Learning Objectives
Understand and use 5 Arabic proverbs related to work and success
Discuss cultural values around work, education and ambition in Arab societies
Write a reflective paragraph using a proverb as a starting point
📌 Formal connectors: لِذا / لِذَلِك, وَمِن هُنا, وَنَستَنتِج أَنَّ, بِناءً على ذَلِك
Lesson Outline
⏳ 8 minStarter: Proverb power — cross-cultural comparison
⏳ 15 minMain 1: Five Arabic proverbs on work and success
⏳ 18 minMain 2: Reflective paragraph — proverb as starting point
⏳ 9 minMain 3: Values discussion — what does success mean?
⏳ 10 minPlenary: Create your own proverb
Proverbs & Values
📜 Arabic Proverbs
مَن جَدَّ وَجَد
He who strives finds
proverbالصَّبر مِفتاح الفَرَج
Patience is the key to relief
proverbالعِلم في الصِّغَر كالنَّقش على الحَجَر
Learning in youth is like engraving on stone
proverbاُطلُبوا العِلم مِن المَهد إلى اللَّحد
Seek knowledge from cradle to grave
proverbإِنَّ مَع العُسر يُسراً
With hardship comes ease
proverb
📌 Values Vocabulary
الجِدّ والاِجتِهاد
diligence and hard work
valueالمُثابَرة
perseverance
valueالتَّعاوُن
cooperation
valueأَخلاقِيَّات العَمَل
work ethic
value
📌 Formal Connectors
لِذا / لِذَلِك
therefore
connectorوَمِن هُنا
and from this / hence
connectorوَنَستَنتِج أَنَّ
and we conclude that
connectorبِناءً على ذَلِك
based on that
connector
📝 Example Sentences
مَن جَدَّ وَجَد؛ لِذا سَأَجتَهِد.
وَمِن هُنا نَستَنتِج أَنَّ العَمَل قِيمة مُهِمَّة.
Grammar: Formal Connectors
📌 1. لِذا / لِذَلِك — therefore
Used to show cause and effect in formal writing.
العَمَل يُعطِي نَتائِج. لِذا، سَأَعمَل بِجِدّ.
📌 2. وَمِن هُنا — and from this / hence
Connects a conclusion to a broader implication.
يُعَلِّمُنا هذا المَثَل أَهمِّيَّة الصَّبر. وَمِن هُنا نَفهَم قِيمَة المُثابَرة.
📌 3. وَنَستَنتِج أَنَّ — and we conclude that
Formal conclusion structure.
وَنَستَنتِج أَنَّ النَّجاح يَحتاج إلى جُهد.
📌 4. بِناءً على ذَلِك — based on that
Used to draw a final conclusion or action.
بِناءً على ذَلِك، سَأُطَوِّر مَهاراتي.