Arabic١٢٣
Year 7Summer TermAges 11-12

Lesson Plans

Hobbies, Sports, and Free Time

1

Sports and Activities Vocabulary

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Name 12 sports and hobbies in Arabic
  • Say which activities you do using present tense verbs

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Hobby survey: hands up if you... play football? read? swim? Cook? — build anticipation for the Arabic vocabulary.

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce 12 hobby/sport terms: كرة القدم (football), سباحة (swimming), قراءة (reading), رسم (drawing), طبخ (cooking), ركض (running), كرة السلة (basketball), موسيقى (music), ألعاب الفيديو (video games), تصوير (photography), كتابة (writing), رقص (dancing)
  2. 2Practice with verb phrases: ألعب كرة القدم (I play football), أقرأ الكتب (I read books)
  3. 3Find someone who... activity: move around the room finding classmates who share your hobbies
  4. 4Vocab cards worksheet: write each hobby with Arabic name, verb phrase, and illustration

Resources Needed

Sports and Hobbies FlashcardsFind Someone Who SheetVocab Cards Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a profile about yourself listing all your hobbies with verb phrases.

2

Likes, Dislikes, and Preferences

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Express likes, dislikes, and preferences about hobbies
  • Give reasons for preferences

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Emoji reactions: teacher names a hobby in Arabic, students hold up a thumbs up, down, or shrug card.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach opinion phrases: أحب (I like), أكره (I hate), أفضل (I prefer), لا أحب (I don't like), أستمتع بـ (I enjoy)
  2. 2Model: "أحب كرة القدم لأنها ممتعة" — opinion + reason structure
  3. 3Speaking pairs: discuss hobbies with a partner — ask and answer about preferences
  4. 4Writing practice: write 10 sentences expressing opinions about different hobbies with reasons

Resources Needed

Opinion Phrases ReferenceSpeaking Prompt CardsWriting Practice Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a persuasive paragraph encouraging someone to try your favourite hobby.

3

How Often? Frequency Adverbs

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Use frequency adverbs: دائماً، أحياناً، نادراً، أبداً
  • Describe how often you do activities

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Frequency line: teacher reads hobby sentences — students stand at the appropriate point on a frequency line from دائماً to أبداً.

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce frequency adverbs: دائماً (always), عادةً (usually), أحياناً (sometimes), نادراً (rarely), أبداً (never)
  2. 2Show placement in sentences: "أحياناً ألعب كرة القدم" or "ألعب كرة القدم أحياناً"
  3. 3Survey activity: ask 5 classmates how often they do certain hobbies, record in a frequency table
  4. 4Tracing worksheet: write 8 sentences with frequency adverbs in careful handwriting

Resources Needed

Frequency Adverbs Scale PosterSurvey Recording SheetTracing Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a paragraph about your weekly activities using all 5 frequency adverbs.

4

My Free Time: Extended Writing and Speaking

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Write a multi-paragraph text about hobbies and free time
  • Present hobbies topic orally

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Hobby quiz: teacher describes a hobby without naming it — students guess which hobby in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Plan a piece of extended writing about free time: paragraph 1 = sports, paragraph 2 = indoor hobbies, paragraph 3 = plans
  2. 2Include opinions, reasons, frequency adverbs, and connectives — use the writing checklist
  3. 3Write the full text (12+ sentences across the paragraphs)
  4. 4Picture vocab activity: create a hobby collage with Arabic labels, verb phrases, and opinion sentences

Resources Needed

Extended Writing ChecklistPlanning TemplatePicture Vocab Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Present your hobbies to the class in a 1-minute Arabic speech.

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