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dragonpiwo · Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin

A long time ago I used a green course book for Arab, beginner learners. Was it called 'English for Arabs'?

Some pages were in English and some Arabic if that jogs anyone's memory.

FAILING THAT, HAS ANYONE GOT ANY REALLY LOW LEVEL LINKS?

buravirgil · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:18 pm Post subject:

http://www.grantandcutler.com/book/38251

http://www.amazon.com/English-Please-Bk-Arab-World/dp/0582217059

http://www.amazon.com/English-Please-Teachers-Arab-World/dp/0582217032

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

"English for Arabs" published, yanni, by Longman. It was hard work teaching at that level !

The one illustrated above is at a higher level !

egyptfan · Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Middle East

This one was at a lower level than English Please. Might be the one you are looking for.

http://www.amazon.com/Basic-English-Arabs-Students-Edition/dp/0175560307

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Ya ahki- Kitab Akhdar ! Some of mine never did get the name of the book, so used the Arabic to describe its colour ! I think I caught some of their inability to remember !

May the Lord be praised that I have escaped from all that ! Al Hamdulillah !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhamdulillah

buravirgil · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:57 pm Post subject:

How is anything a lower level than "non-alphabet" beginners? I think the English Please series has been expanded since you guys used it?

egyptfan · Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Middle East

If I remember correctly, it explained everything in Arabic .
If you need something to use later to teaching basic reading skills, the following is pretty useful:
http://www.garneteducation.com/Book/41/104/Fast_Track_to_Reading:_Accelerated_Reading_Programme_for_EFL_and_ESOL_Students.html

dragonpiwo · Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin

Shukran!

murray1978 · Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 84

Does anyone know how I can get a pdf copy of the English Please series?

CVN-76 · Joined: 28 Mar 2014 Posts: 171

For just about any text I've ever needed, I found it on Amazon dot com. Getting it to me was, at times, a problem, however.

Abu Wanas · Joined: 17 Aug 2013 Posts: 13

I think you're probably referring to Basic English for Arabs:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Basic-English-Arabs-Students-General/dp/0175560307/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429420045&sr=8-1&keywords=basic+english+for+arabs

Not the best text book, but it can be useful for teaching absolute beginners/basic literacy.

Hope this helps.