TD-L03 — Subjects, Timetables and Preferences

Advanced Topic D · TD-L03

Lesson focus

Interpret timetables and justify subject preferences precisely.

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Grammar focus

Time; comparatives; reasons and contrast

Skills focus

Listening · Reading

Advanced application

Timetable puzzle

Reconstruct a school timetable from clues, then discuss favourite and difficult subjects with reasons and one comparison.

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

Interactive visual game · this lesson

Timetable Challengeتَحَدِّي الْجَدْوَلِ

Score: 0/0

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 · notice · prepare

Open the school-life pathwayاِفْتَحْ بَابَ الحَيَاةِ المَدْرَسِيَّةِ

F4 begins by transferring school subjects you already understand into accurate, useful Arabic.

By the end, I can…

Name and recognise at least eighteen subject terms.
Use أَدْرُسُ، نَدْرُسُ، يَدْرُسُ، تَدْرُسُ accurately.
Ask and answer what someone studies.
Express likes, dislikes and preferences.
Choose لِأَنَّهُ / لِأَنَّهَا and a matching adjective.

Foundation-to-development bridge

This lesson introduces a reusable present-tense pattern. Learn the communicative forms securely now; later lessons will broaden the full verb system.

أَنَا أَدْرُسُ · نَحْنُ نَدْرُسُ

Eight-question F3-to-F4 bridge

Retrieve agreement, pronouns, connectors and familiar school words.

Score: 0/8

See · say · classify

Complete school-subject vaultخَزِينَةُ المَوَادِّ الدِّرَاسِيَّةِ

The core lesson-plan subjects and the lesson-relevant syllabus vocabulary remain together so students can revise independently.

One subject

مَادَّةٌ دِرَاسِيَّةٌ

a school subject

Several subjects

مَوَادُّ دِرَاسِيَّةٌ

school subjects

My favourite subject

مَادَّتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ

my favourite subject

اللُّغَةُ العَرَبِيَّةُArabicfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

اللُّغَةُ الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةُEnglishfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

الرِّيَاضِيَّاتُmathematicsfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

العُلُومُsciencefeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

الفِيزِيَاءُphysicsfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

الكِيمِيَاءُchemistryfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

الأَحْيَاءُbiologyfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

التَّارِيخُhistorymasculine reason form · لِأَنَّهُ

الجُغْرَافِيَاgeographyfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

الفَنُّartmasculine reason form · لِأَنَّهُ

المُوسِيقَىmusicfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

التَّرْبِيَةُ البَدَنِيَّةُphysical education (PE)feminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

عِلْمُ الحَاسُوبِcomputer sciencemasculine reason form · لِأَنَّهُ

التِّقْنِيَّةُtechnology / design technologyfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

التَّرْبِيَةُ الدِّينِيَّةُreligious educationfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

الفَلْسَفَةُphilosophyfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

المَسْرَحُ / التَّمْثِيلُdrama / actingmasculine reason form · لِأَنَّهُ

اللُّغَاتُlanguagesfeminine reason form · لِأَنَّهَا

Important contrast

الرِّيَاضِيَّاتُ is mathematics; الرِّيَاضَةُ / التَّرْبِيَةُ البَدَنِيَّةُ is sport or PE

Read the full word before deciding. The two expressions look similar but refer to different subjects.

Eighteen-question subject-vocabulary check

Recognise every core and extension subject accurately.

Score: 0/18

Explain · model · practise

Control the study verbتَحَكَّمْ فِي فِعْلِ الدِّرَاسَةِ

The beginning of the present-tense verb identifies who studies.

أَنَا أَدْرُسُI study

نَحْنُ نَدْرُسُwe study

هُوَ يَدْرُسُhe studies

هِيَ تَدْرُسُshe studies

Ask one male listener

مَاذَا تَدْرُسُ فِي المَدْرَسَةِ؟

What do you study at school?

Ask one female listener

مَاذَا تَدْرُسِينَ فِي المَدْرَسَةِ؟

What do you study at school?

Do not confuse

أَدْرُسُ means I study. أُدَرِّسُ means I teach. The shadda changes the verb.

Twelve-question study-verb laboratory

Choose the speaker, listener and sentence pattern accurately.

Score: 0/12

Choose · justify · agree

Build accurate opinions and reasonsاِبْنِ آراءً وَأَسْبَابًا دَقِيقَةً

A strong school answer gives a subject, an opinion and a reason.

أُحِبُّI like

لَا أُحِبُّI do not like

أُفَضِّلُI prefer

مَادَّتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ هِيَ…My favourite subject is…

Masculine subject

أُحِبُّ الفَنَّ لِأَنَّهُ مُمْتِعٌ.

I like art because it is enjoyable.

Feminine or non-human plural subject

أُحِبُّ العُلُومَ لِأَنَّهَا مُفِيدَةٌ.

I like science because it is useful.

easyسَهْلٌ / سَهْلَةٌ

difficultصَعْبٌ / صَعْبَةٌ

usefulمُفِيدٌ / مُفِيدَةٌ

enjoyableمُمْتِعٌ / مُمْتِعَةٌ

boringمُمِلٌّ / مُمِلَّةٌ

importantمُهِمٌّ / مُهِمَّةٌ

interestingمُثِيرٌ لِلاهْتِمَامِ / مُثِيرَةٌ لِلاهْتِمَامِ

engagingشَيِّقٌ / شَيِّقَةٌ

Fourteen-question opinion-and-reason check

Select the correct pronoun and agreeing adjective.

