Adam is learning how to prepare welcome folders at a language centre. His colleague shows him the order, and Adam checks the steps before trying the task himself.
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تَعَلُّمُ مُهِمَّةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ فِي الْعَمَلِ
بَدَأَ آدَمُ الْعَمَلَ فِي مَرْكَزٍ لِتَعْلِيمِ اللُّغَاتِ. فِي صَبَاحِ يَوْمِهِ الثَّانِي، طَلَبَ مِنْهُ زَمِيلُهُ مُوسَى تَجْهِيزَ عَشَرَةِ مِلَفَّاتٍ لِلطُّلَّابِ الْجُدُدِ. وَضَعَ مُوسَى عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ أَوْرَاقًا وَأَقْلَامًا وَمِلَفَّاتٍ فَارِغَةً. قَالَ آدَمُ: «لَمْ أَفْعَلْ هَذَا مِنْ قَبْلُ. هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُرِيَنِي الطَّرِيقَةَ؟»
أَمْسَكَ مُوسَى مِلَفًّا وَفَتَحَهُ بِهُدُوءٍ. وَضَعَ جَدْوَلَ الدُّرُوسِ أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ خَرِيطَةَ الْمَرْكَزِ خَلْفَهُ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، وَضَعَ قَلَمًا فِي الْجَيْبِ الصَّغِيرِ وَأَغْلَقَ الْمِلَفَّ. كَتَبَ آدَمُ الْخُطُوَاتِ فِي دَفْتَرِهِ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَ: «هَلْ أَضَعُ الْجَدْوَلَ أَمَامَ الْخَرِيطَةِ؟» قَالَ مُوسَى: «نَعَمْ، وَرَاجِعْ كُلَّ مِلَفٍّ قَبْلَ إِغْلَاقِهِ».
أَخَذَ آدَمُ مِلَفًّا آخَرَ وَجَرَّبَ الْمُهِمَّةَ بِنَفْسِهِ. وَضَعَ الْأَوْرَاقَ وَالْقَلَمَ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْخُطُوَاتِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. لَاحَظَ أَنَّ فِي الْمِلَفِّ جَدْوَلَيْنِ، وَلَا تُوجَدُ خَرِيطَةٌ. أَخْرَجَ الْجَدْوَلَ الزَّائِدَ وَأَضَافَ الْخَرِيطَةَ. ثُمَّ عَرَضَ الْمِلَفَّ عَلَى مُوسَى، فَقَالَ: «الْآنَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ فِي مَكَانِهِ الصَّحِيحِ».
أَكْمَلَ آدَمُ الْمِلَفَّاتِ الْبَاقِيَةَ دُونَ عَجَلَةٍ. بَعْدَ كُلِّ مِلَفٍّ، تَأَكَّدَ مِنْ وُجُودِ الْجَدْوَلِ وَالْخَرِيطَةِ وَالْقَلَمِ. وَضَعَ الْمِلَفَّاتِ الْعَشَرَةَ عَلَى طَاوِلَةٍ قُرْبَ الْبَابِ، وَرَتَّبَ الْأَوْرَاقَ الَّتِي بَقِيَتْ عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ. شَكَرَ مُوسَى عَلَى الشَّرْحِ، وَاحْتَفَظَ بِدَفْتَرِهِ لِيَسْتَخْدِمَهُ عِنْدَ تَجْهِيزِ مِلَفَّاتٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.
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Adam started working at a language centre. On the morning of his second day, his colleague Musa asked him to prepare ten folders for new students. Musa put papers, pens and empty folders on the desk. Adam said, “I have not done this before. Can you show me how?”
Musa picked up a folder and opened it calmly. He put in the class timetable first, then the centre map behind it. After that, he put a pen in the small pocket and closed the folder. Adam wrote the steps in his notebook, then asked, “Do I put the timetable in front of the map?” Musa said, “Yes, and check each folder before closing it.”
Adam took another folder and tried the task himself. He put in the papers and the pen, then read the steps again. He noticed that the folder contained two timetables and no map. He removed the extra timetable and added the map. Then he showed the folder to Musa, who said, “Now everything is in the correct place.”
Adam finished the remaining folders without rushing. After each folder, he checked that the timetable, map and pen were there. He put the ten folders on a table near the door and arranged the papers left on the desk. He thanked Musa for the explanation and kept his notebook to use when preparing new folders.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| تَجْهِيزَ | preparing |
| مِلَفَّاتٍ فَارِغَةً | empty folders |
| جَدْوَلَ الدُّرُوسِ | the class timetable |
| الْخُطُوَاتِ | the steps |
| بِنَفْسِهِ | by himself |
| الْجَدْوَلَ الزَّائِدَ | the extra timetable |
| دُونَ عَجَلَةٍ | without rushing |
| وَاحْتَفَظَ بِدَفْتَرِهِ | and he kept his notebook |
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
- Adam watches the demonstration, writes the steps and checks the order before preparing a folder himself.
- Checking his first attempt helps him replace an extra timetable with the missing map.
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ثُمَّ خَرِيطَةَ الْمَرْكَزِ خَلْفَهُ
Follow the order as Musa places the timetable, map and pen in the folder.
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أَمَامَ الْخَرِيطَةِ
Notice how in front of, behind and before describe the task’s order and layout.
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هَلْ أَضَعُ الْجَدْوَلَ أَمَامَ الْخَرِيطَةِ؟
Read Adam’s short question to check that he has understood the demonstration.
