F4-L09 — Extended Writing: My School

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Retrieve · organise · prepare

Turn the complete F4 language system into one coherent textاِجْمَعْ لُغَةَ المَدْرَسَةِ فِي نَصٍّ مُتَرَابِطٍ

Strong extended writing is not a list of memorised sentences. Every sentence should answer the task, develop an idea or connect one paragraph to the next.

By the end

Recognise the features of an email and an article/blog.
Plan a three-paragraph school response.
Use subjects, timetable, rules, opinions and school-day language.
Write 80–100 connected Arabic words.
Review task completion, range and accuracy.

Three quality questions

1Did I answer every point?إِتْمَامُ المَهَمَّةِ

2Did I show a range?التَّنَوُّعُ

3Is the Arabic accurate?الدِّقَّةُ

Eight-question F4 retrieval bridge

Retrieve the language needed for the extended response.

Score: 0/8

2

Choose · shape · address

Choose the right writing formatاِخْتَرْ صِيغَةَ الكِتَابَةِ المُنَاسِبَةَ

The content may be similar, but an email speaks directly to a named reader while an article/blog addresses a wider audience.

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Emailرِسَالَةٌ إِلِكْتُرُونِيَّةٌ

Greeting: عَزِيزِي... / عَزِيزَتِي...
Opening: why you are writing
Three organised content paragraphs
Closing: مَعَ تَحِيَّاتِي
Signature

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Article or blogمَقَالٌ أَوْ مُدَوَّنَةٌ

Clear title
Short introduction
Three organised content paragraphs
Concluding opinion
No personal greeting or signature

رِسَالَةٌ إِلِكْتُرُونِيَّةٌemail

مَقَالٌ / مُدَوَّنَةٌarticle / blog

عُنْوَانٌtitle

تَحِيَّةٌgreeting

مُقَدِّمَةٌintroduction

فِقْرَةٌparagraph

جُمْلَةٌ مِحْوَرِيَّةٌtopic sentence

تَطْوِيرُ الفِكْرَةِdevelopment

خَاتِمَةٌconclusion

خَاتِمَةُ رَأْيٍconcluding opinion

تَوْقِيعٌsignature

مُسَوَّدَةٌdraft

مُرَاجَعَةٌreview

تَصْحِيحٌcorrection

تَحْسِينٌimprovement

عَدَدُ الكَلِمَاتِword count

Twelve-question format check

Decide which feature belongs to an email, an article/blog or both.

Score: 0/12

3

Cover · develop · conclude

Build three purposeful paragraphsاِبْنِ ثَلَاثَ فِقَرٍ هَادِفَةٍ

Each paragraph has one clear job. This prevents repetition and makes task completion visible.

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School description

Type, size, location, rooms and facilities.

أَدْرُسُ فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ... وَفِيهَا...

2

Subjects and timetable

Subjects, favourite subject, reasons, days and times.

مَادَّتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ... لِأَنَّهَا...

3

Rules, routine and opinion

One obligation, one prohibition, a school-day detail and conclusion.

يَجِبُ أَنْ... وَلَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ... فِي رَأْيِي...

Task-coverage checklist Describe your school and one facility. Name subjects and give a favourite with a reason. Include one day or timetable detail. Include one rule and one prohibition. Give a personal opinion and conclusion.

Fourteen-question paragraph-architecture check

Place content in the most logical paragraph and identify missing task points.

Score: 0/14

4

Select · vary · connect

Use the F4 language vaultاِسْتَعْمِلْ خَزِينَةَ لُغَةِ الوَحْدَةِ

Select only the language that serves your chosen school and task. Range means purposeful variety, not forcing every word into one response.

