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Foundation F5 · Food, Health and Body

F5-L07

The Body and Its Partsالجِسْمُ وَأَعْضَاؤُهُ

Name and locate a comprehensive set of body parts, use demonstratives and possessive forms, and understand simple descriptions of what body parts do.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Recognise and name major external body parts.
  • Use هٰذَا / هٰذِهِ and possessive suffixes with body nouns.
  • Recognise common dual forms for paired body parts.
  • Understand simple statements about seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and movement.

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Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Which word means shoulder?

2Choose the correct phrase.

3What does عَيْنَانِ mean?

4Which body part is used for smelling?

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02

Recognise · organise · retrieve

Vocabulary studio

The complete lesson-relevant language bank is organised by meaning and recycled in the activities below.

31 lesson words and phrases

Head and face

رَأْسٌ
head
وَجْهٌ
face
عَيْنٌ / عَيْنَانِ
eye / two eyes
أُذُنٌ / أُذُنَانِ
ear / two ears
أَنْفٌ
nose
فَمٌ
mouth
سِنٌّ / أَسْنَانٌ
tooth / teeth
حَلْقٌ / حَنْجَرَةٌ
throat

Upper body

عُنُقٌ / رَقَبَةٌ
neck
كَتِفٌ
shoulder
ذِرَاعٌ
arm
يَدٌ / يَدَانِ
hand / two hands
إِصْبَعُ اليَدِ
finger
صَدْرٌ
chest
ظَهْرٌ
back
قَلْبٌ
heart
مَعِدَةٌ
stomach

Lower body and structure

رِجْلٌ
leg
رُكْبَةٌ
knee
قَدَمٌ / قَدَمَانِ
foot / two feet
إِصْبَعُ القَدَمِ
toe
كَاحِلٌ
ankle
عَظْمٌ / عِظَامٌ
bone / bones
جِلْدٌ / بَشَرَةٌ
skin
جِسْمٌ / جَسَدٌ
body

Body actions

يَرَى
he sees
يَسْمَعُ
he hears
يَشُمُّ
he smells
يَلْمِسُ
he touches
يَتَنَفَّسُ
he breathes
يَتَنَفَّسُ بِعُمْقٍ
he breathes deeply

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 رَأْسٌ

2Choose the Arabic for “face”.

3Choose the meaning of عَيْنٌ / عَيْنَانِ

4Choose the Arabic for “ear / two ears”.

5Choose the meaning of أَنْفٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “mouth”.

7Choose the meaning of سِنٌّ / أَسْنَانٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “throat”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

هٰذَا / هٰذِهِ and the dual

أَسْمَاءُ الإِشَارَةِ وَصِيغَةُ المُثَنَّى

The lesson-plan grammar focus is choosing the correct demonstrative for the grammatical gender of a body part and using the dual form for paired body parts.

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?

هٰذَا رَأْسِي، وَهٰذِهِ يَدِي.
This is my head, and this is my hand.

Choose the demonstrative according to noun gender.

لِي عَيْنَانِ وَأُذُنَانِ.
I have two eyes and two ears.

The dual ending -انِ signals two in this form.

نَرَى بِأَعْيُنِنَا، وَنَسْمَعُ بِآذَانِنَا.
We see with our eyes and hear with our ears.

بِـ can express the body part used.

القَلْبُ فِي الصَّدْرِ، وَالمَعِدَةُ فِي البَطْنِ.
The heart is in the chest, and the stomach is in the abdomen.

Use فِي to locate internal organs.

1

Use هٰذَا with masculine nouns

هٰذَا + اسْمٌ مُذَكَّرٌ

Use هٰذَا with masculine body-part nouns.

هٰذَا رَأْسِي.هٰذَا أَنْفِي.هٰذَا فَمِي.
2

Use هٰذِهِ with feminine nouns

هٰذِهِ + اسْمٌ مُؤَنَّثٌ

Some body-part nouns are grammatically feminine even without ـة.

هٰذِهِ يَدِي.هٰذِهِ عَيْنِي.هٰذِهِ أُذُنِي.
3

Form the dual

ـَانِ (subject) · ـَيْنِ (other positions)

Paired body parts often use the dual rather than the number اثنان.

لِي عَيْنَانِ.أَغْسِلُ يَدَيْنِ.أَرَى بِعَيْنَيْنِ.
4

Add the possessive ending

اسْمُ الجِسْمِ + ـِي

The ending ـي means “my”.

رَأْسِييَدِيعَيْنَايَ
Body partGenderDemonstrative / dual
رَأْسٌمُذَكَّرٌهٰذَا رَأْسِي.
يَدٌمُؤَنَّثٌهٰذِهِ يَدِي.
عَيْنٌمُؤَنَّثٌلِي عَيْنَانِ.
أُذُنٌمُؤَنَّثٌلِي أُذُنَانِ.
1

Some body nouns do not have the gender students may expect. Learn the word together with a demonstrative or adjective: هٰذِهِ يَدٌ، هٰذِهِ عَيْنٌ، هٰذَا رَأْسٌ.

2

Dual forms are introduced for recognition and useful paired nouns. The core goal is communication, not a complete dual-case paradigm.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose “This is my hand.”

2Which form means “my head”?

3Which is a dual form?

