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School Systems and Academic Lifeالمَنْظُومَاتُ التَّعْلِيمِيَّةُ وَالحَيَاةُ الأَكَادِيمِيَّةُ

Describe and compare education systems in academic register, using formal comparison and the academic verbs يَجْتَازُ، يَتَفَوَّقُ فِي and يَرْسُبُ فِي.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Name the stages of an education system in academic Arabic.
  • Use يَجْتَازُ، يَتَفَوَّقُ فِي، يَرْسُبُ فِي and يَلْتَحِقُ بِـ with correct complements.
  • Compare two systems with بَيْنَمَا، فِي حِينِ أَنَّ and يَتَمَيَّزُ بِـ.
  • Write a comparative description of two school systems.

You can show success when…

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Choose the accurate sentence with يَجْتَازُ.

2Complete: يَلْتَحِقُ الطَّالِبُ ___ الجَامِعَةِ.

3Which is a formal contrast connector?

4Choose the strongest comparative answer.

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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.

25 lesson words and phrases

Stages and structure

مَنْظُومَةٌ تَعْلِيمِيَّةٌ
an education system

Feminine.

مَرْحَلَةٌ اِبْتِدَائِيَّةٌ
the primary stage
مَرْحَلَةٌ إِعْدَادِيَّةٌ
the preparatory (middle) stage
مَرْحَلَةٌ ثَانَوِيَّةٌ
the secondary stage
تَعْلِيمٌ عَالٍ
higher education

عَالٍ is defective.

مُنْهَجٌ دِرَاسِيٌّ
a curriculum
مُقَرَّرٌ
a module, course
مَادَّةٌ إِلْزَامِيَّةٌ
a compulsory subject
مَادَّةٌ اِخْتِيَارِيَّةٌ
an elective subject

Assessment and records

مُعَدَّلُ الدِّرَاسَةِ
grade point average
اِمْتِحَانَاتُ الشَّهَادَةِ
certificate examinations
نِظَامُ التَّقْيِيمِ
the assessment system
كَشْفُ الدَّرَجَاتِ
a transcript of grades
تَقْرِيرٌ مَدْرَسِيٌّ
a school report
الاِعْتِمَادُ الأَكَادِيمِيُّ
academic accreditation
الإِجَازَةُ التَّدْرِيسِيَّةُ
a teaching qualification
شَهَادَةٌ ثَانَوِيَّةٌ
a secondary certificate

Academic verbs

يَلْتَحِقُ بِـ
enrols in

Form VIII, fixed with بِـ.

يَجْتَازُ
passes (an exam)

Form VIII; direct object.

يَرْسُبُ فِي
fails

Form I, fixed with فِي.

يَتَفَوَّقُ فِي
excels in

Form V, fixed with فِي.

يَحْصُلُ عَلَى
obtains

Fixed with عَلَى.

يَتَخَصَّصُ فِي
specialises in

Form V, fixed with فِي.

يَتَمَيَّزُ بِـ
is distinguished by

Form V, fixed with بِـ.

يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى
relies on

Fixed with عَلَى.

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 مَنْظُومَةٌ تَعْلِيمِيَّةٌ

2Choose the Arabic for “the primary stage”.

3Choose the meaning of مَرْحَلَةٌ إِعْدَادِيَّةٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “the secondary stage”.

5Choose the meaning of تَعْلِيمٌ عَالٍ

6Choose the Arabic for “a curriculum”.

7Choose the meaning of مُقَرَّرٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “a compulsory subject”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Academic verbs and formal comparison

الأَفْعَالُ الأَكَادِيمِيَّةُ وَالمُقَارَنَةُ الرَّسْمِيَّةُ

The education verbs with their fixed complements, and the connectors that build a formal comparison between two systems.

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?

يَجْتَازُ الطُّلَّابُ الامْتِحَانَ فِي سِنِّ السَّادِسَةَ عَشْرَةَ
What to notice

يَجْتَازُ takes a direct object.

يَتَفَوَّقُ فِي العُلُومِ وَيَلْتَحِقُ بِالجَامِعَةِ
What to notice

فِي with يَتَفَوَّقُ, بِـ with يَلْتَحِقُ.

بَيْنَمَا يَعْتَمِدُ النِّظَامُ الأَوَّلُ عَلَى الامْتِحَانِ، يَعْتَمِدُ الثَّانِي عَلَى المَشَارِيعِ
What to notice

A formal comparison, not a list.

