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 Who is Sibawaih ?

Abū Bishr ʻAmr ibn ʻUthmān ibn Qanbar Al-Bishrī (known as

Sībawaih*) was a brilliant grammarian, phonetician and
lexicographer born in Persia.

He was the student of Al Khalil Ibn Ahmed, who invented the

four short vowel forms, as well as the ‘hamza’ (glottal stop) and
the ‘chadda’ (geminate).

He wrote one book, El Kitab, which over the centuries, has

become, and rightly so, the infaillible reference in the area of
Arabic syntax.

He was a contemporary of Calife Harun ar Rashid.

Sibawaih died in 796 at the age of 40.

Mostefa LACHERAF,

Des Noms et des Lieux,

Casbah Editions, 1998

*Sibawaih means the sweet fragrance of apples.

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 C.E.F.R LEVELS OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
“A” Levels: Basic User
A1 : Starter
At the A1 CEFR level, a language
learner can:
 Understand and use very basic
expressions to satisfy concrete
needs.
 Introduce themselves and ask others
questions about personal details.
 Interact simply as long as the other
person speaks slowly and clearly.
A2 : Wastage
At the A2 CEFR level, a language
learner can:
 Understand frequently used
expressions in most intermediate
areas such as shopping, family,
employment, etc.
 Complete tasks that are routine and
involve a direct exchange of
information.
 Describe matters of immediate need
in simple terms.
“B” Levels: Independent User
B1 : Threshold
At the B1 CEFR level, a language
learner can:
 Understand points regarding family,
work, school or leisure-related
topics.
 Deal with most travel situations in
areas where the language is spoken.
 Create simple texts on topics of
personal interest.
 Describe experiences, events,
dreams, and ambitions, as well as
opinions or plans in brief.
B2 : Vantage
At the B2 CEFR level, a language
learner can:
 Understand the main ideas of a
complex text such as a technical
piece related to their field.
 Spontaneously interact without too
much strain for either the learner or
the native speaker.
 Produce a detailed text on a wide
range of subjects.
“C” Levels: Proficient User
C1 : Operational Proficiency
At the C1 CEFR level, a language
learner can:
 Understand a wide range of longer
and more demanding texts or
conversations.
 Express ideas without too much
searching.
 Effectively use the language for
social, academic or professional
situations.
 Create well-structured and detailed
texts on complex topics.
C2 : Native-like
At the C2 CEFR level, a language
learner can:
 Understand almost everything read
or heard with ease.
 Summarize information from a
variety of sources into a coherent
presentation.
 Express themselves using precise
meaning in complex scenarios.
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STUDENT BOOK TS2.16 33

Script Track TS2.17 34
TS1.0 1 TS2.18 35
TS1.1 2 TS3.1 36
TS1.2 3 TS3.2 37
TS1.3 4 TS3.3 38
TS1.4 5 TS3.4 39
TS1.5 6 TS3.5 40
TS1.6 7 TS3.6 41
TS1.7 8 TS3.7 42
9 TS3.8 43
TS1.8
TS1.9 10 TS3.9 44
TS1.10 11 TS3.10 45
TS1.11 12 TS3.11 46
TS1.12 13 TS4.1 47
TS1.13 14 TS4.2 48
TS1.14 15 TS4.3 49
TS1.15 16 TS4.4 50
TS1.16 17 TS4.5 51
TS2.1 18 TS4.6 52
TS2.2 19 TS4.7 53
TS2.3 20 TS4.8 54
21 TS4.9 55
TS2.4
TS2.5 22 TS4.10 56
TS2.6 23 TS4.11 57
TS2.7 24 TS4.12 58
TS2.8 25 TS4.13 59
TS2.9 26 TS4.14 60
TS2.10 27 TS4.15 61
TS2.11 28 TS4.16 62
TS2.12 29 TS5.1 63
TS2.13 30 TS5.2 64
TS2.14 31 TS5.3 65
TS2.15 32 TS5.4 66

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 TS5.5 67 WORKBOOK
TS5.6 68 Tapescript Track
TS5.7 69 Unit1_Ex_8_part_1 98
TS5.8 70 Unit1_Ex_8_part_2 99
TS5.9 71 Unit1_Ex_9 100
TS5.10 72 Unit1_Ex_10_part_1 101
TS5.11 73 Unit1_Ex_10_part_2 102
TS5.12 74 Unit2_Ex_4 part 2 103
TS5.13 75 Unit2_Ex_7 Reading 104
TS5.14 76 Unit2_Ex_7_part_3 105
TS5.15 77 Unit2_Ex_10_part_1 106
TS5.16 78 Unit2_Ex_10_part_2 107
TS5.17 79 Unit3_Ex_6 parts 2 to 4 108
TS5.18 80 Unit3_Ex_7 109
TS5.19 81 Unit3_Ex_8 110
TS6.1 82 Unit4_Ex_6 111
TS6.2 83 Unit4_Ex_7_parts_1 and 2 112
TS6.3 84 Unit4_Ex_8_part_1 113
TS6.4 85 Unit4_Ex_8_part_3 114
TS6.5 86 Unit4_Ex_9 115
TS6.6 87 Unit_5_ex_1 116
TS6.7 88 Unit_5_ex_6 117
TS6.8 89 Unit_5_ex_9 118
TS6.9 90 Unit_5_ex_10 119
TS6.10 91 Unit_6_ex_2_part_1 120
TS6.11 92 Unit_6_ex_2_part_2 121
TS6.12 93 Unit_6_ex_2_part_3 122
TS6.13 94 Unit_6_ex_5 123
TS6.14 95 Unit_6_ex_6 124
TS6.15 96 Unit_6_ex_8_part_2 125
TS6.16 97 Unit_6_ex_8_part_4 126

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