Intermediate and advanced learners will discover how to use the Arabic linguistic features that are key to achieving written fluency. Each unit contains carefully selected exercises where students practise their vocabulary and grammar in a range of registers and contexts: writing a CV, a short story, a love letter, an essay and many more.

Unit 1: Connectors Addictive conjunctionContrastive conjunction Temporal conjunctionListingCausalityResult ComparisonStart and end phrases Summaries Expressing opinionsSimilarityProbabilityExpressions for commenting on textsExpressing certainty and insistence Expressing your sentimentsWriting paragraphs Unit 2: LettersPersonal lettersCongratulation lettersResponding to a congratulations letterLove letterCondolence letterletter of apology Responding to a letter of apologyWriting a Curriculum Vitae Resignation Letter Unit 3: Stylistic expressions and vocabulary Care and attention to detail Expressing hard work and efforts Expressing emotion Expressing progressFailure and disappointment Time and ageEconomy and tradeElectionsGratitude Doubt and uncertainty Admiration Unit 4: Free Writing How to write a precis Writing an introduction and conclusion Writing a news report Writing an essay in Arabic Punctuation Introducing a TV show Unit 5: Creative Writing What is a short story in Arabic? Rhetorical features of the Arabic short story Unit 6: Arabic Expressions and Vocabulary in Context Diplomatic expressions Environment-related expressions Expressions of corruption Expressions of war and conflict Election expressions Economic expressions Law and orderExpressions of power and authority Connecting expressions Unit 7: Arabic Media Writing Diplomacy Elections Economy Environment and Natural Disasters Revolutions and law War and Peace Unit 8: My Writing Errors Phonetical errorsMorphological errors Grammatical errors Errors of expression Errors of vocabulary Key