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Unit (1)
Word Meaning
Luggage Suitcase / bags
Calm down Be quiet
Tag A small piece of paper
Twin Two children born at the same time to the same mother
Rama-The cama Is a cross between a male camel and a female llama
Liger Is a cross between a lion and a tiger
Jackal A wild animal like a dog.
Tiger& Lion Both animals belong to cat family
Wolf& Jackal Both animals belong to dog family.
Several Many
Valuable Precious
Mule Is a cross between a donkey and a horse
Famous Well –known
Wool Something that covers a sheep skin
Scales Something that covers a fish skin
Feathers Something that covers a bird skin
Misty Foggy
Distance A space between two places. It's measured in kilometer
Stream Is a small river
River Is a big stream
Mountain Is a big hill
Hill Is a small mountain
Coastline Is a line beside the coast
Valley Is a land between two mountains or hills
Desert Is a place where a little bit or nothing grows
Scene view
Pupil student
Farmland A land for growing crops
Holiday Not being at work
Grazing Eating grass by animals
Tractor A machine used by a farmer
Ploughing Turning over the soil
Plough Something used to break up the soil
Main Most important or biggest
Peak The highest part of a mountain
Make out To see with difficulty
Curtain Something at a window that stops people looking in
Chewing the cud Eating food that was eaten before
Suckle Feed from a mother
Cackling Making a noise by chickens

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Word Meaning
Scratch To rub with nails or feet
Beak A bird’s mouth
Foal A small horse
Mare A female horse
Look for To search
Hump Something on a camel’s back
Plenty of A lot of
Wood Forest
Passenger Someone who is travelling.

Word Opposite Word Opposite

Get off Get in Deep Shallow
Big small Wide Narrow
Usual Unusual Get up Sleep
Possible Impossible Appear disappear
New Old Appearance Disappearance
Male Female White Black
Live Die Awake Asleep
Life Death Expensive Cheap
Alive Dead Interesting Boring
Different The same Happy Sad
Heavy Light Quiet Noisy
Cold Hot Slowly Quickly or fast
Long Short Left Right
Valuable Worthless Near Far
Young Old High Low
Outside Inside Thick Thin
Expected Unexpected

Verbs Nouns Adjectives

Rectangle Rectangular
Circle Circular or round
Curve Curved
Square Square
Triangle Triangular
Straight Straight
Describe Description
Appear Appearance
Disappear Disappearance
Lose Loss Lost
Live Life Alive
Die Death Dead

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Verbs Nouns Adjectives
Heighten Height High
Deepen Depth Deep
Lengthen Length Long
Warm Warmth Warm
Strengthen Strength strong
Weaken Weakness Weak
Rain Rain Rainy
Mist Misty
Sun Sunny
Wind Windy
Drive Drive
Worry Worry Worried
Sing Song
Drink Drink
Climb Climbing
Smartness Smart
Politeness Polite
Patience Patient
Diligence Diligent
Think Thought
Mountain Mountainous
Cover Covering Covered
Arrive Arrival
Except Exception
Divide Division Divided
Possibility Possible
Differ Difference Different
Importance Important
Value Value Valuable
Decide Decision
Graze Grazing
Rock Rocky
End End Endless
Clarify Clarification Clear
Scratch Scratching
Weigh Weight
Greet Greeting
Collect Collection
Examine Examination
Explode Explosion

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Conversations in unit One:

Conversation 1

A: Excuse me Sir, can you help me, please?

B: How can I help you?

A: I have lost my sister.

B: How old is she?

A: She is 10.

B: What is she wearing?

A: She is wearing a blue dress.

B: Don’t worry. I will fnd her.

Conversation 2

A: Excuse me, sir!

B: Can I help you?

A: Yes, I have lost my luggage.

B: Can you describe them, please?

A: Two suitcases.

B: Are they the same size?

A: No, one is bigger than the other.

B: Don’t worry, sir. We will soon fnd them.

