Write a structured text of 80–100 words on food and health in Paper 4 Q3 format
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Writing — Food and Health (Paper 4 Extended Writing)
الكِتابة — الطَّعام والصِّحَّة (كِتابة مُوَسَّعة)
Food, Health & Body · Everyday activities
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Learning Objectives
Focus on these outcomes rather than trying to memorise everything at once.
Demonstrate range: يتكوَّن من, يُقَدَّم مع, advice modals, taste adjectives, cultural reference
Apply peer marking using the IGCSE Paper 4 three-criterion mark scheme
Lesson outline
- 8 minStarterModel analysis — food and health writing
- 8 minMain 1Planning — 2 paragraphs
- 27 minMain 2Extended writing — 80–100 words
- 10 minMain 3Peer marking — 3 criteria
- 7 minPlenaryBest composition sentence
Exam connection: Listening: food and health descriptions (Paper 1 all formats) | Reading: restaurant blog, health article, doctor's leaflet (Paper 2 R1–R4, Q1/Q2 matching, Q4 gap-fill) | Writing: 80–100 words food and health article/email (Paper 4 Q3) | Speaking: restaurant role play (transactional) + doctor-patient role play + topic conversation on food and health
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Vocabulary
Tap each card to reveal the meaning, category and example.
Three-step recall
- Say the Arabic aloud.
- Cover the meaning and recall it.
- Use six items in your own spoken or written sentences.
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Quizzes
Use the two short checks. Errors show you what to revise next.
Quiz 1 — Meaning check
0 / 61. What does مَوْز mean?
2. What does بُرتُقال mean?
3. What does سَمَك mean?
4. What does خُبز mean?
5. What does أُرز mean?
6. What does سُكَّر mean?
Quiz 2 — Match Arabic and English
العربية
English
Matched: 0 / 6
Stretch challenge
Choose three matched items and combine them into one accurate sentence or short exchange.
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Grammar
Read the rule, notice the pattern and then produce your own examples.
Core rule / strategy
Paper 4 Q3 applied to food/health topic: Task Completion (5 marks) — food described, health advice included, opinion given. Range (5 marks) — يتكوَّن من/يُقَدَّم مع (1 mark each), modal advice structure (1), taste adjective (1), cultural reference (1). Accuracy (5 marks) — food noun gender (2), passive structure (يُقَدَّم) accuracy (1), modal structure (2).
Notice the pattern
- آكُل الخُبز كلَّ يوم.
- أُحِبُّ الأُرز مع الدَّجاج.
- أخي يَأكُلُ اللَّحم.
- تَأكُلُ أُختي الدَّجاج.
Accuracy checklist
- Check the subject and verb or noun/adjective agreement.
- Check gender, number and tense or time frame.
- Use the lesson structure in a complete, meaningful sentence.
- Read the sentence aloud and correct anything that sounds incomplete.
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Skills Practice
Practise listening, reading, speaking and writing with the same lesson language.
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Listening
Listen twice: first for the main idea, then for details.
آكُل الخُبز كلَّ يوم. أُحِبُّ الأُرز مع الدَّجاج. أخي يَأكُلُ اللَّحم. تَأكُلُ أُختي الدَّجاج. السَّمَك مُفيد.
- What is the main topic?
- Write three Arabic words you recognise.
- What one detail can you hear or infer?
Teacher/partner guidance and possible answer
Read the Arabic text naturally twice. A successful answer identifies the lesson topic, any three accurate key words and one relevant detail from the text.
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Reading
Underline known words before answering.
آكُل الخُبز كلَّ يوم. أُحِبُّ الأُرز مع الدَّجاج. أخي يَأكُلُ اللَّحم. تَأكُلُ أُختي الدَّجاج. السَّمَك مُفيد.
- What is the main topic of the text?
- Find two words or phrases connected with “Writing — Food and Health (Paper 4 Extended Writing)”.
- What specific detail can you identify?
- Which grammar structure from this lesson appears, or could be added?
Reading support
Start with names, numbers, repeated words, connectors and familiar verb patterns. You do not need to translate every word.
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Speaking
Build your answer, then ask a follow-up question.
- Explain the topic “Writing — Food and Health (Paper 4 Extended Writing)” in your own words.
- Use at least five items from the vocabulary section.
- Give an opinion or personal example and justify it.
- Ask and answer two follow-up questions with a partner.
Useful frame:في رَأيي... لِأَنَّ... أَيضاً... وَمِن جِهَةٍ أُخرى...
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Writing
Plan, write, check and improve.
Task: Write about Writing — Food and Health (Paper 4 Extended Writing). Use at least eight vocabulary items, the lesson grammar and two connectors. Target: 60–80 words.
