12.8: Reading Text
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- Review what you have learned in this chapter.
Activities
Reading 1
Listen and read the text about Professor Rami and his family. Then, practice reading the text and answer the questions.
| English | Arabic |
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Rami has a small family. Rami is married and has a son and two daughters. Rami is a professor of Arabic language at the University of Damascus, and works as a translator for a large company. Rami's wife works as an employee at a trvel agent office in Damascus. Rami's son is a student at the University of Aleppo and is studying medicine. He does not work. Rami's eldest daughter is a university student studying law. She works for two days in a large law firm in Damascus. His young daughter is a student at the University of Beirut, studying electronic engineering. She doesn't work, she doesn't have time. Professor Rami goes to work at the university on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. He works at the translation company on Mondays and Wednesdays. Rami loves translation very much. Rami doesn't work on Friday. He goes with his family to his father and mother's house on Friday. On Saturdays, Professor Rami watches American films and does not work |
عند رامي أسرَةٌ صغيرَةٌ. رامي مُتَزَوْجٌ وعندهُ اِبْن وَبِنْتان. رامي أستاذُ لغةٍ عربيةٍ في جامِعَةِ دِمشق، ويعمل مُترجِماً في شَرِكة كبيرَة. زوجةُ رامي تَعْمَلُ مُوَظَفةً في مكتبِ الطَّيران في مدينةِ دمشق. ابنُ رامي طالِبٌ في جامعةِ حَلب وَهو يدرسُ الطّب. هُوَ لا يعملُ. ابْنَةُ رامي الكَبيرَة طالِبة في الجامِعة وهي تدرُسُ المُحاماة. وهي تعملُ يومين في مَكتب محاماة كبير في مدينةِ دمشق. ابنتُهُ الصغيرَة طالِبة في جامِعةِ بَيْروت، وهي تدرسُ الهَندسة الالكترونية. هي لا تعملُ، ليسَ عِندَها وقت الأُستاذ رامي يذهبُ إلى العملِ في الجامِعة أيّام الأحد والثلاثاء والخَميس. ويعْملُ في شركَةِ التّرجمة أيام الاِثنين والأَرْبعاء. يُحبُّ رامي التَّرجمة كثيراً. رامي لا يعمل يوم الجمعة. يذهب مع أسرَتِهِ إلى بيتِ أبيه وأُمِّه في يومِ الجُمعة. في يومِ السّبتِ، يُشاهِدُ الأستاذ رامي الأفلام الأمريكية ولا يعملُ |
Activities
Reading 2
Listen and read the text about Dr. Rima and her family. Then, practice reading the text and answer the questions.
| English | Arabic |
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| This is Rima. She works at a hospital as a doctor and loves her job. Her husband is also a doctor. Rima goes to the hospital by Uber every day. | هذهِ ريما. تعملُ ريما في المشفى. هي طبيبةٌ. ريما تحبُّ عمَلها. زوجُ ريما طبيبٌ أيْضاً. تذهب ريما إلى المشفى بسيارةِ أوبر كلَّ يوم. |