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Foundation F6 · My Town and Transport

F6-L09

Extended Writing: My Town and How I Get Aroundالكِتَابَةُ المُوَسَّعَةُ — مَدِينَتِي وَكَيْفَ أَتَنَقَّلُ

Plan, draft, review and improve an 80–100-word town-and-transport text using the complete F6 vocabulary and grammar system.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Analyse a strong model against task criteria.
  • Plan three purposeful paragraphs.
  • Use the required F6 grammar range accurately.
  • Draft, check and improve an 80–100-word text.

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Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1What is the writing target?

2Which belongs in paragraph 2?

3Which means “overall”?

4Which structure gives an advantage?

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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.

33 lesson words and phrases

Writing architecture

مُقَدِّمَةٌ
introduction
فِقْرَةٌ
paragraph
تَفْصِيلٌ
detail
رَأْيٌ
opinion
سَبَبٌ
reason
مِيزَةٌ
advantage
عَيْبٌ
disadvantage
خَاتِمَةٌ
conclusion
مُسَوَّدَةٌ
draft
نُسْخَةٌ نِهَائِيَّةٌ
final version
عَدَدُ الكَلِمَاتِ
word count
مُرَاجَعَةٌ
review

Connectors and range

أَوَّلًا
firstly
ثَانِيًا
secondly
ثُمَّ
then
بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ
after that
كَمَا أَنَّ
also / moreover
لِأَنَّ
because
لِذٰلِكَ
therefore
وَلٰكِنَّ
but
بَيْنَمَا
whereas
مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ
on one hand
وَمِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ أُخْرَى
on the other hand
بِصِفَةٍ عَامَّةٍ
overall

F6 high-value structures

يُوجَدُ / تُوجَدُ
there is / are
تَتَمَيَّزُ بِـ
is distinguished by
تَفْتَقِرُ إِلَى
lacks
مَبْنِيٌّ مِنْ
built of
أَذْهَبُ بِـ
I go by
أَذْهَبُ مَشْيًا
I go on foot
مِنْ مَزَايَا... أَنَّ
one advantage is that
مِنْ عُيُوبِ... أَنَّ
one disadvantage is that
أُوصِي بِـ
I recommend

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 مُقَدِّمَةٌ

2Choose the Arabic for “paragraph”.

3Choose the meaning of تَفْصِيلٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “opinion”.

5Choose the meaning of سَبَبٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “advantage”.

7Choose the meaning of عَيْبٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “conclusion”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Building an 80–100-word town and transport text

بِنَاءُ نَصٍّ مُتَرَابِطٍ مِنْ ٨٠ إِلَى ١٠٠ كَلِمَةٍ

This writing lesson teaches organisation as a language skill. Each paragraph has a clear job, and each high-value structure must communicate relevant content rather than appear as decoration.

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?

أَسْكُنُ فِي مَدِينَةٍ حَدِيثَةٍ وَنَشِيطَةٍ.
I live in a modern, lively city.

Open with place and character.

أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ بِالمِتْرُو.
I go to school by metro.

Use the correct journey pattern.

مِنْ مَزَايَاهَا أَنَّ المَوَاصَلَاتِ رَخِيصَةٌ.
One advantage is cheap transport.

Develop a balanced argument.

بِصِفَةٍ عَامَّةٍ أُوصِي بِزِيَارَتِهَا.
Overall, I recommend visiting it.

Finish with a judgement.

1

Paragraph 1: place and character

اِسْمُ المَكَانِ + صِفَاتٌ + يُوجَدُ / تُوجَدُ

Open by locating the town and describing its character and important places.

أَسْكُنُ فِي مَدِينَةٍ سَاحِلِيَّةٍ حَدِيثَةٍ.فِي مَرْكَزِهَا يُوجَدُ سُوقٌ، وَتُوجَدُ مَكْتَبَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ.
2

Paragraph 2: movement and detail

أَذْهَبُ إِلَى... بِـ / عَلَى / مَشْيًا

Explain how you travel, how long it takes and why you choose that route.

أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ بِالحَافِلَةِ.تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ نِصْفَ سَاعَةٍ.
3

Paragraph 3: balanced judgement

مِنْ مَزَايَا... أَنَّ / مِنْ عُيُوبِ... أَنَّ

Present both sides and finish with a clear recommendation or target.

مِنْ مَزَايَا المَدِينَةِ أَنَّ المَوَاصَلَاتِ رَخِيصَةٌ.مِنْ عُيُوبِهَا أَنَّ الشَّوَارِعَ مُكْتَظَّةٌ.
4

Review for range and accuracy

مَعْنًى → تَنْظِيمٌ → قَوَاعِدُ → إِمْلَاءٌ

Check task completion first, then connectors, gender agreement, transport prepositions and spelling.

هَلْ أَجَبْتُ عَنْ كُلِّ نُقْطَةٍ؟هَلِ اسْتَعْمَلْتُ تَرَاكِيبَ مُخْتَلِفَةً؟هَلْ رَاجَعْتُ المُطَابَقَةَ؟
ParagraphMain jobRequired evidence
1town descriptionplaces + adjectives + existence
2transportjourney + preposition + duration
3judgementadvantage + disadvantage + recommendation
1

The word target is a guide to development, not a reason to repeat ideas. Quality comes from precise content, range and accuracy.

2

The plan, first draft and final version should be visibly different because the review stage produces purposeful improvement.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Which paragraph should describe how you travel?

2Which structure introduces an advantage?

3Which is the strongest opening?

4Which sentence gives range accurately?

5Which should be checked first?

6Which connector shows a result?

7Which check targets transport accuracy?

8Which conclusion is balanced?

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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

My city is distinguished by its historic buildings.

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

1
Builder mission

My city is distinguished by its historic buildings.

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

I travel to school by bus because it is cheap.

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

One disadvantage is that the streets are crowded.

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

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05

Classify · discriminate · retrieve

Which paragraph?

Place each content idea in the best paragraph.

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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.

تَتَمَيَّزُ مَدِينَتِي إِلَى حَدَائِقِهَا.

تَتَمَيَّزُ مَدِينَتِي بِحَدَائِقِهَا.

تَتَمَيَّزُ takes بِـ.

أَذْهَبُ عَلَى الحَافِلَةِ.

أَذْهَبُ بِالحَافِلَةِ.

Use بِـ with bus travel.

مِنْ عُيُوبِ مَدِينَتِي الشَّوَارِعُ مُكْتَظَّةٌ.

مِنْ عُيُوبِ مَدِينَتِي أَنَّ الشَّوَارِعَ مُكْتَظَّةٌ.

Add أَنَّ before the clause.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Which paragraph should describe how you travel?

5Which structure introduces an advantage?

6Which is the strongest opening?

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Extract a writing plan from a town description

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

1Predict

Which place, direction, transport, time, price 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 city is described?

2Which two adjectives describe it?

3How does the speaker go to school?

4How long does the journey take?

5What disadvantage is given?

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Reveal the listening script after attempting the questions

أَسْكُنُ فِي مَدِينَةِ صَلَالَةَ، وَهِيَ مَدِينَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ وَخَضْرَاءُ. فِي المَرْكَزِ تُوجَدُ أَسْوَاقٌ وَمَطَاعِمُ، وَتَتَمَيَّزُ المَدِينَةُ بِمَنَاظِرِهَا الطَّبِيعِيَّةِ. أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ بِالحَافِلَةِ، وَتَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً. مِنْ مَزَايَا المَدِينَةِ أَنَّهَا هَادِئَةٌ، وَلٰكِنْ مِنْ عُيُوبِهَا أَنَّ بَعْضَ الأَمَاكِنِ بَعِيدَةٌ. بِصِفَةٍ عَامَّةٍ، أُحِبُّهَا كَثِيرًا.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Annotated model: town and transport

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.

