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Progression P1 — Healthy Lifestyles

P1-L03

Mental Health and Wellbeing — Talking About Stress and Happinessالصِّحَّةُ النَّفْسِيَّةُ وَالعَافِيَةُ — الحَدِيثُ عَنِ التَّوَتُّرِ وَالسَّعَادَةِ

The P1 grammar milestone: build Type 1 conditional sentences with إِذَا and سَـ, and use them to talk about stress, coping and wellbeing.

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Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Build a Type 1 conditional: إِذَا + past-form verb → سَـ with a present verb.
  • Recognise a Type 2 conditional with لَوْ and understand what it means.
  • Describe stress and coping with يُعَانِي مِنْ، يَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ and يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى.
  • Write about wellbeing without diagnosing or advising beyond your knowledge.

You can show success when…

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Complete: إِذَا ___ وَقْتَكَ، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ.

2Complete: يُعَانِي ___ التَّوَتُّرِ.

3Which marks a hypothetical?

4Choose the most responsible statement.

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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.

26 lesson words and phrases

States and feelings

الصِّحَّةُ النَّفْسِيَّةُ
mental health

Feminine.

التَّوَتُّرُ
stress, tension

Masculine.

القَلَقُ
anxiety, worry

Masculine.

الاكْتِئَابُ
depression

Masculine; a clinical term, used carefully.

السَّعَادَةُ
happiness
الطُّمَأْنِينَةُ
peace of mind
التَّوَازُنُ
balance
الرَّفَاهِيَةُ
wellbeing
الضَّغْطُ
pressure
الإِرْهَاقُ
exhaustion

Coping verbs

يُعَانِي مِنْ
suffers from

Form III, root ع-ن-ي; fixed with مِنْ.

يَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ
copes with, deals with

Form VI, fixed with مَعَ.

يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى
overcomes

Form V, fixed with عَلَى.

يَسْعَى إِلَى
strives for

Weak-final; fixed with إِلَى.

يَبْحَثُ عَنْ
looks for

Fixed with عَنْ.

يَطْلُبُ المُسَاعَدَةَ
asks for help

Direct object.

يُخَفِّفُ مِنْ
eases

Fixed with مِنْ.

يَشْعُرُ بِـ
feels

Fixed with بِـ.

Conditional language

إِذَا
if (a real condition)

Followed by a past-form verb.

لَوْ
if (hypothetical)

Type 2; recognise it for now.

سَـ / سَوْفَ
will

Marks the result clause.

عِنْدَمَا
when

Not a conditional; states a time.

كُلَّمَا
whenever, the more that
بِشَرْطِ أَنْ
on condition that

Takes the subjunctive.

نَتِيجَةً لِذٰلِكَ
as a result
فِي هٰذِهِ الحَالَةِ
in that case

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 الصِّحَّةُ النَّفْسِيَّةُ

2Choose the Arabic for “stress, tension”.

3Choose the meaning of القَلَقُ

4Choose the Arabic for “depression”.

5Choose the meaning of السَّعَادَةُ

6Choose the Arabic for “peace of mind”.

7Choose the meaning of التَّوَازُنُ

8Choose the Arabic for “wellbeing”.

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Explain · notice · apply

Type 1 conditionals and coping verbs

الجُمْلَةُ الشَّرْطِيَّةُ مِنَ النَّوْعِ الأَوَّلِ

One new structure with two halves, plus four coping verbs each with a fixed preposition. Get the verb form after إِذَا right and the rest follows.

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?

إِذَا تَمَرَّنْتَ يَوْمِيًّا، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ
What to notice

Past form after إِذَا, سَـ in the result.

لَوْ نِمْتَ جَيِّدًا، لَكُنْتَ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا
What to notice

لَوْ marks a hypothetical, answered by لَـ.

يُعَانِي مِنَ التَّوَتُّرِ
What to notice

مِنْ is fixed with يُعَانِي.

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The Type 1 conditional

إِذَا + past-form verb → سَـ + present verb

The condition clause uses a past-form verb regardless of the time meant; the result clause is marked with سَـ or سَوْفَ.

إِذَا تَمَرَّنْتَ يَوْمِيًّا، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍإِذَا نِمْتَ مُبَكِّرًا، سَتَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا
2

The order can reverse

result + إِذَا + condition

Putting the condition second is equally correct; only the comma placement changes.

سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ إِذَا تَمَرَّنْتَ يَوْمِيًّا
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لَوْ signals a hypothetical

لَوْ + past → لَـ + past

لَوْ describes something contrary to fact. Recognise it now; you will produce it later.

لَوْ نِمْتَ جَيِّدًا، لَكُنْتَ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا
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Coping verbs and their prepositions

يُعَانِي مِنْ · يَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ · يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى · يَسْعَى إِلَى

Each preposition is fixed and takes the genitive.

