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D5-L01 · Hobbies and Free Time — Vocabulary and Present Habits32 entries
Hobbies and activities
هِوَايَةٌ / هِوَايَاتٌhobby / hobbies
وَقْتُ الفَرَاغِfree time
يُمَارِسُ الرِّيَاضَةَpractises sport
يَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ القَدَمِplays football
يَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ السَّلَّةِplays basketball
السِّبَاحَةُ / يَسْبَحُswimming / swims
الرَّسْمُ / يَرْسُمُdrawing / draws
يَعْزِفُ عَلَى البِيَانُوplays the piano
يَعْزِفُ عَلَى العُودِplays the oud
القِرَاءَةُ / يَقْرَأُreading / reads
التَّصْوِيرُ الفُوتُوغْرَافِيُّphotography
يَطْبُخُcooks
يُشَاهِدُ الأَفْلَامَwatches films
يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى المُوسِيقَىlistens to music
تَسَلُّقُ الجِبَالِmountain climbing
يَتَطَوَّعُvolunteers
الغِنَاءُsinging
رُكُوبُ الدَّرَّاجَةِcycling
رِيَاضَةُ اليُوغَاyoga
الشِّطْرَنْجُchess
How often
مَرَّةً فِي الأُسْبُوعِonce a week
مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي الأُسْبُوعِtwice a week
ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الشَّهْرِthree times a month
يَوْمِيًّاdaily
نَادِرًاrarely
فِي وَقْتِ فَرَاغِيin my free time
Saying what you prefer
أُفَضِّلُ … عَلَى …I prefer … to …
أَسْتَمْتِعُ بِـ …I enjoy …
أَهْوَى … حَقًّاI am truly passionate about …
أَكْثَرَ مِنْmore than
لِأَنَّbecause
مُمْتِعٌ / مُمْتِعَةٌenjoyable
D5-L02 · Sport — Vocabulary, Famous Athletes and Cultural Context37 entries
Sports
كُرَةُ القَدَمِfootball
كُرَةُ السَّلَّةِbasketball
كُرَةُ الطَّائِرَةِvolleyball
كُرَةُ اليَدِhandball
السِّبَاحَةُswimming
التِّنِسُtennis
رَفْعُ الأَثْقَالِweightlifting
فُنُونُ القِتَالِmartial arts
الجِمْبَازُgymnastics
رُكُوبُ الدَّرَّاجَاتِcycling
الجَرْيُ / العَدْوُrunning
المُلَاكَمَةُboxing
الجُودُوjudo
أَلْعَابُ القُوَىathletics
الشِّطْرَنْجُchess
Matches and results
فَرِيقٌteam
مُبَارَاةٌmatch
بُطُولَةٌchampionship
نَتِيجَةٌresult, score
هَدَفٌ / أَهْدَافٌgoal / goals
فَازَ بِـwon (a prize or title)
فَازَ عَلَىwon against
خَسِرَlost
تَعَادَلَdrew
مِيدَالِيَةٌmedal
بَطَلٌ / بَطَلَةٌchampion (m. / f.)
رَقْمٌ قِيَاسِيٌّrecord
Rules and admiration
يَجِبُ عَلَى … أَنْ… must
يُسْمَحُ بِـit is permitted to
مَمْنُوعٌforbidden
لَاعِبٌ / لَاعِبُونَplayer / players
يُعْجِبُنِيI admire it (lit. it pleases me)
أُعْجَبُ بِـI am impressed by
إِنْجَازٌachievement
مُتَوَاضِعٌmodest
مُجْتَهِدٌhard-working
مَشْهُورٌfamous
D5-L03 · The Past Tense — Form I Regular Singular Verbs23 entries
Talking about the past tense
الفِعْلُ المَاضِيthe past-tense verb
