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Development D4 · Environment, Weather and Technology

D4-L08

Reading — Environment and Technology Textsالقِرَاءَةُ — نُصُوصُ البِيئَةِ وَالتِّقْنِيَّةِ

Read critically by tracking reporting structures, data, reference, cause and writer viewpoint.

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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.

You can show success when…

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Choose the accurate prediction.

2Which phrase attributes information?

3Which verb reports a percentage share?

4Which is direct evidence?

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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.

27 lesson words and phrases

Text and evidence

نَصٌّ بِيئِيٌّ
environmental text
مَقَالَةٌ تِقْنِيَّةٌ
technology article
تَقْرِيرٌ
report
مَصْدَرُ المَعْلُومَاتِ
information source
بَيَانَاتٌ
data
إِحْصَاءَاتٌ
statistics
دَلِيلٌ
evidence
ادِّعَاءٌ
claim
حُجَّةٌ
argument
وِجْهَةُ نَظَرٍ
viewpoint

Reporting and passive signals

يُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ
it is indicated that
يُعْتَقَدُ أَنَّ
it is believed that
يُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ
it is expected that
يُذْكَرُ أَنَّ
it is mentioned that
يَبْلُغُ
amounts to / reaches
يُمَثِّلُ
represents
بِنَاءً عَلَى
based on
وَفْقًا لِـ
according to

Reading relationships

يَعُودُ الضَّمِيرُ عَلَى
the pronoun refers to
السَّبَبُ
cause
النَّتِيجَةُ
result
المُقَارَنَةُ
comparison
التَّنَاقُضُ
contradiction
النَّبْرَةُ
tone
مُحَايِدٌ
neutral
مُتَفَائِلٌ
optimistic
مُتَشَائِمٌ
pessimistic

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 نَصٌّ بِيئِيٌّ

2Choose the Arabic for “technology article”.

3Choose the meaning of تَقْرِيرٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “information source”.

5Choose the meaning of بَيَانَاتٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “statistics”.

7Choose the meaning of دَلِيلٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “claim”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Grammar for reading evidence and reporting

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?

يُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ دَرَجَاتِ الحَرَارَةِ تَرْتَفِعُ.
What to notice

These passives foreground the information rather than the person reporting it.

يُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ الطَّلَبُ عَلَى المِيَاهِ.
What to notice

Because the structure uses أَنْ, a sound-ending present verb takes fatḥa.

يَبْلُغُ الحَدُّ الأَقْصَى أَرْبَعِينَ دَرَجَةً.
What to notice

Identify exactly what the number measures; do not match numbers by sight alone.

1

Recognise impersonal reporting

يُشَارُ / يُعْتَقَدُ / يُذْكَرُ + أَنَّ

These passives foreground the information rather than the person reporting it.

يُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ دَرَجَاتِ الحَرَارَةِ تَرْتَفِعُ.يُعْتَقَدُ أَنَّ الطَّاقَةَ الشَّمْسِيَّةَ سَتَتَوَسَّعُ.
2

Prediction after يُتَوَقَّعُ

يُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ + subjunctive present

Because the structure uses أَنْ, a sound-ending present verb takes fatḥa.

يُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ الطَّلَبُ عَلَى المِيَاهِ.
3

Statistical language

يَبْلُغُ + number / يُمَثِّلُ + percentage

Identify exactly what the number measures; do not match numbers by sight alone.

يَبْلُغُ الحَدُّ الأَقْصَى أَرْبَعِينَ دَرَجَةً.تُمَثِّلُ الطَّاقَةُ الشَّمْسِيَّةُ ثَلَاثِينَ فِي المِئَةِ مِنَ الإِنْتَاجِ.
4

Pronoun reference

pronoun + nearest logical antecedent

Gender and number help, but meaning confirms the reference.

