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$“&lo’ ’<{ r“t\&C’ how to use this book

”’ qt\po ::- †`o up\&% 'xk ‰’€C Whether you are learning a new language
†p1>o š’9’:\&C’ ”’ ^“&t&C’ q-”’ ys for business, pleasure, or in preparation for
j“Tw ]‚C€% qs”’ ‡p[ ”’ =“2"o’ >"[ a holiday abroad, or are hoping to extend
your vocabulary in an already familiar
up\% ’9”’ F€s“ho’ ’<{ z–“c †€`po’ m%’9>ds
language, this dictionary is a valuable
†dp&6s j>S :\! “|s’:6&C’ mxlt †t‚g
learning tool which you can use in a
(“tplpo }"&w’ ::- †`o up\% :x[ number of different ways.
(“tplo’ †dp&6s (“`o ¾ }!“H&% ƒ&o’ When learning a new language, look
†`o ¾ :1’ qK”’ ys (“tpk „”’ †h&H¼’ out for cognates (words that are alike in
y”’ Y1‘% z”’ “P”’ mxlt “tk †x‚\s different languages) and derivations (words
that share a common root in a particular
š‘*s Q\! ‡p[ “|P\! (“`po’ (>)”’
language). You can also see where the
(“1‘TK’ Q\! (9=€&C’ †B‚p.w–’ languages have influenced each other.
“{=:! ylo †‚!>\o’ ys v“\To’ y[ For example, English has imported some
“‚-€o€xl&o’ ¾ v:6&D% (’>‚"\% (=:K terms for food from Arabic but, in turn, has
†‚"\Ho’ †c“h*o’ ¾ exported terms used in technology and
popular culture.
†‚pt\o’ u‚p\&o’ †THw”’ Practical learning activities
mpt[ ]g€s ”’ mxlDs ‰“2w”’ ¾ r€.&% y‚1 ͉ ͉ ¦œ¢ šœ£’ Žœ¢¡ ¦œ¢Ÿ •œš’̡
(“2dLo’ ‡p[ ]pT&% z”’ r“1 m&‚pk ”’ workplace, or college, try looking at the
z”’ n’<x‚1 mxlt z“l¼’ ’<{ qtH% ƒ&o’ pages which cover that setting. You could
then close the book, look around you and
(“tDo’ ‰“‚G”’ ys uk ˆ>% $“&lo’ ip`%
see how many of the objects and features
>k<%%
you can name.
mDdxo †\>C >k<% (“g“T! 9’:[–“! ug ͉ ͉ Ž˜’ “™Ž •ŽŸ‘ “œŸ ¦œ¢Ÿ ’™“ ¤–¡• ›”™– •
#w“- ‡p[ †B‚p.w–“! †tplo’ #&k’ on one side and Arabic on the other side.
qt1’ >5”’ #w“.o’ ‡p[ †‚!>\o“! Carry the cards with you and test yourself
(’>s mDdw >"&5’ m\s (“g“T"o’ frequently, making sure you shuffle them
between each test.
(’=“"&5’ y‚! (“g“T"o’ Up5’ ::[
͉ •Ž™™’›”’ ¦œ¢Ÿ ’™“ ¡œ ¤Ÿ–¡’ Ž ¡œŸ¦̡ ™’¡¡’Ÿ̡
”’ †o“C= ”’ †Lg †!“&lo mDdw „:2% ͉ or dialogue using as many of the terms on
ys ylts =:g >"k”’ š“s:6&Ds =“2s a particular page as possible. This will help
n:[“D f€C †x‚\s †2dL! (“1‘TK’ you retain the vocabulary and remember
>k<% ‡p[ †`po’ (’9>ds ‰“x! ‡p[ mo; the spelling. If you want to build up to
writing a longer text, start with sentences
Mw †!“&l! v:h&% z”’ (9=”’ z–’ †‹.|&o’
incorporating 2–3 words.
†)‘) ”’ y‚&tpk qtH qt.! ”’:!’ r€S”’
͉ “ ¦œ¢ •Ž£’ Ž £’Ÿ¦ £– ¢Ž™ š’šœŸ¦̡ ¡Ÿ¦
r“1 š’:- †>€L% >k’<! ]&t&% 'xk ’;–’ ͉ drawing or tracing items from the book
$“&lo’ ys 9€x! qlG ]"&% z”’ ”’ uC>% z”’ onto a piece of paper, then close the book
$“&lo’ ip_”’ u) j=€o’ ys †\Tg ‡p[ and fill in the words below the picture.
=€Lo’ qdC”’ (“tplo’ #&k’ ͉ ›’ ¦œ¢ ŽŸ’ šœŸ’ œ›“–‘’›¡̡ –˜ œ¢¡
words in the foreign language index and
>&5’ mDdw ¾ †h) >*k”’ 3"L% z”’ 9>.t! ͉
see if you know what they mean before
z–’ ih2% †‚"x-”’ †`po’ 'C>|c ys (“tpk turning to the relevant page to check if you
†2dLo’ #ph% z”’ q"g “{“x\s f>\% 'xk were right.
‡p[ 'xk z–’ :k”“&&o †"C“x¼’ †2dLo’ ‡o–’
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