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Development D4 · Environment, Weather and Technology

D4-L03

Environmental Problems — Causes and Effectsالمَشَاكِلُ البِيئِيَّةُ — الأَسْبَابُ وَالآثَارُ

Analyse environmental problems using accurate active/passive forms and coherent cause–effect chains.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Understand and use the full lesson vocabulary in connected Arabic.
  • Explain and apply the target grammar accurately.
  • Extract exact information from listening and reading texts.
  • Produce a developed intermediate spoken and written response.

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Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Which is the accurate passive sentence?

2Which connector must be followed by إِلَى?

3Choose a coherent cause–effect sentence.

4Which verb is an intransitive process verb rather than a passive of لوّث?

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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.

24 lesson words and phrases

Environmental problems

تَلَوُّثُ الهَوَاءِ
air pollution
تَلَوُّثُ المِيَاهِ
water pollution
النُّفَايَاتُ البِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةُ
plastic waste
إِزَالَةُ الغَابَاتِ
deforestation
التَّصَحُّرُ
desertification
الاحْتِبَاسُ الحَرَارِيُّ
global warming
ذَوَبَانُ الجَلِيدِ
melting ice
ارْتِفَاعُ مُسْتَوَى البَحْرِ
sea-level rise
فَقْدُ المَوَائِلِ
habitat loss
انْقِرَاضُ الأَنْوَاعِ
species extinction

Active and passive processes

تُلَوِّثُ المَصَانِعُ الهَوَاءَ
factories pollute the air
يُلَوَّثُ الهَوَاءُ
the air is polluted
تُقْطَعُ الأَشْجَارُ
trees are cut down
تُرْمَى النُّفَايَاتُ
waste is thrown
يَنْبَعِثُ الدُّخَانُ
smoke is emitted / emanates
يَتَرَاكَمُ البِلَاسْتِيكُ
plastic accumulates
يَهْدِّدُ
threatens
يَضُرُّ بِـ
harms

Cause and effect

بِسَبَبِ
because of
نَتِيجَةً لِـ
as a result of
يُؤَدِّي إِلَى
leads to
مِمَّا يُسَبِّبُ
which causes
نَتِيجَةً لِذٰلِكَ
as a result
عَلَى المَدَى الطَّوِيلِ
in the long term

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 تَلَوُّثُ الهَوَاءِ

2Choose the Arabic for “water pollution”.

3Choose the meaning of النُّفَايَاتُ البِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةُ

4Choose the Arabic for “deforestation”.

5Choose the meaning of التَّصَحُّرُ

6Choose the Arabic for “global warming”.

7Choose the meaning of ذَوَبَانُ الجَلِيدِ

8Choose the Arabic for “sea-level rise”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Grammar of environmental causes and effects

Study each structure in context, compare accurate and inaccurate forms, then apply it in meaningful Arabic.

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?

تُلَوِّثُ المَصَانِعُ الهَوَاءَ.
What to notice

The active sentence names the agent. The passive focuses on the affected thing; the passive subject is nominative.

يَتَلَوَّثُ البَحْرُ بِسَبَبِ النُّفَايَاتِ البِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةِ.
What to notice

These expressions are followed by a noun phrase, not a complete finite clause.

يُؤَدِّي قَطْعُ الأَشْجَارِ إِلَى فَقْدِ المَوَائِلِ.
What to notice

Keep the preposition إِلَى after يُؤَدِّي.

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Active and passive

تُلَوِّثُ Xُ Yَ ↔ يُلَوَّثُ Yُ

The active sentence names the agent. The passive focuses on the affected thing; the passive subject is nominative.

تُلَوِّثُ المَصَانِعُ الهَوَاءَ.يُلَوَّثُ الهَوَاءُ بِدُخَانِ المَصَانِعِ.
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Cause phrases

بِسَبَبِ / نَتِيجَةً لِـ + genitive noun

These expressions are followed by a noun phrase, not a complete finite clause.

يَتَلَوَّثُ البَحْرُ بِسَبَبِ النُّفَايَاتِ البِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةِ.
3

Result with يُؤَدِّي إِلَى

cause + يُؤَدِّي إِلَى + verbal noun / noun

Keep the preposition إِلَى after يُؤَدِّي.

يُؤَدِّي قَطْعُ الأَشْجَارِ إِلَى فَقْدِ المَوَائِلِ.
4

Linking a whole clause to a consequence

clause، مِمَّا يُسَبِّبُ / مِمَّا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى

مِمَّا refers back to the whole previous idea.

