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TE Final Assessment — Countries, Cultures & Celebrationsتَقْيِيمُ الوَحْدَةِ — الدُّوَلُ وَالثَّقَافَاتُ وَالاحْتِفَالَاتُ

Sixty marks across listening, reading, writing and speaking. This is the final Development assessment. With it, D1–TE reaches 360 marks in total.

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TE-L01 · Countries, Nationalities and Languages of the Arab World32 entries

Countries of the Mashriq and the Gulf

المَمْلَكَةُ العَرَبِيَّةُ السُّعُودِيَّةُSaudi Arabia
مِصْرُEgypt
العِرَاقُIraq
سُورِيَاSyria
الأُرْدُنُّJordan
لُبْنَانُLebanon
فِلَسْطِينُPalestine
الكُوَيْتُKuwait
الإِمَارَاتُthe UAE
قَطَرُQatar
البَحْرَيْنُBahrain
عُمَانُOman
اليَمَنُYemen

Countries of the Maghreb and the Horn

لِيبِيَاLibya
تُونُسُTunisia
الجَزَائِرُAlgeria
المَغْرِبُMorocco
مُورِيتَانِيَاMauritania
السُّودَانُSudan
الصُّومَالُSomalia
جِيبُوتِيDjibouti
جُزُرُ القَمَرِthe Comoros

Languages and identity

العَرَبِيَّةُ الفُصْحَىModern Standard Arabic
اللَّهَجَاتُthe dialects
الأَمَازِيغِيَّةُAmazigh (Berber)
الكُرْدِيَّةُKurdish
الهُوِيَّةُ العَرَبِيَّةُArab identity
لُغَةٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌan official language
عَاصِمَةٌcapital city
جِنْسِيَّةٌnationality
نَشَأَ / يَنْشَأُarose / arises
اتَّسَعَ / يَتَّسِعُexpanded / expands
TE-L02 · Cultural Customs — Traditions, Greetings and Social Norms28 entries

Customs and values

عَادَةٌ / عَادَاتٌcustom / customs
تَقْلِيدٌ / تَقَالِيدُtradition / traditions
مِعْيَارٌ / مَعَايِيرُnorm / norms
ضِيَافَةٌhospitality
كَرَمٌgenerosity
احْتِرَامُ الكِبَارِrespect for elders
أَهَمِّيَّةُ العَائِلَةِthe importance of family
التَّضَامُنُsolidarity
صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِkeeping family ties
حُسْنُ الجِوَارِgood neighbourliness
التَّآزُرُmutual support

Cultural verbs

يَعْتَادُ عَلَىis accustomed to
يَتَمَسَّكُ بِـholds on to, adheres to
يَحْتَفِلُ بِـcelebrates
يَنْتَمِي إِلَىbelongs to
يَتَكَيَّفُ مَعَadapts to
يَحْتَفِظُ بِـkeeps, preserves
يَتَبَادَلُexchanges
يُقَدِّمُpresents, offers
يَحْتَرِمُrespects

Comparing and qualifying

بَيْنَمَاwhereas, while
مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ … وَمِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ أُخْرَىon one hand … on the other
فِي بَعْضِ البُلْدَانِin some countries
فِي بَعْضِ العَائِلَاتِin some families
أَحْيَانًاsometimes
لَيْسَ دَائِمًاnot always
يَخْتَلِفُ مِنْ … إِلَى …differs from … to …
تَعْمِيمٌa generalisation
TE-L03 · Islamic Celebrations — Eid, Ramadan and Religious Occasions29 entries

Ramadan

رَمَضَانُRamadan
الصِّيَامُ / الصَّوْمُfasting
يَصُومُ / صَامَfasts / fasted
يُفْطِرُbreaks the fast
الإِفْطَارُiftar, the evening meal
السَّحُورُsuhoor, the pre-dawn meal
الهِلَالُthe crescent moon
الفَوَانِيسُthe lanterns
لَيْلَةُ القَدْرِLaylat al-Qadr
يُصَلِّي التَّرَاوِيحَprays Tarawih
رُوحُ رَمَضَانَthe spirit of Ramadan

