Reading & Real Talk: Study Arabic in Saudi Arabia

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Lesson idea

Read about foreign students who come to Saudi Arabia to study Arabic, and use travel expressions to request, reassure and agree.

Key points

• Requesting and agreeing: May I see your passport, please? – Sure.
• Saying someone doesn't have to do something: That won't be necessary.
• Reassuring: Don't worry. I'll be all right.
• Many universities in Saudi Arabia offer scholarships to foreign students to study Arabic.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (12)

1. Students from many countries come to Saudi universities with a ____ that pays for their studies.
   Answer: scholarship
2. Mark speaks Arabic well, but he has a foreign ____.
   Answer: accent
3. At first, it was hard for Kim to ____ the hot weather in Riyadh.
   Answer: get used to
4. Officer: "May I see your passport, please?" Traveler: "____"
   Answer: Sure. Here you are.
5. "Should I take off my watch?" – "No, that won't be ____."
   Answer: necessary
6. Mother: "Are you OK traveling alone?" Son: "Don't worry. I'll be ____."
   Answer: all right
7. Learning about Saudi ____, like Arabic coffee and hospitality, is part of the program.
   Answer: culture
8. ____, many people study online instead of traveling abroad.
   Answer: Nowadays
9. Foreign students practice Arabic with Saudi friends to ____ their speaking.
   Answer: improve
10. "How was your first month in Jeddah?" – "It was ____ difficult, but now I love it."
    Answer: kind of
11. The writer recommends living with a local family because it helps you learn the language ____.
    Answer: faster
12. In an email to a friend about studying abroad, a good closing is:
    Answer: Write back soon!

More lessons in Unit 3: When Are You Traveling?

• Unit 3 Vocabulary: Air Travel
• Grammar: Present Progressive, Future & Infinitives of Purpose
• Unit 3 Test