Arabic Without Walls

Scene 7: Good Afternoon, Please Come On In

Exercise 1: Listening Comprehension

Practice afternoon greetings, polite conversation and introducing friends by answering the following questions based on Scene 7 of the Alif Baa DVD Dialogues.

The name of the first male speaker is
The name of the female speaker is
The name of the second male speaker is
Upon hearing the knock on the door, the first speaker invites the visitor to please come in by saying
دعاء greets Dr. عباس using the evening appropriate greeting
Dr. عباس greets her back with the evening appropriate response
Dr. عباس politely invites دعاء to sit down by saying
After greeting back دعاء, Dr. عباس addresses her by a title that indicates that she is a female professor
Dr. عباس introduces his male colleague as Dr. الدكتور
The last name of دعاء is
When asked by دعاء whether he is a professor at الدكتور محمود ,الجامعة الأمريكية answers in the negative saying
الدكتور محمود says that actually (في الحقيقة) he is a professor (أستاذ) at
الدكتور محمود adds that his university is in the U.S. by saying

Exercise 2: Practice

Match the expressions from Scene 7 with the appropriate responses by selecting from the drop-down menu.