A sunny beach day brings a small surprise when a beach ball rolls away. Follow the family’s day and review weather, colours and simple actions.
01Read the Arabic story
يَوْمٌ عَلَى الشَّاطِئِ
الْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ. أَسْتَيْقِظُ مُبَكِّرًا وَأَتَنَاوَلُ الْفُطُورَ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي. ثُمَّ نَذْهَبُ إِلَى الشَّاطِئِ بِالسَّيَّارَةِ. الْجَوُّ مُشْمِسٌ، وَالْبَحْرُ أَزْرَقُ وَجَمِيلٌ. أَحْمِلُ حَقِيبَةً صَغِيرَةً. فِيهَا مَاءٌ وَمِنْشَفَةٌ. يَحْمِلُ أَخِي كُرَةً صَفْرَاءَ.
نَجْلِسُ تَحْتَ مِظَلَّةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. أَخْلَعُ حِذَائِي وَأَمْشِي عَلَى الرَّمْلِ. الرَّمْلُ دَافِئٌ. أَجْمَعُ أَصْدَافًا صَغِيرَةً وَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَلْوَانِهَا. يَنْظُرُ أَخِي إِلَى الْبَحْرِ وَيَقُولُ: «هَذَا يَوْمٌ جَمِيلٌ!» ثُمَّ نَلْعَبُ بِالْكُرَةِ قُرْبَ الْمِظَلَّةِ.
تَهُبُّ الرِّيحُ، وَتَبْتَعِدُ الْكُرَةُ. أَيْنَ هِيَ الْآنَ؟ نَبْحَثُ عَنْهَا عَلَى الرَّمْلِ. أَرَى شَيْئًا أَصْفَرَ بِجَانِبِ حِذَاءِ أَبِي. أَقُولُ: «الْكُرَةُ هُنَا!» آخُذُهَا وَأَضَعُهَا فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ. أَخِي يَضْحَكُ. نَجْلِسُ مَعَ أُمِّي وَأَبِي وَنَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ.
عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ نَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَبْنِي بَيْتًا صَغِيرًا مِنَ الرَّمْلِ مَعَ أَخِي. فِي الْمَسَاءِ نَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ. أَنَا مُتْعَبٌ وَسَعِيدٌ. الْكُرَةُ فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ، وَالْأَصْدَافُ مَعِي.
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Today is Saturday. I wake up early and have breakfast with my family. Then we go to the beach by car. The weather is sunny, and the sea is blue and beautiful. I carry a small bag. There is water and a towel in it. My brother carries a yellow ball.
We sit under a big beach umbrella. I take off my shoes and walk on the sand. The sand is warm. I collect small shells and look at their colours. My brother looks at the sea and says, “This is a lovely day!” Then we play with the ball near the umbrella.
The wind blows, and the ball moves away. Where is it now? We look for it on the sand. I see something yellow beside my father’s shoes. I say, “The ball is here!” I take it and put it in the bag. My brother laughs. We sit with my mother and father and drink water.
At noon, we eat our food. After that, I build a small house from sand with my brother. In the evening, we return home. I am tired and happy. The ball is in the bag, and the shells are with me.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الشَّاطِئِ | the beach |
| مِنْشَفَةٌ | a towel |
| مِظَلَّةٍ | a beach umbrella |
| الرَّمْلُ | the sand |
| أَصْدَافًا | shells |
| تَهُبُّ الرِّيحُ | the wind blows |
| عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ | at noon |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic story when you need a clue. Open the English support if you need help understanding a question.
What to remember
- Use colour and place clues together to locate the ball.
- Follow the day from morning breakfast through noon to the evening return.
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كُرَةً صَفْرَاءَ
Compare the blue sea and the yellow ball used as a search clue.
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أَسْتَيْقِظُ مُبَكِّرًا وَأَتَنَاوَلُ الْفُطُورَ
Follow the opening morning routine before the family leaves home.
