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Progression P5 — Social Issues and Opinions

P5-L04

Digital Society — Social Media, Privacy and the Digital Divideالمُجْتَمَعُ الرَّقْمِيُّ — وَسَائِلُ التَّوَاصُلِ وَالخُصُوصِيَّةُ وَالفَجْوَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ

Push the subjunctive to its widest reach with triggers of prohibition and permission — يَمْنَعُ أَنْ، يُبِيحُ أَنْ — over digital-society vocabulary, redeploying 2028 words (الذَّكَاء الاِصْطِنَاعِيّ، كَلِمَة المُرُور) in a social context.

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01

Retrieve · orient · prepare

Objectives and visible success

Today you will

  • Analyse the social impact of digital technology with 2028 vocabulary in a social context.
  • Use the subjunctive after يَمْنَعُ أَنْ (prohibits) and يُبِيحُ أَنْ (permits).
  • Balance digital opportunity against digital risk.
  • Integrate all P5 grammar into a digital-society analysis.

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 trigger states a prohibition?

2Which trigger states a permission?

3Complete: يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ ___ البَيَانَاتُ.

4Which redeploys a 2028 word in a social frame?

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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.

24 lesson words and phrases

Prohibition and permission triggers

يَمْنَعُ أَنْ
prohibits that

+ subjunctive.

يُبِيحُ أَنْ
permits that

+ subjunctive.

يُقَيِّدُ
restricts

Form II.

يُنَظِّمُ
regulates

Form II.

الحَوْكَمَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ
digital governance
مُوَاطَنَةٌ رَقْمِيَّةٌ
digital citizenship
الحَقُّ فِي الخُصُوصِيَّةِ
the right to privacy
حُرِّيَّةُ التَّعْبِيرِ
freedom of expression

Digital society

مُجْتَمَعٌ رَقْمِيٌّ
digital society
الفَجْوَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ
the digital divide
الاِقْتِصَادُ الرَّقْمِيُّ
the digital economy
خُصُوصِيَّةُ البَيَانَاتِ
data privacy
المُرَاقَبَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ
digital surveillance
الرَّقَابَةُ
censorship
مَعْلُومَاتٌ مُضَلِّلَةٌ
misinformation
التَّنَمُّرُ الإِلِكْتُرُونِيُّ
cyberbullying

2028 vocabulary in social context

الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ
artificial intelligence

2028 word — social impact.

كَلِمَةُ المُرُورِ
password

2028 word — data security.

التَّعَلُّمُ عَنْ بُعْدٍ
distance learning

2028 word — digital divide.

البُنْيَةُ التَّحْتِيَّةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ
digital infrastructure
الأَمَانُ الرَّقْمِيُّ
digital security
يُعِيدُ تَشْكِيلَ
reshapes
سُوقُ العَمَلِ
the job market
يَتَعَرَّضُ لِـ
is exposed to

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 يَمْنَعُ أَنْ

2Choose the Arabic for “permits that”.

3Choose the meaning of يُقَيِّدُ

4Choose the Arabic for “regulates”.

5Choose the meaning of الحَوْكَمَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ

6Choose the Arabic for “digital citizenship”.

7Choose the meaning of الحَقُّ فِي الخُصُوصِيَّةِ

8Choose the Arabic for “freedom of expression”.

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03

Explain · notice · apply

Extended subjunctive: prohibition and permission

المَنْصُوبُ المُوَسَّعُ: المَنْعُ وَالإِبَاحَةُ

Use the subjunctive after يَمْنَعُ أَنْ and يُبِيحُ أَنْ, balance opportunity against risk, and redeploy 2028 words in a social frame.

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?

تَمْنَعُ قَوَانِينُ حِمَايَةِ البَيَانَاتِ أَنْ تُبَاعَ مَعْلُومَاتُ المُسْتَخْدِمِينَ
What to notice

Prohibition: يَمْنَعُ أَنْ.

لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تَخْضَعَ المُرَاسَلَاتُ لِلْمُرَاقَبَةِ
What to notice

Permission: يُبِيحُ أَنْ.

