Describe the physical benefits of exercise using يُقَوِّي، يُحَسِّن، يُقَلِّل from من Form II/IV verbs
P1Lesson 2 of 12◇ Core language
Physical Activity — Sport, Exercise and the Body
النَّشاط البَدَني — الرِّياضة والتَّمارين والجِسم
Healthy Lifestyles · Health and wellbeing
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Learning Objectives
Focus on these outcomes rather than trying to memorise everything at once.
Use past tense to describe exercise history and current habits in integrated text
Write a personal fitness plan (80–90 words) using modal and future structures
Lesson outline
- 8 minStarterExercise retrieval — what you know from D1–D6
- 15 minMain 1Form II health benefit verbs
- 18 minMain 2Personal fitness plan — past, present and future (80–90 words)
- 9 minMain 3Exercise benefit matching
- 10 minPlenaryMy fitness prescription
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: 140–150 words health article/email (Paper 4 Q3, 9-criterion Range) | Speaking: health centre role play + topic conversation (conditional sentences required in 2 of 5 questions)
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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 لِياقة بَدَنِيَّة mean?
2. What does يَرفَع مِن mean?
3. What does مَرونة mean?
4. What does يُمارِس رِياضة mean?
5. What does قُوَّة عَضَلِيَّة mean?
6. What does يُحَسِّن 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
Form II intensive verbs for health benefits: يُقَوِّي (strengthens), يُحَسِّن (improves), يُقَلِّل من (reduces), يُخَفِّف من (alleviates). Form IV: يَزيد من (increases), يَرفَع من (raises). These Form II and IV verbs are essential for health writing in Paper 4 — they describe mechanisms of health impact rather than just stating something is "good." Past tense integrated: كنتُ أتمرَّن (I used to exercise — كان + present habitual from D5), بدأتُ بـ (I started — past), قرَّرتُ (I decided — past Form II).
Notice the pattern
- الرِّياضة تُحَسِّن اللِّياقة البَدَنِيَّة.
- الجَري يَزيد من قُدرة التَّحَمُّل.
- اليَوغا تُحَسِّن المَرونة.
- رَفع الأَثقال يُقَوِّي القُوَّة العَضَلِيَّة.
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.
الرِّياضة تُحَسِّن اللِّياقة البَدَنِيَّة. الجَري يَزيد من قُدرة التَّحَمُّل. اليَوغا تُحَسِّن المَرونة. رَفع الأَثقال يُقَوِّي القُوَّة العَضَلِيَّة. أُمارِس رُكوب الدَّرَّاجات مرَّتَين في الأُسبوع.
- 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.
الرِّياضة تُحَسِّن اللِّياقة البَدَنِيَّة. الجَري يَزيد من قُدرة التَّحَمُّل. اليَوغا تُحَسِّن المَرونة. رَفع الأَثقال يُقَوِّي القُوَّة العَضَلِيَّة. أُمارِس رُكوب الدَّرَّاجات مرَّتَين في الأُسبوع.
- What is the main topic of the text?
- Find two words or phrases connected with “Physical Activity — Sport, Exercise and the Body”.
- 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 “Physical Activity — Sport, Exercise and the Body” 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 Physical Activity — Sport, Exercise and the Body. Use at least eight vocabulary items, the lesson grammar and two connectors. 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.
Starter8 min
Exercise retrieval — what you know from D1–D6
Write from memory: 5 sports they can name in Arabic (with correct collocations from D5), 3 frequency expressions (مرَّة/مرَّتَين في الأسبوع), and 2 past tense sentences about exercise they did in the past. Share and compare. "D5 gave you the sport vocabulary. Today we go deeper — the specific health BENEFITS of exercise in scientific Arabic. This is exactly the language needed for Paper 4 Q3 health topics."
Main 115 min
Form II health benefit verbs
Present 6 Form II/IV exercise benefit verbs: يُقَوِّي، يُحَسِّن، يُقَلِّل من، يُخَفِّف من، يَزيد من، يَرفَع من. For each: (1) root identification, (2) Form II/IV pattern recognition, (3) model sentence. "ممارسة رياضة السباحة تُقَوِّي عضلات الظهر والكتفَين. الجري المنتظم يُحَسِّن معدَّل ضربات القلب. التمرين اليومي يُقَلِّل من ضغط الدم." Write 6 sentences — one per verb. The precision of these verbs (not just "exercise is good" but "swimming strengthens back muscles") is what distinguishes P1 from F1–F6 health writing.
