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Advanced Topic D — The World of Work

TD-L08

Job Applications and Interviews — CV, Skills and Future Plansطَلَبُ الوَظِيفَةِ وَالمُقَابَلَةُ — السِّيرَةُ الذَّاتِيَّةُ وَالمَهَارَاتُ وَالخُطَطُ

Read and produce application language, present experience and respond to interview questions with formal accuracy.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Control the key TD-L08 vocabulary in complete Arabic sentences.
  • Understand and apply the target grammar: Formal application language.
  • 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.

1Choose the accurate target structure.

2Choose the controlled example.

3Which response is developed?

4Which revision check is essential?

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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.

36 lesson words and phrases

Applications

سِيرَةٌ ذَاتِيَّةٌ
CV
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

Skills and evidence

مَهَارَةُ التَّوَاصُلِ
communication skill
حَلُّ المُشْكِلَاتِ
problem solving
العَمَلُ الجَمَاعِيُّ
teamwork
إِدَارَةُ الوَقْتِ
time management
الإِبْدَاعُ
creativity
الدِّقَّةُ
accuracy
المَرُونَةُ
adaptability
القِيَادَةُ
leadership
الخِبْرَةُ
experience
المُؤَهِّلَاتُ
qualifications
إِجَادَةُ اللُّغَاتِ
language proficiency
مَهَارَاتُ الحَاسُوبِ
computer skills

Formal connectors

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

2Choose the Arabic for “cover letter”.

3Choose the meaning of طَلَبُ وَظِيفَةٍ

4Choose the Arabic for “job advert”.

5Choose the meaning of مُقَابَلَةٌ شَخْصِيَّةٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “reference”.

7Choose the meaning of خِبْرَةٌ سَابِقَةٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “job requirements”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Formal application language

اللُّغَةُ الرَّسْمِيَّةُ فِي طَلَبِ الوَظِيفَةِ وَالمُقَابَلَةِ

اللُّغَةُ الرَّسْمِيَّةُ فِي طَلَبِ الوَظِيفَةِ وَالمُقَابَلَةِ

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?

يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِـ
Target pattern 1

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

لَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي / سَبَقَ لِي أَنْ
Target pattern 2

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبٌ / مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِـ
Target pattern 3

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

مِنْ نِقَاطِ قُوَّتِي ... وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ ...
Target pattern 4

Use this structure in a complete, meaningful Arabic sentence.

1

Formal opening

يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِـ

Use a formal impersonal opening rather than conversational أريد.

يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِوَظِيفَةِ مُسَاعِدٍ إِدَارِيٍّ.
2

Experience

لَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي / سَبَقَ لِي أَنْ

Use لديّ with a noun or سبق لي أن with a verb.

لَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي خِدْمَةِ العُمَلَاءِ.سَبَقَ لِي أَنْ عَمِلْتُ فِي مَكْتَبٍ.
3

Suitability

أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبٌ / مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِـ

Agree the adjective with the applicant and support the claim.

أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِلوَظِيفَةِ لِأَنَّنِي مُنَظَّمَةٌ.
4

Interview evidence

مِنْ نِقَاطِ قُوَّتِي ... وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ ...

Give evidence after naming a strength.

مِنْ نِقَاطِ قُوَّتِي إِدَارَةُ الوَقْتِ، وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ أَنَّنِي أُنَظِّمُ مَشْرُوعَاتِي بِدِقَّةٍ.
PatternControlled Arabic model
يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِـيَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِوَظِيفَةِ مُسَاعِدٍ إِدَارِيٍّ.
لَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي / سَبَقَ لِي أَنْلَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي خِدْمَةِ العُمَلَاءِ.
أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبٌ / مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِـأَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِلوَظِيفَةِ لِأَنَّنِي مُنَظَّمَةٌ.
مِنْ نِقَاطِ قُوَّتِي ... وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ ...مِنْ نِقَاطِ قُوَّتِي إِدَارَةُ الوَقْتِ، وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ أَنَّنِي أُنَظِّمُ مَشْرُوعَاتِي بِدِقَّةٍ.
1

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

2

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.

2Which structure belongs to this lesson?

3Choose the accurate model.

4Which sentence gives a developed answer?

5Choose the correct connector or structure.

6Which example is grammatically controlled?

7What should a strong answer include?

8Which revision action is most useful?

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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

Build an accurate TD sentence

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

1
Builder mission

Build an accurate TD sentence

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
Chunk 4
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
2
Builder mission

Build a developed judgement

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
Chunk 4
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
3
Builder mission

Build a contrast

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
Chunk 4
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

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05

Read · understand · respond

Job Applications and Interviews — CV, Skills and Future Plans

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.

