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P5 Assessment — Social Issues & Opinionsتَقْيِيمُ الوَحْدَةِ — القَضَايَا الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ وَالآرَاءُ

Sixty marks across listening, reading, writing and speaking. The concession-refutation architecture (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ / غَيْرَ أَنَّ), the extended subjunctive triggers (يُطَالِبُ بِأَنْ، يَمْنَعُ أَنْ، يَرْفُضُ أَنْ …), the formal conclusion connectors (وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ / وَخُلَاصَةُ القَوْلِ), both conditional types and the humanitarian passives are assessed across all four skills.

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P5-L01 · Poverty and Inequality — Analysing Social Disparities24 entries

The concession-refutation architecture

صَحِيحٌ أَنَّit is true that (concession)
غَيْرَ أَنَّhowever / yet (refutation)
مَعَ ذٰلِكَnevertheless
بِالرَّغْمِ مِنْdespite
لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّit cannot be denied that
وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَbased on the above
التَّفَاوُتُ الطَّبَقِيُّclass inequality
الحُجَّةُ المُضَادَّةُthe counter-argument

Poverty and inequality

فَقْرٌ مُدْقِعٌextreme poverty
الهُوَّةُ بَيْنَ الأَغْنِيَاءِ وَالفُقَرَاءِthe wealth gap
حَدُّ الفَقْرِthe poverty line
البَطَالَةُunemployment
التَّهْمِيشُ الاجْتِمَاعِيُّsocial marginalisation
الحِرْمَانُdeprivation
العَدَالَةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُsocial justice
إِعَادَةُ تَوْزِيعِ الثَّرْوَةِwealth redistribution

Academic register

يَرْزَحُ تَحْتَsuffers under
يُحْرَمُ مِنْis deprived of
بِنْيَوِيٌّstructural
جِهَازِيٌّsystemic
التَّنَقُّلُ الاجْتِمَاعِيُّ الصَّاعِدُupward social mobility
شَبَكَةُ الأَمَانِ الاجْتِمَاعِيِّthe social safety net
يُسْهِمُ فِي تَعْمِيقِcontributes to deepening
مُسَاوَاةٌ فِي الفُرَصِequality of opportunity
P5-L02 · Migration and Displacement — A Global Crisis in Arabic24 entries

Humanitarian passives

يُهَجَّرُis displaced
يُرَحَّلُis deported
يُودَعُ فِي مُخَيَّمٍis placed in a camp
يُحْرَمُ مِنْis deprived of
الفَاعِلُ المَحْذُوفُthe omitted agent
الخِطَابُ الإِنْسَانِيُّhumanitarian discourse
يُكْفَلُ حَقُّهُhis right is guaranteed
تُفْتَحُ مَمَرَّاتٌcorridors are opened

Migration and displacement

هِجْرَةٌ اضْطِرَارِيَّةٌforced migration
نُزُوحٌ دَاخِلِيٌّinternal displacement
طَالِبُ لُجُوءٍasylum seeker
تَهْجِيرٌ قَسْرِيٌّforced displacement
أَزْمَةٌ إِنْسَانِيَّةٌhumanitarian crisis
مُخَيَّمُ اللَّاجِئِينَrefugee camp
الحَقُّ فِي اللُّجُوءِthe right to asylum
إِعَادَةُ التَّوْطِينِresettlement

Displacement verbs and impact

يَفِرُّ مِنْflees from
يَعْبُرُ الحُدُودَcrosses the border
يَتَشَرَّدُbecomes displaced
يَلْتَمِسُ اللُّجُوءَseeks asylum
صَدْمَةُ الحَرْبِwar trauma
تَفَكُّكُ الأُسْرَةِfamily disintegration
فَقْدَانُ الجُذُورِloss of roots
المُتَشَرِّدُونَ دَاخِلِيًّاinternally displaced persons
P5-L03 · Gender Equality — Rights, Progress and Challenges24 entries

Insistence, demand and call triggers

يَصِرُّ عَلَى أَنْinsists that
يُطَالِبُ بِأَنْdemands that
يَدْعُو إِلَى أَنْcalls for that
يُنَاضِلُ مِنْ أَجْلِfights for
المُسَبِّبُ المُوَسَّعُthe extended trigger
صِيغَةُ المَطَالِبِthe demands register
فِعْلُ الإِصْرَارِa verb of insistence
يَحْظَى بِـenjoys / attains