Main 218 min
Personal fitness plan — past, present and future (80–90 words)
Write a personal fitness plan: P1 (past — exercise history): "في الماضي، كنتُ أتمرَّن نادراً. الصيفَ الماضي، قرَّرتُ تغيير نمط حياتي." P2 (present — current habits): "الآن، أُمارِس السباحة مرَّتَين في الأسبوع. تُقَوِّي السباحة عضلاتي وتُحَسِّن لياقتي البدنية." P3 (future — goals): "في المستقبل، سأبدأ بالجري ثلاث مرَّات في الأسبوع. أطمح إلى أَن أُقَلِّل من مستوى التوتر النفسي وأَزيد من قوَّتي العضلية." This three-tense integration is now the standard expectation for P1 writing.
Main 39 min
Exercise benefit matching
Give You 8 exercise types and 8 health benefits (Form II verb sentences). You match: which exercise produces which benefit? Then justify: "يُناسِب الجري تقليل ضغط الدم لأنَّه يُحَسِّن الدورة الدموية." This matching with justification directly practices the Paper 3 topic conversation structure — when asked about exercise, You must be able to name a benefit AND explain why.
Plenary10 min
My fitness prescription
Write a "fitness prescription" (وصفة لياقة) for a fictional unhealthy person: "أوصي [person] بـ [exercise type] لأنَّه يُقَوِّي... ويُقَلِّل من... ينبغي أَن يُمارِس [exercise] [frequency]." Share 5 with class. teacher or partner highlights: "Notice you are combining يُقَوِّي/يُحَسِّن (Form II health verbs), يُوصى بـ (passive recommendation), and يَنبَغي أَن (modal) — three different sophistication markers in one prescription."
Useful resources
- Physical activity benefit vocabulary reference
- Personal fitness plan writing frame
- Past + present + future fitness description model
- Exercise and health benefit matching activity
Stretch / heritage-reader challenge
Heritage readers: write a sports science article (100+ words) on the physical and mental health benefits of a specific sport popular in Arab countries (football, swimming, athletics, martial arts). Use all 6 Form II/IV benefit verbs, scientific vocabulary (ضغط الدم، معدَّل ضربات القلب), and formal connectors. Cite benefits from an Islamic health perspective where relevant (يمارَس تمارين رياضية — new 2028 verb — appears here).
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Plenary
Finish with a quick check and one clear next step.
Key takeaways
- Describe the physical benefits of exercise using يُقَوِّي، يُحَسِّن، يُقَلِّل from من Form II/IV verbs
- Use past tense to describe exercise history and current habits in integrated text
- Write a personal fitness plan (80–90 words) using modal and future structures
- Grammar focus: Form II intensive verbs for health benefits: يُقَوِّي (strengthens), يُحَسِّن (improves), يُقَلِّل من (reduces), يُخَفِّف من (alleviates). Form IV: يَزيد من (increases), يَرفَع من (raises). These Form II and IV verbs are essential for health writing in Paper 4 — they describe mechanisms of health impact rather than just stating something is "good." Past tense integrated: كنتُ أتمرَّن (I used to exercise — كان + present habitual from D5), بدأتُ بـ (I started — past), قرَّرتُ (I decided — past Form II).
Exit ticket
Form II/IV benefit verb sentences (collected — preposition accuracy with من). Personal fitness plan (collected — three-tense integration). Matching with justification.
Optional follow-up
Write a fitness advice article (70–80 words) for a magazine targeting Arabic-speaking teenagers: recommend 2 specific exercises, explain the health benefit of each using Form II/IV verbs, and give a future prediction of what will happen if they follow this advice (سـ/سوف + benefit verb).
Confidence check
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Remember: quick revision works best when you revisit weak vocabulary and correct errors, not when you try to complete everything in one sitting.