تَرْتَفِعُ دَرَجَةُ الحَرَارَةِ، مِمَّا يُسَبِّبُ ذَوَبَانَ الجَلِيدِ.
StructureHow it worksAccurate example
Active and passiveتُلَوِّثُ Xُ Yَ ↔ يُلَوَّثُ Yُتُلَوِّثُ المَصَانِعُ الهَوَاءَ.
Cause phrasesبِسَبَبِ / نَتِيجَةً لِـ + genitive nounيَتَلَوَّثُ البَحْرُ بِسَبَبِ النُّفَايَاتِ البِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةِ.
Result with يُؤَدِّي إِلَىcause + يُؤَدِّي إِلَى + verbal noun / nounيُؤَدِّي قَطْعُ الأَشْجَارِ إِلَى فَقْدِ المَوَائِلِ.
Linking a whole clause to a consequenceclause، مِمَّا يُسَبِّبُ / مِمَّا يُؤَدِّي إِلَىتَرْتَفِعُ دَرَجَةُ الحَرَارَةِ، مِمَّا يُسَبِّبُ ذَوَبَانَ الجَلِيدِ.
1
Read the whole Arabic message

Use the complete phrase and its context; do not decide from one isolated word.

2
Accuracy serves meaning

Agreement, prepositions and verb endings change what a sentence communicates.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose the active sentence.

2Choose the accurate passive sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence about trees.

4Complete: يَتَلَوَّثُ البَحْرُ ___ النُّفَايَاتِ.

5Choose the accurate result structure.

6Which sentence links a complete cause to its consequence?

7Which statement about يَنْبَعِثُ is accurate?

8Choose the correct cause phrase.

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04

Build · transform · justify

Sentence-building and transformation studio

The guided builder develops flexible sentence construction. The three independent tasks then test different skills: grammatical transformation, meaning and coherence, and original sentence production.

Combinatorial builder studio

Build several coherent cause-and-effect chains.

This guided builder accepts 18 accurate combinations. Build 3 different sentences, changing one meaningful chunk each time. Compare the grammar and meaning before moving to the independent tasks.

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

0/3 different sentences built.

Each cause can lead to a broad environmental problem and consequence. Use بِسَبَبِ for the cause and مِمَّا for the resulting effect.

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Transformation challenge

Change active to passive

Rewrite the active sentence so that الهَوَاءُ becomes the grammatical subject.
Original sentence

تُلَوِّثُ المَصَانِعُ الهَوَاءَ.

Focus on what is polluted, not who pollutes it.
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Meaning and coherence

Link cause and consequence precisely

Select the sentence that uses بِسَبَبِ for the cause and مِمَّا for the resulting effect.
Communication purpose

Explain how cutting trees affects biodiversity.

Choose the best Arabic response
3
Independent production builder

Build two long-term effect statements

Combine an environmental problem, an effect introduced by إِلَى and a context. Explain which sentence is more serious.
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

يُؤَدِّي / تُؤَدِّي governs إِلَى. Notice that إِزَالَةُ is feminine, so it takes تُؤَدِّي.

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0/3 purposeful tasks secured.

05

Read · understand · respond

Environmental Problems — Causes and Effects — Arabic application mission

Every answer depends on understanding the Arabic and applying the lesson language accurately.

Arabic application challenge

Every answer depends on understanding the Arabic and applying the lesson language accurately.

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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.

يُلَوِّثُ الهَوَاءُ بِالدُّخَانِ.

يُلَوَّثُ الهَوَاءُ بِالدُّخَانِ.

The passive present of لوّث is يُلَوَّثُ; the air is the passive subject.

يُؤَدِّي التَّلَوُّثُ فِي أَمْرَاضٍ.

يُؤَدِّي التَّلَوُّثُ إِلَى أَمْرَاضٍ.

يؤدي takes the preposition إلى.

يُقْطَعُ الأَشْجَارُ.

تُقْطَعُ الأَشْجَارُ.

الأشجار is a non-human plural treated as feminine.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the active sentence.

5Choose the accurate passive sentence.

6Choose the accurate sentence about trees.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: pollution and its consequences

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 described as one of the city’s most serious problems?

2Which two sources pollute the air?

3What emanates from them?

4What health effect increases?

5Where is plastic waste thrown?

6What are the two water-related consequences?

