In this lesson you will
- Diagnose exactly where connectives and cohesion goes wrong for you.
- Learn the rule from wrong/right examples.
- Drill the rule until it is automatic.
- Apply the rule across all four skills and log the fix.
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Orient · target · prepare
Objectives and exam focus
You are exam-ready when…
Tick each as you secure it.
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The gap & the rule
Marks for Range and Communication rise when ideas are **linked**. Use varied connectives: **وَ** (and), **ثُمَّ** (then), **لِأَنَّ** (because), **لَكِنْ** (but), **بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى ذَلِكَ** (in addition), **لِذَلِكَ** (therefore).
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See the rule in action
Wrong → right
| Weak (no links) | Strong (linked) | Connective used |
|---|---|---|
| أُحِبُّ القِرَاءَةَ. هِيَ مُفِيدَةٌ. | أُحِبُّ القِرَاءَةَ لِأَنَّهَا مُفِيدَةٌ. | لِأَنَّ (because) |
| الطَّقْسُ حَارٌّ. نَذْهَبُ لِلْبَحْرِ. | الطَّقْسُ حَارٌّ، لِذَلِكَ نَذْهَبُ لِلْبَحْرِ. | لِذَلِكَ (therefore) |
| أُحِبُّ الرِّيَاضَةَ. لَا أُحِبُّ الكَسَلَ. | أُحِبُّ الرِّيَاضَةَ لَكِنِّي لَا أُحِبُّ الكَسَلَ. | لَكِنْ (but) |
| دَرَسْتُ. نِمْتُ. | دَرَسْتُ ثُمَّ نِمْتُ. | ثُمَّ (then) |
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Recognise · reuse
Correct-forms vault
Correct forms to keep6 terms
لِأَنَّbecause
لَكِنْbut
ثُمَّthen
بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى ذَلِكَin addition
لِذَلِكَtherefore
عَلَى سَبِيلِ المِثَالِfor example
Repair drill
Fourteen mixed-retrieval rounds drilling this rule — a wrong answer costs a life.
Round 1♥ ♥ ♥ 0 points
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Listening — spot the correct form
Transcript-based practice — read the script, then answer.
Listen for the rule
Choose the correct option
Listening script
تَقُولُ المُعَلِّمَةُ: لَا تَكْتُبْ جُمَلًا مُنْفَصِلَةً. اربِطْ أَفْكَارَكَ. اسْتَخْدِمْ (لِأَنَّ) لِلسَّبَبِ، وَ(لَكِنْ) لِلتَّبَايُنِ، وَ(ثُمَّ) لِلتَّرْتِيبِ، وَ(بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى ذَلِكَ) لِلْإِضَافَةِ. الرَّوَابِطُ المُتَنَوِّعَةُ تَرْفَعُ المَدَى وَالتَّمَاسُكَ.
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Reading — apply the rule
Read for the rule
Prove each answer from the text
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Say it correctly
Speak — use the rule
Prompts
- تَحَدَّثْ عَنْ هِوَايَتِكَ مُسْتَخْدِمًا ثَلَاثَةَ رَوَابِطَ.
Talk about your hobby using three connectives. - اربِطْ سَبَبًا بِنَتِيجَةٍ فِي جُمْلَةٍ.
Link a cause to a result in one sentence.
Model exchange
Examiner
لِمَاذَا تُحِبُّ هِوَايَتَكَ؟
QuestionYou
أُحِبُّ السِّبَاحَةَ لِأَنَّهَا تُقَوِّي جِسْمِي، بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى ذَلِكَ تُرِيحُ عَقْلِي. لَكِنَّهَا تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى وَقْتٍ، لِذَلِكَ أُنَظِّمُ يَوْمِي جَيِّدًا.
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Write — apply the rule
Task
Write about 80–90 words on a topic you like, using at least five different connectives to link your ideas. Then underline each connective and check it fits.
- Apply the target rule correctly throughout.
- Use at least two tenses and an opinion with a reason.
- Check agreement, verb forms and spelling.
- Write 80–90 words.
Reveal a model answer
أُحِبُّ القِرَاءَةَ كَثِيرًا لِأَنَّهَا تُوَسِّعُ خَيَالِي وَتَزِيدُ مَعْرِفَتِي. بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى ذَلِكَ، هِيَ هِوَايَةٌ رَخِيصَةٌ، لِذَلِكَ أُمَارِسُهَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ. عَلَى سَبِيلِ المِثَالِ، قَرَأْتُ رِوَايَةً رَائِعَةً الأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَ، ثُمَّ تَحَدَّثْتُ عَنْهَا مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي. لَكِنَّ القِرَاءَةَ تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى هُدُوءٍ، لِذَلِكَ أَقْرَأُ فِي المَسَاءِ. أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ الرَّوَابِطَ المُتَنَوِّعَةَ تَجْعَلُ كِتَابَتِي أَوْضَحَ وَأَقْوَى.
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Diagnose · correct · remember
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Reflection
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