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Arabic Storybooks Book 6: Advanced 2 (C2), cover

Arabic Storybook

الْمُتَقَدِّمُ الثَّانِي

Book 6: Advanced 2

Ten texts of history, literature and thought (Ibn Khaldun, al-Mutanabbi, Ziryab, Mansa Musa) for advanced readers ready for real Arabic prose.

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Format
Printable PDF + Word file
Pages
67
Page size
A4
Best for
Advanced 2 (C2)

Fully vowelled

English translation

Activities after every story

A4 PDF + Word file

Inside the book

10 stories · Advanced 2 (C2)

You are close to fluency and want the depth and beauty of classical-style writing.

Mansa Musa and the Caravan of Gold
Mansa Musa and the Caravan of Gold
Ziryab: The Blackbird Who Changed Córdoba
Ziryab: The Blackbird Who Changed Córdoba
And the Best Companion Is a Book
And the Best Companion Is a Book
  1. ابْنُ خَلْدُونَ: الْمُؤَرِّخُ الَّذِي سَأَلَ «لِمَاذَا؟»Ibn Khaldun: The Historian Who Asked “Why?”
  2. الْمُتَنَبِّي: بَيْتٌ قَتَلَ صَاحِبَهُAl-Mutanabbi: The Verse That Killed Its Poet
  3. التَّرْجَمَةُ: خِيَانَةٌ أَمْ جِسْرٌ؟Translation: Betrayal or Bridge?
  4. زِرْيَابُ: الطَّائِرُ الْأَسْوَدُ الَّذِي غَيَّرَ قُرْطُبَةَZiryab: The Blackbird Who Changed Córdoba
  5. الْعَرَبِيَّةُ فِي زَمَنِ الشَّاشَاتِArabic in the Age of Screens
  6. مَنْسَا مُوسَى وَقَافِلَةُ الذَّهَبِMansa Musa and the Caravan of Gold
  7. ابْنُ الْخَطِيبِ وَالطَّاعُونُIbn al-Khatib and the Plague
  8. السَّاعَةُ الَّتِي تَوَقَّفَتْThe Clock That Stopped
  9. ابْنُ النَّفِيسِ وَالْحَقِيقَةُ الْمَنْسِيَّةُIbn al-Nafis and the Forgotten Truth
  10. وَخَيْرُ جَلِيسٍ فِي الزَّمَانِ كِتَابُAnd the Best Companion Is a Book

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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