The two Eids

عِيدُ الفِطْرِEid al-Fitr
عِيدُ الأَضْحَىEid al-Adha
صَلَاةُ العِيدِthe Eid prayer
تَكْبِيرَاتُ العِيدِthe Eid takbirs
زَكَاةُ الفِطْرِzakat al-Fitr
عِيدِيَّةٌEid money given to children
يَتَصَدَّقُgives charity
التَّهَانِيcongratulations
الحَلْوَىsweets
زِيَارَةُ الأَقَارِبِvisiting relatives

The cultural passive

يُزَيَّنُis decorated
تُتَبَادَلُare exchanged
تُوَزَّعُare distributed
تُقَامُare held (of events)
يُعَدُّis prepared, is considered
تَضَامُنٌ مُجْتَمَعِيٌّcommunity solidarity
مَائِدَةٌdining table, spread
فِي بَعْضِ البُلْدَانِin some countries
TE-L04 · Cultural Celebrations Beyond Islam in the Arab World30 entries

Celebrations and communities

عِيدُ المِيلَادِChristmas
عِيدُ القِيَامَةِ / عِيدُ الفِصْحِEaster
رَأْسُ السَّنَةِ الجَدِيدَةِNew Year
كَنِيسَةٌchurch
مَعْبَدٌtemple, place of worship
كَنِيسٌ يَهُودِيٌّsynagogue
قُدَّاسٌmass, liturgy
قِدِّيسٌsaint
أَقَلِّيَّةٌminority
طَائِفَةٌcommunity, denomination
عُطْلَةٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌpublic holiday

Cultural festivals

مِهْرَجَانٌ / مَهْرَجَانَاتٌfestival / festivals
مِهْرَجَانٌ ثَقَافِيٌّcultural festival
عُرُوضٌperformances
رَقْصٌ شَعْبِيٌّfolk dance
مُوسِيقَى تَقْلِيدِيَّةٌtraditional music
زِيٌّ تَقْلِيدِيٌّtraditional dress
تُرَاثٌ ثَقَافِيٌّ غَيْرُ مَادِّيٍّintangible cultural heritage
الأَلْعَابُ النَّارِيَّةُfireworks
جُمْهُورٌaudience
مَسْرَحٌ أَثَرِيٌّan ancient theatre

Diversity and coexistence

التَّنَوُّعُ الدِّينِيُّreligious diversity
العَيْشُ المُشْتَرَكُcoexistence
مُجْتَمَعٌ مُتَعَدِّدُ الأَدْيَانِa multi-faith society
يَتَسَامَحُ مَعَis tolerant of
يُنَوِّعُdiversifies
يَحْتَرِمُ الاخْتِلَافَrespects difference
عِلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَmoreover
مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ أُخْرَىon the other hand
يُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّit is noted that
TE-L05 · Comparing Countries — Global Connections and the Arab Diaspora26 entries

People and communities

جَالِيَةٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌan Arab community abroad
مُهَاجِرٌ / مُهَاجِرَةٌmigrant (m. / f.)
لَاجِئٌ / لَاجِئَةٌrefugee (m. / f.)
مُوَاطِنٌ / مُوَاطِنَةٌcitizen (m. / f.)
الشَّتَاتُthe diaspora
الجِيلُ الثَّانِيthe second generation
مُجْتَمَعٌ مُتَعَدِّدُ الثَّقَافَاتِa multicultural society
مُزْدَوَجُ الجِنْسِيَّةِof dual nationality

Belonging and identity

الانْتِمَاءُbelonging
هُوِيَّةٌ مُزْدَوَجَةٌdual identity
جُذُورٌroots
إِرْثٌ ثَقَافِيٌّcultural heritage
حَنِينٌnostalgia, longing
غُرْبَةٌbeing far from home
الحِفَاظُ عَلَى الهُوِيَّةِpreserving identity
انْصِهَارٌ ثَقَافِيٌّcultural assimilation
وَطَنٌhomeland

Verbs and comparison

يَنْتَمِي إِلَىbelongs to
يَتَكَيَّفُ مَعَadapts to
يَحْتَفِظُ بِـkeeps, retains
يُوَازِنُ بَيْنَbalances between
يَشْعُرُ بِـfeels
أَكْثَرُ / أَقَلُّ مِنْmore / less than
أَكْبَرُ مِنْbigger than
بَيْنَمَاwhereas
مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ أُخْرَىon the other hand
TE-L06 · Arabic Around the World — The Language's Global Reach27 entries