Gender equality

المُسَاوَاةُ بَيْنَ الجِنْسَيْنِgender equality
تَمْكِينُ المَرْأَةِwomen's empowerment
فَجْوَةُ الأُجُورِthe gender pay gap
التَّمْثِيلُ السِّيَاسِيُّpolitical representation
القَوَالِبُ النَّمَطِيَّةُstereotypes
التَّمْيِيزُ القَائِمُ عَلَى النَّوْعِgender-based discrimination
النِّظَامُ الأَبَوِيُّthe patriarchal system
المُعِيقَاتُ البِنْيَوِيَّةُstructural barriers

Progress and struggle

حُقُوقُ المَرْأَةِwomen's rights
إِنْجَازَاتُ المَرْأَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِArab women's achievements
نَاشِطَةُ حُقُوقٍa rights activist (f.)
التَّقَدُّمُ التَّدْرِيجِيُّgradual progress
يُشَارِكُ فِي صُنْعِ القَرَارِparticipates in decision-making
العَمَلُ غَيْرُ المَأْجُورِunpaid labour
تَكَافُؤُ الفُرَصِequality of opportunity
العُنْفُ الأُسَرِيُّdomestic violence
P5-L04 · Digital Society — Social Media, Privacy and the Digital Divide24 entries

Prohibition and permission triggers

يَمْنَعُ أَنْprohibits that
يُبِيحُ أَنْpermits that
يُقَيِّدُrestricts
يُنَظِّمُregulates
الحَوْكَمَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُdigital governance
مُوَاطَنَةٌ رَقْمِيَّةٌdigital citizenship
الحَقُّ فِي الخُصُوصِيَّةِthe right to privacy
حُرِّيَّةُ التَّعْبِيرِfreedom of expression

Digital society

مُجْتَمَعٌ رَقْمِيٌّdigital society
الفَجْوَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُthe digital divide
الاِقْتِصَادُ الرَّقْمِيُّthe digital economy
خُصُوصِيَّةُ البَيَانَاتِdata privacy
المُرَاقَبَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُdigital surveillance
الرَّقَابَةُcensorship
مَعْلُومَاتٌ مُضَلِّلَةٌmisinformation
التَّنَمُّرُ الإِلِكْتُرُونِيُّcyberbullying

2028 vocabulary in social context

الذَّكَاءُ الاِصْطِنَاعِيُّartificial intelligence
كَلِمَةُ المُرُورِpassword
التَّعَلُّمُ عَنْ بُعْدٍdistance learning
البُنْيَةُ التَّحْتِيَّةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُdigital infrastructure
الأَمَانُ الرَّقْمِيُّdigital security
يُعِيدُ تَشْكِيلَreshapes
سُوقُ العَمَلِthe job market
يَتَعَرَّضُ لِـis exposed to
P5-L05 · Global Justice — International Responsibility and the Arab World24 entries

Formal conclusion connectors

وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَbased on the above
وَخُلَاصَةُ القَوْلِin summary
وَمِنَ المُنْطَلَقِ ذَاتِهِfrom the same starting point
يَرْفُضُ أَنْrefuses that / to
المُسَبِّبُ المُوَسَّعُthe extended trigger
التَّرْكِيبُ المَقَالِيُّessay construction
يُنْتَهَكُis violated
يُلْزَمُ بِـis obliged to

Global justice

العَدَالَةُ الدَّوْلِيَّةُinternational justice
القَانُونُ الدَّوْلِيُّ الإِنْسَانِيُّinternational humanitarian law
مَسْؤُولِيَّةُ الحِمَايَةِresponsibility to protect
سِيَادَةُ الدَّوْلَةِstate sovereignty
مِيثَاقُ الأُمَمِ المُتَّحِدَةِthe UN Charter
ازْدِوَاجِيَّةُ المَعَايِيرِdouble standards
الإِفْلَاتُ مِنَ العِقَابِimpunity
التَّضَامُنُ الدَّوْلِيُّinternational solidarity

