In this lesson you will
- Sit the full Paper 4 within the hour.
- Complete Q1, Q2 and Q3 to length and register.
- Manage time so Q3 is not rushed.
- Record your marks and set targets.
01
Orient · target · prepare
Objectives and exam focus
You are exam-ready when…
Tick each as you secure it.
02
Recognise · use
Writing-skills vault
Register and text type8 terms
نَوْعُ النَّصِّtext type
صِيغَةٌ رَسْمِيَّةٌformal register
صِيغَةٌ غَيْرُ رَسْمِيَّةٍinformal register
المُقَدِّمَةُthe opening
الخَاتِمَةُthe closing
الرَّابِطُthe connector
عَدَدُ الكَلِمَاتِthe word count
نُقْطَةُ المُحْتَوَىa content point
Exam conditions8 terms
ظُرُوفُ الامْتِحَانِexam conditions
سَاعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌone hour
إِدَارَةُ الوَقْتِtime management
عَدَدُ الكَلِمَاتِthe word count
التَّدْقِيقُ النِّهَائِيُّthe final check
إِتْمَامُ المُهِمَّةِTask Completion
التَّنَوُّعُRange
الدِّقَّةُAccuracy
03
Do it every time
Writing strategy
Roughly: Q1 a few minutes, Q2 about 20, Q3 about 30, with time to check.
Task Completion first — address each content point explicitly.
Reserve the final minutes for tense, agreement and spelling.
04
Exam-skills check
Writing technique
Choose the correct answer
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05
Mock Q2 — directed writing (10 marks)
Task
Write about 80–90 words to a friend inviting them to a weekend activity. Cover: the activity, the time and place, why they will enjoy it, and a request for a reply.
- A friendly opening and closing.
- All four content points covered.
- Two tenses and an opinion with a reason.
- 80–90 words.
Reveal a model answer
عَزِيزَتِي لَيْلَى، حَيَّاكِ اللَّهُ! أَدْعُوكِ إِلَى نُزْهَةٍ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ فِي العَاشِرَةِ صَبَاحًا. سَنَلْعَبُ وَنَتَنَاوَلُ الغَدَاءَ مَعًا. أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّكِ سَتَسْتَمْتِعِينَ لِأَنَّ الجَوَّ سَيَكُونُ جَمِيلًا وَالأَصْدِقَاءَ كُثُرٌ. فِي المَرَّةِ المَاضِيَةِ قَضَيْنَا وَقْتًا رَائِعًا. أَرْجُو أَنْ تَرُدِّي عَلَيَّ قَرِيبًا. إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ، صَدِيقَتُكِ هُدَى.
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Mock Q3 — extended writing, choose one (25 marks)
Task
Choose ONE and write about 130–140 words: (A) an email to a relative about a new hobby you have started; (B) an article on “Is reading still important in the age of screens?”
- Correct text type, opening and closing / hook.
- Developed content, fully on task.
- Range: several tenses, a conditional, reported speech or a subjunctive trigger.
- 130–140 words; a strong conclusion.
Reveal a model answer
هَلْ يُمْكِنُ لِلْكِتَابِ أَنْ يُنَافِسَ الشَّاشَةَ؟ لَا شَكَّ أَنَّ القِرَاءَةَ لَا تَزَالُ مُهِمَّةً. صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الشَّاشَاتِ سَرِيعَةٌ وَمُمْتِعَةٌ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ القِرَاءَةَ تُنَمِّي الخَيَالَ وَالتَّرْكِيزَ. أَكَّدَ البَاحِثُونَ أَنَّ القُرَّاءَ يَكْتُبُونَ أَفْضَلَ. فِي المَاضِي كُنْتُ أُفَضِّلُ الفِيدْيُو، أَمَّا الآنَ فَأَقْرَأُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ. وَلَوْ خَصَّصَ كُلُّ طَالِبٍ وَقْتًا لِلْقِرَاءَةِ، لَتَحَسَّنَتْ لُغَتُهُ. وَيَتَطَلَّبُ ذٰلِكَ أَنْ تُشَجِّعَ المَدَارِسُ القِرَاءَةَ الحُرَّةَ. وَخِتَامًا، أَرَى أَنَّ الكِتَابَ وَالشَّاشَةَ يُكْمِلُ أَحَدُهُمَا الآخَرَ.
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Diagnose · target
Writing profile
08
Reflection
One habit to keep
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