لَاحِقَةٌsuffix
الجَذْرُthe root
وَزْنُ فَعَلَthe فَعَلَ pattern
وَزْنُ فَعِلَthe فَعِلَ pattern
Past-tense verbs
ذَهَبَwent
لَعِبَplayed
شَاهَدَwatched
أَكَلَate
كَتَبَwrote
قَرَأَread
رَسَمَdrew
طَبَخَcooked
وَصَلَarrived
خَرَجَwent out
سَمِعَheard
شَرِبَdrank
When it happened
أَمْسِyesterday
الأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَlast week
مُنْذُ أُسْبُوعٍa week ago
فِي الإِجَازَةِduring the holiday
قَبْلَ شَهْرٍa month ago
فِي الصَّيْفِ المَاضِيlast summer
D5-L04 · Past Tense — Plural Forms and Irregular Verbs24 entries
Plural past forms
فَعَلْنَاwe did
فَعَلْتُمْyou all did
فَعَلُواthey did
ذَهَبْنَاwe went
لَعِبْنَاwe played
لَعِبُواthey played
شَاهَدْنَاwe watched
وَصَلْنَاwe arrived
Irregular past verbs
قَالَ ← قُلْنَاsaid → we said
نَامَ ← نِمْنَاslept → we slept
جَاءَ ← جِئْنَاcame → we came
رَأَى ← رَأَيْنَاsaw → we saw
مَشَى ← مَشَيْنَاwalked → we walked
اشْتَرَى ← اشْتَرَيْنَاbought → we bought
غَنَّى ← غَنَّيْنَاsang → we sang
أَمْضَى ← أَمْضَيْنَاspent (time) → we spent
Group narrative language
مَعًاtogether
أَمْضَيْنَا وَقْتًا مُمْتِعًاwe spent an enjoyable time
قَرَّرْنَاwe decided
أَحْضَرْنَاwe brought
اجْتَمَعْنَاwe gathered
فَجْأَةًsuddenly
لِحُسْنِ الحَظِّfortunately
لِلْأَسَفِunfortunately
D5-L05 · Storytelling — Narrative Connectors and كَانَ Description24 entries
Narrative connectors
فِي البِدَايَةِat the beginning
ثُمَّthen
فَجْأَةًsuddenly
فِي تِلْكَ اللَّحْظَةِat that moment
لِحُسْنِ الحَظِّfortunately
لِلْأَسَفِunfortunately
فِي النِّهَايَةِin the end
أَخِيرًاfinally
كَانَ and its forms
كَانَwas (m. sing.)
كَانَتْwas (f. sing.)
كَانُواwere (m. pl.)
كُنْتُI was
كُنَّاwe were
كَانَ يَلْعَبُhe used to play
كَانَتْ تُشَاهِدُshe used to watch
كَانُوا يَتَدَرَّبُونَthey used to train
Telling and remembering
رَوَى / يَرْوِيnarrated / narrates
حَكَى / يَحْكِيtold a story / tells
ذِكْرَى / ذِكْرَيَاتٌmemory / memories
تَجْرِبَةٌexperience
مَا زِلْتُ أَتَذَكَّرُI still remember
لَنْ أَنْسَىI will never forget
لَا أَنْسَىI do not forget
يَوْمٌ لَا يُنْسَىan unforgettable day
D5-L06 · Music, Arts and Arabic Culture28 entries
Instruments and ensembles
العُودُthe oud
الرَّبَابَةُthe rebab
الدُّفُّthe duff
النَّايُthe nay
القَانُونُthe qanun
الكَمَانُthe violin
فِرْقَةٌensemble, group
مُوسِيقَارٌmusician, composer
حَفْلَةٌ مُوسِيقِيَّةٌconcert
Arts and heritage
الخَطُّ العَرَبِيُّArabic calligraphy
زَخْرَفَةٌornamentation, arabesque
المَسْرَحُthe theatre
مَعْرِضٌexhibition
تُرَاثٌ مُوسِيقِيٌّmusical heritage
مَرْحَلَةٌera, phase
لَوْحَةٌpainting
فَنَّانٌ / فَنَّانَةٌartist (m. / f.)