Status and statistics

لُغَةٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌan official language
لُغَةُ الأُمَمِ المُتَّحِدَةِa United Nations language
مُتَحَدِّثٌ / مُتَحَدِّثُونَspeaker / speakers
أَرْبَعُمِئَةِ مِلْيُونٍfour hundred million
يُعَدُّ مِنْis counted among
يَبْلُغُreaches (a figure)
يُمَثِّلُrepresents
الانْتِشَارُspread, reach
أَهَمِّيَّةٌ اسْتِرَاتِيجِيَّةٌstrategic importance
لُغَةُ القُرْآنِ الكَرِيمِthe language of the Qur'an

Words that travelled

الجَبْرُalgebra
الكِيمْيَاءُchemistry
قَهْوَةٌcoffee
سُكَّرٌsugar
صِفْرٌzero
قُطْنٌcotton
كَلِمَاتٌ مُسْتَعَارَةٌloanwords
التَّأْثِيرُ اللُّغَوِيُّlinguistic influence
أَصْلٌ عَرَبِيٌّArabic origin

Why it is worth learning

يُثْرِيenriches
يُوَسِّعُbroadens
يَفْتَحُ أَبْوَابًاopens doors
قِيمَةٌ مِهْنِيَّةٌprofessional value
فُرَصٌ اقْتِصَادِيَّةٌeconomic opportunities
الدِّبْلُومَاسِيَّةُdiplomacy
التَّرْجَمَةُtranslation
التَّوَاصُلُcommunication
TE-L07 · TE Grammar Consolidation — All Tenses Together28 entries

Talking about grammar

مُرَاجَعَةٌ شَامِلَةٌa comprehensive review
الزَّمَنُ المَاضِيthe past tense
الزَّمَنُ الحَاضِرُthe present tense
الزَّمَنُ المُسْتَقْبَلُthe future tense
الاِسْمُ المَوْصُولُthe relative pronoun
المَبْنِيُّ لِلْمَجْهُولِthe passive
اسْمُ التَّفْضِيلِthe comparative form
نِقَاطُ القُوَّةِstrengths
مَجَالَاتُ التَّحْسِينِareas for improvement
إِتْقَانٌmastery

Structures to combine

كَانَ + مُضَارِعused to (past habit)
سَـ / سَوْفَwill
لَنْ + مَنْصُوبwill not
الَّذِي / الَّتِيwho, which (m. / f.)
أَفْعَل + مِنْmore … than
يُؤَدِّي إِلَىleads to
لِكَيْ + مَنْصُوبin order to
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْdespite
عِلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَmoreover
شَرِيطَةَ أَنْprovided that

TE cultural verbs to reuse

يَحْتَفِلُ بِـcelebrates
يَنْتَمِي إِلَىbelongs to
يَتَكَيَّفُ مَعَadapts to
يَحْتَفِظُ بِـkeeps
يَتَمَسَّكُ بِـadheres to
يُعَدُّ مِنْis counted among
يُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّit is noted that
يُزَيَّنُ / تُتَبَادَلُis decorated / are exchanged
TE-L08 · Reading — Countries, Culture and Celebration Texts26 entries

Perspective and tone

مَنْظُورٌ ثَقَافِيٌّcultural perspective
مَوْقِفٌ ضِمْنِيٌّimplicit attitude
نَبْرَةُ الكَاتِبِthe writer's tone
حِيَادٌneutrality
تَحَيُّزٌbias
انْتِقَائِيَّةٌselectivity
دَلَالَةٌsignificance, implication
تَفْسِيرٌinterpretation
إِعْجَابٌadmiration
تَحَفُّظٌreservation

Reading strategy

الفِكْرَةُ الرَّئِيسِيَّةُthe main idea
دَلِيلٌ مِنَ النَّصِّevidence from the text
يُشِيرُ إِلَىrefers to
يَسْتَنْتِجُinfers
يُلَمِّحُ إِلَىhints at
اخْتِيَارُ الكَلِمَاتِword choice
مَا أُغْفِلَwhat was omitted
مُقَارَنَةٌ بَيْنَ نَصَّيْنِcomparison of two texts

