TD-L10 · Listening — Work and Career Conversations

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

Control the key TD-L10 vocabulary in complete Arabic sentences.
Understand and apply the target grammar: Listening discrimination and reported detail.
Extract exact evidence from intermediate listening and reading texts.
Produce developed spoken and written Arabic with reasons, examples and accurate reference.

You can show success when…

I can recognise and use the core vocabulary without translating word by word.
I can explain why the target form is grammatically correct.
I can locate and quote exact Arabic evidence.
I can produce a connected response and improve one weakness.

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Choose the accurate target structure.

بِنْيَةٌ خَاطِئَةٌقَالَ إِنَّهُ / قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا

2Choose the controlled example.

جُمْلَةٌ غَيْرُ مُكْتَمِلَةٍكَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ.

3Which response is developed?

لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.جَوَابٌ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ

4Which revision check is essential?

agreement, verb pattern and exact meaningword count alone

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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.

Listening signals

سِيرَةٌ ذَاتِيَّةٌ

رِسَالَةُ تَغْطِيَةٍ

cover letter

طَلَبُ وَظِيفَةٍ

job application

إِعْلَانُ وَظِيفَةٍ

job advert

مُقَابَلَةٌ شَخْصِيَّةٌ

interview

مَرْجِعٌ / تَزْكِيَةٌ

reference

خِبْرَةٌ سَابِقَةٌ

previous experience

مُتَطَلَّبَاتُ الوَظِيفَةِ

job requirements

نُقْطَةُ قُوَّةٍ

strength

نُقْطَةُ ضَعْفٍ

weakness

أَنَا مُنَاسِبٌ لِهٰذِهِ الوَظِيفَةِ

I am suitable for this job

يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ

I am pleased to apply

دَوَامٌ كَامِلٌ

full-time work

دَوَامٌ جُزْئِيٌّ

part-time work

سَاعَاتٌ مَرِنَةٌ

flexible hours

رَاتِبٌ مُرْتَفِعٌ

high salary

رَاتِبٌ مُنْخَفِضٌ

low salary

عَمَلٌ مُجْهِدٌ

tiring work

Plans and qualifications

سَأَدْرُسُ

I will study

سَوْفَ أَتَدَرَّبُ

I will train

أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُصْبِحَ

I want to become

أَطْمَحُ إِلَى أَنْ

I aspire to

أَنْوِي أَنْ

I intend to

أُخَطِّطُ لِـ

I plan to

بَعْدَ التَّخَرُّجِ

after graduation

فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ

in the future

لِكَيْ

in order to

حَتَّى

so that

مِنَ المُحْتَمَلِ أَنْ

it is likely that

إِذَا نَجَحْتُ

if I succeed

جَامِعَةٌ

university

كُلِّيَّةٌ

college

مَعْهَدٌ مِهَنِيٌّ

vocational institute

تَدْرِيبٌ مِهَنِيٌّ

vocational training

تَدْرِيبٌ عَمَلِيٌّ

work placement

تَلْمَذَةٌ مِهَنِيَّةٌ

apprenticeship

Attitude

لِأَنَّ

because

لِذٰلِكَ

therefore

وَلٰكِنَّ

however

بَيْنَمَا

whereas

عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ

although

إِضَافَةً إِلَى ذٰلِكَ

in addition

مِنْ جِهَةٍ

on one hand

مِنْ جِهَةٍ أُخْرَى

on the other hand

فِي رَأْيِي

in my opinion

عَلَى سَبِيلِ المِثَالِ

for example

نَتِيجَةً لِذٰلِكَ

as a result

بِهَدَفِ

with the aim of

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 سِيرَةٌ ذَاتِيَّةٌ

job applicationcover letterCV

2Choose the Arabic for “cover letter”.

إِعْلَانُ وَظِيفَةٍرِسَالَةُ تَغْطِيَةٍطَلَبُ وَظِيفَةٍ

3Choose the meaning of طَلَبُ وَظِيفَةٍ

job advertjob applicationinterview

4Choose the Arabic for “job advert”.

