Foundation F5 · Food, Health and Body
Read menus, calculate simple totals, ask and answer about prices, and explore several dishes from different Arabic-speaking communities without treating one cuisine as universal.
Retrieve · orient · prepare
Tick achievements as you secure them.
Retrieval bridge
Answer four questions before opening the new language.
Recognise · organise · retrieve
The complete lesson-relevant language bank is organised by meaning and recycled in the activities below.
Vocabulary mission
Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.
Explain · notice · apply
السُّؤَالُ عَنِ الأَسْعَارِ وَالإِجَابَةُ بِالأَعْدَادِ
The lesson-plan grammar focus is the price question كَمْ and accurate number–currency phrases. Menu descriptions also recycle agreement and the high-value structures يَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ and يُقَدَّمُ مَعَ.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
Use كَمْ ثَمَنُ + item.
A grammatically masculine predicate can describe the dish; the verb may follow the actual noun in fuller usage.
Feminine dish name → تَتَكَوَّنُ.
Compare value with رَخِيصٌ / غَالٍ.
Use يَحْتَوِي عَلَى to identify ingredients.
كَمْ سِعْرُ / ثَمَنُ + الطَّبَقِ؟
Use كَمْ followed by “price/cost of” and the menu item.
ثَمَنُهُ / ثَمَنُهَا + عَدَدٌ + عُمْلَةٌ
Use ـهُ for a masculine item and ـهَا for a feminine item.
يَتَكَوَّنُ / تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ
The verb agrees with the dish name.
يُقَدَّمُ / تُقَدَّمُ مَعَ
Use the masculine or feminine passive form according to the dish.
| Menu noun | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| الحَسَاءُ | كَمْ سِعْرُ الحَسَاءِ؟ | ثَمَنُهُ دِينَارَانِ. |
| السَّلَطَةُ | كَمْ سِعْرُ السَّلَطَةِ؟ | ثَمَنُهَا ثَلَاثَةُ دَنَانِيرَ. |
| الوَجْبَةُ | كَمْ ثَمَنُ الوَجْبَةِ؟ | ثَمَنُهَا خَمْسَةُ دَنَانِيرَ. |
Arabic-speaking communities have diverse cuisines shaped by geography, history, migration, family traditions and local ingredients. A dish may have several names or versions; present examples as specific rather than universal.
When calculating prices, the language objective is to locate and communicate information accurately. Use a calculator only after identifying the correct items and prices.
Grammar laboratory
Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.
Select · build · explain
Use the live builder first, then complete three independent builder missions. Check meaning, verb form, agreement and word order.
Builder studio
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
How much is the lentil soup? It costs five dinars.
Maqluba consists of rice and vegetables.
The soup contains lentils.
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Classify · discriminate · retrieve
Sort each item into the most likely menu section.
Spot · explain · repair
Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.
كَمْ السِّعْرُ الحَسَاءُ؟
كَمْ ثَمَنُ الحَسَاءِ؟ / كَمْ سِعْرُ الحَسَاءِ؟
Use a complete idafa question: price of the soup.
المَقْلُوبَةُ يَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ...
المَقْلُوبَةُ تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ...
The feminine dish name takes تَتَكَوَّنُ.
ثَمَنُهُ خَمْسَةُ دِينَار.
ثَمَنُهُ خَمْسَةُ دَنَانِيرَ.
Use the appropriate plural after five.
Repair check
Predict · listen twice · verify
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.
طَلَبَتِ الأُسْرَةُ حُمُّصًا بِأَرْبَعَةِ دَنَانِيرَ، وَسَلَطَةً بِخَمْسَةِ دَنَانِيرَ. طَلَبَ الأَبُ كَبْسَةً بِاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ دِينَارًا، وَطَلَبَتِ الأُمُّ مَقْلُوبَةً بِعَشَرَةِ دَنَانِيرَ. شَرِبَ الطِّفْلَانِ عَصِيرَيْنِ، ثَمَنُ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ ثَلَاثَةُ دَنَانِيرَ.
Preview · scan · prove
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.
Model · rehearse · respond
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
كَمْ ثَمَنُ الكَبْسَةِ؟
How much is the kabsa?ثَمَنُهَا اثْنَا عَشَرَ دِينَارًا.
It costs twelve dinars.وَمِمَّ تَتَكَوَّنُ؟
And what does it consist of?تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنَ الأَرُزِّ وَالدَّجَاجِ وَالتَّوَابِلِ.
It consists of rice, chicken and spices.Plan · draft · improve
Design a concise Arabic menu with at least two starters, three main dishes, two desserts and three drinks. Add prices, then write four sentences describing value and ingredients.
المُقَبِّلَاتُ: حُمُّصٌ ٤، سَلَطَةٌ ٥. الأَطْبَاقُ الرَّئِيسِيَّةُ: كَبْسَةٌ ١٢، مَقْلُوبَةٌ ١٠، كُسْكُسٌ ١١. المَشْرُوبَاتُ: مَاءٌ ٢، شَايٌ ٣، عَصِيرٌ ٤. الكَبْسَةُ تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنَ الأَرُزِّ وَالدَّجَاجِ. السَّلَطَةُ تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ خَضْرَوَاتٍ طَازَجَةٍ. المَاءُ أَرْخَصُ مِنَ العَصِيرِ.
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Retrieve · judge · transfer
The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.
Read a menu and answer price questions with a number and item.
Calculate three order totals and describe one dish’s ingredients.
Compare two menus for price, variety and dietary options in a short recommendation.
Final self-marking check
Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.