Judging the tone

نَبْرَةٌ احْتِفَالِيَّةٌa celebratory tone
نَبْرَةٌ نَقْدِيَّةٌa critical tone
نَبْرَةٌ مُحَايِدَةٌa neutral tone
مُتَحَمِّسٌenthusiastic
مُتَحَفِّظٌreserved
مُوَضُوعِيٌّobjective
شَخْصِيٌّpersonal
يَمْدَحُpraises
TE-L09 · Writing — Countries, Culture and Identity (Paper 4 Extended Writing)24 entries

Writing about identity

الهُوِيَّةُidentity
الأُسْلُوبُ الشَّخْصِيُّpersonal style
القِيمَةُ الثَّقَافِيَّةُcultural value
التَّكَامُلُintegration, coming together
تَجْرِبَةٌ شَخْصِيَّةٌa personal experience
مَا يُمَيِّزُنِيwhat distinguishes me
أَعْتَزُّ بِـI take pride in
أَنْتَمِي إِلَىI belong to

Opinion structures

لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّit cannot be denied that
مِنْ وِجْهَةِ نَظَرِيfrom my point of view
أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّI believe that
مِنَ المُهِمِّ أَنْit is important to
بِصَرَاحَةٍfrankly
فِي الخِتَامِin conclusion
أَتَمَنَّى أَنْI hope to
أَطْمَحُ إِلَىI aspire to

The mark scheme

إِنْجَازُ المُهِمَّةِTask Completion
التَّنَوُّعُ اللُّغَوِيُّRange
الدِّقَّةُAccuracy
عَدَدُ الكَلِمَاتِword count
المُرَاجَعَةُ الذَّاتِيَّةُself-checking
لَاحِقَةُ الفِعْلِthe verb suffix
حَرْفُ الجَرِّ الصَّحِيحُthe correct preposition
المُطَابَقَةُagreement
TE-L10 · Listening — Culture, Celebration and Identity Texts24 entries

Listening for culture

المُفْرَدَاتُ الثَّقَافِيَّةُcultural vocabulary
المُعْتَقَدَاتُbeliefs
القِيَمُvalues
التَّقَالِيدُtraditions
المُنَاسَبَةُthe occasion
الاِنْتِمَاءُbelonging
الوَطَنُhomeland
الجَالِيَةُthe community abroad

Tense signals in speech

فِي الطُّفُولَةِin childhood
العَامَ المَاضِيَlast year
كُلَّ سَنَةٍevery year
عَادَةًusually
الآنَnow
فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِin the future
العَامَ القَادِمَnext year
قَرِيبًاsoon

Qualifiers to catch

أَحْيَانًاsometimes
لَيْسَ دَائِمًاnot always
فِي بَعْضِ العَائِلَاتِin some families
يَخْتَلِفُ مِنْ … إِلَى …differs from … to …
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْdespite
وَلٰكِنَّbut
بَيْنَمَاwhereas
فِي رَأْيِيin my opinion
TE-L11 · TE Consolidation — Complete Review and Speaking Preparation24 entries

Speaking with control

مُرَاجَعَةٌ نِهَائِيَّةٌa final review
تَقْيِيمٌ ذَاتِيٌّself-assessment
الطَّلَاقَةُfluency
الدِّقَّةُaccuracy
دَعْنِي أُفَكِّرُlet me think
عَلَى سَبِيلِ المِثَالِfor example
بِعِبَارَةٍ أُخْرَىin other words
عَفْوًا، أَقْصِدُsorry, I mean

The TE spine to reuse

يَحْتَفِلُ بِـcelebrates
يَنْتَمِي إِلَىbelongs to
يَتَمَسَّكُ بِـadheres to
يَتَكَيَّفُ مَعَadapts to
يَحْتَفِظُ بِـkeeps
يُعَدُّ مِنْis counted among
تُزَيَّنُ / تُتَبَادَلُis decorated / are exchanged
لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّit cannot be denied that

Qualifying in real time

فِي بَعْضِ البُلْدَانِin some countries
فِي بَعْضِ العَائِلَاتِin some families
أَحْيَانًاsometimes
لَيْسَ دَائِمًاnot always
عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمِيas far as I know
يَخْتَلِفُ الأَمْرُit varies
مِنْ وِجْهَةِ نَظَرِيfrom my point of view
لَا أُعَمِّمُI do not generalise
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Suffixes · irregulars · كَانَ · connectors

Cumulative grammar laboratory

Twelve questions across the whole TE grammar spine. This is revision, so it does not count toward the sixty assessed marks.

