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FoundationF3-L02My Family & Home

Describing Family Members وَصْفُ أَفْرَادِ العَائِلَةِ — الصِّفَاتُ وَالجُمَلُ البَسِيطَةُ

Describe how family members look and what they are like, while making every adjective agree accurately with the person being described.

Multi-session lessonListening · Reading · Speaking · WritingComplete lesson-relevant vocabulary
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Retrieve · connect · prepare

Bring family vocabulary into descriptionاِسْتَرْجِعْ مُفْرَدَاتِ العَائِلَةِ وَالمُطَابَقَةَ

You already know family relationships, هُوَ / هِيَ and basic adjective agreement. This lesson expands the descriptive range.

By the end
  • Use the complete appearance and personality bank.
  • Describe hair and eyes with accurate colour forms.
  • Make several adjectives agree with one person.
  • Write a connected description of two family members.
Respectful description

Describe real people kindly and only with details they would be comfortable sharing. You may use the fictional people in this lesson instead.

اِسْتَخْدِمْ وَصْفًا مُحْتَرَمًا وَلَطِيفًا.

Eight-question family and agreement bridge

Retrieve the essential F3-L01 language before adding new adjectives.

Score: 0/8
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Learn · compare · retrieve

Appearance adjectivesصِفَاتُ المَظْهَرِ

Learn both forms together. The feminine form normally adds ـة, while colour adjectives follow their own patterns.

Height and build
طَوِيلٌ / طَوِيلَةٌtall / long
قَصِيرٌ / قَصِيرَةٌshort
نَحِيفٌ / نَحِيفَةٌslim
كَبِيرٌ / كَبِيرَةٌbig / older
صَغِيرٌ / صَغِيرَةٌsmall / younger
جَمِيلٌ / جَمِيلَةٌbeautiful / attractive
Hair description
شَعْرٌ طَوِيلٌlong hair
شَعْرٌ قَصِيرٌshort hair
أَشْقَرُ / شَقْرَاءُblond
بُنِّيُّ الشَّعْرِ / بُنِّيَّةُ الشَّعْرِbrown-haired
أَسْوَدُ الشَّعْرِ / سَوْدَاءُ الشَّعْرِblack-haired
شَعْرُهُ / شَعْرُهَاhis hair / her hair
Current scope

Body-size labels removed from the current required vocabulary are not used to describe people in this lesson. The focus is height, hair, eyes and positive personality language.

Ten-question appearance check

Choose the form that matches the person or noun.

Score: 0/10
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Notice · classify · apply

Hair and eye coloursأَلْوَانُ الشَّعْرِ وَالعُيُونِ

Some colour adjectives use the irregular masculine أَفْعَلُ and feminine فَعْلَاءُ pattern. Brown uses the regular nisba pattern.

أَحْمَرُ / حَمْرَاءُred
أَزْرَقُ / زَرْقَاءُblue
أَخْضَرُ / خَضْرَاءُgreen
أَصْفَرُ / صَفْرَاءُyellow
أَسْوَدُ / سَوْدَاءُblack
أَبْيَضُ / بَيْضَاءُwhite
بُنِّيٌّ / بُنِّيَّةٌbrown
Eyes are plural and feminine

عُيُونٌ بُنِّيَّةٌ · عُيُونٌ خَضْرَاءُ · عُيُونٌ زَرْقَاءُ

The adjective follows عُيُونٌ and appears in a feminine form.

Hair is masculine

شَعْرٌ بُنِّيٌّ · شَعْرٌ أَسْوَدُ · شَعْرٌ أَشْقَرُ

The adjective follows شَعْرٌ and appears in a masculine form.

Eight-question colour-pattern check

Choose the accurate hair or eye phrase.

Score: 0/8
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Understand · choose · explain

Personality adjectivesصِفَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةِ

These words describe character. Learn both forms and use more than one adjective to create a fuller picture.

🤝لَطِيفٌ / لَطِيفَةٌkind / pleasant
😄مُضْحِكٌ / مُضْحِكَةٌfunny
🤫هَادِئٌ / هَادِئَةٌquiet / calm
📣صَاخِبٌ / صَاخِبَةٌloud / noisy
🎁كَرِيمٌ / كَرِيمَةٌgenerous
📚مُجْتَهِدٌ / مُجْتَهِدَةٌhardworking
❤️مُحِبٌّ / مُحِبَّةٌloving
🧠ذَكِيٌّ / ذَكِيَّةٌintelligent
😊سَعِيدٌ / سَعِيدَةٌhappy
🧑‍🤝‍🧑مُتَعَاوِنٌ / مُتَعَاوِنَةٌcooperative / helpful
Join descriptions

أَبِي كَرِيمٌ وَمُضْحِكٌ، وَأُمِّي لَطِيفَةٌ وَمُجْتَهِدَةٌ.

Every adjective agrees with the person it describes, even when several adjectives are joined by وَ.

Ten-question personality check

Choose the meaning or matching gender form.

Score: 0/10
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Explain · model · repair

Build accurate description sentencesاِبْنِ جُمَلَ الوَصْفِ بِدِقَّةٍ

Choose the person, choose هُوَ / هِيَ, then make every adjective agree. Add name, age, hair, eyes and personality in a clear order.