تَحْتَاجُ المَدِينَةُ إِلَى شَبَكَةٍ ذَكِيَّةٍ لِأَنَّهَا تُقَلِّلُ الهَدْرَ.الضمير ها يعود على الشبكة، لا على المدينة، لأن الشبكة هي التي تقلل الهدر.
StructureHow it worksAccurate example
Recognise impersonal reportingيُشَارُ / يُعْتَقَدُ / يُذْكَرُ + أَنَّيُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ دَرَجَاتِ الحَرَارَةِ تَرْتَفِعُ.
Prediction after يُتَوَقَّعُيُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ + subjunctive presentيُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ الطَّلَبُ عَلَى المِيَاهِ.
Statistical languageيَبْلُغُ + number / يُمَثِّلُ + percentageيَبْلُغُ الحَدُّ الأَقْصَى أَرْبَعِينَ دَرَجَةً.
Pronoun referencepronoun + nearest logical antecedentتَحْتَاجُ المَدِينَةُ إِلَى شَبَكَةٍ ذَكِيَّةٍ لِأَنَّهَا تُقَلِّلُ الهَدْرَ.
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
1Which structure is impersonal reporting?

2Choose the accurate prediction.

3Which sentence reports a maximum temperature?

4Which sentence correctly expresses a proportion?

5In “تَحْتَاجُ المَدِينَةُ إِلَى شَبَكَةٍ ذَكِيَّةٍ لِأَنَّهَا تُقَلِّلُ الهَدْرَ”, what does ها most logically refer to?

6Which phrase means “according to the report”?

7Which connector signals a consequence?

8Which evidence best supports the claim “solar energy is expanding”?

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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 accurate reporting sentences from a text.

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.

After أَنَّ, the noun is accusative: دَرَجَاتِ / مَصَادِرَ / أَزْمَةَ. Change the reporting source and detail.

1
Transformation challenge

Apply case after أَنَّ

Embed the statement after يَرَى الخُبَرَاءُ أَنَّ and mark the subject accurately.
Original sentence

أَزْمَةُ المِيَاهِ تَزْدَادُ خُطُورَةً.

Begin with يَرَى الخُبَرَاءُ أَنَّ.
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Meaning and coherence

Report data precisely

Choose the complete sentence with an accurate percentage structure and source phrase.
Communication purpose

A report states that recycling reached thirty-five per cent last year.

Choose the best Arabic response
3
Independent production builder

Build two evidence-linked interpretations

Combine a cause, an interpreted result and a comment linking the claim to evidence.
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

The final clause must show how evidence supports interpretation, not merely repeat the cause.

0/2 different sentences secured.

0/3 purposeful tasks secured.

05

Read · understand · respond

Reading — Environment and Technology Texts — 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.

Round 1♥ ♥ ♥ 0 points

06

Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.

يُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ يَزْدَادُ الطَّلَبُ.

يُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ الطَّلَبُ.

After أن the sound-ending verb is subjunctive.

تُمَثِّلُ ٣٠٪ الطَّاقَةُ الشَّمْسِيَّةُ مِنَ الإِنْتَاجِ.

تُمَثِّلُ الطَّاقَةُ الشَّمْسِيَّةُ ٣٠٪ مِنَ الإِنْتَاجِ.

Keep the subject before the percentage for a clear formal sentence.

وَفْقًا التَّقْرِيرُ، تَرْتَفِعُ الحَرَارَةُ.

وَفْقًا لِلتَّقْرِيرِ، تَرْتَفِعُ دَرَجَاتُ الحَرَارَةِ.

وفقًا requires لـ.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Which structure is impersonal reporting?

5Choose the accurate prediction.

6Which sentence reports a maximum temperature?

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening for data and reporting language

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 happened to average temperature?

2Over what period?

3What has become longer?

4Which sector is affected?

5By how much is water demand expected to rise?

6What may reduce pressure?

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Listening script

وَفْقًا لِتَقْرِيرٍ جَدِيدٍ، ارْتَفَعَ مُتَوَسِّطُ دَرَجَةِ الحَرَارَةِ فِي المَنْطِقَةِ دَرَجَةً وَاحِدَةً خِلَالَ عِشْرِينَ عَامًا. وَيُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ فَتَرَاتِ الجَفَافِ أَصْبَحَتْ أَطْوَلَ، مِمَّا يُؤَثِّرُ فِي الزِّرَاعَةِ. وَيُتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ الطَّلَبُ عَلَى المِيَاهِ بِنِسْبَةِ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فِي المِئَةِ بِحُلُولِ عَامِ ٢٠٣٥. لٰكِنَّ التَّقْرِيرَ يَذْكُرُ أَيْضًا أَنَّ الاسْتِثْمَارَ فِي إِعَادَةِ اسْتِخْدَامِ المِيَاهِ قَدْ يُقَلِّلُ الضَّغْطَ.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Reading workshop: evidence across two texts

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.

