Respond to all five role-play tasks with complete, relevant information
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Paper 3 — Role Play: Transactional Language at IGCSE Standard
الوَرَقة الثَّالِثة — تَمثيل الدَّور: اللُّغة التَّعامُلِيَّة بِمُستَوى IGCSE
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Learning Objectives
Focus on these outcomes rather than trying to memorise everything at once.
Use language appropriate to the transactional situation and make the time frame clear
Practise preparation notes that support rather than script the response
Lesson outline
- 8 minStarterUnderstand the five tasks
- 14 minMain 1Preparation-note practice
- 18 minMain 2Rotating role plays
- 12 minMain 3Repair and clarify
- 8 minPlenaryTen-mark audit
Exam connection: Current 2028–2030 format: Listening 40 marks; Reading 40 marks; Speaking 40 marks; Writing 40 marks. Writing consists of form filling (5), directed writing of about 80–90 words (10), and extended writing of about 130–140 words (25).
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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 التَّعبير عَن الرَّأي mean?
2. What does التَّفاوُض mean?
3. What does طَلَب النَّصيحة mean?
4. What does التَّدَرُّج في الأَدوار mean?
5. What does حَلّ المُشكِلة mean?
6. What does مُحاكاة الامتِحان 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
Each role-play task is worth 2 marks. Communicate the requested information fully; when a verb is used, make the time frame clear and appropriate. Minor errors may be tolerated if communication remains unambiguous.
Notice the pattern
- أَستَخدِم «تَمثيل الدَّور» في جُملة واضِحة.
- أُوَسِّع إِجابَتي بِسَبَب ومِثال.
- أَستَخدِم «التَّواصُل الفَعَّال» في جُملة واضِحة.
- أَستَخدِم «اللُّغة التَّعامُلِيَّة» في جُملة واضِحة.
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.
أَستَخدِم «تَمثيل الدَّور» في جُملة واضِحة. أُوَسِّع إِجابَتي بِسَبَب ومِثال. أَستَخدِم «التَّواصُل الفَعَّال» في جُملة واضِحة. أَستَخدِم «اللُّغة التَّعامُلِيَّة» في جُملة واضِحة. أَستَخدِم «إِعطاء المَعلومات» في جُملة واضِحة.
- 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.
أَستَخدِم «تَمثيل الدَّور» في جُملة واضِحة. أُوَسِّع إِجابَتي بِسَبَب ومِثال. أَستَخدِم «التَّواصُل الفَعَّال» في جُملة واضِحة. أَستَخدِم «اللُّغة التَّعامُلِيَّة» في جُملة واضِحة. أَستَخدِم «إِعطاء المَعلومات» في جُملة واضِحة.
- What is the main topic of the text?
- Find two words or phrases connected with “Paper 3 — Role Play: Transactional Language at IGCSE Standard”.
- 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 “Paper 3 — Role Play: Transactional Language at IGCSE Standard” 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 Paper 3 — Role Play: Transactional Language at IGCSE Standard. Use at least eight vocabulary items, the lesson grammar and two connectors. Target: a concise exam-style response of the length required by the task.
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Activities
Complete the activities in order, or choose the one that addresses your weakest area.
Starter8 min
Understand the five tasks
Identify what each prompt requires: fact, request, preference, reason, past event or future plan.
Main 114 min
Preparation-note practice
Use keywords, dates, prices and verb cues during supervised preparation. Do not write a full script.
Main 218 min
Rotating role plays
Complete several everyday scenarios such as shopping, travel, services, school or arrangements. Respond naturally to the examiner cue.
Main 312 min
Repair and clarify
Practise asking for repetition appropriately and correcting an ambiguous answer without abandoning the interaction.
Plenary8 min
Ten-mark audit
Score five responses at 0, 1 or 2 and improve every response that did not fully communicate the information.
Useful resources
- 6 IGCSE-format role play tasks across all topic areas
- Role play prompt response guide
- Communication mark scheme criteria
- Peer assessment role play rubric
Stretch / heritage-reader challenge
Heritage readers: perform all 6 role play tasks in formal Arabic register — as if they are professional representatives rather than You. After each, self-assess: did the formal register add Accuracy marks without costing Communication marks? Write a 30-word Arabic note on the relationship between formal register and exam mark schemes.
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Plenary
Finish with a quick check and one clear next step.
Key takeaways
- Respond to all five role-play tasks with complete, relevant information
- Use language appropriate to the transactional situation and make the time frame clear
- Practise preparation notes that support rather than script the response
- Grammar focus: Each role-play task is worth 2 marks. Communicate the requested information fully; when a verb is used, make the time frame clear and appropriate. Minor errors may be tolerated if communication remains unambiguous.
Exit ticket
Complete one five-task role play marked out of 10 using the current 0–2 task descriptors.
Optional follow-up
Prepare keyword notes for two new role-play cards and rehearse complete responses aloud.
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.