Lina explores an old photo album with her grandmother. Three pictures give her new clues about her father, her mother and a day by the sea.
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نَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِ الْأُسْرَةِ
اِسْمِي لِينَا. فِي مَسَاءِ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ أَجْلِسُ مَعَ جَدَّتِي فِي غُرْفَةِ الْجُلُوسِ. تَحْمِلُ جَدَّتِي أَلْبُومًا أَزْرَقَ. فِيهِ صُوَرٌ قَدِيمَةٌ لِأُسْرَتِنَا. تَفْتَحُ الْأَلْبُومَ وَتَضَعُهُ بَيْنَنَا. أَقْتَرِبُ مِنْهَا وَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى الصُّورَةِ الْأُولَى.
فِي الصُّورَةِ وَلَدٌ صَغِيرٌ أَمَامَ مَدْرَسَةٍ. يَحْمِلُ حَقِيبَةً كَبِيرَةً. أَسْأَلُ: «مَنْ هَذَا؟» تَقُولُ جَدَّتِي: «هَذَا أَبُوكِ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ». أَضْحَكُ وَأَقُولُ: «حَقِيبَتُهُ كَبِيرَةٌ جِدًّا!» تَبْتَسِمُ جَدَّتِي وَتُشِيرُ إِلَى الْبَابِ الْأَزْرَقِ.
نَنْظُرُ إِلَى الصُّورَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ. فِيهَا فَتَاةٌ فِي حَدِيقَةٍ. تَحْمِلُ زَهْرَةً حَمْرَاءَ. أَقُولُ: «هَذِهِ أُمِّي!» تَقُولُ جَدَّتِي: «نَعَمْ. هِيَ تُحِبُّ الزُّهُورَ». أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الزَّهْرَةِ، ثُمَّ إِلَى الزُّهُورِ عَلَى طَاوِلَتِنَا. أُمِّي تُحِبُّهَا حَتَّى الْآنَ.
فِي الصُّورَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ جَدَّتِي مَعَ الْأُسْرَةِ عَلَى الشَّاطِئِ. الْبَحْرُ أَزْرَقُ، وَالْجَمِيعُ سُعَدَاءُ. أَسْأَلُ: «أَيْنَ أَنَا؟» تَضْحَكُ جَدَّتِي وَتَقُولُ: «أَنْتِ الطِّفْلَةُ الصَّغِيرَةُ فِي حُضْنِي!» أُنَادِي أُمِّي وَأَبِي. نَنْظُرُ إِلَى الصُّوَرِ مَعًا.
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My name is Lina. On Saturday evening, I sit with my grandmother in the living room. My grandmother carries a blue album. There are old photos of our family in it. She opens the album and puts it between us. I move closer to her and look at the first photo.
In the photo, there is a little boy in front of a school. He carries a big bag. I ask, “Who is this?” My grandmother says, “This is your father when he was little.” I laugh and say, “His bag is very big!” My grandmother smiles and points to the blue door.
We look at the second photo. There is a girl in a garden. She holds a red flower. I say, “This is my mother!” My grandmother says, “Yes. She likes flowers.” I look at the flower, then at the flowers on our table. My mother still likes them today.
In the third photo, my grandmother is with the family on the beach. The sea is blue, and everyone is happy. I ask, “Where am I?” My grandmother laughs and says, “You are the little girl in my lap!” I call my mother and father. We look at the photos together.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| جَدَّتِي | my grandmother |
| أَلْبُومًا | an album |
| صُوَرٌ | photos |
| قَدِيمَةٌ | old |
| زَهْرَةً | a flower |
| تُشِيرُ | she points |
| فِي حُضْنِي | in my lap |
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 the first, second and third photographs to organise the family details.
- Read the questions with who and where to identify people and places.
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مَنْ هَذَا؟
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زَهْرَةً حَمْرَاءَ
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