جُمْهُورٌaudience
Appreciation and influence
يُعَبِّرُ عَنْexpresses
عَبَّرَ عَنْexpressed
يُؤَثِّرُ فِيinfluences
أَثَّرَ فِيinfluenced
يُلْهِمُinspires
أَلْهَمَinspired
يَحْتَرِمُrespects
فِي بَعْضِ البُلْدَانِin some countries
أَحْيَانًاsometimes
لَيْسَ دَائِمًاnot always
D5-L07 · Holidays and Travel — Past and Future28 entries
Travel verbs in the past
سَافَرَ إِلَىtravelled to
زَارَ / زُرْتُvisited / I visited
أَقَامَ فِي / أَقَمْتُ فِيstayed in / I stayed in
حَجَزَbooked
رَكِبَrode, took (transport)
نَزَلَ فِيstayed at
اسْتَمْتَعَ بِـenjoyed
اكْتَشَفَdiscovered
تَذَكَّرَremembered
عَادَ / عُدْتُreturned / I returned
Places and travel items
المَطَارُthe airport
الفُنْدُقُthe hotel
الشَّاطِئُthe beach
المَعَالِمُ السِّيَاحِيَّةُtourist attractions
جَوَازُ السَّفَرِpassport
حَقِيبَةُ السَّفَرِsuitcase
تَذْكِرَةٌticket
رِحْلَةٌtrip
المَحَطَّةُthe station
القِطَارُthe train
Evaluating and looking ahead
رِحْلَةٌ لَا تُنْسَىan unforgettable trip
كَانَ مِنْ أَجْمَلِit was one of the most beautiful
فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِin the future
سَأَزُورُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىI will visit again
سَوْفَwill (emphatic future)
أَتَمَنَّى أَنْI hope to
أَنْصَحُ بِـI recommend
تَجْرِبَةٌ رَائِعَةٌa wonderful experience
D5-L08 · Reading — Leisure, Sport and Past Experience Texts24 entries
Text types
سِيرَةٌ ذَاتِيَّةٌbiography, life story
سِيرَةٌ رِيَاضِيَّةٌsporting biography
مُرَاجَعَةٌreview
تَقْرِيرٌreport
مَقَالٌarticle
مُدَوَّنَةٌblog
نَصٌّtext
فِقْرَةٌparagraph
Reading strategy language
الأَحْدَاثُ المَاضِيَةُpast events
تَسَلْسُلُ الأَحْدَاثِthe sequence of events
دَلِيلٌ مِنَ النَّصِّevidence from the text
يَسْتَنْتِجُdeduces, infers
يُشِيرُ إِلَىrefers to
الفِكْرَةُ الرَّئِيسِيَّةُthe main idea
التَّفَاصِيلُ الدَّقِيقَةُthe precise details
الهَدَفُ مِنَ النَّصِّthe purpose of the text
Past markers to scan for
أَمْسِyesterday
الأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَlast week
فِي العَامِ المَاضِيlast year
مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍyears ago
فِي الطُّفُولَةِin childhood
بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَafter that
فِي البِدَايَةِat the beginning
فِي النِّهَايَةِin the end
D5-L09 · Writing — My Leisure Life (Paper 4 Extended Writing)24 entries
Talking about writing
تَنَوُّعُ الأَزْمِنَةِtense variety
فِقْرَةٌparagraph
مُقَدِّمَةٌintroduction
خَاتِمَةٌconclusion
الرَّبْطُlinking, cohesion
الدِّقَّةُaccuracy
عَدَدُ الكَلِمَاتِword count
المُسَوَّدَةُdraft
Structuring the response
فِي المَاضِيin the past
فِي الطُّفُولَةِin childhood
أَمَّا الآنَ فَـas for now,
فِي الوَقْتِ الحَاضِرِat present
فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِin the future
بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى ذٰلِكَin addition to that
مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ أُخْرَىon the other hand
وَفِي الخِتَامِand in conclusion
Opinion and evaluation
فِي رَأْيِيin my opinion
أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّI believe that
مِنَ المُفِيدِ أَنْit is useful to
أَهَمُّ شَيْءٍthe most important thing
تَجْرِبَةٌ لَا تُنْسَىan unforgettable experience
أَتَمَنَّى أَنْI hope to
أَنْوِي أَنْI intend to
بِصَرَاحَةٍfrankly
D5-L10 · Listening — Sport, Leisure and Past Events24 entries
Listening strategy
التَّعَرُّفُ عَلَى الأَفْعَالِrecognising the verbs
اللَّاحِقَةُthe suffix
الكَلَامُ السَّرِيعُfast speech
تَوَقَّعَ / يَتَوَقَّعُpredicted / predicts
المُلْهِيَاتُdistractors
الفِكْرَةُ العَامَّةُthe general idea
التَّفْصِيلُ الدَّقِيقُthe precise detail
أَعَادَ / يُعِيدُrepeated / repeats
Tense markers to hear
أَمْسِyesterday
الأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَlast week
عَادَةًusually
كُلَّ يَوْمٍevery day
الآنَnow
غَدًاtomorrow
الأُسْبُوعَ القَادِمَnext week
قَرِيبًاsoon
Sport and leisure in speech
مُبَارَاةٌmatch
بُطُولَةٌchampionship
تَدَرَّبَ / يَتَدَرَّبُtrained / trains
شَارَكَ فِيtook part in
فَازَ بِـwon
حَضَرَattended
أَنْجَزَachieved
اِعْتَزَلَretired (from sport)
D5-L11 · D5 Consolidation — Past Tense Mastery and Speaking Preparation24 entries
Speaking under pressure
الحَدِيثُ بِالفِعْلِ المَاضِيspeaking in the past tense
الدِّقَّةُaccuracy
الطَّلَاقَةُfluency
التَّرَدُّدُhesitation
أُعِيدُ الصِّيَاغَةَI rephrase
عَلَى سَبِيلِ المِثَالِfor example
بِصَرَاحَةٍfrankly
فِي الحَقِيقَةِin fact
Repair and hesitation phrases
عَفْوًا، أَقْصِدُsorry, I mean
دَعْنِي أُفَكِّرُlet me think
سُؤَالٌ جَيِّدٌgood question
كَمَا قُلْتُas I said
بِعِبَارَةٍ أُخْرَىin other words
هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُعِيدَ السُّؤَالَ؟could you repeat the question?
