AT-A-L04 — Food and Drink — Meals and Preferences

Advanced Topic A · AT-A-L04

Lesson focus

Describe meals, food and drink, express preferences and explain your choices.

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Grammar focus

Idāfa; adjective agreement; plurals

Skills focus

Reading · Speaking

Advanced application

Food preference survey

Interview a partner about meals, food and drink. Record preferences and reasons, then report the results with accurate adjective and noun agreement.

Core: complete accurately · Develop: add a reason or comparison · Stretch: change time frame or viewpoint

Interactive visual game · this lesson

Meal Matchطَابِقِ الْوَجْبَةَ

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Do exactly these three steps:

1. Look at the picture or clock.

2. Read all three Arabic choices.

3. Click the sentence that matches the picture exactly.

Round 1

Which Arabic sentence matches the visual exactly?

A grammatically possible sentence is not enough: it must describe the picture or clock shown.

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

Recognise and pronounce common food and drink vocabulary.
Separate foods from drinks and notice noun gender where it supports agreement.
Express a like and a dislike using complete Arabic sentences.
Understand a short food-and-drink description.

You can show success when…

I can name at least twelve foods and six drinks.
I can say what I like and do not like.
I can read fully vowelled food words accurately.
I can write three connected preference sentences.

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Which word means water?

مَاءٌعَصِيرٌحَلِيبٌ

2Complete: لَا ___ القَهْوَةَ.

أُحِبُّأَشْرَبُآكُلُ

3Which is a drink?

سَلَطَةٌقَهْوَةٌدَجَاجٌ

4Which sentence asks a yes/no question?

مَا هٰذَا؟هَلْ تُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ؟أَيْنَ المَاءُ؟

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Recognise · organise · retrieve

Vocabulary studio

The complete lesson-relevant language bank is organised by meaning and recycled in the activities below.

Staples and proteins

خُبْزٌ

bread

أَرُزٌّ

rice

مَعْكَرُونَةٌ

pasta

بَيْضٌ

eggs

جُبْنٌ

cheese

لَحْمٌ

meat

دَجَاجٌ

chicken

سَمَكٌ

fish

فَاصُولِيَاءُ

beans

Fruit and vegetables

تُفَّاحٌ

apples

مَوْزٌ

bananas

بُرْتُقَالٌ

oranges

عِنَبٌ

grapes

فَرَاوِلَةٌ

strawberries

تَمْرٌ

dates

طَمَاطِمُ

tomatoes

خِيَارٌ

cucumber

جَزَرٌ

carrots

بَطَاطِسُ

potatoes

سَلَطَةٌ

salad

Drinks and extras

مَاءٌ

water

حَلِيبٌ

milk

عَصِيرٌ

juice

شَايٌ

tea

قَهْوَةٌ

coffee

عَصِيرُ اللَّيْمُونِ

lemon juice

حَسَاءٌ

soup

زَبَادِي

yoghurt

شُوكُولَاتَةٌ

chocolate

Ingredients, snacks and seafood

زَيْتٌ

oil

مِلْحٌ

salt

سُكَّرٌ

sugar

بَصَلٌ

onions

خَسٌّ

lettuce

فَاكِهَةٌ / فَوَاكِهُ

fruit / fruits

خَضْرَوَاتٌ

vegetables

رُوبِيَانٌ

prawns / shrimp

مَأْكُولَاتٌ بَحْرِيَّةٌ

seafood

مُكَسَّرَاتٌ

nuts

بِسْكُوِيتٌ

biscuits

Vocabulary mission

Retrieve in both directions

Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.

8 questions

1Choose the meaning of خُبْزٌ

pastabreadrice

2Choose the Arabic for “rice”.

بَيْضٌمَعْكَرُونَةٌأَرُزٌّ

3Choose the meaning of مَعْكَرُونَةٌ

eggscheesepasta

4Choose the Arabic for “eggs”.

جُبْنٌبَيْضٌلَحْمٌ

5Choose the meaning of جُبْنٌ

cheesemeatchicken

6Choose the Arabic for “meat”.

سَمَكٌلَحْمٌدَجَاجٌ

7Choose the meaning of دَجَاجٌ

beanschickenfish

8Choose the Arabic for “fish”.

