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Short Stories in Arabic for Intermediate Learners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Arabic the fun way!

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"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 a wide range of new vocabulary
-Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 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.

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 19, 2020

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January 27, 2025
أول كتاب عربي أنهيته من الغلاف للغلاف. مجموعة مفيدة للغاية من القصص القصيرة لمن يتعلمون اللغة العربية على المستوى المتوسط. تحتوي القصص على الكثير من الأزمنة والمنظورات المختلفة لتغطية نطاق الكلمات التي ستحتاجها في المستقبل

The first arabic book i have finished cover to cover. A highly useful collection of short stories for those learning arabic at intermediate level. The stories contain a lot of different tenses and perspectives to cover the breadth of words you will need in the future
227 reviews28 followers
September 19, 2020
Really enjoyable read, super varied stories. Nice length and liked the way each story was split up so I could read a chapter here and there.
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