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Advanced Topic B — Personal and Social Life

TB-L02

Personality Adjectives — What Is He / She Like?الصِّفَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ — كَيْفَ هُوَ؟ كَيْفَ هِيَ؟

Describe personality precisely and justify opinions using adjective agreement, degree and evidence.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Control the key TB-L02 vocabulary in complete Arabic sentences.
  • Understand and apply the target grammar: Adjective agreement and evidence.
  • Extract precise evidence from an intermediate listening and reading text.
  • Produce developed spoken and written Arabic with reasons and detail.

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Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Choose the feminine of وَدُودٌ.

2Complete: هُوَ صَادِقٌ ___ يَقُولُ الحَقَّ.

3Which is evidence?

4Choose a balanced description.

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02

Recognise · organise · retrieve

Vocabulary studio

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

20 lesson words and phrases

Core personality adjectives

وَدُودٌ / وَدُودَةٌ
friendly
صَادِقٌ / صَادِقَةٌ
honest
صَبُورٌ / صَبُورَةٌ
patient
مُتَعَاوِنٌ / مُتَعَاوِنَةٌ
helpful/cooperative
مُجْتَهِدٌ / مُجْتَهِدَةٌ
hard-working
مَرِحٌ / مَرِحَةٌ
cheerful
هَادِئٌ / هَادِئَةٌ
calm
خَجُولٌ / خَجُولَةٌ
shy

Extended personality language

وَاثِقٌ / وَاثِقَةٌ
confident
كَرِيمٌ / كَرِيمَةٌ
generous
أَنَانِيٌّ / أَنَانِيَّةٌ
selfish
عَصَبِيٌّ / عَصَبِيَّةٌ
nervous/irritable

Evidence and degree

لِأَنَّ
because
لِذٰلِكَ
therefore
وَلٰكِنَّ
but/however
بَيْنَمَا
whereas/while
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ
although
فِي رَأْيِي
in my opinion
مِنْ جِهَةٍ
on one hand
مِنْ جِهَةٍ أُخْرَى
on the other hand

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 وَدُودٌ / وَدُودَةٌ

2Choose the Arabic for “honest”.

3Choose the meaning of صَبُورٌ / صَبُورَةٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “helpful/cooperative”.

5Choose the meaning of مُجْتَهِدٌ / مُجْتَهِدَةٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “cheerful”.

7Choose the meaning of هَادِئٌ / هَادِئَةٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “shy”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Adjective agreement and evidence

مُطَابَقَةُ الصِّفَةِ وَتَقْدِيمُ الدَّلِيلِ

Control masculine and feminine adjective agreement, degree expressions and reasons that prove a judgement.

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?

هُوَ وَدُودٌ وَصَادِقٌ.
He is friendly and honest.

Two masculine adjectives.

هِيَ صَبُورَةٌ جِدًّا.
She is very patient.

Feminine agreement.

لَيْسَ أَنَانِيًّا جِدًّا.
He is not very selfish.

Predicate after لَيْسَ.

هِيَ مُتَعَاوِنَةٌ لِأَنَّهَا تُسَاعِدُ الآخَرِينَ.
She is helpful because she helps others.

Evidence supports judgement.

1

Adjective agreement

هُوَ + صِفَةٌ مُذَكَّرَةٌ / هِيَ + صِفَةٌ مُؤَنَّثَةٌ

The adjective matches the person described. Many feminine forms add ـةٌ.

هُوَ وَدُودٌ وَصَادِقٌ.هِيَ وَدُودَةٌ وَصَادِقَةٌ.
2

Ask what someone is like

كَيْفَ هُوَ؟ / كَيْفَ هِيَ؟

Use كَيْفَ with the correct pronoun, then answer with a complete description.

كَيْفَ هُوَ؟ هُوَ هَادِئٌ وَمُجْتَهِدٌ.كَيْفَ هِيَ؟ هِيَ مَرِحَةٌ وَكَرِيمَةٌ.
3

Strengthen or soften a description

جِدًّا / نَوْعًا مَا / لَيْسَ ... جِدًّا

Degree expressions make the judgement more precise.