النَّصُّ الأَوَّلُ: وَفْقًا لِبَيَانَاتِ البَلَدِيَّةِ، انْخَفَضَ اسْتِهْلَاكُ الكَهْرَبَاءِ فِي المَبَانِي العَامَّةِ بِنِسْبَةِ ١٨٪ بَعْدَ تَرْكِيبِ أَنْظِمَةٍ ذَكِيَّةٍ. وَيُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ النِّظَامَ يَطْفِئُ الإِضَاءَةَ فِي الغُرَفِ الفَارِغَةِ.

النَّصُّ الثَّانِي: يَرَى صَاحِبُ مُدَوَّنَةٍ تِقْنِيَّةٍ أَنَّ هٰذِهِ الأَنْظِمَةَ مُفِيدَةٌ، لٰكِنَّهُ يُحَذِّرُ مِنْ جَمْعِ بَيَانَاتِ المُسْتَخْدِمِينَ دُونَ مُوَافَقَتِهِمْ. وَيُؤَكِّدُ أَنَّ النَّجَاحَ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى الكَفَاءَةِ وَحِمَايَةِ الخُصُوصِيَّةِ مَعًا.
1What is the source of the first text’s data?

2By how much did electricity use fall?

3How does the system reduce use?

4What is the blogger’s main reservation?

5What does “ـه” in “لكنه” refer to?

6What two conditions does the blogger link to success?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: explain how evidence works

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَا الفَرْقُ بَيْنَ الادِّعَاءِ وَالدَّلِيلِ؟
  2. كَيْفَ نَتَتَبَّعُ الضَّمَائِرَ فِي النَّصِّ؟
  3. كَيْفَ نُقَارِنُ نَبْرَةَ نَصَّيْنِ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

كَيْفَ نَعْرِفُ أَنَّ ادِّعَاءً فِي نَصٍّ مَوْثُوقٌ؟

Question
B

نَبْحَثُ عَنْ مَصْدَرٍ وَاضِحٍ وَبَيَانَاتٍ مُحَدَّدَةٍ، وَنُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ رَأْيِ الكَاتِبِ وَالدَّلِيلِ الَّذِي يُقَدِّمُهُ.

Developed answer
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10

Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 120–140 Arabic words comparing the message, evidence and tone of two short environment or technology texts.

Success checklist

  • Identify each text’s main claim.
  • Quote or paraphrase one precise datum from each.
  • Track one pronoun or passive structure.
  • Reach a supported comparison.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

يَعْرِضُ النَّصَّانِ فَوَائِدَ الأَنْظِمَةِ الذَّكِيَّةِ وَمَخَاطِرَهَا. فَوَفْقًا لِبَيَانَاتِ البَلَدِيَّةِ، انْخَفَضَ اسْتِهْلَاكُ الكَهْرَبَاءِ بِنِسْبَةِ ١٨٪، وَهٰذَا دَلِيلٌ مُحَدَّدٌ عَلَى فَعَالِيَّةِ النِّظَامِ. وَمَعَ ذٰلِكَ، يُحَذِّرُ صَاحِبُ المُدَوَّنَةِ مِنْ جَمْعِ البَيَانَاتِ دُونَ مُوَافَقَةٍ. نَبْرَةُ النَّصِّ الأَوَّلِ مُحَايِدَةٌ لِأَنَّهُ يَعْرِضُ أَرْقَامًا، أَمَّا النَّصُّ الثَّانِي فَنَبْرَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ حَذَرًا. نَسْتَنْتِجُ أَنَّ التِّقْنِيَّةَ قَدْ تُقَلِّلُ الهَدْرَ، لٰكِنَّ نَجَاحَهَا يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى حِمَايَةِ الخُصُوصِيَّةِ.

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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 accurate prediction.

2Which phrase attributes information?

3Which verb reports a percentage share?

4Which is direct evidence?

5Which structure is impersonal reporting?

6Choose the accurate prediction.

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Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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