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Progression P1 — Healthy Lifestyles

P1-L08

Reading — Health and Wellbeing Textsالقِرَاءَةُ — نُصُوصُ الصِّحَّةِ وَالعَافِيَةِ

Read authentic health texts closely: spot passives and conditionals, separate fact from opinion, judge a source, and infer the writer's attitude.

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Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Identify medical passives and conditionals inside a running text.
  • Distinguish a fact from an opinion.
  • Judge the reliability of a source and spot bias.
  • Infer an implicit attitude the writer does not state directly (R3).

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.

1Which sentence is a fact?

2Which phrase raises a source's reliability?

3A writer calls a trend خَطَرًا مُتَزَايِدًا. The implied attitude is:

4Choose the strongest critical reading.

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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

Evaluating a text

نَتِيجَةُ الدِّرَاسَةِ
the finding of the study
المَصْدَرُ
the source

Plural مَصَادِرُ.

مَوْثُوقِيَّةٌ
reliability
تَحَيُّزٌ
bias
دَلِيلٌ
evidence

Plural أَدِلَّةٌ.

إِحْصَائِيَّةٌ
a statistic
ادِّعَاءٌ
a claim
مُبَالَغَةٌ
exaggeration
دِرَاسَةٌ عِلْمِيَّةٌ
a scientific study
خَبِيرٌ
an expert

Plural خُبَرَاءُ.

Fact and opinion

حَقِيقَةٌ
a fact
رَأْيٌ
an opinion
مَوْقِفٌ
a stance, attitude
يَرَى أَنَّ
holds that

Signals an opinion.

مِنَ المُؤَكَّدِ أَنَّ
it is certain that

Signals a fact.

يَبْدُو أَنَّ
it seems that

Hedged, tentative.

يُشِيرُ إِلَى أَنَّ
indicates that

Reports evidence.

ضِمْنِيٌّ
implicit
صَرِيحٌ
explicit
نَبْرَةٌ
tone

Reading verbs

يَسْتَنْتِجُ
concludes, infers

Form X.

يُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ
distinguishes between
يُقَيِّمُ
evaluates

Form II; direct object.

يَشُكُّ فِي
doubts

Fixed with فِي.

يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى
relies on

Fixed with عَلَى.

يَفْتَرِضُ
assumes
يُبَالِغُ فِي
exaggerates

Fixed with فِي.

يَتَحَيَّزُ لِـ
is biased towards

Fixed with لِـ.

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 نَتِيجَةُ الدِّرَاسَةِ

2Choose the Arabic for “the source”.

3Choose the meaning of مَوْثُوقِيَّةٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “bias”.

5Choose the meaning of دَلِيلٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “a statistic”.

7Choose the meaning of ادِّعَاءٌ

8Choose the Arabic for “exaggeration”.

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Explain · notice · apply

Reading closely: structure, fact, source and attitude

القِرَاءَةُ الفَاحِصَةُ — البِنْيَةُ وَالحَقِيقَةُ وَالمَصْدَرُ وَالمَوْقِفُ

A skills toolkit rather than one new rule: recognise passives and conditionals in context, sort fact from opinion, weigh a source, and infer attitude.

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?

تُظْهِرُ الدِّرَاسَةُ أَنَّ النَّوْمَ يُنَظِّمُ الذَّاكِرَةَ
What to notice

Reported evidence, not opinion.

يَرَى الكَاتِبُ أَنَّ السَّهَرَ مُفِيدٌ
What to notice

يَرَى أَنَّ frames an opinion.

وَصَفَ الكَاتِبُ الوَضْعَ بِأَنَّهُ أَزْمَةٌ
What to notice

Loaded word implies concern (R3).

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Structure in context

passive · conditional

Spot يُشَخَّصُ / يُعَالَجُ and إِذَا … سَـ inside a running text and say what each does.

يُعَالَجُ المَرْضَى مَجَّانًا — passive, no named doerإِذَا نَامَ الطِّفْلُ مُبَكِّرًا، سَيَنْشَطُ — a real condition
2

Fact vs opinion

signal phrase → category

Let the framing verb tell you which you are reading.