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Unit (2)
Word Meaning
Headline It tells in a few words what the report below is about.
Start Commence / begin
Scary Frightening
Wed Marry
Sweetheart Someone you love
Survivor Someone who continues to live after an accident.
Frightened Afraid of something.
Synonyms Words with the same meaning.
Antonyms Words with the opposite meaning
Diligent Hard- working
Recklessly Carelessly
Telescope Something used to study the stars.
Compound words Two known words make a new word.
Painkiller Medicine
Exhausted Very tired
Sensible Reasonable
Tidy- Tidily Neat – Neatly.
Adventures Exploits
Make out Solve
Evergreen A plant that is always green
Scare Fear
Rescue Save
Collapse Fall down
Childhood The early part of a person’s life
Observe Watch carefully
Recover Get back to normal health
Start operation Start working
Rare Uncommon
Giant Huge
Discover Find out
Demolish Pull down / Destroy
Injured hurt
Provide Supply
Terrible- Awful Very bad
A brilliant dream A very good dream
Escape Run away
Lost my hold on Could no longer hold
Nightmare Frightening dream
Nearly Almost
Destroy Damage / Demolish
Illness Disease
Starve Die of hunger

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Word Meaning
Disappear Vanish
Tore pulled
Plantation Land planted with trees or crops
Flattened Blown down to the ground
Landslide Earth slipping down a mountain
Swept Moved quickly
Homeless Having nowhere to live
In living memory Since anybody can remember.
Kph Kilometer per hour
population The number of people in a country.
Measuring Finding the size of something
Scale System of units for describing the size of things
Take charge of Take the responsibility for
Effort Trying to do something
With bare hands Doing something without tools
Every fifth One in five
Disaster An event that causes a great damage
Forest A very large wood
Drought A water shortage after along period with no rain.
Flood Deep water over normally dry land
Flash flood Deep water over normally dry land that moves quickly, such
as in a wadi in a mountain.
Epidemic An illness that spreads quickly and affects many people.
Volcano A mountain with a hole in the top.
Volcanic Eruption A bursting out of the molten rocks.
Famine A shortage of food
Hurricane A powerful storm with strong winds
The Crust The hard rocky surface of the earth.
Plates Sections of the earth crust
Fault Line The place where two plates meet.
Earthquake The shaking of the ground when two plates moves along a
fault line.
Word formation To combine two known words to make a new word
Stem The part of a word that is common to all forms of that word.
Prefix A group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to
change its meaning.
Suffix A group of letters that is added to the end of a word to
change its parts of speech.
Victim A person who died in an accident
Dam A wall to store water
Boxer A person who fights to win money
Slight Small in degree.
Powerful Strong

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Words Opposites
difficult Simple / easy
present past
scruffy Well dressed
silly sensible
nightmare brilliant dream
slow down hurry up
natural artificial
liquid solid
local international
slight total / great /serious
increase decrease
cheap expensive
worst best
inside outside
Slight Serious

Verbs Nouns Adjectives

Shorten Shortness Short
Simplify Simplification Simple
Wed Wedding
Marry Marriage Married
Electricity Electrical
Survive Survivor / Survival
Darken Darkness Dark
Operate Operation
Excite Excitement
Recover Recovery Recovered
Injure Injury Injured
Observe Observation Observed
Explain Explanation
Ice Icy
Summarize Summary
Repeat Repetition Repeated
Interest Interest Interested
Move Movement
Beauty Beautiful
Nature Natural
Disaster Disastrous
Volcano Volcanic
Erupt Eruption
Melt Molten
Power Powerful
Hunger Hungry

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Verbs Nouns Adjectives
Affect Effect Effective
Consider Consideration Considerable
Urgency Urgent
Adapt Adaption Adapted
Motivate Motivation Motivational
Invite Invitation Invited
Find Finding Found
Starve Starvation
Collect Collection

Conversations in Unit Two:

Conversation 1

A: I had a nightmare last night.

B: Really! What about?

A: It was terrifed. I dreamt that a dog is running towards me.

B: What happened then?

A: I tried to escape, but I couldn’t.

