Arabic

The list of topics is indicative only (as typically encountered at those levels) to help prospective students select the most appropriate course.
When topics and grammar points appear under several levels, they will be either a revision and/or more in-depth study of the topic/grammar area.
Most grammar structures and vocabulary items are of course encountered again and often reinforced in subsequent levels.
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Accelerator Progression Development Typical topics Grammar

Step 1 The alphabet Short vowels and end markers

Greetings Long vowels
Introductions Sun letter and moon letters
The family Putting words together
Where you live Joining letters with one-way connectors
Work, professions Using the three singular pronouns
Describing things َ – ‫)أنا‬
(ِ‫أنت – أنت‬
Polite requests Masculine and Feminine – “Ta marbuta” ‫ة‬
Asking questions Third person singular pronouns (‫ هي‬- ‫)هو‬
Cities, towns Demonstrative pronouns (‫ هذه‬- ‫)هذا‬
Directions Plural of Masculine and Feminine nouns
Beginners Countries and nationalities Plural with numbers
(continued Numbers (1 to 10) and counting Plural pronouns (‫ نحن‬- ‫)هن – هم‬
next page) Phone number and addresses Noun-Adjective agreement
Using “al” ‫الـ‬
Stage 1 Possessive ending (attached pronouns)
Yes/No questions
(continued
Where (‫)أين‬
next page) Using prepositions of places
(‫ بجانب‬- ‫)على – تحت – بين – في – فوق‬
“Idafa” construction.
Using (‫ لكن‬- ‫)هناك – ليس هناك‬
Adjectives
“Nisba” Adjectives
Dual in Arabic
Using How Many? (‫)كم‬
 Shopping, money
Describing what you have using ‫ عند‬- ‫ل‬ Using (‫)بكم‬
‫– مع‬ Broken Plural – Pattern 1 & 2
Step 2 Colours Demonstrative Pronoun (‫)هؤالء‬
School Word Roots
At the grocer’s, food, dishes Noun and colour agreement
At the restaurant Group words plural
Beginners Talking about the past Plural of place words
The weather Joining sentences together
(continued)
Numbers (10 to 100) Past verbs (singular and plural)
Holidays Broken plural, Pattern 3 & 4
Writing emails and postcards

Past verbs
Stage 1 Step 1 Telling the time, time phrases Types of plurals
Meals of the day Noun – Adjective agreement
(continued) Transport Questions of time
Everyday actions Present tense of verbs
Days of the week Negation of verbs in the present
Renting a car Comparative and superlative adjectives
Comparing past & present Attached pronouns with ‫لكن‬
Writing emails The verb ‫كان‬
Education Weak verbs
Hollow verbs
Defective verbs
Using “from … until”
Broken Plural
Elementary
Plural pattern 5
Step 2 Business & Politics Hamza as a root letter
Months of the year Word order and verbs
Making plans Negating past verbs
Shopping More about Idafa ‫اإلضافة‬
Travelling, holidays, weekends Prefixes in Arabic words
Activities Adverbs of time
Arabic dialects Future tense
 Step 1 Greetings and personal information How to form nisba adjectives ‫النسبة‬
Professions, CVs Interrogative words: ‫ ماذا‬/ ‫ ما‬,‫ْف‬ َ ‫ َكي‬,‫ أَي َْن‬,‫ْف‬
َ ‫َكي‬
Family members Interrogatives: ‫ ماذا‬/ ‫ما‬
Characters ‫؟‬..... َ‫ أ‬/ ‫ َهل‬: Question particle for yes/no questions
Childhood Pronouns
Inside the house, housework Adjectives
Renting a house ّ‫( إنّ –لكن‬Inna wa/lakinna)
Daily routine Connectors: ‫ أمّا‬amm ‫ لذلك‬lidhalik
Sport and leisure Making words plural: Sound external, broken
Preferences internal and collective
Giving reasons Verb to work ‫يعمل‬
Saudi dialect Plural or professions
Present verb ‫المضارع‬
Liana ‫ ألن‬/bisabab ‫بسبب‬
Connecting words and phrases
Kamma anna ‫أنّ كما‬
Verbal nouns and participles ‫به المفعول و الفاعل‬
Lower ‫المصدر‬
Intermediate

Stage 2
(continued Step 2 Moroccan & Tunisian dialects Adjectives, verbs and nouns
next page) Lebanon’s facts and culture Prepositions of place and movement
Ramadan Question Words
Places in a town, directions Imperative ‫األمر‬
Transport Past verbs ‫الماضي الفعل‬
Feelings Past verb negative: ‫( لم‬lam) + Present verb
The past, order of events Interrogative form ‫السؤال صيغة‬
Food and drink, cooking, recipes Plural of ‫شخص‬
Going to the restaurant, menus, dishes Forms of the verb ‫المزيد لفعل‬
Shopping Prepositions
Measures
Giving opinions
Future plans
 Step 1 Iraqi dialect and culture Verbs
Listening and Understanding Nouns
Tamazight language Adjectives, gender
Stage 2 Algeria dialect and culture Prepositions
(continued) The Gulf and Yemen culture Interrogative pronouns
Clothes and accessories Identifying relative pronouns ‫الالتي التي لذين‬
Numbers and prices ‫الّذي‬
Colours
Doubled verbs ‫المضاعف الفعل‬
School, university, education
Add ta marbuta ‫ ة‬describing feminine or plural
Likes and dislikes
Arabic roots ‫ د‬/‫ر‬/ ‫س‬/ and ‫ ع‬/‫ل‬/ ‫م‬/
Feelings: positive/negative
Weak verbs ‫المعتل الفعل‬
Reading and writing a letter
Imperative for instructions: ‫األوامر إصدار‬
Asking for advice
Negative instruction with ‫ال‬
Giving and understanding instructions
Comparatives ‫بفضل‬/ ‫بينما‬
Expressing opinion
Case endings
News and media
The future ‫المستقبل‬, making a future negative
The environment
Intermediate

Step 2 Possibilities Future + (so) ‫ ف‬/ past + (if) ‫ إذا‬/ ‫إن‬

Processes Passive verbs
Health & Illness The imperative
Past habits Demonstratives
Films, theatre Verb ‫بي يستمع‬
Modal verbs
Future tense
Past tense
Kan/ ‫كان‬
Interrogatives