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Progression P1 — Healthy Lifestyles

P1-L05

Sleep, Rest and Digital Wellbeingالنَّوْمُ وَالرَّاحَةُ وَالعَافِيَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ

Link screen use to sleep quality, use conditional sentences to state sleep-health relationships, and plan digital wellbeing.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Describe sleep quality and the sleep cycle with precise vocabulary.
  • Use Type 1 conditionals to link screen use and sleep.
  • Use يُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى and يُعِيقُ with their correct complements.
  • Write a digital wellbeing plan connecting screens to rest.

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: يُؤَثِّرُ الهَاتِفُ ___ النَّوْمِ.

2Choose the accurate sentence with يُعِيقُ.

3Complete: إِذَا ___ وَقْتَ الشَّاشَةِ، سَتَنَامُ أَفْضَلَ.

4Choose the strongest complete answer.

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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.

28 lesson words and phrases

Sleep and rest

جَوْدَةُ النَّوْمِ
sleep quality

An iḍāfa.

دَوْرَةُ النَّوْمِ
the sleep cycle
النَّوْمُ العَمِيقُ
deep sleep
الأَرَقُ
insomnia

Masculine.

التَّعَبُ المُزْمِنُ
chronic fatigue
سَاعَاتُ النَّوْمِ
hours of sleep
الرَّاحَةُ
rest
فَتْرَةُ الهُدُوءِ
a quiet period

Before sleep.

بِيئَةُ نَوْمٍ مُلَائِمَةٌ
a suitable sleep environment
الاسْتِيقَاظُ
waking up

Screens and wellbeing

الصِّحَّةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ
digital wellbeing
وَقْتُ الشَّاشَةِ
screen time
إِدْمَانُ الشَّاشَاتِ
screen addiction
الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ
blue light
قَلَقُ الفَوَاتِ
fear of missing out (FOMO)

Literally the anxiety of missing out; not سُعال.

الإِشْعَارَاتُ
notifications
فَتْرَةٌ بِلَا شَاشَاتٍ
a screen-free period
التَّوَازُنُ الرَّقْمِيُّ
digital balance
يُنَظِّمُ
regulates, organises

Form II; direct object.

يَحُدُّ مِنْ
limits

Fixed with مِنْ.

Cause and effect

يُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى
affects

Form II, fixed with عَلَى.

يُعِيقُ
hinders

Form IV, hollow; direct object.

يُقَلِّلُ مِنْ
reduces

Fixed with مِنْ.

يُحَسِّنُ
improves

Direct object.

يُسَاعِدُ عَلَى
helps to

Fixed with عَلَى.

يُؤَدِّي إِلَى
leads to

Fixed with إِلَى.

يَرْتَبِطُ بِـ
is linked to

Fixed with بِـ.

نَتِيجَةً لِذٰلِكَ
as a result

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 جَوْدَةُ النَّوْمِ

2Choose the Arabic for “the sleep cycle”.

3Choose the meaning of النَّوْمُ العَمِيقُ

4Choose the Arabic for “insomnia”.

5Choose the meaning of التَّعَبُ المُزْمِنُ

6Choose the Arabic for “hours of sleep”.

7Choose the meaning of الرَّاحَةُ

8Choose the Arabic for “a quiet period”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Conditionals and cause-effect for sleep

الشَّرْطُ وَالسَّبَبِيَّةُ فِي وَصْفِ النَّوْمِ

Type 1 conditionals from L03 applied to a new topic, plus the cause-effect verbs and their fixed complements.

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?

يُؤَثِّرُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ عَلَى النَّوْمِ
What to notice

عَلَى is fixed with يُؤَثِّرُ.

تُعِيقُ الإِشْعَارَاتُ النَّوْمَ العَمِيقَ
What to notice

يُعِيقُ takes a direct object.

إِذَا قَلَّلْتَ وَقْتَ الشَّاشَةِ، سَتَنَامُ أَفْضَلَ
What to notice

Past form after إِذَا, سَـ in the result.

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Conditional link

إِذَا + past form → سَـ + present

State the sleep-health relationship as a real condition.

إِذَا نِمْتَ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ، سَتَشْعُرُ بِنَشَاطٍإِذَا قَلَّلْتَ وَقْتَ الشَّاشَةِ، سَتَتَحَسَّنُ جَوْدَةُ نَوْمِكَ
2

يُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى

يُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى + genitive

Form II fixed with عَلَى.

يُؤَثِّرُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ عَلَى دَوْرَةِ النَّوْمِ
3

يُعِيقُ with an object

يُعِيقُ + accusative

Form IV, hollow, taking a direct object.

تُعِيقُ الإِشْعَارَاتُ النَّوْمَ العَمِيقَ
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Linking verbs

يَرْتَبِطُ بِـ · يُؤَدِّي إِلَى

Each links a cause to an effect with its own preposition.

