Tenth graders learn the Arabic future tense (المستقبل) — formed simply by adding سـ (or سوف) before a present verb: سأكتب (I will write), سأذهب (I will go), سأسافر (I will travel). With the future, they can talk about plans and predictions.
Students will be able to…
What will you do next year? How do you talk about the future in Arabic?
Project each item and have students answer about the Arabic future tense.
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What will you do next year, and how do you say it in Arabic?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Presentational: state future plans.
Interpretive: understand future forms.
Compare tense systems.
Interpersonal: talk about plans.
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Have students write one plan for next year in Arabic (“سأ___”). A printable Arabic future-tense sheet is in the World Languages library.
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