1Past tense: choose the accurate نَحْنُ form of زَارَ.

2Past habit: which sentence means “she used to prepare”?

3Future: complete — العَامَ القَادِمَ ___ حَفْلًا أَكْبَرَ.

4Negation: complete — ___ نَتَخَلَّى عَنْ لُغَتِنَا.

5Cultural verb: complete — نَحْتَفِلُ ___ العِيدِ.

6Cultural verb: complete — أَنْتَمِي ___ ثَقَافَتَيْنِ.

7Cultural verb: complete — يَتَكَيَّفُ ___ الحَيَاةِ الجَدِيدَةِ.

8Passive: complete — ___ القَاعَةُ بِالأَضْوَاءِ.

9Relative clause: complete — المَدِينَةُ ___ زُرْتُهَا جَمِيلَةٌ.

10Comparative: which is accurate?

11Diptote: complete — سَافَرْنَا إِلَى ___ فِي الصَّيْفِ.

12Opinion: complete — لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّ ___ ثَرْوَةٌ.

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Part A · 20 marks

Listening

Three texts. Read the questions first, decide which tense each one targets, then use the script.

Recorded assessment audio. Each of the three recordings may be played twice. Play each one beside its own questions below.

Text 1 · a sporting life

Eight questions across three tenses

8 marks
🎧 Recorded assessment audio.
Text 1 script

فِي الطُّفُولَةِ كُنَّا نَحْتَفِلُ بِالعِيدِ فِي بَلَدِ أُسْرَتِي، وَكَانَتْ جَدَّتِي تُعِدُّ الحَلْوَى بِنَفْسِهَا. وَفِي العَامِ المَاضِي زُرْنَا الأَقَارِبَ هُنَاكَ بَعْدَ غِيَابٍ طَوِيلٍ، وَوَزَّعَ أَبِي العِيدِيَّةَ عَلَى الأَطْفَالِ. أَمَّا الآنَ فَنَحْتَفِلُ عَادَةً فِي المَرْكَزِ الثَّقَافِيِّ مَعَ الجَالِيَةِ، وَتُزَيَّنُ القَاعَةُ وَتُتَبَادَلُ التَّهَانِي. وَفِي بَعْضِ العَائِلَاتِ تُوَزَّعُ العِيدِيَّةُ، وَلٰكِنْ لَيْسَ دَائِمًا؛ فَالعَادَاتُ تَخْتَلِفُ. وَالعَامَ القَادِمَ سَنُنَظِّمُ حَفْلًا أَكْبَرَ، وَسَنَدْعُو الجِيرَانَ لِكَيْ يَتَعَرَّفُوا عَلَى تَقَالِيدِنَا. وَأَطْمَحُ إِلَى أَنْ أَزُورَ بَلَدَ أُسْرَتِي مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.

1Text 1: Where did the family celebrate in childhood?

2Text 1: What did the grandmother used to do?

3Text 1: What happened last year?

4Text 1: Where do they usually celebrate now?

5Text 1: What happens to the hall now?

6Text 1: What will happen next year?

7Text 1: What is the speaker's aspiration?

8Text 1: What does العِيدِيَّة mean?

Text 2 · a holiday conversation

Who said it — Sami, Layla or both?

6 marks
🎧 Recorded assessment audio.
Text 2 script

نُورُ: أَنَا مِنَ الجِيلِ الثَّانِي، وَأَنْتَمِي إِلَى ثَقَافَتَيْنِ. أَتَحَدَّثُ العَرَبِيَّةَ فِي البَيْتِ. سَامِي: وَأَنَا وُلِدْتُ هُنَاكَ وَجِئْتُ صَغِيرًا، وَتَكَيَّفْتُ مَعَ الحَيَاةِ هُنَا بِسُرْعَةٍ. نُورُ: أَحْتَفِظُ بِعَادَاتِ أُسْرَتِي، وَخَاصَّةً فِي المُنَاسَبَاتِ. سَامِي: وَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَحْتَفِظُ بِهَا، وَلٰكِنَّنِي أَحْيَانًا أَخْلِطُ بَيْنَ اللُّغَتَيْنِ. نُورُ: أَنَا كَذٰلِكَ! وَهٰذَا طَبِيعِيٌّ وَلَيْسَ مُشْكِلَةً. سَامِي: أَحِنُّ إِلَى وَطَنِي أَحْيَانًا. نُورُ: وَأَنَا لَمْ أَعِشْ هُنَاكَ، وَلٰكِنِّي أَشْعُرُ بِالانْتِمَاءِ إِلَيْهِ.

