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Development D4 · Environment, Weather and Technology

D4-L07

Resources and Sustainability — When Resources Run Outالمَوَارِدُ وَالاسْتِدَامَةُ — عِنْدَمَا تَنْضَبُ المَوَارِدُ

Explain scarcity and depletion, predict consequences and propose sustainable transitions.

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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.

1Choose the correct negative condition.

2Which verb means “runs out”?

3Which preposition introduces the replacement?

4Which result follows unsustainable consumption?

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Recognise · organise · retrieve

Vocabulary studio

The complete lesson-relevant language bank is organised by meaning and recycled in the activities below.

27 lesson words and phrases

Resources and scarcity

المَوَارِدُ
resources
الاسْتِدَامَةُ
sustainability
شُحُّ المِيَاهِ
water scarcity
نُدْرَةُ المَوَارِدِ
resource scarcity
الوَقُودُ الأُحْفُورِيُّ
fossil fuel
المِيَاهُ الجَوْفِيَّةُ
groundwater
مَخْزُونٌ
reserve / stock
الاسْتِهْلَاكُ
consumption
الهَدْرُ
waste
حِصَّةُ الفَرْدِ
per-person share

Resource verbs

يَنْضَبُ
runs out / is depleted
يَشِحُّ
becomes scarce
يَسْتَهْلِكُ
consumes
يَهْدِرُ
wastes
يُرَشِّدُ
rationalises / conserves
يُعِيدُ الاسْتِخْدَامَ
reuses
يَسْتَبْدِلُ بِـ
replaces with
يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى
depends on
يَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى
transitions to
يُحَافِظُ عَلَى
preserves

Condition and projection

إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ
if ... continues
إِذَا لَمْ
if ... does not
فَسَوْفَ
then ... will
مِنَ المُتَوَقَّعِ أَنْ
it is expected that
بِحُلُولِ عَامِ
by the year
تَدْرِيجِيًّا
gradually
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 المَوَارِدُ

2Choose the Arabic for “sustainability”.

3Choose the meaning of شُحُّ المِيَاهِ

4Choose the Arabic for “resource scarcity”.

5Choose the meaning of الوَقُودُ الأُحْفُورِيُّ

6Choose the Arabic for “groundwater”.

7Choose the meaning of مَخْزُونٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “consumption”.

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Explain · notice · apply

Conditions, depletion and sustainable transition

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?

يَنْضَبُ النِّفْطُ تَدْرِيجِيًّا.
What to notice

يَنْضَبُ describes a stock being depleted; يَشِحُّ describes something becoming scarce.

إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الاسْتِهْلَاكُ المُرْتَفِعُ، فَسَوْفَ تَنْضَبُ المَوَارِدُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
What to notice

Arabic commonly uses a past-form verb after إذا for a real future condition.

إِذَا لَمْ نُرَشِّدْ المِيَاهَ، فَسَتَزْدَادُ الأَزْمَةُ.
What to notice

After لَمْ the present verb is jussive; sound-ending verbs lose the final short vowel.

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Resource processes

resource + يَنْضَبُ / يَشِحُّ

يَنْضَبُ describes a stock being depleted; يَشِحُّ describes something becoming scarce.

يَنْضَبُ النِّفْطُ تَدْرِيجِيًّا.تَشِحُّ المِيَاهُ فِي فَتَرَاتِ الجَفَافِ.
2

Real future condition

إِذَا + past-form condition, فَـ + future result

Arabic commonly uses a past-form verb after إذا for a real future condition.

إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الاسْتِهْلَاكُ المُرْتَفِعُ، فَسَوْفَ تَنْضَبُ المَوَارِدُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
3

Negative condition

إِذَا لَمْ + jussive present, فَـ + result

After لَمْ the present verb is jussive; sound-ending verbs lose the final short vowel.

إِذَا لَمْ نُرَشِّدْ المِيَاهَ، فَسَتَزْدَادُ الأَزْمَةُ.
4

Transition from one resource to another

يَنْتَقِلُ مِنْ ... إِلَى ... / يَسْتَبْدِلُ ... بِـ ...

Use مِنْ ... إِلَى for transition; use بِـ for the replacement introduced after يستبدل.

