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Development D4 · Environment, Weather and Technology

D4-L10

Listening — Environment and Technology Newsالاسْتِمَاعُ — أَخْبَارُ البِيئَةِ وَالتِّقْنِيَّةِ

Track speakers, corrected details, figures, stance and reporting language in news-style Arabic.

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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 correct reported statement.

2Which value is final in “من ٢٥٪ إلى ٣٢٪”?

3Which collocation is correct?

4Which phrase identifies agreement between two speakers?

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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

News and listening signals

نَشْرَةٌ إِخْبَارِيَّةٌ
news bulletin
مُرَاسِلٌ / مُرَاسِلَةٌ
correspondent
خَبِيرٌ / خَبِيرَةٌ
expert
تَصْرِيحٌ
statement
مُقَابَلَةٌ
interview
عُنْوَانٌ رَئِيسِيٌّ
headline
تَفْصِيلٌ
detail
تَغَيُّرٌ
change
مَوْقِفٌ
position / stance
مُتَحَدِّثٌ
speaker

Reporting and change language

أَعْلَنَ أَنَّ
announced that
أَكَّدَ أَنَّ
confirmed that
حَذَّرَ مِنْ
warned of / against
أَشَارَ إِلَى أَنَّ
pointed out that
أَضَافَ أَنَّ
added that
ارْتَفَعَ مِنْ ... إِلَى
rose from ... to
انْخَفَضَ بِنِسْبَةِ
fell by ... percent
بَقِيَ مُسْتَقِرًّا
remained stable
بَدَلًا مِنْ
instead of
مُقَارَنَةً بِـ
compared with

Listening strategy

المَعْنَى العَامُّ
gist
المَعْلُومَةُ المُحَدَّدَةُ
specific information
كَلِمَةٌ مِفْتَاحِيَّةٌ
key word
تَصْحِيحُ المَعْلُومَةِ
correction of information
المُتَحَدِّثُ الأَوَّلُ
first speaker
المُتَحَدِّثُ الثَّانِي
second speaker
كِلَاهُمَا
both

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 نَشْرَةٌ إِخْبَارِيَّةٌ

2Choose the Arabic for “correspondent”.

3Choose the meaning of خَبِيرٌ / خَبِيرَةٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “statement”.

5Choose the meaning of مُقَابَلَةٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “headline”.

7Choose the meaning of تَفْصِيلٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “change”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Reporting, correction and numerical change in listening

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?

أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ المَشْرُوعَ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ.
What to notice

The noun after أَنَّ is accusative; listen for the reporting verb and the information that follows.

كَانَ مِنَ المُقَرَّرِ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ المَشْرُوعُ فِي يُونْيُو، وَلٰكِنَّهُ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ.
What to notice

A later detail may replace an earlier plan; the final stated information is usually the answer.

ارْتَفَعَ الإِنْتَاجُ مِنْ ٢٠٪ إِلَى ٣٥٪.
What to notice

Distinguish the starting value, final value and size of change.

1

Reporting a speaker’s statement

reporting verb + أَنَّ + clause

The noun after أَنَّ is accusative; listen for the reporting verb and the information that follows.

أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ المَشْرُوعَ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ.حَذَّرَ الخَبِيرُ مِنْ زِيَادَةِ شُحِّ المِيَاهِ.
2

Track changed details

first detail + ثُمَّ correction or change

A later detail may replace an earlier plan; the final stated information is usually the answer.

كَانَ مِنَ المُقَرَّرِ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ المَشْرُوعُ فِي يُونْيُو، وَلٰكِنَّهُ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ.
3

Numbers with direction of change

ارْتَفَعَ مِنْ X إِلَى Y / انْخَفَضَ بِنِسْبَةِ X

Distinguish the starting value, final value and size of change.

ارْتَفَعَ الإِنْتَاجُ مِنْ ٢٠٪ إِلَى ٣٥٪.انْخَفَضَ الاسْتِهْلَاكُ بِنِسْبَةِ ١٢٪.
4

Speaker comparison

speaker A / speaker B / both

Match each idea to the person who explicitly states it; do not infer agreement from topic alone.

