Arabic (9-1) 7180
Build vocabulary and grammar for everyday communication. Practise reading, listening, writing and speaking through familiar topics and original examples.
What you'll cover
- Reading objectives
- Reading subject skills
- Writing objectives
Published syllabus exam years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031. Confirm exam-series and centre availability with your school and Cambridge.
Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Arabic 7180 syllabus map
2025, 2026–2028 and 2029–2031 syllabuses · 9–1 grading
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17 original lessons cover the published reading objectives, summary task, transactional and creative writing forms, and the linked 2025 grammar/rhetorical appendix. Each lesson has an explained example, self-check, and Guided, Independent and Transfer practice. This is an original StudyForA learning sequence, not Cambridge material. The lessons map the published reading and writing objectives, paper tasks, and the linked 2025 grammar/rhetoric appendix. Cambridge's public page does not link that appendix for the 2026–2031 cycles, so the exact current-year grammar and rhetorical list remains pending specialist verification against current support materials and specimen mark schemes. Arabic-language teaching needs review by an Arabic subject specialist. This is not a complete 130-guided-hour course or a timed full examination. Writing and reading explanations are self-review guidance, not Cambridge marks, grades, or examiner feedback.
Choose the document for the examination year: 2025 (June only), 2026–2028 (June and November), or 2029–2031 (June and November). All are listed for administrative zones 3 and 4 only. The 2029–2031 Version 1 was published in September 2026 and says there are no significant teaching changes. Confirm your centre's availability.
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- Exams in 2025 · archive routeJune only · Paper 1 Writing · Paper 2 Reading and Grammar
The 2025 syllabus is listed for June only in zones 3 and 4. Its linked appendix names the grammar and rhetorical devices assessed for that year. Do not apply the appendix as a confirmed checklist for later exam years.
- Exams in 2026–2028June and November · Paper 1 Writing · Paper 2 Reading and Grammar
Use the 2026–2028 syllabus for these exam years. The subject page lists zones 3 and 4. The public page links a 2025 grammar/rhetoric appendix but not a separate list for this cycle; current-cycle specialist verification remains open.
- Exams in 2029–2031June and November · Paper 1 Writing · Paper 2 Reading and Grammar
Use the September 2026 Version 1 syllabus. Cambridge says no significant changes affect teaching; check the exam-year specimen and support materials before assessment practice.
Cambridge designed this qualification for learners who already have working Arabic knowledge. This course teaches reading and writing; it does not include Listening or Speaking because 7180 does not assess those components.
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Both papers are compulsory and externally assessed. Paper 1 is 1 hour 30 minutes and 50 marks, with one Section A choice (letter, speech or report) and one Section B choice (descriptive, narrative or discursive). Paper 2 is 1 hour 30 minutes and 50 marks, with grammar-in-context gap fill, non-fiction comprehension and an around-100-word summary, plus fiction grammar/rhetoric recognition and four sentence transformations. This is an original StudyForA learning sequence, not Cambridge material. The lessons map the published reading and writing objectives, paper tasks, and the linked 2025 grammar/rhetoric appendix. Cambridge's public page does not link that appendix for the 2026–2031 cycles, so the exact current-year grammar and rhetorical list remains pending specialist verification against current support materials and specimen mark schemes. Arabic-language teaching needs review by an Arabic subject specialist. This is not a complete 130-guided-hour course or a timed full examination. Writing and reading explanations are self-review guidance, not Cambridge marks, grades, or examiner feedback.