يُعِيدُ الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ تَشْكِيلَ سُوقِ العَمَلِ فِي العَالَمِ العَرَبِيِّ
What to notice

A 2028 word in a social frame.

1

Prohibition

يَمْنَعُ أَنْ + مَنْصُوبٌ

States what is prohibited.

يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُبَاعَ البَيَانَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ
2

Permission

يُبِيحُ أَنْ + مَنْصُوبٌ

States what is permitted.

لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبَ المُحَادَثَاتُ الخَاصَّةُ
3

Balance opportunity and risk

صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ … غَيْرَ أَنَّ …

Concede the benefit, refute with the risk.

صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ التِّقْنِيَّةَ تُوَفِّرُ فُرَصًا، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا تُثِيرُ مَخَاطِرَ المُرَاقَبَةِ
4

2028 words in a social frame

الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ · كَلِمَةُ المُرُورِ

Redeploy designated words in a social context.

يُعِيدُ الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ تَشْكِيلَ سُوقِ العَمَلِ
TriggerMeaningVerb marker
يَمْنَعُ أَنْprohibits thatfinal fatḥa
يُبِيحُ أَنْpermits thatfinal fatḥa
يُقَيِّدُrestricts
يُنَظِّمُregulates
1
Prohibition and permission are subjunctive triggers too

يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُبَاعَ البَيَانَاتُ (the law prohibits data being sold) and لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبَ المُحَادَثَاتُ (the law should not permit conversations being monitored) both take a subjunctive verb after أَنْ. This is the subjunctive at its widest reach.

2
Redeploy 2028 words in a social frame

The designated 2028 words move from a pure technology frame into a social-issues frame: الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ يُعِيدُ تَشْكِيلَ سُوقِ العَمَلِ (AI reshapes the job market); حِمَايَةُ كَلِمَةِ المُرُورِ مِنْ أَوْلَوِيَّاتِ الخُصُوصِيَّةِ (password protection is a privacy priority). Cross-context reuse is exactly what Cambridge rewards.

Grammar laboratory

Choose the form for a reason

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

8 questions
1Which trigger states a prohibition?

2Which trigger states a permission?

3What follows both triggers?

4Complete: يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ ___ البَيَانَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ.

5Complete: لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ ___ المُحَادَثَاتُ.

6Which 2028 word appears in a social frame here?

7Which balances opportunity and risk?

8Which verb means “restricts”?

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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 a digital-rights line from a prohibition, a permission and a balanced conclusion.

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 prohibition, permission and balanced conclusion is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.

1
Transformation challenge

Fix the subjunctive after يَمْنَعُ

Repair the verb after أَنْ.
Original sentence

يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُبَاعُ البَيَانَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ.

أَنْ + مَنْصُوبٌ
Choose the best Arabic response
2
Transformation challenge

Fix the subjunctive after يُبِيحُ

Repair the verb after the second أَنْ.
Original sentence

لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبُ المُحَادَثَاتُ الخَاصَّةُ.

أَنْ + مَنْصُوبٌ
Choose the best Arabic response
3
Transformation challenge

Fix the object case

Repair the case of the object of يُعِيدُ.
Original sentence

يُعِيدُ الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ تَشْكِيلُ سُوقِ العَمَلِ.

مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ ← فَتْحَةٌ
Choose the best Arabic response

0/3 purposeful tasks secured.

05

Read · understand · respond

Digital-Rights Mission — Prohibit and Permit

Use the subjunctive after يَمْنَعُ أَنْ and يُبِيحُ أَنْ, balance opportunity and risk, and redeploy 2028 words in a social frame.

Arabic application challenge

Use the subjunctive after يَمْنَعُ أَنْ and يُبِيحُ أَنْ, balance opportunity and risk, and redeploy 2028 words in a social frame.

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.

يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُبَاعُ البَيَانَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ.

يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُبَاعَ البَيَانَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ.

After أَنْ the verb is subjunctive: تُبَاعَ.

لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحُ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبَ المُحَادَثَاتُ.

لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبَ المُحَادَثَاتُ.

After the first أَنْ, يُبِيحَ is also subjunctive.