تُفَّاحٌسَمَكٌفَاصُولِيَاءُ

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Explain · notice · apply

Using أُحِبُّ / لَا أُحِبُّ with food nouns

اِسْتِعْمَالُ أُحِبُّ وَلَا أُحِبُّ مَعَ أَسْمَاءِ الطَّعَامِ

The lesson-plan grammar focus is the opinion frame أُحِبُّ / لَا أُحِبُّ. Build a complete sentence by placing the food or drink directly after the verb, then notice the gender of the noun so later adjectives can agree accurately.

1Meaning

What does the structure communicate?

2Form

Which word or ending changes?

3Agreement

What must match the noun or person?

4Transfer

Can you use it with new vocabulary?

أُحِبُّ الخُبْزَ وَالجُبْنَ.

I like bread and cheese.

After أُحِبُّ, use the food as the object.

لَا أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.

I do not like coffee.

Put لَا directly before the present-tense verb.

أَشْرَبُ المَاءَ وَالعَصِيرَ.

I drink water and juice.

Use أَشْرَبُ with drinks.

هَلْ تُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ؟

Do you like fish?

Use هَلْ to make a yes/no question.

Say what you like

أُحِبُّ + الطَّعَامَ / الشَّرَابَ

أُحِبُّ means “I like”. The food or drink follows directly; do not add a preposition between the verb and the noun.

أُحِبُّ الخُبْزَ.أُحِبُّ العَصِيرَ.أُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ وَالمَوْزَ.

Make the opinion negative

لَا + أُحِبُّ + الاِسْمَ

Put لَا immediately before أُحِبُّ. The rest of the sentence stays in the same order.

لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.لَا أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.

Notice noun gender

مُذَكَّرٌ: خُبْزٌ · مُؤَنَّثٌ: قَهْوَةٌ

Many food words are masculine, but some are feminine. Learn the noun with its gender because later description words must agree.

الخُبْزُ طَازَجٌ.القَهْوَةُ مُرَّةٌ.السَّلَطَةُ صِحِّيَّةٌ.

Ask another person

هَلْ تُحِبُّ...؟ / هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ...؟

Use تُحِبُّ for a male listener and تُحِبِّينَ for a female listener.

هَلْ تُحِبُّ الجُبْنَ؟هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ السَّلَطَةَ؟

Function	Masculine listener	Feminine listener
ask	هَلْ تُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ؟	هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ السَّمَكَ؟
answer yes	نَعَمْ، أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.	نَعَمْ، أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.
answer no	لَا، لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.	لَا، لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.

Arabic food words become useful only when they are placed in a sentence. Learn the noun, then immediately combine it with أُحِبُّ، لَا أُحِبُّ، آكُلُ or أَشْرَبُ.

Some food words are collective nouns: تُفَّاحٌ can mean apples as a type of food, while تُفَّاحَةٌ means one apple. At this stage, prioritise accurate recognition and useful communication.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.

8 questions

1Choose “I drink the juice.”

يَشْرَبُ العَصِيرَ.أَشْرَبُ العَصِيرَ.آكُلُ العَصِيرَ.

2Make the sentence negative: أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.

لَا القَهْوَةَ أُحِبُّ.لَا أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.هَلْ أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ؟

3Ask a boy “Do you like fish?”

مَاذَا السَّمَكُ؟هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ السَّمَكَ؟هَلْ تُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ؟

4Which sentence uses the correct action?

أَشْرَبُ الحَلِيبَ.آكُلُ الحَلِيبَ.أَشْرَبُ الخُبْزَ.

5Which verb normally begins with أَـ because the speaker is “I”?

تَأْكُلُآكُلُيَأْكُلُ

6Complete: هَلْ ___ التُّفَّاحَ؟

تُحِبُّيُحِبُّأُحِبُّ

7Which noun is feminine?

العَصِيرُالخُبْزُالقَهْوَةُ

8Choose the accurate negative opinion.

لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.أُحِبُّ لَا السَّمَكَ.لَا أَحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.

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Select · build · explain

Sentence-builder studio

Use the live builder first, then complete three independent builder missions. Check meaning, verb form, agreement and word order.

Builder studio

I like bread and cheese.

Sentence part 1Sentence part 2Sentence part 3

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

Target-meaning builder

I like bread and cheese.

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

Target-meaning builder

I do not drink coffee.

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

Target-meaning builder

Do you like fish?

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

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Classify · discriminate · retrieve

Food or drink?

Choose the correct category for each item.

