Arabic١٢٣
Year 6Autumn TermAges 10-11

Lesson Plans

Jobs & Professions

1

What Do People Do?

⏱ 45–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn 10 job titles in Arabic
  • Say what people do for their jobs

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Job charades: mime a job — pupils guess the Arabic word. Start with teacher and doctor.

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce 10 jobs: طبيب (doctor), معلم (teacher), مهندس (engineer), طيّار (pilot), شرطي (police officer), طبّاخ (chef), ممرض (nurse), محامي (lawyer), صحفي (journalist), رجل إطفاء (firefighter)
  2. 2Teach masculine/feminine forms: طبيب/طبيبة, معلم/معلمة, مهندس/مهندسة
  3. 3Flashcard matching and drilling activities
  4. 4Complete the Jobs Vocab Cards worksheet

Resources Needed

Job flashcardsMasculine/feminine reference chartVocab Cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Research 5 more jobs and find their Arabic names.

2

What Do You Want to Be?

⏱ 45–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Express career aspirations in Arabic
  • Form sentences about future jobs

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Dream job gallery: pictures of jobs on the wall — pupils stand by their dream job and say it in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach: "أريد أن أكون..." (I want to be...) and "أحلم أن أصبح..." (I dream of becoming...)
  2. 2Model: "أريد أن أكون طبيبة لأنني أريد مساعدة الناس" (I want to be a doctor because I want to help people)
  3. 3Write 3 sentences about your dream job and why
  4. 4Complete the Writing Practice worksheet

Resources Needed

Job picture cardsSentence frame posterWriting Practice worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a paragraph about your dream career, including what you would do each day.

3

People in My Community

⏱ 45–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Talk about jobs people do in the community
  • Describe job roles in Arabic

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Community web: draw connections between jobs and places — who works where?

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach job descriptions: "الطبيب يعالج المرضى" (The doctor treats patients), "المعلم يدرّس الطلاب" (The teacher teaches students)
  2. 2Match jobs to workplaces: طبيب → مستشفى (doctor → hospital)
  3. 3Interview activity: pupils interview each other about their parents' jobs
  4. 4Write sentences about jobs in your community

Resources Needed

Job-workplace matching cardsInterview templateWriting paper

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a "People in My Community" page for a class book — in Arabic.

4

Jobs and Professions Review

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Consolidate job vocabulary
  • Write and speak about jobs confidently

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Job quiz: teacher describes what someone does — pupils identify the job in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Tracing worksheet for job vocabulary
  2. 2Assessment: write about 3 different jobs — what they are called, where they work, and what they do
  3. 3Oral presentations: "My Dream Job" — 1-minute presentations in Arabic
  4. 4Self-assessment: how many jobs can you name in Arabic?

Resources Needed

Tracing worksheetAssessment templatePresentation rubric

⭐ Extension Challenge

Design a careers fair poster in Arabic with at least 10 jobs described.

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