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Development D2 · Personality, Relationships and Clothes

D2-L06

Describing Appearance — A Full Physical Portraitوَصْفُ المَظْهَرِ — صُورَةٌ جِسْمِيَّةٌ كَامِلَةٌ

Build a respectful physical portrait with accurate adjective agreement, possession, relative clauses and precise detail.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Control the key D2-L06 vocabulary in complete Arabic sentences.
  • Understand and apply the target grammar: Physical description, possession and relative clauses.
  • 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 “She has long hair.”

2Choose “the boy who wears glasses”.

3Complete: عَيْنَاهَا ___.

4Choose accurate hair description.

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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.

30 lesson words and phrases

Height, hair and eyes

طَوِيلُ القَامَةِ / طَوِيلَةُ القَامَةِ
tall
قَصِيرُ القَامَةِ / قَصِيرَةُ القَامَةِ
short
مُتَوَسِّطُ القَامَةِ / مُتَوَسِّطَةُ القَامَةِ
medium height
شَعْرٌ طَوِيلٌ
long hair
شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ
short hair
شَعْرٌ مُجَعَّدٌ
curly hair
شَعْرٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ
straight hair
عَيْنَانِ بُنِّيَّتَانِ
brown eyes
يَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً
he wears glasses
تَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً
she wears glasses
لَهُ لِحْيَةٌ
he has a beard
مَلَامِحُهُ هَادِئَةٌ
his features are calm

Clothes in a portrait

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

Style and personality detail

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 طَوِيلُ القَامَةِ / طَوِيلَةُ القَامَةِ

2Choose the Arabic for “short”.

3Choose the meaning of مُتَوَسِّطُ القَامَةِ / مُتَوَسِّطَةُ القَامَةِ

4Choose the Arabic for “long hair”.

5Choose the meaning of شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “curly hair”.

7Choose the meaning of شَعْرٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “brown eyes”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Physical description, possession and relative clauses

وَصْفُ المَظْهَرِ وَالمِلْكِيَّةُ وَالجُمَلُ المَوْصُولَةُ

Create a coherent portrait using possession, dual body features, adjective agreement and الذي/التي clauses.

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?

لَهُ شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ.
Target D2 structure in context.

Possession with لَهُ / لَهَا

شَعْرُهَا طَوِيلٌ وَمُجَعَّدٌ.
Target D2 structure in context.

Body-feature agreement

هُوَ الشَّخْصُ الَّذِي يَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً.
Target D2 structure in context.

Relative clause

هِيَ مُتَوَسِّطَةُ القَامَةِ، وَلَهَا شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ، وَتَرْتَدِي مِعْطَفًا أَزْرَقَ.
Target D2 structure in context.

Respectful portrait order

1

Possession with لَهُ / لَهَا

لَهُ / لَهَا + اِسْمٌ

Use لَهُ for he has and لَهَا for she has.

لَهُ شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ.لَهَا عَيْنَانِ بُنِّيَّتَانِ.
2

Body-feature agreement

اِسْمٌ + صِفَةٌ مُطَابِقَةٌ

Hair is masculine; eyes are dual feminine.

شَعْرُهَا طَوِيلٌ وَمُجَعَّدٌ.عَيْنَاهُ زَرْقَاوَانِ.
3

Relative clause

الشَّخْصُ الَّذِي / الفَتَاةُ الَّتِي

Use الذي for masculine and التي for feminine antecedents.

هُوَ الشَّخْصُ الَّذِي يَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً.هِيَ الفَتَاةُ الَّتِي لَهَا شَعْرٌ طَوِيلٌ.
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Respectful portrait order

القَامَةُ ← الشَّعْرُ ← العَيْنَانِ ← المَلَابِسُ

Organise details and avoid judgemental language.

هِيَ مُتَوَسِّطَةُ القَامَةِ، وَلَهَا شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ، وَتَرْتَدِي مِعْطَفًا أَزْرَقَ.
ReferencePossessionRelative pronoun
maleلَهُ / شَعْرُهُالَّذِي
femaleلَهَا / شَعْرُهَاالَّتِي
two eyesعَيْنَاهُ / عَيْنَاهَا
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 “She has long hair.”

2Choose “the boy who wears glasses”.

3Complete: عَيْنَاهَا ___.

4Choose accurate hair description.

5Choose the feminine relative clause.

6Which is respectful and precise?

7Complete: هِيَ ___ القَامَةِ.

8Choose consistent reference.

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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

Describe a girl

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

1
Builder mission

Describe a girl

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

Identify with a relative clause

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

Add clothing detail

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

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05

Read · understand · respond

physical appearance 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.

لَهُ شَعْرٌ طَوِيلَةٌ.

لَهَا شَعْرٌ طَوِيلٌ.