يُعَانِي كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ التَّوَتُّرِنَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ الضَّغْطِ بِطُرُقٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ
StructureCondition clauseResult clause
Type 1 (real)إِذَا + past formسَـ + present
Type 2 (hypothetical)لَوْ + pastلَـ + past
Time, not conditionعِنْدَمَا + presentpresent
Condition with أَنْبِشَرْطِ أَنْ + subjunctive
1
إِذَا takes a past-form verb, but the meaning is not past

إِذَا تَمَرَّنْتَ يَوْمِيًّا، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ means “if you exercise daily, you will feel better”. The verb after إِذَا looks past but refers to a real future condition. This is the single most important form in P1.

2
Write about mental health carefully

Describe what people experience and what generally helps. Avoid diagnosing, and avoid promising outcomes. اكْتِئَاب is a clinical word — use it precisely, and prefer يُنْصَحُ بِطَلَبِ المُسَاعَدَةِ to telling someone what they must feel.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose the accurate Type 1 conditional.

2Complete: إِذَا ___ مُبَكِّرًا، سَتَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا.

3Which sentence is a hypothetical rather than a real condition?

4Complete: يُعَانِي كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الطُّلَّابِ ___ التَّوَتُّرِ.

5Complete: نَتَعَامَلُ ___ الضَّغْطِ بِطُرُقٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ.

6Complete: يَتَغَلَّبُ الإِنْسَانُ ___ القَلَقِ بِالتَّدْرِيبِ وَالدَّعْمِ.

7Which sentence writes about mental health responsibly?

8Choose the accurate reversed conditional.

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Build · transform · justify

Sentence-building and transformation studio

The guided builder develops flexible sentence construction. The three independent tasks then test different skills: grammatical transformation, meaning and coherence, and original sentence production.

Combinatorial builder studio

Build Type 1 conditionals from a condition, a result and a coping detail.

This guided builder accepts 27 accurate combinations. Build 3 different sentences, changing one meaningful chunk each time. Compare the grammar and meaning before moving to the independent tasks.

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

0/3 different sentences built.

Each condition, result and coping detail is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

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Transformation challenge

Fix the verb after إِذَا

Repair the condition clause.
Original sentence

إِذَا تَتَمَرَّنُ يَوْمِيًّا، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ.

إِذَا + ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Transformation challenge

Mark the result clause

Add the marker the result clause needs.
Original sentence

إِذَا نِمْتَ مُبَكِّرًا، تَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا.

جَوَابُ الشَّرْطِ ← ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
3
Transformation challenge

Soften the overstatement

Rewrite so the claim describes rather than diagnoses.
Original sentence

كُلُّ مَنْ يَشْعُرُ بِالحُزْنِ مُصَابٌ بِالاكْتِئَابِ.

اِحْذَرِ التَّعْمِيمَ الطِّبِّيَّ
Choose the best Arabic response

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Read · understand · respond

Conditional Mission — إِذَا and the Result Clause

Every round checks the verb form after إِذَا, the marker in the result, or the preposition on a coping verb.

Arabic application challenge

Every round checks the verb form after إِذَا, the marker in the result, or the preposition on a coping verb.

Round 1♥ ♥ ♥ 0 points

06

Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

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

إِذَا تَتَمَرَّنُ يَوْمِيًّا، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ.

إِذَا تَمَرَّنْتَ يَوْمِيًّا، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ.

The verb after إِذَا takes the past form.

يُعَانِي بِالتَّوَتُّرِ.

يُعَانِي مِنَ التَّوَتُّرِ.

يُعَانِي requires مِنْ.

كُلُّ مَنْ يَشْعُرُ بِالحُزْنِ مُصَابٌ بِالاكْتِئَابِ.

قَدْ يَشْعُرُ الإِنْسَانُ بِالحُزْنِ دُونَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُصَابًا بِالاكْتِئَابِ.

Sadness is not the same as a clinical diagnosis, so equating them overstates.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the accurate Type 1 conditional.

5Complete: إِذَا ___ مُبَكِّرًا، سَتَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا.

6Which sentence is a hypothetical rather than a real condition?

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: a student talks about pressure

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

1Predict

Which person, time, frequency, sequence, contrast or changed detail 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 is described as normal?

2How does the speaker cope?

3What follows from sleeping seven hours?

4What does the speaker say about sadness?

5What is advised if symptoms continue?

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Listening script

يُعَانِي كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الطُّلَّابِ مِنَ التَّوَتُّرِ قَبْلَ الامْتِحَانَاتِ، وَهٰذَا أَمْرٌ طَبِيعِيٌّ. وَأَنَا أَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ الضَّغْطِ بِتَنْظِيمِ وَقْتِي وَبِالمَشْيِ كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ. إِذَا نَظَّمْتَ وَقْتَكَ جَيِّدًا، سَتَشْعُرُ بِسَيْطَرَةٍ أَكْبَرَ. وَإِذَا نِمْتَ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ، سَتَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا فِي اليَوْمِ التَّالِي. أَمَّا إِذَا أَهْمَلْتَ الرَّاحَةَ، فَسَيَزْدَادُ الإِرْهَاقُ. وَلَيْسَ كُلُّ حُزْنٍ اكْتِئَابًا؛ فَإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّتِ الأَعْرَاضُ، يُنْصَحُ بِطَلَبِ المُسَاعَدَةِ مِنْ مُخْتَصٍّ. وَأَسْعَى إِلَى تَوَازُنٍ بَيْنَ الدِّرَاسَةِ وَالرَّاحَةِ.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: small habits, real difference

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.

