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Arabic Storybooks Book 5: Advanced 1 (C1), cover

Arabic Storybook

الْمُتَقَدِّمُ الْأَوَّلُ

Book 5: Advanced 1

Twelve stories of science, society and ideas, from the House of Wisdom and Ibn al-Haytham to the Great Green Wall and artificial intelligence.

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Format
Printable PDF + Word file
Pages
77
Page size
A4
Best for
Advanced 1 (C1)

Fully vowelled

English translation

Activities after every story

A4 PDF + Word file

Inside the book

12 stories · Advanced 1 (C1)

You read well and want articles and stories that make you think, and talk.

The House of Wisdom
The House of Wisdom
Ibn al-Haytham and the Secret of Light
Ibn al-Haytham and the Secret of Light
Maryam the Astrolabe Maker
Maryam the Astrolabe Maker
  1. بَيْتُ الْحِكْمَةِThe House of Wisdom
  2. مِنَ الْجَبْرِ إِلَى الْخَوَارِزْمِيَّاتِFrom Algebra to Algorithms
  3. عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَالسِّرَاجُʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz and the Lamp
  4. رِسَالَةٌ إِلَى ابْنِي فِي الْغُرْبَةِA Letter to My Son Abroad
  5. الْجِدَارُ الْأَخْضَرُ الْعَظِيمُThe Great Green Wall
  6. الذَّكَاءُ الِاصْطِنَاعِيُّ: صَدِيقٌ أَمْ مُنَافِسٌ؟AI: Friend or Rival?
  7. ابْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ وَسِرُّ الضَّوْءِIbn al-Haytham and the Secret of Light
  8. مَرْيَمُ الْإِسْطُرْلَابِيَّةُMaryam the Astrolabe Maker
  9. جِيرَانٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُمْNeighbours We Don’t Know
  10. نَجِيبُ مَحْفُوظْ: حَارَةٌ تَتَّسِعُ لِلْعَالَمِNaguib Mahfouz: A Lane as Wide as the World
  11. الْعَمَلُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ: حُرِّيَّةٌ أَمْ قَيْدٌ؟Working from Home: Freedom or Chains?
  12. حَيُّ بْنُ يَقْظَانَHayy ibn Yaqzan

After every story

Read it, understand it, use it

A picture to talk about

Every story opens with its own illustration.

New words

The key vocabulary with meanings, ready to learn.

English translation

Check your understanding, paragraph by paragraph.

Questions

True or false, choices and open questions.

Speak and write

Retell the story, fill the gaps and write your own lines.

The Arabic Storybooks series

Six levels, one journey

Finish this book and the next one is waiting for you.

  1. A1Beginner 1
  2. A2Beginner 2
  3. B1Intermediate 1
  4. B2Intermediate 2
  5. C1Advanced 1
  6. C2Advanced 2

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