Everyday Oral Communication · JHS1 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.1.1.4 - Show awareness of basic personal health information and respond to greetings and gestures.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least four common health complaints in Arabic (headache, fever, stomach pain, and general pain) with correct pronunciation.
Use the expression “أشكو من…” (I complain of…) to express a personal health condition in a complete sentence.
Respond appropriately with expressions of best wishes when someone is sick, using phrases like “سلامتك” (may you be safe) and “أمدك الله بالصحة والعافية” (may Allah grant you health and wellness).
Acknowledge expressions of best wishes with appropriate responses such as “شكراً جزيلاً على الدعاء” and “شكراً، شفاء عاجلاً”.
Demonstrate awareness of health conditions of others by constructing simple sentences describing a third person’s illness (e.g., “المريض يتناول الدواء” - the patient takes medicine).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Speaking (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Everyday Oral Communication (2.1)
Content standard: B7.2.1.1 - Learner demonstrates oral skills through appropriate responses to greetings, courtesies and requests.
Indicator: B7.2.1.1.4 - Show awareness of basic personal health information and respond to greetings and gestures.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 12
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Express personal health condition or those of others you know, and the expressions of best wishes in such conditions.
أُ  ِ  ْ  صب ُ  تابحل ّ  مى / ال ُ  ّ  داصع / أمل يف البطن /   أشكو من
أمل.   ا ….شنكهللا / أمدك هللا ابلصحة والعانية / شكراجزيَ  ل على الدعاء،   شناء عاج َ  ل / شكراجزيَ  ل يتناول ادلريض الدواء ،   ينحص الطبيب ادلريض يف ادلستشنى