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Exam verbs

يَجْتَازُ + object · يَرْسُبُ فِي · يَتَفَوَّقُ فِي

One takes a direct object; the other two take فِي.

يَجْتَازُ الطُّلَّابُ الامْتِحَانَيَتَفَوَّقُ فِي العُلُومِ وَيَرْسُبُ زَمِيلُهُ فِي المَادَّةِ نَفْسِهَا
2

Enrolment and attainment

يَلْتَحِقُ بِـ · يَحْصُلُ عَلَى

Enrolment takes بِـ; obtaining takes عَلَى.

يَلْتَحِقُ بِالجَامِعَةِ بَعْدَ الثَّانَوِيَّةِيَحْصُلُ عَلَى شَهَادَةٍ مُعْتَمَدَةٍ
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Formal contrast

بَيْنَمَا · فِي حِينِ أَنَّ · فِي المُقَابِلِ

Set one system against another instead of chaining وَ.

بَيْنَمَا يَدُومُ التَّعْلِيمُ الثَّانَوِيُّ ثَلَاثَ سَنَوَاتٍ، يَمْتَدُّ فِي غَيْرِهَا أَكْثَرَفِي حِينِ أَنَّ النِّظَامَ الأَوَّلَ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى الامْتِحَانِ، يَعْتَمِدُ الثَّانِي عَلَى المَشَارِيعِ
4

Distinguishing feature

يَتَمَيَّزُ بِـ

Name what marks a system out.

يَتَمَيَّزُ النِّظَامُ بِمُرُونَةِ المَوَادِّ الاِخْتِيَارِيَّةِ
VerbComplementExample
يَجْتَازُdirect objectيَجْتَازُ الامْتِحَانَ
يَتَفَوَّقُفِييَتَفَوَّقُ فِي العُلُومِ
يَرْسُبُفِييَرْسُبُ فِي المَادَّةِ
يَلْتَحِقُبِـيَلْتَحِقُ بِالجَامِعَةِ
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Each academic verb keeps its own preposition

يَجْتَازُ takes a direct object (يَجْتَازُ الامْتِحَانَ), while يَتَفَوَّقُ and يَرْسُبُ both take فِي (يَتَفَوَّقُ فِي الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ، يَرْسُبُ فِي المَادَّةِ). يَلْتَحِقُ takes بِـ. Store each verb with its complement.

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Compare, do not just list

A strong comparison sets systems against each other: يَتَمَيَّزُ النِّظَامُ البِرِيطَانِيُّ بِمَرَاحِلَ وَاضِحَةٍ، فِي حِينِ أَنَّ النِّظَامَ فِي بَعْضِ الدُّوَلِ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى الامْتِحَانِ النِّهَائِيِّ. That earns more than describing each system separately.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence with يَجْتَازُ.

2Complete: يَتَفَوَّقُ الطَّالِبُ ___ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ.

3Complete: يَرْسُبُ بَعْضُ الطُّلَّابِ ___ المَادَّةِ الصَّعْبَةِ.

4Complete: يَلْتَحِقُ الطَّالِبُ ___ الجَامِعَةِ.

5Complete: يَحْصُلُ ___ شَهَادَةٍ مُعْتَمَدَةٍ.

6Which is a formal contrast connector?

7Choose the accurate distinguishing sentence.

8Which sentence compares rather than lists?

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04

Build · transform · justify

Sentence-building and transformation studio

The guided builder develops flexible sentence construction. The three independent tasks then test different skills: grammatical transformation, meaning and coherence, and original sentence production.

Combinatorial builder studio

Build a comparison from a system feature, a contrast and an improvement conditional.

This guided builder accepts 27 accurate combinations. Build 3 different sentences, changing one meaningful chunk each time. Compare the grammar and meaning before moving to the independent tasks.

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

0/3 different sentences built.

Each feature, contrast and closing clause is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

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Transformation challenge

Remove the extra preposition

Repair the sentence so يَجْتَازُ takes a direct object.
Original sentence

يَجْتَازُ الطَّالِبُ فِي الامْتِحَانِ.

يَجْتَازُ + مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Transformation challenge

Fix the enrolment preposition

Repair the complement after يَلْتَحِقُ.
Original sentence

يَلْتَحِقُ الطَّالِبُ عَلَى الجَامِعَةِ.

يَلْتَحِقُ + ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
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Transformation challenge

Turn a list into a comparison

Rewrite so the two systems are compared, not listed.
Original sentence

النِّظَامُ الأَوَّلُ جَيِّدٌ وَالنِّظَامُ الثَّانِي جَيِّدٌ.

