P4-L05 · Natural Disasters — Describing and Responding to Extreme Events

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

Name disaster events and relief vocabulary.
Use the disaster passives دُمِّرَتْ، أُجْلِيَ، أُعْلِنَتْ.
Structure a disaster account in four temporal layers.
Form the past perfect of a passive verb (كَانَتْ قَدْ دُمِّرَتْ).

You can show success when…

I form the reporting passive with a nominative subject.
I open with a past-perfect preparation, then narrate in the past.
I report officials with قَالَ / أَعْلَنَ … إِنَّ / أَنَّ.
I analyse with a Type 2 regret and a Type 1 future measure.

Tick achievements as you secure them.

Retrieval bridge

Wake up previous learning

Answer four questions before opening the new language.

1Choose the accurate reporting passive.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.دَمَّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ نَفْسَهَا.

2Which means “thousands were evacuated”?

يُجْلِي آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

3Complete the past perfect of a passive: ___ البُنْيَةُ قَدْ دُمِّرَتْ.

كَانَتِسَـإِذَا

4Which is the Type 2 counterfactual?

أُجْلِيَ السُّكَّانُ.إِذَا كَانَ الإِنْذَارُ مُبَكِّرًا، سَيَنْجُو كَثِيرُونَ.لَوْ كَانَ الإِنْذَارُ مُبَكِّرًا، لَنَجَا كَثِيرُونَ.

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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.

Disaster events

زِلْزَالٌ

an earthquake

بُرْكَانٌ

a volcano

فَيَضَانٌ

a flood

جَفَافٌ

a drought

إِعْصَارٌ

a hurricane

عَاصِفَةٌ رَمْلِيَّةٌ

a sandstorm

حَرِيقُ غَابَاتٍ

a forest fire

انْهِيَارٌ أَرْضِيٌّ

a landslide

مَوْجَةُ تْسُونَامِي

a tsunami wave

Impact and response

ضَحَايَا

casualties, victims

مُتَضَرِّرُونَ

affected people

إِجْلَاءٌ

an evacuation

إِغَاثَةٌ إِنْسَانِيَّةٌ

humanitarian relief

خَسَائِرُ مَادِّيَّةٌ

material losses

يُجْلِي

evacuates

Form IV.

يُغِيثُ

provides relief to

Form III.

يُعِيدُ البِنَاءَ

rebuilds

Form IV.

يُعْلِنُ حَالَةَ الطَّوَارِئِ

declares a state of emergency

Disaster reporting passives

دُمِّرَتْ

were destroyed

Form II passive.

أُجْلِيَ

were evacuated

Form IV passive.

أُعْلِنَتْ

was declared

Form IV passive.

تَضَرَّرَتْ

were damaged

Form V, intransitive.

انْقَطَعَتْ

were cut off

كَانَتْ قَدْ دُمِّرَتْ

had been destroyed

Past perfect of a passive.

بُنْيَةٌ تَحْتِيَّةٌ مُدَمَّرَةٌ

destroyed infrastructure

التَّعَافِي

recovery

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 زِلْزَالٌ

an earthquakea flooda volcano

2Choose the Arabic for “a volcano”.

جَفَافٌبُرْكَانٌفَيَضَانٌ

3Choose the meaning of فَيَضَانٌ

a flooda droughta hurricane

4Choose the Arabic for “a drought”.

عَاصِفَةٌ رَمْلِيَّةٌإِعْصَارٌجَفَافٌ

5Choose the meaning of إِعْصَارٌ

a hurricanea forest firea sandstorm

6Choose the Arabic for “a sandstorm”.

حَرِيقُ غَابَاتٍانْهِيَارٌ أَرْضِيٌّعَاصِفَةٌ رَمْلِيَّةٌ

7Choose the meaning of حَرِيقُ غَابَاتٍ

a forest firea landslidea tsunami wave

8Choose the Arabic for “a landslide”.

مَوْجَةُ تْسُونَامِيانْهِيَارٌ أَرْضِيٌّضَحَايَا

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Explain · notice · apply

Disaster passives in a four-layer narrative

مَبْنِيُّ الكَوَارِثِ لِلْمَجْهُولِ فِي السَّرْدِ الرُّبَاعِيِّ

The reporting passives with nominative subjects, laid out across the four temporal layers, including the past perfect of a passive verb.

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?

كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ حَذَّرَتِ السُّكَّانَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ الإِعْصَارُ

What to notice

Layer 1 past perfect.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ وَأُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ

What to notice

Reporting passives, nominative subjects.

لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ التَّحْتِيَّةُ أَصْمَدَ، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ بِكَثِيرٍ

What to notice

Layer 4 counterfactual.