هُوَ وَاثِقٌ جِدًّا.هِيَ خَجُولَةٌ نَوْعًا مَا.
4

Justify with evidence

صِفَةٌ + لِأَنَّهُ / لِأَنَّهَا + دَلِيلٌ

A convincing description includes behaviour that proves the adjective.

هُوَ مُتَعَاوِنٌ لِأَنَّهُ يُسَاعِدُ الجَمِيعَ.هِيَ صَبُورَةٌ لِأَنَّهَا تَسْتَمِعُ بِاهْتِمَامٍ.
FunctionMasculineFeminine
friendlyوَدُودٌوَدُودَةٌ
patientصَبُورٌصَبُورَةٌ
confidentوَاثِقٌوَاثِقَةٌ
1

Learn nouns and adjectives as usable phrases, including gender or plural information where it changes the sentence.

2

In every extended answer, add evidence, a reason, comparison or contrast rather than stopping after one clause.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose “She is honest and patient.”

2Complete: هُوَ كَرِيمٌ ___ يُسَاعِدُ أَصْدِقَاءَهُ.

3Which asks about a female person?

4Choose the precise softened description.

5Choose accurate agreement.

6Which sentence proves “helpful”?

7Choose “not very selfish”.

8Complete: فَاطِمَةُ ___ وَوَاثِقَةٌ.

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04

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

Describe a helpful boy with evidence

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

1
Builder mission

Describe a helpful boy with evidence

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
2
Builder mission

Describe a patient girl

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
3
Builder mission

Give a balanced judgement

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

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05

Read · understand · respond

Personality evidence challenge

Read each Arabic clue and choose the description that is supported by the evidence.

Arabic application challenge

Six short exam-style tasks. Read the Arabic carefully and use vocabulary, grammar and context to choose the best response.

Round 1♥ ♥ ♥0 points

06

Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

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

هِيَ صَبُورٌ.

هِيَ صَبُورَةٌ.

The adjective must be feminine.

هُوَ مُتَعَاوِنَةٌ.

هُوَ مُتَعَاوِنٌ.

The adjective must be masculine.

هِيَ كَرِيمَةٌ لِأَنَّهُ تُسَاعِدُ.

هِيَ كَرِيمَةٌ لِأَنَّهَا تُسَاعِدُ.

Pronoun reference and verb must remain feminine.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose “She is honest and patient.”

5Complete: هُوَ كَرِيمٌ ___ يُسَاعِدُ أَصْدِقَاءَهُ.

6Which asks about a female person?

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Who is the speaker describing?

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

1Predict

Which person, time, frequency, sequence, contrast or changed detail 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.
1Who is described?

2Which quality is mentioned first?

3Is Salma shy?

4When is she confident?

5Why is she helpful?

6How is she with friends?

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Listening script

تَتَحَدَّثُ نُورُ عَنْ زَمِيلَتِهَا سَلْمَى. تَقُولُ إِنَّ سَلْمَى هَادِئَةٌ وَصَبُورَةٌ، وَلٰكِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ خَجُولَةً. هِيَ وَاثِقَةٌ عِنْدَمَا تَتَحَدَّثُ أَمَامَ الفَصْلِ، وَمُتَعَاوِنَةٌ لِأَنَّهَا تُسَاعِدُ الطَّالِبَاتِ الجَدِيدَاتِ. أَحْيَانًا تَكُونُ جَادَّةً جِدًّا، وَلٰكِنَّهَا مَرِحَةٌ مَعَ صَدِيقَاتِهَا.

08

Preview · scan · prove

A profile with evidence

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.

