Course overview
By studying Arabic Level 1, you will be able to communicate in very basic everyday-life situations, including greetings, daily activities, finding your way, telling the time and date, making simple purchases and ordering a meal. You will be able to understand very simple oral and written texts and ascertain specific information on simple topics and have developed an insight into Arabic-speaking life, culture and society.
What does this course cover?
Part 2
Topics
- Countries and capital cities and towns
- Nationalities
- Numbers 1-10
- Colours
- Eating and drinking
Functions
- Describing your city
- Asking for directions
- Describing geographical position
- Talking about where you came from
- Giving your telephone number and address
- Shopping
- Ordering food and drink in a restaurant
- Talking about the past
Grammar
- The negative
- Idafa structure
- Regular masculine and feminine plurals (continued)
- Adjectives (continued)
- Plural patterns (Irregular)
- The Dual
- Plural with numbers
- How much? How many?
- Past Tense
What will I achieve?
When Arabic Level 1 is complete, you will acquire basic language skills and achieve the equivalent of A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), entry level of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
*The above is an indication of content that may be covered over the duration of the course but it could vary depending on the level and progress of students in the class.