Today you will
- Predict answer types before listening.
- Identify places, directions, transport, prices and opinions.
- Distinguish close distractors and contrast.
- Complete multiple-choice, matching and selection tasks.
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Retrieve · orient · prepare
Objectives and visible success
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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.
Listening strategy
تَوَقُّعٌ
prediction
سِيَاقٌ
context
كَلِمَةٌ مِفْتَاحِيَّةٌ
key word
تَفْصِيلٌ مُحَدَّدٌ
specific detail
مُشَتِّتٌ
distractor
مَرَّةٌ أُولَى
first time
مَرَّةٌ ثَانِيَةٌ
second time
اِسْتَبْعِدْ
eliminate
تَحَقَّقْ
verify
دَوِّنْ
note down
Listening cues
أَيْنَ؟
where?
مَتَى؟
when?
كَيْفَ؟
how?
كَمْ؟
how many / much / long?
لِمَاذَا؟
why?
يَمِينًا
right
يَسَارًا
left
رَصِيفٌ
platform
تَسْتَغْرِقُ
takes time
أَرْخَصُ
cheaper
أَغْلَى
more expensive
تَتَمَيَّزُ
is distinguished
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
Listening for grammatical cues and attached pronouns
الاِسْتِمَاعُ إِلَى القَرَائِنِ النَّحْوِيَّةِ وَالضَّمَائِرِ
Listening accuracy improves when learners know what form to expect. Question words predict the information type, while verb prefixes and suffixes reveal gender, person and reference.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
كَمْ تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ؟
How long does the journey take?Expect a time duration.
اِنْعَطِفِي يَسَارًا.
Turn left (female).Hear the feminine command ending.
كَمْ ثَمَنُهَا؟
How much is it? (feminine item)The suffix identifies the reference.
سَرِيعٌ، لٰكِنَّهُ غَالٍ.
Fast, but expensive.The contrast changes the overall judgement.
Predict the information type
أَيْنَ / مَتَى / كَيْفَ / كَمْ / لِمَاذَا
Before listening, identify whether the answer must be a place, time, transport, number or reason.
أَيْنَ؟ ← مَكَانٌمَتَى؟ ← وَقْتٌكَمْ تَسْتَغْرِقُ؟ ← مُدَّةٌ
Hear command endings
ـْ / ـي / ـوا
Direction endings identify whether the speaker addresses one male, one female or a group.
اِنْعَطِفْ ← one maleاِنْعَطِفِي ← one femaleاِنْعَطِفُوا ← group
Hear possessive price references
ثَمَنُهُ / ثَمَنُهَا
The suffix tells you whether the price refers to a masculine or feminine item.
كَمْ ثَمَنُهُ؟ ← masculine itemكَمْ ثَمَنُهَا؟ ← feminine item
Distinguish contrast from addition
لٰكِنَّ / بَيْنَمَا / أَيْضًا
A contrast word often signals that the second detail corrects or limits the first.
القِطَارُ سَرِيعٌ، لٰكِنَّهُ غَالٍ.سَلْمَى تُفَضِّلُ الحَافِلَةَ، بَيْنَمَا عُمَرٌ يُفَضِّلُ القِطَارَ.
| Cue | Expect | Example |
|---|---|---|
| أَيْنَ | place | فِي المَرْكَزِ |
| كَمْ | number/price/duration | عِشْرُونَ دِينَارًا |
| لِمَاذَا | reason | لِأَنَّهُ سَرِيعٌ |
Successful listening is active: questions are read first, evidence is anticipated and answers are checked against the whole utterance.
The listening script appears directly beneath the task for self-correction after the assessed attempt; no separate answer-key reveal is needed.
Grammar laboratory
Choose the form for a reason
Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.
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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
The train is fast, but it is expensive.
My generated sentence
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
Builder mission
The train is fast, but it is expensive.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Builder mission
How long does the journey take?
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Builder mission
Turn (plural) right at the lights.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
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Classify · discriminate · retrieve
What answer type should you expect?
Classify the question cue.
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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.
Choosing the first option containing a heard word.