مُقَابَلَةٌ شَخْصِيَّةٌمَرْجِعٌ / تَزْكِيَةٌإِعْلَانُ وَظِيفَةٍ

5Choose the meaning of مُقَابَلَةٌ شَخْصِيَّةٌ

previous experienceinterviewreference

6Choose the Arabic for “reference”.

مُتَطَلَّبَاتُ الوَظِيفَةِمَرْجِعٌ / تَزْكِيَةٌخِبْرَةٌ سَابِقَةٌ

7Choose the meaning of خِبْرَةٌ سَابِقَةٌ

job requirementsprevious experiencestrength

8Choose the Arabic for “job requirements”.

نُقْطَةُ قُوَّةٍنُقْطَةُ ضَعْفٍمُتَطَلَّبَاتُ الوَظِيفَةِ

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Explain · notice · apply

Listening discrimination and reported detail

تَتَبُّعُ المُتَحَدِّثِ وَالتَّغْيِيرِ وَالتَّفَاصِيلِ

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?

قَالَ إِنَّهُ / قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا

Target pattern 1

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

كَانَ سَـ... وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ...

Target pattern 2

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

لَيْسَ ... بَلْ ...

Target pattern 3

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

يُفَضِّلُ / يَشْكُو مِنْ / يَشْعُرُ بِـ

Target pattern 4

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

Reported statement

قَالَ إِنَّهُ / قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا

Use the attached pronoun to retain speaker reference.

قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا سَتَدْرُسُ الطِّبَّ.

Change of plan

كَانَ سَـ... وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ...

Listen for the final decision, not the abandoned first plan.

كَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ.

Exact detail

لَيْسَ ... بَلْ ...

The correction after بل is the detail to record.

لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.

Attitude signal

يُفَضِّلُ / يَشْكُو مِنْ / يَشْعُرُ بِـ

These verbs reveal the speaker’s evaluation.

يُفَضِّلُ السَّاعَاتِ المَرِنَةَ.يَشْكُو مِنْ طُولِ الطَّرِيقِ.

Pattern	Controlled Arabic model
قَالَ إِنَّهُ / قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا	قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.
كَانَ سَـ... وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ...	كَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ.
لَيْسَ ... بَلْ ...	لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.
يُفَضِّلُ / يَشْكُو مِنْ / يَشْعُرُ بِـ	يُفَضِّلُ السَّاعَاتِ المَرِنَةَ.

Learn each noun with gender and each verb with the preposition or pattern it requires.

Develop answers with a reason, example, contrast or consequence rather than one isolated clause.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions

1Choose the sentence that follows the first rule.

قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.لَا تَنْطَبِقُ هٰذِهِ الصِّيَاغَةُ.

2Which structure belongs to this lesson?

كَانَ سَـ... وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ...كَلِمَاتٌ غَيْرُ مُتَرَابِطَةٍ

3Choose the accurate model.

كانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ. خَطَأٌكَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ.

4Which sentence gives a developed answer?

جَوَابٌ قَصِيرٌ بِلَا دَلِيلٍ.لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.

5Choose the correct connector or structure.

يُفَضِّلُ / يَشْكُو مِنْ / يَشْعُرُ بِـمُفْرَدَةٌ مَعْزُولَةٌ

6Which example is grammatically controlled?

هٰذِهِ جُمْلَةٌ لَا تَتَّبِعُ القَاعِدَةَ.يُفَضِّلُ السَّاعَاتِ المَرِنَةَ.

7What should a strong answer include?

one isolated nouna precise Arabic form and evidencean English translation only

8Which revision action is most useful?

add random connectorscount words onlycheck agreement, verb pattern and meaning

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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

Build an accurate TD sentence

Sentence part 1Sentence part 2Sentence part 3Sentence part 4

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

Builder mission

Build an accurate TD sentence

Chunk 1

قَالَ

Chunk 2

إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.

