Nadir’s family welcomes Adam for a two-week stay. They explain their routine, learn about his school day and find a shared interest.
01Read the Arabic story
نُرَحِّبُ بِطَالِبٍ جَدِيدٍ
اِسْتَقْبَلَتْ عَائِلَةُ نَادِرٍ طَالِبًا اسْمُهُ آدَمُ ضِمْنَ بَرْنَامَجِ تَبَادُلٍ طُلَّابِيٍّ. جَاءَ آدَمُ لِيَتَعَلَّمَ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ، وَسَيَبْقَى مَعَهُمْ أُسْبُوعَيْنِ. عِنْدَ الْبَابِ، قَالَ نَادِرٌ: «أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا! هَذِهِ أُسْرَتِي». رَحَّبَ الْجَمِيعُ بِالضَّيْفِ وَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ رِحْلَتِهِ، ثُمَّ أَرَاهُ نَادِرٌ غُرْفَتَهُ وَالْمَكْتَبَ الصَّغِيرَ الْمَوْجُودَ فِيهَا.
عَلَى مَائِدَةِ الْعَشَاءِ، سَأَلَ آدَمُ عَنْ مَوَاعِيدِ الْأُسْرَةِ. قَالَتْ أُمُّ نَادِرٍ: «نَتَنَاوَلُ الْفَطُورَ فِي السَّابِعَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ، وَتَصِلُ حَافِلَةُ الْمَدْرَسَةِ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ». طَلَبَ آدَمُ مِنْهَا أَنْ تُعِيدَ الْمَوَاعِيدَ بِبُطْءٍ، ثُمَّ كَتَبَهَا فِي دَفْتَرٍ صَغِيرٍ. قَالَ: «شُكْرًا، أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَكُونَ جَاهِزًا».
سَأَلَ نَادِرٌ ضَيْفَهُ: «كَيْفَ تَذْهَبُ إِلَى مَدْرَسَتِكَ فِي بَلَدِكَ؟» أَجَابَ آدَمُ: «أَمْشِي مَعَ أُخْتِي، لِأَنَّ الْمَدْرَسَةَ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْ بَيْتِنَا». ثُمَّ تَحَدَّثَا عَنْ وَقْتِ الْفَرَاغِ. كَانَ كِلَاهُمَا يُحِبُّ كُرَةَ الْقَدَمِ، فَاتَّفَقَا عَلَى اللَّعِبِ بَعْدَ إِنْهَاءِ الْوَاجِبَاتِ فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي.
فِي الصَّبَاحِ، نَظَرَ آدَمُ إِلَى الْمَوَاعِيدِ فِي دَفْتَرِهِ وَنَزَلَ إِلَى الْمَطْبَخِ قَبْلَ الْفَطُورِ بِعَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ. سَاعَدَ نَادِرًا فِي وَضْعِ الْأَكْوَابِ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. قَالَ: «كُنْتُ قَلِقًا أَمْسِ، وَلَكِنَّنِي أَشْعُرُ بِالرَّاحَةِ الْآنَ». تَنَاوَلَا الْفَطُورَ مَعَ الْعَائِلَةِ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَا حَقِيبَتَيْهِمَا وَخَرَجَا لِانْتِظَارِ الْحَافِلَةِ.
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Nadir’s family welcomed a student called Adam as part of a student exchange programme. Adam had come to learn Arabic and would stay with them for two weeks. At the door, Nadir said, “Welcome! This is my family.” Everyone welcomed the guest and asked about his journey, then Nadir showed him his room and the small desk inside it.
At the dinner table, Adam asked about the family’s schedule. Nadir’s mother said, “We have breakfast at half past seven, and the school bus arrives at eight.” Adam asked her to repeat the times slowly, then wrote them in a small notebook. He said, “Thank you. I want to be ready.”
Nadir asked his guest, “How do you go to school in your country?” Adam answered, “I walk with my sister because the school is close to our home.” Then they talked about their free time. Both liked football, so they agreed to play after finishing their homework the following day.
In the morning, Adam looked at the times in his notebook and went down to the kitchen ten minutes before breakfast. He helped Nadir put the glasses on the table. He said, “I was worried yesterday, but I feel comfortable now.” They had breakfast with the family, then took their bags and went out to wait for the bus.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| بَرْنَامَجِ تَبَادُلٍ طُلَّابِيٍّ | a student exchange programme |
| أُسْبُوعَيْنِ | two weeks |
| مَوَاعِيدِ الْأُسْرَةِ | the family’s schedule |
| بِبُطْءٍ | slowly |
| جَاهِزًا | ready |
| وَقْتِ الْفَرَاغِ | free time |
| الْوَاجِبَاتِ | homework |
| بِالرَّاحَةِ | comfortable; at ease |
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 host family makes its daily routine clear, and Adam asks for a slower repetition before noting the times.
- Learning about one another’s habits helps Nadir and Adam find a shared interest and plan time together.
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Compare the family’s breakfast and school routine with Adam’s usual day.
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لِأَنَّ الْمَدْرَسَةَ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْ بَيْتِنَا
Understand why Adam usually walks to school with his sister.