Conversation 2

A: I had a brilliant dream last night.

B: Really! What was it?

A: I dreamt that I bought a new car.

B: Did you drive it?

A: No, my brother drove it.

B: What happened then?

A: I woke up.

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Unit (3)
Words Meanings
Experience Doing and finding about something.
Opportunity Chance
Vacancy Unfilled job
Run Manage
Salary Amount of money as pay
Offering Saying you can have
Willing Ready, Prepared
Advantage Something that puts you ahead of other people
Qualification Things that show you have had the right training.
Duties What you have to do
Administration Organization and office work
Environment The world around us
Knowledge Knowing about something
Handicapped Disabled people
Driving license Written permission to drive
First-aid Help given to injured people before the doctor comes
Marketing The science of selling.
Apply Ask for a job officially
Applicant Someone who applies for a job.
Get on well with To be liked by other people
Efficient Works well, without wasting time or energy.
Excellent Very , very good
Hobbies Spare-time interests
Ambition Desire
To put on To organize and perform a play.
To pass To be successful in a test.
Parents Mother and father
Reply Answer
Popular Famous
Advisor Someone who gives advice
Position Job
Carry on Continue
School-leaver Students in their last year at school
I don’t know I have no idea
Hopeless Very bad
Recently In the time just before now
That’s it That’s all that I can think of
If I were in your shoes If I were in your position
Refuse To turn down / reject

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Words Meanings
P.a. [Per annum] Per a year
Layout Design ( of a text)
Formal Bossiness-like , not friendly
Sir A way of talking politely to a man
Madam A way of talking politely to a woman
Career Job
Yours faithfully One phrase to end a letter
House builder Someone who builds houses.
Furniture maker Someone who makes furniture
Bus driver Someone who drives buses
Football player Someone who plays football
Coffee grower Someone who grows coffee
Lion tamer Someone who tames lions
Tightrope walker Someone who walks along tightropes.
Project manager Someone who manages projects
Tourist guide Someone who guides tourists
Firefighter Someone who fights fires
Bookseller Someone who sells books
Taxi-driver Someone who drives taxis
Computer programmer Someone who programs computers
Dressmaker Someone who makes dresses
Film director Someone who directs films
Newsreader Someone who reads news
Science teacher Someone who teaches science
Bank manager Someone who manages banks
Life-guard Someone who saves people's life.

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Adjectives Nouns Verbs Nouns
Friendly Friendliness Organize Organization
Patient Patience Apply Applicant / Application
Able Ability Experience Experience
Conscientious Conscientiousness Train Training
Successful Success Qualify Qualification
Literate Literacy Administrate Administration
Ambitious Ambition Require Requirement
Adventurous Adventure Know Knowledge
Begin Beginning
Muddy Mud Enjoy Enjoyment
Qualified Qualification Advise Advice /advisor
Difficult Difficulty Accept Acceptance
Ambitious Ambition Develop Development
Official Office Advertise Advertisement
Interview Interview
Report Reporter
Refer Reference
Connect Connection
Deal Dealing
Employ Employer
Direct Director
Greet Greeting
Communicate communication
Succeed Success
Refuse Refusal
Reject Rejection

Words Opposites
Sure Unsure
Offer Ask
Increase Decrease
Permanent Temporary
Receive Send
Advantage Disadvantage
Local International
Accept Turn down / refuse
Regular Irregular
Necessary Unnecessary
Formal Informal

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Conversation in Unit Three:

Conversation1

A: How can I help you?

B: I need your advice.

A: What do you want to do afer leaving school?

B: I have no idea.

A: What are you good at?

B: English and biology.

A: Why don’t you study to be a doctor?

B: Thank you. That’s a good idea.

Conversation 2

A: What are you doing, mom?

B: I'm cooking a fsh curry.

A: That sounds good, but what are these?

B: These are the ingredients. I always prepare them before I start cooking.

