Friends begin a short football match and notice a new boy watching nearby. An invitation gives him a chance to join the game before the last goal.
01Read the Arabic story
مُبَارَاةُ كُرَةِ قَدَمٍ بَيْنَ الْأَصْدِقَاءِ
فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَلْعَبِ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي. اِسْمِي عُمَرُ، وَأَنَا أُحِبُّ كُرَةَ الْقَدَمِ. نَحْمِلُ كُرَةً وَزُجَاجَاتِ مَاءٍ. الْجَوُّ جَمِيلٌ. نَضَعُ حَقَائِبَنَا بِجَانِبِ الْمَلْعَبِ وَنَسْتَعِدُّ لِلَّعِبِ. عِنْدَنَا نِصْفُ سَاعَةٍ قَبْلَ الْغَدَاءِ.
نَلْعَبُ فِي فَرِيقَيْنِ. قُمُصُ فَرِيقِي زَرْقَاءُ، وَقُمُصُ الْفَرِيقِ الْآخَرِ حَمْرَاءُ. أَرْكُضُ خَلْفَ الْكُرَةِ وَأُعْطِيهَا لِصَدِيقِي. هُوَ يُسَجِّلُ الْهَدَفَ الْأَوَّلَ. نَفْرَحُ وَنُصَفِّقُ. بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ يُسَجِّلُ الْفَرِيقُ الْآخَرُ هَدَفًا أَيْضًا.
أَرَى وَلَدًا يَقِفُ قُرْبَ الْمَلْعَبِ وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْنَا. أَذْهَبُ إِلَيْهِ وَأَقُولُ: «هَلْ تُرِيدُ اللَّعِبَ مَعَنَا؟» يَبْتَسِمُ وَيَقُولُ: «نَعَمْ، شُكْرًا!» هُوَ جَدِيدٌ فِي الْحَيِّ. يَأْخُذُ قَمِيصًا أَزْرَقَ مِنْ حَقِيبَتِي وَيَلْبَسُهُ.
يَلْعَبُ الْوَلَدُ مَعَ فَرِيقِي. نُعْطِيهِ الْكُرَةَ، وَهُوَ يُسَجِّلُ الْهَدَفَ الْأَخِيرَ! تَنْتَهِي الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَنَجْلِسُ عَلَى الْعُشْبِ. نَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ وَنَتَحَدَّثُ مَعًا. نَحْنُ مُتْعَبُونَ وَسُعَدَاءُ. عِنْدَنَا صَدِيقٌ جَدِيدٌ، وَهَذَا أَجْمَلُ مِنَ الْفَوْزِ.
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On Friday, I go to the playing field with my friends. My name is Omar, and I like football. We carry a ball and bottles of water. The weather is lovely. We put our bags beside the field and get ready to play. We have half an hour before lunch.
We play in two teams. My team’s shirts are blue, and the other team’s shirts are red. I run after the ball and pass it to my friend. He scores the first goal. We are happy and clap. A little later, the other team scores a goal too.
I see a boy standing near the field and watching us. I go over to him and say, “Would you like to play with us?” He smiles and says, “Yes, thank you!” He is new to the neighbourhood. He takes a blue shirt from my bag and puts it on.
The boy plays on my team. We pass him the ball, and he scores the last goal! The match ends, and we sit on the grass. We drink water and talk together. We are tired and happy. We have a new friend, and that is nicer than winning.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الْمَلْعَبِ | the playing field |
| فَرِيقَيْنِ | two teams |
| قُمُصُ | shirts of |
| أَرْكُضُ | I run |
| يُسَجِّلُ | he scores |
| الْهَدَفَ | the goal |
| الْعُشْبِ | the grass |
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
- Follow the first and last goals without confusing who scores each one.
- Recognise a friendly invitation and the reply that accepts it.
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قُمُصُ فَرِيقِي زَرْقَاءُ
Review the blue and red colours that distinguish the two teams.
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نَضَعُ حَقَائِبَنَا بِجَانِبِ الْمَلْعَبِ
Follow where the friends place their bags before the game.
Arabic Question Words: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
هَلْ تُرِيدُ اللَّعِبَ مَعَنَا؟
Use a yes-or-no question to understand Omar’s invitation to the new boy.