School descriptionOpen

مَدْرَسَةٌ · ثَانَوِيَّةٌ · كَبِيرَةٌ · صَغِيرَةٌ · حَدِيثَةٌ · قَدِيمَةٌ · مُنَظَّمَةٌ · نَظِيفَةٌ · مُزْدَحِمَةٌ · هَادِئَةٌ · قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْ · بَعِيدَةٌ عَنْ

Rooms and facilitiesOpen

فَصْلٌ · مَكْتَبَةٌ · مَخْتَبَرُ العُلُومِ · مَعْمَلُ الحَاسُوبِ · مَلْعَبٌ · صَالَةٌ رِيَاضِيَّةٌ · مَقْصَفٌ · مَكْتَبُ المُدِيرِ · سَاحَةٌ · مَسْرَحٌ

SubjectsOpen

اللُّغَةُ العَرَبِيَّةُ · اللُّغَةُ الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةُ · الرِّيَاضِيَّاتُ · العُلُومُ · الفِيزِيَاءُ · الكِيمِيَاءُ · الأَحْيَاءُ · التَّارِيخُ · الجُغْرَافِيَا · الفَنُّ · المُوسِيقَى · التَّرْبِيَةُ البَدَنِيَّةُ · عِلْمُ الحَاسُوبِ

Timetable and timeOpen

فِي يَوْمِ... · الحِصَّةُ الأُولَى · تَبْدَأُ · تَنْتَهِي · عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ... · صَبَاحًا · بَعْدَ الاِسْتِرَاحَةِ · قَبْلَ وَقْتِ الغَدَاءِ

Opinions and reasonsOpen

أُحِبُّ · لَا أُحِبُّ · أُفَضِّلُ · مَادَّتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ · فِي رَأْيِي · أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ · لِأَنَّهُ · لِأَنَّهَا · لِأَنَّنِي · مُفِيدٌ / مُفِيدَةٌ · مُمْتِعٌ / مُمْتِعَةٌ · صَعْبٌ / صَعْبَةٌ

Rules and obligationsOpen

يَجِبُ أَنْ · لَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ · مَمْنُوعٌ · مَسْمُوحٌ · نَحْضُرَ فِي المَوْعِدِ · نُحْضِرَ الكُتُبَ · نَحْتَرِمَ المُعَلِّمِينَ · نَسْتَعْمِلَ الهَوَاتِفَ

School-day sequenceOpen

أَصِلُ · أَدْخُلُ · أَجْلِسُ · أَدْرُسُ · أَكْتُبُ · أَقْرَأُ · أَسْتَمِعُ · أَتَحَدَّثُ · أَذْهَبُ · أَعُودُ · أَوَّلًا · ثُمَّ · بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ · أَخِيرًا

Email and article framesOpen

عَزِيزِي / عَزِيزَتِي · أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا · أَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكَ / إِلَيْكِ عَنْ... · مَدْرَسَتِي · فِي هٰذَا المَقَالِ... · فِي الخِتَامِ... · مَعَ تَحِيَّاتِي

High-value connectors

وَand

أَيْضًاalso

وَلَكِنْbut

لِأَنَّbecause

ثُمَّthen

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَafter that

أَوَّلًاfirst

أَخِيرًاfinally

أَمَّا ... فَـas for ...

فِي رَأْيِيin my opinion

لِذَلِكَtherefore

مَعَ ذَلِكَhowever

Fourteen-question language-range laboratory

Choose accurate, varied structures that genuinely develop the response.

Score: 0/14

5

Read · notice · explain

Analyse an 83-word model emailحَلِّلْ رِسَالَةً نَمُوذَجِيَّةً مِنْ ٨٣ كَلِمَةً

Read once for meaning. Read again to notice task coverage, format features, connectors, rules, timetable language and opinion.

To: SalmaSubject: My school

عَزِيزَتِي سَلْمَى،

أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا! أَدْرُسُ فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ ثَانَوِيَّةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ وَمُنَظَّمَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنْ بَيْتِي. فِي مَدْرَسَتِي فُصُولٌ وَاسِعَةٌ، وَمَكْتَبَةٌ هَادِئَةٌ، وَمَخْتَبَرُ عُلُومٍ حَدِيثٌ.