يَجِبُ أَنْ نَنْتَقِلَ مِنَ الوَقُودِ الأُحْفُورِيِّ إِلَى الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ.نَسْتَبْدِلُ الأَكْيَاسَ البِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةَ بِأَكْيَاسٍ قُمَاشِيَّةٍ.
StructureHow it worksAccurate example
Resource processesresource + يَنْضَبُ / يَشِحُّيَنْضَبُ النِّفْطُ تَدْرِيجِيًّا.
Real future conditionإِذَا + past-form condition, فَـ + future resultإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الاسْتِهْلَاكُ المُرْتَفِعُ، فَسَوْفَ تَنْضَبُ المَوَارِدُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
Negative conditionإِذَا لَمْ + jussive present, فَـ + resultإِذَا لَمْ نُرَشِّدْ المِيَاهَ، فَسَتَزْدَادُ الأَزْمَةُ.
Transition from one resource to anotherيَنْتَقِلُ مِنْ ... إِلَى ... / يَسْتَبْدِلُ ... بِـ ...يَجِبُ أَنْ نَنْتَقِلَ مِنَ الوَقُودِ الأُحْفُورِيِّ إِلَى الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ.
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 verb that means a finite stock is depleted.

2Choose the accurate sentence about water scarcity.

3Complete the real condition.

4Choose the correct form after لَمْ.

5Choose the accurate transition.

6Choose the accurate replacement.

7Which sentence gives a projection?

8Which action supports sustainability?

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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 warnings about resource use.

This guided builder accepts 27 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.

إِذَا introduces a real condition; the result uses فَـ with the future. Each consequence is plausible for each unsustainable behaviour.

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Transformation challenge

Apply the jussive after لَمْ

Place نُرَشِّدُ after إِذَا لَمْ and mark the ending accurately.
Original sentence

نُرَشِّدُ الاسْتِهْلَاكَ.

Begin with إِذَا لَمْ.
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Meaning and coherence

Choose the complete real condition

Select the sentence that links a continuing problem to a future consequence with فَـ.
Communication purpose

Warn about continued dependence on non-renewable resources.

Choose the best Arabic response
3
Independent production builder

Build two sustainable-transition statements

Select an obligation frame, a transition introduced by إِلَى and a time or urgency detail.
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

نَنْتَقِلَ is subjunctive after أَنْ and governs إِلَى. The final chunk changes the pace or urgency.

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05

Read · understand · respond

Resources and Sustainability — When Resources Run Out — 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.

يَشِحُّ المِيَاهُ فِي الصَّيْفِ.

تَشِحُّ المِيَاهُ فِي الصَّيْفِ.

المياه is treated as feminine.

إِذَا لَمْ نُرَشِّدُ المَاءَ، سَتَزْدَادُ الأَزْمَةُ.

إِذَا لَمْ نُرَشِّدْ المَاءَ، فَسَتَزْدَادُ الأَزْمَةُ.

After لم use the jussive نرشّدْ; the result is clearly linked with فـ.

نَسْتَبْدِلُ الوَقُودَ الأُحْفُورِيَّ مِنْ طَاقَةٍ نَظِيفَةٍ.

نَسْتَبْدِلُ الوَقُودَ الأُحْفُورِيَّ بِطَاقَةٍ نَظِيفَةٍ.

The replacement follows بـ.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the verb that means a finite stock is depleted.

5Choose the accurate sentence about water scarcity.

6Complete the real condition.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: groundwater under pressure

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 do some countries depend heavily on?

2What happens if extraction is faster than renewal?

3Which two solutions are mentioned?

4Who must also conserve consumption?

5What will not be enough on its own?

6Which condition uses لَمْ?

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Listening script

تَعْتَمِدُ بَعْضُ الدُّوَلِ عَلَى المِيَاهِ الجَوْفِيَّةِ بِدَرَجَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. وَلٰكِنْ إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ سَحْبُ المِيَاهِ بِمُعَدَّلٍ أَسْرَعَ مِنْ تَجَدُّدِهَا، فَسَوْفَ يَنْخَفِضُ المَخْزُونُ وَتَشِحُّ المِيَاهُ. لِذٰلِكَ تَسْتَثْمِرُ بَعْضُ المُدُنِ فِي تَحْلِيَةِ المِيَاهِ وَإِعَادَةِ اسْتِخْدَامِهَا. وَإِذَا لَمْ تُرَشِّدِ الأُسَرُ الاسْتِهْلَاكَ، فَلَنْ تَكْفِيَ الحُلُولُ التِّقْنِيَّةُ وَحْدَهَا.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: what sustainability requires

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.

