50 interactive lessons of Pashto

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 15:

پوښتنې او زياته غږېدا

1. Skim the text for the main ideas.
2. Answer true or false questions based on information from the text.
3. Identify the supporting ideas in a reading text.
4. Reconstruct a portion of the text by filling in the blanks in the sentences.
5. Listen to an audio report and answer multiple choice questions.
6. Listen to audio excerpts and write answers to related questions.
7. Listen to audio and answer mutiple choice questions.
8. Transcribe missing words to better comprehend vocabulary from the audio.
9. Summarize the main idea of each audio segment.
10. Test.

Copyright Info: Larawbar, December 2009, Dr. Attaullah Ziarmal,
VOA, June 2010, Dr. Attaullah Ziarmal, VOA

Developer(s): Dr. Sayed Alam
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...9/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 16:

کولرا په افغانستان کې

1. Predict words or a combination of words from the title or picture which might appear in the text.
2. Match Pashto words with their English equivalents to prepare for this lesson's reading activities.
3. Skim the text for its main idea.
4. Read, understand and summarize.
5. Organize some scrambled sentences into a coherent and meaningful paragraph.
6. Listen to a segment of the report and get the gist of it.
7. Listen to a segment and write your answers to questions.
8. Listen to segments and choose the correct answers.
9. Transcribe missing auxiliary verbs to better comprehend Pashto grammar and structure.
10. Assess your knowledge of the whole lesson.

Copyright Info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pashto/news/sto...a-afghan.shtml, Oct-06 2008, Mustafa Salik,
VOA Ashna TV, 2008, unsigned

Developer(s): Dr. Sayed Alam
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...6/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 17:

د افغانستان په جګړه کې د ملکي وګړو مرګ ژوبله

1. Predict relevant words from a photo and title.
2. Skim the text for its main ideas.
3. Answer questions about key points in a text.
4. Answer questions based on the information in a text.
5. Organize scrambled sentences into a coherent and meaningful paragraph.
6. Listen to a segment of the audio and get the gist of it.
7. Listen to a segment and write your answer to the question.
8. Transcribe missing words and phrases to better comprehend Pashto vocabulary usage.
9. Summarize a news report and interview.
10. Test.

Copyright Info: Tolafghan.com, 9 August 2010, Yaqoub Sharfat,
Good Morning Afghanistan, 2010, unsigned, wikipedia.org, RFE/Radio Azadi

Developer(s): Shafiqullah Stanikzai
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...6/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 18:

افغان زده کوونکو ته کمپيوټرونه ورکول کېږي

1. Match Pashto words with their English equivalents to prepare for this lesson's activities.
2. Skim the text for its main idea.
3. Answer the questions related to the text.
4. Scan the article and answer the questions based on the information from the text.
5. Reconstruct a portion of the text by filling in the blanks in the sentences.
6. Listen to audio excerpts and write answers to questions about them.
7. Compare different information in a text and audio report.
8. Answer questions from video segments.
9. Organize scrambled sentences into a coherent and meaningful paragraph.
10. Assess your knowledge of the whole lesson.

Copyright Info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pashto/news/sto...rs19-3-9.shtml, March 2009, Hamid Halimee,
http://www.voanews.com/pashto/tv.cfm, 18 March 2009, Rahim Gul Sarwan

Developer(s): Dr. Sayed Alam
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...1/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 19:

د افغان ماشومانو د حالت په اړه اندېښنې

1. Predict from photos and a title what words or combination of words might appear in the text.
2. Match Pashto words with their English equivalents to prepare for this lesson's activities.
3. Skim the text for the main ideas.
4. Answer questions about key points in a text.
5. Reconstruct a portion of the text by filling in the blanks in the sentences.
6. Listen to a segment of the report and get the gist of it.
7. Listen to audio clips for information and answer multiple choice questions.
8. Answer questions from video segments.
9. Transcribe missing words to better comprehend vocabulary from the audio.
10. Test.

Copyright Info: BBC Pashto, November 2009, unknown;,
VOA, June 2009, Ghurzang;, BBC Pashto, VOA

Developer(s): Dr. Sayed Alam
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...1/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 20:

د ډیک چیني او حامد کرزي ملاقات

1. Predict from a photo and title what words or combination of words might appear in the text.
2. Match Pashto words with their English equivalents to prepare for this lesson's reading activities.
3. Skim the text for its main idea.
4. Read, understand and summarize.
5. Read these phrases and words carefully and then organize them into cohesive sentences.
6. Listen to a segment of the report and get the gist of it.
7. Listen to a segment and write your answer to the question.
8. Listen to a segment and choose the correct answer.
9. Transcribe missing auxiliary verbs to better comprehend Pashto verb tenses.
10. Assess your knowledge of the whole lesson.

