Arabic١٢٣
Year 11Spring TermAges 15-16

Lesson Plans

Speaking Exam Preparation

1

Presentation Skills

60–65 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Deliver a prepared presentation in Arabic on a chosen topic
  • Use clear structure and varied vocabulary in spoken Arabic

Warm-Up (5 min)

Presentation audit: watch a short Arabic presentation clip — what makes it effective? List 5 features.

Main Activities

  1. 1Presentation structure: opening (greeting and topic introduction), body (3 main points), conclusion (summary and opinion)
  2. 2Practice techniques: eye contact, pace, pronunciation, using prompt cards not reading a script
  3. 3Prepare a 2-minute presentation on a topic of choice from the Year 10-11 curriculum
  4. 4Writing practice: write prompt cards with key vocabulary and phrases for your presentation

Resources Needed

Presentation structure guidePrompt card templateWriting Practice Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Deliver your presentation to a family member and get feedback on clarity and confidence.

2

Responding to Unpredictable Questions

60–65 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Respond to unpredictable questions confidently and accurately
  • Use repair strategies when making mistakes in speaking

Warm-Up (5 min)

Question roulette: spin a wheel of random Arabic questions — answer each one spontaneously in 30 seconds.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach repair strategies: أعني (I mean), أقصد (I meant to say), بعبارة أخرى (in other words), لحظة (one moment)
  2. 2Unpredictable question practice: teacher asks follow-up questions that learners have not prepared for
  3. 3Time-filler phrases: في الحقيقة (in fact), هذا سؤال جيد (that is a good question), دعني أفكر (let me think)
  4. 4Create vocab cards for 12 speaking exam strategy phrases

Resources Needed

Question bank cardsRepair strategies reference cardVocab cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Record yourself answering 5 unpredictable questions and listen back to evaluate your fluency.

3

Role Play Practice

60–65 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Participate in role plays covering a range of scenarios
  • Demonstrate a range of tenses and structures in spoken Arabic

Warm-Up (5 min)

Role play warm-up: act out buying a train ticket in Arabic — swap roles after 1 minute.

Main Activities

  1. 1Role play scenarios: at a hotel, in a restaurant, at the doctor, shopping, asking for directions
  2. 2Practice in pairs: complete 3 different role play scenarios using prompt cards
  3. 3Focus on tense variety: incorporate past (I visited), present (I am staying), and future (I will go) in each role play
  4. 4Peer feedback: observe another pair and give feedback on accuracy, fluency, and tense variety

Resources Needed

Role play scenario cardsTense prompt checklistPeer feedback form

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create your own role play scenario card and test a partner with it.

4

Mock Speaking Exam

65–70 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Complete a full mock speaking exam under realistic conditions
  • Evaluate performance and set targets for improvement

Warm-Up (5 min)

Confidence building: share your best Arabic sentence from this year with the class. Celebrate the range of language!

Main Activities

  1. 1Mock speaking exam: presentation (2 minutes), follow-up questions (3 minutes), role play (2 minutes)
  2. 2Conducted one-to-one or in small groups with teacher while others complete a listening task
  3. 3Tracing practice for key speaking exam vocabulary while waiting
  4. 4Self-evaluation: rate yourself on fluency, accuracy, vocabulary range, and tense variety — set 3 improvement targets

Resources Needed

Mock exam materialsTracing WorksheetSelf-evaluation form

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create a personal speaking revision pack with key phrases for each topic area.

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