Score: 0/14

Select · organise · personalise

Create your subject profileأَنْشِئْ مَلَفَّكَ الدِّرَاسِيَّ

Record the subjects you study, two preferences and two reasons. Real or invented details are equally acceptable.

Choose your response route

Write a subject list, one like, one dislike and two reasons in Arabic.

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Retrieve · decide · explain

Complete the Subject Missionأَكْمِلْ مُهِمَّةَ المَوَادِّ

Fourteen rounds mix subject recognition, study verbs, preference language and reason agreement.

Subject Mission

Choose the answer that completes each school-life decision.

Score: 0/14

Subject MissionRound 1

Choose the correct answer.

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listen for subjects, opinions and reasonsاِسْتَمِعْ إِلَى المَوَادِّ وَالآرَاءِ وَالأَسْبَابِ

Record the subject names and opinion clues before answering the questions. Open the transcript only after your attempt.

Listening practice · Maryam describes her subjects

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Record what you hear

Record Maryam’s subjects, favourite subject, liked subject, disliked subject and every reason you hear.

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Ten-question listening check

Use your notes, not the transcript.

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Listening script — reveal after your attempt

اِسْمِي مَرْيَمُ. أَدْرُسُ اللُّغَةَ العَرَبِيَّةَ، وَاللُّغَةَ الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ، وَالرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ، وَالعُلُومَ، وَالتَّارِيخَ، وَالفَنَّ.

مَادَّتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ هِيَ العُلُومُ لِأَنَّهَا مُفِيدَةٌ وَمُثِيرَةٌ لِلاهْتِمَامِ. أُحِبُّ الفَنَّ أَيْضًا لِأَنَّهُ مُمْتِعٌ. لَا أُحِبُّ التَّارِيخَ لِأَنَّهُ صَعْبٌ. أَنَا وَصَدِيقَتِي نَدْرُسُ المُوسِيقَى أَيْضًا.

Read · locate · prove

Read two subject profilesاِقْرَأْ مَلَفَّيْنِ عَنِ المَوَادِّ

Find exact evidence for what each student studies, likes, dislikes and prefers.

Profile A · Samir

يَدْرُسُ سَامِرٌ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ، وَالفِيزِيَاءَ، وَالكِيمِيَاءَ، وَالتَّارِيخَ، وَعِلْمَ الحَاسُوبِ. مَادَّتُهُ المُفَضَّلَةُ هِيَ عِلْمُ الحَاسُوبِ لِأَنَّهُ مُفِيدٌ وَمُمْتِعٌ. لَا يُحِبُّ التَّارِيخَ لِأَنَّهُ مُمِلٌّ فِي رَأْيِهِ.

Profile B · Huda

تَدْرُسُ هُدَى اللُّغَةَ العَرَبِيَّةَ، وَاللُّغَةَ الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ، وَالأَحْيَاءَ، وَالجُغْرَافِيَا، وَالمُوسِيقَى، وَالفَنَّ. تُفَضِّلُ اللُّغَةَ العَرَبِيَّةَ لِأَنَّهَا جَمِيلَةٌ وَمُهِمَّةٌ. تُحِبُّ المُوسِيقَى أَيْضًا، وَلَكِنَّهَا لَا تُحِبُّ الجُغْرَافِيَا لِأَنَّهَا صَعْبَةٌ.

Twelve-question evidence check

Answer from the two profiles.

Score: 0/12

Rehearse · respond · extend

Talk about your subjectsتَحَدَّثْ عَنْ مَوَادِّكَ الدِّرَاسِيَّةِ

Use a real or invented school profile. Answer naturally rather than reading a memorised script.

My subject profile

Name subjects, preference and reason.

Model

0/6 features secured

SubjectsI named at least four subjects.Study verbI used أَدْرُسُ / نَدْرُسُ.PreferenceI used أُحِبُّ / لَا أُحِبُّ / أُفَضِّلُ.ReasonI chose لِأَنَّهُ / لِأَنَّهَا.AgreementThe reason adjective matches.DeliveryI spoke clearly without reading every word.

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Plan · write · check

Write a connected subject paragraphاُكْتُبْ فَقْرَةً مُتَّصِلَةً عَنِ المَوَادِّ

Write 6–8 sentences. Name subjects, state a favourite, include one like and one dislike, and justify at least two opinions.

CoreWrite six accurate sentences using the models.

DevelopUse eight subject terms and three different opinion structures.

StretchAdd what another person studies using يَدْرُسُ / تَدْرُسُ.

Choose your writing route

Subjects I study

Favourite subject + reason

Another subject I like + reason

One subject I dislike + reason

Planner preview

أَدْرُسُ...

My complete Arabic paragraph

0 sentences0 Arabic words0 subject terms0 opinion phrases0 reasons0 connectors

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Consolidate · transfer · check

Complete the school-subject checkpointأَكْمِلْ تَحَدِّيَ المَوَادِّ الدِّرَاسِيَّةِ

The final check mixes vocabulary, verb forms, questions, opinions, reasons, listening and reading evidence.

Sixteen-question school-subject checkpoint

Aim for at least 14/16, read every explanation and retry any insecure area.

Score: 0/16