Grammar focus
Nisba nouns; active participles; agreement
Advanced Topic D · TD-L06
Lesson focus
Identify, describe and compare a broad range of roles and responsibilities.
🎮 Play this lesson gameSkills focus
Reading · Speaking
Advanced application
Jobs taboo
Describe a profession through duties, workplace and skills without saying its name. Partners identify it and state one advantage or disadvantage.
Core: complete accurately · Develop: add a reason or comparison · Stretch: change time frame or viewpoint
Interactive visual game · this lesson
Guess the Jobخَمِّنِ الْمِهْنَةَ
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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.
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Retrieve · orient · prepare
Objectives and visible success
Today you will
- Control the key D3-L01 vocabulary in complete Arabic sentences.
- Understand and apply the target grammar: Gender and profession sentences.
- 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…
Tick achievements as you secure them.
Retrieval bridge
Wake up previous learning
Answer four questions before opening the new language.
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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.
Professions
طَبِيبٌ / طَبِيبَةٌ
doctor
مُهَنْدِسٌ / مُهَنْدِسَةٌ
engineer
مُدَرِّسٌ / مُدَرِّسَةٌ
teacher
مُمَرِّضٌ / مُمَرِّضَةٌ
nurse
مُحَامٍ / مُحَامِيَةٌ
lawyer
صَحَفِيٌّ / صَحَفِيَّةٌ
journalist
مُبَرْمِجٌ / مُبَرْمِجَةٌ
programmer
مُحَاسِبٌ / مُحَاسِبَةٌ
accountant
مُصَمِّمٌ / مُصَمِّمَةٌ
designer
طَيَّارٌ / طَيَّارَةٌ
pilot
شُرْطِيٌّ / شُرْطِيَّةٌ
police officer
طَبَّاخٌ / طَبَّاخَةٌ
chef
Workplaces
مُسْتَشْفًى
hospital
مَدْرَسَةٌ
school
مَكْتَبٌ
office
مَصْنَعٌ
factory
مُخْتَبَرٌ
laboratory
مَحْكَمَةٌ
court
مَتْجَرٌ
shop
مَطَارٌ
airport
شَرِكَةٌ
company
مَوْقِعُ بِنَاءٍ
building site
عَنْ بُعْدٍ
remotely
فِي الهَوَاءِ الطَّلْقِ
outdoors
Useful connections
لِأَنَّ
because
لِذٰلِكَ
therefore
وَلٰكِنَّ
however
بَيْنَمَا
whereas
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ
although
إِضَافَةً إِلَى ذٰلِكَ
in addition
Vocabulary mission
Retrieve in both directions
Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.
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Explain · notice · apply
Gender and profession sentences
التَّذْكِيرُ وَالتَّأْنِيثُ فِي أَسْمَاءِ المِهَنِ
التَّذْكِيرُ وَالتَّأْنِيثُ فِي أَسْمَاءِ المِهَنِ
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
هُوَ ... وَيَعْمَلُ فِي ...
Target pattern 1Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.
هِيَ ... وَتَعْمَلُ فِي ...
Target pattern 2Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.
أُفَضِّلُ مِهْنَةَ ... لِأَنَّ ...
Target pattern 3Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.
Profession gender
مُهَنْدِسٌ ← مُهَنْدِسَةٌ
Most profession nouns form the feminine with ة, but spelling and pronunciation must remain accurate.
هُوَ مُهَنْدِسٌ.هِيَ مُهَنْدِسَةٌ.
Equational sentences
المُبْتَدَأُ + الخَبَرُ
In the present tense, Arabic does not use “is” between a person and a profession.
أَبِي طَبِيبٌ.أُخْتِي صَحَفِيَّةٌ.
Working as
يَعْمَلُ / تَعْمَلُ + مِهْنَةً
Use the indefinite profession after يعمل as a circumstantial description.
يَعْمَلُ عَمِّي مُحَاسِبًا.تَعْمَلُ خَالَتِي مُدَرِّسَةً.
Workplace with في
يَعْمَلُ فِي + مَكَانٍ
Use في before the workplace, not before the profession.
يَعْمَلُ الطَّبِيبُ فِي المُسْتَشْفَى.تَعْمَلُ المُحَامِيَةُ فِي المَحْكَمَةِ.
| Pattern | Controlled Arabic model |
|---|---|
| هُوَ مُهَنْدِسٌ | هِيَ مُهَنْدِسَةٌ |
| يَعْمَلُ طَبِيبًا | تَعْمَلُ طَبِيبَةً |
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.
