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Development D2 · Personality, Relationships and Clothes

D2-L03

Clothes and Accessories — Vocabulary and Shoppingالمَلَابِسُ وَالإِكْسِسْوَارَاتُ — المُفْرَدَاتُ وَالتَّسَوُّقُ

Recognise, request and buy clothes and accessories using colour, size, price, demonstratives and polite shopping language.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Control the key D2-L03 vocabulary in complete Arabic sentences.
  • Understand and apply the target grammar: Demonstratives, adjective agreement and polite shopping.
  • Extract precise evidence from an intermediate listening and reading text.
  • Produce developed spoken and written Arabic with reasons and detail.

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Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Choose “this jacket”.

2Complete: القَمِيصُ ___.

3Ask the price of a bag.

4Choose a polite request.

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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.

32 lesson words and phrases

Clothes and accessories

قَمِيصٌ
shirt
قَمِيصَةٌ
blouse
سِرْوَالٌ
trousers
تَنُّورَةٌ
skirt
فُسْتَانٌ
dress
مِعْطَفٌ
coat
سُتْرَةٌ
jacket
حِذَاءٌ
shoes
حِجَابٌ
headscarf
قُبَّعَةٌ
hat
حِزَامٌ
belt
حَقِيبَةٌ
bag

Shopping language

مَقَاسٌ
size
غُرْفَةُ القِيَاسِ
changing room
ثَمَنٌ
price
تَخْفِيضٌ
discount
مُنَاسِبٌ / مُنَاسِبَةٌ
suitable/fits
وَاسِعٌ / وَاسِعَةٌ
loose/wide
ضَيِّقٌ / ضَيِّقَةٌ
tight/narrow
أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُجَرِّبَ
I want to try on
هَلْ لَدَيْكُمْ...؟
Do you have…?
كَمْ ثَمَنُهُ / ثَمَنُهَا؟
How much is it?
أَبْحَثُ عَنْ
I am looking for
سَأَشْتَرِي
I will buy

Style and suitability

أَنِيقٌ / أَنِيقَةٌ
elegant
عَصْرِيٌّ / عَصْرِيَّةٌ
modern
تَقْلِيدِيٌّ / تَقْلِيدِيَّةٌ
traditional
رَسْمِيٌّ / رَسْمِيَّةٌ
formal
غَيْرُ رَسْمِيٍّ / غَيْرُ رَسْمِيَّةٍ
casual
مُحْتَشِمٌ / مُحْتَشِمَةٌ
modest
مُلَوَّنٌ / مُلَوَّنَةٌ
colourful
بَسِيطٌ / بَسِيطَةٌ
simple

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 قَمِيصٌ

2Choose the Arabic for “blouse”.

3Choose the meaning of سِرْوَالٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “skirt”.

5Choose the meaning of فُسْتَانٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “coat”.

7Choose the meaning of سُتْرَةٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “shoes”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Demonstratives, adjective agreement and polite shopping

أَسْمَاءُ الإِشَارَةِ وَمُطَابَقَةُ الصِّفَةِ وَلُغَةُ التَّسَوُّقِ

Select the correct demonstrative, make colour and size agree, ask about price and request an item politely.

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?

هٰذَا القَمِيصُ جَمِيلٌ.
Target D2 structure in context.

This item

القَمِيصُ الأَبْيَضُ
Target D2 structure in context.

Colour and size agreement

كَمْ ثَمَنُهُ؟ القَمِيصُ بِثَلَاثِينَ جُنَيْهًا.
Target D2 structure in context.

Ask price with pronoun

أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُجَرِّبَ هٰذَا المِعْطَفَ.
Target D2 structure in context.

Polite request

1

This item

هٰذَا + مُذَكَّرٌ / هٰذِهِ + مُؤَنَّثٌ

The demonstrative agrees with the noun.

هٰذَا القَمِيصُ جَمِيلٌ.هٰذِهِ السُّتْرَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ.
2

Colour and size agreement

اِسْمٌ + صِفَةٌ مُطَابِقَةٌ

Adjectives follow the noun and agree in gender and definiteness.

القَمِيصُ الأَبْيَضُالحَقِيبَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ
3

Ask price with pronoun

كَمْ ثَمَنُهُ؟ / كَمْ ثَمَنُهَا؟

The suffix refers back to the item.

كَمْ ثَمَنُهُ؟ القَمِيصُ بِثَلَاثِينَ جُنَيْهًا.كَمْ ثَمَنُهَا؟ الحَقِيبَةُ بِأَرْبَعِينَ جُنَيْهًا.
4

Polite request

أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُجَرِّبَ / هَلْ لَدَيْكُمْ...؟

Use a complete polite request in a shop.

أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُجَرِّبَ هٰذَا المِعْطَفَ.هَلْ لَدَيْكُمْ هٰذِهِ السُّتْرَةُ بِمَقَاسٍ أَكْبَرَ؟
ItemDemonstrativePrice question
القَمِيصُهٰذَاكَمْ ثَمَنُهُ؟
السُّتْرَةُهٰذِهِكَمْ ثَمُهَا؟
الحَقِيبَةُهٰذِهِكَمْ ثَمُهَا؟
1

Learn nouns and adjectives as usable phrases, including gender or plural information where it changes the sentence.

2

In every extended answer, add evidence, a reason, comparison or contrast rather than stopping after one clause.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose “this jacket”.

2Complete: القَمِيصُ ___.

3Ask the price of a bag.

4Choose a polite request.

5Which means “Do you have a larger size?”

6Choose accurate agreement.

7Complete: هٰذَا السِّرْوَالُ ___ جِدًّا.

8Choose the best shop response.

