Study Guide 18

Media Arabic, Business and Finance, Part 1

Practice finding the orienting information in news excerpts related to business and finance on pp. 173-175. Learn the new vocabulary words.

Section 3 pp. 176-177: Read about connectors and how they can help you guess the function of different parts of the text of a news report.
Section 4 pp. 178-184:

Read and title the article excerpts on pp. 178-179, paying attention to the connectors and the function of each part of the text. Then list the stock exchange discussed in each excerpt and its status.
Reread the excerpts carefully to reply to questions 1 and 2.
Integrate the information in the articles by relating it to your own interests by responding to questions 3 and 4.
Read and title the article excerpts on pp. 181-182, paying attention to the connectors and the function of each part of the text. Then fill in the chart with information from the excerpts.
Reread the excerpts carefully to reply to questions 1 and 2.
Engage with the information you have read by responding to questions 3 and 4 about your critical and practical response.

Complete the GLOSS online language lesson "The Egyptian Pound and the Dollar" (http://gloss.dliflc.edu/products/gloss/ad_ecn203/default.html) to develop your listening skills.
Prepare to discuss the audio news segment from the GLOSS lesson in your conversation session; think about it relates to events you have been reading about in the news.
Write a news report (150 words) about the relationship of another Middle Eastern currency to the dollar using the vocabulary and elements of structure you have studied in this guide.
Prepare to relate your news report orally and discuss issues involving international finance.
Prepare to relate one of the top news stories of the week in your conversation session.

I have completed Part 1 of "Business and Finance," pp. 173-184.
I have practiced finding the orienting information in an article related to business and finance.
I have exercised my listening skills by completing a series of exercises on an audio report on comparative currency values.
I am able to write and orally deliver a news report related to business or finance.
I have skimmed the top news stories in Arabic on a daily basis and I can relate a news story orally.
I am able to discuss topics related to business and finance in Arabic with my conversation partners, drawing from oral and written Arabic press.

Engage the students in a discussion about the GLOSS online language lesson: "The Egyptian Pound and the Dollar" (http://gloss.dliflc.edu/products/gloss/ad_ecn203/default.html). Have them discuss the report in relation to events they have been reading about in the news.

Have the students orallypresent the news reports they have written. Encourage each student to offer a discussion point based on his or her news report. Then facilitate a brief discussion on that topic among the students.