يَرْتَبِطُ قِلَّةُ النَّوْمِ بِالتَّعَبِ المُزْمِنِيُؤَدِّي الأَرَقُ إِلَى ضَعْفِ التَّرْكِيزِ
VerbWhat follows itExample
يُؤَثِّرُعَلَى + genitiveيُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى النَّوْمِ
يُعِيقُaccusative objectيُعِيقُ النَّوْمَ
يَرْتَبِطُبِـ + genitiveيَرْتَبِطُ بِالتَّعَبِ
يُؤَدِّيإِلَى + genitiveيُؤَدِّي إِلَى الأَرَقِ
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يُؤَثِّرُ takes عَلَى; يُعِيقُ takes an object

يُؤَثِّرُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ عَلَى النَّوْمِ, but يُعِيقُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ النَّوْمَ. One is fixed with عَلَى, the other takes a direct object with no preposition.

2
Connect cause to effect, do not just list

A strong sentence links a habit to its result: إِذَا اسْتَعْمَلْتَ الهَاتِفَ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ، سَتَقِلُّ جَوْدَةُ نَوْمِكَ. That is worth more than naming screen time and sleep as two separate facts.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Complete: يُؤَثِّرُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ ___ النَّوْمِ.

2Choose the accurate sentence with يُعِيقُ.

3Choose the accurate conditional.

4Complete: يَرْتَبِطُ قِلَّةُ النَّوْمِ ___ التَّعَبِ المُزْمِنِ.

5Complete: يَحُدُّ التَّطْبِيقُ ___ الإِشْعَارَاتِ اللَّيْلِيَّةِ.

6Which word names insomnia?

7Choose the accurate FOMO term.

8Which sentence links a cause to an effect?

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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 sleep-health statements from a conditional, a result and a link.

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 link is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

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Transformation challenge

Add the missing عَلَى

Repair the sentence so يُؤَثِّرُ has its fixed preposition.
Original sentence

يُؤَثِّرُ الهَاتِفُ النَّوْمَ.

يُؤَثِّرُ + ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Transformation challenge

Remove the extra preposition

Repair the sentence so يُعِيقُ takes a direct object.
Original sentence

تُعِيقُ الشَّاشَةُ عَلَى النَّوْمِ.

يُعِيقُ + مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ
Choose the best Arabic response
3
Transformation challenge

Fix the verb after إِذَا

Repair the condition clause.
Original sentence

إِذَا تُقَلِّلُ وَقْتَ الشَّاشَةِ، سَتَنَامُ أَفْضَلَ.

إِذَا + ؟
Choose the best Arabic response

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05

Read · understand · respond

Sleep Mission — Complements, Conditionals and Balance

Check the complement, the conditional form, and whether technology is treated with balance.

Arabic application challenge

Check the complement, the conditional form, and whether technology is treated with balance.

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.

يُؤَثِّرُ الهَاتِفُ النَّوْمَ.

يُؤَثِّرُ الهَاتِفُ عَلَى النَّوْمِ.

يُؤَثِّرُ requires عَلَى.

تُعِيقُ الشَّاشَةُ عَلَى النَّوْمِ.

تُعِيقُ الشَّاشَةُ النَّوْمَ.

يُعِيقُ takes a direct object.

إِذَا تُقَلِّلُ وَقْتَ الشَّاشَةِ، سَتَنَامُ أَفْضَلَ.

إِذَا قَلَّلْتَ وَقْتَ الشَّاشَةِ، سَتَنَامُ أَفْضَلَ.

The verb after إِذَا takes the past form.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Complete: يُؤَثِّرُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ ___ النَّوْمِ.

5Choose the accurate sentence with يُعِيقُ.

6Choose the accurate conditional.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: screens, light and sleep

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 does blue light affect?

2What follows from using the phone in bed?

3What is insomnia linked to?

4How is technology described?

5What is recommended at night?

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Listening script

يُؤَثِّرُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ مِنَ الشَّاشَاتِ عَلَى دَوْرَةِ النَّوْمِ، وَتُعِيقُ الإِشْعَارَاتُ النَّوْمَ العَمِيقَ. إِذَا اسْتَعْمَلْتَ الهَاتِفَ فِي السَّرِيرِ، سَتَقِلُّ جَوْدَةُ نَوْمِكَ. وَإِذَا خَصَّصْتَ فَتْرَةَ هُدُوءٍ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ بِلَا شَاشَاتٍ، سَتَنَامُ أَعْمَقَ. يَرْتَبِطُ الأَرَقُ بِالتَّعَبِ المُزْمِنِ وَضَعْفِ التَّرْكِيزِ. وَلَيْسَتِ التِّقْنِيَّةُ عَدُوًّا؛ فَالمُهِمُّ هُوَ التَّوَازُنُ. يُنْصَحُ بِإِطْفَاءِ الإِشْعَارَاتِ لَيْلًا وَبِتَنْظِيمِ سَاعَاتِ النَّوْمِ. نَتِيجَةً لِذٰلِكَ يَتَحَسَّنُ المِزَاجُ وَالتَّرْكِيزُ فِي اليَوْمِ التَّالِي.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: rest is not a luxury

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.

