D5Lesson 1 of 12◇ Core language

Hobbies and Free Time — Vocabulary and Present Habits

الهِوايات ووَقت الفَراغ — المُفرَدات والعادات الحاضِرة

Hobbies, Sport & Leisure · Personal and social life

10-minute rescue route
  1. Learn six key items.
  2. Read the grammar shortcut.
  3. Complete one quick check.
Keep it manageable. One completed section is useful revision. You can return later for the rest.
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What you need to do

Focus on these outcomes rather than trying to memorise everything at once.

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Key language

Tap each card to reveal the meaning.

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Grammar shortcut

Read it once, then explain the rule or strategy in your own words.

Hobby verb collocations: يلعب + ball sport, يمارس + sport/activity noun, يعزف على + instrument, يستمع إلى + sound noun, يتسلَّق + place noun. These collocations are fixed — the wrong preposition changes the meaning or sounds unnatural. يهوى + verbal noun: يهوى الطبخ. Frequency: مرَّة/مرَّتَين (dual form)/ثلاث مرَّات + في الأسبوع/الشهر/السنة.
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Revision sprint

Three short stages based on the attached lesson plan.

1 · Review

Main 1 15 min

18 hobby collocations — systematic presentation Present 18 hobbies with FULL collocations (not just the verb). Drill: teacher says the hobby in English, students say the full Arabic collocation. Group by verb: يلعب (football, basketball, video games), يمارس (swimming, yoga, cycling,…

2 · Practise

Main 2 15 min

Frequency expressions and nuanced preferences Present frequency scale: يومياً (daily) → مرَّتَين في الأسبوع → مرَّة في الشهر → نادراً. Note: مرَّتَين is the dual form of مرَّة — review dual from F3. Students write 6 hobby sentences using different frequency expressions. Then: preference…

3 · Apply

Main 3 12 min

Hobby survey — speaking production Survey grid: 6 hobbies × 5 classmates. Students ask: "هل تُمارِس/تلعب/تعزف على...؟ كم مرَّة في الأسبوع؟ هل تُفَضِّله على...؟" Record in Arabic. Report back: "أربعة طلاب يُمارِسون السباحة مرَّتَين في الأسبوع. طالبة واحدة تعزف على البيانو يومياً." This…

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Quick vocabulary check

Choose one answer. Mistakes are part of revision.

1. يَقرَأ

2. يَكتُب

3. يُصَوِّر

4. يَطبُخ

✓

Finish and reflect

Use the boxes as a final self-check.

Evidence of progress

Collocation table (collected). Frequency + preference sentences (spot-check). Survey report sentences (teacher observation).

Optional follow-up

Write 8 sentences about your hobbies: use 5 different collocation verbs correctly, 4 different frequency expressions, and 3 preference structures (أُفَضِّل/أستمتع بـ/أهوى). Include a reason with لأنَّ for your favourite hobby.