Reporting passive

دُمِّرَتْ / أُجْلِيَ / أُعْلِنَتْ + nominative

No named doer; the affected noun is nominative.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِأُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ

Layer 1 preparation

كَانَ / كَانَتْ قَدْ + past

What had been done before the disaster.

كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ حَذَّرَتِ السُّكَّانَ

Past perfect of a passive

كَانَتْ قَدْ + passive

A prior action, itself passive.

كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ التَّحْتِيَّةُ قَدْ دُمِّرَتْ قَبْلَ وُصُولِ الإِغَاثَةِ

Layer 4 analysis

لَوْ … لَـ · إِذَا … سَـ

A counterfactual regret and a real future measure.

لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّإِذَا اسْتَثْمَرْنَا فِي الإِنْذَارِ المُبَكِّرِ، سَتُنْقَذُ أَرْوَاحٌ

Layer	Structure	Example
1 before	past perfect	كَانَتْ … قَدْ حَذَّرَتْ
2 event	past + passive	دُمِّرَتْ … أُجْلِيَ
3 response	reported speech	أَعْلَنَ أَنَّ …
4 analysis	لَوْ / إِذَا	لَوْ … لَـ · إِذَا … سَـ

News reporting uses the passive by default

When the agent is obvious (an earthquake, a flood), the passive is standard: دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ (hundreds of homes were destroyed), أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ (thousands of residents were evacuated), أُعْلِنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ (a state of emergency was declared). The subject stays nominative.

The four layers of a disaster account

Layer 1 (before, past perfect): كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ أَعَدَّتْ خُطَّةً. Layer 2 (the event, past + passives): ضَرَبَ الإِعْصَارُ … دُمِّرَتْ … أُجْلِيَ. Layer 3 (response, reported speech): أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ. Layer 4 (analysis): لَوْ … لَـ and إِذَا … سَـ.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions

1Choose the accurate reporting passive.

دَمَّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ نَفْسَهَا.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.

2Which means “thousands were evacuated”?

أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.يُجْلِي آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

3Which means “a state of emergency was declared”?

أَعْلَنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ.أُعْلِنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ.تُعْلِنُ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ.

4Which belongs to Layer 1 (before)?

كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ حَذَّرَتِ السُّكَّانَ.ضَرَبَ الإِعْصَارُ المِنْطَقَةَ.أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ الطَّوَارِئَ.

5Complete the past perfect of a passive: ___ البُنْيَةُ التَّحْتِيَّةُ قَدْ دُمِّرَتْ.

سَـكَانَتِإِذَا

6Which is the Layer 4 counterfactual?

لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.إِذَا اسْتَثْمَرْنَا، سَتُنْقَذُ أَرْوَاحٌ.دُمِّرَتِ المَنَازِلُ.

7Which reports an official (Layer 3)?

أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ الحُكُومَةَ أَرْسَلَتِ الإِغَاثَةَ.دُمِّرَتِ المَنَازِلُ.ضَرَبَ الفَيَضَانُ المَدِينَةَ.

8Which is the Layer 4 future measure?

إِذَا اسْتَثْمَرْنَا فِي الإِنْذَارِ المُبَكِّرِ، سَتُنْقَذُ أَرْوَاحٌ.لَوْ كَانَ الإِنْذَارُ مُبَكِّرًا، لَنَجَا كَثِيرُونَ.أُجْلِيَ السُّكَّانُ.

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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 disaster report from a preparation, a passive event and an analysis.

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.

Sentence part 1Sentence part 2Sentence part 3

My generated sentence

اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.

0/3 different sentences built.

Each preparation, passive event and analysis clause is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

Transformation challenge

Fix the passive subject

Repair the case after the reporting passive.

Original sentence

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.

نَائِبُ الفَاعِلِ ← مَرْفُوعٌ

Choose the best Arabic responseدُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتِ المَنَازِلِ.دَمَّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.

Transformation challenge

Use the reporting passive

Repair the verb so it reports the evacuation in the passive.

Original sentence

أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

مَبْنِيٌّ لِلْمَجْهُولِ

Choose the best Arabic responseأُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.يُجْلِي آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أَجْلَى آلَافَ السُّكَّانِ.

Transformation challenge

Fix the Type 2 result

Repair the counterfactual so it uses لَـ.

Original sentence

لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، سَتَكُونُ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.

لَوْ … لَـ + مَاضٍ

Choose the best Arabic responseلَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، سَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، تَكُونُ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.

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Read · understand · respond

Disaster Mission — Passives, Layers and Analysis

Keep the passive subject nominative, order the four layers, and split the two conditionals.

Arabic application challenge

Keep the passive subject nominative, order the four layers, and split the two conditionals.

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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.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.

The passive subject is nominative: مِئَاتُ.

أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

The reporting passive is أُجْلِيَ, with a ḍamma on the first letter.

لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، سَتَكُونُ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.

لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.

A Type 2 result takes لَـ, not سَـ.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions

1Choose the accurate sentence.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ، سَتَكُونُ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ.

4Choose the accurate reporting passive.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.دَمَّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ نَفْسَهَا.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.

5Which means “thousands were evacuated”?

أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.يُجْلِي آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

6Which means “a state of emergency was declared”?

تُعْلِنُ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ.أُعْلِنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ.أَعْلَنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ.

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Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: a flood and its aftermath

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 had the authorities done before the storm season?

Prepared an emergency plan and warned residentsCancelled all plansNothing

2What happened to homes and networks?

Homes were destroyed and networks were cut offNothing changedHomes were built

3How many people were evacuated?

NoneOver thirty thousandThree hundred

4What did the minister announce?

The government sent relief teams immediatelyNothing was doneHelp would not come

5What is the Type 2 counterfactual?

Infrastructure makes no differenceLosses were unavoidableHad the infrastructure been more resilient, losses would have been far fewer

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Listening script

كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ أَعَدَّتْ خُطَّةً لِلطَّوَارِئِ قَبْلَ مَوْسِمِ العَوَاصِفِ، وَكَانَ قَدْ تَمَّ تَحْذِيرُ السُّكَّانِ مِنِ احْتِمَالِ حُدُوثِ فَيَضَانَاتٍ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ الإِعْصَارَ ضَرَبَ المِنْطَقَةَ السَّاحِلِيَّةَ فَجْرَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ. دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ، وَانْقَطَعَتْ شَبَكَاتُ الكَهْرَبَاءِ وَالمِيَاهِ، وَأُجْلِيَ مَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى ثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفَ شَخْصٍ. وَأُعْلِنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ. أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ الحُكُومَةَ أَرْسَلَتْ فِرَقَ الإِغَاثَةِ فَوْرًا، وَأَشَارَ الهِلَالُ الأَحْمَرُ إِلَى أَنَّ الاحْتِيَاجَاتِ الإِنْسَانِيَّةَ ضَخْمَةٌ. لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ التَّحْتِيَّةُ أَكْثَرَ صُمُودًا، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ بِكَثِيرٍ. وَإِذَا اسْتَثْمَرَتِ الحُكُومَاتُ فِي أَنْظِمَةِ الإِنْذَارِ المُبَكِّرِ، سَتُنْقَذُ أَرْوَاحٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مُسْتَقْبَلًا.

Preview · scan · prove

Reading: an earthquake report

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.

كَانَتِ المِنْطَقَةُ الجَبَلِيَّةُ قَدْ عَاشَتْ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الهُدُوءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَضْرِبَهَا الزِّلْزَالُ لَيْلًا. تَضَرَّرَتْ قُرًى بِأَكْمَلِهَا، وَدُمِّرَتْ مَبَانٍ تَارِيخِيَّةٌ كَانَتْ قَدْ صَمَدَتْ قُرُونًا. أُجْلِيَ النَّاجُونَ إِلَى مُخَيَّمَاتٍ مُؤَقَّتَةٍ، وَأُعْلِنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ فِي سَاعَاتٍ. وَقَالَ رَئِيسُ فَرِيقِ الإِنْقَاذِ إِنَّ الوَقْتَ عَامِلٌ حَاسِمٌ فِي إِنْقَاذِ الأَرْوَاحِ. لَوْ كَانَتِ المَبَانِي قَدْ بُنِيَتْ وَفْقَ مَعَايِيرَ مُقَاوِمَةٍ لِلزَّلَازِلِ، لَمَا انْهَارَ هٰذَا العَدَدُ الكَبِيرُ. وَإِذَا طُبِّقَتْ هٰذِهِ المَعَايِيرُ مُسْتَقْبَلًا، سَتَقِلُّ الخَسَائِرُ فِي أَيِّ زِلْزَالٍ قَادِمٍ.

1What had the region experienced before the earthquake?

A floodFrequent quakesYears of calm

2What happened to the historic buildings?

They were renovatedThey were unaffectedThey were destroyed, though they had stood for centuries

3Where were the survivors evacuated?

To hotelsTo temporary campsNowhere

4What did the rescue-team leader say?

Help was unnecessaryThere was no hopeTime is a decisive factor in saving lives

5What is the Type 2 counterfactual?

Had the buildings been built to earthquake-resistant standards, so many would not have collapsedStandards make no differenceCollapse was unavoidable

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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: report a disaster in layers

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

Prompt bank

مَاذَا كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ فَعَلَتْ قَبْلَ الكَارِثَةِ؟
مَاذَا حَدَثَ؟ اِسْتَعْمِلْ مَبْنِيًّا لِلْمَجْهُولِ.
لَوْ كَانَ الاِسْتِعْدَادُ أَفْضَلَ، مَاذَا كَانَ سَيَخْتَلِفُ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

مَاذَا كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ فَعَلَتْ؟

Layer 1

كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ حَذَّرَتِ السُّكَّانَ وَأَعَدَّتْ خُطَّةَ طَوَارِئٍ.

