Year 7Summer TermAges 11-12
Tips & Hints
Hobbies, Sports, and Free Time
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You don't need to be an Arabic expert to teach your child. Consistency, encouragement, and making it fun are far more important than perfection. These tips will help you feel confident and prepared.
🏫 For Teachers
- Hobbies are inherently motivating — students are talking about themselves. Use this topic to build confidence and fluency.
- Frequency adverbs are easy to learn and add sophistication to any sentence. Once taught, insist on their inclusion in all writing tasks.
- Create a class hobbies display in Arabic — students write about their hobbies and display them on the wall.
- This topic naturally revises present tense verbs, adjectives, and connectives — use it as a consolidation opportunity.
🏠 For Parents
- Ask your child about their hobbies in Arabic — this is a highly personal and motivating topic for them.
- Frequency adverbs (always, sometimes, never) are useful in daily conversation. Use them casually at home.
- If your child plays a sport or has a hobby, ask them to describe it in Arabic — even just a few sentences.
- Help your child prepare their speaking presentation at home — rehearsal is key to confidence.
💡 Learning Hints & Memory Tricks
- ✦ألعب (al'ab) means "I play" — use it for any sport: ألعب كرة القدم, ألعب كرة السلة, ألعب التنس.
- ✦أحياناً (sometimes) is a great word to use when you are not sure — it works in almost any sentence!
- ✦دائماً (always) ends in اً (alif + tanween) — this ending is common on Arabic adverbs. Spot the pattern!