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Core
Identify the overall topic and one explicitly stated detail.
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Orient
Your goal هَدَفُكَ
Strong comprehension is not remembering every word. It is knowing what the text is mainly about, then locating the exact detail required by each question.
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Develop
Distinguish similar details and justify an answer with evidence.
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Stretch
Combine details across a longer text and infer the speaker’s purpose without guessing.
By the endYou will complete one listening task and one reading task, record the evidence for each answer and use a final mastery check to identify your next step.
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Activate
Comprehension diagnostic تَشْخِيصُ الفَهْمِ
Choose the best answer. The feedback will show whether you need to focus first on gist, detail or evidence.
Quick diagnostic
Five decisions made by effective listeners and readers.
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Understand
Main idea or key detail? فِكْرَةٌ رَئِيسِيَّةٌ أَمْ تَفْصِيلٌ مُهِمٌّ؟
Main idea
The shortest accurate statement that explains what the whole text is mainly doing.
يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّصُّ عَنْ خُطَّةِ طَالِبَةٍ لِتَحْسِينِ صِحَّتِهَا.
Key detail
A precise piece of information needed to answer a particular question.
سَتَمْشِي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ.
The testIf the statement covers nearly the whole text, it may be the main idea. If it answers one specific question such as when, where or how often, it is a detail.
| Text information | Main idea? | Why? |
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| تُرِيدُ لَيْلَى أَنْ تَعِيشَ حَيَاةً أَكْثَرَ صِحَّةً. | Yes | It summarises the overall purpose. |
| سَتَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَسْبَحِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. | No | It is one precise planned activity. |
| لِأَنَّهَا تَشْعُرُ بِالتَّعَبِ بَعْدَ المَدْرَسَةِ. | No | It gives one reason. |
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Learn
The five-step comprehension method طَرِيقَةُ الفَهْمِ فِي خَمْسِ خُطُوَاتٍ
Preview
Read the title, question and answer options. Predict the information category you need.
Capture the gist
Identify topic, speaker or writer, situation and purpose before chasing every detail.
Locate the signal
Listen or scan for the person, time, place, reason, number or action named in the question.
Verify with evidence
Check that the text supports the whole answer—not merely one familiar word.
Reject distractors
Explain briefly why the other option is wrong, incomplete or linked to a different person.
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Notice
Question signals إِشَارَاتُ السُّؤَالِ
Name, role or relationship.
Day, date, hour or sequence.
Location, destination or origin.
Cause, purpose or motivation.
Event, object, choice or activity.
Method, condition or feeling.
Price, age, quantity or frequency.
Preference, attitude or judgement.
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Practise
Listening Studio اِسْتُودْيُو الِاسْتِمَاعِ
Listen twice. First, identify the overall message. Second, listen for exact details. Use the playback controls to practise listening, then reveal the transcript after your attempt.
Listening task
Scenario: a student leaves a voice message about a change of plan.
Ready. Listen for the main idea first.
مَرْحَبًا يَا سَلْمَى. أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخْبِرَكِ أَنَّنِي لَنْ أَذْهَبَ إِلَى المَكْتَبَةِ بَعْدَ المَدْرَسَةِ اليَوْمَ، لِأَنَّ عِنْدِي مَوْعِدًا عِنْدَ طَبِيبِ الأَسْنَانِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ وَالنِّصْفِ. سَأَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَكْتَبَةِ غَدًا صَبَاحًا فِي السَّاعَةِ العَاشِرَةِ، وَسَأَبْقَى هُنَاكَ سَاعَتَيْنِ لِأُكْمِلَ مَشْرُوعَ العُلُومِ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُكِ أَنْ تَأْتِي مَعِي؟
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Practise
Reading Workshop وَرْشَةُ القِرَاءَةِ
Read once for the overall topic. Then reread with the question signal in mind.
Reading text
تُنَظِّمُ مَدْرَسَتُنَا يَوْمًا خَاصًّا لِخِدْمَةِ البِيئَةِ يَوْمَ الخَمِيسِ القَادِمِ. سَيَجْتَمِعُ الطُّلَّابُ أَمَامَ المَدْرَسَةِ فِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحًا، ثُمَّ سَيَذْهَبُونَ بِالحَافِلَةِ إِلَى الحَدِيقَةِ العَامَّةِ. سَيَزْرَعُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَشْجَارًا صَغِيرَةً، وَسَيَجْمَعُ آخَرُونَ النُّفَايَاتِ لِإِعَادَةِ تَدْوِيرِهَا. يُرْجَى إِحْضَارُ قُفَّازَاتٍ وَزُجَاجَةِ مَاءٍ، أَمَّا الغَدَاءُ فَسَتُقَدِّمُهُ المَدْرَسَةُ. يَنْتَهِي النَّشَاطُ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ. هَدَفُنَا أَنْ نَجْعَلَ مَدِينَتَنَا أَنْظَفَ وَأَجْمَلَ.
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Verify
Build an evidence habit اِبْنِ عَادَةَ الِاسْتِدْلَالِ
Before accepting an answer, complete this sentence: “I chose it because the text says or clearly means…”
Evidence that is strong
Answer: Tomorrow morning.
Evidence: سَأَذْهَبُ إِلَى المَكْتَبَةِ غَدًا صَبَاحًا
The time expression matches exactly.
Evidence that is too weak
Answer: Today after school.
Evidence claimed: “The library is mentioned.”
Mentioning the same place does not prove the same time.
Three-question evidence check
- Does the evidence refer to the correct person?
- Does it match the exact time, place, reason or action?
- Does another sentence later change or correct the information?
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Apply
Your evidence log سِجِلُّ الأَدِلَّةِ
Use any Arabic listening or reading text from your pathway. Record only keywords—not a full translation.
Independent-study routineComplete one evidence log now. Return in two or three days and repeat with a different text. Compare how quickly you identify the main idea.
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Check
Final mastery check تَحَقُّقُ الإِتْقَانِ
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Continue
Your next step خُطْوَتُكَ التَّالِيَةُ
Repeat
Replay the listening message after one day and answer without revealing the transcript.
Transfer
Use the evidence log with one pathway text from a topic you are currently studying.
Prepare for LR-02
Notice how signs, announcements, emails and longer texts organise information differently.