Law verbs and register

يَنْتَهِكُviolates
يَتَحَمَّلُ المَسْؤُولِيَّةَbears responsibility
يَرْفُضُ الاِمْتِثَالَ لِـrefuses to comply with
يُلْزِمُ بِـobliges to
قَرَارُ مَجْلِسِ الأَمْنِa Security Council resolution
تَعْوِيضَاتُ الحَرْبِwar reparations
مَبْدَأٌa principle
المُحَاسَبَةُ الدَّوْلِيَّةُinternational accountability
P5-L06 · Youth and Society — The Arab Generation's Challenges and Power24 entries

Intergenerational narrative

كَانَتِ الأَجْيَالُ السَّابِقَةُ قَدْearlier generations had …
جِيلُ مَا بَعْدَ الاِسْتِعْمَارِthe post-colonial generation
يُعِيدُ تَعْرِيفَredefines
التَّحَوُّلَاتُ السِّيَاسِيَّةُpolitical transformations
جِيلُ الشَّبَابِthe youth generation
الرَّبِيعُ العَرَبِيُّthe Arab Spring
يَقُودُ التَّغْيِيرَleads change
التَّضَامُنُ الشَّبَابِيُّyouth solidarity

Youth challenges and power

الإِحْبَاطُfrustration
الطُّمُوحُambition
المُشَارَكَةُ السِّيَاسِيَّةُpolitical participation
المُجْتَمَعُ المَدَنِيُّcivil society
ضَغْطُ الأَقْرَانِpeer pressure
الاِنْفِصَالُ عَنِ المُجْتَمَعِsocial disengagement
صَوْتُ الشَّبَابِthe youth voice
الإِبْدَاعُ الاجْتِمَاعِيُّsocial creativity

Change verbs and futures

يُشَارِكُ فِيparticipates in
يُسْهِمُ فِي تَغْيِيرِcontributes to changing
يَقُودُleads
النَّاشِطُونَ الشَّبَابُyouth activists
الطَّاقَاتُ الإِبْدَاعِيَّةُcreative energies
المَنَافِذُ المُنَاسِبَةُthe right outlets
يَصُوغُ مُسْتَقْبَلَهُshapes its future
شَرْطٌ أَسَاسِيٌّa basic condition
P5-L07 · Constructing a Balanced Argument — The Art of Arabic Essay Writing24 entries

Essay architecture

التَّمْهِيدُthe introduction / preamble
طَرْحُ الحُجَّةِpresenting the argument
نَقِيضُ الحُجَّةِthe counter-argument
الرَّدُّ عَلَى الحُجَّةِ المُضَادَّةِresponding to the counter-argument
الخَاتِمَةُthe conclusion
المَوْقِفُ المُتَوَازِنُthe balanced position
الرَّأْيُ المُعَلَّلُthe reasoned opinion
الإِقْنَاعُ بِالدَّلِيلِpersuasion through evidence

Concession and refutation

صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ … لٰكِنْit is true that … but
لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّit cannot be denied that
بِالرَّغْمِ مِنْdespite
غَيْرَ أَنَّhowever
مَعَ ذٰلِكَnonetheless
فِي المُقَابِلِon the other hand
وَعَلَى النَّقِيضِ مِنْ ذٰلِكَcontrary to that
وَفِي ضَوْءِ مَا سَبَقَin light of the above

Argument register

الحُجَّةُ الدَّاحِضَةُthe refuting argument
وِجْهَةُ النَّظَرِ المُعَارِضَةُthe opposing viewpoint
التَّعْلِيلُreasoning / justification
تُفْضِي إِلَىleads to
الحِيَادُ الأَكَادِيمِيُّacademic neutrality
الاِسْتِشْهَادُ بِالأَدِلَّةِciting evidence
يَفُوقُ التَّكْلِفَةَoutweighs the cost
الرَّكِيزَةُ الأَسَاسِيَّةُthe fundamental pillar
P5-L08 · Reading — Social Issues Texts24 entries

Reading for argument

نَصٌّ جَدَلِيٌّan argumentative text
حُجَّةٌ مَنْطِقِيَّةٌa logical argument
أُسْلُوبُ الإِقْنَاعِthe method of persuasion
التَّسْلِيمُ بِالحُجَّةِ المُضَادَّةِconceding the counter-argument
التَّحَيُّزُ فِي الطَّرْحِbias in presentation
مَوْثُوقِيَّةُ المَصْدَرِsource reliability
أُسْلُوبُ البَلَاغَةِrhetorical style
الاِسْتِشْهَادُ بِالأَدِلَّةِciting evidence