Chunk 3

لِأَنَّ

Chunk 4

هٰذَا التَّفْصِيلَ مُهِمٌّ

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

Builder mission

Build a developed judgement

Chunk 1

فِي رَأْيِي

Chunk 2

هٰذَا الخِيَارُ

Chunk 3

أَفْضَلُ

Chunk 4

لِأَنَّهُ يُنَاسِبُ هَدَفِي

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

Builder mission

Build a contrast

Chunk 1

مِنْ جِهَةٍ

Chunk 2

هُنَاكَ مَزَايَا

Chunk 3

وَلٰكِنَّ

Chunk 4

هُنَاكَ تَحَدِّيَاتٍ أَيْضًا

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

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Read · understand · respond

Listening — Work and Career Conversations

Complete six Arabic-dependent decisions based on meaning, grammar and 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

Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

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

جُمْلَةٌ غَيْرُ دَقِيقَةٍ.

قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.

The corrected sentence follows the first target rule.

تَرْكِيبٌ نَاقِصٌ.

كَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ.

The corrected sentence completes the required structure.

رَأْيٌ بِلَا دَلِيلٍ.

لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.

The corrected answer includes the taught development pattern.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions

1Choose the accurate sentence.

قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.جُمْلَةٌ غَيْرُ دَقِيقَةٍ.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

تَرْكِيبٌ نَاقِصٌ.كَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

رَأْيٌ بِلَا دَلِيلٍ.لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.

4Choose the sentence that follows the first rule.

قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.لَا تَنْطَبِقُ هٰذِهِ الصِّيَاغَةُ.

5Which structure belongs to this lesson?

كَانَ سَـ... وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ...كَلِمَاتٌ غَيْرُ مُتَرَابِطَةٍ

6Choose the accurate model.

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Predict · listen twice · verify

Three work and career conversations

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.

1Where did speaker one work before?

not mentionedthe detail stated in the scripta contradictory detail

2Where is the new training?

not mentioneda contradictory detailthe detail stated in the script

3Why is it more useful?

not mentionedthe detail stated in the scripta contradictory detail

4What did speaker two first plan to study?

a contradictory detailnot mentionedthe detail stated in the script

5What is the final choice?

a contradictory detailnot mentionedthe detail stated in the script

6How many remote days does speaker three have?

a contradictory detailthe detail stated in the scriptnot mentioned

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Listening script

المُتَحَدِّثُ الأَوَّلُ: كُنْتُ أَعْمَلُ فِي مَتْجَرٍ بَعْدَ المَدْرَسَةِ، لٰكِنَّنِي بَدَأْتُ تَدْرِيبًا فِي مَكْتَبِ مُحَاسَبَةٍ هٰذَا الشَّهْرَ. العَمَلُ أَصْعَبُ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ أَكْثَرُ فَائِدَةً لِخُطَّتِي. المُتَحَدِّثَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ: كُنْتُ سَأَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، ثُمَّ غَيَّرْتُ رَأْيِي وَقَرَّرْتُ دِرَاسَةَ الصَّحَافَةِ لِأَنَّنِي أُحِبُّ الكِتَابَةَ. المُتَحَدِّثُ الثَّالِثُ: أَعْمَلُ مِنَ المَنْزِلِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، لَا أَرْبَعَةَ، وَهٰذَا يُسَاعِدُنِي عَلَى تَوْفِيرِ الوَقْتِ.

Preview · scan · prove

Listening strategy notes

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.

قَبْلَ الاِسْتِمَاعِ، اِقْرَأِ الأَسْئِلَةَ وَحَدِّدْ نَوْعَ التَّفْصِيلِ المَطْلُوبِ: هَلْ هُوَ مِهْنَةٌ أَمْ مَكَانٌ أَمْ سَبَبٌ أَمْ خُطَّةٌ؟ فِي الاِسْتِمَاعِ الأَوَّلِ، رَكِّزْ عَلَى المُتَحَدِّثِ وَالفِكْرَةِ العَامَّةِ. فِي الاِسْتِمَاعِ الثَّانِي، اِنْتَبِهْ إِلَى كَلِمَاتِ التَّغْيِيرِ مِثْلَ «لٰكِنْ» وَ«بَلْ» وَإِلَى الأَرْقَامِ وَالأَوْقَاتِ. لَا تَخْتَرْ أَوَّلَ كَلِمَةٍ تَسْمَعُهَا إِذَا صَحَّحَهَا المُتَحَدِّثُ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ.

