Arabic١٢٣
Year 4Spring TermAges 8-9

Lesson Plans

Transport & Travel

1

How Do You Travel?

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn 8 types of transport in Arabic
  • Say how you get to school

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Sound effects: play transport sounds (car horn, plane, train) — pupils guess and say the Arabic word.

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce 8 transport words: سيارة (car), حافلة (bus), طائرة (plane), دراجة (bicycle), قطار (train), سفينة (ship), مترو (metro), دراجة نارية (motorbike)
  2. 2Flashcard matching game: Arabic word to transport picture
  3. 3Practise: "أذهب إلى المدرسة بـ..." (I go to school by...)
  4. 4Complete the Transport Vocab Cards worksheet

Resources Needed

Transport flashcardsSound effects audioVocab Cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Draw and label 8 types of transport in Arabic.

2

Journeys and Destinations

⏱ 40–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Combine transport with places vocabulary
  • Form travel sentences

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Transport charades: one pupil mimes — others guess the transport in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Review transport vocabulary from Lesson 1
  2. 2Teach "أذهب إلى... بـ..." (I go to... by...) combining place + transport
  3. 3Map activity: plan a journey using different transport — describe in Arabic
  4. 4Write 4 sentences about different journeys using transport words

Resources Needed

Simple mapPlace + transport cardsWriting Practice worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Plan a holiday journey: write about which transport you would use and why.

3

Transport Preferences

⏱ 40–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Express transport preferences
  • Use "أفضل..." (I prefer...)

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Class vote: hold up transport cards — which is the class favourite? Say it in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach preference phrases: "أفضل..." (I prefer...), "أحب..." (I like...), "لا أحب..." (I don't like...)
  2. 2Survey activity: ask 5 classmates their favourite transport, record in Arabic
  3. 3Create a bar chart of class transport preferences with Arabic labels
  4. 4Write sentences: "أفضل السيارة لأنها سريعة" (I prefer the car because it is fast)

Resources Needed

Survey templateGraph paperPreference phrase cards

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a paragraph comparing two types of transport — which is better and why?

4

Transport Review

⏱ 35–40 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Consolidate transport vocabulary
  • Use transport words confidently in sentences

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Speed round: teacher shows picture, first pupil to say the Arabic word wins a point.

Main Activities

  1. 1Tracing worksheet for transport vocabulary
  2. 2Picture dictation: teacher describes a journey in Arabic — pupils draw it
  3. 3Oral presentation: each pupil describes their journey to school in Arabic
  4. 4Self-assessment: how many transport words can you say and write?

Resources Needed

Transport Tracing worksheetDrawing paperSelf-assessment sheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Design a transport poster for your city with all vehicles labelled in Arabic.

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