Structure markers to spot

صَحِيحٌ أَنَّit is true that (concession)
لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّit cannot be denied that
بِالرَّغْمِ مِنْdespite
غَيْرَ أَنَّhowever
مَعَ ذٰلِكَnonetheless
يَتَطَلَّبُ أَنْrequires that
يَنْبَغِي أَنْit ought that
لِكَيْin order to

Gap-fill discrimination

الفِعْلُ المُثْبَتُthe indicative verb
الفِعْلُ المَنْصُوبُthe subjunctive verb
سِيَاقُ التَّسْلِيمِa concession context
سِيَاقُ النَّصْبِa subjunctive context
المَوْقِفُ المُتَوَازِنُthe balanced position
الطَّرْحُ الأُحَادِيُّthe one-sided presentation
القَرِينَةُthe contextual clue
يَسْتَدْعِيcalls for / necessitates
P5-L09 · Writing — Social Issues and Opinions (Paper 4 Extended Writing)24 entries

The nine P5 Range markers

الكَلَامُ المَنْقُولُreported speech
شَرْطٌ مِنَ النَّوْعِ الأَوَّلِa Type 1 conditional
شَرْطٌ مِنَ النَّوْعِ الثَّانِيa Type 2 conditional
مُسَبِّبُ الغَرَضِa purpose trigger
مُسَبِّبُ الضَّرُورَةِa necessity trigger
مُسَبِّبُ الإِرَادَةِa volition trigger
بِنْيَةُ التَّسْلِيمِa concession structure
رَابِطُ الخِتَامِa conclusion connector

Essay register

الكِتَابَةُ المَقَالِيَّةُessay writing
البِنْيَةُ البَلَاغِيَّةُrhetorical structure
الصَّوْتُ التَّحْلِيلِيُّ المُتَّزِنُthe balanced analytical voice
الأُطْرُوحَةُthe thesis
الدَّلِيلُthe evidence
نَقِيضُ الحُجَّةِthe counter-argument
الرَّدُّthe refutation
الخَاتِمَةُthe conclusion

Social issues content

القَضِيَّةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُthe social issue
التَّفَاوُتُ الاجْتِمَاعِيُّsocial inequality
الفَجْوَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُthe digital divide
تَمْكِينُ الشَّبَابِyouth empowerment
العَدَالَةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُsocial justice
الهِجْرَةُmigration
يُثْرِيenriches
يُهَدِّدُ الاِسْتِقْرَارَthreatens stability
P5-L10 · Listening — Social Issues and Opinions Texts24 entries

Listening for argument structure

الاِسْتِمَاعُ لِبِنْيَةِ الحُجَّةِlistening for argument structure
الأُطْرُوحَةُthe thesis
إِشَارَةُ التَّسْلِيمِthe concession signal
إِشَارَةُ الرَّدِّthe refutation signal
مَوْقِفُ المُتَحَدِّثِthe speaker's position
التَّنَبُّؤُ بِمَا يَلِيpredicting what follows
مُتَوَازِنٌbalanced
مُنْحَازٌpartisan / one-sided

Social issues content heard

التَّفَاوُتُ الاجْتِمَاعِيُّsocial inequality
الفَجْوَةُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُthe digital divide
تَمْكِينُ الشَّبَابِyouth empowerment
العَدَالَةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُsocial justice
الإِصْلَاحَاتُreforms
الحَاجَةُ المُلِحَّةُthe pressing need
الاِسْتِقْرَارُ الاجْتِمَاعِيُّsocial stability
حُقُوقُ الإِنْسَانِhuman rights

Grammar markers by ear

صَحِيحٌ أَنَّit is true that
غَيْرَ أَنَّhowever
يَتَطَلَّبُ أَنْrequires that
لَوْ … لَـa Type 2 conditional
إِذَا … سَـa Type 1 conditional
وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَbased on the above
يَصِرُّ عَلَى أَنْinsists that
كَانَ قَدْhad done
P5-L11 · Consolidation — Speaking Preparation and P5 Complete Review24 entries

