Retrieve and extend F1–F6 food vocabulary in the context of nutrition science
P1Lesson 1 of 12◇ Core language
Diet and Nutrition — Reviewing and Extending Food Vocabulary
الغِذاء والتَّغذِيَّة — مُراجَعة مُفرَدات الطَّعام وتَوسِيعُها
Healthy Lifestyles · Health and wellbeing
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Learning Objectives
Focus on these outcomes rather than trying to memorise everything at once.
Use يَحتَوي على، غَني بـ، يَفتَقِر إلى to describe nutritional content formally
Write a nutritional analysis of a meal (80–90 words) using academic vocabulary
Revision plan
- 8 minWarm-upP1 launch — what you bring from D1–D6
- 15 minStep 1Nutrition vocabulary — academic precision
- 18 minStep 2Nutritional analysis — meal description (80–90 words)
- 9 minStep 3Nutrition label reading task
- 10 minPlenaryNutrition quiz — which food wins?
Exam connection: Listening: academic health texts, conditional sentences in speech, medical passives (Paper 1 all formats) | Reading: nutrition article, mental health report, healthcare opinion piece (Paper 2 R1–R4, Q5 cross-text) | Writing: health article/email — Paper 4 Q3 asks for about 130–140 words (stretch: extend to 150 for extra practice) | Speaking: health centre role play + two topic conversations. Useful structures here include conditional sentences and medical passives.
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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 سُعرات حَرارِيَّة mean?
2. What does دُهون مُشبَعة mean?
3. What does حِصَّة يَومِيَّة mean?
4. What does كَربوهيدرات mean?
5. What does دُهون mean?
6. What does يَفتَقِر إلى 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
Retrieval and extension: يَفتَقِر إلى (from D3 — lacks) applied to nutrition: هذه الوجبة تفتقر إلى البروتين. يَحتَوي على: already encountered in F5 — now used with scientific precision. غَني بـ (rich in — adjective + بـ): السمك غني بالأحماض الدهنية. Passive يُوصى بـ (is recommended): يُوصى بتناول خمس حصص من الفاكهة يومياً. P1 introduces a more systematic use of passive in academic writing — this unit begins that progression.
Notice the pattern
- يَحتَوي البيض على بُروتين.
- تُوفِّر الكَربوهيدرات الطَّاقة.
- يَحتَوي هذا الطعام على دُهون.
- يَجِب التَّقليل من الدُّهون المُشبَعة.
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 for key details. Listen twice: first for the overall meaning, then for evidence.
🎧 Recorded audio coming soon — use the device voice for listening practice now. Keep the transcript hidden for your first two listens.
يَحتَوي البيض على بُروتين. تُوفِّر الكَربوهيدرات الطَّاقة. يَحتَوي هذا الطعام على دُهون. يَجِب التَّقليل من الدُّهون المُشبَعة. السَّمك غَني بالدُّهون غَير المُشبَعة.
- What is the main topic or situation?
- Write two key details you hear.
- Which word or phrase helped you decide?
Check your listening
A successful answer identifies the main topic, at least three accurate words and one relevant detail. Replay once, then reveal the transcript only if you still need support.
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Reading
Underline known words before answering.
التغذية العلمية. لذيذ، صحي، مفيد. بروتين، كربوهيدرات، دهون مشبعة. البروتين يُساعد في بناء العضلات وإصلاح الأنسجة.
- What is the main idea or situation?
- Choose one phrase and explain what it means in this context.
- Find one example that shows the lesson language or grammar in use.
- What extra detail could you add to make the text more complete?
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.
- Choose three questions from this unit and answer them aloud without notes. Re-record or repeat the weakest answer.
- Use at least three useful items from this lesson and one complete sentence with the target grammar.
- Add one reason, detail or example instead of giving only a short answer.
Useful frame:في رَأيي.. لِأَنَّ.. أَيضاً.. وَمِن جِهَةٍ أُخرى..
Working alone? Record yourself for 30–60 seconds, listen back once, and improve one pronunciation, grammar or fluency point.
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Writing
Plan, write, check and improve.
Task: Write a focused response about health or lifestyle using the lesson focus, a reason and a supporting detail. Target: 80–100 words, extending to 130–140 words for an extended exam-style task.
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Activities
Complete the activities in order, or choose the one that addresses your weakest area.
Independent revision: if an activity mentions a partner, cards, a picture or classroom equipment, use paper/notes on your device and complete both sides yourself. For speaking, record your answer and listen back once.