1Text 2: Who belongs to the second generation?

2Text 2: Who was born in the family's country?

3Text 2: Who keeps the family customs?

4Text 2: Who mixes the two languages sometimes?

5Text 2: Who feels nostalgia for the homeland?

6Text 2: Who has never lived there?

Text 3 · a cultural evening

Select the statement supported by the text

6 marks
🎧 Recorded assessment audio.
Text 3 script

تُعَدُّ العَرَبِيَّةُ مِنْ أَوْسَعِ اللُّغَاتِ انْتِشَارًا، وَهِيَ إِحْدَى لُغَاتِ الأُمَمِ المُتَّحِدَةِ الرَّسْمِيَّةِ. وَتَضُمُّ المِنْطَقَةُ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ دَوْلَةً تَخْتَلِفُ لَهَجَاتُهَا، بَيْنَمَا تَجْمَعُهَا الفُصْحَى فِي الكِتَابَةِ وَالإِعْلَامِ. وَإِلَى جَانِبِ العَرَبِيَّةِ تُوجَدُ لُغَاتٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌ أُخْرَى، مِثْلُ الأَمَازِيغِيَّةِ فِي المَغْرِبِ وَالجَزَائِرِ. وَقَدِ انْتَقَلَتْ كَلِمَاتٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ إِلَى لُغَاتٍ أُخْرَى عَبْرَ التِّجَارَةِ وَالتَّرْجَمَةِ. وَيُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ التَّنَوُّعَ الثَّقَافِيَّ وَالدِّينِيَّ قَدِيمٌ فِي المِنْطَقَةِ، وَلَيْسَ صَحِيحًا أَنَّهَا ذَاتُ ثَقَافَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.

1Text 3: Select a correct statement — Arabic's status.

2Text 3: Select a correct statement — the number of states.

3Text 3: Select a correct statement — dialects and fuṣḥā.

4Text 3: Select a correct statement — other languages.

5Text 3: Select a correct statement — loanwords.

6Text 3: How does the speaker qualify the closing claim?

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Part B1 · 10 marks

Reading

A leisure blog moving through past, present and future. Prove every answer from the Arabic.

فِي بَلَدِنَا تُقَامُ مِهْرَجَانَاتٌ ثَقَافِيَّةٌ كُلَّ صَيْفٍ فِي مَسَارِحَ أَثَرِيَّةٍ. وَقَدْ حَضَرْتُ العَامَ المَاضِي وَاحِدًا مِنْهَا مَعَ أُسْرَتِي، وَشَاهَدْنَا عُرُوضَ الرَّقْصِ الشَّعْبِيِّ وَالمُوسِيقَى التَّقْلِيدِيَّةِ. زُيِّنَتِ السَّاحَاتُ بِالأَضْوَاءِ، وَتُبُودِلَتِ الأَطْعِمَةُ بَيْنَ العَائِلَاتِ. وَتَحْتَفِلُ فِي المَدِينَةِ نَفْسِهَا طَوَائِفُ مُخْتَلِفَةٌ بِمُنَاسَبَاتِهَا؛ فَيُقَامُ القُدَّاسُ فِي الكَنِيسَةِ القَدِيمَةِ، وَتُزَيَّنُ البُيُوتُ فِي الأَعْيَادِ الأُخْرَى. وَمِنْ وِجْهَةِ نَظَرِي لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّ هٰذَا التَّنَوُّعَ ثَرْوَةٌ حَقِيقِيَّةٌ. عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ لَا يَذْكُرُ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الزُّوَّارِ سِوَى الجَانِبِ السِّيَاحِيِّ. وَفِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ سَأَعُودُ إِلَى المِهْرَجَانِ، وَأَطْمَحُ إِلَى أَنْ أُشَارِكَ فِي تَنْظِيمِهِ.
1R1: What is described in the text?

