Respond to imaginative texts such as poems and films, explaining messages and key ideas, stating views on themes, events and values, and making connections with own experiences
Elaborations
responding to ideas presented in various texts, such as poems, films, songs or video clips, by expressing personal opinions, for example,
الشعر جميل ؛ القصيدة مؤثرة؛ الفيلم غير واقعي؛ يعرض الفيلم مشاكل الشباب مع الأهل؛ الأغنية تعبّر عن الصداقة
stating and explaining personal preferences about characters, attitudes and events in texts, using expressions such as
أفضل شخصية في الفيلم هي سميرة لأنها تعرف ما تريد؛ يحاول الفيلم تشجيع الشباب على الدراسة وهذا ممتاز
analysing how people, places and experiences are described in imaginative texts, and comparing how key messages and beliefs are communicated in a variety of texts, such as fables
exchanging opinions about typical features and expressive elements of contemporary songs, films or video clips from the Arabic-speaking world and comparing them equivalent texts in English-speaking contexts
identifying emotional aspects of texts and analysing elements of language that convey emotions and values
reading texts such as biographies and critically reflecting on others’ experiences and relating them to their own
analysing and evaluating lyrics of contemporary Arabic songs, identifying themes, messages and cultural aspects
discussing how social issues, for example, relationships, wealth and poverty and change, and values, such as honesty, are portrayed in imaginative texts such as films, songs and poems
