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Progression P1 — Healthy Lifestyles

P1-L06

Healthcare Systems — Hospitals, Doctors and Treatmentأَنْظِمَةُ الرِّعَايَةِ الصِّحِّيَّةِ — المُسْتَشْفَيَاتُ وَالأَطِبَّاءُ وَالعِلَاجُ

Describe healthcare with the medical passive يُشَخَّصُ، يُعَالَجُ، يُوصَفُ, and narrate a healthcare experience across past, present and conditional.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Name parts of a healthcare system and stages of treatment.
  • Use the medical passive: يُشَخَّصُ، يُعَالَجُ، يُوصَفُ، يُحَالُ.
  • Use يُشَخِّصُ، يُعَالِجُ، يَصِفُ، يُحِيلُ إِلَى in the active voice with correct complements.
  • Narrate a healthcare experience using past, present and conditional.

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Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Choose the accurate passive.

2Complete: يُحَالُ المَرِيضُ ___ مُتَخَصِّصٍ.

3Choose the accurate prescribing verb.

4Choose the strongest complete answer.

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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

The system

نِظَامُ الرِّعَايَةِ الصِّحِّيَّةِ
the healthcare system
المُسْتَشْفَى
the hospital

Plural مُسْتَشْفَيَاتٌ.

العِيَادَةُ
the clinic
الطَّوَارِئُ
emergency

A diptote.

غُرْفَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ
the A&E department
طَبِيبٌ عَامٌّ
a general practitioner
طَبِيبٌ مُتَخَصِّصٌ
a specialist
مُمَرِّضٌ / مُمَرِّضَةٌ
nurse (m. / f.)
المَرِيضُ
the patient
مَوْعِدٌ
an appointment

Treatment

يُشَخِّصُ
diagnoses

Form II; direct object.

يُعَالِجُ
treats

Form III; direct object.

يَصِفُ دَوَاءً
prescribes medicine

Form I: وَصَفَ / يَصِفُ.

يُحِيلُ إِلَى
refers to

Form IV, hollow; fixed with إِلَى.

يَسْتَشِيرُ
consults

Form X; direct object.

تَشْخِيصٌ
diagnosis
عِلَاجٌ
treatment
وَصْفَةٌ طِبِّيَّةٌ
a prescription
جِرَاحَةٌ
surgery
فَحْصٌ
an examination, test

The medical passive

يُشَخَّصُ
is diagnosed

Passive of يُشَخِّصُ.

يُعَالَجُ
is treated

Passive of يُعَالِجُ.

يُوصَفُ
is prescribed

Passive of يَصِفُ.

يُحَالُ
is referred

Passive of يُحِيلُ.

يُفْحَصُ
is examined
يُجْرَى
is carried out

Of operations and tests.

مَجَّانًا
free of charge

Adverbial accusative.

عَاجِلًا
urgently

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 نِظَامُ الرِّعَايَةِ الصِّحِّيَّةِ

2Choose the Arabic for “the hospital”.

3Choose the meaning of العِيَادَةُ

4Choose the Arabic for “emergency”.

5Choose the meaning of غُرْفَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ

6Choose the Arabic for “a general practitioner”.

7Choose the meaning of طَبِيبٌ مُتَخَصِّصٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “nurse (m. / f.)”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Active and passive in healthcare

المَعْلُومُ وَالمَجْهُولُ فِي الرِّعَايَةِ الصِّحِّيَّةِ

Four active verbs with their complements, and the passive of each. The passive keeps the affected noun nominative.

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?

يُشَخَّصُ المَرِيضُ فِي العِيَادَةِ
What to notice

Passive verb, nominative subject.

يُحِيلُ الطَّبِيبُ المَرِيضَ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ
What to notice

إِلَى is fixed with يُحِيلُ.

يَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ دَوَاءً
What to notice

Prescribing is the Form I verb يَصِفُ.

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Active treatment verbs

يُشَخِّصُ / يُعَالِجُ + object · يُحِيلُ إِلَى + genitive

Most take a direct object; يُحِيلُ is fixed with إِلَى.

يُشَخِّصُ الطَّبِيبُ المَرَضَيُحِيلُ الطَّبِيبُ المَرِيضَ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ
2

Forming the medical passive

يُفَعِّلُ → يُفَعَّلُ

A ḍamma on the prefix, a fatḥa before the ending. The affected noun becomes nominative.

يُشَخَّصُ المَرِيضُيُعَالَجُ المَرِيضُ فِي المُسْتَشْفَى
3

يَصِفُ and its passive

يَصِفُ الدَّوَاءَ → يُوصَفُ الدَّوَاءُ

وَصَفَ is Form I; its passive follows the regular pattern.

يَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ دَوَاءًيُوصَفُ الدَّوَاءُ حَسَبَ الحَالَةِ
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Narrating an experience

past → present → conditional

Describe what happened, what generally happens, and what would follow.

ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الطَّوَارِئِ، وَعَادَةً يُفْحَصُ المَرِيضُ سَرِيعًاإِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الأَلَمُ، سَأُرَاجِعُ مُتَخَصِّصًا
ActivePassiveExample
يُشَخِّصُيُشَخَّصُيُشَخَّصُ المَرِيضُ
يُعَالِجُيُعَالَجُيُعَالَجُ المَرِيضُ
يَصِفُيُوصَفُيُوصَفُ الدَّوَاءُ
يُحِيلُ إِلَىيُحَالُ إِلَىيُحَالُ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ
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The medical passive names the procedure, not the doer

يُشَخَّصُ المَرِيضُ, يُعَالَجُ المَرِيضُ, تُجْرَى العَمَلِيَّةُ. The affected noun becomes the nominative subject, and who performs the action is left out — standard in describing a healthcare system.

2
يَصِفُ الدَّوَاءَ, not يُوصِفُ

To prescribe is the Form I verb وَصَفَ / يَصِفُ: يَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ الدَّوَاءَ. The passive is يُوصَفُ الدَّوَاءُ. The form يُوصِف is not standard.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Choose the accurate active sentence.

2Choose the accurate passive.

3Complete: يُحِيلُ الطَّبِيبُ المَرِيضَ ___ مُتَخَصِّصٍ.

4Choose the accurate prescribing sentence.

5Choose the accurate passive of وَصَفَ.

6Choose the accurate operation sentence.

7Complete a narrative: إِذَا اسْتَمَرَّ الأَلَمُ، ___ مُتَخَصِّصًا.

8Which word names A&E?

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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 healthcare descriptions from a passive stage, a referral and a conditional.

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 stage, referral and closing clause is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

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Transformation challenge

Fix the passive subject

Repair the case after the passive verb.
Original sentence

يُشَخَّصُ المَرِيضَ فِي العِيَادَةِ.

نَائِبُ الفَاعِلِ ← مَرْفُوعٌ
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Transformation challenge

Use the standard prescribing verb

Repair the verb for prescribing.
Original sentence

يُوصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ دَوَاءً.

وَصَفَ / ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
3
Transformation challenge

Fix the referral preposition

Repair the complement after يُحَالُ.
Original sentence

يُحَالُ المَرِيضُ عَلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ.

يُحَالُ + ؟
Choose the best Arabic response

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05

Read · understand · respond

Healthcare Mission — Active, Passive and Referral

Check whether the verb is active or passive, the case of the subject, and the referral preposition.

Arabic application challenge

Check whether the verb is active or passive, the case of the subject, and the referral preposition.

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.

يُشَخَّصُ المَرِيضَ فِي العِيَادَةِ.

يُشَخَّصُ المَرِيضُ فِي العِيَادَةِ.

The passive subject is nominative.

يُوصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ دَوَاءً.

يَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ دَوَاءً.

To prescribe is the Form I verb يَصِفُ.

يُحِيلُ الطَّبِيبُ المَرِيضَ عَلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ.

يُحِيلُ الطَّبِيبُ المَرِيضَ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ.

يُحِيلُ is fixed with إِلَى.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Choose the accurate active sentence.

5Choose the accurate passive.

6Complete: يُحِيلُ الطَّبِيبُ المَرِيضَ ___ مُتَخَصِّصٍ.

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: how a visit works

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.
1Where does the patient go first?

2What happens if the case is simple?

3What happens if the case is complex?

4How are patients treated in A&E?

5How does the speaker describe their own experience?

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Listening script

عِنْدَمَا يَشْعُرُ المَرِيضُ بِأَلَمٍ، يَذْهَبُ أَوَّلًا إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ العَامِّ. يُفْحَصُ المَرِيضُ، ثُمَّ يُشَخَّصُ المَرَضُ. وَإِذَا كَانَتِ الحَالَةُ بَسِيطَةً، يَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ دَوَاءً وَيُعْطِي وَصْفَةً طِبِّيَّةً. أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَتِ الحَالَةُ مُعَقَّدَةً، فَيُحَالُ المَرِيضُ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ. وَفِي الطَّوَارِئِ يُعَالَجُ المَرْضَى حَسَبَ الأَوْلَوِيَّةِ، لَا حَسَبَ وَقْتِ الوُصُولِ. وَتُجْرَى الفُحُوصَاتُ الضَّرُورِيَّةُ بِسُرْعَةٍ. أَنَا ذَهَبْتُ العَامَ المَاضِيَ إِلَى العِيَادَةِ، وَعُولِجْتُ بِسُرْعَةٍ، وَكَانَتِ التَّجْرِبَةُ مُطَمْئِنَةً.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: what a good system provides

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.

