Everyday Oral Communication · JHS3 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.1.3.3 Show the ability to predict the closest meanings of some unfamiliar words in a text about ICT and its use as a learning tool.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify familiar Arabic words within or near unfamiliar ICT-related words to use as clues for meaning.
Predict the closest meaning of at least 5 unfamiliar words from a short Arabic passage about ICT in learning.
Use sentence context to check whether a predicted meaning makes sense in the passage.
Verify predicted meanings by confirming them in an Arabic-English dictionary or glossary.
Explain aloud, in simple Arabic, how they arrived at the meaning of one unfamiliar word, using the strategies practised in class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Speaking (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Everyday Oral Communication (2.1)
Content standard: B9.2.1.3 - Learner. shows proficiency in expressing cogent viewpoints in class discussions.
Indicator: B9.2.1.3.3 - Show the ability to predict the closest meanings of some unfamiliar words in a text about ICT and its use as a learning tool.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 89
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Carry out the following exercises to arrive at the meanings of the unknown words:
- Identify known words related to unfamiliar words from the passage.
- Provide meanings of new words considering the context of the sentences in the passage.
- Confirm your suggested meanings from the dictionary.