The complete curriculum/ARB 103

Make requests & explain preferences

Take part in simple exchanges about study and food. Ask for what you need, explain a preference and connect short statements in speech and writing.

Say whose book it is.
كِتَابُ الطَّالِبِThe student’s book
Iḍāfah joins two nouns to show a relationship. Here it tells you who the book belongs to.
A glimpse of what you’ll learn

What you’ll study.

Illustrative scene of a man listening and taking notes at his home desk

Ask for what you need while learning

  • Name learning materials, subjects and places, and describe what is in a room or bag and what is missing.
  • Follow and give simple instructions, make requests and suggestions, and ask what an unfamiliar object is called in Arabic.
  • Read about a student’s weekly studies and find which subjects are studied on particular days.
  • Use question prompts to write about your studies, joining related statements into a short, connected description.
Illustrative scene of four men talking around a shared meal

Talk about meals and make a choice

  • Talk about meals, food and drink preferences, and what people usually eat at different times of day.
  • Practise a restaurant exchange: ask what is available, state your choice and understand a short order.
  • Read a menu by category, identify dishes and prices, and connect food quantities with the number and plural forms studied.
  • Write about your eating habits from a model and organize a menu with items and prices.
صَرْفٌ

Ṣarf · word forms

  • Form requests and instructions with the imperative, and say not to do something with lā.
  • Recognize sound and broken plurals when talking about classroom objects and foods.
نَحْوٌ

Naḥw · sentence structure

  • Build nominal sentences: name a person or thing, then say something about it.
  • Use iḍāfah to connect two nouns, and laysa or lā to make the negative statements taught in this level.
  • Use ordinal numbers to 12 and study how numbers 3–10 combine with nouns.

By the end of ARB 103,
you should be able to…

Speaking

Make requests and explain your preferences

Describe your studies and the things around you, ask what something is called, and say what is or is not available. Discuss eating habits and make a simple food request using the sentence patterns you have practised.

Listening

Understand instructions and food choices

Follow familiar classroom requests and short exchanges about meals. Identify the item or action requested and the food or drink a speaker chooses, using the vocabulary and question patterns from the level.

Reading

Use a study schedule and a menu

Find subjects and days in a short account of someone’s studies. Read food categories, dishes and prices on a menu, and use the information to answer practical questions or make a choice.

Writing

Connect sentences about studies and meals

Use questions and models to write short descriptions of your studies and eating habits. Join related statements with “and,” apply the noun-sentence and possession patterns you have studied, and produce a menu with prices.

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Take part in a short introduction and read and write simple personal descriptions.

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How your progress is reviewed

Your work across the level shows how well you can follow short dialogues, read familiar texts and write about everyday topics.

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