لَسْتُ مُتَأَكِّدًاI am not sure
أَتَّفِقُ مَعَكَI agree with you
D5 revision anchors
الهِوَايَاتُhobbies
الرِّيَاضَةُsport
التَّرْفِيهُleisure
التَّجَارِبُ المَاضِيَةُpast experiences
الفِعْلُ المَاضِيthe past tense
الأَفْعَالُ الشَّاذَّةُirregular verbs
رَوَابِطُ السَّرْدِnarrative connectors
تَنَوُّعُ الأَزْمِنَةِtense variety
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Listening
Three texts. Read the questions first, decide which tense each one targets, then use the script.
Recorded assessment audio. Each of the three recordings may be played twice. Play each one beside its own questions below.
Text 1 · a sporting life
Eight questions across three tenses
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Text 1 script
فِي الطُّفُولَةِ كُنْتُ أَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ الطَّائِرَةِ فِي نَادِي الحَيِّ، وَكَانَ مُدَرِّبِي يُشَجِّعُنِي كَثِيرًا. أَمَّا الآنَ فَأَتَدَرَّبُ عَادَةً ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ. وَفِي العَامِ المَاضِي فُزْتُ بِالمِيدَالِيَةِ البُرُونْزِيَّةِ فِي بُطُولَةِ المَدَارِسِ، وَكَانَ ذٰلِكَ أَجْمَلَ إِنْجَازٍ لِي. وَالشَّهْرَ القَادِمَ سَأُشَارِكُ فِي بُطُولَةٍ إِقْلِيمِيَّةٍ. فِي رَأْيِي الرِّيَاضَةُ تُعَلِّمُ الصَّبْرَ. وَالأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَ حَضَرْتُ حَفْلَةً مُوسِيقِيَّةً تُرَاثِيَّةً مَعَ أُسْرَتِي، وَأُعْجَبْتُ بِعَازِفِ العُودِ لِأَنَّهُ مُتَوَاضِعٌ وَمُجْتَهِدٌ.
Text 2 · a holiday conversation
Who said it — Sami, Layla or both?
🎧 Recorded assessment audio.
Text 2 script
سَامِي: فِي الصَّيْفِ المَاضِي سَافَرْتُ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ سَاحِلِيَّةٍ وَأَقَمْتُ فِي فُنْدُقٍ صَغِيرٍ. لَيْلَى: وَأَنَا حَجَزْتُ رِحْلَةً جَبَلِيَّةً، وَمَشَيْنَا سَاعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى وَصَلْنَا إِلَى القِمَّةِ. سَامِي: اسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِالشَّاطِئِ كَثِيرًا، وَاكْتَشَفْتُ سُوقًا قَدِيمًا. لَيْلَى: أَنَا أَيْضًا اسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِالرِّحْلَةِ، وَلٰكِنْ لِلْأَسَفِ نَسِيتُ الكَامِيرَا فِي الفُنْدُقِ. سَامِي: وَأَنَا نَسِيتُ حَقِيبَتِي فِي المَحَطَّةِ! لِحُسْنِ الحَظِّ وَجَدْتُهَا. لَيْلَى: فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ سَأَعُودُ إِلَى الجَبَلِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. سَامِي: وَأَنَا سَأَعُودُ إِلَى الشَّاطِئِ.