4Complete: أَرَى ___ عَيْنَيَّ.

5Choose the correct demonstrative for أَنْفٌ.

6Which sentence locates the heart?

7Choose the correct demonstrative: ___ يَدِي.

8Which means “I have two eyes”?

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04

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

This is my head and this is my hand.

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

1
Builder mission

This is my head and this is my hand.

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
Chunk 4
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
2
Builder mission

I see with my eyes and hear with my ears.

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
Chunk 4
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
3
Builder mission

The heart is in the chest.

Chunk 1
Chunk 2
Chunk 3
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.

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05

Classify · discriminate · retrieve

Masculine or feminine?

Sort the body noun by the demonstrative it takes.

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06

Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.

هٰذَا يَدِي.

هٰذِهِ يَدِي.

يَدٌ is grammatically feminine.

عِنْدِي اثْنَانِ عَيْنٌ.

لِي عَيْنَانِ.

Use the dual noun form for two eyes.

نَسْمَعُ بِالعَيْنِ.

نَسْمَعُ بِالأُذُنِ.

Hearing is associated with the ear; the correction also reinforces the correct noun.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose “This is my hand.”

5Which form means “my head”?

6Which is a dual form?

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listen and identify the body part

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.
1Which body part is used to see?

2Which body part is used to smell?

3Which hand is used for writing?

4What does the speaker do when tired?

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Reveal the listening script after attempting the questions

أَرَى بِعَيْنَيَّ، وَأَسْمَعُ بِأُذُنَيَّ. أَشُمُّ بِأَنْفِي، وَآكُلُ بِفَمِي. أَكْتُبُ بِيَدِي اليُمْنَى، وَأَرْكُضُ بِرِجْلَيَّ وَقَدَمَيَّ. عِنْدَمَا أَتَعَبُ، أَضَعُ يَدِي عَلَى صَدْرِي وَأَتَنَفَّسُ بِعُمْقٍ.

Reveal the listening answer key
  1. 1. eyes عَيْنَيَّ are the eyes.
  2. 2. nose أَنْفِي is my nose.
  3. 3. right يَدِي اليُمْنَى.
  4. 4. puts a hand on the chest and breathes deeply The final sentence states both actions.
08

Preview · scan · prove

A body science note

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.

الجِسْمُ نِظَامٌ مُتَكَامِلٌ. فِي الرَّأْسِ عَيْنَانِ لِلرُّؤْيَةِ وَأُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، وَفِي الوَجْهِ أَنْفٌ لِلشَّمِّ وَفَمٌ لِلْأَكْلِ وَالكَلَامِ. القَلْبُ فِي الصَّدْرِ وَيَعْمَلُ دَائِمًا. العِظَامُ تَدْعَمُ الجِسْمَ، وَالجِلْدُ يَحْمِيهِ. نَسْتَخْدِمُ أَيْدِيَنَا لِلْكِتَابَةِ وَاللَّمْسِ، وَأَقْدَامَنَا لِلْمَشْيِ.
1How many eyes and ears are mentioned?

2What is the mouth used for?

3Where is the heart?

4What supports the body?

5What protects the body?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Body-part identification

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَا هٰذَا / مَا هٰذِهِ؟
  2. كَمْ عَيْنًا لَدَيْكَ؟
  3. بِأَيِّ عُضْوٍ نَسْمَعُ؟
  4. أَيْنَ القَلْبُ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

أ

مَا هٰذِهِ؟

What is this?
ب

هٰذِهِ يَدٌ.

This is a hand.
أ

وَمَا هٰذَا؟

And what is this?
ب

هٰذَا كَتِفٌ.

This is a shoulder.
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10

Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write 7–8 sentences describing the body and what selected parts do. Include four possessive forms, two dual forms and two action verbs.

Success checklist

  • Use هٰذَا / هٰذِهِ accurately.
  • Include عَيْنَانِ، أُذُنَانِ، يَدَانِ or قَدَمَانِ.
  • Use at least two of يَرَى، يَسْمَعُ، يَشُمُّ، يَلْمِسُ، يَتَنَفَّسُ.
  • Check feminine nouns such as يَدٌ، عَيْنٌ، قَدَمٌ.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

هٰذَا رَأْسِي، وَهٰذَا وَجْهِي. لِي عَيْنَانِ وَأُذُنَانِ. أَرَى بِعَيْنَيَّ وَأَسْمَعُ بِأُذُنَيَّ. هٰذِهِ يَدِي اليُمْنَى، وَهٰذِهِ يَدِي اليُسْرَى. أَكْتُبُ بِيَدِي، وَأَمْشِي بِقَدَمَيَّ. القَلْبُ فِي صَدْرِي.

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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

Label twelve body parts with a word bank and select the correct demonstrative.

Develop

Explain the function of six body parts in complete sentences.

Stretch

Produce a short science-style explanation using duals, plurals and purpose phrases لِـ.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

10 questions
1Which word means shoulder?

2Choose the correct phrase.

3What does عَيْنَانِ mean?

4Which body part is used for smelling?

5Where is the heart located in the model?

6Which means skin?

7Complete: أَكْتُبُ ___ يَدِي.

8Which verb means he breathes?

9Choose “This is my hand.”

10Which form means “my head”?

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Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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