Ziyad and Mazin prepare for a five-kilometre walk. Shorter walks over the next few weeks help them get ready, and a route map guides them on the day.
01Read the Arabic story
اِسْتِعْدَادٌ لِلْمَشْيِ خَمْسَةَ كِيلُومِتْرَاتٍ
قَرَأَ زِيَادٌ إِعْلَانًا عَنْ يَوْمٍ لِلْمَشْيِ فِي حَدِيقَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. طُولُ الطَّرِيقِ خَمْسَةُ كِيلُومِتْرَاتٍ، وَالْمَوْعِدُ بَعْدَ شَهْرٍ. أَرَادَ أَنْ يُشَارِكَ مَعَ صَدِيقِهِ مَازِنٍ، لَكِنَّهُمَا لَمْ يَكُونَا مُعْتَادَيْنِ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْمَسَافَةِ. قَالَ مَازِنٌ: «لِنُجَرِّبْ طَرِيقًا أَقْصَرَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ».
فِي الْأُسْبُوعِ الْأَوَّلِ، مَشَيَا كِيلُومِتْرَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَمَلِ. وَفِي الْأُسْبُوعِ التَّالِي، جَرَّبَا طَرِيقًا طُولُهُ ثَلَاثَةُ كِيلُومِتْرَاتٍ. كَانَا يَتَحَدَّثَانِ عَنْ يَوْمِهِمَا، وَيَجْلِسَانِ قَلِيلًا عِنْدَمَا يَشْعُرَانِ بِالتَّعَبِ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، أَكْمَلَا أَرْبَعَةَ كِيلُومِتْرَاتٍ فِي طَرِيقٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ، وَفَرِحَا بِهَذَا التَّقَدُّمِ.
فِي الْمَسَاءِ قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْمَشْيِ، قَرَأَ زِيَادٌ رِسَالَةَ الْمُنَظِّمِينَ. يَبْدَأُ النَّشَاطُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ صَبَاحًا. أَرْسَلَ خَرِيطَةَ الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى مَازِنٍ، وَاتَّفَقَا عَلَى اللِّقَاءِ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ فِي السَّابِعَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ. جَهَّزَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا حِذَاءَهُ وَزُجَاجَةَ مَائِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ.
فِي الصَّبَاحِ، وَصَلَا فِي الْمَوْعِدِ، ثُمَّ بَدَآ الْمَشْيَ مَعَ الْمَجْمُوعَةِ. اِتَّبَعَا الْأَسْهُمَ الْمُلَوَّنَةَ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. وَبَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ كِيلُومِتْرَاتٍ، جَلَسَا عَلَى مَقْعَدٍ لِاسْتِرَاحَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ. قَالَ مَازِنٌ: «بَقِيَ كِيلُومِتْرَانِ فَقَطْ!» وَاصَلَا الْمَشْيَ وَوَصَلَا إِلَى النِّهَايَةِ مَعًا. اِلْتَقَطَا صُورَةً وَأَرْسَلَاهَا إِلَى أَصْدِقَائِهِمَا. قَالَ زِيَادٌ: «أَكْمَلْنَا الْمَسَافَةَ الَّتِي اِسْتَعْدَدْنَا لَهَا!»
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Ziyad read an advertisement about a walking day in a large park. The route is five kilometres long, and the event is in a month. He wanted to take part with his friend Mazin, but they were not used to this distance. Mazin said, “Let us try a shorter route before that day.”
In the first week, they walked two kilometres twice after work. In the following week, they tried a route three kilometres long. They talked about their day and sat down for a little while when they felt tired. After that, they completed four kilometres on a route near home and were pleased with this progress.
On the evening before the walking day, Ziyad read the organisers’ message. The activity starts on Saturday at eight in the morning. He sent Mazin a map of the route, and they agreed to meet at the entrance at half past seven. Each of them prepared his shoes and water bottle before going to sleep.
In the morning, they arrived at the agreed time, then began walking with the group. They followed the coloured arrows along the route. After three kilometres, they sat on a bench for a short rest. Mazin said, “Only two kilometres remain!” They continued walking and reached the end together. They took a photograph and sent it to their friends. Ziyad said, “We completed the distance we prepared for!”
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الْمَسَافَةِ | the distance |
| أَقْصَرَ | shorter |
| مَرَّتَيْنِ | twice |
| التَّقَدُّمِ | progress |
| الْمُنَظِّمِينَ | the organisers |
| خَرِيطَةَ الطَّرِيقِ | a map of the route |
| الْأَسْهُمَ الْمُلَوَّنَةَ | the coloured arrows |
| النِّهَايَةِ | the end |
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
- Track the shorter practice walks separately from the five-kilometre activity and the two kilometres remaining after their rest.
- Distinguish the meeting at half past seven from the start at eight, and notice how the map and arrows support their journey.
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فِي السَّابِعَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ
Compare the half-past meeting time with the activity’s starting hour.
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يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ
Recognise the weekday named in the organisers’ message.
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وَصَلَا فِي الْمَوْعِدِ، ثُمَّ بَدَآ الْمَشْيَ
Follow the sequence from arriving to beginning the walk.