Check the full clause and any contrast that follows.
Matching one word is not enough evidence.
Ignoring ـي / ـوا command endings.
Use the ending to identify the addressee.
The ending is meaningful listening evidence.
Treating كَمْ only as “how many”.
Check whether the question asks price, duration or quantity.
The surrounding noun determines the meaning.
Repair check
Preserve the intended meaning
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Predict · listen twice · verify
Three listening formats in one mission
Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.
Which place, direction, transport, time, price 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
النَّصُّ الأَوَّلُ: اِذْهَبْ مُسْتَقِيمًا حَتَّى الدَّوَّارِ، ثُمَّ اِنْعَطِفْ يَمِينًا. مَحَطَّةُ القِطَارِ بِجَانِبِ المَتْحَفِ. القِطَارُ يُغَادِرُ مِنَ الرَّصِيفِ الثَّالِثِ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ العَاشِرَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ.
النَّصُّ الثَّانِي: تُفَضِّلُ لَيْلَى الحَافِلَةَ لِأَنَّهَا رَخِيصَةٌ، بَيْنَمَا يُفَضِّلُ سَامِرٌ القِطَارَ لِأَنَّهُ أَسْرَعُ. كِلَاهُمَا يَرَى أَنَّ المِتْرُو مُرِيحٌ.
النَّصُّ الثَّالِثُ: تَتَمَيَّزُ المَدِينَةُ بِمَبَانِيهَا الحَجَرِيَّةِ وَسُوقِهَا القَدِيمِ، وَلٰكِنَّ المَوَاصَلَاتِ فِيهَا قَلِيلَةٌ.
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Preview · scan · prove
Listening strategy commentary
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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09
Model · rehearse · respond
Explain your listening evidence
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
Prompt bank
- مَا نَوْعُ المَعْلُومَةِ المَطْلُوبَةِ؟
- مَا الكَلِمَةُ المِفْتَاحِيَّةُ؟
- مَا الخِيَارُ الَّذِي اسْتَبْعَدْتَهُ؟ وَلِمَاذَا؟
- مَا العِبَارَةُ الَّتِي أَثْبَتَتِ الإِجَابَةَ؟
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
Model exchange
A
لِمَاذَا اخْتَرْتَ «الحَافِلَةَ»؟
Why did you choose “the bus”?B
لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ «رَخِيصَةٌ»، وَالسُّؤَالُ يَطْلُبُ السَّبَبَ.
Because I heard “cheap” and the question asks for the reason.A
مَا المُشَتِّتُ؟
What was the distractor?B
ذُكِرَ القِطَارُ أَيْضًا، وَلٰكِنَّهُ كَانَ رَأْيَ شَخْصٍ آخَرَ.
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Plan · draft · improve
Guided writing workshop
Create a listening strategy record for three questions and explain the evidence for each answer.
Success checklist
- Predict the answer type.
- Record the key phrase heard.
- Name and reject one distractor.
- Write one next-step strategy for a weaker area.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model
السُّؤَالُ الأَوَّلُ يَطْلُبُ مَكَانًا لِأَنَّهُ يَبْدَأُ بِـ «أَيْنَ». سَمِعْتُ «بِجَانِبِ المَتْحَفِ»، لِذٰلِكَ اخْتَرْتُ المَتْحَفَ. السُّؤَالُ الثَّانِي يَطْلُبُ مُدَّةً. سَمِعْتُ «نِصْفَ سَاعَةٍ» وَلَمْ أَخْتَرْ «السَّاعَةَ الثَّامِنَةَ» لِأَنَّهَا وَقْتُ المُغَادَرَةِ. فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ سَأَقْرَأُ الأَسْئِلَةَ أَوَّلًا وَسَأَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى كَلِمَاتِ التَّضَادِ مِثْلَ «لٰكِنَّ».
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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.
Identify question type and one key word.
Explain the exact phrase proving each answer.
Analyse distractors across all three formats and write a reusable listening strategy guide.
Final self-marking check
Show what you can now do
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Exit ticket
Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.
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