D5Lesson 9 of 12W Writing

Writing — My Leisure Life (Paper 4 Extended Writing)

الكِتابة — حَياتي الترفيهِيَّة (كِتابة مُوَسَّعة)

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.
1

What you need to do

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

2

Key language

Tap each card to reveal the meaning.

3

Quick vocabulary check

Choose one answer. Mistakes are part of revision.

1. السَّرد الزَّمَني

2. دِقَّة الأَزمِنة

3. الاِنتِقال السَّلِس

4. تَنوُّع الأَزمِنة

4

Grammar shortcut

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

Paper 4 Q3: tense variety is the primary Range criterion in this unit. Range = past tense verbs (min 6 different), present tense (min 3), future tense (min 2, including سوف at least once for formality). Accuracy: past tense suffix accuracy (ـتُ/ـتَ/ـتِ/no suffix/ـَت/ـنا/ـوا) is the primary Accuracy criterion. TC: all required content present (hobby described, past experience narrated, future plan included).
5

Four skills practice

Short tasks for listening, reading, speaking and writing. Choose the skill you find hardest.

🎧 Listening

🎧 Audio coming soon

Listen for the sequence of events. Put what you hear in order: what happened first, next and last. Until the audio is ready, prepare by covering the English, reading each item below aloud twice, then saying the meaning from memory.

  1. تَنوُّع الأَزمِنة tense variety
  2. الماضي والحاضِر والمُستَقبَل past, present and future
  3. السَّرد الزَّمَني temporal narrative
  4. دِقَّة الأَزمِنة tense accuracy
  5. الاِنتِقال السَّلِس smooth transition

Exam link: in Paper 1 you hear each recording twice — use the first listening for the general idea and the second for detail.

📖 Reading

Scan the four items below and write the English meaning of each one without looking back at the Key language section. Then write one sentence in Arabic about My Leisure Life that uses two of them.

  • تَنوُّع الأَزمِنة
  • الماضي والحاضِر والمُستَقبَل
  • السَّرد الزَّمَني
  • دِقَّة الأَزمِنة
Check your answers
  • تَنوُّع الأَزمِنة — tense variety
  • الماضي والحاضِر والمُستَقبَل — past, present and future
  • السَّرد الزَّمَني — temporal narrative
  • دِقَّة الأَزمِنة — tense accuracy

🗣️ Speaking

Answer aloud in full Arabic sentences. Record yourself if you can, then listen back for clear pronunciation.

  1. Talk about My Leisure Life for thirty seconds without stopping.
  2. Compare two things from this topic and say which you prefer.
  3. Ask a partner one question on this topic — then answer it yourself.

Exam link: Paper 3 is a role play and two topic conversations, with ten minutes of supervised preparation beforehand.

✍️ Writing

Task: Write a short article or email about My Leisure Life in Paper 4 Question 3 style — about 130–140 words. Cover every part of the task, use the grammar from this lesson and link your ideas with connectors.

Your answer is saved in this browser.

6

Revision sprint

Three short stages based on the revision plan above.

1 · Review

Main 1 8 min

Planning — three paragraphs, three tenses Task: Article OR email (130–140 words). Topics: (A) "هِوايَتي المُفَضَّلة — الماضي والحاضِر والمُستَقبَل." (B) "رِحلة لا تُنسى." (C) "الرِّياضة في حَياتي." you plan: P1 (past — narrative, min 5 past verbs), P2 (present — habits, opinion, 3…

2 · Practise

Main 2 30 min

Extended writing — 130–140 words you write. This is the IGCSE Paper 4 Q3 target length — the first time in the programme you write at full exam length. Level 1: planning grid + sentence starters for each tense type + connector strip. Level 2: planning grid + tense variety…

3 · Apply

Main 3 8 min

Tense variety self and peer assessment Self-assess: count blue/red/green verbs. TC — did you cover hobby (✓), past experience (✓), future plan (✓)? Range — 6+ past verbs (✓), 3+ present verbs (✓), 2+ future verbs with سوف (✓)? Accuracy — read through and circle any past tense suffix…

✓

Finish and reflect

Use the boxes as a final self-check.

What you should be able to show

Extended writing — assess it against the full Paper 4 Q3 mark scheme, paying particular attention to past tense suffix accuracy. Record: suffix accuracy score out of 10 attempts, Range tense count and TC completion rate.

Optional follow-up

Write the clean portfolio version of your extended writing. Implement all feedback. Count: how many past tense verbs with correct suffixes? How many tense types? Bring both draft and portfolio to next lesson.

Confidence check

How secure do you feel after this lesson?