1.1: Vocabulary

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Learning Objectives

In this section

You will learn new vocabulary that is related to self-introduction. You will learn to talk about yourself in more detail like where you live, what you study, and work.
Next, you will learn specific vocabulary on study majors and learn how to use them in context.
You will learn vocabulary of jobs and professions that will help you talk about your potential career.
You will learn names of languages in Arabic and exchange ideas about what languages you and your family speak.
Finally, you will test yourself in self-checking modules.

Vocabulary (1)

Listen to new vocabulary related to self-introduction in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.

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Study the following vocabulary list on self-introduction.

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Activity

With the teacher, ask and answer questions guided by the following exchanges.

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Vocabulary (2)

Listen to new vocabulary on study fields and majors in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.

Study the following vocabulary list on study fields and majors.

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Vocabulary (3)

Listen to new vocabulary on study fields and majors in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.

Study the following vocabulary list on jobs and professions.

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Activity

Ask and answer questions with your classmates using the following prompts.

The following table includes questions that you use to ask your classmates. You can will use the right column when asking a male and the left column when asking a female.

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Vocabulary (4)

Listen to new vocabulary on names of languages in the following recording and repeat as you follow along in the list of words underneath. Listen as many times for fluency.

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Study the following vocabulary list on names of different languages.

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Key Takeaways

You have now gained knowledge of:

New vocabulary that has to do with self-introduction, immediate family presentation, study majors, languages, and jobs and professions.
You have gained the skills of using question words in standard Arabic.
This vocabulary section provides the ground for the following sections, which will help you contextualize the subsequent grammar concepts and other language and conversational skills.