أَدْرُسُ العَرَبِيَّةَ وَالإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ وَالرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ وَالعُلُومَ. مَادَّتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ هِيَ العُلُومُ لِأَنَّهَا مُفِيدَةٌ وَمُثِيرَةٌ لِلاهْتِمَامِ. يَوْمَ الاِثْنَيْنِ تَبْدَأُ حِصَّةُ العُلُومِ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ.

أَصِلُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ صَبَاحًا، ثُمَّ أَدْخُلُ الفَصْلَ، وَبَعْدَ الاِسْتِرَاحَةِ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَكْتَبَةِ. يَجِبُ أَنْ نَحْضُرَ فِي المَوْعِدِ، وَلَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ نَسْتَعْمِلَ الهَوَاتِفَ فِي الفَصْلِ. فِي رَأْيِي، الحَيَاةُ المَدْرَسِيَّةُ مُمْتِعَةٌ لِأَنَّنِي أَتَعَلَّمُ أَشْيَاءَ جَدِيدَةً وَأَقْضِي وَقْتًا مَعَ صَدِيقَاتِي.

مَعَ تَحِيَّاتِي،
مَرْيَم

FormatReasonConnectorRuleOpinion

Twelve-question model analysis

Explain why the response is complete, varied, organised and accurate.

Score: 0/12

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Detect · explain · repair

Repair common writing errorsاِكْتَشِفْ أَخْطَاءَ الكِتَابَةِ وَصَحِّحْهَا

Accuracy improves when you can identify the decision behind an error: gender, pronoun, verb form, rule structure or format.

Agreement~~العُلُومُ مُفِيدٌ~~العُلُومُ مُفِيدَةٌ

Reason pronoun~~أُحِبُّ العُلُومَ لِأَنَّهُ مُمْتِعَةٌ~~أُحِبُّ العُلُومَ لِأَنَّهَا مُمْتِعَةٌ

Obligation~~يَجِبُ نَحْضُرُ مُبَكِّرًا~~يَجِبُ أَنْ نَحْضُرَ مُبَكِّرًا

Email format~~Article title + personal signature mixed together~~Use one format consistently

Twelve-question error-repair workshop

Choose the accurate correction and read the explanation.

Score: 0/12

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Choose · map · prepare

Plan before you draftخَطِّطْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ

Select the format, decide what each paragraph will do and record the exact language you intend to use.

FormatAudienceSchool descriptionSubjects and reasonRule and opinion

Live plan preview

Three-paragraph plan

Record paragraph 1, paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 notes. Include the format and audience.

Not yet marked complete.

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Decide · build · defend

School Writer Missionمَهَمَّةُ كَاتِبِ المَدْرَسَةِ

Fourteen rounds test format, paragraph order, task coverage, range, accuracy and editing decisions.

✍️ Format decision

Round 1 · Email or article?

Score: 0/14

9

Listen · organise · retrieve

Listening practice · Huda plans her school articleمُرَاجَعَةُ الاِسْتِمَاعِ — هُدَى تُخَطِّطُ لِمَقَالِهَا

Listen twice. First identify the format and three paragraph topics. Then retrieve precise language and details.

🎧Audio is coming soon.The complete script remains available after the questions.

Independent listening response

Record the chosen format, audience, three paragraph topics and at least four exact Arabic phrases you hear.

Ten-question listening check

Check format, audience, paragraph content and exact details.

Score: 0/10

Listening transcript

سَأَكْتُبُ مَقَالًا قَصِيرًا عَنْ مَدْرَسَتِي لِمَجَلَّةِ الشَّبَابِ. سَأَضَعُ عُنْوَانًا وَاضِحًا: «يَوْمِي فِي المَدْرَسَةِ». فِي الفِقْرَةِ الأُولَى سَأَصِفُ المَدْرَسَةَ؛ هِيَ كَبِيرَةٌ وَحَدِيثَةٌ وَفِيهَا مَكْتَبَةٌ وَمَخْتَبَرٌ. فِي الفِقْرَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ سَأَذْكُرُ مَوَادِّي، وَمَادَّتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ هِيَ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتُ لِأَنَّهَا مُفِيدَةٌ. وَفِي الفِقْرَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ سَأَكْتُبُ قَاعِدَتَيْنِ: يَجِبُ أَنْ نَحْضُرَ فِي المَوْعِدِ، وَلَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ أَثْنَاءَ الشَّرْحِ. أَخِيرًا، سَأَقُولُ إِنَّنِي أُحِبُّ مَدْرَسَتِي لِأَنَّ المُعَلِّمِينَ مُشَجِّعُونَ.

