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Progression P1 — Healthy Lifestyles

P1-L04

Unhealthy Habits — Smoking, Alcohol and Risk Behavioursالعَادَاتُ غَيْرُ الصِّحِّيَّةِ — التَّدْخِينُ وَالكُحُولُ وَالسُّلُوكِيَّاتُ الخَطِرَةُ

Describe risk behaviours and their documented effects in informational register, using Type 1 conditionals and the passive يُوصَفُ بِأَنَّهُ.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Name risk behaviours and their documented health effects accurately.
  • Use Type 1 conditionals to express consequence rather than to lecture.
  • Use يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِـ and يُضْعِفُ with their correct complements.
  • Write a balanced risk paragraph that informs without moralising.

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: يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ ___ الرِّئَتَيْنِ.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Complete: إِذَا ___ عَنِ التَّدْخِينِ، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ صِحَّتُهُ.

4Choose the sentence that informs rather than judges.

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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.

28 lesson words and phrases

Behaviours

التَّدْخِينُ
smoking

Masculine verbal noun.

الكُحُولُ
alcohol

Masculine.

المُخَدِّرَاتُ
drugs

Plural.

الإِدْمَانُ
addiction

Masculine.

مُدْمِنٌ / مُدْمِنَةٌ
an addicted person (m. / f.)

Describe the condition, not the person's worth.

يُدَخِّنُ
smokes

Form II.

يُقْلِعُ عَنْ
gives up

Form IV, fixed with عَنْ.

يَتَوَقَّفُ عَنْ
stops

Form V, fixed with عَنْ.

سُلُوكٌ خَطِرٌ
risky behaviour
الاعْتِمَادُ
dependence

Documented effects

السَّرَطَانُ
cancer
أَمْرَاضُ القَلْبِ
heart diseases
أَمْرَاضُ الرِّئَةِ
lung diseases
تَصَلُّبُ الشَّرَايِينِ
hardening of the arteries
جِهَازُ المَنَاعَةِ
the immune system
يُضْعِفُ
weakens

Form IV; takes a direct object.

يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِـ
causes harm to

Form IV; the harmed thing follows بِـ.

يَزِيدُ مِنْ خُطُورَةِ
increases the risk of
إِحْصَائِيَّاتٌ صِحِّيَّةٌ
health statistics
أَثَرٌ طَوِيلُ المَدَى
a long-term effect

Reporting and framing

يُوصَفُ بِأَنَّهُ
is described as

A passive; أَنَّ takes an accusative pronoun.

تُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّ
studies indicate that
قَانُونِيًّا
legally

Adverbial accusative.

اجْتِمَاعِيًّا
socially
نَفْسِيًّا
psychologically
الوِقَايَةُ
prevention
الدَّعْمُ
support
لَيْسَ سَهْلًا
it is not easy

Frames giving up realistically.

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 التَّدْخِينُ

2Choose the Arabic for “alcohol”.

3Choose the meaning of المُخَدِّرَاتُ

4Choose the Arabic for “addiction”.

5Choose the meaning of مُدْمِنٌ / مُدْمِنَةٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “smokes”.

7Choose the meaning of يُقْلِعُ عَنْ

8Choose the Arabic for “stops”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Harm verbs, conditionals and reported evidence

أَفْعَالُ الضَّرَرِ وَالشَّرْطُ وَنَقْلُ الأَدِلَّةِ

Two harm verbs with different complements, the Type 1 conditional applied to consequence, and the passive used to report evidence impersonally.

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?

يُضْعِفُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ
What to notice

A direct object with no preposition.

يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِالرِّئَتَيْنِ
What to notice

الضَّرَرَ is the object; بِـ marks what is harmed.

يُوصَفُ بِأَنَّهُ سَبَبٌ رَئِيسِيٌّ
What to notice

An impersonal report, not a personal assertion.

1

يُضْعِفُ with a direct object

يُضْعِفُ + accusative

Form IV with a direct object and no preposition.

يُضْعِفُ التَّدْخِينُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ
2

يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِـ

يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ + بِـ + genitive

الضَّرَرَ is the object of the verb; بِـ introduces what is harmed.

يُلْحِقُ التَّدْخِينُ الضَّرَرَ بِالرِّئَتَيْنِ وَالقَلْبِ
3

Conditional consequence

إِذَا + past form → سَـ + present

State the consequence as a conditional rather than as a command.

إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ فِي التَّدْخِينِ، سَيَزْدَادُ خَطَرُ أَمْرَاضِ القَلْبِ
4

Reporting evidence impersonally

يُوصَفُ بِأَنَّهُ · تُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّ

These report findings without you asserting them personally. The noun or pronoun after أَنَّ is accusative.

