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Progression P4 — The Built and Natural World

P4-L06

Energy and Resources — Arab World Potential and Global Responsibilityالطَّاقَةُ وَالمَوَارِدُ — إِمْكَانَاتُ العَالَمِ العَرَبِيِّ وَالمَسْؤُولِيَّةُ العَالَمِيَّةُ

Analyse the Arab world's energy transition and bring the full subjunctive system into one text: purpose (لِكَي), intention (يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ) and necessity (يَنْبَغِي أَنْ).

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Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Describe energy resources and the transition to renewables.
  • Use لِكَي for purpose, يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ for intention and يَنْبَغِي أَنْ for necessity.
  • Distinguish the three triggers within one argument.
  • Write an energy transition analysis integrating all P4 structures.

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 the purpose clause: تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ ___ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

2Which trigger states an intention?

3Complete the necessity: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ ___ الحُكُومَاتُ اسْتِثْمَارَاتِهَا.

4Which is a counterfactual (Type 2)?

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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.

24 lesson words and phrases

Energy resources

احْتِيَاطِيَّاتُ النِّفْطِ
oil reserves
إِنْتَاجُ الغَازِ الطَّبِيعِيِّ
natural gas production
طَاقَةٌ شَمْسِيَّةٌ
solar energy
طَاقَةُ الرِّيَاحِ
wind energy
طَاقَةٌ هِيدْرُوجِينِيَّةٌ
hydrogen energy
طَاقَةٌ مُتَجَدِّدَةٌ
renewable energy
صُفْرٌ كَرْبُونِيٌّ
net-zero carbon
الاقْتِصَادُ الأَخْضَرُ
the green economy

Transition verbs

يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى
transitions to

Form V, fixed with إِلَى.

يُنَوِّعُ
diversifies

Form II; object.

يَسْتَثْمِرُ فِي
invests in

Form X, fixed with فِي.

يُضَاعِفُ
doubles

Form III; object.

يَهْدِفُ إِلَى
aims at

Fixed with إِلَى.

يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى
depends on

Fixed with عَلَى.

تَحَوُّلٌ طَاقَوِيٌّ
an energy transition
اسْتِثْمَارٌ أَخْضَرُ
green investment

The three triggers together

غَرَضٌ: لِكَيْ
purpose: لِكَيْ
نِيَّةٌ: يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ
intention: يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ
ضَرُورَةٌ: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ
necessity: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ
صَنْدُوقُ الثَّرْوَةِ السِّيَادِيُّ
a sovereign wealth fund
تَنْوِيعُ الدَّخْلِ
income diversification
رُؤْيَةٌ اسْتِرَاتِيجِيَّةٌ
a strategic vision
الفِعْلُ المَنْصُوبُ
the subjunctive verb
المَسْؤُولِيَّةُ العَالَمِيَّةُ
global responsibility

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 احْتِيَاطِيَّاتُ النِّفْطِ

2Choose the Arabic for “natural gas production”.

3Choose the meaning of طَاقَةٌ شَمْسِيَّةٌ

4Choose the Arabic for “wind energy”.

5Choose the meaning of طَاقَةٌ هِيدْرُوجِينِيَّةٌ

6Choose the Arabic for “renewable energy”.

7Choose the meaning of صُفْرٌ كَرْبُونِيٌّ

8Choose the Arabic for “the green economy”.

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Explain · notice · apply

The full subjunctive system in energy policy

نِظَامُ النَّصْبِ الكَامِلُ فِي سِيَاسَةِ الطَّاقَةِ

Purpose (لِكَي), intention (يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ) and necessity (يَنْبَغِي أَنْ) drawn together in one argument, with both conditional types and reported speech.

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?

تَسْتَثْمِرُ دُوَلُ الخَلِيجِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الشَّمْسِيَّةِ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ الاسْتِدَامَةَ
What to notice

لِكَيْ + subjunctive تُحَقِّقَ.

تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعَ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا
What to notice

يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ + subjunctive.

يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَسْتَثْمِرَ شَرِكَاتُ النِّفْطِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الخَضْرَاءِ
What to notice

يَنْبَغِي أَنْ + subjunctive.

1

Purpose

لِكَيْ + subjunctive

The goal of an action.

تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ الاسْتِدَامَةَ
2

Intention

يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ + subjunctive

A stated intention or aim.

تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعَ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا
3

Necessity

يَنْبَغِي أَنْ + subjunctive

A requirement.

يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَسْتَثْمِرَ شَرِكَاتُ النِّفْطِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الخَضْرَاءِ
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Both conditionals

إِذَا … سَـ · لَوْ … لَـ

A real prospect and a counterfactual.

إِذَا أَكْمَلَ الخَلِيجُ تَحَوُّلَهُ، سَيُصْبِحُ رَائِدًالَوْ بَدَأَ التَّحَوُّلُ مُبَكِّرًا، لَكَانَتِ الانْبِعَاثَاتُ أَقَلَّ
TriggerTypeExample
لِكَيْpurposeلِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ
يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْintentionأَنْ تُنَوِّعَ
يَنْبَغِي أَنْnecessityأَنْ تَسْتَثْمِرَ
conditionalreal / unrealإِذَا … سَـ · لَوْ … لَـ
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Three triggers, one energy argument

Purpose: تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الشَّمْسِيَّةِ لِكَي تُحَقِّقَ صُفْرًا كَرْبُونِيًّا. Intention: تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعَ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا. Necessity: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَسْتَثْمِرَ شَرِكَاتُ النِّفْطِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الخَضْرَاءِ. Each puts the verb in the subjunctive.

2
Which trigger, and why

لِكَي states the goal of an action, يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ states an intention, and يَنْبَغِي أَنْ states a requirement. Choosing the right one sharpens the argument — and three triggers in three lines is three Range markers.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Complete the purpose clause: تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ ___ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

2Complete the intention: تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ ___ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا.

3Complete the necessity: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ ___ شَرِكَاتُ النِّفْطِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الخَضْرَاءِ.

4Which trigger states a purpose?

5Which trigger states an intention?

6Which trigger states a necessity?

7Complete: يَتَحَوَّلُ العَالَمُ العَرَبِيُّ ___ الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ.

8Which is a counterfactual (Type 2)?

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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 an energy argument from a purpose, an intention and a necessity.

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 purpose, intention and necessity clause is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

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Transformation challenge

Fix the subjunctive after لِكَيْ

Repair the verb after لِكَيْ.
Original sentence

تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقُ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

لِكَيْ + مَنْصُوبٌ
Choose the best Arabic response
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Transformation challenge

Fix the subjunctive after أَنْ

Repair the verb after يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ.
Original sentence

تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعُ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا.

أَنْ + مَنْصُوبٌ
Choose the best Arabic response
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Meaning and coherence

Which trigger is it? Purpose, intention or necessity

Pick the version that correctly labels each energy subjunctive trigger.
Communication purpose

Three energy sentences use the subjunctive: «لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ الاسْتِدَامَةَ», «تَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعَ اقْتِصَادَهَا», «يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَسْتَثْمِرَ الشَّرِكَاتُ». Match each to its trigger type.

Choose the best Arabic response

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Read · understand · respond

Energy Mission — Purpose, Intention and Necessity

Put a fatḥa after each trigger, match it to its type, and keep the two conditionals distinct.

Arabic application challenge

Put a fatḥa after each trigger, match it to its type, and keep the two conditionals distinct.

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.

تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقُ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

After لِكَي the verb is subjunctive: تُحَقِّقَ.

تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعُ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا.

تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعَ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا.

After أَنْ the verb takes a fatḥa: تُنَوِّعَ.

يَتَحَوَّلُ العَالَمُ العَرَبِيُّ فِي الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ.

يَتَحَوَّلُ العَالَمُ العَرَبِيُّ إِلَى الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ.

يَتَحَوَّلُ is fixed with إِلَى.

