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D6-L01 · Countries, Nationalities and Languages of the Arab World32 entries
Countries of the Mashriq and the Gulf
Countries of the Maghreb and the Horn
Languages and identity
D6-L02 · Cultural Customs — Traditions, Greetings and Social Norms28 entries
Customs and values
Cultural verbs
Comparing and qualifying
D6-L03 · Islamic Celebrations — Eid, Ramadan and Religious Occasions29 entries
Ramadan
The two Eids
The cultural passive
D6-L04 · Cultural Celebrations Beyond Islam in the Arab World30 entries
Celebrations and communities
Cultural festivals
Diversity and coexistence
D6-L05 · Comparing Countries — Global Connections and the Arab Diaspora26 entries
People and communities
Belonging and identity
Verbs and comparison
D6-L06 · Arabic Around the World — The Language's Global Reach27 entries
Status and statistics
Words that travelled
Why it is worth learning
D6-L07 · D6 Grammar Consolidation — All Tenses Together28 entries
Talking about grammar
Structures to combine
D6 cultural verbs to reuse
D6-L08 · Reading — Countries, Culture and Celebration Texts26 entries
Perspective and tone
Reading strategy
Judging the tone
D6-L09 · Writing — Countries, Culture and Identity (Paper 4 Extended Writing)24 entries
Writing about identity
Opinion structures
The mark scheme
D6-L10 · Listening — Culture, Celebration and Identity Texts24 entries
Listening for culture
Tense signals in speech
Qualifiers to catch
D6-L11 · D6 Consolidation — Complete Review and Speaking Preparation24 entries
Speaking with control
The D6 spine to reuse
Qualifying in real time
Suffixes · irregulars · كَانَ · connectors
Cumulative grammar laboratory
Twelve questions across the whole D6 grammar spine. This is revision, so it does not count toward the sixty assessed marks.
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Part A · 20 marks
Listening
Three texts. Read the questions first, decide which tense each one targets, then use the script.
Text 1 · a sporting life
Eight questions across three tenses
Text 1 script
فِي الطُّفُولَةِ كُنَّا نَحْتَفِلُ بِالعِيدِ فِي بَلَدِ أُسْرَتِي، وَكَانَتْ جَدَّتِي تُعِدُّ الحَلْوَى بِنَفْسِهَا. وَفِي العَامِ المَاضِي زُرْنَا الأَقَارِبَ هُنَاكَ بَعْدَ غِيَابٍ طَوِيلٍ، وَوَزَّعَ أَبِي العِيدِيَّةَ عَلَى الأَطْفَالِ. أَمَّا الآنَ فَنَحْتَفِلُ عَادَةً فِي المَرْكَزِ الثَّقَافِيِّ مَعَ الجَالِيَةِ، وَتُزَيَّنُ القَاعَةُ وَتُتَبَادَلُ التَّهَانِي. وَفِي بَعْضِ العَائِلَاتِ تُوَزَّعُ العِيدِيَّةُ، وَلٰكِنْ لَيْسَ دَائِمًا؛ فَالعَادَاتُ تَخْتَلِفُ. وَالعَامَ القَادِمَ سَنُنَظِّمُ حَفْلًا أَكْبَرَ، وَسَنَدْعُو الجِيرَانَ لِكَيْ يَتَعَرَّفُوا عَلَى تَقَالِيدِنَا. وَأَطْمَحُ إِلَى أَنْ أَزُورَ بَلَدَ أُسْرَتِي مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.
Text 2 · a holiday conversation
Who said it — Sami, Layla or both?
Text 2 script
نُورُ: أَنَا مِنَ الجِيلِ الثَّانِي، وَأَنْتَمِي إِلَى ثَقَافَتَيْنِ. أَتَحَدَّثُ العَرَبِيَّةَ فِي البَيْتِ. سَامِي: وَأَنَا وُلِدْتُ هُنَاكَ وَجِئْتُ صَغِيرًا، وَتَكَيَّفْتُ مَعَ الحَيَاةِ هُنَا بِسُرْعَةٍ. نُورُ: أَحْتَفِظُ بِعَادَاتِ أُسْرَتِي، وَخَاصَّةً فِي المُنَاسَبَاتِ. سَامِي: وَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَحْتَفِظُ بِهَا، وَلٰكِنَّنِي أَحْيَانًا أَخْلِطُ بَيْنَ اللُّغَتَيْنِ. نُورُ: أَنَا كَذٰلِكَ! وَهٰذَا طَبِيعِيٌّ وَلَيْسَ مُشْكِلَةً. سَامِي: أَحِنُّ إِلَى وَطَنِي أَحْيَانًا. نُورُ: وَأَنَا لَمْ أَعِشْ هُنَاكَ، وَلٰكِنِّي أَشْعُرُ بِالانْتِمَاءِ إِلَيْهِ.