يُوصَفُ التَّدْخِينُ بِأَنَّهُ سَبَبٌ رَئِيسِيٌّ لِأَمْرَاضِ الرِّئَةِتُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّ الإِقْلَاعَ يُحَسِّنُ الصِّحَّةَ سَرِيعًا
StructureWhat follows itExample
يُضْعِفُaccusative objectيُضْعِفُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ
يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَبِـ + genitiveيُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِالرِّئَتَيْنِ
يُقْلِعُعَنْ + genitiveيُقْلِعُ عَنِ التَّدْخِينِ
يُوصَفُبِأَنَّهُ + predicateيُوصَفُ بِأَنَّهُ ضَارٌّ
1
Two harm verbs, two structures

يُضْعِفُ takes a direct object: يُضْعِفُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ. يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ takes بِـ for what is harmed: يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِالرِّئَتَيْنِ. The noun الضَّرَرَ is already the object of يُلْحِقُ.

2
Inform, do not lecture

Report what the evidence shows with تُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّ or يُوصَفُ بِأَنَّهُ, and acknowledge that giving up is hard. A paragraph that informs is worth more marks than one that moralises, and it is more accurate.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Complete: يُلْحِقُ التَّدْخِينُ الضَّرَرَ ___ الرِّئَتَيْنِ.

3Choose the accurate conditional consequence.

4Complete: يُوصَفُ التَّدْخِينُ ___ سَبَبٌ رَئِيسِيٌّ لِأَمْرَاضِ الرِّئَةِ.

5Complete: يُقْلِعُ ___ التَّدْخِينِ بِمُسَاعَدَةِ الدَّعْمِ.

6Which sentence informs rather than moralises?

7Which framing is accurate about giving up?

8Complete: يَزِيدُ التَّدْخِينُ مِنْ ___ أَمْرَاضِ القَلْبِ.

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04

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 accurate risk statements from an effect, a conditional and a supportive close.

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 effect, conditional and closing statement is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

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Transformation challenge

Repair the harm preposition

Correct the complement after يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ.
Original sentence

يُلْحِقُ التَّدْخِينُ الضَّرَرَ عَلَى الرِّئَتَيْنِ.

يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ + ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Transformation challenge

Fix the conditional

Repair the verb after إِذَا.
Original sentence

إِذَا يُقْلِعُ عَنِ التَّدْخِينِ، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ صِحَّتُهُ.

إِذَا + ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
3
Transformation challenge

Turn judgement into information

Rewrite so the sentence reports evidence instead of judging people.
Original sentence

المُدَخِّنُونَ أَشْخَاصٌ سَيِّئُونَ.

اِنْقُلِ الدَّلِيلَ
Choose the best Arabic response

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05

Read · understand · respond

Risk Mission — Structures, Evidence and Register

Check the complement, the conditional form, and whether the sentence informs rather than judges.

Arabic application challenge

Check the complement, the conditional form, and whether the sentence informs rather than judges.

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.

يُلْحِقُ التَّدْخِينُ الضَّرَرَ عَلَى الرِّئَتَيْنِ.

يُلْحِقُ التَّدْخِينُ الضَّرَرَ بِالرِّئَتَيْنِ.

بِـ marks what receives the harm.

يُضْعِفُ التَّدْخِينُ مِنْ جِهَازِ المَنَاعَةِ.

يُضْعِفُ التَّدْخِينُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ.

يُضْعِفُ takes a direct object.

المُدَخِّنُونَ أَشْخَاصٌ سَيِّئُونَ.

يُوصَفُ التَّدْخِينُ بِأَنَّهُ ضَارٌّ بِالصِّحَّةِ.

The topic is the behaviour and its effects, not a judgement of people.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the accurate sentence.

5Complete: يُلْحِقُ التَّدْخِينُ الضَّرَرَ ___ الرِّئَتَيْنِ.

6Choose the accurate conditional consequence.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: a public health briefing

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.
1How is smoking described?

2What do studies indicate it weakens?

3What follows from continuing for many years?

4What happens if a person gives up?

5Why is giving up described as not easy?

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Listening script

يُوصَفُ التَّدْخِينُ بِأَنَّهُ سَبَبٌ رَئِيسِيٌّ لِأَمْرَاضِ الرِّئَةِ وَالقَلْبِ. وَتُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّهُ يُضْعِفُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ وَيُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِالأَوْعِيَةِ الدَّمَوِيَّةِ. وَإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الشَّخْصُ فِي التَّدْخِينِ سَنَوَاتٍ طَوِيلَةً، سَيَزْدَادُ خَطَرُ تَصَلُّبِ الشَّرَايِينِ. أَمَّا إِذَا أَقْلَعَ، فَسَتَتَحَسَّنُ وَظَائِفُ الرِّئَةِ خِلَالَ أَشْهُرٍ. وَالإِقْلَاعُ لَيْسَ سَهْلًا، لِأَنَّ الاعْتِمَادَ جَسَدِيٌّ وَنَفْسِيٌّ مَعًا؛ وَلِذٰلِكَ يُنْصَحُ بِطَلَبِ الدَّعْمِ الطِّبِّيِّ. وَتَخْتَلِفُ سِيَاسَاتُ الوِقَايَةِ مِنْ بَلَدٍ إِلَى بَلَدٍ، قَانُونِيًّا وَاجْتِمَاعِيًّا.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: risk, evidence and support

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.