لَا يَقِلُّ النَّوْمُ أَهَمِّيَّةً عَنِ الغِذَاءِ وَالحَرَكَةِ. فَخِلَالَ النَّوْمِ العَمِيقِ يُعِيدُ الجِسْمُ بِنَاءَ خَلَايَاهُ وَيُنَظِّمُ الذَّاكِرَةَ. وَتُشِيرُ دِرَاسَاتٌ إِلَى أَنَّ اسْتِعْمَالَ الشَّاشَاتِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ يُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى جَوْدَةِ النَّوْمِ، لِأَنَّ الضَّوْءَ الأَزْرَقَ يُؤَخِّرُ إِفْرَازَ هُرْمُونِ النَّوْمِ. وَإِذَا نَامَ المُرَاهِقُ أَقَلَّ مِنْ سَبْعِ سَاعَاتٍ بِانْتِظَامٍ، فَقَدْ يَزْدَادُ التَّوَتُّرُ وَيَضْعُفُ التَّرْكِيزُ. وَلَيْسَ الحَلُّ مَنْعَ التِّقْنِيَّةِ، بَلْ تَنْظِيمَ اسْتِعْمَالِهَا. يُوصَى بِفَتْرَةِ هُدُوءٍ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ وَبِبِيئَةٍ مُظْلِمَةٍ وَهَادِئَةٍ. وَمَا يُنَاسِبُ شَخْصًا قَدْ يَخْتَلِفُ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ.
1How important is sleep, per the text?

2What happens during deep sleep?

3Why do screens affect sleep quality?

4What is the stated solution?

5What does the text say about what suits people?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: your screens and your sleep

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

Prompt bank

  1. كَيْفَ يُؤَثِّرُ اسْتِعْمَالُ الشَّاشَةِ عَلَى نَوْمِكَ؟
  2. مَاذَا سَيَحْدُثُ إِذَا خَصَّصْتَ فَتْرَةَ هُدُوءٍ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ؟
  3. كَيْفَ تُنَظِّمُ تَوَازُنَكَ الرَّقْمِيَّ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

كَيْفَ يُؤَثِّرُ اسْتِعْمَالُ الشَّاشَةِ عَلَى نَوْمِكَ؟

Cause-effect question
B

إِذَا اسْتَعْمَلْتُ الهَاتِفَ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ، تَقِلُّ جَوْدَةُ نَوْمِي وَأَشْعُرُ بِالتَّعَبِ.

Conditional plus effect
A

وَكَيْفَ تُنَظِّمُ ذٰلِكَ؟

Regulation
B

أُطْفِئُ الإِشْعَارَاتِ لَيْلًا وَأَحُدُّ مِنْ وَقْتِ الشَّاشَةِ، وَنَتِيجَةً لِذٰلِكَ يَتَحَسَّنُ تَرْكِيزِي.

يَحُدُّ مِنْ plus a result
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write eighty to ninety words on a digital wellbeing plan. Link screen habits to sleep with at least two conditionals, use يُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى and يُعِيقُ, and close with a balanced view of technology.

Success checklist

  • Two Type 1 conditionals linking screens and sleep.
  • One sentence with يُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى and one with يُعِيقُ.
  • One cause-effect link with يُؤَدِّي إِلَى or يَرْتَبِطُ بِـ.
  • A balanced closing that regulates rather than bans technology.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

يُؤَثِّرُ اسْتِعْمَالُ الشَّاشَاتِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ عَلَى جَوْدَةِ نَوْمِي، وَتُعِيقُ الإِشْعَارَاتُ نَوْمِي العَمِيقَ. إِذَا اسْتَعْمَلْتُ الهَاتِفَ فِي السَّرِيرِ، سَتَقِلُّ سَاعَاتُ نَوْمِي وَسَأَشْعُرُ بِالتَّعَبِ فِي اليَوْمِ التَّالِي. وَإِذَا خَصَّصْتُ فَتْرَةَ هُدُوءٍ بِلَا شَاشَاتٍ، سَأَنَامُ أَعْمَقَ. يَرْتَبِطُ الأَرَقُ بِالتَّعَبِ المُزْمِنِ، وَلِذٰلِكَ أَحُدُّ مِنَ الإِشْعَارَاتِ اللَّيْلِيَّةِ وَأُنَظِّمُ سَاعَاتِ نَوْمِي. وَلَيْسَتِ التِّقْنِيَّةُ عَدُوًّا؛ فَالمُهِمُّ هُوَ التَّوَازُنُ الرَّقْمِيُّ، لِأَنَّ الرَّاحَةَ الجَيِّدَةَ تُحَسِّنُ المِزَاجَ وَالتَّرْكِيزَ.

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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 cause-effect sentences using the verbs with their complements.

Develop

Add two conditionals linking screens and sleep.

Stretch

Close with a balanced view and one impersonal recommendation.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

6 questions
1Complete: يُؤَثِّرُ الهَاتِفُ ___ النَّوْمِ.

2Choose the accurate sentence with يُعِيقُ.

3Complete: إِذَا ___ وَقْتَ الشَّاشَةِ، سَتَنَامُ أَفْضَلَ.

4Choose the strongest complete answer.

5Complete: يُؤَثِّرُ الضَّوْءُ الأَزْرَقُ ___ النَّوْمِ.

6Choose the accurate sentence with يُعِيقُ.

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Exit ticket

Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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