Everyday Oral Communication · JHS3 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.1.1.4 - Show mastery of appropriate speech act and diction in communicating about food and health.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Use appropriate expressions to invite someone to a restaurant and ask about available food items.
Engage in a short dialogue about going out for dinner, using expressions such as “مرحبا بك” (welcome) and “ماذا عندكم من الأطعمة؟” (what foods do you have?).
Describe common food preparation methods (grilled, fried, boiled) using the correct Arabic vocabulary.
Express health concerns related to food using phrases such as “أشعر بآلام شديدة في المعدة” (I feel severe stomach pain) and “أنا متعب جدا” (I am very tired).
Give simple advice about healthy eating habits, including washing hands before and after eating, and maintaining a balanced diet.

This lesson builds on the formal and informal register distinction from Term 1, Week 11 and opens the new topic of food and health communication. The conversational strategies of questioning (B9.2.1.2.1) will be introduced lightly in the restaurant dialogue but explored fully in the next lesson.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Speaking (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Everyday Oral Communication (2.1)
Content standard: B9.2.1.1 - Learner demonstrates competency in speaking in an informal context.
Indicator: B9.2.1.1.4 - Show mastery of appropriate speech act and diction in communicating about a food and health.
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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

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Curriculum reference: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 86
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Use the following expressions to talk about going out for dinner.
مرحبا بك اي اند َ  لادلطعم   ماذا عندكم من األطعمة؟   لدي� أطعمة عديدة اٌ  قعد على ادلائدة   الطعام جاىز   األرز مع الس َ  لطة
النول ادلخلوط ابألرز وإدام مع احلار   ' نونو ' مع شربة   توابل . ادلشوايت
ادلقلي   ادلسلوق
2. Use the following expressions to talk about food and health.
أشعر آبالم شديدة يف ادلعدة   أان ُمست جدا   احملافظة على َسلمة األكل
غسل اليدين قبل األكل وبعد   ه   النظام الغذائي ادلتوازن   السكرايت والنشوايت والدىون
سوء التغذية   أطفوخ ً ظ ٍنخ   ال ْفا َو ّ الحضسّاد