Warm-up8 min
P1 launch — what you bring from D1–D6
Welcome to P1. Quick retrieval sprint: your partner says 15 Arabic words from Years 7–8 (food, health, body, environment) — Write translations. Self-mark. Celebrate: these words came from two years of work. Connect: "P1 is consolidation — everything you know gets deeper, more precise, and more IGCSE-ready. P1 starts with healthy lifestyles — you covered food in F5 and health in D1. Today we go further: nutrition science in Arabic." Write this down: التغذية العلمية.
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Nutrition vocabulary — academic precision
Present nutrition vocabulary. Key distinction from F1–F6: F1–F6 used everyday food terms (لذيذ، صحي، مفيد). P1 uses scientific terms (بروتين، كربوهيدرات، دهون مشبعة). Create a nutrition vocabulary table: term → Arabic → what it does in the body (one sentence). Model: "البروتين يُساعد في بناء العضلات وإصلاح الأنسجة. الكربوهيدرات تُوفِّر الطاقة للجسم." Write 4 such sentences. Then: غَني بـ vs يَفتَقِر إلى: you apply both to 6 foods from F1–F6 vocabulary: "الشوكولاتة غنية بالسعرات الحرارية لكنَّها تفتقر إلى الفيتامينات."
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Nutritional analysis — meal description (80–90 words)
Study an image of a traditional Arabic meal (e.g. منسف — rice, lamb, jameed sauce, bread). Write a nutritional analysis: P1 — what the meal contains (يحتوي على، غني بـ). P2 — nutritional strengths and weaknesses (يوفِّر، يفتقر إلى، يُوصى بـ). P3 — how to make it more balanced (يُمكِن إضافة، من الأفضَل أَن). Requirements: يحتوي على (2 times), غني بـ (2 times), يفتقر إلى (1), يُوصى بـ (1 passive), modal advice (1). This academic writing style is new for P1 — it directly mirrors the register of Paper 2 health and nutrition texts and Paper 4 Q3 health topics.
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Nutrition label reading task
Use an Arabic product nutrition label (model — yoghurt or hummus, similar to real Arabic product packaging). You answer: What are the main nutrients? Per 100g, how much protein? Is this product low-fat or high-fat? Would you recommend this to someone following a balanced diet? Why? Answer in Arabic. This authentic text-type reading (product label) appears in Paper 2 Q1/Q2 (signs and notices) and this early practice builds confidence.
Plenary10 min
Nutrition quiz — which food wins?
your partner describes two foods nutritionally (without naming them). You guess which is healthier using the vocabulary. "هذا الطعام غني بالبروتين ويحتوي على دهون غير مشبعة. ذاك الطعام غني بالسكر ويفتقر إلى الألياف." Write: "الطعام الأول أكثر فائدةً من الثاني لأنَّه غني بـ.. ويحتوي على.. في حين أنَّ الثاني يفتقر إلى.." This competitive, analytical framing makes the vocabulary immediately engaging.
Useful to have
Things you can make or find to help you revise this lesson:
- Food pyramid diagram (Arabic labels)
- Meal nutritional analysis worksheet
- Nutrition label reading task (Arabic product labels)
Stretch challenge
If you already speak some Arabic at home: write a nutritional analysis (100+ words) of a traditional dish from their heritage — using scientific nutrition vocabulary (بروتين، كربوهيدرات، دهون مشبعة/غير مشبعة، ألياف، فيتامينات) to assess its health value. Include recommendations for improving its nutritional balance. Formal MSA register throughout.
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Plenary
Finish with a quick check and one clear next step.
Key takeaways
- Retrieve and extend F1–F6 food vocabulary in the context of nutrition science
- Use يَحتَوي على، غَني بـ، يَفتَقِر إلى to describe nutritional content formally
- Write a nutritional analysis of a meal (80–90 words) using academic vocabulary
- Grammar focus: Retrieval and extension: يَفتَقِر إلى (from D3 — lacks) applied to nutrition: هذه الوجبة تفتقر إلى البروتين. يَحتَوي على: already encountered in F5 — now used with scientific precision. غَني بـ (rich in — adjective + بـ): السمك غني بالأحماض الدهنية. Passive يُوصى بـ (is recommended): يُوصى بتناول خمس حصص من الفاكهة يومياً. P1 introduces a more systematic use of passive in academic writing — this unit begins that progression.
Final check
Nutrition table. Meal nutritional analysis (check passive يُوصى بـ and academic register). Nutrition label comprehension.
Optional follow-up
Write a nutritional analysis (70–80 words) of everything you ate yesterday — morning, lunch, dinner, snacks. Assess: is your diet balanced? What does it lack? What does it contain in excess? Use يحتوي على، غني بـ، يفتقر إلى، يُوصى بـ throughout.
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.