أَسْكُنُ فِي مَدِينَةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ وَلٰكِنَّهَا نَشِيطَةٌ. تَتَمَيَّزُ بِسُوقِهَا التَّقْلِيدِيِّ وَمَسْجِدِهَا المَبْنِيِّ مِنَ الحَجَرِ. كَمَا تُوجَدُ فِيهَا جَامِعَةٌ حَدِيثَةٌ. أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ بِالمِتْرُو، ثُمَّ أَسِيرُ مَشْيًا خَمْسَ دَقَائِقَ. أُفَضِّلُ المِتْرُو لِأَنَّهُ سَرِيعٌ وَأَرْخَصُ مِنْ سَيَّارَةِ الأُجْرَةِ. مِنْ مَزَايَا مَدِينَتِي أَنَّ الخِدْمَاتِ كَثِيرَةٌ، وَمِنْ عُيُوبِهَا أَنَّ المَرْكَزَ مُكْتَظٌّ. لِذٰلِكَ أُوصِي بِزِيَارَتِهَا خَارِجَ سَاعَاتِ الاِزْدِحَامِ.
1What is the mosque built from?

2Which modern place is mentioned?

3What happens after the metro journey?

4Why is the metro preferred?

5What is the city advantage?

6What recommendation is made?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Oral rehearsal before drafting

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

Prompt bank

  1. قَدِّمْ مَدِينَتَكَ فِي جُمْلَتَيْنِ.
  2. اشْرَحْ كَيْفَ تَتَنَقَّلُ.
  3. اذْكُرْ مِيزَةً وَعَيْبًا.
  4. اخْتِمْ بِتَوْصِيَةٍ.

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

صِفْ مَدِينَتَكَ وَمَوَاصَلَاتِهَا.

Describe your city and its transport.
B

مَدِينَتِي حَدِيثَةٌ وَتَتَمَيَّزُ بِحَدَائِقِهَا. أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ بِالحَافِلَةِ.

My city is modern and distinguished by its parks. I go to school by bus.
A

اذْكُرْ مِيزَةً وَعَيْبًا.

Give one advantage and disadvantage.
B

مِنْ مَزَايَاهَا أَنَّ المَوَاصَلَاتِ رَخِيصَةٌ، وَمِنْ عُيُوبِهَا أَنَّ الشَّوَارِعَ مُكْتَظَّةٌ.

Cheap transport is an advantage; crowded streets are a disadvantage.
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Plan, draft and improve an 80–100-word article or email about your town and how you get around.

Success checklist

  • Paragraph 1 covers town, places and character.
  • Paragraph 2 covers transport, route and duration.
  • Paragraph 3 gives a balanced view and recommendation.
  • Use at least five F6 grammar structures and check agreement.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

أَسْكُنُ فِي مَدِينَةٍ مُتَوَسِّطَةٍ وَحَدِيثَةٍ. تَتَمَيَّزُ بِحَدَائِقِهَا وَمَرْكَزِهَا التِّجَارِيِّ، وَتُوجَدُ فِيهَا مَكْتَبَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ وَمَحَطَّةُ قِطَارٍ. أَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ بِالحَافِلَةِ، وَتَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً. أُفَضِّلُ الحَافِلَةَ لِأَنَّهَا أَرْخَصُ مِنْ سَيَّارَةِ الأُجْرَةِ. مِنْ مَزَايَا المَدِينَةِ أَنَّ الخِدْمَاتِ قَرِيبَةٌ، وَمِنْ عُيُوبِهَا أَنَّ الشَّوَارِعَ مُكْتَظَّةٌ. بِصِفَةٍ عَامَّةٍ، أُوصِي بِزِيَارَتِهَا لِأَنَّهَا مُمْتِعَةٌ وَآمِنَةٌ.

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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

Write a supported 60-word response covering every point.

Develop

Write 80–100 words with three paragraphs and accurate F6 range.

Stretch

Write 100+ words, compare two transport choices and improve the first draft using a self-audit.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

8 questions
1What is the writing target?

2Which belongs in paragraph 2?

3Which means “overall”?

4Which structure gives an advantage?

5Which is the best review order?

6Which gives a recommendation?

7Which paragraph should describe how you travel?

8Which structure introduces an advantage?

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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