يُعِيدُ الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ تَشْكِيلُ سُوقِ العَمَلِ.

يُعِيدُ الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّ تَشْكِيلَ سُوقِ العَمَلِ.

تَشْكِيلَ is the object of يُعِيدُ, so it takes fatḥa (accusative).

Repair check

Preserve the intended meaning

6 questions
1Choose the accurate sentence.

2Choose the accurate sentence.

3Choose the accurate sentence.

4Which trigger states a prohibition?

5Which trigger states a permission?

6What follows both triggers?

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07

Predict · listen twice · verify

Listening: a digital-governance expert

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 do the statistics indicate about AI?

2What is conceded then refuted about digital technology?

3What do data-protection laws prohibit (يَمْنَعُ)?

4What should the law not permit (يُبِيحُ)?

5What is the Type 2 counterfactual?

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Listening script

يَقُولُ الخَبِيرُ: تُشِيرُ الإِحْصَاءَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّ الذَّكَاءَ الاِصْطِنَاعِيَّ يُعِيدُ تَشْكِيلَ اقْتِصَادَاتِ العَالَمِ العَرَبِيِّ. صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ التِّقْنِيَّةَ الرَّقْمِيَّةَ تُوَفِّرُ فُرَصًا لِلتَّعْلِيمِ وَالتَّوَاصُلِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا تُثِيرُ مَخَاطِرَ المُرَاقَبَةِ وَنَشْرِ المَعْلُومَاتِ المُضَلِّلَةِ. تَمْنَعُ قَوَانِينُ حِمَايَةِ البَيَانَاتِ أَنْ تُبَاعَ مَعْلُومَاتُ المُسْتَخْدِمِينَ، وَلَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبَ المُرَاسَلَاتُ الخَاصَّةُ. وَإِذَا اسْتَثْمَرَتِ الدُّوَلُ فِي البُنْيَةِ التَّحْتِيَّةِ الرَّقْمِيَّةِ، سَتَتَقَلَّصُ الفَجْوَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ. وَلَوْ كَانَتِ الحَوْكَمَةُ أَكْثَرَ تَطَوُّرًا، لَكَانَتْ خُصُوصِيَّةُ المُوَاطِنِ أَكْثَرَ أَمَانًا.

08

Preview · scan · prove

Reading: a digital-society analysis (extract)

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.

يُعِيدُ المُجْتَمَعُ الرَّقْمِيُّ تَشْكِيلَ حَيَاتِنَا اليَوْمِيَّةِ. صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الذَّكَاءَ الاِصْطِنَاعِيَّ وَالتَّعَلُّمَ عَنْ بُعْدٍ يُوَفِّرَانِ فُرَصًا اسْتِثْنَائِيَّةً، غَيْرَ أَنَّ الفَجْوَةَ الرَّقْمِيَّةَ بَيْنَ الدُّوَلِ الغَنِيَّةِ وَالفَقِيرَةِ بَاتَتْ مِنْ أَخْطَرِ أَوْجُهِ عَدَمِ المُسَاوَاةِ. يَتَعَرَّضُ المُسْتَخْدِمُونَ لِلْمُرَاقَبَةِ وَلِلْمَعْلُومَاتِ المُضَلِّلَةِ. تَمْنَعُ بَعْضُ الحُكُومَاتِ أَنْ تُنْشَرَ المَعْلُومَاتُ الَّتِي تَرَاهَا ضَارَّةً، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا يَجِبُ أَلَّا تُقَيِّدَ حُرِّيَّةَ التَّعْبِيرِ. وَيَتَطَلَّبُ التَّوَازُنُ أَنْ تُنَظِّمَ الدُّوَلُ الإِنْتِرْنِتَ دُونَ أَنْ تُصَادِرَ الخُصُوصِيَّةَ. وَلَوْ كَانَتْ حِمَايَةُ كَلِمَةِ المُرُورِ أَقْوَى، لَتَرَاجَعَتِ الاِنْتِهَاكَاتُ.
1What is conceded about AI and distance learning?

2What is refuted by غَيْرَ أَنَّ?

