Arabic١٢٣
Year 7Spring TermAges 11-12

Lesson Plans

Adjectives and Descriptions

1

Arabic Adjectives: Big, Small, Beautiful

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn 12 common Arabic adjectives
  • Understand that adjectives come after the noun in Arabic

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Describe the teacher: students call out adjectives in English — how many can be translated to Arabic?

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce 12 adjectives with flashcards: كبير، صغير، جميل، طويل، قصير، سعيد، حزين، جديد، قديم، سريع، بطيء، ذكي
  2. 2Key rule: in Arabic, the adjective comes AFTER the noun — "بيت كبير" (house big = a big house)
  3. 3Matching activity: pair nouns with suitable adjectives and write the Arabic phrases
  4. 4Vocab cards worksheet: write each adjective with masculine and feminine forms

Resources Needed

Adjective FlashcardsNoun-Adjective Matching SheetVocab Cards Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Describe 5 objects in the classroom using noun + adjective phrases in Arabic.

2

Masculine and Feminine Adjectives

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Form feminine adjectives by adding ة (taa marbuta)
  • Match adjective gender to noun gender

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Spot the pattern: display 6 masculine/feminine adjective pairs — students identify what changes.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach the rule: add ة to make most adjectives feminine — كبير becomes كبيرة
  2. 2Practice with 10 adjective pairs: say and write both forms
  3. 3Gender agreement exercise: choose the correct adjective form for given nouns
  4. 4Writing practice: describe 8 nouns (4 masculine, 4 feminine) with correct adjective agreement

Resources Needed

Gender Agreement Rule SheetWriting Practice WorksheetAdjective pair cards

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write 10 sentences describing family members using gender-correct adjectives.

3

Colour Adjectives

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn colour vocabulary in Arabic
  • Use colours as adjectives with correct gender agreement

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Colour hunt: teacher calls out a colour in Arabic, students point to something of that colour in the room.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach colour adjectives: أحمر/حمراء، أزرق/زرقاء، أخضر/خضراء، أصفر/صفراء، أبيض/بيضاء، أسود/سوداء
  2. 2Note: colour adjectives have irregular feminine forms — drill these carefully
  3. 3Description game: describe an object using colour + size adjective, partner guesses the object
  4. 4Tracing worksheet: write colour adjectives in both masculine and feminine forms

Resources Needed

Colour Adjectives ChartTracing WorksheetObject description cards

⭐ Extension Challenge

Describe your bedroom in Arabic using at least 4 different colour adjectives.

4

Writing Descriptions

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Write multi-sentence descriptions of people and places
  • Use a variety of adjectives accurately

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Mystery person: teacher reads a description in Arabic — students guess who is being described in the class.

Main Activities

  1. 1Model descriptive writing: read a sample description of a person and a place, highlighting adjective use
  2. 2Vocabulary expansion: add 6 more adjectives — لطيف (kind), مجتهد (hardworking), هادئ (quiet), نشيط (active), نظيف (clean), مشهور (famous)
  3. 3Guided writing: describe a friend using a writing frame with sentence starters
  4. 4Picture vocab activity: describe people and places shown in images using full sentences

Resources Needed

Sample DescriptionsWriting FramePicture Vocab Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a "Wanted Poster" in Arabic describing a fictional character using 8+ adjectives.

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