Reading objectives
- Understand ideas, opinions and attitudesAO-R1
- Recognise explicit meaning, attitudes and ideasAO-R2
- Recognise implicit meaning, attitudes and ideasAO-R3
- Identify information and select what is relevantAO-R4
Reading subject skills
- Explain writer effects and figurative languageREAD-EFFECTS
- Summarise key points logicallyREAD-SUMMARY
Writing objectives
- Present facts, ideas and opinions for a purposeAO-W1
- Express experience, feeling and imaginationAO-W2
- Use register and style for an audienceAO-W3
- Organise coherent paragraphs with linking devicesAO-W4
- Use accurate grammar and appropriate vocabularyAO-W5Classify Arabic nouns and choose the matching formFollow pronouns, demonstratives and relative clausesRecognise verb time, structure and common negationIdentify sentence roles and case relationshipsBuild genitive phrases and follow modifiersRecognise sentence styles and make controlled transformationsRecognise derived nouns and check spelling patternsRevise Arabic writing for clarity and accuracy
2025 grammar/rhetoric appendix
- Grammar and rhetorical structures listed for the 2025 examG-APPENDIX-2025 · Supplemental StudyForA practice, not a syllabus sectionExplain language effects and identify rhetorical devicesClassify Arabic nouns and choose the matching formFollow pronouns, demonstratives and relative clausesRecognise verb time, structure and common negationIdentify sentence roles and case relationshipsBuild genitive phrases and follow modifiersRecognise sentence styles and make controlled transformationsRecognise derived nouns and check spelling patterns
Open assessment coverage
- Verify the current-cycle grammar and rhetoric listP2-GRAMMAR-2026-2031 · Assessment limitation, not a syllabus sectionTeacher, centre, or specialist assessment required
Practice the papers
Practice the papers
- Letter, speech and report writingPaper 1 · Section A · 2 lessons
Choose one extended continuous-prose response from the published transactional formats. Original tasks are practice, not Cambridge questions.
- Descriptive, narrative and discursive writingPaper 1 · Section B · 4 lessonsCreate a focused Arabic descriptionBuild a connected Arabic narrativeWrite a balanced Arabic discussionRevise Arabic writing for clarity and accuracy
Choose one extended response. Self-review helps with task coverage and clarity but does not assign a Cambridge mark.
- Grammar in contextPaper 2 · Section A · 7 lessonsClassify Arabic nouns and choose the matching formFollow pronouns, demonstratives and relative clausesRecognise verb time, structure and common negationIdentify sentence roles and case relationshipsBuild genitive phrases and follow modifiersRecognise sentence styles and make controlled transformationsRecognise derived nouns and check spelling patterns
A non-fiction text has gaps filled from multiple-choice options to test grammar use in context. The exact 2026–2031 current-year grammar list needs specialist verification.
- Non-fiction reading and summaryPaper 2 · Section B · 3 lessonsFind explicit details and select relevant evidenceInfer a writer's attitude and distinguish viewpointsSelect and organise points in a concise summary
Use short-answer comprehension and practise an organised paragraph-length summary of around 100 words.
- Fiction, grammar/rhetoric and transformationsPaper 2 · Section C · 6 lessonsExplain language effects and identify rhetorical devicesFollow pronouns, demonstratives and relative clausesRecognise verb time, structure and common negationIdentify sentence roles and case relationshipsRecognise sentence styles and make controlled transformationsRecognise derived nouns and check spelling patterns
Practise identifying structures and devices from a supplied text, plus prompted sentence changes. The appendix explicitly scoped to 2025 is not presented as a verified 2026–2031 list.
- Choose an exam-year route and review evidenceFull route · study check · 1 lessons
No full timed mock, examiner marking, grade boundary or official result is provided.
Lessons and worked examples
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Find explicit details and select relevant evidence
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Infer a writer's attitude and distinguish viewpoints
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Explain language effects and identify rhetorical devices
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Select and organise points in a concise summary
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Classify Arabic nouns and choose the matching form
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Follow pronouns, demonstratives and relative clauses
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Recognise verb time, structure and common negation
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Identify sentence roles and case relationships
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Build genitive phrases and follow modifiers
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Recognise sentence styles and make controlled transformations
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Recognise derived nouns and check spelling patterns
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Write a letter, speech or report for its audience
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Create a focused Arabic description
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Build a connected Arabic narrative
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Write a balanced Arabic discussion
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Revise Arabic writing for clarity and accuracy
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Plan practice for the two-paper 7180 route
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