Yom Ha'atzmaut Picnic Story Pack
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1. Parallel text — read with the audio
Play the story audio on the story page. Read the Hebrew column out loud with the narrator. Glance at English only when stuck.
| ¶ | Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הַיּוֹם יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת שֶׁל מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל. | ha-YOM yom ha-ats-ma-UT shel me-di-NAT yis-ra-EL. | Today is the Independence Day of the State of Israel. |
| 2 | בַּפָּארְק יֵשׁ דְּגָלִים כְּחֻלִּים וּלְבָנִים בְּכָל מָקוֹם. | ba-PARK yesh de-ga-LIM khu-LIM u-le-va-NIM be-KHOL ma-KOM. | In the park there are blue and white flags everywhere. |
| 3 | הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה עוֹשָׂה מַנְגָּל גָּדוֹל לְיַד הָעֵץ. | ha-mish-pa-KHA o-SA man-GAL ga-DOL le-YAD ha-ETS. | The family makes a big BBQ next to the tree. |
| 4 | אַבָּא צוֹלֶה בָּשָׂר וְנַקְנִיקִיּוֹת. | A-ba tso-LE ba-SAR ve-nak-ni-ki-YOT. | Dad grills meat and sausages. |
| 5 | אִמָּא חוֹתֶכֶת סָלָט עִם עַגְבָנִיּוֹת וּמְלָפְפוֹנִים. | I-ma kho-TE-khet sa-LAT im ag-va-ni-YOT u-me-la-fe-fo-NIM. | Mom cuts a salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. |
| 6 | הַיְלָדִים מְשַׂחֲקִים בְּכַדּוּר עַל הַדֶּשֶׁא הַיָּרֹק. | ha-ye-la-DIM me-sa-kha-KIM be-kha-DUR al ha-DE-she ha-ya-ROK. | The children play with a ball on the green grass. |
| 7 | בָּעֶרֶב יֵשׁ זִקּוּקִים יָפִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם. | ba-E-rev yesh zi-ku-KIM ya-FIM ba-sha-MA-yim. | In the evening there are beautiful fireworks in the sky. |
| 8 | כֻּלָּם שָׁרִים: "יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת שָׂמֵחַ!" | ku-LAM sha-RIM: "yom ha-ats-ma-UT sa-ME-akh!" | Everyone sings: "Happy Independence Day!" |
2. True or False?
Read each statement and circle T if true, F if false. If false, write the correction in the blank.
1.Today is Israel's Independence Day.TF
2.The flags in the park are red and green.TF
3.The family has a big BBQ next to the tree.TF
4.Dad grills meat and sausages.TF
5.Mom makes a fruit salad.TF
6.The children play with a ball on the green grass.TF
7.In the evening there are fireworks in the sky.TF
8.Everyone goes home quietly.TF
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