Arabic١٢٣
Year 8Summer TermAges 12-13

Lesson Plans

Shopping and Market Transactions

1

Shopping Vocabulary and Prices

45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn shopping vocabulary: items, prices, and money
  • Ask and answer "How much?" in Arabic

Warm-Up (5 min)

Market sounds: play audio of an Arab market — what can students hear? What might people be saying?

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach shopping vocabulary: محل (shop), سوق (market), ثمن (price), نقود (money), فلوس (cash, colloquial), باهظ (expensive), رخيص (cheap)
  2. 2Key phrase: كم الثمن؟ / بكم هذا؟ (How much is this?) — practice asking and answering with numbers
  3. 3Price tag activity: label items with Arabic prices and practise asking/answering
  4. 4Vocab cards worksheet: write shopping vocabulary with illustrations and example phrases

Resources Needed

Shopping Vocabulary CardsPrice Tag Activity SetVocab Cards Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create a shop display with Arabic price tags and item descriptions.

2

At the Market: Shopping Dialogues

50–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Conduct a shopping conversation in Arabic
  • Use polite requests and transactional phrases

Warm-Up (5 min)

Bargaining demo: teacher and a confident student model a bargaining scene — class watches and identifies phrases.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach transactional phrases: أريد (I want), هل عندكم (do you have), من فضلك (please), أعطني (give me), هذا غالي جداً (this is too expensive)
  2. 2Model a full shopping dialogue: greeting, asking for items, discussing price, paying, thanking
  3. 3Role play: set up "market stalls" in the classroom — students buy and sell items
  4. 4Writing practice: write a complete shopping dialogue between a customer and a shopkeeper

Resources Needed

Shopping Dialogue ModelMarket Stall PropsWriting Practice Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a comparison between shopping in a British supermarket and an Arab market.

3

Describing What You Want to Buy

45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Describe items using adjectives and colours
  • Specify size, colour, and quantity when shopping

Warm-Up (5 min)

Mystery shopper: teacher describes an item using adjectives — students guess what it is.

Main Activities

  1. 1Combine shopping with adjective skills: "أريد القميص الأزرق الكبير" (I want the big blue shirt)
  2. 2Teach size vocabulary: كبير (big), صغير (small), متوسط (medium) and how to specify quantity
  3. 3Shopping scenario cards: each student gets a shopping list and must describe items to the "shopkeeper"
  4. 4Tracing worksheet: write item descriptions with adjectives in careful Arabic script

Resources Needed

Shopping Scenario CardsSize and Colour Reference SheetTracing Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a letter to a friend describing what you bought at the market — include details about each item.

4

Shopping Culture in the Arab World

45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Understand the cultural aspects of shopping in Arab markets
  • Write about a shopping experience

Warm-Up (5 min)

Virtual tour: watch a short video of an Arab souk — students note what they see, hear, and notice.

Main Activities

  1. 1Discuss Arab market culture: bargaining (مساومة), hospitality in shops, the role of the سوق in community life
  2. 2Read a short text about a visit to a market in Marrakech — answer comprehension questions
  3. 3Write about a real or imaginary shopping experience: what you bought, how much it cost, your opinion
  4. 4Picture vocab activity: label scenes from an Arab market with descriptive Arabic phrases

Resources Needed

Market Culture Reading TextComprehension QuestionsPicture Vocab Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Compare and contrast shopping in your local town with shopping in an Arab souk — write a comparison text.

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