1What should be identified before listening?

the evidence stated in the textthe oppositeunsupported

2What is the first-listening focus?

unsupportedthe oppositethe evidence stated in the text

3What is the second-listening focus?

the evidence stated in the textthe oppositeunsupported

4Name two change signals.

the evidence stated in the textthe oppositeunsupported

5Why should the first heard detail not always be chosen?

unsupportedthe oppositethe evidence stated in the text

6What is the purpose of the text?

the evidence stated in the textunsupportedthe opposite

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Model · rehearse · respond

Listening — Work and Career Conversations

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

Prompt bank

مَا أَهَمُّ فِكْرَةٍ فِي هٰذَا الدَّرْسِ؟
كَيْفَ تَسْتَخْدِمُ هٰذِهِ اللُّغَةَ فِي مَوْقِفٍ حَقِيقِيٍّ؟
مَا الخِيَارُ الَّذِي تُفَضِّلُهُ؟ وَلِمَاذَا؟
اذْكُرْ مِثَالًا وَاضِحًا.

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

مَا رَأْيُكَ؟

What is your view?

لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.

A developed model using the target structure.

هَلْ هُنَاكَ وَجْهَةُ نَظَرٍ أُخْرَى؟

Is there another viewpoint?

يُفَضِّلُ السَّاعَاتِ المَرِنَةَ.

A contrasting or extended response.

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

Not yet marked complete.

Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write concise notes reconstructing the speakers’ final jobs, plans, reasons and changed details.

Success checklist

Address every content point.
Use at least two target structures from the grammar lesson.
Add evidence, reason or comparison.
Check agreement, verb patterns and spelling.

1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve

Reveal an achievable model

قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ. كَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ. لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. يُفَضِّلُ السَّاعَاتِ المَرِنَةَ. فِي رَأْيِي، يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ القَرَارُ مَبْنِيًّا عَلَى المَهَارَاتِ وَالأَهْدَافِ. عَلَى سَبِيلِ المِثَالِ، أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أُقَدِّمَ دَلِيلًا مِنْ خِبْرَتِي، ثُمَّ أُوَضِّحُ الخُطْوَةَ التَّالِيَةَ. وَمَعَ ذٰلِكَ، سَأَرَاعِي التَّحَدِّيَاتِ وَأَخْتَارُ خُطَّةً وَاقِعِيَّةً.

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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 independently controlled complex structures.

1Choose the accurate target structure.

بِنْيَةٌ خَاطِئَةٌقَالَ إِنَّهُ / قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا

2Choose the controlled example.

جُمْلَةٌ غَيْرُ مُكْتَمِلَةٍكَانَ سَيَدْرُسُ القَانُونَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الإِعْلَامَ.

3Which response is developed?

لَا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بَلْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.جَوَابٌ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ

4Which revision check is essential?

word count aloneagreement, verb pattern and exact meaning

5Choose the sentence that follows the first rule.

لَا تَنْطَبِقُ هٰذِهِ الصِّيَاغَةُ.قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.

6Which structure belongs to this lesson?

كَلِمَاتٌ غَيْرُ مُتَرَابِطَةٍكَانَ سَـ... وَلٰكِنَّهُ قَرَّرَ أَنْ...

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Listening — Work and Career Conversationsالاِسْتِمَاعُ — مُحَادَثَاتُ العَمَلِ وَالمَسِيرَةِ المِهَنِيَّةِ

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Today you will

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Vocabulary studio

Listening signals

Plans and qualifications

Attitude

Retrieve in both directions

Listening discrimination and reported detail

Reported statement

Change of plan

Exact detail

Attitude signal

Choose the form for a reason

Sentence-builder studio

Build an accurate TD sentence

Listening — Work and Career Conversations

Accuracy repair workshop

Preserve the intended meaning

Three work and career conversations

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Listening — Work and Career Conversations

Prompt bank

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