The P5 error zones

أَنْ (لِلنَّصْبِ)أَنْ (subjunctive introducer)
أَنَّ (لِلْخَبَرِ)أَنَّ (reported-fact introducer)
المُثْبَتُ بَعْدَ صَحِيحٌ أَنَّthe indicative after صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ
مَوْضِعُ غَيْرَ أَنَّthe placement of غَيْرَ أَنَّ
الخَاتِمَةُ المَنْصُوبَةُthe subjunctive conclusion
لَامُ الجَوَابِthe لَـ of the result
مُطَابَقَةُ المَاضِي التَّامِّpast-perfect agreement
التَّشْكِيلُ الدَّقِيقُprecise vowelling

The complete P5 spine

بِنْيَةُ التَّسْلِيمِ وَالرَّدِّconcession-refutation
المُسَبِّبَاتُ المُوَسَّعَةُthe extended triggers
رَوَابِطُ الخِتَامِconclusion connectors
نَوْعَا الشَّرْطِboth conditional types
الكَلَامُ المَنْقُولُreported speech
المَاضِي التَّامُّthe past perfect
المَبْنِيُّ لِلْمَجْهُولِ الإِنْسَانِيُّthe humanitarian passive
التَّرْكِيبُ الحِجَاجِيُّargumentative construction

Speaking fluency

التَّحَدُّثُ بِحُجَجٍ مُتَوَازِنَةٍspeaking with balanced arguments
الاِرْتِجَالُ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ وَالرَّدِّimprovising concession and refutation
التِّلْقَائِيَّةُspontaneity
الطَّلَاقَةُfluency
مُؤْتَمَرُ العَدَالَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةِthe social-justice conference
الأَدَاءُ تَحْتَ الضَّغْطِperformance under pressure
الاِسْتِعْدَادُ لِلْجِسْرِpreparing for the Bridge
الثِّقَةُconfidence
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Concession-refutation · extended triggers · conclusion connectors · both conditionals

Cumulative grammar laboratory

Twelve questions across the whole P5 grammar spine. This is revision, so it does not count toward the sixty assessed marks.

1Choose the accurate concession (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ + indicative).

2Which connector refutes a concession?

3Choose the accurate insistence trigger.

4Choose the accurate demand trigger.

5Choose the accurate prohibition trigger.

6Choose the accurate refusal trigger.

7Which is a formal conclusion connector?

8Which also means “in summary”?

9Choose the accurate Type 2 conditional.

10Which is the humanitarian passive “is displaced”?

11Which uses أَنْ vs أَنَّ correctly?

12Complete the subjunctive conclusion: وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ، يَتَطَلَّبُ الأَمْرُ أَنْ ___ الحُكُومَاتُ.

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Part A · 20 marks

Listening

Three social-issues texts. Read the questions first, decide whether each targets the thesis, a concession, a refutation or a subjunctive, then use the script.

Recorded assessment audio. Each of the three recordings may be played twice. Play each one beside its own questions below.

Text 1 · an academic on social inequality

Eight questions: thesis, concession, refutation, subjunctive and both conditionals

8 marks
🎧 Recorded assessment audio.
Text 1 script

يَقُولُ الأَكَادِيمِيُّ: أُطْرُوحَتِي أَنَّ التَّفَاوُتَ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّ يُهَدِّدُ الاِسْتِقْرَارَ فِي العَالَمِ العَرَبِيِّ. أَكَّدَتِ الدِّرَاسَاتُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مِئَةِ مِلْيُونِ عَرَبِيٍّ يَعِيشُونَ تَحْتَ حَدِّ الفَقْرِ. صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الإِصْلَاحَاتِ تَحْتَاجُ وَقْتًا طَوِيلًا وَمَوَارِدَ ضَخْمَةً، غَيْرَ أَنَّ الحَاجَةَ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةَ المُلِحَّةَ لَا تَتَحَمَّلُ الاِنْتِظَارَ. إِذَا اسْتُثْمِرَ فِي التَّعْلِيمِ المُبَكِّرِ، سَتَضِيقُ الفَجْوَةُ تَدْرِيجِيًّا. وَلَوْ عُولِجَ التَّفَاوُتُ قَبْلَ عُقُودٍ، لَتَحَسَّنَ الوَضْعُ كَثِيرًا. وَيَتَطَلَّبُ الوَضْعُ أَنْ تَتَحَرَّكَ الحُكُومَاتُ فَوْرًا. وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ، فَمَوْقِفِي وَاضِحٌ: العَدَالَةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ ضَرُورَةٌ لَا رَفَاهِيَةٌ.