Copyright Info: Afghan Post, March 2008, unsigned,
VOA Ashna TV, 2008, unsigned

Developer(s): Wahed Faqiri
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...1/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 21:

په افغانستان کې د نشه یي توکو کاراوبار او کارباریان

1. Skim the text for its main ideas.
2. Read the following text, and then answer the questions in Pashto.
3. Read the text and choose right answer for the question.
4. Organize scrambled sentences into a coherent and meaningful paragraph.
5. Summarize the article in Pashto.
6. Match Pashto clauses with their correct English meanings.
7. Listen to the audio carefully and identify some supporting ideas in the audio clip.
8. Watch video segments and answer questions.
9. Transcribe missing words to better comprehend vocabulary from the audio.
10. Test.

Copyright Info: Larawbar.com, October 2008, Neesar Ahmad Samad,
VOA Ashna TV, 2010, unsigned, Wikipedia.org, VOA

Developer(s): Shafiqullah Stanikzai
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...4/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 22:

زلزلې په افغانستان کې 20 تنه ووژل

1. Match Pashto words with their English equivalents to prepare for this lesson's activities.
2. Answer questions about key points in a text.
3. Scan the article and answer the questions based on the text.
4. Read the following text, and then answer the questions in English.
5. Organize some scrambled sentences into a coherent paragraph.
6. Listen to a segment of the report and get the gist of it.
7. Listen to audio clips for information and answer multiple choice questions.
8. Answer questions from video segments.
9. Transcribe missing words to better comprehend important words from the audio.
10. Test.

Copyright Info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pashto/news/sto...hanistan.shtml, April 2009, unknown,
http://www.voanews.com/pashto/tv.cfm, 18 April 2009, Lal Pacha Azmoon

Developer(s): Dr. Sayed Alam
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...3/default.html

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Lesson 23:

د بدخشان د ښځو لپاره موثرې کاري پروژې

1. Predict words or a combination of words from the title or picture which might appear in the text.
2. Match Pashto words with their English equivalents to prepare for this lesson's activities.
3. Skim the text for its main idea.
4. Organize some scrambled sentences into a coherent and meaningful paragraph.
5. Listen to audio clips for information and answer multiple choice questions about them.
6. Transcribe missing words or phrases to better comprehend Pashto vocabulary.
7. Answer questions based on a video and the text of a TV report.
8. Answer questions from video segments.
9. Match Pashto expressions with their correct English paraphrased equivalents.
10. Test

Copyright Info: http://www.voanews.com/pashto/2009-01-06-voa6.cfm, 06/01/2009, Rahim Gul Sarwan,
VOA, Ashna TV, 2009, Rahim Gul Sarwan

Developer(s): Dr. Sayed Alam
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...9/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 24:

اختر په کابل ښار کې

1. Predict from photos and a title what words or combination of words might appear in the text.
2. Match Pashto expressions with their correct English paraphrased equivalents.
3. Skim the text for the main ideas.
4. Scan the article and answer the questions based on the text.
5. Organize some scrambled sentences into a coherent paragraph.
6. Listen to the audio and answer multiple choice questions.
7. Answer questions from video segments.
8. Organize scrambled sentences into a coherent and meaningful paragraph.
9. Transcribe missing words to better comprehend vocabulary from the audio.
10. Test.

Copyright Info: Radio Free Europe/ Radio Azadi, 2009, unknown,
VOA, October 11, 2007, Nazifa Ihsas, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Azadi

Developer(s): Dr. Sayed Alam
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...8/default.html

[Darweshkhel]

Lesson 25:

په افغانستان کې چاپیریال ساتنه

1. Predict relevant words from a photo and title.
2. Skim the text for its main idea.
3. Understand some supporting ideas in the reading text.
4. Choose the correct answer to the question based on the text.
5. Complete a sentence by filling in the blanks.
6. Listen to a segment of the audio and get the gist of it.
7. Answer questions based on a video and the text of a TV report.
8. Arrange the phrases to make a complete paragraph.
9. Transcribe missing words and phrases to better comprehend Pashto vocabluray usage.
10. Test.

Copyright Info: BBC Pashto/April 4, 2007/Arash Paktin; VOA Ashna TV/ 2009/Shaista Sadat,
Wikipedia, UNEP, Javaid Zeerak

Developer(s): Shafiqullah Stanikzai
http://wte.dliflc.edu/products/wte/p...0/default.html