Short Stories in Arabic for Intermediate Learners
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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners. "Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in Arabic for Intermediate Learners has been written especially for students from low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading. What does this book give you? - Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn from a wide range of new vocabulary - Controlled language at your level, including the 1,000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently - Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability - Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration: "It's too hard!" "I don't understand!" - Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including: - A glossary for bolded words in each text - Full plot summary - A bilingual word list - Comprehension questions after each chapter As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Arabic for Intermediate Learners will make learning Arabic easy and enjoyable. Review: Great for intermediates - Itโs very good especially when you combine it with the audio version. The only thing I would say to improve it would be to make the font size a little bit bigger. Otherwise itโs great for intermediates. Review: The glossary needs reworking - To determine which vocabulary words should go in the glossary, the author should have asked himself: which roots are difficult to find in the standard Hans Weir dictionary, i.e. roots that have several possibilities and take time to look up. Those roots he should have included in his glossary. Some easy roots like chabar in form 4, he includes in it. But he neglects to include some words that are difficult for an Intermediate Arabic learner. The main problem with an "intermediate" reader is rating the words in your stories by levels of difficulty. There are vocabulary lists that define beginning to advanced learners. If you make the read too difficult, you frustrate your customers, and if they are too frustrated, they might curse you (or bless you if they're not). These stories toddle somewhere between frustation and enjoyment. The author might dismiss my criticism by saying that I am not yet qualified to be rated intermediate. But I know that I am. It's not just vocabulary that could use refining, but some notes would have helped to define ambiguous passages, such as the first two words of page 31. Waqa'a has many meanings There are several possibilities to translate the first few words. Give us a note to guide us a little. Not anticipating intermediate problems is a kind of blindness on the part of the author. For my frustration, I rated this book down from five to three stars. In the end, my rating might be higher as my frustration subsides. But who likes to be frustrated when it's not necessary?
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M**H
Great for intermediates
Itโs very good especially when you combine it with the audio version. The only thing I would say to improve it would be to make the font size a little bit bigger. Otherwise itโs great for intermediates.
S**T
The glossary needs reworking
To determine which vocabulary words should go in the glossary, the author should have asked himself: which roots are difficult to find in the standard Hans Weir dictionary, i.e. roots that have several possibilities and take time to look up. Those roots he should have included in his glossary. Some easy roots like chabar in form 4, he includes in it. But he neglects to include some words that are difficult for an Intermediate Arabic learner. The main problem with an "intermediate" reader is rating the words in your stories by levels of difficulty. There are vocabulary lists that define beginning to advanced learners. If you make the read too difficult, you frustrate your customers, and if they are too frustrated, they might curse you (or bless you if they're not). These stories toddle somewhere between frustation and enjoyment. The author might dismiss my criticism by saying that I am not yet qualified to be rated intermediate. But I know that I am. It's not just vocabulary that could use refining, but some notes would have helped to define ambiguous passages, such as the first two words of page 31. Waqa'a has many meanings There are several possibilities to translate the first few words. Give us a note to guide us a little. Not anticipating intermediate problems is a kind of blindness on the part of the author. For my frustration, I rated this book down from five to three stars. In the end, my rating might be higher as my frustration subsides. But who likes to be frustrated when it's not necessary?
T**S
Only useful if you can read Arabic without vowels/tashkil/harakat
The author sent out an email blast saying that even though this book says ยซ for intermediate learners ยป, that beginners could find it useful as well. This is patently untrue as the texts are not vowelized. If you are able to read mostly w/o harakat, then buy this book. If you are level A1-B1, donโt waste your money.
F**A
Perfect!
Once you have a good level of reading and reading comprehension, this book will boost the development of your repertoire.
