HikmahBridge Arabic · B2
B2 Confident Arabic
The next step after B1: discuss a problem and solution, compare and contrast, and talk about hopes, fears and possibilities. Six lessons so far.
Beta · not yet native-reviewed
Honest status: beta. B2 is a beta level and still in development. Six lessons are ready and working; more are planned. Levels up to C2 also exist as short beta lesson sets; none of the Arabic has been reviewed by a native speaker yet. There is no B2 level check or speaking challenge yet. All Arabic is Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and has not yet been reviewed by a native-speaker teacher. Audio is your device’s text-to-speech, not recordings. Nothing grades your speaking. Progress is saved in this browser only.
Who B2 is for
B2 builds on B1, so it is best after the A1, A2 and B1 lessons. It is not locked: if any B1 lesson feels new, review it first at B1 Independent Arabic.
The lessons
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- Not started Lesson 1: Problems and Solutions — Describe a problem, weigh it from two sides, and propose a solution. (10 phrases)
- Not started Lesson 2: Comparing and Contrasting — Compare two things, say which is better, and contrast them with whereas. (10 phrases)
- Not started Lesson 3: Hopes, Fears and Possibilities — Talk about what you hope for, what you fear, and what might or must be true. (10 phrases)
- Not started Lesson 4: Opinion with Evidence — Give a longer opinion, back it up with evidence and examples, and draw a conclusion. (10 phrases)
- Not started Lesson 5: Describing a Process Step by Step — Describe how something is done in clear steps, and say what to do if a step fails. (10 phrases)
- Not started Lesson 6: Understanding a Short News Report — Follow and retell a short news-style report: announcements, events, figures and expectations. (10 phrases)
What is new at B2
- Weighing a problem from two sides and proposing a solution, with “on one hand” and “on the other hand”.
- Fuller comparison and contrast, including “more … than”, “compared to” and “whereas”.
- Hopes, fears and degrees of certainty: “I hope”, “I fear”, “it is possible that”, “it must be that”, and simple conditional sentences with if.
- Backing up an opinion with evidence and examples, and drawing a conclusion.
- Describing a process step by step, and saying what to do if a step fails.
- Following and retelling a short news-style report.
Each lesson has phrases, listening with your browser voice, practice, a speaking task, a short conversation and a six-question quiz, the same shape as the A1, A2 and B1 lessons.
Still to come
- Planned More B2 lessons, for example summarizing an article and discussing advantages and disadvantages.
- Planned A B2 level check and a B2 speaking challenge.
- Planned Native-speaker review of the B2 Arabic.
Which Arabic is this?
B2 teaches Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), like A1, A2 and B1. The Gulf word bank is a separate regional extension and is not part of B2.