Use يَجِب أَن + verb and لا يَجوز + verb to express rules and obligations
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School Rules and Obligations — Must and Must Not
قَواعِد المَدرَسة والاِلتِزامات — يَجِب وَلا يَجوز
School Life · Education
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Learning Objectives
Focus on these outcomes rather than trying to memorise everything at once.
Write a set of 8 school rules in Arabic using modal structures
Understand and respond to rules stated in Modern Standard Arabic
Lesson outline
- 8 minStarterSchool rules in pictures
- 15 minMain 1يَجِب أَن and لا يَجوز — systematic teaching
- 20 minMain 2Writing the school rulebook
- 8 minMain 3Headteacher role play
- 9 minPlenaryMost important rule
Exam connection: Listening: school conversations and descriptions | Reading: timetables, newsletters, notices | Writing: email/article (Paper 4 Q3 format, 80–100 words) | Speaking: role play (school setting) and topic conversation
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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 مَمْنوع / مَمْنوعَة mean?
2. What does مَسْموح / مَسْموحَة mean?
3. What does الاِحتِرام mean?
4. What does قاعِدَة mean?
5. What does الغِياب mean?
6. What does التَّنَمُّر 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
Modal structure: يَجِب أَن + present tense subjunctive verb. Pattern: يَجِب أَن تَكتُب (m.) / تَكتُبي (f.). Negation: لا يَجوز أَن تُدَخِّن (you must not smoke). Contrast: يَجِب أَن تَفعَل (you must do) vs لا يَجوز أَن تَفعَل (you must not do). Impersonal form: يَجِب الاِحتِرام (respect is required — with verbal noun). Introduction to verbal nouns (مصدر) as grammar concept.
Notice the pattern
- يجب أن تكتب.
- يجب أن تكتب واجبك.
- لا يجوز أن تغشّ.
- الهواتف ممنوعة.
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.
يجب أن تكتب. يجب أن تكتب واجبك. لا يجوز أن تغشّ. الهواتف ممنوعة. الحقائب مسموحة.
- 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.
يجب أن تكتب. يجب أن تكتب واجبك. لا يجوز أن تغشّ. الهواتف ممنوعة. الحقائب مسموحة.
- What is the main topic of the text?
- Find two words or phrases connected with “School Rules and Obligations — Must and Must Not”.
- 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 “School Rules and Obligations — Must and Must Not” 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 School Rules and Obligations — Must and Must Not. Use at least eight vocabulary items, the lesson grammar and two connectors. Target: 40–60 words.
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Activities
Complete the activities in order, or choose the one that addresses your weakest area.
Starter8 min
School rules in pictures
Study 8 images of school rules (no phones, wear uniform, no running, be on time, no bullying, listen to Your teacher or partner, do homework, raise hand to speak). You attempt to say the rule in Arabic using يَجِب أَن / لا يَجوز أَن with any verbs they know. Even partial attempts are valuable. teacher or partner reformulates: "You tried to say [X] — in Arabic that is يَجِب أَن تَرفَع يَدَك." This reformulation technique models correct form without correcting harshly.
Main 115 min
يَجِب أَن and لا يَجوز — systematic teaching
Write the two structures on board. Derive 6 school rules together: يَجِب أَن تَلبَس الزِّي المَدرَسي (you must wear uniform). لا يَجوز أَن تُحضِر هاتِفَك إلى الفَصل (you must not bring your phone). يَجِب أَن تَحتَرِم المُعَلِّمين (you must respect teachers). لا يَجوز أَن تَتَأَخَّر (you must not be late). Write each one, noting the subjunctive verb form after أَن. Quick drill: teacher or partner says a rule (English) — You construct it in Arabic. Do 6 more.
Main 220 min
Writing the school rulebook
Create an Arabic school rulebook (قواعد المدرسة): 8 rules total — 4 positive (يَجِب أَن...) and 4 negative (لا يَجوز أَن...). They should cover: uniform, phones, homework, behaviour, attendance, respect, bullying, cheating. Write rules in Arabic script on the template, with a one-word reason for each (لأنَّ...) if they can. Level 1: gap-fill the verb in pre-constructed rules. Level 2: write full rules independently. Level 3 (heritage): write 12 rules and include the verbal noun form (impersonal) for 4 of them.
Main 38 min
Headteacher role play
One student plays the headteacher addressing the school in Arabic — reads 4 school rules from their rulebook. Other You are the student body — they respond to 2 of the rules: agree (نَعَم، هذا عادِل لأنَّ...) or disagree (لا، هذا غَير عادِل لأنَّ...). This speaking activity combines modal structures with opinion language from Lesson 4 — deliberately integrated revision.
Plenary9 min
Most important rule
Each student nominates the ONE most important school rule and explains why in Arabic (one sentence). "في رأيي، القاعِدة الأَهَمّ هي [rule] لأنَّ..." Go around quickly — 6–8 You share. Class votes on the top 3 most popular rules. Study on the board: "القواعد الثلاث الأَهَمّ في رأي صَفِّنا." You copy. Discuss: are these the same as your school's real top rules?
Useful resources
- School rules poster (blank template)
- Modal structure reference card
- School rules gap-fill worksheet
- Role play cards (headteacher addressing students)
Stretch / heritage-reader challenge
Heritage readers: research the concept of أدب الطالب (student etiquette) in Islamic educational tradition — write 6 rules from this tradition in Arabic using يَجِب أَن/لا يَجوز. Compare to modern school rules. Reflect on similarities.
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Plenary
Finish with a quick check and one clear next step.
Key takeaways
- Use يَجِب أَن + verb and لا يَجوز + verb to express rules and obligations
- Write a set of 8 school rules in Arabic using modal structures
- Understand and respond to rules stated in Modern Standard Arabic
- Grammar focus: Modal structure: يَجِب أَن + present tense subjunctive verb. Pattern: يَجِب أَن تَكتُب (m.) / تَكتُبي (f.). Negation: لا يَجوز أَن تُدَخِّن (you must not smoke). Contrast: يَجِب أَن تَفعَل (you must do) vs لا يَجوز أَن تَفعَل (you must not do). Impersonal form: يَجِب الاِحتِرام (respect is required — with verbal noun). Introduction to verbal nouns (مصدر) as grammar concept.
Exit ticket
School rulebook (collected — mark modal structure accuracy). Role play speaking (teacher or partner observation). Plenary opinion sentences.
Optional follow-up
Write 6 school rules you would introduce if you were headteacher — with reasons. Also write 2 rules you would remove from your current school and explain why (لأنَّها...). Use يَجِب/لا يَجوز throughout.
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.