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06

Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

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

جُمْلَةٌ غَيْرُ دَقِيقَةٍ.

يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِوَظِيفَةِ مُسَاعِدٍ إِدَارِيٍّ.

The corrected sentence follows the first target rule.

تَرْكِيبٌ نَاقِصٌ.

لَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي خِدْمَةِ العُمَلَاءِ.

The corrected sentence completes the required structure.

رَأْيٌ بِلَا دَلِيلٍ.

أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِلوَظِيفَةِ لِأَنَّنِي مُنَظَّمَةٌ.

The corrected answer includes the taught development pattern.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the sentence that follows the first rule.

5Which structure belongs to this lesson?

6Choose the accurate model.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Interview extracts

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.
1Why does Noor want the job?

2What experience does she have?

3What strength does she name?

4What evidence supports it?

5How many students were in the team?

6What will she study?

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Listening script

المُقَابِلُ: لِمَاذَا تُرِيدِينَ هٰذِهِ الوَظِيفَةَ؟ نُورُ: لِأَنَّنِي أُحِبُّ التَّعَامُلَ مَعَ النَّاسِ، وَلَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي تَنْظِيمِ الفَعَالِيَّاتِ المَدْرَسِيَّةِ. المُقَابِلُ: مَا نُقْطَةُ قُوَّتِكِ؟ نُورُ: أَنَا مُنَظَّمَةٌ، فَقَدْ قُدْتُ فَرِيقًا مِنْ خَمْسِ طَالِبَاتٍ وَأَنْهَيْنَا المَشْرُوعَ قَبْلَ المَوْعِدِ. المُقَابِلُ: مَا خُطَّتُكِ؟ نُورُ: سَأَدْرُسُ إِدَارَةَ الأَعْمَالِ فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ.

08

Preview · scan · prove

A short application

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.

السَّيِّدَةُ مُدِيرَةُ المَوَارِدِ البَشَرِيَّةِ المُحْتَرَمَةُ، يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِفُرْصَةِ التَّدْرِيبِ الصَّيْفِيِّ فِي شَرِكَتِكُمْ. أَنَا طَالِبٌ مُنَظَّمٌ وَمَسْؤُولٌ، وَلَدَيَّ مَهَارَاتٌ جَيِّدَةٌ فِي الحَاسُوبِ وَالتَّوَاصُلِ. سَبَقَ لِي أَنْ تَطَوَّعْتُ فِي مَكْتَبَةِ المَدْرَسَةِ، حَيْثُ سَاعَدْتُ الزُّوَّارَ وَرَتَّبْتُ السِّجِلَّاتِ. أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبٌ لِهٰذِهِ الفُرْصَةِ لِأَنَّنِي أَتَعَلَّمُ بِسُرْعَةٍ وَأَعْمَلُ جَيِّدًا ضِمْنَ فَرِيقٍ.
1What is the writer applying for?

2Which two skills are named?

3Where did the writer volunteer?

4What two tasks were completed?

5Why does the writer feel suitable?

6Which register is used?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Job Applications and Interviews — CV, Skills and Future Plans

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

Prompt bank

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

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَا رَأْيُكَ؟

What is your view?
B

أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِلوَظِيفَةِ لِأَنَّنِي مُنَظَّمَةٌ.

A developed model using the target structure.
A

هَلْ هُنَاكَ وَجْهَةُ نَظَرٍ أُخْرَى؟

Is there another viewpoint?
B

مِنْ نِقَاطِ قُوَّتِي إِدَارَةُ الوَقْتِ، وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ أَنَّنِي أُنَظِّمُ مَشْرُوعَاتِي بِدِقَّةٍ.

A contrasting or extended response.
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10

Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write a formal application email for a weekend or summer job.

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

يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَتَقَدَّمَ لِوَظِيفَةِ مُسَاعِدٍ إِدَارِيٍّ. لَدَيَّ خِبْرَةٌ فِي خِدْمَةِ العُمَلَاءِ. أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّنِي مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِلوَظِيفَةِ لِأَنَّنِي مُنَظَّمَةٌ. مِنْ نِقَاطِ قُوَّتِي إِدَارَةُ الوَقْتِ، وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ أَنَّنِي أُنَظِّمُ مَشْرُوعَاتِي بِدِقَّةٍ. 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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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 independently controlled complex structures.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

6 questions
1Choose the accurate target structure.

2Choose the controlled example.

3Which response is developed?

4Which revision check is essential?

5Choose the sentence that follows the first rule.

6Which structure belongs to this lesson?

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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