1What is the speaker's main argument (thesis)?

2What statistical evidence is cited?

3What does the speaker concede (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ)?

4What is the refutation (غَيْرَ أَنَّ)?

5What is the Type 1 conditional recommendation?

6What is the Type 2 conditional regret?

7What is the subjunctive conclusion (يَتَطَلَّبُ)?

8What is the speaker's overall position?

Text 2 · two speakers debate digital rights

Who said it — Karim, Huda or both?

6 marks
🎧 Recorded assessment audio.
Text 2 script

مُتَحَدِّثٌ أَوَّلُ (كَرِيمٌ): يَجِبُ أَنْ تُنَظِّمَ الدُّوَلُ الإِنْتِرْنِتَ لِحِمَايَةِ المُوَاطِنِينَ. مُتَحَدِّثَةٌ ثَانِيَةٌ (هُدَى): صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ التَّنْظِيمَ ضَرُورِيٌّ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يَجِبُ أَلَّا يُقَيِّدَ حُرِّيَّةَ التَّعْبِيرِ. كَرِيمٌ: يَمْنَعُ القَانُونُ أَنْ تُبَاعَ البَيَانَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ، وَهٰذَا حَقٌّ. هُدَى: وَأَنَا أَرْفُضُ أَنْ تُرَاقَبَ المُرَاسَلَاتُ الخَاصَّةُ دُونَ إِذْنٍ. كَرِيمٌ: لَوْ وُضِعَتْ حَوْكَمَةٌ رَقْمِيَّةٌ مُتَوَازِنَةٌ، لَكَانَتِ الخُصُوصِيَّةُ أَكْثَرَ أَمَانًا. هُدَى: وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ، لَا بُدَّ مِنَ التَّوَازُنِ بَيْنَ الأَمْنِ وَالحُرِّيَّةِ.

1Who says states must regulate the internet?

2Who concedes regulation is necessary but refutes restricting free expression?

3Who states the law prohibits selling personal data (يَمْنَعُ)?

4Who refuses that private correspondence be monitored (يَرْفُضُ)?

5Who makes the Type 2 counterfactual about digital governance?

6Who concludes with a call for balance (وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ)?

Text 3 · a youth activist's speech on empowerment

Select the statement supported by the text

6 marks
🎧 Recorded assessment audio.
Text 3 script

تَقُولُ النَّاشِطَةُ الشَّابَّةُ: يُشَكِّلُ الشَّبَابُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نِصْفِ سُكَّانِ العَالَمِ العَرَبِيِّ. كَانَتِ الأَجْيَالُ السَّابِقَةُ قَدْ نَاضَلَتْ مِنْ أَجْلِ الاِسْتِقْلَالِ، أَمَّا جِيلُنَا فَيُعِيدُ تَعْرِيفَ المُشَارَكَةِ عَبْرَ الوَسَائِطِ الرَّقْمِيَّةِ. صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ التَّحَدِّيَاتِ كَبِيرَةٌ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ الطَّاقَاتِ أَكْبَرُ. نَحْنُ نُطَالِبُ بِأَنْ تُفْتَحَ أَبْوَابُ المُشَارَكَةِ، وَنَصِرُّ عَلَى أَنْ نَكُونَ شُرَكَاءَ فِي القَرَارِ. وَلَوْ أُتِيحَتْ لَنَا الفُرَصُ، لَغَيَّرْنَا وَاقِعَنَا. وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ، لَا تَنْمِيَةَ حَقِيقِيَّةً دُونَ تَمْكِينِ الشَّبَابِ.

1Select a statement supported by the text (past perfect).

2Select a statement supported by the text (يُعِيدُ تَعْرِيفَ).

3Select a statement supported by the text (concession-refutation).

4Select a statement supported by the text (demand + insistence).

5Select a statement supported by the text (Type 2).

6Select a statement supported by the text (conclusion).

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Part B1 · 10 marks

Reading

A social-mobility argument carrying a concession, a refutation, the past perfect and both conditional types. Prove every answer from the Arabic.

