Today you will
- Name meals and common meal-time expressions.
- Use آكُلُ، أَشْرَبُ and أَتَنَاوَلُ accurately.
- Say what you eat and drink at different times of day.
- Read and understand a short daily meal routine.
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Retrieve · orient · prepare
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Retrieval bridge
Wake up previous learning
Answer four questions before opening the new language.
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Recognise · organise · retrieve
Vocabulary studio
The complete lesson-relevant language bank is organised by meaning and recycled in the activities below.
Meals and timing
فُطُورٌ
breakfast
غَدَاءٌ
lunch
عَشَاءٌ
dinner
وَجْبَةٌ
meal
وَجْبَةٌ خَفِيفَةٌ
snack
فِي الصَّبَاحِ
in the morning
عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ
at midday
فِي المَسَاءِ
in the evening
بَعْدَ المَدْرَسَةِ
after school
Eating and drinking verbs
آكُلُ
I eat
أَشْرَبُ
I drink
أَتَنَاوَلُ
I have / consume
يَأْكُلُ / تَأْكُلُ
he eats / she eats
يَشْرَبُ / تَشْرَبُ
he drinks / she drinks
يَتَنَاوَلُ / تَتَنَاوَلُ
he/she has a meal
Routine language
عَادَةً
usually
أَحْيَانًا
sometimes
دَائِمًا
always
نَادِرًا
rarely
كُلَّ يَوْمٍ
every day
مَعَ عَائِلَتِي
with my family
Vocabulary mission
Retrieve in both directions
Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.
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Explain · notice · apply
آكُلُ / أَشْرَبُ with meals and فِي
آكُلُ وَأَشْرَبُ مَعَ الوَجَبَاتِ وَحَرْفِ الجَرِّ فِي
The lesson-plan grammar focus is choosing the correct action—آكُلُ for food and أَشْرَبُ for drink—then locating the action at a meal with فِي.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
آكُلُ الخُبْزَ وَالبَيْضَ فِي الفُطُورِ.
I eat bread and eggs for breakfast.Use فِي + the meal.
أَتَنَاوَلُ الغَدَاءَ عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ.
I have lunch at midday.أَتَنَاوَلُ can introduce the whole meal.
أَشْرَبُ الحَلِيبَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.
I drink milk in the morning.Time phrases can come at the end or beginning.
مَاذَا تَأْكُلِينَ فِي العَشَاءِ؟
What do you eat for dinner? (to a female)Use تَأْكُلِينَ when addressing a female.
Choose the correct action
آكُلُ + طَعَامًا · أَشْرَبُ + شَرَابًا
Use آكُلُ with solid food and أَشْرَبُ with drinks.
آكُلُ الخُبْزَ.أَشْرَبُ الحَلِيبَ.
Add the meal
فِي الفُطُورِ / فِي الغَدَاءِ / فِي العَشَاءِ
Use فِي before the meal when you mean “at/for breakfast, lunch or dinner”.
آكُلُ البَيْضَ فِي الفُطُورِ.أَشْرَبُ المَاءَ فِي الغَدَاءِ.
Ask what someone eats
مَاذَا تَأْكُلُ...؟ / مَاذَا تَأْكُلِينَ...؟
The verb ending changes for a female listener.
مَاذَا تَأْكُلُ فِي العَشَاءِ؟مَاذَا تَأْكُلِينَ فِي الفُطُورِ؟
Use أَتَنَاوَلُ for a whole meal
أَتَنَاوَلُ + الوَجْبَةَ
أَتَنَاوَلُ means “I have/eat” a meal and is useful in more formal descriptions.
أَتَنَاوَلُ الفُطُورَ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ.هِيَ تَتَنَاوَلُ الغَدَاءَ مَعَ أُسْرَتِهَا.
| Meaning | Food action | Drink action |
|---|---|---|
| I | آكُلُ | أَشْرَبُ |
| you (m) | تَأْكُلُ | تَشْرَبُ |
| you (f) | تَأْكُلِينَ | تَشْرَبِينَ |
| he | يَأْكُلُ | يَشْرَبُ |
| she | تَأْكُلُ | تَشْرَبُ |
A meal description needs more than a food list. Add the meal, a verb and a time phrase so that the listener knows when the action happens.
The verb أَتَنَاوَلُ is useful in formal Modern Standard Arabic for “I have/eat a meal”. Keep آكُلُ and أَشْرَبُ secure first, then use أَتَنَاوَلُ to vary language.
Grammar laboratory
Choose the form for a reason
Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.
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Select · build · explain
Sentence-builder studio
Use the live builder first, then complete three independent builder missions. Check meaning, verb form, agreement and word order.
