F5-L03 · Likes, Dislikes and Preferences

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

Use أُحِبُّ، لَا أُحِبُّ and أُفَضِّلُ in food contexts.
Compare two foods using أَكْثَرَ مِنْ.
Ask male and female classmates about preferences.
Understand stated and implied preferences in short texts.

You can show success when…

I can give at least three different food opinions.
I can compare two foods.
I can ask a male or female about a preference.
I can explain a classmate’s preference in the third person.

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Which verb means “I prefer”?

أُحِبُّأَشْرَبُأُفَضِّلُ

2Complete: أُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ ___ العَصِيرِ.

أَكْثَرَ مِنَلِأَنَّبَعْدَ

3Which asks a female?

هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ؟هَلْ تُحِبُّ؟هَلْ يُحِبُّ؟

4Complete: هِيَ ___ السَّلَطَةَ.

تُفَضِّلُيُفَضِّلُأُفَضِّلُ

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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.

Opinion language

أُحِبُّ

I like / love

لَا أُحِبُّ

I do not like

أُفَضِّلُ

I prefer

أَعْشَقُ

I adore / love

لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ آكُلَ

I cannot eat

طَعَامِي المُفَضَّلُ

my favourite food

Comparison and intensity

أَكْثَرَ مِنْ

more than

أَقَلَّ مِنْ

less than

كَثِيرًا

a lot

قَلِيلًا

a little

جِدًّا

very

خُصُوصًا

especially

Questions and reporting

هَلْ تُحِبُّ؟

do you like? (m)

هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ؟

do you like? (f)

أَيُّهُمَا تُفَضِّلُ؟

which of the two do you prefer? (m)

أَيَّتُهُمَا تُفَضِّلِينَ؟

which of the two do you prefer? (f)

هُوَ يُفَضِّلُ

he prefers

هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ

she prefers

Vocabulary mission

Retrieve in both directions

Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.

8 questions

1Choose the meaning of أُحِبُّ

I preferI like / loveI do not like

2Choose the Arabic for “I do not like”.

لَا أُحِبُّأَعْشَقُأُفَضِّلُ

3Choose the meaning of أُفَضِّلُ

I preferI cannot eatI adore / love

4Choose the Arabic for “I adore / love”.

أَعْشَقُلَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ آكُلَطَعَامِي المُفَضَّلُ

5Choose the meaning of لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ آكُلَ

more thanmy favourite foodI cannot eat

6Choose the Arabic for “my favourite food”.

طَعَامِي المُفَضَّلُأَكْثَرَ مِنْأَقَلَّ مِنْ

7Choose the meaning of أَكْثَرَ مِنْ

a lotless thanmore than

8Choose the Arabic for “less than”.

قَلِيلًاأَقَلَّ مِنْكَثِيرًا

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Explain · notice · apply

أُفَضِّلُ and comparisons with أَكْثَرَ مِنْ

التَّفْضِيلُ وَالمُقَارَنَةُ بِـ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ

The lesson-plan grammar focus moves from a simple like to a comparison. Use أُفَضِّلُ for the preferred item and the complete chunk أَكْثَرَ مِنْ to compare it with another.

1Meaning

What does the structure communicate?

2Form

Which word or ending changes?

3Agreement

What must match the noun or person?

4Transfer

Can you use it with new vocabulary?

أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.

I prefer fish more than meat.

Use أَكْثَرَ مِنْ before the second item.

أُحِبُّ التَّمْرَ كَثِيرًا.

I like dates a lot.

Intensity words usually follow the opinion/object.

أَيَّتُهُمَا تُفَضِّلِينَ: الشَّايَ أَمِ القَهْوَةَ؟

Which do you prefer: tea or coffee? (to a female)

أَمْ links alternatives in a question.

هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ، وَلَا تُحِبُّ الحَلِيبَ.

She prefers juice and does not like milk.

Report another person using يـ / تـ verb forms.

State a preference

أُفَضِّلُ + الشَّيْءَ

أُفَضِّلُ is a verb meaning “I prefer”. It is followed by the preferred item.

أُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.أُفَضِّلُ الفَاكِهَةَ.

Compare two items

أُفَضِّلُ أَ + أَكْثَرَ مِنْ + ب

Name the preferred item first, then use the complete comparison chunk أَكْثَرَ مِنْ.

أُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ القَهْوَةِ.أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.

Change the verb for the person

هُوَ يُفَضِّلُ · هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ

Use يُـ with هُوَ and تُـ with هِيَ.

هُوَ يُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ.هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.

Ask between alternatives

أَيُّهُمَا تُفَضِّلُ: أَ... أَمْ ب؟

Use أَمْ between two named alternatives.