تُظْهِرُ الدِّرَاسَةُ أَنَّ … → reported evidenceأَرَى أَنَّ … → opinion
3

Weighing a source

مَنْ قَالَ؟ · بِأَيِّ دَلِيلٍ؟

Ask who makes the claim and on what evidence; note bias and exaggeration.

تَعْتَمِدُ المَقَالَةُ عَلَى دِرَاسَةٍ عِلْمِيَّةٍ → more reliableادِّعَاءٌ بِلَا دَلِيلٍ → weaker
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Inferring attitude (R3)

word choice → implicit stance

Read tone from loaded words, not only explicit statements.

وَصْفُ الوَضْعِ بِأَنَّهُ أَزْمَةٌ → قَلَقٌلِحُسْنِ الحَظِّ → اِرْتِيَاحٌ
Signal phraseReading asWhy
تُظْهِرُ الدِّرَاسَةُ أَنَّreported evidencetied to a study
يَرَى الكَاتِبُ أَنَّopiniona personal stance
يَبْدُو أَنَّhedged claimtentative
مِنَ المُؤَكَّدِ أَنَّasserted factstated as certain
1
A fact can be checked; an opinion is held

مِنَ المُؤَكَّدِ أَنَّ النَّوْمَ يُنَظِّمُ الذَّاكِرَةَ is a checkable claim about the world. أَرَى أَنَّ السَّهَرَ مُمْتِعٌ is a personal judgement. Watch the signal phrase: يَرَى أَنَّ and أَعْتَقِدُ mark opinion; يُشِيرُ إِلَى أَنَّ and تُظْهِرُ الدِّرَاسَةُ mark reported evidence.

2
Attitude is often implicit

A writer rarely says أَنَا قَلِقٌ. Instead word choice carries it: calling something خَطَرًا مُتَزَايِدًا or أَزْمَةً signals worry; لِحُسْنِ الحَظِّ signals relief. R3 asks you to read the attitude behind the words, not only the words themselves.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Which sentence is a fact rather than an opinion?

2Which phrase signals an opinion?

3In “يُعَالَجُ المَرْضَى مَجَّانًا”, what is the structure?

4Which makes a source more reliable?

5A writer calls a health issue أَزْمَةً مُتَفَاقِمَةً. What attitude is implied?

6Which word means “bias”?

7Which sentence hedges rather than asserts?

8What is the best first question to judge a claim?

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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 a critical judgement from a category, a source note and an attitude reading.

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 category, source note and attitude reading stands on its own, so any three different combinations work.

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Transformation challenge

Reclassify the opinion

Correct the label of this sentence.
Original sentence

«أَرَى أَنَّ الرِّيَاضَةَ مُمِلَّةٌ» حَقِيقَةٌ.

أَرَى أَنَّ → ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Transformation challenge

Fix the source judgement

Correct the claim about reliability.
Original sentence

الادِّعَاءُ بِلَا مَصْدَرٍ مَوْثُوقٌ.

بِلَا مَصْدَرٍ → ؟
Choose the best Arabic response
3
Transformation challenge

Name the attitude as implicit

Repair the statement about how attitude appears.
Original sentence

يَظْهَرُ المَوْقِفُ القَلِقُ دَائِمًا بِشَكْلٍ صَرِيحٍ.

صَرِيحٌ → ؟
Choose the best Arabic response

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Read · understand · respond

Critical Reading Mission — Fact, Source and Attitude

Sort fact from opinion, weigh the source, and read the attitude behind the words.

Arabic application challenge

Sort fact from opinion, weigh the source, and read the attitude behind the words.

Round 1♥ ♥ ♥ 0 points

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Spot · explain · repair

Accuracy repair workshop

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

«أَرَى أَنَّ الرِّيَاضَةَ مُمِلَّةٌ» حَقِيقَةٌ.

«أَرَى أَنَّ الرِّيَاضَةَ مُمِلَّةٌ» رَأْيٌ.