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Listening script

يُعَدُّ تَلَوُّثُ الهَوَاءِ مِنْ أَخْطَرِ المُشْكِلَاتِ فِي المَدِينَةِ. تُلَوِّثُ السَّيَّارَاتُ وَالمَصَانِعُ الهَوَاءَ، وَيَنْبَعِثُ مِنْهَا دُخَانٌ كَثِيفٌ. نَتِيجَةً لِذٰلِكَ، تَزْدَادُ أَمْرَاضُ التَّنَفُّسِ. كَمَا تُرْمَى نُفَايَاتٌ بِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةٌ فِي النَّهْرِ، مِمَّا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى تَلَوُّثِ المِيَاهِ وَنُفُوقِ بَعْضِ الأَسْمَاكِ.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Reading: a cause–effect chain

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.

بِسَبَبِ حَرْقِ الوَقُودِ الأُحْفُورِيِّ، تَرْتَفِعُ نِسْبَةُ ثَانِي أُكْسِيدِ الكَرْبُونِ فِي الهَوَاءِ. يُؤَدِّي ذٰلِكَ إِلَى الاحْتِبَاسِ الحَرَارِيِّ، مِمَّا يُسَبِّبُ ذَوَبَانَ الجَلِيدِ وَارْتِفَاعَ مُسْتَوَى البَحْرِ. وَفِي مَنَاطِقَ أُخْرَى تُقْطَعُ الأَشْجَارُ، فَتَفْقِدُ الحَيَوَانَاتُ مَوَائِلَهَا. وَإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّتْ هٰذِهِ المَشَاكِلُ، فَسَتَكُونُ نَتَائِجُهَا طَوِيلَةَ الأَمَدِ.
1What causes carbon dioxide levels to rise?

2What does higher carbon dioxide lead to?

3Which two effects of global warming are named?

4What happens when trees are cut down?

5What does هٰذِهِ المَشَاكِلُ refer to?

6How are the future consequences described?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: explain a problem and its consequences

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَا أَخْطَرُ مُشْكِلَةٍ بِيئِيَّةٍ؟
  2. مَا سَبَبُهَا؟
  3. مَا نَتَائِجُهَا عَلَى المَدَى الطَّوِيلِ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَا أَخْطَرُ مُشْكِلَةٍ بِيئِيَّةٍ فِي رَأْيِكَ؟

Question
B

فِي رَأْيِي، تَلَوُّثُ الهَوَاءِ خَطِيرٌ لِأَنَّ السَّيَّارَاتِ وَالمَصَانِعَ تُطْلِقُ دُخَانًا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى أَمْرَاضٍ تَنَفُّسِيَّةٍ.

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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 120–140 Arabic words explaining two environmental problems, their causes and consequences.

Success checklist

  • Use one accurate active sentence and one passive sentence.
  • Use at least three different cause–effect connectors.
  • Develop two chains with precise consequences.
  • Finish with a justified judgement.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

تُوَاجِهُ مُدُنٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مُشْكِلَاتٍ بِيئِيَّةً مُتَرَابِطَةً. فَبِسَبَبِ كَثْرَةِ السَّيَّارَاتِ وَحَرْقِ الوَقُودِ الأُحْفُورِيِّ، يُلَوَّثُ الهَوَاءُ وَتَزْدَادُ أَمْرَاضُ التَّنَفُّسِ. كَمَا تُرْمَى النُّفَايَاتُ البِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةُ فِي البِحَارِ، مِمَّا يَضُرُّ بِالأَسْمَاكِ وَالطُّيُورِ. وَتُقْطَعُ الأَشْجَارُ فِي بَعْضِ المَنَاطِقِ، فَيُؤَدِّي ذٰلِكَ إِلَى فَقْدِ المَوَائِلِ وَالتَّصَحُّرِ. عَلَى المَدَى الطَّوِيلِ، سَتُؤَثِّرُ هٰذِهِ المَشَاكِلُ فِي صِحَّةِ النَّاسِ وَالاقْتِصَادِ. لِذٰلِكَ، لَا بُدَّ مِنْ فَهْمِ الأَسْبَابِ قَبْلَ اخْتِيَارِ الحُلُولِ.

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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

Use the vocabulary banks and sentence frames to produce four accurate connected sentences.

Develop

Use several target structures in a linked paragraph or sustained spoken answer.

Stretch

Evaluate, compare or qualify ideas using precise evidence and formal linking language.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

6 questions
1Which is the accurate passive sentence?

2Which connector must be followed by إِلَى?

3Choose a coherent cause–effect sentence.

4Which verb is an intransitive process verb rather than a passive of لوّث?

5Choose the active sentence.

6Choose the accurate passive sentence.

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