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Unit (4)
Words Meanings
Grill Cook on coal.
Grind To break something, such as sorghum into powder
Peel To remove the skin of fruit or vegetables
Grate To rub cheese or carrots…etc.
Chop To cut something into small pieces.
Squeeze Press
Simmer Boil gently
Stir To move a liquid or substance around with a spoon o stick in order
to mix it together
loomi Dried lime
Ingredients Things you use in cooking.
Baharat Mixture of spices
Area Zone - region
Kayak A kind of boat
Igloo A house made of snow
Stem The part that is common to all forms of a word.
Investigate Examine – Check - Find out
Procedure Process / way
Carry out Do / Perform
Packed Put in tightly
Brine Salt water
Soft Smooth
Remove Take out
Harvest Take from trees
Belt Long thin strip of rubber
Soak Put in liquid for a long time
Olives Are small black or green fruit
A stone Is a seed found in the middle of the olives
Stuffing Is the process of putting red pepper paste inside the olives
A jar Is a small glass bottle
Laboratory A place where experiments are carried out
Borrowing Taking words from other language
Compound Is a word which is made up of two different words
Words
Blanching Changing the color of peas.

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Connect Connection
Prepare Preparation Nouns Adjectives
Teach Teaching Agriculture Agricultural
Cut Cut North Northern
Form Form-Formation Tropic Tropical
Inform Information Humidity Humid
Water Water West Western
Search Search Moderation Moderate
Present Presentation Center Central
Combine Combination East Eastern
Discover Discovery comfort Comfortable
Create Creation Freezing Frozen
Borrow Borrowing
Remove Removal
Know Knowledge
Define Definition
Measure Measurement
Invent Invention
Examine Examination
Collect Collection
Investigate Investigation
Protect Protection
Conclude Conclusion
Express Expression
Treat Treatment
Serve Service
Contribute Contribution
Experiment Experiment
Mix Mixture
Press Pressure
Introduce Introduction
Add Addition
Depart Departure
Design Design
Hypothesize Hypothesis
Conclude Conclusion
Confirm Confirmation
Freeze Freezing
Can Canning
Store Storage
Stuff Stuffing
Save Safety
Sick Sickness

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Science Section
Science One: Acids and Alkalis

Words Definitions
An acid Is a substance that reacts with bases to produce salts. Or a substance
that has a sharp or sour taste.
A base Is a substance that reacts with acids to produce salts.
An alkalis Are bases that dissolve in water. Or ashes of plants.
The litmus Is a vegetables dye that is used to taste the acidity of solutions.
It is green, but when put in an ACID solution, it turns RED. If the
solution is ALKALINE, it turns BLUE
The PH scale Is a scale used to measure the strength of acids or alkalis
The acid rain Is the rain that contains an acid because of the dissolved gases of the
burned coal or oil in water.
Vinegar An acidic liquid that contains acetic acid.
Lime Is calcium hydroxide.
Baking Browder Is bicarbonate of soda.
A wasp sting Is alkaline, so it can be neutralized with an acid
A bee sting Is acidic, so it can be neutralized with an alkali.
Distilled water It has a neutral pH value.
Science Two: States of matter

Words Definitions
Matters Materials in the universe
It describes what things are made of.
States of matter The three different forms of matter: Solid, Liquid and gas
States Forms
Solids Are states of matter that have fixed shape that cannot changed
easily.
In a solid, particles are packed together and can hardly move.
Liquids Are states of matter that have no fixed shape and can only be
picked up in a container.
In a liquid, particles have enough rooms to change places
Gases Are states of matter that have no fixed shape and should be kept in
closed containers.
In a gas, particles move freely to fill any space.
Steam Is the gaseous form of water
The kinetic Theory States that a matter is made up of particles which are always in
motion = ( Always moving).
Water Is the only substance that is easy to find in three states of matter.