Builder studio
In the morning I have breakfast at seven.
My generated sentence
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
Builder mission
In the morning I have breakfast at seven.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Builder mission
She eats rice and chicken for lunch.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Builder mission
What do you eat for dinner? (to a girl)
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
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Classify · discriminate · retrieve
Match the routine to the time
Place each phrase under the most suitable time.
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Spot · explain · repair
Accuracy repair workshop
Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.
آكُلُ فِي الفُطُورِ الحَلِيبَ.
أَشْرَبُ الحَلِيبَ فِي الفُطُورِ.
Use أَشْرَبُ with a drink.
أَتَنَاوَلُ فِي الغَدَاءِ.
أَتَنَاوَلُ الغَدَاءَ. / آكُلُ ... فِي الغَدَاءِ.
أَتَنَاوَلُ needs the meal/object; فِي الغَدَاءِ introduces what is eaten at lunch.
مَاذَا تَأْكُلُ فِي العَشَاءَ؟
مَاذَا تَأْكُلُ فِي العَشَاءِ؟
After فِي, the noun is in the genitive form: العَشَاءِ.
Repair check
Preserve the intended meaning
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Predict · listen twice · verify
Rami’s meal routine
Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.
Which food, body part, symptom, number or opinion might you hear?
Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.
Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.
Audio is coming soon.
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Reveal the listening script after attempting the questions
فِي الصَّبَاحِ أَتَنَاوَلُ الفُطُورَ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ. آكُلُ الخُبْزَ وَالجُبْنَ، وَأَشْرَبُ الحَلِيبَ. عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ آكُلُ الأَرُزَّ وَالدَّجَاجَ فِي المَدْرَسَةِ. بَعْدَ المَدْرَسَةِ آكُلُ تُفَّاحَةً. فِي المَسَاءِ أَتَنَاوَلُ العَشَاءَ مَعَ عَائِلَتِي، وَأَشْرَبُ المَاءَ.
Reveal the listening answer key
- 1. seven o’clock He says فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ.
- 2. milk He drinks الحَلِيبَ.
- 3. at school He says فِي المَدْرَسَةِ.
- 4. an apple He eats تُفَّاحَةً after school.
- 5. his family He says مَعَ عَائِلَتِي.
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Preview · scan · prove
My three meals
Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.
Identify the text type and likely purpose.
Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.
Choose only an answer supported by the text.
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Model · rehearse · respond
Compare meal routines
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
Prompt bank
- مَاذَا تَأْكُلُ / تَأْكُلِينَ فِي الفُطُورِ؟
- مَتَى تَتَنَاوَلُ / تَتَنَاوَلِينَ الغَدَاءَ؟
- هَلْ تَأْكُلُ وَجْبَةً خَفِيفَةً؟
- مَعَ مَنْ تَتَنَاوَلُ العَشَاءَ؟
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
Model exchange
أ
مَاذَا تَأْكُلِينَ فِي الفُطُورِ؟
What do you eat for breakfast?ب
آكُلُ الخُبْزَ وَالبَيْضَ، وَأَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ.
I eat bread and eggs and drink tea.أ
وَمَتَى تَتَنَاوَلِينَ الغَدَاءَ؟
And when do you have lunch?ب
أَتَنَاوَلُ الغَدَاءَ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ الوَاحِدَةِ.
I have lunch at one o’clock.Not yet marked complete.
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Plan · draft · improve
Guided writing workshop
Write 6–8 sentences describing your meals on a normal day. Include breakfast, lunch, dinner, one snack, two time expressions and one frequency word.
Success checklist
- Use a different verb at least twice: آكُلُ / أَشْرَبُ / أَتَنَاوَلُ.
- Name all three main meals.
- Use عَادَةً، أَحْيَانًا or دَائِمًا.
- Join the routine with وَ، ثُمَّ or وَلٰكِنْ.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model
عَادَةً أَتَنَاوَلُ الفُطُورَ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ. آكُلُ الخُبْزَ وَالجُبْنَ، وَأَشْرَبُ الحَلِيبَ. عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ آكُلُ الغَدَاءَ فِي المَدْرَسَةِ. بَعْدَ المَدْرَسَةِ أَحْيَانًا آكُلُ وَجْبَةً خَفِيفَةً. فِي المَسَاءِ أَتَنَاوَلُ العَشَاءَ مَعَ عَائِلَتِي، ثُمَّ أَشْرَبُ المَاءَ.
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Retrieve · judge · transfer
Complete the lesson checkpoint
The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.
Complete three sentence frames for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Describe a full day with time and frequency language, then ask a partner two questions.
Compare weekday and weekend meals and explain one difference in 8–10 sentences.
Final self-marking check
Show what you can now do
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