أَرَى أَنَّ frames a personal judgement, not a fact.

الادِّعَاءُ بِلَا مَصْدَرٍ مَوْثُوقٌ.

الادِّعَاءُ بِلَا مَصْدَرٍ ضَعِيفُ المَوْثُوقِيَّةِ.

A claim without a source is weak, not reliable.

النَّبْرَةُ القَلِقَةُ تَظْهَرُ دَائِمًا بِشَكْلٍ صَرِيحٍ.

النَّبْرَةُ القَلِقَةُ قَدْ تَظْهَرُ بِشَكْلٍ ضِمْنِيٍّ.

Attitude is often implicit, carried by word choice.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Which sentence is a fact rather than an opinion?

5Which phrase signals an opinion?

6In “يُعَالَجُ المَرْضَى مَجَّانًا”, what is the structure?

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Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: reading a claim critically

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 should you not do with every claim?

2What are the first questions to ask?

3Which opening is stronger?

4“السَّهَرُ مُمْتِعٌ” is presented as what?

5How can a writer hide their stance?

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Listening script

عِنْدَمَا تَقْرَأُ خَبَرًا صِحِّيًّا، لَا تُصَدِّقْ كُلَّ ادِّعَاءٍ فَوْرًا. اِسْأَلْ أَوَّلًا: مَنْ قَالَ هٰذَا؟ وَبِأَيِّ دَلِيلٍ؟ فَالجُمْلَةُ الَّتِي تَبْدَأُ بِـ«تُظْهِرُ دِرَاسَةٌ عِلْمِيَّةٌ» أَقْوَى مِنْ جُمْلَةٍ تَبْدَأُ بِـ«يَقُولُ النَّاسُ». وَمَيِّزْ بَيْنَ الحَقِيقَةِ وَالرَّأْيِ: «يُنَظِّمُ النَّوْمُ الذَّاكِرَةَ» حَقِيقَةٌ مَدْعُومَةٌ، أَمَّا «السَّهَرُ مُمْتِعٌ» فَرَأْيٌ. وَانْتَبِهْ لِلْمُبَالَغَةِ وَالتَّحَيُّزِ. وَأَحْيَانًا يُخْفِي الكَاتِبُ مَوْقِفَهُ فِي اخْتِيَارِ الكَلِمَاتِ، فَوَصْفُ الوَضْعِ بِأَنَّهُ «أَزْمَةٌ» يَكْشِفُ قَلَقَهُ دُونَ أَنْ يُصَرِّحَ بِهِ.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: two claims about screens

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.

اِقْرَأِ الفِقْرَتَيْنِ التَّالِيَتَيْنِ. الأُولَى: «تُشِيرُ دِرَاسَةٌ حَدِيثَةٌ نُشِرَتْ فِي مَجَلَّةٍ عِلْمِيَّةٍ إِلَى أَنَّ اسْتِعْمَالَ الشَّاشَاتِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ يُؤَخِّرُ النَّوْمَ بِنَحْوِ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً فِي المُتَوَسِّطِ.» وَالثَّانِيَةُ: «الشَّاشَاتُ كَارِثَةٌ حَقِيقِيَّةٌ تُدَمِّرُ جِيلًا بِأَكْمَلِهِ، وَلَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْقَاذُهُ إِلَّا بِمَنْعِهَا تَمَامًا.» الفِقْرَةُ الأُولَى تُقَدِّمُ نَتِيجَةَ دِرَاسَةٍ مَعَ مَصْدَرٍ وَرَقَمٍ، فَهِيَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى الحَقِيقَةِ. أَمَّا الثَّانِيَةُ فَتَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى كَلِمَاتٍ مُبَالَغٍ فِيهَا مِثْلَ «كَارِثَةٌ» وَ«تُدَمِّرُ»، وَتَكْشِفُ مَوْقِفًا مُتَحَيِّزًا دُونَ دَلِيلٍ. القَارِئُ النَّاقِدُ يَثِقُ بِالأُولَى أَكْثَرَ، وَيَشُكُّ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ.
1What does the first paragraph rest on?