يُشَارُ إِلَى أَنَّ التَّنَقُّلَ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّ الصَّاعِدَ يُعَدُّ مِقْيَاسًا لِعَدَالَةِ أَيِّ مُجْتَمَعٍ. أَكَّدَ البَاحِثُونَ أَنَّ التَّعْلِيمَ الجَيِّدَ يُفْضِي إِلَى فُرَصٍ أَوْسَعَ، وَأَنَّ الحِرْمَانَ المُبَكِّرَ يُكَرِّسُ الفَقْرَ. صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الدَّوْلَةَ تَتَّخِذُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ لِدَعْمِ الفُقَرَاءِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ المُعِيقَاتِ البِنْيَوِيَّةَ لَا تَزَالُ تَحُولُ دُونَ تَكَافُؤِ الفُرَصِ. وَكَانَتْ بَرَامِجُ كَثِيرَةٌ قَدْ تَعَثَّرَتْ بِسَبَبِ ضَعْفِ التَّمْوِيلِ. وَيُطَالِبُ الخُبَرَاءُ بِأَنْ يُعَادَ تَوْزِيعُ الفُرَصِ. وَلَوْ وُجِّهَ الدَّعْمُ إِلَى التَّعْلِيمِ المُبَكِّرِ، لَتَحَسَّنَتْ فُرَصُ الصُّعُودِ. وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ، يَتَطَلَّبُ تَحْقِيقُ العَدَالَةِ أَنْ تُعِيدَ الدَّوْلَةُ تَوْزِيعَ الفُرَصِ لِكَيْ يَصْعَدَ الجَمِيعُ.
1R1 — What is the writer's main thesis?

2R2 — What do researchers confirm about education?

3R2 — What had many programmes done (past perfect)?

4R3 — Identify the concession structure and its purpose.

5R3 — Is the argument balanced or one-sided?

6R3 — What argumentative purpose does the Type 2 serve?

7R4 — Gap-fill: صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الدَّوْلَةَ ___ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ. Which form?

8R4 — Gap-fill: يَتَطَلَّبُ تَحْقِيقُ العَدَالَةِ أَنْ ___ الدَّوْلَةُ تَوْزِيعَ الفُرَصِ. Which form?

9R4 — Gap-fill: يُطَالِبُ الخُبَرَاءُ ___ أَنْ يُعَادَ تَوْزِيعُ الفُرَصِ. Which particle?

10R4 — What is the purpose of the text?

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Part B2 · 20 marks

Writing

A short social-policy form, then a 150–165 word argumentative essay.

Question 1 · social policy form

Complete five details in Arabic

5 marks
  1. القَضِيَّةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ الرَّئِيسِيَّةُ الَّتِي تُعَالِجُهَا
    The main social issue you are addressing
  2. دَلِيلٌ إِحْصَائِيٌّ بِكَلَامٍ مَنْقُولٍ (أَكَّدَ … أَنَّ)
    A statistical piece of evidence using reported speech
  3. تَسْلِيمٌ بِالرَّأْيِ المُضَادِّ بِاسْتِعْمَالِ «صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ» + مُثْبَتٌ
    A concession of the opposing view using صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ + indicative
  4. رَدٌّ بِاسْتِعْمَالِ «غَيْرَ أَنَّ»
    A refutation using غَيْرَ أَنَّ
  5. خَاتِمَةٌ بِاسْتِعْمَالِ «وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ» + فِعْلٍ مَنْصُوبٍ
    A conclusion using وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ + a subjunctive verb

Question 2 · argumentative essay

الهِجْرَةُ تُثْرِي المُجْتَمَعَاتِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تُضْعِفُهَا — هَلْ تَتَّفِقُ؟

15 marks

Write 150–165 words as a full argument: thesis, evidence, concession (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ), refutation (غَيْرَ أَنَّ) and a conclusion (وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ + subjunctive). Also include reported speech, a Type 2 conditional and an extended subjunctive trigger.

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Part C · 10 marks

Speaking

An international social-justice conference role play and a topic conversation. The concession-refutation architecture, the extended subjunctive triggers and both conditional types are all assessed.