Text 3 · a cultural evening
Select the statement supported by the text
Text 3 script
تُعَدُّ العَرَبِيَّةُ مِنْ أَوْسَعِ اللُّغَاتِ انْتِشَارًا، وَهِيَ إِحْدَى لُغَاتِ الأُمَمِ المُتَّحِدَةِ الرَّسْمِيَّةِ. وَتَضُمُّ المِنْطَقَةُ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ دَوْلَةً تَخْتَلِفُ لَهَجَاتُهَا، بَيْنَمَا تَجْمَعُهَا الفُصْحَى فِي الكِتَابَةِ وَالإِعْلَامِ. وَإِلَى جَانِبِ العَرَبِيَّةِ تُوجَدُ لُغَاتٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌ أُخْرَى، مِثْلُ الأَمَازِيغِيَّةِ فِي المَغْرِبِ وَالجَزَائِرِ. وَقَدِ انْتَقَلَتْ كَلِمَاتٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ إِلَى لُغَاتٍ أُخْرَى عَبْرَ التِّجَارَةِ وَالتَّرْجَمَةِ. وَيُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ التَّنَوُّعَ الثَّقَافِيَّ وَالدِّينِيَّ قَدِيمٌ فِي المِنْطَقَةِ، وَلَيْسَ صَحِيحًا أَنَّهَا ذَاتُ ثَقَافَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.
Part B1 · 10 marks
Reading
A leisure blog moving through past, present and future. Prove every answer from the Arabic.
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
- جِنْسِيَّتِي أَوْ إِرْثِي الثَّقَافِيُّ
Your nationality or cultural heritage
- عَادَةٌ ثَقَافِيَّةٌ أَعْرِفُهَا
One cultural custom you know
- مُنَاسَبَةٌ أَحْتَفِلُ بِهَا (اِسْتَعْمِلْ يَحْتَفِلُ بِـ)
One celebration you mark — use يَحْتَفِلُ بِـ
- لُغَةٌ أَتَحَدَّثُهَا
One language you speak
- طُمُوحٌ ثَقَافِيٌّ لِلْمُسْتَقْبَلِ
One cultural aspiration for the future
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
- عَرِّفْ بِنَفْسِكَ وَبِخَلْفِيَّتِكَ الثَّقَافِيَّةِ.
Introduce yourself and your cultural background — 2 marks. - صِفْ عَادَةً ثَقَافِيَّةً مِنْ خَلْفِيَّتِكَ.
Describe a custom from your background — 1 mark. - اِسْأَلِ الشَّخْصَ الآخَرَ عَنْ ثَقَافَتِهِ.
Ask the other person about their culture — 1 mark. - اُذْكُرْ شَيْئًا تَعَلَّمْتَهُ مِنْ ثَقَافَةٍ أُخْرَى.
Say one thing you have learned from another culture.
Topic conversation
Three questions
- صِفْ بَلَدًا عَرَبِيًّا تُرِيدُ زِيَارَتَهُ وَلِمَاذَا.
Present and future; nationality vocabulary expected. - صِفْ مُنَاسَبَةً ثَقَافِيَّةً أَوْ دِينِيَّةً مَرَرْتَ بِهَا.
Past tense required throughout. - مَا أَهَمِّيَّةُ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ فِي حَيَاتِكَ؟
Opinion structure plus future.
Criteria · weighting · evidence
Mark scheme
Apply these criteria to Question 2 and to the speaking components.
Task Completion — 5 marks
- Cultural background or identity described (1)
- A past cultural experience narrated with at least three events (2)
- A future aspiration stated (1)
- An opinion given (1)
Range — 5 marks
- Five or more past-tense verbs (2)
- Future tense with سَـ or سَوْفَ (1)
- A cultural verb with its correct preposition (1)
- A passive, a comparison or a formal connector (1)
Accuracy — 5 marks
- Past-tense suffix accuracy across five or more verbs (3)
- Cultural verb prepositions correct (1)
- Adjective, pronoun and case agreement correct (1)
Role play — 4 marks
- Communication (2)
- Accuracy, including cultural verb prepositions (2)
Topic conversation — 6 marks
- Communication (3)
- Quality of language: cultural vocabulary range, tense accuracy, opinion structures (3)
Accuracy focus
Use the required time frame directly and check that verb endings agree with the speaker.
Reflect · target · move on
Reflection and next steps
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