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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 a profession sentence
My generated sentence
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
Target-meaning builder
Build a profession sentence
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Target-meaning builder
Describe a female engineer
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Target-meaning builder
Give an opinion
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
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Read · understand · respond
Career profile challenge
Read the Arabic clue and select the only profession or sentence that fits it.
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
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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.
هِيَ مُهَنْدِسٌ.
هِيَ مُهَنْدِسَةٌ.
The profession must agree with a feminine subject.
أَبِي يَكُونُ طَبِيبٌ.
أَبِي طَبِيبٌ.
No present-tense copula is required.
يَعْمَلُ أَخِي فِي مُحَاسِبٍ.
يَعْمَلُ أَخِي مُحَاسِبًا فِي شَرِكَةٍ.
The profession follows يعمل without في; the workplace takes في.
Repair check
Preserve the intended meaning
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Predict · listen twice · verify
Who does which job?
Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.
Which person, time, frequency, sequence, contrast or changed detail might you hear?
Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.
Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.
Audio is coming soon.
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Listening script
أَنَا لَيْلَى. أَبِي مُهَنْدِسٌ وَيَعْمَلُ فِي شَرِكَةِ بِنَاءٍ، وَأُمِّي مُحَاسِبَةٌ فِي مَكْتَبٍ كَبِيرٍ. أَخِي الأَكْبَرُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ طَيَّارًا، أَمَّا أُخْتِي فَهِيَ تَتَدَرَّبُ لِتُصْبِحَ مُمَرِّضَةً. فِي رَأْيِي، عَمَلُ أُمِّي دَقِيقٌ وَلٰكِنَّهُ مُجْهِدٌ.
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Preview · scan · prove
A family of professions
Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.
Identify the text type and likely purpose.
Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.
Choose only an answer supported by the text.
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Model · rehearse · respond
Describe professions and workplaces
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
Prompt bank
- مَا مِهْنَةُ أَحَدِ أَفْرَادِ عَائِلَتِكَ؟
- أَيْنَ يَعْمَلُ؟
- مَا المِهْنَةُ الَّتِي تُفَضِّلُهَا؟ وَلِمَاذَا؟
- مَا المِهْنَةُ الَّتِي لَا تُنَاسِبُكَ؟
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
Model exchange
A
مَا مِهْنَةُ وَالِدَتِكَ؟
What is your mother’s job?B
وَالِدَتِي مُدَرِّسَةٌ وَتَعْمَلُ فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ ثَانَوِيَّةٍ.
My mother is a teacher and works in a secondary school.A
هَلْ تُحِبُّ عَمَلَهَا؟
Does she like her work?B
نَعَمْ، لِأَنَّهُ مُجْزٍ وَيُسَاعِدُ الطُّلَّابَ.
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Plan · draft · improve
Guided writing workshop
Write 100–120 Arabic words about professions in your family and a career you might choose.
Success checklist
- Name at least four professions.
- Use masculine and feminine profession forms accurately.
- State workplaces with في.
- Give a justified preference and one disadvantage.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model
فِي عَائِلَتِي مِهَنٌ مُتَنَوِّعَةٌ. وَالِدِي مُهَنْدِسٌ وَيَعْمَلُ فِي شَرِكَةِ بِنَاءٍ، بَيْنَمَا وَالِدَتِي مُدَرِّسَةٌ فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ. أُخْتِي الكُبْرَى مُحَاسِبَةٌ، وَهِيَ تُحِبُّ عَمَلَهَا لِأَنَّهُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى الدِّقَّةِ. أَمَّا أَنَا فَأُرِيدُ أَنْ أُصْبِحَ صَحَفِيًّا لِأَنَّنِي أَسْتَمْتِعُ بِالكِتَابَةِ وَمُقَابَلَةِ النَّاسِ. عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ الصَّحَافَةَ قَدْ تَكُونُ مُجْهِدَةً، فَإِنَّهَا مِهْنَةٌ مُثِيرَةٌ وَمُهِمَّةٌ.
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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.
Secure the main vocabulary and produce four accurate sentences using the taught frame.
Combine description, grammar and a reason in connected answers.
Add comparison, contrast, precise evidence and independently controlled complex structures.
Final self-marking check
Show what you can now do
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Exit ticket
Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.
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