Text 3 · a cultural evening
Select the statement supported by the text
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Text 3 script
فِي الأُسْبُوعِ المَاضِي نَظَّمَ المَرْكَزُ الثَّقَافِيُّ أُمْسِيَةً مُوسِيقِيَّةً. عَزَفَتْ فِرْقَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ عَلَى العُودِ وَالنَّايِ وَالقَانُونِ، وَعَبَّرَتِ المُوسِيقَى عَنْ تُرَاثٍ طَوِيلٍ. حَضَرَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ مِئَتَيْ شَخْصٍ، وَأَثَّرَتِ الأُمْسِيَةُ فِي الجُمْهُورِ كَثِيرًا. وَبَعْدَ الحَفْلَةِ افْتَتَحَ المَرْكَزُ مَعْرِضًا لِلْخَطِّ العَرَبِيِّ، وَأَلْهَمَتِ الزَّخْرَفَةُ عَدَدًا مِنَ الطُّلَّابِ. وَفِي بَعْضِ المَدَارِسِ يَتَعَلَّمُ الأَطْفَالُ هٰذِهِ الآلَاتِ، وَلٰكِنْ لَيْسَ دَائِمًا؛ فَالأَذْوَاقُ تَخْتَلِفُ.
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Part B1 · 10 marks
Reading
A leisure blog moving through past, present and future. Prove every answer from the Arabic.
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Part B2 · 20 marks
Writing
A short profile form, then a 130–140 word article or email.
Question 1 · leisure profile
Complete five details in Arabic
- هِوَايَتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ مَعَ الفِعْلِ الصَّحِيحِ
Favourite hobby with its correct collocation verb
- الرِّيَاضَةُ الَّتِي أُمَارِسُهَا
The sport you play
- وِجْهَةُ إِجَازَتِي الأَخِيرَةِ (اِسْتَعْمِلْ حَجَزَ أَوْ أَقَامَ)
Last holiday destination — use حَجَزَ or أَقَامَ
- نَشَاطٌ ثَقَافِيٌّ حَضَرْتُهُ
A cultural activity you attended
- خُطَّتِي التَّرْفِيهِيَّةُ القَادِمَةُ
Your next leisure plan
Question 2 · extended writing
وَقْتُ فَرَاغِي — المَاضِي وَالحَاضِرُ وَالمُسْتَقْبَلُ
Write 130–140 words. Narrate a past experience, describe your present habit, state a future plan and give an opinion.
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Part C · 10 marks
Speaking
A role play and a topic conversation. The past tense is assessed in both.
Role play · at the leisure centre
Four prompts
- اِسْأَلْ عَنِ الأَنْشِطَةِ المُتَوَفِّرَةِ فِي المَرْكَزِ.
Ask what activities are available — present tense. - اِسْأَلْ عَنْ أَوْقَاتِ العَمَلِ.
Ask about opening times — present tense. - قُلْ مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ هُنَا فِي المَرَّةِ المَاضِيَةِ.
Say what you did here last time — past tense; suffix accuracy assessed. - قُلْ مَاذَا تَنْوِي أَنْ تَفْعَلَ فِي المَرَّةِ القَادِمَةِ.
Say what you plan to do next time — future.
Topic conversation
Three questions
- مَا هِوَايَتُكَ المُفَضَّلَةُ وَكَيْفَ بَدَأْتَ بِهَا؟
Past required. - صِفْ تَجْرِبَةً رِيَاضِيَّةً مَرَرْتَ بِهَا.
Past narrative required. - مَا خُطَطُكَ لِلْإِجَازَةِ القَادِمَةِ؟
Future required.
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Criteria · weighting · evidence
Mark scheme
Apply these criteria to Question 2 and to the speaking components.
Task Completion — 5 marks
- Hobby or sport described with its correct collocation (1)
- Past experience narrated with at least three events (2)
- Future plan stated (1)
- Opinion given (1)
Range — 5 marks
- Six or more different past-tense verbs (2)
- Future tense with سَـ or سَوْفَ (1)
- A narrative connector such as فَجْأَةً or لِحُسْنِ الحَظِّ (1)
- A كَانَ description or a Form II/IV cultural verb (1)
Accuracy — 5 marks
- Past-tense suffix accuracy across six or more verbs (3)
- Hobby collocation preposition correct (1)
- Adjective and pronoun agreement correct (1)
Role play — 4 marks
- Communication (2)
- Accuracy, with the past-tense suffix in prompt 3 (2)
Topic conversation — 6 marks
- Communication (3)
- Quality of language: past suffix accuracy, collocation, tense variety (3)
Accuracy focus
Use the past tense when describing completed events rather than avoiding it with the present.
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Reflect · target · move on
Reflection and D6 preview
D5 reflection
Record what is secure and what to target in D6.
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