Masculine

هَذَا أَخِي. اِسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ. عُمْرُهُ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. هُوَ طَوِيلٌ وَنَحِيفٌ. شَعْرُهُ أَسْوَدُ وَعُيُونُهُ بُنِّيَّةٌ. هُوَ مُضْحِكٌ وَكَرِيمٌ.

Feminine

هَذِهِ أُخْتِي. اِسْمُهَا زَيْنَبُ. عُمْرُهَا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. هِيَ قَصِيرَةٌ وَجَمِيلَةٌ. شَعْرُهَا بُنِّيٌّ وَعُيُونُهَا خَضْرَاءُ. هِيَ لَطِيفَةٌ وَمُجْتَهِدَةٌ.

1 · Identity

هَذَا أَبِي / هَذِهِ أُمِّي

2 · Name and age

اِسْمُهُ... عُمْرُهُ... / اِسْمُهَا... عُمْرُهَا...

3 · Description

هُوَ... شَعْرُهُ... عُيُونُهُ... / هِيَ... شَعْرُهَا... عُيُونُهَا...

Twelve-question agreement laboratory

Repair pronouns, adjective endings and colour phrases.

Score: 0/12
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Read clues · decide · justify

Guess Who? Description Missionمَنْ هُوَ؟ مَنْ هِيَ؟

Read or hear a clue, then choose the person or sentence that matches. Each round targets a different descriptive decision.

Fourteen-round Guess Who mission

Use appearance, personality, pronouns and agreement.

Score: 0/14
1ClueDescription decision

Choose the accurate answer.

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Predict · listen · record · verify

Listening practice · two family descriptionsاِسْتَمِعْ إِلَى وَصْفِ شَخْصَيْنِ مِنَ العَائِلَةِ

Record the relationship, name, age, appearance and personality before answering. Reveal the transcript only after attempting the task.

Listening practice · Huda describes two relatives

🎧 Audio is coming soon.

Listen twice. First identify each person. On the second listen, record exact descriptive details.

My listening response

Choose one route. Typed and drawn work is stored only on this device.

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Ten-question listening check

Answer before revealing the transcript.

Score: 0/10
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Read · locate · prove

Reading workshop · family portraitsقِرَاءَةُ أَوْصَافِ أَفْرَادِ العَائِلَةِ

Locate relationship, age, appearance and personality evidence. Notice that all adjectives agree with the person described.

Supported reading
هَذَا خَالِي مَاهِرٌ. عُمْرُهُ خَمْسٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً. هُوَ طَوِيلٌ وَنَحِيفٌ، وَشَعْرُهُ بُنِّيٌّ وَقَصِيرٌ. عُيُونُهُ زَرْقَاءُ. مَاهِرٌ هَادِئٌ وَمُجْتَهِدٌ، وَهُوَ كَرِيمٌ مَعَ أُسْرَتِهِ. وَهَذِهِ عَمَّتِي نُورٌ. عُمْرُهَا ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً. هِيَ قَصِيرَةٌ، وَشَعْرُهَا أَسْوَدُ وَطَوِيلٌ، وَعُيُونُهَا بُنِّيَّةٌ. نُورٌ مُضْحِكَةٌ وَلَطِيفَةٌ وَمُتَعَاوِنَةٌ. يَخْتَلِفُ مَاهِرٌ وَنُورٌ فِي المَظْهَرِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمَا مُحِبَّانِ وَكَرِيمَانِ.

Twelve-question reading evidence check

Use the exact text evidence.

Score: 0/12
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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking studio · Guess Who?صِفْ شَخْصًا وَدَعِ المُسْتَمِعَ يَخْمِنْ

Describe a real or invented family member without naming the relationship. The listener guesses and explains which clues helped.

Person cardAge · appearance · personality

Speak for 30–60 seconds

  1. Give age or family context.
  2. Describe height and hair.
  3. Describe eyes.
  4. Add two or three personality adjectives.
  5. Invite the listener to guess: مَنْ هُوَ؟ / مَنْ هِيَ؟
Model

My speaking checklist · 0/6

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Plan · draft · improve

Writing workshop · describe two family membersاُكْتُبْ فِقْرَةً عَنْ شَخْصَيْنِ مِنَ العَائِلَةِ

Write a connected paragraph of at least six sentences. Use a real or fictional family and apply accurate agreement throughout.

Core

Write five or six accurate sentences about two people using a model.

Develop

Write 70–90 words with age, appearance, personality and three connectors.

Stretch

Compare the two people and give a reason using وَلَكِنْ، أَمَّا...فَـ، لِأَنَّ.

Choose your writing route

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Planner preview

هَذَا ... وَهَذِهِ ...

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Consolidate · transfer · check

Complete the description checkpointأَكْمِلْ تَحَدِّيَ الوَصْفِ

The final check mixes vocabulary, hair and eye colour phrases, pronouns, adjective agreement, listening and reading evidence.

Fourteen-question family-description checkpoint

Aim for at least 12/14, then repair any highlighted decision.

Score: 0/14