يَزْدَادُ الطَّلَبُ عَلَى الطَّاقَةِ وَالمِيَاهِ مَعَ نُمُوِّ السُّكَّانِ وَالمُدُنِ. إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الاعْتِمَادُ عَلَى الوَقُودِ الأُحْفُورِيِّ، فَسَتَرْتَفِعُ الانْبِعَاثَاتُ وَسَيَنْضَبُ بَعْضُ المَخْزُونِ. أَمَّا الاسْتِدَامَةُ فَتَعْنِي أَنْ نَسْتَخْدِمَ المَوَارِدَ دُونَ أَنْ نَحْرِمَ الأَجْيَالَ القَادِمَةَ مِنْهَا. وَيَتَطَلَّبُ ذٰلِكَ تَرْشِيدَ الاسْتِهْلَاكِ، وَإِعَادَةَ الاسْتِخْدَامِ، وَالانْتِقَالَ إِلَى مَصَادِرَ مُتَجَدِّدَةٍ.
1Why is demand increasing?

2What happens if dependence on fossil fuels continues?

3How does the text define sustainability?

4Name one required action.

5What transition is required?

6Which phrase refers to future generations?

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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: predict and respond to resource scarcity

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَا المَوَارِدُ الَّتِي قَدْ تَنْضَبُ؟
  2. مَاذَا سَيَحْدُثُ إِذَا لَمْ نُرَشِّدِ الاسْتِهْلَاكَ؟
  3. كَيْفَ نَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى مُسْتَقْبَلٍ أَكْثَرَ اسْتِدَامَةً؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَاذَا سَيَحْدُثُ إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الاسْتِهْلَاكُ المُرْتَفِعُ؟

Question
B

إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الاسْتِهْلَاكُ بِهٰذَا المُعَدَّلِ، فَسَوْفَ تَنْضَبُ بَعْضُ المَوَارِدِ وَتَشِحُّ المِيَاهُ. لِذٰلِكَ يَجِبُ أَنْ نُرَشِّدَ الاسْتِهْلَاكَ وَنَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى مَصَادِرَ مُتَجَدِّدَةٍ.

Developed answer
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 130–140 Arabic words explaining one resource challenge and evaluating a sustainable response.

Success checklist

  • Use one real condition and one negative condition.
  • Use ينضب or يشح accurately.
  • Explain a transition from one resource to another.
  • Reach a justified conclusion about responsibility.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

تُوَاجِهُ دُوَلٌ كَثِيرَةٌ تَحَدِّيَ شُحِّ المِيَاهِ وَنُدْرَةِ بَعْضِ المَوَارِدِ. إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الاسْتِهْلَاكُ المُرْتَفِعُ، فَسَوْفَ يَنْخَفِضُ المَخْزُونُ وَتَزْدَادُ التَّكْلِفَةُ. وَإِذَا لَمْ نُرَشِّدْ المِيَاهَ، فَسَتَشِحُّ فِي المَنَاطِقِ الجَافَّةِ. لِذٰلِكَ يَجِبُ أَنْ نُعِيدَ اسْتِخْدَامَ المِيَاهِ، وَأَنْ نَسْتَبْدِلَ بَعْضَ الوَقُودِ الأُحْفُورِيِّ بِطَاقَةٍ مُتَجَدِّدَةٍ. كَمَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى أَنْمَاطِ اسْتِهْلَاكٍ أَكْثَرَ اسْتِدَامَةً. فِي رَأْيِي، نَجَاحُ هٰذِهِ الخُطَطِ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى التِّقْنِيَّةِ وَسُلُوكِ الأَفْرَادِ مَعًا.

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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
1Choose the correct negative condition.

2Which verb means “runs out”?

3Which preposition introduces the replacement?

4Which result follows unsustainable consumption?

5Choose the verb that means a finite stock is depleted.

6Choose the accurate sentence about water scarcity.

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