لَهَا + masculine شَعْرٌ + طَوِيلٌ.

الوَلَدُ الَّتِي تَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً

الوَلَدُ الَّذِي يَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً

Masculine antecedent takes الذي.

بُنِّيٌّ

بُنِّيَّتَانِ

Dual feminine agreement.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose “She has long hair.”

5Choose “the boy who wears glasses”.

6Complete: عَيْنَاهَا ___.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening focus: physical appearance

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

يَصِفُ المُتَحَدِّثُ شَخْصَيْنِ فِي صُورَةٍ. الأَوَّلُ شَابٌّ طَوِيلُ القَامَةِ، لَهُ شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ وَمُجَعَّدٌ، وَيَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً وَقَمِيصًا أَبْيَضَ. الثَّانِيَةُ فَتَاةٌ مُتَوَسِّطَةُ القَامَةِ، لَهَا شَعْرٌ طَوِيلٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ وَعَيْنَانِ بُنِّيَّتَانِ. هِيَ الفَتَاةُ الَّتِي تَرْتَدِي مِعْطَفًا أَزْرَقَ وَحَقِيبَةً سَوْدَاءَ.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Reading focus: physical appearance

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.

فِي الصُّورَةِ عَائِلَةٌ تَقِفُ أَمَامَ البَيْتِ. الأَبُ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي لَهُ لِحْيَةٌ قَصِيرَةٌ وَيَرْتَدِي سُتْرَةً رَمَادِيَّةً. الأُمُّ مُتَوَسِّطَةُ القَامَةِ، وَلَهَا شَعْرٌ طَوِيلٌ، وَتَرْتَدِي حِجَابًا أَخْضَرَ. البِنْتُ الَّتِي تَقِفُ عَلَى اليَمِينِ لَهَا عَيْنَانِ بُنِّيَّتَانِ وَتَرْتَدِي فُسْتَانًا أَزْرَقَ. أَمَّا الوَلَدُ فَهُوَ قَصِيرُ القَامَةِ وَيَرْتَدِي قَمِيصًا رِيَاضِيًّا.
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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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Developed speaking: physical appearance

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

Prompt bank

  1. صِفْ شَخْصًا فِي صُورَةٍ.
  2. مَا الفَرْقُ بَيْنَ وَصْفِ المَظْهَرِ وَالحُكْمِ عَلَى الشَّخْصِيَّةِ؟
  3. صِفْ مَلَابِسَ شَخْصٍ تَعْرِفُهُ.
  4. اِسْتَعْمِلِ الَّذِي أَوِ الَّتِي فِي وَصْفٍ.

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَنْ هُوَ أَخُوكَ فِي الصُّورَةِ؟

Who is your brother in the picture?
B

هُوَ الشَّابُّ الَّذِي يَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً.

He is the young man who wears glasses.
A

كَيْفَ مَظْهَرُهُ؟

What does he look like?
B

هُوَ طَوِيلُ القَامَةِ وَلَهُ شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ.

He is tall and has short hair.
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 100–120 Arabic words giving a respectful full portrait of two people. Organise height, hair, eyes, distinguishing features, clothes and one personality inference supported by behaviour.

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

فِي هٰذِهِ الصُّورَةِ شَخْصَانِ. الأَوَّلُ شَابٌّ طَوِيلُ القَامَةِ، لَهُ شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌ وَمُجَعَّدٌ وَعَيْنَانِ بُنِّيَّتَانِ. هُوَ الشَّخْصُ الَّذِي يَرْتَدِي نَظَّارَةً وَقَمِيصًا أَبْيَضَ وَسِرْوَالًا أَسْوَدَ. يَبْدُو هَادِئًا لِأَنَّهُ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى الآخَرِينَ. أَمَّا الفَتَاةُ فَهِيَ مُتَوَسِّطَةُ القَامَةِ، وَلَهَا شَعْرٌ طَوِيلٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ. هِيَ الفَتَاةُ الَّتِي تَرْتَدِي حِجَابًا أَزْرَقَ وَمِعْطَفًا رَمَادِيًّا. تَبْدُو وَاثِقَةً وَمَرِحَةً لِأَنَّهَا تَتَحَدَّثُ مَعَ الجَمِيعِ. الوَصْفُ الدَّقِيقُ يَحْتَرِمُ الشَّخْصَ وَلَا يَحْكُمُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَظْهَرِهِ فَقَطْ.

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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 “She has long hair.”

2Choose “the boy who wears glasses”.

3Complete: عَيْنَاهَا ___.

4Choose accurate hair description.

5Choose the feminine relative clause.

6Which is respectful and precise?

7Choose “She has long hair.”

8Choose “the boy who wears glasses”.

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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