Arabic Level 3 Afternoon is an Elementary Arabic course for students who have already studied some Arabic. Arabic Level 3 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours. This is a less intensive course than our evening 6-week Level 3 Arabic course, allowing you to ease your way into the language at a slower and more relaxed pace.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Eating and drinking
• Talking about ethnic foods and favourite cuisines
• Talking with the waiter
• Communicative phrases at the restaurant
• Talking about yesterday
• Questions with ‘what’

Linguistic aims

• Group words
• Past tense
• Plural and joint cases

Socio-cultural aspects

• Real or virtual tour to an Arabic restaurant

This language course includes

•  Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 3 is an Elementary Arabic course for students who have already studied some Arabic. Arabic Level 3 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours. 

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Eating and drinking
• Talking about ethnic foods and favourite cuisines
• Talking with the waiter
• Communicative phrases at the restaurant
• Talking about yesterday
• Questions with ‘what’

Linguistic aims

• Group words
• Past tense
• Plural and joint cases

Socio-cultural aspects

• Real or virtual tour to an Arabic restaurant

This language course includes

•  Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 3 Sundays is an Elementary Arabic course for students who have already studied some Arabic. Arabic Level 3 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours. 

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Important Notice

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Eating and drinking
• Talking about ethnic foods and favourite cuisines
• Talking with the waiter
• Communicative phrases at the restaurant
• Talking about yesterday
• Questions with ‘what’

Linguistic aims

• Group words
• Past tense
• Plural and joint cases

Socio-cultural aspects

• Real or virtual tour to an Arabic restaurant

This language course includes

•  Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 4 Afternoons is an Elementary Arabic course for students who have already studied some Arabic. Arabic Level 4 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours. This is a less intensive course than our evening 6-week Level 4 Arabic course, allowing you to ease your way into the language at a slower and more relaxed pace.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Topics:

• Describing the weather, trips and adventures
• Writing postcards
• Holidays
• Talking about going on school trips
• Camping
• Planning a holiday with family

Grammar:

• Future tense
• Verbs in the plural

Cultural exposure:

• A tour in Marrakesh

This language course includes: 

•  Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 4 is an Elementary Arabic course for students who have already studied some Arabic.  Arabic Level 4 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours. 

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Describing the weather, trips and adventures
• Writing postcards
• Holidays
• Talking about going on school trips
• Camping
• Planning a holiday with family

Linguistic aims

• Future tense
• Verbs in the plural

Socio-cultural aspects

• A tour in Marrakesh

This language course includes

•  Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Our Fast Track Arabic Level 3 and 4 course is designed for complete beginners who are looking to accelerate their language learning. Classes take place twice a week at our school in Covent Garden. Led by qualified, experienced teachers, our lessons are dynamic, engaging, and focused on spoken communication. Classes include a variety of interactive activities such as group discussions, role-plays, and practical exercises to build fluency and confidence.

Is this course for you?

This course is aimed at students who have already started learning Arabic. It is recommended that you have previously completed Arabic levels 1 and 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours. If you’re looking to make faster progress and can attend classes twice a week, this course is a great fit. However, if you prefer a slower pace or have a busier schedule, we also offer evening, afternoon and weekend courses that take place once a week—perfect for learners seeking a less intense option. If you already have some knowledge of Arabic, we recommend taking our placement test or contacting the Foreign Language Department, as a more suitable course may be available for you. After this course, continue your learning with Level 5 and 6 and beyond. Progression is based on your class participation and self-study—there are no formal tests. To help you better understand our level system, check our level chart.

Course Dates:

Mondays and Wednesdays: 9th March 2026 – 29th April (Easter Break – 30th March – 8th April 2026)
Tuesdays and Thursdays:12th May 2026 – 25th June 2026 (Spring Break 26th and 28th May 2026)
Mondays and Wednesdays: 6th July – 12th August 2026
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 1st September – 8th October 2026
Mondays and Wednesdays: 12th October – 25th November 2026 (Autumn Break – 26th and 28th October 2026)

What’s Included in your course?