2R2: When did the writer attend one?

3R2: What did they watch?

4R2: What happened to the squares?

5R2: What is said about different communities in the city?

6R3: Does the writer value the diversity described? How do you know?

7R3: What reservation does the writer express?

8R3: What does the tense of زُيِّنَتْ signal?

9R4 gap-fill: وَفِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ ___ إِلَى المِهْرَجَانِ.

10R4: What does the writer aspire to?

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Part B2 · 20 marks

Writing

A short profile form, then a 130–140 word article or email.

Question 1 · leisure profile

Complete five details in Arabic

5 marks
  1. جِنْسِيَّتِي أَوْ إِرْثِي الثَّقَافِيُّ
    Your nationality or cultural heritage
  2. عَادَةٌ ثَقَافِيَّةٌ أَعْرِفُهَا
    One cultural custom you know
  3. مُنَاسَبَةٌ أَحْتَفِلُ بِهَا (اِسْتَعْمِلْ يَحْتَفِلُ بِـ)
    One celebration you mark — use يَحْتَفِلُ بِـ
  4. لُغَةٌ أَتَحَدَّثُهَا
    One language you speak
  5. طُمُوحٌ ثَقَافِيٌّ لِلْمُسْتَقْبَلِ
    One cultural aspiration for the future

Question 2 · extended writing

وَقْتُ فَرَاغِي — المَاضِي وَالحَاضِرُ وَالمُسْتَقْبَلُ

15 marks

Write 130–140 words. Narrate a past experience, describe your present habit, state a future plan and give an opinion.

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Part C · 10 marks

Speaking

A role play and a topic conversation. The past tense is assessed in both.

Role play · at the leisure centre

Four prompts

4 marks
  1. عَرِّفْ بِنَفْسِكَ وَبِخَلْفِيَّتِكَ الثَّقَافِيَّةِ.
    Introduce yourself and your cultural background — 2 marks.
  2. صِفْ عَادَةً ثَقَافِيَّةً مِنْ خَلْفِيَّتِكَ.
    Describe a custom from your background — 1 mark.
  3. اِسْأَلِ الشَّخْصَ الآخَرَ عَنْ ثَقَافَتِهِ.
    Ask the other person about their culture — 1 mark.
  4. اُذْكُرْ شَيْئًا تَعَلَّمْتَهُ مِنْ ثَقَافَةٍ أُخْرَى.
    Say one thing you have learned from another culture.

Topic conversation

Three questions

6 marks
  1. صِفْ بَلَدًا عَرَبِيًّا تُرِيدُ زِيَارَتَهُ وَلِمَاذَا.
    Present and future; nationality vocabulary expected.
  2. صِفْ مُنَاسَبَةً ثَقَافِيَّةً أَوْ دِينِيَّةً مَرَرْتَ بِهَا.
    Past tense required throughout.
  3. مَا أَهَمِّيَّةُ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ فِي حَيَاتِكَ؟
    Opinion structure plus future.
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Criteria · weighting · evidence

Mark scheme

Apply these criteria to Question 2 and to the speaking components.

Task Completion — 5 marks

  • Cultural background or identity described (1)
  • A past cultural experience narrated with at least three events (2)
  • A future aspiration stated (1)
  • An opinion given (1)

Range — 5 marks

  • Five or more past-tense verbs (2)
  • Future tense with سَـ or سَوْفَ (1)
  • A cultural verb with its correct preposition (1)
  • A passive, a comparison or a formal connector (1)

Accuracy — 5 marks

  • Past-tense suffix accuracy across five or more verbs (3)
  • Cultural verb prepositions correct (1)
  • Adjective, pronoun and case agreement correct (1)

Role play — 4 marks

  • Communication (2)
  • Accuracy, including cultural verb prepositions (2)

Topic conversation — 6 marks

  • Communication (3)
  • Quality of language: cultural vocabulary range, tense accuracy, opinion structures (3)

Accuracy focus

Use the required time frame directly and check that verb endings agree with the speaker.

09

Reflect · target · move on

Reflection and next steps

TE reflection

Record what is secure and what to target in TE.

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