Grammar · JHS3 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.3.1.3 - Demonstrate knowledge of verb conjugation in simple connected dialogues which include the use of present tense for third person singular or plural, masculine or feminine.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the present tense verbs for third person singular and plural, both masculine and feminine, in simple Arabic sentences.
Conjugate regular Arabic verbs (such as يذهب, يكتب, يلعب) in the present tense for third person masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural and feminine plural.
Use the correct present tense verb form in short connected dialogues about daily activities of people they know.
Distinguish between third person singular and plural verb endings in speech and writing.
Produce two to three connected sentences describing what a person or group does regularly, using the appropriate third person present tense forms.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Speaking (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Grammar (2.3)
Content standard: B9.2.3.1 - Learner speaks Good Arabic: Grammar Unit: Doing words (Verbs and tenses)
Indicator: B9.2.3.1.3 - Demonstrate knowledge of verb conjugation in simple connected dialogues which include the use of present tense for third person singular or plural, masculine or feminine.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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. 94
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Say what someone or an audience does every day or are doing now (Tenses: Present).
النعل املضارع   يذىب يذىبون   يذىبان   يكتبان   ينتحون   ْ  لذبِ  ْ  سَ  ن
2. Say what someone or an audience did yesterday (Tenses: Past).
النعل املاضي   ذىب ذىبا ذىبتا ذىبوا ذىنب كتب كتبا كتبوا كتَػ  ْ  َ  نب