حَلِيبٌ

دَجَاجٌ

عَصِيرٌ

خِيَارٌ

قَهْوَةٌ

أَرُزٌّ

مَاءٌ

سَمَكٌ

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Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.

أَنَا أُحِبُّ إِلَى الخُبْزِ.

أَنَا أُحِبُّ الخُبْزَ.

أُحِبُّ takes a direct object; do not add إِلَى.

لَا أَحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.

لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.

The first-person form is أُحِبُّ.

أَكُلُ الخُبْزَ.

آكُلُ الخُبْزَ.

آكُلُ begins with a long ā written آ.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions

1Choose the accurate sentence.

أَنَا أُحِبُّ الخُبْزَ.أَنَا أُحِبُّ إِلَى الخُبْزِ.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

لَا أَحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

آكُلُ الخُبْزَ.أَكُلُ الخُبْزَ.

4Choose “I drink the juice.”

يَشْرَبُ العَصِيرَ.آكُلُ العَصِيرَ.أَشْرَبُ العَصِيرَ.

5Make the sentence negative: أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.

لَا أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.هَلْ أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ؟لَا القَهْوَةَ أُحِبُّ.

6Ask a boy “Do you like fish?”

هَلْ تُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ؟هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ السَّمَكَ؟مَاذَا السَّمَكُ؟

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Predict · listen twice · verify

What does Huda like?

Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.

1Predict

Which food, body part, symptom, number or opinion might you hear?

2First listening

Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.

3Second listening

Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.

Audio is coming soon.

1Which two foods does Huda like together?

pasta and beansfish and ricebread and cheese

2Which fruit does she like?

grapesapplesbananas

3What does she not drink?

milkwatercoffee

4Which drinks does she have every day?

tea and milkcoffee and lemon juicewater and orange juice

5What does Huda have as a snack?

lettuce and onionsprawns and ricenuts or biscuits

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Reveal the listening script after attempting the questions

اِسْمِي هُدَى. أُحِبُّ الخُبْزَ وَالجُبْنَ وَالتُّفَّاحَ. فِي الوَجْبَةِ الخَفِيفَةِ آكُلُ المُكَسَّرَاتِ أَوِ البِسْكُوِيتَ. لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ، وَلَا أَشْرَبُ القَهْوَةَ. أَشْرَبُ المَاءَ وَعَصِيرَ البُرْتُقَالِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

Reveal the listening answer key

1. bread and cheese She says الخُبْزَ وَالجُبْنَ.
2. apples She mentions التُّفَّاحَ.
3. coffee She says وَلَا أَشْرَبُ القَهْوَةَ.
4. water and orange juice She drinks المَاءَ وَعَصِيرَ البُرْتُقَالِ.
5. nuts or biscuits She says آكُلُ المُكَسَّرَاتِ أَوِ البِسْكُوِيتَ.

Preview · scan · prove

A family shopping note

Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.

1Preview

Identify the text type and likely purpose.

2Scan

Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.

3Prove

Choose only an answer supported by the text.

نَحْنُ نَشْتَرِي خُبْزًا وَأَرُزًّا وَدَجَاجًا لِلْعَشَاءِ. نَحْتَاجُ أَيْضًا إِلَى زَيْتٍ وَمِلْحٍ وَقَلِيلٍ مِنَ السُّكَّرِ. أُمِّي تُحِبُّ السَّلَطَةَ مَعَ الخَسِّ وَالطَّمَاطِمِ وَالبَصَلِ، وَأَبِي يُحِبُّ الحَسَاءَ. أَخِي لَا يُحِبُّ الخَضْرَوَاتِ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ الفَاكِهَةَ، خُصُوصًا المَوْزَ وَالعِنَبَ. نَشْتَرِي أَحْيَانًا الرُّوبِيَانَ وَمَأْكُولَاتٍ بَحْرِيَّةً، وَنَشْتَرِي أَيْضًا حَلِيبًا وَمَاءً.

1What is the family buying for dinner?

pasta, eggs and cheesebread, rice and chickenfish, potatoes and soup

2Who likes salad?

the motherthe fatherthe brother

3What does the brother dislike?

milkvegetablesfruit

4Which fruit does he especially like?

oranges and datesapples and strawberriesbananas and grapes

5Which two drinks are bought?

milk and watercoffee and milkjuice and tea

6Which three ingredients are needed in addition to the main foods?

oil, salt and a little sugartea, coffee and juicecheese, yoghurt and milk

7What is included in the mother’s salad?

lettuce, tomatoes and onionsrice, chicken and fishpotatoes, carrots and beans

8Which seafood is mentioned specifically?

prawnscrabtuna

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Model · rehearse · respond

Food survey

Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.

