Karim is ready for lunch, but his lunch box is missing. Search the classroom with him and follow the location clues that lead to his food.
01Read the Arabic story
عُلْبَةُ الْغَدَاءِ الْمَفْقُودَةُ
فِي وَقْتِ الْغَدَاءِ، يَفْتَحُ كَرِيمٌ حَقِيبَتَهُ. هُوَ جَائِعٌ، وَلَكِنَّ عُلْبَةَ الْغَدَاءِ لَيْسَتْ فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ. يَنْظُرُ تَحْتَ الْمَكْتَبِ، فَلَا يَجِدُهَا. يَسْأَلُ صَدِيقَهُ حَسَنًا: «أَيْنَ عُلْبَتِي؟» يَسْأَلُ حَسَنٌ: «مَا لَوْنُهَا؟» يَقُولُ كَرِيمٌ: «هِيَ خَضْرَاءُ، وَفِيهَا خُبْزٌ وَجُبْنٌ وَتُفَّاحَةٌ».
يَبْحَثُ الصَّدِيقَانِ فِي الْفَصْلِ. عَلَى مَكْتَبِ الْمُعَلِّمِ كُتُبٌ وَأَقْلَامٌ، وَلَكِنْ لَا تُوجَدُ عُلْبَةٌ. يَنْظُرُ حَسَنٌ بِجَانِبِ النَّافِذَةِ. هُنَاكَ كِتَابٌ كَبِيرٌ، وَخَلْفَهُ شَيْءٌ أَخْضَرُ. يَقُولُ: «تَعَالَ يَا كَرِيمُ! هَلْ هَذِهِ عُلْبَتُكَ؟» يَقْتَرِبُ كَرِيمٌ وَيَقُولُ: «نَعَمْ، هَذِهِ عُلْبَتِي!»
يَتَذَكَّرُ كَرِيمٌ: فِي الصَّبَاحِ، وَضَعَ الْعُلْبَةَ هُنَاكَ قَبْلَ الدَّرْسِ وَفَتَحَ النَّافِذَةَ. يَشْكُرُ صَدِيقَهُ وَيَجْلِسُ مَعَهُ. يَأْكُلُ الْخُبْزَ وَالْجُبْنَ، ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ التُّفَّاحَةَ. بَعْدَ الْغَدَاءِ، يَضَعُ عُلْبَتَهُ فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ وَيُغْلِقُهَا. الْعُلْبَةُ الْآنَ فِي جَيْبٍ كَبِيرٍ بِجَانِبِ كِتَابِهِ. الْآنَ يَعْرِفُ مَكَانَهَا، وَهُوَ سَعِيدٌ.
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At lunchtime, Karim opens his bag. He is hungry, but the lunch box is not in the bag. He looks under the desk but does not find it. He asks his friend Hasan, “Where is my box?” Hasan asks, “What colour is it?” Karim says, “It is green, and it has bread, cheese and an apple inside.”
The two friends search the classroom. There are books and pens on the teacher’s desk, but there is no box. Hasan looks next to the window. There is a big book there, and behind it is something green. He says, “Come here, Karim! Is this your box?” Karim comes closer and says, “Yes, this is my box!”
Karim remembers: in the morning, he put the box there before the lesson and opened the window. He thanks his friend and sits with him. He eats the bread and cheese, then the apple. After lunch, he puts his box in the bag and closes the bag. The box is now in a large pocket beside his book. Now he knows where it is, and he is happy.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| عُلْبَةَ الْغَدَاءِ | the lunch box |
| جَائِعٌ | hungry |
| تَحْتَ الْمَكْتَبِ | under the desk |
| خَضْرَاءُ | green |
| يَبْحَثُ | searches |
| بِجَانِبِ النَّافِذَةِ | next to the window |
| يَتَذَكَّرُ | remembers |
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
- Location phrases guide the search: the box is behind a book beside the window.
- Karim puts the box in his bag after eating, so he knows where to find it.
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تَحْتَ الْمَكْتَبِ
Follow the search using under, beside and in.
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فِي الْفَصْلِ
Recognise the classroom objects around the missing box.
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خُبْزٌ وَجُبْنٌ
Review the bread and cheese in Karim’s lunch.