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Complete the purpose clause: تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ ___ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

5Complete the intention: تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ ___ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا.

6Complete the necessity: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ ___ شَرِكَاتُ النِّفْطِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الخَضْرَاءِ.

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Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: oil wealth and clean energy

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 share of proven oil reserves do Arab states hold?

2What does the vision aim for (intention)?

3Why do Gulf states invest in solar (purpose)?

4What is necessary (necessity)?

5What is the Type 2 counterfactual?

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Listening script

تَمْتَلِكُ الدُّوَلُ العَرَبِيَّةُ نَحْوَ سَبْعَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ بِالمِئَةِ مِنَ الاحْتِيَاطِيَّاتِ النِّفْطِيَّةِ المُؤَكَّدَةِ عَالَمِيًّا. غَيْرَ أَنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْهَا يَتَحَوَّلُ الآنَ نَحْوَ الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ. وَأَكَّدَ المَسْؤُولُونَ أَنَّ المَمْلَكَةَ تَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنْتِجَ نِصْفَ احْتِيَاجَاتِهَا الكَهْرَبَائِيَّةِ مِنْ مَصَادِرَ مُتَجَدِّدَةٍ. تَسْتَثْمِرُ دُوَلُ الخَلِيجِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الشَّمْسِيَّةِ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ صُفْرًا كَرْبُونِيًّا. وَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُوَاصِلَ الحُكُومَاتُ اسْتِثْمَارَاتِهَا، وَأَنْ يُشَارِكَ القِطَاعُ الخَاصُّ فِي التَّمْوِيلِ. إِذَا أَكْمَلَ الخَلِيجُ تَحَوُّلَهُ الطَّاقَوِيَّ، سَيُصْبِحُ رَائِدًا عَالَمِيًّا فِي الطَّاقَةِ النَّظِيفَةِ. وَلَوْ بَدَأَ هٰذَا التَّحَوُّلُ قَبْلَ عِقْدَيْنِ، لَكَانَتِ الانْبِعَاثَاتُ العَالَمِيَّةُ اليَوْمَ أَقَلَّ.

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Preview · scan · prove

Reading: the energy paradox

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.

يَعِيشُ العَالَمُ العَرَبِيُّ مُفَارَقَةً لَافِتَةً: فَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ مُصَدِّرٍ لِلْوَقُودِ الأَحْفُورِيِّ، وَيَمْلِكُ فِي الوَقْتِ نَفْسِهِ أَعْلَى إِمْكَانَاتِ الطَّاقَةِ الشَّمْسِيَّةِ فِي العَالَمِ. تَهْدِفُ رُؤًى وَطَنِيَّةٌ عِدَّةٌ إِلَى أَنْ تُنَوِّعَ الدُّوَلُ مَصَادِرَ دَخْلِهَا وَتُقَلِّلَ اعْتِمَادَهَا عَلَى النِّفْطِ. وَتَسْتَثْمِرُ هٰذِهِ الدُّوَلُ فِي الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ لِكَيْ تُوَاكِبَ العَصْرَ وَتَحْمِيَ اقْتِصَادَهَا. لٰكِنَّ الطَّرِيقَ طَوِيلٌ؛ فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُوَجِّهَ صَنَادِيقُ الثَّرْوَةِ السِّيَادِيَّةُ جُزْءًا أَكْبَرَ نَحْوَ الاقْتِصَادِ الأَخْضَرِ. إِذَا نَجَحَ هٰذَا التَّحَوُّلُ، سَيُصْبِحُ العَالَمُ العَرَبِيُّ نَمُوذَجًا. وَلَوِ اسْتُثْمِرَ فِي الشَّمْسِ مُبَكِّرًا، لَكَانَتِ المِنْطَقَةُ رَائِدَةً عَالَمِيَّةً الآنَ.
1What paradox does the Arab world live?

2What do national visions aim for (intention)?

3Why do the states invest in renewables (purpose)?

4What is necessary (necessity)?

5What is the Type 2 counterfactual?