Prompt bank

مَا طَعَامُكَ المُفَضَّلُ؟ / مَا طَعَامُكِ المُفَضَّلُ؟
هَلْ تُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ؟
مَاذَا تَشْرَبُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ؟
مَا الطَّعَامُ الَّذِي لَا تُحِبُّهُ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ السَّلَطَةَ؟

Do you like salad?

نَعَمْ، أُحِبُّ السَّلَطَةَ كَثِيرًا.

Yes, I like salad a lot.

وَمَاذَا تَشْرَبِينَ؟

And what do you drink?

أَشْرَبُ المَاءَ وَالعَصِيرَ.

I drink water and juice.

I answered the exact question. I used a complete Arabic sentence. I added a reason, detail or follow-up. I checked the target grammar.

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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 5–6 sentences about foods and drinks you like and dislike. Include at least four food words, two drinks, وَ and one negative sentence.

Success checklist

Use أُحِبُّ and لَا أُحِبُّ.
Include at least one sentence with آكُلُ or أَشْرَبُ.
Join ideas with وَ or وَلٰكِنْ.
Check the Arabic spelling against the lesson bank.

1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve

Reveal an achievable model

أُحِبُّ الخُبْزَ وَالجُبْنَ، وَأُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ أَيْضًا. لَا أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ، وَلٰكِنِّي أُحِبُّ الدَّجَاجَ. آكُلُ الأَرُزَّ كَثِيرًا، وَأَشْرَبُ المَاءَ وَالعَصِيرَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

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Retrieve · judge · transfer

Complete the lesson checkpoint

The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.

Core

Name eight foods and four drinks with picture or English support.

Develop

Ask and answer four preference questions, then report one classmate’s answer.

Stretch

Add collective/singular contrasts such as تُفَّاحٌ / تُفَّاحَةٌ and produce an 8-sentence food profile.

1Which word means water?

مَاءٌعَصِيرٌحَلِيبٌ

2Complete: لَا ___ القَهْوَةَ.

أَشْرَبُآكُلُأُحِبُّ

3Which is a drink?

قَهْوَةٌسَلَطَةٌدَجَاجٌ

4Which sentence asks a yes/no question?

أَيْنَ المَاءُ؟مَا هٰذَا؟هَلْ تُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ؟

5Which verb means “I drink”?

أُفَضِّلُأَشْرَبُآكُلُ

6Choose the correct negative sentence.

لَا أُحِبُّ الشَّايَ.أُحِبُّ لَا الشَّايَ.لَا الشَّايَ أُحِبُّ.

7Which pair is fruit?

مَوْزٌ وَعِنَبٌأَرُزٌّ وَخُبْزٌدَجَاجٌ وَسَمَكٌ

8Complete: أَشْرَبُ ___ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

السَّمَكَالخُبْزَالمَاءَ

9Choose “I drink the juice.”

أَشْرَبُ العَصِيرَ.آكُلُ العَصِيرَ.يَشْرَبُ العَصِيرَ.

10Make the sentence negative: أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.

لَا أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.لَا القَهْوَةَ أُحِبُّ.هَلْ أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ؟

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Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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Food and Drink — Meals and Preferencesالطَّعَامُ وَالشَّرَابُ وَالْوَجَبَاتُ وَالتَّفْضِيلَاتُ

Lesson focus

Grammar focus

Skills focus

Food preference survey

Meal Matchطَابِقِ الْوَجْبَةَ

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

You can show success when…

Wake up previous learning

Vocabulary studio

Staples and proteins

Fruit and vegetables

Drinks and extras

Ingredients, snacks and seafood

Retrieve in both directions

Using أُحِبُّ / لَا أُحِبُّ with food nouns

Say what you like

Make the opinion negative

Notice noun gender

Ask another person

Choose the form for a reason

Sentence-builder studio

I like bread and cheese.

Food or drink?

Accuracy repair workshop

Preserve the intended meaning

What does Huda like?

A family shopping note

Food survey

Prompt bank

Model exchange

Guided writing workshop

Success checklist

Complete the lesson checkpoint

Show what you can now do

Exit ticket