يَقُومُ نِظَامُ الرِّعَايَةِ الصِّحِّيَّةِ الجَيِّدُ عَلَى مَبْدَأِ الوُصُولِ العَادِلِ إِلَى العِلَاجِ. فَفِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ البُلْدَانِ يُعَالَجُ المَرْضَى مَجَّانًا أَوْ بِتَكْلِفَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ. وَيَبْدَأُ المَسَارُ عِنْدَ الطَّبِيبِ العَامِّ، الَّذِي يُشَخِّصُ الحَالَاتِ البَسِيطَةَ وَيُحِيلُ المُعَقَّدَةَ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ. وَتُجْرَى الفُحُوصَاتُ وَالعَمَلِيَّاتُ فِي المُسْتَشْفَيَاتِ. وَإِذَا حَصَلَ المَرِيضُ عَلَى تَشْخِيصٍ مُبَكِّرٍ، فَسَتَزْدَادُ فُرَصُ الشِّفَاءِ. وَلَيْسَتِ الأَنْظِمَةُ مِثَالِيَّةً؛ فَبَعْضُهَا يُعَانِي مِنْ طُولِ قَوَائِمِ الانْتِظَارِ. وَمَعَ ذٰلِكَ يَبْقَى الهَدَفُ وَاحِدًا: رِعَايَةٌ فِي مُتَنَاوَلِ الجَمِيعِ.
1What principle does a good system rest on?

2How are patients treated in many countries?

3What does the GP do with complex cases?

4What follows from early diagnosis?

5What does the text admit about systems?

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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: describe a healthcare visit

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

Prompt bank

  1. صِفْ مَا يَحْدُثُ عِنْدَ زِيَارَةِ الطَّبِيبِ. اِسْتَعْمِلْ فِعْلًا مَبْنِيًّا لِلْمَجْهُولِ.
  2. مَاذَا يَحْدُثُ إِذَا كَانَتِ الحَالَةُ مُعَقَّدَةً؟
  3. صِفْ تَجْرِبَةً صِحِّيَّةً مَرَرْتَ بِهَا.

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

صِفْ مَا يَحْدُثُ عِنْدَ زِيَارَةِ الطَّبِيبِ.

Present/passive question
B

يُفْحَصُ المَرِيضُ أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ يُشَخَّصُ المَرَضُ وَيُوصَفُ الدَّوَاءُ.

Three passives
A

وَإِذَا كَانَتِ الحَالَةُ مُعَقَّدَةً؟

Conditional
B

إِذَا كَانَتْ مُعَقَّدَةً، يُحَالُ المَرِيضُ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ، وَقَدْ تُجْرَى لَهُ عَمَلِيَّةٌ.

Conditional plus referral
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write eighty to ninety words describing a healthcare pathway or a personal experience. Use at least three medical passives, one referral with يُحِيلُ إِلَى, and a conditional, moving between past, present and future.

Success checklist

  • Three medical passives with nominative subjects.
  • One referral with يُحِيلُ إِلَى or يُحَالُ إِلَى.
  • One Type 1 conditional.
  • A clean move between past, present and future.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

عِنْدَمَا يَشْعُرُ المَرِيضُ بِأَلَمٍ، يَذْهَبُ إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ العَامِّ. يُفْحَصُ المَرِيضُ أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ يُشَخَّصُ المَرَضُ. وَإِذَا كَانَتِ الحَالَةُ بَسِيطَةً، يُوصَفُ دَوَاءٌ مُنَاسِبٌ. أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَتْ مُعَقَّدَةً، فَيُحَالُ المَرِيضُ إِلَى مُتَخَصِّصٍ، وَقَدْ تُجْرَى لَهُ فُحُوصَاتٌ إِضَافِيَّةٌ. أَنَا ذَهَبْتُ العَامَ المَاضِيَ إِلَى العِيَادَةِ بَعْدَ إِصَابَةٍ بَسِيطَةٍ، وَعُولِجْتُ بِسُرْعَةٍ، وَكَانَتِ الرِّعَايَةُ جَيِّدَةً. وَإِذَا حَصَلَ المَرِيضُ عَلَى تَشْخِيصٍ مُبَكِّرٍ، فَسَتَزْدَادُ فُرَصُ الشِّفَاءِ. وَفِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ سَأَحْرِصُ عَلَى الفُحُوصَاتِ الدَّوْرِيَّةِ.

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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 pairing an active verb with its passive.

Develop

Add a referral and a conditional.

Stretch

Narrate a short experience moving through three tenses with accurate passives.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

6 questions
1Choose the accurate passive.

2Complete: يُحَالُ المَرِيضُ ___ مُتَخَصِّصٍ.

3Choose the accurate prescribing verb.

4Choose the strongest complete answer.

5Choose the accurate active sentence.

6Choose the accurate passive.

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Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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