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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

Request a jacket

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

1
Builder mission

Request a jacket

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

Ask about a shirt price

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

Ask for another size

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

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05

Read · understand · respond

clothes shopping Arabic challenge

Apply the lesson vocabulary and grammar in six context-rich Arabic decisions.

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.

هٰذَا السُّتْرَةُ

هٰذِهِ السُّتْرَةُ

سُتْرَةٌ is feminine.

الزَّرْقَاءُ

الأَزْرَقُ

Masculine definite noun takes masculine definite adjective.

كَمْ ثَمَنُهُ؟

كَمْ ثَمَنُهَا؟

حَقِيبَةٌ is feminine.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose “this jacket”.

5Complete: القَمِيصُ ___.

6Ask the price of a bag.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening focus: clothes shopping

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.
1What is the main topic?

2Which detail is stated first?

3Which opinion is expressed?

4Which connector signals a reason?

5What changed in the second half?

6Which summary is best?

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Listening script

دَخَلَتْ سَارَةُ مَتْجَرَ المَلَابِسِ وَقَالَتْ: أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُجَرِّبَ هٰذِهِ السُّتْرَةَ الزَّرْقَاءَ. سَأَلَتْ عَنِ المَقَاسِ لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ ضَيِّقَةً نَوْعًا مَا. أَحْضَرَتِ البَائِعَةُ مَقَاسًا أَكْبَرَ، وَكَانَتِ السُّتْرَةُ مُنَاسِبَةً وَمُرِيحَةً. سَأَلَتْ سَارَةُ: كَمْ ثَمَنُهَا؟ فَقَالَتِ البَائِعَةُ إِنَّ عَلَيْهَا تَخْفِيضًا وَثَمَنَهَا خَمْسَةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ جُنَيْهًا.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Reading focus: clothes shopping

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.

إِعْلَانٌ مِنْ مَتْجَرٍ جَدِيدٍ: لَدَيْنَا مَلَابِسُ عَصْرِيَّةٌ وَمُحْتَشِمَةٌ لِلشَّبَابِ. القُمُصُ القُطْنِيَّةُ مُتَوَفِّرَةٌ بِأَلْوَانٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ، وَالسَّرَاوِيلُ مُرِيحَةٌ وَعَمَلِيَّةٌ. هُنَاكَ تَخْفِيضٌ خَاصٌّ عَلَى المَعَاطِفِ وَالحَقَائِبِ حَتَّى نِهَايَةِ الأُسْبُوعِ. يُمْكِنُكُمْ تَجْرِبَةُ المَلَابِسِ فِي غُرْفَةِ القِيَاسِ، وَيُمْكِنُ اسْتِبْدَالُ المَقَاسِ خِلَالَ أُسْبُوعٍ.
1What is the purpose of the text?

2Which detail is explicit?

3What does لِذٰلِكَ signal?

4Which phrase gives an opinion?

5Which contrast is present?

6Which conclusion is supported?

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Model · rehearse · respond

Developed speaking: clothes shopping

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَاذَا تَلْبَسُ فِي مُنَاسَبَةٍ خَاصَّةٍ؟
  2. صِفْ آخِرَ رِحْلَةٍ إِلَى مَتْجَرِ المَلَابِسِ.
  3. مَا لَوْنُكَ وَمَقَاسُكَ المُفَضَّلَانِ؟
  4. هَلْ تُفَضِّلُ الشِّرَاءَ مِنَ المَتْجَرِ أَمْ عَبْرَ الإِنْتَرْنِتِ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَاذَا تَبْحَثُ عَنْهُ؟

What are you looking for?
B

أَبْحَثُ عَنْ مِعْطَفٍ أَسْوَدَ.

I am looking for a black coat.
A

هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُجَرِّبَهُ؟

Do you want to try it on?
B

نَعَمْ، وَأُرِيدُ مَقَاسًا أَكْبَرَ.

Yes, and I want a larger size.
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 100–120 Arabic words about a shopping trip for clothes. Describe what you need, colours, sizes, prices, what you try on, what you buy and why.

Success checklist

  • Cover every requested content point.
  • Use the target grammar accurately.
  • Include precise vocabulary from this lesson.
  • Add a reason, comparison or contrast.
  • Review agreement, pronoun reference and connectors.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى المَتْجَرِ لِأَنَّنِي كُنْتُ أَبْحَثُ عَنْ مِعْطَفٍ جَدِيدٍ لِلشِّتَاءِ. رَأَيْتُ مِعْطَفًا أَسْوَدَ أَنِيقًا، وَلٰكِنَّهُ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا. قُلْتُ لِلْبَائِعِ: هَلْ لَدَيْكُمْ هٰذَا المِعْطَفُ بِمَقَاسٍ أَكْبَرَ؟ أَحْضَرَ لِي مِعْطَفًا آخَرَ وَكَانَ مُرِيحًا وَمُنَاسِبًا. سَأَلْتُ: كَمْ ثَمَنُهُ؟ كَانَ ثَمَنُهُ سِتِّينَ جُنَيْهًا، وَلٰكِنَّ عَلَيْهِ تَخْفِيضًا. جَرَّبْتُ أَيْضًا حِذَاءً بُنِّيًّا وَحَقِيبَةً صَغِيرَةً. فِي النِّهَايَةِ اشْتَرَيْتُ المِعْطَفَ وَالحِذَاءَ لِأَنَّهُمَا عَمَلِيَّانِ.

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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 an independently controlled relative clause.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

8 questions
1Choose “this jacket”.

2Complete: القَمِيصُ ___.

3Ask the price of a bag.

4Choose a polite request.

5Which means “Do you have a larger size?”

6Choose accurate agreement.

7Choose “this jacket”.

8Complete: القَمِيصُ ___.

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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