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Compare · identify · justify

Compare an email and an article openingقَارِنْ بَيْنَ بِدَايَةِ رِسَالَةٍ وَبِدَايَةِ مَقَالٍ

Both writers describe school life, but each uses a different relationship with the reader.

Text A · email

عَزِيزِي عُمَرُ،
أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا! أَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكَ عَنْ مَدْرَسَتِي الجَدِيدَةِ. هِيَ مَدْرَسَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ وَلَكِنَّهَا مُنَظَّمَةٌ، وَفِيهَا مَكْتَبَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ وَمَلْعَبٌ كَبِيرٌ...

Text B · article

مَدْرَسَتِي فِي يَوْمٍ عَادِيٍّ

تَلْعَبُ المَدْرَسَةُ دَوْرًا مُهِمًّا فِي حَيَاةِ الطَّالِبِ. فِي هٰذَا المَقَالِ سَأَصِفُ مَدْرَسَتِي وَمَوَادِّي وَبَعْضَ القَوَاعِدِ الَّتِي نَتَّبِعُهَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ...

Twelve-question reading comparison

Identify format, audience, tone, evidence and the strongest continuation.

Score: 0/12

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Say · sequence · rehearse

Rehearse each paragraph aloudتَدَرَّبْ عَلَى كُلِّ فِقْرَةٍ شَفَهِيًّا

Oral rehearsal helps you hear missing details, repeated sentence openings and unclear paragraph order before you draft.

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Paragraph 1 · Describe the school

Give the type, size, location and two facilities.

أَدْرُسُ فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ... وَفِيهَا...

60 seconds

I answered the paragraph purpose. I included a connector. I gave a precise detail. I used accurate agreement or verb forms.

0/4 rehearsal targets

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Write · connect · complete

Write your first 80–100-word versionاُكْتُبْ نُسْخَتَكَ الأُولَى مِنْ ٨٠ إِلَى ١٠٠ كَلِمَةٍ

Write an email or article/blog for a young Arabic-speaking reader. Describe your school, subjects and timetable, rules, school day and personal opinion.

Your task

My school and school life

Choose email or article/blog format.
Write three organised paragraphs.
Include school description, subjects/timetable, rules and opinion.
Write 80–100 Arabic words.

Arabic words 0Connectors 0Opinions/reasons 0Rules 0Times/sequence 0Format features 0

Write your complete 80–100-word Arabic email or article/blog.

Begin drafting. The target is 80–100 Arabic words.

Not yet marked complete.

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Check · explain · improve

Review, mark and improve the final versionرَاجِعْ نَصَّكَ وَحَسِّنِ النُّسْخَةَ النِّهَائِيَّةَ

Use evidence. Do not write “good” or “needs work” without identifying the exact feature you checked.

Task completion · 3 School and facility Subjects/timetable Rules/opinion

Range · 3 Varied sentence openings Connectors and reasons Several F4 structures

Accuracy · 4 Gender agreement لِأَنَّهُ / لِأَنَّهَا يَجِبُ أَنْ / لَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ Format and spelling

Task completionRangeAccuracy

Total 0/10

Improved final version

Rewrite the full text after applying specific corrections and improvements.

Not yet marked complete.

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Consolidate · transfer · check

Complete the extended-writing checkpointأَكْمِلْ تَحَدِّيَ الكِتَابَةِ المُطَوَّلَةِ

The final check samples format, paragraph purpose, task completion, connectors, school language, accuracy and editing.

Sixteen-question final checkpoint

Aim for at least 14/16 and read every explanation.

Score: 0/16