اِسْتَعْمِلْ بَيْنَمَا
Choose the best Arabic response

0/3 purposeful tasks secured.

05

Read · understand · respond

Systems Mission — Verbs, Complements and Comparison

Match each academic verb to its complement and choose the sentence that compares rather than lists.

Arabic application challenge

Match each academic verb to its complement and choose the sentence that compares rather than lists.

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.

يَجْتَازُ الطَّالِبُ فِي الامْتِحَانِ.

يَجْتَازُ الطَّالِبُ الامْتِحَانَ.

يَجْتَازُ takes a direct object, not فِي.

يَلْتَحِقُ الطَّالِبُ عَلَى الجَامِعَةِ.

يَلْتَحِقُ الطَّالِبُ بِالجَامِعَةِ.

يَلْتَحِقُ is fixed with بِـ.

يَتَمَيَّزُ النِّظَامُ فِي المُرُونَةِ.

يَتَمَيَّزُ النِّظَامُ بِالمُرُونَةِ.

يَتَمَيَّزُ is fixed with بِـ.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the accurate sentence with يَجْتَازُ.

5Complete: يَتَفَوَّقُ الطَّالِبُ ___ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ.

6Complete: يَرْسُبُ بَعْضُ الطُّلَّابِ ___ المَادَّةِ الصَّعْبَةِ.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: two systems compared

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.
1How many stages does the British system have?

2What do students do at the end of secondary school?

3What do high achievers obtain?

4How is the Arab-world system introduced?

5What would improve results, per the closing conditional?

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Listening script

يَتَكَوَّنُ النِّظَامُ التَّعْلِيمِيُّ البِرِيطَانِيُّ مِنْ ثَلَاثِ مَرَاحِلَ: الاِبْتِدَائِيَّةِ وَالإِعْدَادِيَّةِ وَالثَّانَوِيَّةِ. يَجْتَازُ الطُّلَّابُ امْتِحَانَاتِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي نِهَايَةِ الثَّانَوِيَّةِ، وَيَتَفَوَّقُ بَعْضُهُمْ فَيَحْصُلُونَ عَلَى أَعْلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ. بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ يَلْتَحِقُونَ بِالجَامِعَةِ أَوْ يَخْتَارُونَ التَّدْرِيبَ المِهَنِيَّ. فِي المُقَابِلِ، يَخْتَلِفُ النِّظَامُ فِي بَعْضِ الدُّوَلِ العَرَبِيَّةِ؛ فَبَيْنَمَا يَدُومُ التَّعْلِيمُ الثَّانَوِيُّ ثَلَاثَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي بَلَدٍ، يَمْتَدُّ فِي غَيْرِهِ أَكْثَرَ. وَيَتَمَيَّزُ كُلُّ نِظَامٍ بِمَوَادَّ إِلْزَامِيَّةٍ وَأُخْرَى اِخْتِيَارِيَّةٍ. وَإِذَا أُتِيحَ لِلطُّلَّابِ وَقْتٌ لِلْإِبْدَاعِ، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ نَتَائِجُهُمْ.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: what makes a system work

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.

لَا تُقَاسُ جَوْدَةُ المَنْظُومَةِ التَّعْلِيمِيَّةِ بِعَدَدِ الامْتِحَانَاتِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ بِمَا يَتَعَلَّمُهُ الطَّالِبُ فِعْلًا. يَتَمَيَّزُ نِظَامٌ جَيِّدٌ بِتَوَازُنٍ بَيْنَ المَوَادِّ الإِلْزَامِيَّةِ وَالاِخْتِيَارِيَّةِ، وَبِنِظَامِ تَقْيِيمٍ عَادِلٍ. فَفِي بَعْضِ الدُّوَلِ يَجْتَازُ الطُّلَّابُ امْتِحَانًا نِهَائِيًّا وَاحِدًا، فِي حِينِ أَنَّ دُوَلًا أُخْرَى تَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى التَّقْيِيمِ المُسْتَمِرِّ. وَيَلْتَحِقُ المُتَفَوِّقُونَ بِالجَامِعَاتِ، بَيْنَمَا يَخْتَارُ آخَرُونَ التَّدْرِيبَ المِهَنِيَّ، وَكِلَا المَسَارَيْنِ مُحْتَرَمٌ. وَإِذَا رَكَّزَتِ المَنْظُومَةُ عَلَى التَّفْكِيرِ لَا الحِفْظِ، فَسَيَزْدَادُ إِبْدَاعُ الطُّلَّابِ. وَلَيْسَ هُنَاكَ نِظَامٌ مِثَالِيٌّ، لٰكِنَّ المُرُونَةَ تَقْتَرِبُ بِهِ مِنَ الأَفْضَلِ.
1How is a system's quality measured, per the text?