صَدِيقِي عُمَرُ شَخْصٌ وَدُودٌ وَصَادِقٌ. هُوَ لَيْسَ كَثِيرَ الكَلَامِ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى الآخَرِينَ بِاهْتِمَامٍ، لِذٰلِكَ يَثِقُ بِهِ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ. عُمَرُ مُجْتَهِدٌ جِدًّا فِي دِرَاسَتِهِ، وَهُوَ أَيْضًا مُتَعَاوِنٌ لِأَنَّهُ يَشْرَحُ الوَاجِبَ لِزُمَلَائِهِ. أَحْيَانًا يَكُونُ عَصَبِيًّا قَبْلَ الاِخْتِبَارَاتِ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ يَهْدَأُ بَعْدَ أَنْ يُنَظِّمَ وَقْتَهُ. فِي رَأْيِي، أَفْضَلُ صِفَةٍ فِيهِ هِيَ صِدْقُهُ.
1What is Omar like socially?

2Why do friends trust him?

3What does he do for classmates?

4When is he nervous?

5What helps him calm down?

6What does the writer value most?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Describe personality with evidence

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

Prompt bank

  1. صِفْ شَخْصِيَّةَ صَدِيقٍ أَوْ قَرِيبٍ.
  2. مَا أَهَمُّ صِفَةٍ فِي الصَّدِيقِ؟ وَلِمَاذَا؟
  3. هَلْ تَتَغَيَّرُ شَخْصِيَّتُكَ فِي المَدْرَسَةِ وَالبَيْتِ؟
  4. صِفْ شَخْصًا مُتَعَاوِنًا وَاذْكُرْ دَلِيلًا.

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

كَيْفَ هِيَ صَدِيقَتُكَ؟

What is your friend like?
B

هِيَ وَدُودَةٌ وَصَبُورَةٌ جِدًّا.

She is friendly and very patient.
A

مَا الدَّلِيلُ؟

What is the evidence?
B

تُسَاعِدُنِي عِنْدَمَا أَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهَا.

She helps me when I need her.
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10

Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 100–120 Arabic words describing two people. Include personality adjectives, evidence, one contrast and your opinion about the most important quality.

Success checklist

  • Describe two people with accurate gender agreement.
  • Use at least six personality adjectives.
  • Support at least two adjectives with behaviour.
  • Include a contrast and a reason.
  • Review adjective endings and pronoun reference.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَصِفَ صَدِيقَيْنِ لِي. أَحْمَدُ شَخْصٌ هَادِئٌ وَصَادِقٌ، وَهُوَ مُجْتَهِدٌ لِأَنَّهُ يُنَظِّمُ عَمَلَهُ وَيُكْمِلُهُ فِي الوَقْتِ. أَمَّا مَرْيَمُ فَهِيَ مَرِحَةٌ وَوَاثِقَةٌ، وَتُحِبُّ أَنْ تُشَجِّعَ الآخَرِينَ. أَحْمَدُ أَكْثَرُ هُدُوءًا مِنْ مَرْيَمَ، بَيْنَمَا هِيَ أَكْثَرُ اجْتِمَاعِيَّةً مِنْهُ. كِلَاهُمَا مُتَعَاوِنٌ، وَلٰكِنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ يُظْهِرُ ذٰلِكَ بِطَرِيقَةٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ. فِي رَأْيِي، الصِّدْقُ أَهَمُّ صِفَةٍ لِأَنَّهُ يَبْنِي الثِّقَةَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ.

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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

Secure the main vocabulary and produce four accurate sentences using the taught frame.

Develop

Combine description, grammar and a reason in connected answers.

Stretch

Add comparison, contrast, precise evidence and an independently controlled relative clause.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

8 questions
1Choose the feminine of وَدُودٌ.

2Complete: هُوَ صَادِقٌ ___ يَقُولُ الحَقَّ.

3Which is evidence?

4Choose a balanced description.

5Ask about a girl.

6Choose the strongest answer.

7Choose “She is honest and patient.”

8Complete: هُوَ كَرِيمٌ ___ يُسَاعِدُ أَصْدِقَاءَهُ.

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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