Cambridge O Level

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ARABIC 3180/01
Paper 1 Composition October/November 2021

1 hour 30 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer two topics in total:
Section A: answer one topic.
Section B: answer one topic.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 45.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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Section A – Letter, Report or Speech, Dialogue

1 From the topics listed below, write one composition of about 120 words in Arabic. It will be to your
advantage to keep to the recommended length.

‫ اكتب رسالة لجدتك تشرح لها كيف أنفقت المبلغ الذي‬.‫ تونس‬،‫حسناء وعنوانك شارع البحر‬/‫أ – اسمك حسن‬
.‫أرسلته إليك بمناسبة نجاحك في االمتحانات‬
(a) Your name is Hasan/Hasna and your address is Al-Bahr street, Tunisia. Write a letter to your
grandmother explaining how you spent the money she sent you on passing your exams.

.‫ب – اكتب ِخطاباً تُلقيه على زمالئك في نادي الثقافة عن أهمية تعلم اللغات األجنبية‬
(b) Write a speech to deliver to your friends at the Culture Club about the importance of learning
foreign languages.

.‫ت – اكتب حوا اًر بينك وبين والدك تحاول فيه أن تقنعه بشراء حيوان أليف وتشرح له فوائد ذلك‬
(c) Write a dialogue that takes place between you and your father in which you try to convince
him to buy a pet and explain the benefits of having one.
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Section B – Essay

2 From the topics listed below, write one essay of about 200 words in Arabic. It will be to your
advantage to keep to the recommended length.

.‫العمال والزبائن‬
ُ ‫ تحدث عن المبنى من الداخل والخارج و‬.‫المفضل‬
ُ ‫أ – صف مطعمك‬
(a) Describe your favourite restaurant. Talk about the building from inside and outside, its workers
and customers.

ِ .‫ يرن جرس الهاتف وتسمع صوتاً غريباً يطلب منك مغادرة المنزل فو اًر‬.‫ب – أنت في البيت وحدك‬
‫احك ما‬
.‫حدث بعد ذلك‬
(b) You are at home alone. The phone rings and you hear a strange voice telling you to leave the
house at once. Narrate what happened next.

.‫ اكتب قصة تنتهي بهذه المقولة‬."‫ت – "ولهذا أقول إن هذا الصديق هو المثال الحقيقي للوفاء‬
(c) ‘This is why I say that this friend is the true example of loyalty.’ Write a story ending in this
saying.

‫ هل توافق؟‬.‫ث – يقول بعضهم إن المنافسات الرياضية وسيلة رائعة للتقريب بين الشعوب‬
(d) Some people say that sport competitions are a great way to bring people together.
Do you agree?
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