Arabic١٢٣
Year 8Spring TermAges 12-13

Lesson Plans

Transport, Travel, and Directions

1

Modes of Transport

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Name 10 modes of transport in Arabic
  • Say how you travel to different places

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Transport survey: how did everyone get to school today? Tally the results — now learn the Arabic words.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach transport vocabulary: سيارة (car), حافلة (bus), قطار (train), طائرة (plane), دراجة (bicycle), سفينة (ship), تاكسي (taxi), مترو (metro), مشي (walking), دراجة نارية (motorcycle)
  2. 2Travel phrases: أذهب بالسيارة (I go by car), أسافر بالطائرة (I travel by plane)
  3. 3Match modes of transport to destinations: how would you get to school, to Egypt, to the shops?
  4. 4Vocab cards worksheet: write transport vocabulary with illustrations

Resources Needed

Transport FlashcardsDestination Matching SheetVocab Cards Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write about how you get to 8 different places using different modes of transport.

2

Giving and Following Directions

⏱ 50–55 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Give directions using Arabic directional vocabulary
  • Follow directions to find a location on a map

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Blindfold walk: one student is blindfolded, partner gives directions in Arabic to reach a destination in the classroom.

Main Activities

  1. 1Review and expand directional vocabulary: اذهب مباشرة (go straight), انعطف يميناً (turn right), انعطف يساراً (turn left), عند التقاطع (at the junction), بعد المسجد (after the mosque)
  2. 2Map activity: listen to directions and trace the route on a city map
  3. 3Pair work: give directions from A to B on the map, partner follows
  4. 4Writing practice: write directions from school to 3 different locations

Resources Needed

City Map WorksheetDirection Phrases CardWriting Practice Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create your own map and write a set of directions for a classmate to follow.

3

Talking About a Past Journey

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Describe a journey using past tense verbs
  • Include transport, destination, and activities in a travel account

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Journey memory: think of a trip you took — where did you go? How? What did you do? Share one fact in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Model a past journey text: "في الصيف الماضي سافرت إلى تركيا. ذهبت بالطائرة. زرت المسجد الأزرق وأكلت الكباب."
  2. 2Teach travel verbs in past tense: سافرت (I travelled), زرت (I visited), وصلت (I arrived), رجعت (I returned)
  3. 3Students write about a real or imaginary past journey using the model
  4. 4Tracing worksheet: write travel sentences with careful handwriting

Resources Needed

Model Journey TextTravel Verbs ListTracing Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a postcard from a holiday destination in Arabic — describe where you are, what you did, and what you will do tomorrow.

4

Future Travel Plans

⏱ 45–50 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Describe future travel plans using future tense
  • Write about a dream holiday using all three tenses

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Dream destination: if you could travel anywhere in the Arab world, where would you go? Quick discussion.

Main Activities

  1. 1Write about a dream holiday using future tense: "سأسافر إلى المغرب. سأزور مراكش. سآكل الكسكس."
  2. 2Combine all three tenses: "العام الماضي ذهبت إلى... عادةً أسافر... في المستقبل سأذهب إلى..."
  3. 3Travel brochure activity: create a simple Arabic travel brochure for an Arab country
  4. 4Picture vocab activity: label travel scenes with Arabic descriptions using appropriate tenses

Resources Needed

Travel Brochure TemplateThree-Tense Travel Writing FramePicture Vocab Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a 3-paragraph travel essay: paragraph 1 = a past trip, paragraph 2 = how you usually travel, paragraph 3 = future plans.

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