Role play · an international social-justice conference

Four prompts

4 marks
  1. قَدِّمِ القَضِيَّةَ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةَ الَّتِي تُعَالِجُهَا (دَلِيلٌ + كَلَامٌ مَنْقُولٌ مُتَوَقَّعٌ).
    Introduce the social issue you are addressing; evidence and reported speech expected.
  2. قُلْ مَا الَّذِي تُوَافِقُ عَلَيْهِ فِي المَوْقِفِ المُضَادِّ (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ + تَسْلِيمٌ حَقِيقِيٌّ — عَلَامَةُ دِقَّةٍ).
    Say what you agree with in the opposing position using صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ + a real concession (an accuracy mark).
  3. اعْرِضْ حُجَّتَكَ الأَقْوَى (غَيْرَ أَنَّ + رَدٌّ — عَلَامَةُ دِقَّةٍ).
    Give your strongest counter-argument using غَيْرَ أَنَّ + a refutation (an accuracy mark).
  4. اذْكُرْ مَا الَّذِي يَتَطَلَّبُهُ الحَلُّ (يَتَطَلَّبُ أَنْ + مَنْصُوبٌ).
    State what the solution requires using يَتَطَلَّبُ أَنْ + subjunctive.

Topic conversation

Three questions

6 marks
  1. مَا أَكْبَرُ تَحَدٍّ اجْتِمَاعِيٍّ يُوَاجِهُ العَالَمَ العَرَبِيَّ اليَوْمَ؟ (حُجَّةٌ كَامِلَةٌ + دَلِيلٌ مُتَوَقَّعٌ)
    What is the biggest social challenge facing the Arab world today? (a full argument with evidence expected).
  2. هَلْ تَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ التَّكْنُولُوجِيَا تُعَمِّقُ أَمْ تُقَلِّلُ عَدَمَ المُسَاوَاةِ؟ (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ / غَيْرَ أَنَّ مُتَوَقَّعٌ)
    Do you think technology deepens or reduces inequality? (concession-refutation expected).
  3. لَوْ كُنْتَ فِي مَوْقِعِ السُّلْطَةِ، مَاذَا كُنْتَ سَتُغَيِّرُ أَوَّلًا؟ (شَرْطٌ مِنَ النَّوْعِ الثَّانِي مَطْلُوبٌ)
    If you were in a position of power, what would you change first? (Type 2 conditional required).
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Criteria · weighting · evidence

Mark scheme

Apply these criteria to Question 2 and to the speaking components.

Task completion (TC) — 5 marks

  • A clear thesis (a position, not just a topic) and statistical evidence with reported speech.
  • A genuine concession (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ) and a clear refutation (غَيْرَ أَنَّ).
  • A formal conclusion connector (وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ) + a subjunctive; 150-165 words.

Range — 5 marks

  • Reported speech with a verb other than قَالَ, and a Type 2 conditional.
  • A subjunctive trigger from P4 or P5 (يَتَطَلَّبُ / يُطَالِبُ / يَصِرُّ / يَمْنَعُ / يَرْفُضُ أَنْ …).
  • A concession structure (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ / بِالرَّغْمِ مِنْ) and a formal conclusion connector.

Accuracy — 5 marks

  • The subjunctive ـَ marker after every trigger, and correct أَنْ vs أَنَّ (2 marks).
  • The Type 2 لَـ prefix in the result clause (2 marks).
  • The correct indicative after صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ (1 mark) — the primary P5 accuracy criterion.

Role play — communication and accuracy — 4 marks

  • Communication (2): all four prompts are addressed clearly and relevantly.
  • Accuracy (2): a genuine concession (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ) in prompt 2 and a refutation (غَيْرَ أَنَّ) in prompt 3.
  • The issue is introduced with evidence and reported speech.

Topic conversation — communication and quality of language — 6 marks

  • Communication (3): answers are developed with point, reason and example.
  • Quality of language (3): a full argument (Q1), a concession-refutation (Q2) and a Type 2 conditional (Q3) all appear.
  • Q3 opens with لَوْ (Type 2 required); a candidate who answers with إِذَا is avoiding the conditional. Credit spontaneous صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ / غَيْرَ أَنَّ in Q2.

Accuracy focus

Build a complete argument and distinguish factual أَنَّ from subjunctive أَنْ.

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Reflect · target · move on

Reflection and next steps

P5 reflection

Record what is secure and what to target in P5.

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