Twelfth graders meet a feature that makes Hebrew special — the construct state (סמיכות). Hebrew links two nouns to mean “X of Y” by placing them side by side: בית ספר (“house of book” = school), עוגת שוקולד (“cake of chocolate”). They match construct phrases to meanings.
Students will be able to…
How does Hebrew say “school” with the words for “house” and “book”?
Project this and match each Hebrew construct phrase to its meaning — tap the phrase, then tap the meaning.
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How does Hebrew join two nouns to make a new word?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Compare compounding structures.
Interpretive: read construct phrases.
Presentational: build compounds.
Interpersonal: use everyday compounds.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students write two Hebrew construct phrases (like בית ספר). A printable Hebrew construct-state sheet is in the World Languages library.
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