3What do some governments prohibit (يَمْنَعُ)?

4What does balance require (يَتَطَلَّبُ)?

5What is the Type 2 counterfactual?

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09

Model · rehearse · respond

Speaking: the digital-rights balance

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

Prompt bank

  1. مَاذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَمْنَعَ القَانُونُ؟
  2. مَاذَا لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ؟
  3. كَيْفَ تُوَازِنُ بَيْنَ الحُرِّيَّةِ وَالتَّنْظِيمِ؟

اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.

Model exchange

A

مَاذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَمْنَعَ القَانُونُ؟

Prohibition
B

يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَمْنَعَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُبَاعَ البَيَانَاتُ دُونَ مُوَافَقَةٍ.

يَمْنَعُ أَنْ
A

وَكَيْفَ تُوَازِنُ؟

Balance
B

يَتَطَلَّبُ التَّوَازُنُ أَنْ تُنَظِّمَ الدُّوَلُ الإِنْتِرْنِتَ دُونَ أَنْ تُقَيِّدَ حُرِّيَّةَ التَّعْبِيرِ.

يَتَطَلَّبُ أَنْ + subjunctive
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Plan · draft · improve

Guided writing workshop

Write a 100-110 word digital-society analysis. Open with a 2028 word in a social frame, concede a benefit with صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ and refute with غَيْرَ أَنَّ, use يَمْنَعُ أَنْ and يُبِيحُ أَنْ, and close with a Type 2 counterfactual.

Success checklist

  • A 2028 word (الذَّكَاء الاِصْطِنَاعِيّ / كَلِمَة المُرُور) in a social context.
  • A concession-refutation balancing opportunity and risk.
  • A prohibition (يَمْنَعُ أَنْ) and a permission (يُبِيحُ أَنْ), each with a subjunctive verb.
  • A Type 2 counterfactual and 100-110 words.
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Reveal an achievable model

تُشِيرُ الإِحْصَاءَاتُ إِلَى أَنَّ الذَّكَاءَ الاِصْطِنَاعِيَّ يُعِيدُ تَشْكِيلَ اقْتِصَادَاتِ العَالَمِ العَرَبِيِّ وَسُوقِ العَمَلِ فِيهِ. صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ التِّقْنِيَّةَ الرَّقْمِيَّةَ تُوَفِّرُ فُرَصًا اسْتِثْنَائِيَّةً لِلتَّعْلِيمِ وَالتَّوَاصُلِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا تُثِيرُ فِي الوَقْتِ ذَاتِهِ مَخَاطِرَ المُرَاقَبَةِ الرَّقْمِيَّةِ وَنَشْرِ المَعْلُومَاتِ المُضَلِّلَةِ. تَمْنَعُ قَوَانِينُ حِمَايَةِ البَيَانَاتِ أَنْ تُبَاعَ مَعْلُومَاتُ المُسْتَخْدِمِينَ، وَلَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبِيحَ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبَ المُرَاسَلَاتُ الخَاصَّةُ. وَيَتَطَلَّبُ التَّوَازُنُ أَنْ تُنَظِّمَ الدُّوَلُ الإِنْتِرْنِتَ دُونَ أَنْ تُصَادِرَ حُرِّيَّةَ التَّعْبِيرِ. وَلَوْ كَانَتِ الحَوْكَمَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُ أَكْثَرَ تَطَوُّرًا، لَكَانَتْ خُصُوصِيَّةُ المُوَاطِنِ أَكْثَرَ أَمَانًا.

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Complete the lesson checkpoint

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

Core

Write one prohibition (يَمْنَعُ أَنْ) and one permission (يُبِيحُ أَنْ).

Develop

Add a 2028 word in a social frame and a concession-refutation; reach 100 words.

Stretch

Reach 110 words with both triggers, a concession-refutation and a Type 2 counterfactual.

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6 questions
1Which trigger states a prohibition?

2Which trigger states a permission?

3Complete: يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ ___ البَيَانَاتُ.

4Which redeploys a 2028 word in a social frame?

5Which trigger states a prohibition?

6Which trigger states a permission?

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