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Science Three: Light

Words Definitions
Light Is a form of energy. Or a form of energy that acts like a stream of
particles.
Quantum Theory States that light is a combination of particles and waves.
Angle of reflection Is an angle at which the light is reflected.
Angle of incidence Is an angle at which the light hits the surface.
Scatter To move quickly in different directions.
Reflection Is an activity of seeing things.
Refraction Is the bending of the light waves when they pass from one
transparent medium to another.
Lenses Are specially-shaped pieces of glass that refract light.
A convex lens Is a lens which is thicker in the middle than at the edges and can
make objects look larger.
A concave lens Is a lens which is thinner in the middle than at the edges and can
make objects look smaller.
Prism Is an example of refraction

Science Four: Sound

Words Definitions
Sound It is created by something vibrating.
Frequency The numbers of sound waves per second.
Hertz (Hz) A unit used to measure the frequency of sound.
Ultrasonic Beyond sound.
Ultrasonic Frequencies higher than those that can be heard by people. It is used to
Sound find invisible flows in solid metal.
Volume Amount of sound produced by TV or radio…..etc
Decibel (db) A unit used to measure the volume of sound

Science Five: The Arab Scientists

Words Definitions
A mathematician A person who studies mathematics.
A geographer A person who studies geography.
A physicist A person who studies physics.
A chemist A person who studies chemistry.
A pharmacist A person who studies how drugs are prepared.
Astronomer A person who studies stars and planets.
A physician A person who studies medicine.

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Science Six: Vaccination

Words Definitions
Vaccination Using a very weak form of a disease that could lead to immunity.
or
Vaccine
Smallpox A serious disease that leaves marks on your skin. It is found in human.
Cowpox A disease similar to smallpox, but only found in cattle.
Commonplace Existing everywhere. / be common
Breakthrough A sudden important new discovery.
Aids It is one of the most feared diseases in the history.
Rapid Quick / Fast
Rabid To be infected by rabies.

Synonyms of some words in the science section

Words Synonyms
Corrode Eat away
Alkali Ashes of plants
Rock Huge stone
Soak To put in water for a while.
Stung To be hurt by bees.
Room Space
Matter Material
Form Shape
Particle Molecule
Property Quality
Pick up Carry
Vapour Steam
Packed together Close together
Vacuum Space
Behave Act
State Condition – Form
Motion Always moving
Heat Put something on fire
Hold Carry
Melt Dissolve
Emit Give out
Split Divided
Observe notice
Vary Differ
Visible Can be seen
Visibility How clearly things can be seen.
Vibrate To shake quickly

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Words Synonyms

Allow Permit
Significant Important
Influence Affect
Discover Find out

Science Section
Verbs Nouns Adjectives
Define Definition Defined
Mean Meaning Meaningful
Chemistry Chemical
React Reaction
Produce Production Produced
Acid Acidic
Alkali Alkaline
Neutralize Neutralization Neutral
Detect Detecting
Measure Measurement
Concentrate Concentration
Pollute Pollution Polluted
Gas Gaseous
Heat Heating
Evaporate Evaporation / Vapour
Behave Behavior
Observe Observation
Combine Combination
Reflect Reflection Reflected
Refract Refraction Refracted
Vibrate Vibration Vibrated
Vary Variation
Direct Direction Directed
Industry Industrial
Visibility Visible
Loudness Loud
Pain Painful
Deafness Deaf
Science Scientific
Circulate Circulation
Educate Education Educated
Medicine Medical
Contribute Contribution
Invent Invention
Molecule Molecular

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Verbs Nouns Adjectives
Influence Influence Influenced
Believe Belief
Prove Proof
Recognize Recognition
Realize Realization
Compare Comparison
Heal Healing
Memorize Memory
Understand Understanding
Discuss Discussion
Vaccinate Vaccination / Vaccine
Succeed Success Successful
Treat Treatment
Cure Cure
Know Knowledge Known
Notice Notice
Immunize Immunization / Immunity
Similarity Similar
Signify Significance Significant
Endanger Danger Dangerous
Fear Fear Feared
Diagnose Diagnosis
Infect Infection Infectious
Transmit Transmission
illness ill
Provide Provision
Equivalence Equivalent
Introduce Introduction
Shade Shady

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