Year 7Autumn TermAges 11-12
Tips & Hints
Introducing Yourself and Others
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You don't need to be an Arabic expert to teach your child. Consistency, encouragement, and making it fun are far more important than perfection. These tips will help you feel confident and prepared.
🏫 For Teachers
- Self-introductions are a cornerstone skill — revisit and extend them throughout the year as grammar knowledge grows.
- Create a supportive environment for presentations: model vulnerability by introducing yourself in Arabic first, including deliberate mistakes.
- For students who are shy about presenting, offer alternatives: record a video, present to just one partner, or write it as a letter.
- Use sentence frames with blanks for lower-ability students so they can focus on content rather than structure.
🏠 For Parents
- Ask your child to formally introduce themselves to relatives in Arabic — grandparents, aunts, uncles. This builds real-world confidence.
- Practise at home: pretend you are meeting for the first time and your child introduces themselves in Arabic.
- If your child is nervous about presenting, help them rehearse at home — familiarity reduces anxiety.
- Record their introduction on your phone so they can hear themselves and feel proud of their progress.
💡 Learning Hints & Memory Tricks
- ✦اسمي (ismi) literally means "my name" — the ي (-i) at the end means "my". You will see this pattern everywhere: بيتي (my house), كتابي (my book).
- ✦عمري means "my age" — say the number after it: عمري اثنا عشر (my age is twelve).
- ✦أسكن في means "I live in" — just add your city: أسكن في لندن (I live in London).