Maharat- Week 1

Lesson 2

Dear students, 

Yesterday, we discussed the strategies used to to answer reading comprehension questions. Now we shall watch another video providing more examples about how we can use inference to better our reading. 

Then, we shall answer True/False questions about a story. Please click the following to answer questions about Tom's Story. 

Tom likes basketball.

Now, in groups discuss the following questions about the story:

• Based on the story, what can you infer about Tom's shooting skills and dribbling techniques?

• How can you infer that the Thunderbolts are a successful basketball team?

• What inference can you make about Tom's dedication to basketball?

• How do you infer that Tom's dream of playing basketball professionally is becoming more attainable?

• Based on the story, what can you infer about the Thunderbolts' previous performance before Tom joined the team?

• How can you infer that Tom quickly became an integral part of the Thunderbolts?

• What inference can you make about Jack's relationship with Tom based on the fact that he invited him to join the team?

• How do you infer that Tom's interest in basketball outweighs his interest in other activities?

• Based on the story, what can you infer about the level of competition in the matches that the Thunderbolts won?

• How can you infer that Tom's skills have contributed significantly to the improvement of the Thunderbolts' game?

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Finally, let's discuss the following questions which require explaining reasoning using context clues from the previous story:

• How can you use context clues to explain why Tom enjoys playing basketball?

• Based on the context, how would you explain the meaning of "integral part" when describing Tom's role in the Thunderbolts?

• Using context clues, why do you think the Thunderbolts' performance improved after Tom joined the team?

• Explain how context clues help you understand Tom's dream of becoming a professional basketball player.

• How can you use context clues to infer the level of skill and talent possessed by the Thunderbolts?

• Based on the context, how would you explain the meaning of "dedication" in relation to Tom's commitment to basketball?

• Using context clues, why do you think Tom was excited about joining the Thunderbolts?

• Explain how context clues help you understand why Tom's interest in soccer is not mentioned in the story.

• How can you use context clues to infer the impact of Tom's skills on the Thunderbolts' matches?

• Based on the context, how would you explain the meaning of "practicing" in relation to Tom's basketball activities?

Lesson 3

Dear Students,

Yesterday we learned more strategies to infer meaning in a text. Today we shall learn some strategies to learn new words. 

Use the following worksheet to practice the strategies of learning new vocabulary

Now, we shall revise question words we studied yesterday to be able to form questions

Finally, we shall learn more about the strategies of identifying new words and specially how to form irregular plural nouns

Use the following worksheet to practice irregular plural

Lesson 4

Dear students, 

Today we shall learn about two important types of pronouns; subject and object pronoun. Have a look at the following presentation, then answer the quiz below.

Now, we shall learn about the difference between a subject and a predicate in a sentence. Have a look at the following presentation then answer the questions in the following quiz.

Finally, we shall learn about conjunctions. In fact, we have many types of conjunctions but we shall focus on a very important type of conjunction called coordinating conjunctions. Have a look at the following presentation and then answer the quiz below.

Use the following worksheets to revise our lesson today.