Past perfect

وَمَاذَا حَدَثَ؟

Layer 2 passive

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ وَأُجْلِيَ الآلَافُ، وَلَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ أَصْمَدَ لَقَلَّتِ الخَسَائِرُ.

Passives plus a Type 2

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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write a disaster response report of one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty words using the four layers. Use a past-perfect preparation, disaster passives (دُمِّرَتْ، أُجْلِيَ، أُعْلِنَتْ), reported speech from officials, and both conditional types.

Success checklist

A past-perfect preparation layer (كَانَتْ … قَدْ …).
Disaster passives with nominative subjects.
A reported-speech response layer (أَعْلَنَ / قَالَ … أَنَّ / إِنَّ).
A Type 2 regret and a Type 1 future measure.

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Reveal an achievable model

كَانَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قَدْ أَعَدَّتْ خُطَّةً لِلطَّوَارِئِ قَبْلَ مَوْسِمِ العَوَاصِفِ، وَكَانَ قَدْ تَمَّ تَحْذِيرُ السُّكَّانِ مِنِ احْتِمَالِ الفَيَضَانَاتِ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ الإِعْصَارَ ضَرَبَ المِنْطَقَةَ السَّاحِلِيَّةَ فَجْرَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ. دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ، وَانْقَطَعَتْ شَبَكَاتُ الكَهْرَبَاءِ، وَأُجْلِيَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفَ شَخْصٍ، وَأُعْلِنَتْ حَالَةُ الطَّوَارِئِ. أَعْلَنَ الوَزِيرُ أَنَّ الحُكُومَةَ أَرْسَلَتْ فِرَقَ الإِغَاثَةِ فَوْرًا، وَأَشَارَ الهِلَالُ الأَحْمَرُ إِلَى أَنَّ الاحْتِيَاجَاتِ الإِنْسَانِيَّةَ ضَخْمَةٌ. لَوْ كَانَتِ البُنْيَةُ التَّحْتِيَّةُ أَكْثَرَ صُمُودًا، لَكَانَتِ الخَسَائِرُ أَقَلَّ بِكَثِيرٍ. وَإِذَا اسْتَثْمَرَتِ الحُكُومَاتُ فِي أَنْظِمَةِ الإِنْذَارِ المُبَكِّرِ، سَتُنْقَذُ أَرْوَاحٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ.

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Complete the lesson checkpoint

The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.

Core

Write five disaster sentences in the reporting passive.

Develop

Add a past-perfect preparation and a reported-speech response.

Stretch

Write a full four-layer report with both conditional types.

1Choose the accurate reporting passive.

دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.دَمَّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ نَفْسَهَا.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.

2Which means “thousands were evacuated”?

أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.يُجْلِي آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

3Complete the past perfect of a passive: ___ البُنْيَةُ قَدْ دُمِّرَتْ.

كَانَتِإِذَاسَـ

4Which is the Type 2 counterfactual?

لَوْ كَانَ الإِنْذَارُ مُبَكِّرًا، لَنَجَا كَثِيرُونَ.إِذَا كَانَ الإِنْذَارُ مُبَكِّرًا، سَيَنْجُو كَثِيرُونَ.أُجْلِيَ السُّكَّانُ.

5Choose the accurate reporting passive.

دَمَّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ نَفْسَهَا.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتُ المَنَازِلِ.دُمِّرَتْ مِئَاتَ المَنَازِلِ.

6Which means “thousands were evacuated”?

أُجْلِيَ آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.أَجْلَى آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.يُجْلِي آلَافُ السُّكَّانِ.

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Natural Disasters — Describing and Responding to Extreme Eventsالكَوَارِثُ الطَّبِيعِيَّةُ — وَصْفُ الأَحْدَاثِ المُتَطَرِّفَةِ وَالاسْتِجَابَةُ لَهَا

Objectives and visible success

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Wake up previous learning

Vocabulary studio

Disaster events

Impact and response

Disaster reporting passives

Retrieve in both directions

Disaster passives in a four-layer narrative

Reporting passive

Layer 1 preparation

Past perfect of a passive

Layer 4 analysis

Choose the form for a reason

Sentence-building and transformation studio

Build a disaster report from a preparation, a passive event and an analysis.

Disaster Mission — Passives, Layers and Analysis

Accuracy repair workshop

Preserve the intended meaning

Listening: a flood and its aftermath

Reading: an earthquake report

Speaking: report a disaster in layers

Prompt bank

Model exchange

Guided writing workshop

Success checklist

Complete the lesson checkpoint

Show what you can now do

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