تُشِيرُ دِرَاسَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ إِلَى أَنَّ عَادَاتٍ صَغِيرَةً تُخَفِّفُ مِنَ التَّوَتُّرِ اليَوْمِيِّ. فَإِذَا نَظَّمْتَ وَقْتَكَ، سَتَقِلُّ مُفَاجَآتُ اليَوْمِ. وَإِذَا خَرَجْتَ لِلْمَشْيِ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ حَالَتُكَ المِزَاجِيَّةُ. وَإِذَا تَحَدَّثْتَ إِلَى صَدِيقٍ تَثِقُ بِهِ، سَتَشْعُرُ بِأَنَّ العِبْءَ أَخَفُّ. وَيَتَعَامَلُ النَّاسُ مَعَ الضَّغْطِ بِطُرُقٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ؛ فَمَا يُنَاسِبُ شَخْصًا قَدْ لَا يُنَاسِبُ آخَرَ. وَلَيْسَتْ هٰذِهِ العَادَاتُ بَدِيلًا عَنِ العِلَاجِ عِنْدَ الحَاجَةِ، بَلْ دَعْمٌ إِضَافِيٌّ. وَإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ القَلَقُ وَأَثَّرَ فِي الدِّرَاسَةِ وَالنَّوْمِ، فَيُنْصَحُ بِاسْتِشَارَةِ مُخْتَصٍّ.
1What do many studies indicate?

2What follows from a twenty-minute walk?

3What does the text say about coping styles?

4Are these habits a substitute for treatment?

5When is consulting a specialist advised?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: pressure and coping

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَاذَا يَحْدُثُ إِذَا نَظَّمْتَ وَقْتَكَ جَيِّدًا؟
  2. كَيْفَ تَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ الضَّغْطِ قَبْلَ الامْتِحَانَاتِ؟
  3. مَتَى يُنْصَحُ بِطَلَبِ المُسَاعَدَةِ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَاذَا يَحْدُثُ إِذَا نَظَّمْتَ وَقْتَكَ جَيِّدًا؟

Conditional question
B

إِذَا نَظَّمْتُ وَقْتِي، سَأَشْعُرُ بِسَيْطَرَةٍ أَكْبَرَ وَسَيَقِلُّ التَّوَتُّرُ.

Type 1 conditional with سَـ
A

وَكَيْفَ تَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ الضَّغْطِ؟

Coping verb
B

أَتَعَامَلُ مَعَهُ بِالمَشْيِ وَالحَدِيثِ إِلَى صَدِيقٍ، وَإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ القَلَقُ فَيُنْصَحُ بِاسْتِشَارَةِ مُخْتَصٍّ.

Coping plus a careful recommendation
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write eighty to ninety words about managing pressure. Use at least three Type 1 conditionals, two coping verbs with their prepositions, and one careful statement about when to seek help.

Success checklist

  • Three Type 1 conditionals, each with a past-form verb after إِذَا.
  • Each result clause marked with سَـ or سَوْفَ.
  • Two coping verbs with their fixed prepositions.
  • One statement that advises rather than diagnoses.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

يُعَانِي كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الطُّلَّابِ مِنَ التَّوَتُّرِ قَبْلَ الامْتِحَانَاتِ، وَهٰذَا أَمْرٌ طَبِيعِيٌّ. إِذَا نَظَّمْتَ وَقْتَكَ مُبَكِّرًا، سَتَقِلُّ المُفَاجَآتُ وَسَتَشْعُرُ بِسَيْطَرَةٍ أَكْبَرَ. وَإِذَا خَرَجْتَ لِلْمَشْيِ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً يَوْمِيًّا، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ حَالَتُكَ المِزَاجِيَّةُ. وَإِذَا نِمْتَ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ، سَتَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا. أَنَا أَتَعَامَلُ مَعَ الضَّغْطِ بِالرِّيَاضَةِ وَالحَدِيثِ إِلَى صَدِيقٍ أَثِقُ بِهِ، وَأَسْعَى إِلَى تَوَازُنٍ بَيْنَ الدِّرَاسَةِ وَالرَّاحَةِ. وَلَيْسَ كُلُّ حُزْنٍ اكْتِئَابًا؛ فَإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّتِ الأَعْرَاضُ وَأَثَّرَتْ فِي الحَيَاةِ اليَوْمِيَّةِ، فَيُنْصَحُ بِاسْتِشَارَةِ مُخْتَصٍّ.

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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 four Type 1 conditionals using the sentence frames.

Develop

Add two coping verbs with their correct prepositions.

Stretch

Add a reversed conditional and a careful statement about seeking help.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

6 questions
1Complete: إِذَا ___ وَقْتَكَ، سَتَشْعُرُ بِتَحَسُّنٍ.

2Complete: يُعَانِي ___ التَّوَتُّرِ.

3Which marks a hypothetical?

4Choose the most responsible statement.

5Choose the accurate Type 1 conditional.

6Complete: إِذَا ___ مُبَكِّرًا، سَتَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ تَرْكِيزًا.

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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