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School subjects, types of school and opinions
Talking about school subjects is a must for every paper. Give an opinion and back it up with a reason.
Subjects
Types of school
مَدْرَسة ابْتِدائِيّة primary school, مَدْرَسة ثانَوِيّة secondary school, مَدْرَسة مُخْتَلَطة mixed school, مَدْرَسة لِلْبَنات girls' school, مَدْرَسة خاصّة private school, مَدْرَسة حُكومِيّة state school.
مُعَلِّم / مُعَلِّمة teacher, طالِب / طالِبة student, صَفّ class, classroom, مُديرُ المَدْرَسة headteacher.
مُعَلِّم / مُعَلِّمة teacher, طالِب / طالِبة student, صَفّ class, classroom, مُديرُ المَدْرَسة headteacher.
Opinions
مادَّتي المُفَضَّلةُ هِيَ ... = My favourite subject is ...
أُحِبُّ الرِّياضِيّاتِ لِأَنَّها مُفيدة = I like maths because it is useful (الرياضيات is a plural of things, so لأنّها).
لا أُحِبُّ التّاريخَ لِأَنَّهُ صَعْب = I don't like history because it is difficult.
سَهْل easy, صَعْب difficult, مُفيد useful, مُمْتِع enjoyable, مُمِلّ boring.
أُحِبُّ الرِّياضِيّاتِ لِأَنَّها مُفيدة = I like maths because it is useful (الرياضيات is a plural of things, so لأنّها).
لا أُحِبُّ التّاريخَ لِأَنَّهُ صَعْب = I don't like history because it is difficult.
سَهْل easy, صَعْب difficult, مُفيد useful, مُمْتِع enjoyable, مُمِلّ boring.
Translate: My favourite subject is history because it is interesting.
- My favourite subject: مادتي المفضلة.
- Is history: هي التاريخ (هي links the two parts).
- Because it is interesting: لأنّه ممتع (التاريخ is masculine).
Answer: مادتي المفضلة هي التاريخ لأنّه ممتع.
Subjects: الرياضيات، العلوم، التاريخ، الجغرافيا، الفن. مادتي المفضلة هي ... Because: لأنّه (masculine), لأنّها (feminine and plural things). Types: ابتدائية، ثانوية، مختلطة، خاصة، حكومية.
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