أَيُّهُمَا تُفَضِّلُ: الأَرُزَّ أَمِ الخُبْزَ؟هَلْ تُفَضِّلِينَ الشَّايَ أَمِ القَهْوَةَ؟

Person	Prefer	Like
I	أُفَضِّلُ	أُحِبُّ
you (m)	تُفَضِّلُ	تُحِبُّ
you (f)	تُفَضِّلِينَ	تُحِبِّينَ
he	يُفَضِّلُ	يُحِبُّ
she	تُفَضِّلُ	تُحِبُّ

Preferences are personal, so there is no “correct” favourite food. The accuracy comes from the language used to express and compare the preference.

Do not confuse أُفَضِّلُ “I prefer” with أَفْضَلُ “better/best”. In this lesson, use the verb with an object: أُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.

8 questions

1Choose “I prefer water.”

أَفْضَلُ المَاءَ.يُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ.أُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ.

2Complete: أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ ___ اللَّحْمِ.

أَكْثَرَ مِنَفِيلِأَنَّ

3Which question offers two alternatives?

هَلْ تُحِبُّ الشَّايَ؟أَتُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ أَمِ القَهْوَةَ؟مَتَى تَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ؟

4Choose “She prefers juice.”

هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.هِيَ أُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.هِيَ يُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.

5Which phrase strengthens a like?

مِنْكَثِيرًاهَلْ

6Which form addresses a girl?

يُفَضِّلُتُفَضِّلِينَتُفَضِّلُ

7Complete the comparison: أُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ ___ القَهْوَةِ.

لِأَنَّفِيأَكْثَرَ مِنَ

8Choose the form for “she prefers”.

هِيَ تُفَضِّلُهِيَ يُفَضِّلُهِيَ أُفَضِّلُ

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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

I prefer fish more than meat.

Sentence part 1Sentence part 2Sentence part 3Sentence part 4

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

Builder mission

I prefer fish more than meat.

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

Builder mission

She likes soup but does not like pizza.

Chunk 1

هِيَهُوَ

Chunk 2

تُحِبُّ الحَسَاءَيُحِبُّ الحَسَاءَ

Chunk 3

وَلٰكِنَّهَاوَلٰكِنَّهُ

Chunk 4

لَا تُحِبُّ البِيتْزَا.لَا يُحِبُّ البِيتْزَا.

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

Builder mission

Which do you prefer: tea or coffee? (to a girl)

Chunk 1

أَيَّتُهُمَامَاذَا

Chunk 2

تُفَضِّلِينَتُفَضِّلُ

Chunk 3

الشَّايَ أَمِ القَهْوَةَ؟الشَّايَ وَالقَهْوَةَ؟

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

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Classify · discriminate · retrieve

Like, dislike or prefer?

Sort each sentence by the type of opinion it expresses.

أُحِبُّ الفَرَاوِلَةَ كَثِيرًا.

لَا أُحِبُّ الحَسَاءَ.

أُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ العَصِيرِ.

أَعْشَقُ الشُّوكُولَاتَ.

لَا أُحِبُّ الأَطْعِمَةَ المَالِحَةَ.

طَعَامِي المُفَضَّلُ هُوَ السَّمَكُ.

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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.

أَنَا أَفْضَلُ العَصِيرَ.

أَنَا أُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.

أُفَضِّلُ is the verb “I prefer”.

أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.

أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.

Use the complete comparison chunk أَكْثَرَ مِنْ.

هِيَ يُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ.

هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ.

With هِيَ, the present-tense verb begins with تـ.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions

1Choose the accurate sentence.

أَنَا أُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ.أَنَا أَفْضَلُ العَصِيرَ.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

هِيَ يُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ.هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ.

4Choose “I prefer water.”

أَفْضَلُ المَاءَ.أُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ.يُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ.

5Complete: أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ ___ اللَّحْمِ.

فِيلِأَنَّأَكْثَرَ مِنَ

6Which question offers two alternatives?

هَلْ تُحِبُّ الشَّايَ؟أَتُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ أَمِ القَهْوَةَ؟مَتَى تَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ؟

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Predict · listen twice · verify

Four food choices

Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.

1Predict

Which food, body part, symptom, number or opinion might you hear?

2First listening

Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.

3Second listening

Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.

Audio is coming soon.

1What does Samir prefer to cake?

chocolatefruitdates

2Which food does Layla dislike?

soupfishpizza

3What does Omar prefer?

milkjuicewater

4What does Nour prefer to meat?

beanschickenfish

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Reveal the listening script after attempting the questions

يُفَضِّلُ سَامِرٌ التَّمْرَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الكَعْكِ. أَمَّا لَيْلَى فَتُحِبُّ الحَسَاءَ وَلَا تُحِبُّ البِيتْزَا. يُحِبُّ عُمَرُ العَصِيرَ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ يُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ لِأَنَّهُ يَشْرَبُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ. تُفَضِّلُ نُورٌ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.

Reveal the listening answer key

1. dates He prefers التَّمْرَ.
2. pizza She says لَا تُحِبُّ البِيتْزَا.
3. water He likes juice but prefers water.
4. fish She prefers السَّمَكَ.

Preview · scan · prove

A class food survey

Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.

1Preview

Identify the text type and likely purpose.