تُؤَيِّدُ سَلْمَى الطَّاقَةَ الشَّمْسِيَّةَ، بَيْنَمَا يَرَى عُمَرُ أَنَّ التَّكْلِفَةَ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ. وَكِلَاهُمَا يُؤَيِّدُ تَرْشِيدَ الاسْتِهْلَاكِ.
StructureHow it worksAccurate example
Reporting a speaker’s statementreporting verb + أَنَّ + clauseأَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ المَشْرُوعَ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ.
Track changed detailsfirst detail + ثُمَّ correction or changeكَانَ مِنَ المُقَرَّرِ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ المَشْرُوعُ فِي يُونْيُو، وَلٰكِنَّهُ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ.
Numbers with direction of changeارْتَفَعَ مِنْ X إِلَى Y / انْخَفَضَ بِنِسْبَةِ Xارْتَفَعَ الإِنْتَاجُ مِنْ ٢٠٪ إِلَى ٣٥٪.
Speaker comparisonspeaker A / speaker B / bothتُؤَيِّدُ سَلْمَى الطَّاقَةَ الشَّمْسِيَّةَ، بَيْنَمَا يَرَى عُمَرُ أَنَّ التَّكْلِفَةَ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ. وَكِلَاهُمَا يُؤَيِّدُ تَرْشِيدَ الاسْتِهْلَاكِ.
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 accurate reported statement.

2Choose the correct collocation with حَذَّرَ.

3Which is the final date in the sentence “كان في يونيو، ولكنه سيبدأ في سبتمبر”?

4If production rose from 20% to 35%, what is the final value?

5Choose the accurate change expression.

6Which phrase means “both speakers”?

7Which cue signals a comparison with an earlier figure?

8Which listening habit is strongest?

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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 reported-news sentences.

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.

The reported clause follows أَنَّ and begins with an accusative noun. Change the source, news detail and context.

1
Transformation challenge

Convert direct news to reported news

Embed the statement after أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ and mark the reported subject accurately.
Original sentence

المَشْرُوعُ سَيَبْدَأُ قَرِيبًا.

Begin with أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ.
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Meaning and coherence

Report measured change

Select the sentence that reports the direction, percentage and time period accurately.
Communication purpose

Renewable-energy production increased by twelve per cent over five years.

Choose the best Arabic response
3
Independent production builder

Build two speaker-comparison statements

Combine one speaker position with a contrasting position and a final interpretation. Make clear whether the speakers disagree or share a point.
Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

Use the final clause to interpret the relationship between the positions, not simply restate a speaker detail.

0/2 different sentences secured.

0/3 purposeful tasks secured.

05

Read · understand · respond

Listening — Environment and Technology News — 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.

أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنْ المَشْرُوعُ سَيَبْدَأُ.

أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ المَشْرُوعَ سَيَبْدَأُ.

Reporting a statement uses أنَّ, not the subjunctive particle أنْ.

حَذَّرَ الخَبِيرُ عَلَى شُحِّ المِيَاهِ.

حَذَّرَ الخَبِيرُ مِنْ شُحِّ المِيَاهِ.

حذّر governs من.

ارْتَفَعَ الإِنْتَاجُ بِنِسْبَةِ ٢٠٪ إِلَى ٣٥٪.

ارْتَفَعَ الإِنْتَاجُ مِنْ ٢٠٪ إِلَى ٣٥٪.

Use من ... إلى for starting and final values.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the accurate reported statement.

5Choose the correct collocation with حَذَّرَ.

6Which is the final date in the sentence “كان في يونيو، ولكنه سيبدأ في سبتمبر”?

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening assessment: environment and technology bulletin

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.
1When will the electric-bus project begin?

2What was the original planned month?

3How many buses will there be?

4By how much did fuel consumption fall?

5Public-transport use rose from what to what?

6What problem did the expert identify?

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Listening script

مُقَدِّمُ النَّشْرَةِ: أَعْلَنَتِ البَلَدِيَّةُ اليَوْمَ أَنَّ مَشْرُوعَ الحَافِلَاتِ الكَهْرَبَائِيَّةِ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ، بَدَلًا مِنْ يُونْيُو كَمَا كَانَ مُقَرَّرًا. وَأَكَّدَتْ أَنَّ عَدَدَ الحَافِلَاتِ سَيَبْلُغُ خَمْسِينَ حَافِلَةً.
المُرَاسِلَةُ: وَفْقًا لِلتَّقْرِيرِ، انْخَفَضَ اسْتِهْلَاكُ الوَقُودِ فِي المَدِينَةِ بِنِسْبَةِ ٨٪، بَيْنَمَا ارْتَفَعَ اسْتِخْدَامُ النَّقْلِ العَامِّ مِنْ ٢٥٪ إِلَى ٣٢٪. لٰكِنَّ خَبِيرًا حَذَّرَ مِنْ أَنَّ شَبَكَةَ الشَّحْنِ مَا زَالَتْ غَيْرَ كَافِيَةٍ.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Reading transcript analysis: who said what?