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Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: purpose, intention and necessity

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

Prompt bank

  1. لِمَاذَا تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ؟ اِسْتَعْمِلْ لِكَيْ.
  2. إِلَى مَاذَا تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ؟ اِسْتَعْمِلْ يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ.
  3. مَا الضَّرُورِيُّ لِنَجَاحِ التَّحَوُّلِ؟ اِسْتَعْمِلْ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ.

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

لِمَاذَا تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ؟

Purpose
B

تَسْتَثْمِرُ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ صُفْرًا كَرْبُونِيًّا وَتَحْمِيَ اقْتِصَادَهَا.

لِكَيْ + subjunctive
A

وَمَا الضَّرُورِيُّ لِلنَّجَاحِ؟

Necessity
B

يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُوَاصِلَ الحُكُومَاتُ اسْتِثْمَارَاتِهَا، وَلَوْ بَدَأْنَا مُبَكِّرًا لَكُنَّا رُوَّادًا.

يَنْبَغِي أَنْ + a Type 2
Not yet marked complete.
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty words analysing the Arab world's energy transition. Use all three subjunctive triggers — لِكَي (purpose), يَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ (intention), يَنْبَغِي أَنْ (necessity) — both conditional types, reported speech and a formal connector.

Success checklist

  • The three triggers, each with a subjunctive verb.
  • A Type 1 real prospect and a Type 2 counterfactual.
  • A reported-speech clause citing officials.
  • A formal connector (عَلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ / غَيْرَ أَنَّ).
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تَمْتَلِكُ الدُّوَلُ العَرَبِيَّةُ نَحْوَ سَبْعَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ بِالمِئَةِ مِنَ الاحْتِيَاطِيَّاتِ النِّفْطِيَّةِ المُؤَكَّدَةِ، وَقَدْ شَكَّلَتْ هٰذِهِ المَوَارِدُ العَمُودَ الفِقْرِيَّ لِلِاقْتِصَادِ لِعُقُودٍ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْهَا يَتَحَوَّلُ الآنَ نَحْوَ الطَّاقَةِ المُتَجَدِّدَةِ. وَأَكَّدَ المَسْؤُولُونَ أَنَّ المَمْلَكَةَ تَهْدِفُ إِلَى أَنْ تُنْتِجَ نِصْفَ كَهْرَبَائِهَا مِنْ مَصَادِرَ مُتَجَدِّدَةٍ. وَتَسْتَثْمِرُ دُوَلُ الخَلِيجِ فِي الطَّاقَةِ الشَّمْسِيَّةِ لِكَيْ تُحَقِّقَ صُفْرًا كَرْبُونِيًّا. إِذَا أَكْمَلَ الخَلِيجُ تَحَوُّلَهُ، سَيُصْبِحُ رَائِدًا عَالَمِيًّا. وَلَوْ بَدَأَ التَّحَوُّلُ قَبْلَ عِقْدَيْنِ، لَكَانَتِ الانْبِعَاثَاتُ أَقَلَّ. عَلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ، يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُوَاصِلَ الحُكُومَاتُ اسْتِثْمَارَاتِهَا، وَأَنْ يُشَارِكَ القِطَاعُ الخَاصُّ فِي التَّمْوِيلِ لِكَيْ يَنْجَحَ الاقْتِصَادُ الأَخْضَرُ.

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Core

Write three energy sentences, one for each subjunctive trigger.

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Add a Type 1 prospect and a Type 2 counterfactual.

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Write a full analysis with all three triggers and a reported-speech citation.

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1Complete the purpose clause: تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ ___ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

2Which trigger states an intention?

3Complete the necessity: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ ___ الحُكُومَاتُ اسْتِثْمَارَاتِهَا.

4Which is a counterfactual (Type 2)?

5Complete the purpose clause: تَسْتَثْمِرُ الدُّوَلُ فِي الشَّمْسِ لِكَيْ ___ الاسْتِدَامَةَ.

6Complete the intention: تَهْدِفُ الرُّؤْيَةُ إِلَى أَنْ ___ المَمْلَكَةُ اقْتِصَادَهَا.

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