Arabic١٢٣
Year 6Spring TermAges 10-11

Lesson Plans

Market Conversations

1

Welcome to the Souk

⏱ 45–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn advanced market vocabulary
  • Understand a full market conversation

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Virtual souk tour: show a video of an Arabic souk — pupils identify items and Arabic words they hear.

Main Activities

  1. 1Expand market vocabulary: بائع (seller), زبون (customer), بضاعة (goods), ميزان (scales), فاتورة (receipt), باقي (change)
  2. 2Review and extend: بكم هذا؟ (How much?), أريد (I want), من فضلك (please), شكراً (thank you)
  3. 3Listen to a model market dialogue and identify key phrases
  4. 4Complete the Market Vocab Cards worksheet

Resources Needed

Souk videoMarket vocabulary flashcardsVocab Cards worksheetAudio dialogue

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a list of 10 items you might buy at an Arabic souk with their Arabic names.

2

Bargaining at the Market

⏱ 45–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn bargaining phrases in Arabic
  • Conduct a bargaining conversation

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Price check: show items with prices — pupils say "غالي!" (Expensive!) or "رخيص!" (Cheap!).

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach bargaining phrases: "هذا غالي جداً!" (This is too expensive!), "هل يمكن أقل؟" (Can it be less?), "آخر سعر؟" (Last price?), "اتفقنا!" (Deal!)
  2. 2Model a bargaining dialogue on the board
  3. 3Pair roleplay: practise bargaining for different items
  4. 4Write a complete bargaining dialogue

Resources Needed

Bargaining phrase cardsItems with price tagsWriting Practice worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a humorous short story about a bargaining experience at an Arabic market.

3

Numbers and Money

⏱ 45–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Use numbers in shopping contexts
  • Handle prices and change in Arabic

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Quick maths in Arabic: teacher says two Arabic numbers — pupils add them and say the answer in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Review numbers and introduce: ثمن (price), نقود (money), عملة (currency), دينار, درهم, ريال
  2. 2Practice calculating change: "الثمن عشرة. أعطيتك عشرين. الباقي عشرة." (The price is 10. I gave you 20. The change is 10.)
  3. 3Shopping simulation: buy multiple items, calculate totals, work out change — all in Arabic
  4. 4Write 5 price-related sentences

Resources Needed

Play moneyPrice cardsCalculatorWriting paper

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create a market stall with a price list and calculate the total for different shopping baskets.

4

Market Conversations Review

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Conduct a complete market transaction in Arabic
  • Demonstrate confidence with shopping vocabulary

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Market memory game: display market items briefly — pupils list them in Arabic from memory.

Main Activities

  1. 1Tracing worksheet for market vocabulary
  2. 2Full market simulation: set up classroom as a souk with multiple stalls
  3. 3Assessment: each pupil must complete a full shopping transaction observed by the teacher
  4. 4Reflection: how confident would you be in a real Arabic market now?

Resources Needed

Tracing worksheetMarket stall materialsAssessment rubricPlay money

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a travel blog entry about visiting an Arabic market — describing the experience in Arabic.

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