Nabil, Huda and Amir divide the work for a classroom project. When Huda’s map needs to be redrawn, the three classmates find a way to finish together.
01Read the Arabic story
نُنْهِي الْمَشْرُوعَ مَعًا
طَلَبَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ مِنْ نَبِيلٍ وَهُدَى وَأَمِيرٍ إِعْدَادَ مَشْرُوعٍ عَنْ حَيِّهِمْ. كَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يُسَلِّمُوا لَوْحَةً يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ. اِجْتَمَعُوا فِي الْمَكْتَبَةِ وَقَسَّمُوا الْعَمَلَ: نَبِيلٌ يَكْتُبُ الْجُمَلَ، وَهُدَى تَرْسُمُ الْخَرِيطَةَ، وَأَمِيرٌ يَجْمَعُ صُوَرًا لِلْمَبَانِي. كَتَبُوا أَسْمَاءَهُمْ وَمَهَامَّهُمْ فِي وَرَقَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ.
مَسَاءَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ، أَحْضَرَ نَبِيلٌ الْجُمَلَ، وَأَحْضَرَ أَمِيرٌ صُوَرَ الْمَدْرَسَةِ وَالْمَكْتَبَةِ وَالْمَخْبَزِ. أَمَّا هُدَى فَكَانَتْ قَلِقَةً. قَالَتْ: «رَسَمْتُ خَرِيطَةً كَبِيرَةً جِدًّا. لَا تَبْقَى عَلَى اللَّوْحَةِ مَسَاحَةٌ لِلْجُمَلِ وَالصُّوَرِ». نَظَرُوا إِلَى الْخَرِيطَةِ وَوَجَدُوا أَنَّهَا تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى رَسْمٍ جَدِيدٍ.
قَالَ نَبِيلٌ: «سَنُسَاعِدُكِ. لَدَيْنَا وَقْتٌ هَذَا الْمَسَاءَ». أَخَذَتْ هُدَى وَرَقَةً أَصْغَرَ وَبَدَأَتْ تَرْسُمُ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ. كَتَبَ نَبِيلٌ أَسْمَاءَ الشَّوَارِعِ عَلَى الْخَرِيطَةِ، وَقَصَّ أَمِيرٌ الصُّوَرَ لِتُنَاسِبَ الْمَسَاحَةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ. ثُمَّ وَضَعُوا الْخَرِيطَةَ فِي وَسَطِ اللَّوْحَةِ، وَرَتَّبُوا الْجُمَلَ وَالصُّوَرَ حَوْلَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَلْصِقُوهَا.
اِنْتَهَى الْعَمَلُ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ. قَرَأَ نَبِيلٌ الْجُمَلَ بِصَوْتٍ مَسْمُوعٍ، وَرَاجَعَتْ هُدَى أَسْمَاءَ الشَّوَارِعِ، وَتَأَكَّدَ أَمِيرٌ مِنْ وُجُودِ كُلِّ الصُّوَرِ. قَالَتْ هُدَى: «شُكْرًا لَكُمَا. أَصْبَحَتِ اللَّوْحَةُ مُرَتَّبَةً». فِي صَبَاحِ الْخَمِيسِ، سَلَّمُوا الْمَشْرُوعَ فِي مَوْعِدِهِ. وَقَفُوا أَمَامَ الْفَصْلِ وَشَرَحَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ جُزْءًا مِنْهُ.
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The teacher asked Nabil, Huda and Amir to prepare a project about their neighbourhood. They had to hand in a display board on Thursday. They met in the library and divided the work: Nabil would write the sentences, Huda would draw the map and Amir would collect photographs of buildings. They wrote their names and tasks on a small sheet of paper.
On Wednesday evening, Nabil brought the sentences, and Amir brought photographs of the school, library and bakery. Huda, however, was worried. She said, “I drew a very large map. There is no space left on the board for the sentences and photographs.” They looked at the map and found that it needed to be drawn again.
Nabil said, “We will help you. We have time this evening.” Huda took a smaller sheet of paper and started drawing again. Nabil wrote the street names on the map, and Amir cut out the photographs to fit the remaining space. Then they put the map in the middle of the board and arranged the sentences and photographs around it before sticking them down.
The work was finished at seven o’clock. Nabil read the sentences aloud, Huda checked the street names, and Amir made sure all the photographs were there. Huda said, “Thank you both. The board looks tidy now.” On Thursday morning, they handed in the project on time. They stood in front of the class, and each of them explained one part of it.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| حَيِّهِمْ | their neighbourhood |
| لَوْحَةً | a display board |
| قَسَّمُوا الْعَمَلَ | divided the work |
| مَهَامَّهُمْ | their tasks |
| قَلِقَةً | worried |
| مَسَاحَةٌ | space |
| مِنْ جَدِيدٍ | again |
| فِي مَوْعِدِهِ | on time |
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
- The classmates keep their original deadline by sharing the extra work needed for Huda’s smaller map.
- Each student completes a final check before the group hands in the project.
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Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Classroom Arabic: Read, Write, Listen and Repeat
قَرَأَ نَبِيلٌ الْجُمَلَ بِصَوْتٍ مَسْمُوعٍ
Follow the actions of writing, reading and explaining in a classroom project.
Arabic Prepositions: In, On, Under and Next To
عَلَى الْخَرِيطَةِ
Understand where the map, sentences and photographs belong on the board.
Fa and Thumma: Two Ways to Say “Then” in Arabic
ثُمَّ وَضَعُوا الْخَرِيطَةَ فِي وَسَطِ اللَّوْحَةِ
Follow the order of the shared tasks before the group sticks everything down.
