Here are seven exercises. Each one consists of a part of an English sentence, combined with several other parts to form a complete sentence. After you hear A, B, C, D, or E, you will have five seconds to say aloud each complete sentence in Arabic.
Then the tape will give you the correct translation. Repeat the correct translation after the tape.
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Tape Side 4 You will hear five short conversations in which phraseF and sentences are combined and sequenced differently than befo~·e.
You will first listen to each conversation and then participate in i t . Follow the instructions on tape.
1. *S: wayn inta saakin?
*A: fi shaari" irriyaaD.
S: fi ay "imaara?
A: fi l"imaara ragm khamsa wa khamsiin.
Where do you live?
On Riyadh Street.
In what building?
In building number 55.
*S stands for Saudi~ A for American.
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2. S: assalaamu "alaykum.
l"imaara ragm sab"a?
A: laa, fi l"imaara ragm
SELF-EVALUATION TEST
Tape Side 4
PART I
You will hear ten sentences in Arabic. You will hear each one twice. You will have four seconds to select the appro-priate English equivalent from the four choices listed and circle A, B, C, or D. After you finish this part, check your responses with the key at the end of the test; then continue the test. All your answers should be correct.
1. A. I live on the second street.
B. I live on the first street.
C. I live on the first floor.
D. I live on the second floor.
2. A. Can I change 20 dollars?
B. Can I change 25 dollars?
C. Can I change 21 dollars?
D. Can I change 15 dollars?
3. A. The bank is in the second building to your right.
B. The bank is in the first building to your right.
C. The bank is in the first building to your left.
D. The bank is in the third building to your right.
4. A. I want 11 riyals and 3 halalas.
B. I want 13 riyals and 2 halalas.
C. I want 3 riyals and 12 halalas.
D. I want 12 riyals and 3 halalas.
5. A. I have 19 halalas and 90 riyals.
B. I have 17 halalas and 70 riyals.
C. I have 16 halalas and 60 riyals.
D. I have 18 halalas and 80 riyals.
6. A. Please get in the second car.
B. Please get in the first car.
C. Please get in the third car.
D. Please get in this car.
7. A. Turn at the first street.
B. Turn at the third street.
C. Turn at this street.
D. Turn at the second street.
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8. A. Here you are, 7 riyals.
B. Here you are, 7 dollars.
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Here you are, half a dollar.D. Here you are, half a riyal.
9. A. The restaurant is in the second building.
B. The restaurant is on the second floor.
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The restaurant is in the first building.D. The restaurant is on the second street.
10. A. The house is on the first street on your right.
B. The house is the first building on your left.
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The house is the first building on your right.D. The house is on the first street on your left.
If you made any mistakes, review those parts that you missed; then take this part of the test again. If you missed none, proceed to the next part.
PART II
You will hear ten sentences in English. For each one, you will hear three Arabic sentences labeled A, B, and C. Select
the sentence which is the closest equivalent to the English and circle A, B, or C. After you finish this part, check your
responses with the key; then continue the test. All your answers should be correct.
11. Here you are, 11 dollars. 16. May I change 21 dollars?
A B C A B C
12. My house is number 90. 17. On which floor do you
A B C live?
A B C
13. I live in the third 18. Saud is a first lieutenant
building. in the Army.
A B C A B C
14. I want half a riyal. 19. There is a bank over there.
A B C A B C
15. I have 7 riyals and 13 20. The restaurant is on the
halalas. second floor.
A B C A B C
If you made any mistakes, review those parts that you missed; then take this part of the test again. If you missed none, proceed to the next part.
PART III
This part consists of ten English sentences. After you hear each one on the tape, you will have five seconds to say i t aloud in Arabic. When you hear "STOP," listen to the correct answer, and get ready for the next sentence. All your answers should be correct.
21. I am a first lieutenant in the Army.
22. I live on the third street.
23. The bank is in the second building.
24. My house number is 60.
25. Here you are, 90 dollars.
26. Turn at the second street.
27. Stop at the third building.
28. I have 21 riyals and 15 halalas.
29. Can I change 50 dollars?
30. The rest room is on the first floor.
If you missed any of the above sentences, replay the appropriate part or parts of the tape until you can give the correct responses; then proceed to the next part.
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PART IV
You will hear the following ten situations in English.
For each situation, you will have five seconds to say the appropriate sentence in Arabic. When you hear "STOP," listen to the correct answer; then get ready for the next item. All your answers should be correct.
31. You are in the airport looking for a place to change your dollars. Ask a Saudi if there is a bank in the airport.
32. Ask the bank employee if you can change dollars there.
33. The employee asks.you how many dollars you have. Tell him that you have 100 dollars.
34. A Saudi friend of yours asks you where you live. Tell him that you live in building No. 21.
35. The same friend asks you, "On what floor do you live?"
Tell him, "On the third floor."
36. You want to use the public phone, but you don't have change. Ask a Saudi if he can change a riyal.
37. You are going home in a taxi, and you live on Abd il-Aziz Street No. 15. Tell the driver your address.
38. The taxi is approaching your home. Tell the driver to stop at the second building.
39. You are at the bank. Give the employee one riyal and tell him that you want 100 halalas.
40. The office of Colonel Abd il-Aziz is located on the second floor. A Saudi asks you where the Colonel's office is. Tell him, "On the second floor."
If you missed any of the above situations, replay the appropriate part or parts of the tape until you can give the correct response, then proceed to the next module.
KEY
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GLOSSARY
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(M. III) Say! Tell me!arba"a four
arba"iin forty
arba"ta"sh fourteen
aSrif I change, I spend
awwal first
aysh (M. III) what
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bayt (M. III) house
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fii(h) (M. III) there is; is there"!
haatha (m. ) (M. III) this
haathi (f • ) (M. III) this
halala (at) halala(s)
hawiyya ID
hina (M. III) here
hinaak (M. III) there
Hamrnaam (M. III) bathroom, rest room
iHda"sh eleven
ilmaTaar (M. III) the airport
irkab (M. III) Get in!
irriyaaD (M. III) Riyadh
ithna"sh twelve
ithnayn two
jamb (M. III) next to, beside
khamsa five
khamsiin fifty
khamsta"sh fifteen
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lif (M. III) turn
maT"am (M. III) restaurant
miyya one hundred
mumkin possible (I/you can)
nuS half
ragm number
ragm talafon telephone number
riyaal(aat) riyal(s)
saakin live, living
sab"a seven
sab"iin seventy
saba"tash seventeen
sayyaara(at) cars(s)
shaari" (M. III) street
sitta six
sitta"sh sixteen
sittiin sixty
Sifr zero
thaalith third
thaani- second
thalaatha three
thalaathiin thirty
thalatta"ash thirteen
thamaanya eight
thamaniin eighty
thamanta"sh eighteen
tinzil (you) get off, get out
tis"a nine
tisa"ta"sh nineteen
tis"iin ninety
Taabig floor
Tabaga floor
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