Ali has a small bag and a weekend visit to prepare for. He chooses his clothes carefully so that his favourite book can come too.
01Read the Arabic story
أُجَهِّزُ حَقِيبَتِي لِلرِّحْلَةِ
اِسْمِي عَلِيٌّ. غَدًا أَذْهَبُ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي إِلَى بَيْتِ جَدِّي فِي الْقَرْيَةِ. نَبْقَى هُنَاكَ فِي نِهَايَةِ الْأُسْبُوعِ. أَنَا سَعِيدٌ بِهَذِهِ الرِّحْلَةِ. فِي الْمَسَاءِ، أَضَعُ حَقِيبَتِي الزَّرْقَاءَ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ وَأَفْتَحُ الْخِزَانَةَ.
أَخْتَارُ قَمِيصًا أَخْضَرَ وَسِرْوَالًا نَظِيفًا. أَضَعُهُمَا فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ. تَقُولُ أُمِّي: «الْجَوُّ بَارِدٌ فِي اللَّيْلِ». أَضَعُ سُتْرَةً دَافِئَةً فَوْقَ الْقَمِيصِ. لَا أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مَلَابِسَ كَثِيرَةٍ؛ فَالزِّيَارَةُ قَصِيرَةٌ.
عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ كِتَابِي الصَّغِيرُ الْمُفَضَّلُ. أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَهُ مَعَ جَدِّي. أَحْمِلُ الْكِتَابَ وَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَقِيبَةِ. هِيَ صَغِيرَةٌ، وَلَكِنَّ فِيهَا مَكَانًا لِلْكِتَابِ. أَضَعُهُ بِجَانِبِ الْمَلَابِسِ، ثُمَّ أُغْلِقُ الْحَقِيبَةَ بِسُهُولَةٍ.
تَسْأَلُنِي أُمِّي: «هَلْ أَنْتَ مُسْتَعِدٌّ؟» أَقُولُ: «نَعَمْ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هُنَا!» تُعْطِينِي قُبَّعَةً لِلرِّحْلَةِ، وَأَضَعُهَا عَلَى السَّرِيرِ بِجَانِبِ الْحَقِيبَةِ. فِي الصَّبَاحِ أَلْبَسُهَا وَأَحْمِلُ حَقِيبَتِي. أَنَا مُسْتَعِدٌّ لِلذَّهَابِ إِلَى جَدِّي.
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My name is Ali. Tomorrow I am going with my family to my grandfather’s house in the village. We are staying there for the weekend. I am happy about this trip. In the evening, I put my blue bag on the bed and open the wardrobe.
I choose a green shirt and clean trousers. I put them in the bag. My mother says, “The weather is cold at night.” I put a warm jacket on top of the shirt. I do not need many clothes; the visit is short.
My favourite little book is on the desk. I want to read it with my grandfather. I pick up the book and look at the bag. It is small, but there is room in it for the book. I put it beside the clothes, then close the bag easily.
My mother asks me, “Are you ready?” I say, “Yes, everything is here!” She gives me a hat for the trip, and I put it on the bed beside the bag. In the morning, I put it on and carry my bag. I am ready to go to my grandfather.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الْقَرْيَةِ | the village |
| حَقِيبَتِي | my bag |
| الْخِزَانَةَ | the wardrobe |
| قَمِيصًا | a shirt |
| سُتْرَةً | a jacket |
| الْمُفَضَّلُ | favourite |
| مُسْتَعِدٌّ | ready |
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 packing actions in their order.
- Notice why Ali needs a jacket and who will share his book.
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أَخْتَارُ قَمِيصًا أَخْضَرَ وَسِرْوَالًا نَظِيفًا
Review the shirt, trousers, jacket and hat that Ali prepares for the visit.
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أَضَعُهُ بِجَانِبِ الْمَلَابِسِ
Follow on, in and beside as Ali finds places for his things.
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أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَهُ مَعَ جَدِّي
Connect grandfather and mother with the family members in Ali’s trip.