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Activities
Complete the activities in order, or choose the one that addresses your weakest area.
Starter8 min
Model analysis — food and health writing
Study teacher or partner-written model (90 words): Paragraph 1 — description of a favourite Arabic dish (يتكوَّن من، يُقَدَّم مع، taste adjectives). Paragraph 2 — health perspective (health benefits of ingredients, advice for eating well). Annotate: blue = يتكوَّن من/يُقَدَّم مع (composition structures). Red = modal advice structure. Green = taste adjective. Orange = cultural reference. Count each. "This 90-word text has 2 composition structures, 2 modal structures, 3 taste adjectives. For Range 5/5, aim for at least one of each of the 5 criteria."
Main 18 min
Planning — 2 paragraphs
Task: Article or email (80–100 words) on food and health. Choose: (A) "طَعامي المُفَضَّل وقيمتُه الصِّحِّيَّة" (My favourite food and its health value). (B) "النِّظام الغِذائي الصِّحِّي في نَظَري" (A healthy diet in my view). (C) "المَطبَخ العَرَبي — طَعيم وصِحِّي" (Arabic cuisine — delicious and healthy). You plan: P1 topic sentence + 3 detail points. P2 topic sentence + opinion/advice. 3 minutes. teacher or partner checks 5 plans — any without a composition structure? Flag before writing.
Main 227 min
Extended writing — 80–100 words
Write their chosen topic. This is F5 — target is 80–100 words (appropriate for the Foundation year). Level 1: writing frame + vocabulary card. Level 2: planning grid only. Level 3 (heritage): 100+ words, no support, aim for Paper 4 Q3 quality. teacher or partner circulates: give live feedback on P1 (food description — composition structure accuracy). P2 focus: are modal advice structures varied (not just يجب أن repeated)? Focus feedback on 3 things: (1) يتكوَّن من/يُقَدَّم مع used? (2) Taste adjectives present? (3) Opinion given?
Main 310 min
Peer marking — 3 criteria
Exchange books. Partner marks using the simplified mark scheme: Task Completion — food described (✓), health advice present (✓), opinion given (✓). Range — composition structure (✓/✗), modal structure (✓/✗), taste adjective (✓/✗), cultural reference (✓/✗). Accuracy — food noun gender errors circled, passive structure errors underlined. Partners write a score /15 and one specific improvement. This mark scheme literacy is being built progressively since F4 — by P1–P6 You will apply it independently and fluently.
Plenary7 min
Best composition sentence
teacher or partner quickly scans 5 books and reads out the best يتكوَّن من or يُقَدَّم مع sentence from each. After each: "What makes this sentence work? Is the passive form correct? Is the vocabulary specific?" You note the best sentences as models. Then: "Next lesson we listen — make sure you know your food and health vocabulary by ear as well as in writing."
Useful resources
- Paper 4 Q3 mark scheme (student-facing)
- Annotated model (90 words — teacher-written on food and health)
- Writing planning grid (2 paragraphs)
- Peer assessment rubric
Stretch / heritage-reader challenge
Heritage readers: write a 100-word gastronomy essay — "المَطبَخ العَرَبي: فَنّ وتَراث" (Arabic Cuisine: Art and Heritage). Discuss Arabic cuisine's influence on world food culture, its cultural significance, and its health virtues. Use formal MSA, passive structures (يُقَدَّم، يُصنَع، يُستَخدَم)، and at least 6 different dishes.
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Plenary
Finish with a quick check and one clear next step.
Key takeaways
- Write a structured text of 80–100 words on food and health in Paper 4 Q3 format
- Demonstrate range: يتكوَّن من, يُقَدَّم مع, advice modals, taste adjectives, cultural reference
- Apply peer marking using the IGCSE Paper 4 three-criterion mark scheme
- Grammar focus: Paper 4 Q3 applied to food/health topic: Task Completion (5 marks) — food described, health advice included, opinion given. Range (5 marks) — يتكوَّن من/يُقَدَّم مع (1 mark each), modal advice structure (1), taste adjective (1), cultural reference (1). Accuracy (5 marks) — food noun gender (2), passive structure (يُقَدَّم) accuracy (1), modal structure (2).
Exit ticket
Extended writing (collected — teacher or partner marks against TC/Range/Accuracy framework). Peer mark sheet (collected). Planning grid (checked).
Optional follow-up
Rewrite your food and health article as a clean final version with all corrections applied. Count: how many words? How many Range markers? Bring as portfolio piece next lesson.
Confidence check
How secure do you feel after this lesson?
Remember: quick revision works best when you revisit weak vocabulary and correct errors, not when you try to complete everything in one sitting.