster writing students will enjoy the facility to complete extension tasks, while slow listening learners have an opportunity to complete their exercise at a more comfortable speed.
Collaborative learning:
- Forming mixed-ability groups of learners gives high achievers a platform to tell their observations, while it gives lower ability learners a way of collaborating with and learning from their peers.
- Allocating different times and opportunity to each member of the group to make an input can help learners organise themselves according to their different skills and capabilities.
Learning Stations: Individual learning stations/groupings which are based on visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic learning, are supported with their different learning styles, where audio-visual subtitles are incorporated in listening exercises to cater for the various learning styles.

Assessment (2.2.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Textbooks and Reading materials for
- Interactive materials.
- Acting Costume.
speech drills.
- Drama space.
- Projector.
- Local and Foreign Currencies.
- Audio-visual materials.
- Textbooks and Reading
materials for speech drills.
- Projector