A student arrives late and explains what happened to his teacher. Connect missing the bus with its result, then follow instructions to join the lesson.
01Read the Arabic conversation
تَوْضِيحُ سَبَبِ التَّأَخُّرِ
الْمُعَلِّمُ: صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ يَا بِلَالُ. لِمَاذَا وَصَلْتَ مُتَأَخِّرًا الْيَوْمَ؟
بِلَالٌ: آسِفٌ يَا أُسْتَاذُ. فَاتَتْنِي الْحَافِلَةُ الَّتِي أَرْكَبُهَا عَادَةً.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: مَاذَا حَدَثَ هَذَا الصَّبَاحَ؟
بِلَالٌ: لَمْ أَسْمَعْ صَوْتَ الْمُنَبِّهِ، فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَخَرَجْتُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ مُتَأَخِّرًا.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: هَلْ رَكِبْتَ حَافِلَةً أُخْرَى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ؟
بِلَالٌ: نَعَمْ، انْتَظَرْتُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ دَقِيقَةً فِي الْمَوْقِفِ، ثُمَّ رَكِبْتُ الْحَافِلَةَ التَّالِيَةَ.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: كَمِ اسْتَغْرَقَتِ الرِّحْلَةُ إِلَى هُنَا؟
بِلَالٌ: اِسْتَغْرَقَتْ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً. وَمَشَيْتُ مِنَ الْمَوْقِفِ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: حَسَنًا، اِجْلِسْ. هَلْ تَعْرِفُ مَوْضُوعَ دَرْسِنَا الْيَوْمَ؟
بِلَالٌ: لَا، رَأَيْتُ بَعْضَ الْكَلِمَاتِ عَلَى السَّبُّورَةِ، لَكِنَّنِي لَمْ أَقْرَأْهَا كُلَّهَا.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: نَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ أَحْدَاثِ أَمْسِ. مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ أَمْسِ مَسَاءً؟
بِلَالٌ: تَنَاوَلْتُ الْعَشَاءَ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي، ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ قِصَّةً قَصِيرَةً.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: جَيِّدٌ. اِفْتَحْ كِتَابَكَ لِتُتَابِعَ مَعَنَا.
بِلَالٌ: مَا رَقْمُ الصَّفْحَةِ يَا أُسْتَاذُ؟
الْمُعَلِّمُ: اِفْتَحِ الصَّفْحَةَ الرَّابِعَةَ وَالْعِشْرِينَ، وَاقْرَأِ السُّؤَالَ الْأَوَّلَ.
بِلَالٌ: حَسَنًا، شُكْرًا. وَسَأَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ أَبْكَرَ غَدًا.
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Teacher: Good morning, Bilal. Why did you arrive late today?
Bilal: I am sorry, teacher. I missed the bus I usually take.
Teacher: What happened this morning?
Bilal: I did not hear the alarm, so I woke up and left home late.
Teacher: Did you take another bus after that?
Bilal: Yes. I waited fifteen minutes at the stop, then took the next bus.
Teacher: How long did the journey here take?
Bilal: It took twenty minutes. And I walked quickly from the stop to the school.
Teacher: All right, sit down. Do you know the topic of today’s lesson?
Bilal: No. I saw some words on the board, but I did not read all of them.
Teacher: We are talking about yesterday’s events. What did you do yesterday evening?
Bilal: I had dinner with my family, then read a short story.
Teacher: Good. Open your book so you can follow along with us.
Bilal: What is the page number, teacher?
Teacher: Open page twenty-four and read the first question.
Bilal: All right, thank you. And I will leave home earlier tomorrow.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| فَاتَتْنِي الْحَافِلَةُ | I missed the bus |
| عَادَةً | usually |
| صَوْتَ الْمُنَبِّهِ | the sound of the alarm |
| فِي الْمَوْقِفِ | at the bus stop |
| الْحَافِلَةَ التَّالِيَةَ | the next bus |
| بِسُرْعَةٍ | quickly |
| أَحْدَاثِ أَمْسِ | yesterday’s events |
| أَبْكَرَ | earlier |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Connect a missed alarm, a missed bus, and a late arrival in order.
- After explaining a delay, ask for the information needed to rejoin an activity.
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