• Lesson summaries, notes & resources
• Arabic study tips
• Additional study resources
• Support from experienced teachers
• Exclusive workshops and events to IH London students

By the end of your course, you should be able to:

• Interact in supermarkets and restaurants.
• Describe their favourite dishes and give opinions about food.
• Ask and answer questions about past events (e.g., “What happened yesterday?”).
• Join ideas and actions into more complex statements and conversations in the past tense.
• Use vocabulary related to food, packaging, places, and dining.
• Classify and use group words (e.g., categories of food).
• Construct and use past tense verbs appropriately in conversation.
• Ask questions about the past using the interrogative “”what?””.
• Apply plural and dual case endings in past-tense sentence construction.
• Describe past travel experiences and vacations, including where you went, what you did, and how you felt.
• Talk about the weather in different contexts (e.g., during a trip or daily life).
• Use numbers from 11 to 100 in meaningful contexts, such as describing quantities, dates, or durations.
• Use plural patterns, enhancing vocabulary flexibility and grammatical accuracy.
• Construct sentences with numbers from 11 to 100, including the rule for combining them with singular nouns.
• Apply past tense in the plural form to describe group actions and collective experiences.
• Expand written skills through the composition of short texts such as emails and messages.
• Understand the structure of higher numbers in Arabic and their grammatical interaction with nouns. .

Materials

Suggested Coursebook
Wightwick, Jane, and Mahmoud Gaafar. Mastering Arabic 1. 4th ed.
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
ISBN: 9781350367265

For this course we will use units 12 to 15 in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course.

Arabic Level 5 Afternoons is an Elementary Arabic course for students who are already in the process of learning Arabic. Arabic Level 5 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 4 or a course of at least 48 class hours. This is a less intensive course than our evening 6-week Level 5 Arabic course, allowing you to ease your way into the language at a slower and more relaxed pace.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Topics

• Asking questions
• Asking for directions
• Describing your city
• Talking about capital cities vs. towns
• Countries and nationalities
• Numbers and counting
• Asking how many and how much
• Buying and selling.

Grammar

• Introducing action verbs عندي after introducing family
• Negation in the present tense form
• Sun and moon letters
• Genitive case
• Spelling rules for Hamza
• Idafa (the possessive form)
• Dual form

Cultural exposure

• A tour of the Arab World on the map

This language course includes

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 5 is an Elementary Arabic course for students who are already in the process of learning Arabic. Arabic Level 5 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 4 or a course of at least 48 class hours.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Communicative aims

• The time and everyday routine
• Making comparisons
• Biggest things in the world
• Days of the week
• Comparing the past and the present

Linguistic aims

• Negative statements
• Pronouns and demonstratives
• Superlative

Socio-cultural aspects

• The World’s Wonders

This language course includes  

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 6 Afternoon is an Elementary Arabic course for students who are already in the process of learning Arabic. Arabic Level 6 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 5 or a course of at least 60 class hours. This is a less intensive course than our evening 6-week Level 6 Arabic course, allowing you to ease your way into the language at a slower and more relaxed pace.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Education and business
• School and university
• Talking about school subjects and making comparisons
• Future plans
• Months of the year

Linguistic aims

• Past negation and future negation
• Word order verbs
• Expanding on Idafa

Socio-cultural aspects

• Doing business in Dubai

This language course includes  

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 6 is an Elementary Arabic course for students who are already in the process of learning Arabic. Arabic Level 6 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 5 or a course of at least 60 class hours.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week.

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Education and business
• School and university
• Talking about school subjects and making comparisons
• Future plans
• Months of the year

Linguistic aims

• Past negation and future negation
• Word order verbs
• Expanding on Idafa

Socio-cultural aspects

• Doing business in Dubai

This language course includes: 

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 7 is an Elementary Arabic course for students who are already in the process of learning Arabic. Arabic Level 7 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 6 or a course of at least 72 class hours.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Talking about yourself and others
• Asking about others
• Talking about nationality
• Greetings
• Family and friends
• Describing characteristics
• Talking about childhood experiences
• Describing your house and rooms
• Renting a room
• Talking about the concept of shared houses

Linguistic aims

• Review of pronouns and the past tense
• The plurals and adjectives

Socio-cultural aspects

• A look at Egypt & Saudi Arabia

This language course includes: 

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips 

Arabic Level 8 is an Elementary Arabic course for students who are already in the process of learning Arabic. Arabic Level 8 requires that you have previously studied Arabic Level 7 or a course of at least 84 class hours.

Our Arabic language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Lessons take place once a week. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Work and routine
• Talking about a typical day at work (including issues
  and challenges)
• Writing a resume and applying for jobs
• Talking about sports and leisure activities
• Talking about preferences and making comparisons
• Hobbies and going out

Linguistic aims

• Review of the present form
• Verbal nouns and participles

Socio-cultural aspects

• A look at Syria & Morocco

This language course includes: 

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Arabic language teachers 
• Arabic language study tips