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Unit 1: A New You - LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

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Unit 1: A New You - LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

حل أسئلة وتمارين كتاب اللغة العربية للصف الثامن

📑 Article Contents

📝 Exercises 1-3

📖 Grammar Focus

📓 Practice

📌 Additional Info

🔗 More Resources

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1 In pairs, look at the photo and answer the questions.

1 Why do you think the people in the photo wanted to change things about themselves?

Students’ own answers

2 How often do you like to change your appearance?

Students’ own answers

3 What was the last thing you did to make a change to yourself?

Students’ own answers

2 Read the interview with Hala and Asma and find the following information.

1 some things Asma wants to change about her appearance

Asma wants to take care of her skin.

2 some things Hala wants to change about her appearance

Hala wants to wear different colours and grow her hair.

3 some things they both want to do

Start doing sports and get in shape.

3 Read and listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

1 What does Asma invite Hala to do?

(Reworded for clarity) She invites Hala to order food and watch a movie together.

2 Why does she turn down her invitation?

(Reworded for clarity) Hala declines because she isn't fond of Shawarma and has plans to study and exercise.

Future arrangements and intentions

4 Look at sentences 1–4. Which sentence expresses …

a) an arrangement in a certain place in the future?

4 We’re ordering from that new Shawarma place.

b) an intention in the near future?

1 We’re going to start doing sports.

c) an arrangement at a certain time in the future?

3 Dana’s coming round at seven.

d) a plan or ambition in the more distant future?

2 Asma’s going to look for a job next summer.

5 Study the Grammar box and check your answers to Exercise 4. Then in pairs, find more examples of the Present Continuous and going to in the interview on page 4 and the conversation in Exercise 3.

going to try wearing different colours
going to grow my hair a little longer
going to start doing sports
going to get fitter
going to work on her swimming skills
going to be more sociable
going to study harder
going to look for a job
going to cousin Lama’s
going to stay at home

6 Look at Hala’s diary and write sentences with the correct forms of the Present Continuous. Then in pairs, close your books and ask and answer questions about the diary.

Example Questions:

What’s Hala doing on Wednesday?

Is she visiting Petra on Thursday?

Day	Arrangement / Intention
Wednesday:	Hala’s going to Lama’s house at 5 p.m. They’re working on a school project.
Thursday:	She isn’t going on a school trip to Petra because it’s cancelled.
Friday:	She’s going to a street festival with her mum and dad at 8 p.m.
Saturday:	She’s going to visit the charity centre at 10.30 a.m.
Sunday:	She’s studying with Asma. They’re studying at 4 p.m.

📌 Additional Information & Notes

📘 About This Lesson

This lesson (1A) introduces key vocabulary about self-improvement and the crucial grammatical difference between 'going to' for intentions and the Present Continuous for fixed future arrangements. Mastering this helps in discussing clear future plans.