2How does the second paragraph argue?

3Which words signal the writer's bias in paragraph two?

4Which paragraph is closer to fact?

5What does the critical reader do?

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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: judge a health claim aloud

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

Prompt bank

  1. اِقْرَأِ ادِّعَاءً صِحِّيًّا. هَلْ هُوَ حَقِيقَةٌ أَمْ رَأْيٌ؟ كَيْفَ عَرَفْتَ؟
  2. مَا الأَسْئِلَةُ الَّتِي تَطْرَحُهَا عَنِ المَصْدَرِ؟
  3. كَيْفَ تَسْتَنْتِجُ مَوْقِفَ الكَاتِبِ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَرِّحْ بِهِ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

هٰذِهِ الجُمْلَةُ حَقِيقَةٌ أَمْ رَأْيٌ: «الشَّاشَاتُ كَارِثَةٌ»؟

Fact or opinion
B

رَأْيٌ مُتَحَيِّزٌ؛ فَكَلِمَةُ «كَارِثَةٌ» مُبَالَغَةٌ بِلَا دَلِيلٍ.

Names the signal and the bias
A

وَكَيْفَ تَحْكُمُ عَلَى مَصْدَرٍ؟

Source
B

أَسْأَلُ مَنِ الكَاتِبُ وَبِأَيِّ دَلِيلٍ، وَأَثِقُ أَكْثَرَ بِدِرَاسَةٍ عِلْمِيَّةٍ لَهَا مَصْدَرٌ وَاضِحٌ.

Applies the source test
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write eighty to ninety words analysing a short health text of your choice. Name one fact and one opinion in it, judge its source, and state the writer's attitude, saying whether it is explicit or implicit.

Success checklist

  • One sentence identified as a fact and one as an opinion, with the signal phrase.
  • A judgement of the source using مَصْدَر, دَلِيل or تَحَيُّز.
  • A statement of the writer's attitude (مَوْقِف / نَبْرَة).
  • A note on whether that attitude is explicit or implicit.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model

يَجْمَعُ النَّصُّ بَيْنَ الحَقِيقَةِ وَالرَّأْيِ. فَجُمْلَةُ «تُظْهِرُ الدِّرَاسَةُ أَنَّ النَّوْمَ يُنَظِّمُ الذَّاكِرَةَ» حَقِيقَةٌ مَدْعُومَةٌ بِمَصْدَرٍ، أَمَّا «السَّهَرُ مُمْتِعٌ» فَرَأْيٌ شَخْصِيٌّ يَبْدَأُ بِـ«أَرَى أَنَّ». وَعِنْدَ تَقْيِيمِ المَصْدَرِ، أَجِدُ أَنَّ الكَاتِبَ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى دِرَاسَةٍ عِلْمِيَّةٍ وَاضِحَةٍ، فَتَزْدَادُ مَوْثُوقِيَّتُهُ. وَمَعَ ذٰلِكَ تَكْشِفُ كَلِمَاتُهُ مَوْقِفًا قَلِقًا، إِذْ يَصِفُ الوَضْعَ بِأَنَّهُ «خَطَرٌ مُتَزَايِدٌ». هٰذَا المَوْقِفُ ضِمْنِيٌّ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُصَرِّحْ بِقَلَقِهِ، بَلْ تَرَكَ الكَلِمَاتِ تَكْشِفُهُ. لِذٰلِكَ أَقْرَأُ النَّصَّ بِثِقَةٍ حَذِرَةٍ.

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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

Sort six health sentences into fact and opinion using the signal phrases.

Develop

Add a source judgement for two of them.

Stretch

Infer the writer's implicit attitude from word choice and justify it.

Final self-marking check

Show what you can now do

6 questions
1Which sentence is a fact?

2Which phrase raises a source's reliability?

3A writer calls a trend خَطَرًا مُتَزَايِدًا. The implied attitude is:

4Choose the strongest critical reading.

5Which sentence is a fact rather than an opinion?

6Which phrase signals an opinion?

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Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.

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