تَتَنَاوَلُ سِيَاسَاتُ الصِّحَّةِ العَامَّةِ السُّلُوكِيَّاتِ الخَطِرَةَ بِوَصْفِهَا مَسْأَلَةً صِحِّيَّةً لَا أَخْلَاقِيَّةً فَقَطْ. فَالتَّدْخِينُ يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِالرِّئَتَيْنِ وَالقَلْبِ، وَيَزِيدُ مِنْ خُطُورَةِ عِدَّةِ أَنْوَاعٍ مِنَ السَّرَطَانِ. وَيُوصَفُ الإِفْرَاطُ فِي الكُحُولِ بِأَنَّهُ عَامِلُ خَطَرٍ لِأَمْرَاضِ الكَبِدِ. وَتُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّ الدَّعْمَ الطِّبِّيَّ وَالاجْتِمَاعِيَّ يَرْفَعُ فُرَصَ الإِقْلَاعِ بِوُضُوحٍ. وَإِذَا تَوَفَّرَ الدَّعْمُ المُبَكِّرُ، سَتَقِلُّ حَالَاتُ الإِدْمَانِ طَوِيلِ المَدَى. وَلَيْسَ الهَدَفُ لَوْمَ الأَفْرَادِ، بَلْ تَقْلِيلُ الضَّرَرِ وَتَوْفِيرُ الوِقَايَةِ. وَتَخْتَلِفُ التَّشْرِيعَاتُ مِنْ بَلَدٍ إِلَى بَلَدٍ.
1How do public health policies treat risk behaviours?

2What is excessive alcohol described as?

3What do studies indicate raises the chance of quitting?

4What follows from early support being available?

5What is stated as the goal?

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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: discussing risk without judging

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَا أَثَرُ التَّدْخِينِ عَلَى الصِّحَّةِ؟ اِسْتَعْمِلْ يُضْعِفُ أَوْ يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِـ.
  2. مَاذَا سَيَحْدُثُ إِذَا أَقْلَعَ الشَّخْصُ؟
  3. لِمَاذَا يُقَالُ إِنَّ الإِقْلَاعَ لَيْسَ سَهْلًا؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَا أَثَرُ التَّدْخِينِ عَلَى الصِّحَّةِ؟

Opening question
B

يُضْعِفُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ وَيُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِالرِّئَتَيْنِ وَالقَلْبِ.

Both harm structures
A

وَمَاذَا سَيَحْدُثُ إِذَا أَقْلَعَ؟

Conditional
B

إِذَا أَقْلَعَ، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ وَظَائِفُ الرِّئَةِ خِلَالَ أَشْهُرٍ، وَلٰكِنَّ الإِقْلَاعَ لَيْسَ سَهْلًا وَيَحْتَاجُ إِلَى دَعْمٍ.

Consequence plus realistic framing
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write eighty to ninety words on a risk behaviour and its health effects. Report evidence impersonally, use at least two conditionals, and close by acknowledging that giving up needs support — without moralising.

Success checklist

  • One sentence with يُضْعِفُ and one with يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِـ.
  • Two Type 1 conditionals with past-form verbs after إِذَا.
  • One impersonal report with يُوصَفُ بِأَنَّهُ or تُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ.
  • A closing that describes the behaviour, not the worth of people.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

يُوصَفُ التَّدْخِينُ بِأَنَّهُ سَبَبٌ رَئِيسِيٌّ لِأَمْرَاضِ الرِّئَةِ وَالقَلْبِ. وَتُشِيرُ الدِّرَاسَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّهُ يُضْعِفُ جِهَازَ المَنَاعَةِ وَيُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ بِالأَوْعِيَةِ الدَّمَوِيَّةِ، وَيَزِيدُ مِنْ خُطُورَةِ عِدَّةِ أَمْرَاضٍ. وَإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الشَّخْصُ سَنَوَاتٍ طَوِيلَةً، سَيَزْدَادُ خَطَرُ تَصَلُّبِ الشَّرَايِينِ. أَمَّا إِذَا أَقْلَعَ، فَسَتَتَحَسَّنُ وَظَائِفُ الرِّئَةِ خِلَالَ أَشْهُرٍ. وَالإِقْلَاعُ لَيْسَ سَهْلًا، لِأَنَّ الاعْتِمَادَ جَسَدِيٌّ وَنَفْسِيٌّ مَعًا، وَلِذٰلِكَ يُنْصَحُ بِالدَّعْمِ الطِّبِّيِّ. وَلَيْسَ الهَدَفُ لَوْمَ الأَفْرَادِ، بَلْ تَقْلِيلُ الضَّرَرِ.

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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 five sentences naming effects with the correct harm structure.

Develop

Add two conditionals and one impersonal report.

Stretch

Close with a balanced statement on support and prevention that avoids moralising.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

6 questions
1Complete: يُلْحِقُ الضَّرَرَ ___ الرِّئَتَيْنِ.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Complete: إِذَا ___ عَنِ التَّدْخِينِ، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ صِحَّتُهُ.

4Choose the sentence that informs rather than judges.

5Choose the accurate sentence.

6Complete: يُلْحِقُ التَّدْخِينُ الضَّرَرَ ___ الرِّئَتَيْنِ.

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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