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 نَشْرَةٍ بِيئِيَّةٍ، أَشَارَتِ المُرَاسِلَةُ إِلَى أَنَّ إِنْتَاجَ الطَّاقَةِ الشَّمْسِيَّةِ ارْتَفَعَ مِنْ ١٨٪ إِلَى ٢٧٪ خِلَالَ ثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. ثُمَّ أَضَافَ خَبِيرٌ أَنَّ هٰذَا التَّقَدُّمَ مُهِمٌّ، لٰكِنَّهُ لَا يَكْفِي لِتَحْقِيقِ الأَهْدَافِ. وَحَذَّرَ مِنْ أَنَّ الطَّلَبَ عَلَى الكَهْرَبَاءِ يَزْدَادُ أَسْرَعَ مِنْ تَوَسُّعِ الشَّبَكَةِ. أَمَّا مُمَثِّلَةُ البَلَدِيَّةِ فَأَكَّدَتْ أَنَّ مَشْرُوعًا جَدِيدًا سَيُفْتَتَحُ فِي العَامِ القَادِمِ.
1What rose from 18% to 27%?

2Over what period?

3What is the expert’s judgement?

4What is growing faster than the grid?

5Who confirmed a new project?

6When will the project open?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: explain a listening strategy

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

Prompt bank

  1. كَيْفَ تَسْتَمِعُ لِلْمَعْنَى العَامِّ؟
  2. كَيْفَ تُسَجِّلُ الأَرْقَامَ وَالتَّغْيِيرَاتِ؟
  3. مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ عِنْدَمَا يُصَحِّحُ المُتَحَدِّثُ مَعْلُومَةً؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَا أَهَمُّ اسْتِرَاتِيجِيَّةٍ لِفَهْمِ نَشْرَةٍ إِخْبَارِيَّةٍ؟

Question
B

أُحَدِّدُ المَعْنَى العَامَّ فِي المَرَّةِ الأُولَى، ثُمَّ أُسَجِّلُ الأَرْقَامَ وَالتَّغْيِيرَاتِ وَالكَلِمَاتِ الَّتِي تُصَحِّحُ مَعْلُومَةً سَابِقَةً فِي المَرَّةِ الثَّانِيَةِ.

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10

Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 120–140 Arabic words summarising a news report and evaluating its main development.

Success checklist

  • Identify the final corrected details.
  • Report figures with accurate change language.
  • Attribute at least two statements to speakers or sources.
  • Conclude with a supported evaluation.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

يُعْلِنُ التَّقْرِيرُ أَنَّ مَشْرُوعَ الحَافِلَاتِ الكَهْرَبَائِيَّةِ سَيَبْدَأُ فِي سِبْتَمْبَرَ بَدَلًا مِنْ يُونْيُو. وَسَيَبْلُغُ عَدَدُ الحَافِلَاتِ خَمْسِينَ. وَفْقًا لِلبَيَانَاتِ، انْخَفَضَ اسْتِهْلَاكُ الوَقُودِ بِنِسْبَةِ ٨٪، وَارْتَفَعَ اسْتِخْدَامُ النَّقْلِ العَامِّ مِنْ ٢٥٪ إِلَى ٣٢٪. هٰذَا تَقَدُّمٌ إِيجَابِيٌّ، لٰكِنَّ الخَبِيرَ حَذَّرَ مِنْ أَنَّ شَبَكَةَ الشَّحْنِ غَيْرُ كَافِيَةٍ. نَسْتَنْتِجُ أَنَّ المَشْرُوعَ وَاعِدٌ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى بِنْيَةٍ تَحْتِيَّةٍ أَقْوَى.

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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 reported statement.

2Which value is final in “من ٢٥٪ إلى ٣٢٪”?

3Which collocation is correct?

4Which phrase identifies agreement between two speakers?

5Choose the accurate reported statement.

6Choose the correct collocation with حَذَّرَ.

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