2Scan

Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.

3Prove

Choose only an answer supported by the text.

سَأَلْنَا عَشَرَةَ طُلَّابٍ عَنْ طَعَامِهِمُ المُفَضَّلِ. أَرْبَعَةُ طُلَّابٍ يُفَضِّلُونَ الدَّجَاجَ، وَثَلَاثَةٌ يُفَضِّلُونَ البِيتْزَا. طَالِبَانِ يُحِبَّانِ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ، وَطَالِبَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لَا تُحِبُّ اللَّحْمَ وَلَا السَّمَكَ؛ فَهِيَ تُفَضِّلُ الطَّعَامَ النَّبَاتِيَّ. أَمَّا المَشْرُوبُ المُفَضَّلُ فَهُوَ المَاءُ.

1How many students preferred chicken?

fourfivethree

2How many preferred pizza?

threefourtwo

3What did two students prefer to meat?

vegetarian foodfishchicken

4Why does one student choose vegetarian food?

She cannot drink milk.She dislikes vegetables.She dislikes meat and fish.

5What was the favourite drink?

waterjuicetea

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Model · rehearse · respond

Preference interview

Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.

Prompt bank

مَا طَعَامُكَ المُفَضَّلُ؟
أَيُّهُمَا تُفَضِّلُ: السَّمَكَ أَمِ الدَّجَاجَ؟
هَلْ تُحِبُّ الخَضْرَوَاتِ؟
مَا المَشْرُوبُ الَّذِي لَا تُحِبُّهُ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

أَيَّتُهُمَا تُفَضِّلِينَ: الشَّايَ أَمِ القَهْوَةَ؟

Which do you prefer: tea or coffee?

أُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ القَهْوَةِ.

I prefer tea more than coffee.

وَهَلْ تُحِبِّينَ العَصِيرَ؟

And do you like juice?

نَعَمْ، أُحِبُّهُ كَثِيرًا.

Yes, I like it a lot.

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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Create a short report about your preferences and one other person’s preferences. Write 7–8 sentences and include one comparison.

Success checklist

Use أُحِبُّ، لَا أُحِبُّ and أُفَضِّلُ.
Include أَكْثَرَ مِنْ correctly.
Use هُوَ / هِيَ with the correct verb form.
Add one intensity word such as كَثِيرًا or جِدًّا.

1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve

Reveal an achievable model

أُحِبُّ الفَاكِهَةَ كَثِيرًا، خُصُوصًا التُّفَّاحَ. لَا أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ. أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ. صَدِيقَتِي تُحِبُّ الدَّجَاجَ، وَلَا تُحِبُّ السَّلَطَةَ. هِيَ تُفَضِّلُ العَصِيرَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الحَلِيبِ.

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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.

Core

Choose and say three likes/dislikes using a displayed sentence frame.

Develop

Compare three food pairs and report a partner’s answers.

Stretch

Summarise class survey results using numbers and plural verb forms.

1Which verb means “I prefer”?

أَشْرَبُأُحِبُّأُفَضِّلُ

2Complete: أُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ ___ العَصِيرِ.

لِأَنَّأَكْثَرَ مِنَبَعْدَ

3Which asks a female?

هَلْ يُحِبُّ؟هَلْ تُحِبِّينَ؟هَلْ تُحِبُّ؟

4Complete: هِيَ ___ السَّلَطَةَ.

يُفَضِّلُأُفَضِّلُتُفَضِّلُ

5Which means “especially”?

نَادِرًاخُصُوصًاأَبَدًا

6Which is a comparison?

أُحِبُّ السَّمَكَ.أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.لَا أُحِبُّ اللَّحْمَ.

7Choose the correct first-person form.

أَنَا أُحِبُّأَنَا يُحِبُّأَنَا تُحِبُّ

8Which phrase means “my favourite food”?

وَجْبَتِي الخَفِيفَةُطَعَامِي المُفَضَّلُمَشْرُوبِي البَارِدُ

9Choose “I prefer water.”

أُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ.يُفَضِّلُ المَاءَ.أَفْضَلُ المَاءَ.

10Complete: أُفَضِّلُ السَّمَكَ ___ اللَّحْمِ.

لِأَنَّفِيأَكْثَرَ مِنَ

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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Likes, Dislikes and Preferencesالإِعْجَابُ وَالتَّفْضِيلُ

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

You can show success when…

Wake up previous learning

Vocabulary studio

Opinion language

Comparison and intensity

Questions and reporting

Retrieve in both directions

أُفَضِّلُ and comparisons with أَكْثَرَ مِنْ

State a preference

Compare two items

Change the verb for the person

Ask between alternatives

Choose the form for a reason

Sentence-builder studio

I prefer fish more than meat.

Like, dislike or prefer?

Accuracy repair workshop

Preserve the intended meaning

Four food choices

A class food survey

Preference interview

Prompt bank

Model exchange

Guided writing workshop

Success checklist

Complete the lesson checkpoint

Show what you can now do

Exit ticket