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็ๅญฆๅ ใงใฎใใฟใใฟๅใใในใใชใผ้ขจใใฉใใSFใใฎใชใฉๅ จ๏ผ่ฉฑๅ้ฒใๅ่ฉฑใจใไธใคใฎ็ซ ใงๆงๆใใใ็ซ ใใจใซ่ฆ็ดใ่ชๅฅ่ชฌๆใ็ทด็ฟๅ้กใใคใใฆใใพใใ่ฑ่จณใฏ่ผใฃใฆใใพใใใใฟใทใฅใญใผใซ๏ผ็บ้ณ่จๅท๏ผใใคใใฆใใพใใใๅ่ชใ่กจ็พใๆงๆใๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใซใจใฃใฆ้่ฆใจๆใใใใใฎใ็นฐใ่ฟใๅบใฆใใฆใ่ช็ถใจ็ฟๅพใใฆใใใใจใใงใใใใงใใ ใๅฐ่ชฌใใจใใฆๆฅฝใใใใใจใใใจ็ๅใงใใใในใใผใชใผๅฑ้ใ่ๅณใใใฃใฆ่ฟฝใฃใฆใใใใจใใงใใๅ ๅฎนใชใฎใงใใขใฉใใข่ชๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใซใจใฃใฆใฏใจใฆใใใใชใผใใฃใณใฐๆๆใงใฏใชใใงใใใใใใใใชๅญฆ็ฟ่ ็จใฎใชใผใใฃใณใฐๆๆใใใฃใจๅบ็ใใฆใใใใใฉใใชใซใใใใ ๆธๅใซใfor Intermediate Learnersใใจใใใพใใใไธญ็ดใใฎๅบๆบใฏใใใใพใใใใใฒใจ้ใๆๆณไบ้ ใๅญฆใใ ไธใงใใใใซใใ็จๅบฆใฎๅ่ชๅใๅฟ ่ฆใชใฌใใซใ ใจๆใใพใใ ่ชญใฟ้ฒใๆนใจใใฆใๆฌๆธใงใๆธใใใฆใใ้ใใๅฐใ ใใใใชใ็ฎๆใใใฃใฆใใ่พๆธใชใฉๅผใใใซใจใซใใ็ซ ใๆๅพใพใง่ชญใฟ้ใใฆใใใใจใ้่ฆใ ใจๆใใพใใใใใใ่ฆ็ดใ่ชญใฟใใใไธๅบฆใไปๅบฆใฏ่พๆธใ็ซ ๆซใฎ่ชๅฅ่ชฌๆใๅ่ใซใใชใใ็ฒพ่ชญใใฆใใใจใฐใใจ็่งฃใๆทฑใพใใใใซๆใใพใใใ ใใใใชใๅ่ชใใใใจๆฐใซใชใฃใฆใใใกใใก่ชฟในใใใชใใฎใงใใใใใใ ใจๆ้ใใใใใใไฝใใในใใผใชใผใๆฅฝใใใพใใใใใใใชใ็ฎๆใใใฃใฆใ่พๆธใไฝฟใใฎใๆๆ ขใใฆใๆจๆธฌใใชใใใจใซใใใฉใใฉใ่ชญใฟ้ฒใใฆใใใฎใใใใจๆใใพใ๏ผๅใฃใในใใผใชใผใงใฏใชใใฎใงๅๅๆจๆธฌใงใใ๏ผใ่พๆธใไฝฟใใฎใฏไธ่ชญๅพใใใใใๆนใ็ตๆ็ใซๅน็ใใๅ ๅฎนใ็่งฃใงใใใจๆใใพใใใ ใใใใชใๅ่ชใๅคใใใฆใไฝใไฝใ ใใใฃใฑใใใใใชใใจใใๅ ดๅใๆฎๅฟตใชใใใพใ ใใฎๆๆใฏใพใ ่ชใใฎใฌใใซใซๅ่ดใใฆใใชใใจใใใใจใซใชใใพใใใญใ
A**Z
Excellent book for intermediate level arabic students
Really enjoyed the short arabic stories and the thing i liked about it the most was that it hasn't got any diacritical marks (tashkeel) on the arabic letters which is good because it makes you put your arabic grammar into use. There is a list of english translated words for the difficult arabic words at the back of the book which helps. Overall really good, very impressed and defenitely recommend it for those students who have studied arabic (at least have a good foundation and a variety of vocab).
C**N
Very useful
I haven't read it all yet. The structure of the book is really useful to learn Arabic. But an intermediate level is needed to follow the plot smoothly.
A**E
Great to understand
This is the first book with short stories that I actually like and understand well. Students of B1 or B2 will be able to follow easily. I was truly surprised that I was able to understand all the stories without looking up words (although I did not know many words). The unknown words were chosen in a way that it didn't inhibit the reading experience. Reading the same short story over and over will then enable the reader to understand the unknown words. I can absolutely recommend this reader!
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