This calendar, for the month of July 2013, in Arabic, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. Look out for another language next month! This is the seventh of a 12-month series lasting until Dec 2013. A printed 'Why study language?' calendar for 2013 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar.

A listening exersice of Aaqid alhajebain by Fairooz with grammer activities: the dual, the case endings and prepositions

Different varieties of Arabic Includes the alphabet as well as short and long vowels Explanation is provided for some slides

20 questions about Arabic and Arabic culture - with answers

Sheet for pupils to record their answers.

20 Questions

Quiz multiple choice answer sheet for students

45 min lesson plan for use with Powerpoint presentation - greetings & descriptions.

Picture resources to use with lesson plan and Powerpoint.

Powerpoint: How to greet someone and introduce yourself in Arabic; how to describe someone's physical appearance in Arabic.

Matching words & pictures worksheet

45 min lesson plan - greetings, fruit & vegetables

Powerpoint presentation to use with lesson plan - fruit & vegetables

45 min lesson plan: how to greet someone; how to introduce yourself; learn some pronouns; Ask & answer the question 'What do you do?'

Powerpoint presentation to use with lesson plan.

Worksheet to use with lesson plan and Powerpoint presentation.

UNSPECIFIED

This powerpoint file can be used when talking about daily routine, time. It gives linking words and exercises.

Giving and asking for directions, prepositions, ordinal numbers, exercises

Talking about family and friends, numbers 20-100 possessive adjetives Explanation provided (video MP4)

Learn some words for food and drinks Express your likes and dislikes order food and drinks in a restaurant

Different forms of greetings, numbers 1-20, asking and talking about age, nationalities (feminine/masculine), talking about where you live explanation is provided (video MP4)

Describing your house and types of furniture, exercises

talking about what you do for a living and where you work Arabic definite article forming the present tense in Arabic (to work/to study) Explanation is provided (video MP4)

Describing places, irregular plural, transports, exercises, lesson plan and explanation (video MP4) are provided

Learn some words for clothes, colours and food Buy food and clothes in a shop