2What distinguishes a good system?

3How do some countries assess, in contrast?

4What does the text say about vocational training?

5What follows from focusing on thinking over memorising?

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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: compare two systems

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

Prompt bank

  1. صِفْ مَرَاحِلَ نِظَامِكَ التَّعْلِيمِيِّ.
  2. قَارِنْ بَيْنَ نِظَامَيْنِ مُسْتَعْمِلًا بَيْنَمَا أَوْ فِي حِينِ أَنَّ.
  3. بِمَاذَا يَتَمَيَّزُ نِظَامُكَ المِثَالِيُّ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

صِفْ مَرَاحِلَ نِظَامِكَ.

Stages
B

يَتَكَوَّنُ نِظَامُنَا مِنْ ثَلَاثِ مَرَاحِلَ، وَيَجْتَازُ الطُّلَّابُ امْتِحَانَاتِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي نِهَايَةِ الثَّانَوِيَّةِ.

Stages plus يَجْتَازُ
A

وَبِمَاذَا يَتَمَيَّزُ نِظَامُكَ المِثَالِيُّ؟

Distinguishing feature
B

يَتَمَيَّزُ بِمُرُونَةِ المَوَادِّ الاِخْتِيَارِيَّةِ، وَإِذَا أُتِيحَ وَقْتٌ لِلْإِبْدَاعِ، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ النَّتَائِجُ.

يَتَمَيَّزُ بِـ plus a conditional
Not yet marked complete.
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write ninety to one hundred words comparing two education systems. Use يَجْتَازُ and يَتَفَوَّقُ فِي, at least two formal contrast connectors (بَيْنَمَا، فِي حِينِ أَنَّ), and close with a Type 1 conditional about what would improve a system.

Success checklist

  • The academic verbs with their correct complements.
  • Two formal contrast connectors, not chained وَ.
  • One يَتَمَيَّزُ بِـ describing a distinguishing feature.
  • A closing Type 1 conditional.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

يَتَكَوَّنُ النِّظَامُ التَّعْلِيمِيُّ البِرِيطَانِيُّ مِنْ ثَلَاثِ مَرَاحِلَ رَئِيسِيَّةٍ، وَيَجْتَازُ الطُّلَّابُ امْتِحَانَاتِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي سِنِّ السَّادِسَةَ عَشْرَةَ، وَيَتَفَوَّقُ بَعْضُهُمْ فَيَلْتَحِقُونَ بِالجَامِعَاتِ. فِي المُقَابِلِ، يَخْتَلِفُ النِّظَامُ فِي بَعْضِ الدُّوَلِ العَرَبِيَّةِ؛ فَبَيْنَمَا يَدُومُ التَّعْلِيمُ الثَّانَوِيُّ ثَلَاثَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي بَلَدٍ، يَمْتَدُّ فِي غَيْرِهِ أَكْثَرَ. وَيَتَمَيَّزُ كُلُّ نِظَامٍ بِتَوَازُنٍ بَيْنَ المَوَادِّ الإِلْزَامِيَّةِ وَالاِخْتِيَارِيَّةِ. فِي حِينِ أَنَّ نِظَامًا يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى الامْتِحَانِ النِّهَائِيِّ، يَعْتَمِدُ آخَرُ عَلَى التَّقْيِيمِ المُسْتَمِرِّ. وَفِي رَأْيِي، إِذَا رَكَّزَتِ المَنْظُومَةُ عَلَى التَّفْكِيرِ لَا الحِفْظِ، فَسَيَتَحَسَّنُ التَّحْصِيلُ.

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Write five sentences using the academic verbs with correct complements.

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Add two formal contrast connectors comparing two systems.

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1Choose the accurate sentence with يَجْتَازُ.

2Complete: يَلْتَحِقُ الطَّالِبُ ___ الجَامِعَةِ.

3Which is a formal contrast connector?

4Choose the strongest comparative answer.

5Choose the accurate sentence with يَجْتَازُ.

6Complete: يَتَفَوَّقُ الطَّالِبُ ___ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ.

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