Arabic+1+Unit+5

Outside My Window .........................................................................................
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 * Suggested Unit Can Do statements **
 * aligned to the National Standards for Learning Languages **

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I can have a simple conversation about the weather I can ask someone about their favorite weather and season I can ask someone to describe the weather in their city I can ask and answer questions about what I am wearing I can ask and answer basic questions about what others are wearing I can go shopping for different clothing items
 * Interpersonal: Speaking/Listening Reading/Writing **

I can understand when people are talking about weather I can understand what someone tells me about clothing I can understand a simple weather report I can understand a store clerk talking about articles of clothing
 * Interpretive: Listening **

I can scan written materials to find words about weather and seasons I can understand some words and phrases in a clothing catalogue I can identify words and phrases related to shopping for clothes I can understand a weather report graph in an Arab newspaper
 * Interpretive: Reading **

I can talk about my favorite seasons I can give a simple weather report I can give a basic description of the clothing I am wearing I can describe what someone else is wearing I can talk about appropriate clothing for different kinds of weather I can say what the weather is like in my city
 * Presentational: Speaking **

I can label basic items of clothing I can describe what clothing I wear through the seasons I can make a clothing packing list for a trip I can make a weather chart
 * Presentational: Writing **

I can compare weather in my city with weather in an Arab city I can identify typical weather in different Arab countries || .... ||
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 * Suggested Core Vocabulary Words and Phrases **

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click on links to view the activities and resources click here for editable versions of resource documents (rtf format) ............................................................................................................................... || Activity Plan ............................................ || Resource Documents ............................................ || Students work in small groups to plan what they will do and wear on a weekend trip to Beirut. • Small Group Activity • Class time: 25 min • Teacher prep: 5 min - print materials || ||  || ** Clothing Race ** A game played in teams to activate clothing item names and colors. • Large Group Activity • Class time: 10-15 min • Teacher prep: 15 min - collect items on vocabulary list || ||   || A role-play activity in which students play the roles of suspects and police officers, asking and answering basic questions relating to weather and simple descriptions. • Small and Large Activity • Class time: 20-30 min • Teacher prep: 5 min - collect props || ||   || In this activity, students work in small groups to create and present news broadcasts and short commercials focused on the weather. • Small Group Activity • Class time: 2 class periods • Teacher prep: 10 minutes - print materials and gather markers, posters, etc. || ||  || A listening comprehension activity that requires students to draw the weather conditions they hear. • Individual, Paired and Large Group Activity • Class time: 20 min • Teacher prep: 15 min - print materials, record broadcast || ||  || Students practice naming and describing clothing items by dressing ‘models’ and presenting their models to the class. • Small Group Activity • Class time: 10-15 min • Teacher prep: 15 min - collect clothespins and items on vocabulary list || ||   || As a class, students practice describing what other people are wearing. Practice continues in small interactive groups. • Large and Small Group Activity • Class time: 20 min • Teacher prep: 15 min - collect box, pictures, magnets, and other materials || ||   || Students practice clothing vocabulary by selecting the appropriate clothes for various activities. • Paired Activity • Class time: 15 min • Teacher prep: 15 min - print materials || ||  ||
 * Overview
 * ** Beirut Weather **
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 * ** Solve a Crime **
 * ** Weather & News Broadcast **
 * ** Weather Listen and Draw **
 * ** What I'm Wearing **
 * ** What My Family is Wearing **
 * ** What To Wear? **

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