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القراءة
al-qirāʾa · Paper 2 · 25%
Identify opinions. This topic is full of them — favourite colours, preferred clothes, hobbies people like and dislike.حدِّد الآراء؛ فهذا الموضوع مليءٌ بها: الألوان المفضلة والملابس والهوايات.
| Text | Arabic | Typically about |
|---|---|---|
| A message from a friend | رسالة من صديق | their family and home |
| A shop advert | إعلان متجر | clothes, sizes, prices, offers |
| A blog post | تدوينة | hobbies and a past holiday |
| A short article | مقال قصير | free time and young people |
| Arabic | English | It signals |
|---|---|---|
| في رأيي | in my opinion | an opinion follows |
| أعتقد أنَّ | I think that | an opinion follows |
| أفضّل | I prefer | a preference |
| لا أحبّ | I do not like | a negative opinion |
| لأنَّ | because | the reason is next |
| لكن | but | the view is about to change |
غرفتي زرقاء is a fact. أحبُّ غرفتي لأنها هادئة is an opinion with a reason. Questions asking for an opinion want the second kind.الخبرُ غيرُ الرأي؛ والسؤال عن الرأي يطلب الجملةَ التي فيها سبب.