Headway Academic Skills Level 2 Unit 4

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according to (prep)

 

 

 

 

P.23 It then speeds the car up or slows it down according to the traffic conditions.

 

 

حسب

achieve (v)

 

 

 

 

P.23 Noise reduction will be achieved in three main ways:

 

 

يحقق

aim (n)

 

 

 

 

p.23 The aim is to reduce the noise from a plane so that city-dwellers will no longer hear it passing overhead once it has left the airport

 

 

هدف

announce (v)

 

 

 

 

 p.23 Annoyance from aeroplane noise could be a thing of the past as plans are announced to design a silent aircraft.

 

 

يعلن

conditions (n)

 

 

 

 

p.23 The first radar then speeds the car up or

slows it down according to the traffic conditions.

 

 

حالات

constantly (adv)

 

 

“E=MC squared” Energy equals Motion times a Constant, squared. (Einstein)دائم

 

p.23 It crashes constantly and instead of saving me time, I seem to spend all my free time trying to make it work.

 

 

باستمرار

magnetic (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.23 However, I was told that memory sticks are unreliable and are easily damaged by anything magnetic, or by going through scanners, at airports, for example

 

 

مغناطيسي

manage (v)

 

 

 

 

p.474 Oxford Word Power She manages a small advertising business.

 

 

يدير

manufacture (v)

 

 

 

 

p.23 A Frenchman, Roland Moreno,

I manufactured a circuit that could store electronic data

 

 

ينتج

 

material (n)

 

 

 

 

p.481 Oxford Word Power Many African countries export raw materials and import manufactured goods.

 

 

مادة

old-fashioned (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.23 If this is an example of modem technology. give me an old fashioned typewriter anytime!

 

 

 

 

modern, fashionable

على الطراز القديم

opportunity (n)

 

 

 

 

p.25 It gives people access to programmes around the world - the opportunity to learn about other cultures.

 

 

فرصة

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origins (n)

 

 

 

 

p.26 Smart cards, that is, credit cards, mobile phone SIM cards, and so on, which contain a very small computer microprocessor, have their origins in the 1970s.

 

 

الاصول

outlaw (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.26 Smoking at work has been outlawed in many countries.

 

 

يمنع (بحكم القانون)

outline (v)

 

 

p.24 underline(v) يضع خطا (تحت كلمة)

 

Before he wrote his article, he made an outline of what he wanted to say.

 

 

 

النقاط الرئسية  مخطط

 

previous (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.23 l strongly disagree with the previous

correspondent about the quality of

photographs  from digital cameras

 

 

سابق

protect (v)

 

 

 

 

p.613 Oxford Word Power Parents try to protect their children from danger as far as possible.

 

 

يحمي

receive (v)

 

 

 

 

p.24 Firstly, there is the convenience of being able to make or receive a phone call at any time and in any place.

 

 

يستقبل

reduce (v)

 

 

 

 

p.22 Noise is being reduced in two ways.

 

increase

يقلل

related to (v)

 

 

 

 

p.24 Lastly, there has been an increase in street crime directly related to mobile phones. People have been attacked and their phones stolen from them.

 

 

 

يتعلق ب

repetitive (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.24 To avoid sounding repetitive in your writing, try not to use the same words too often.

 

 

 

متكرر

require (v)

 

 

 

 

p.24 Students are often required to do large amounts of reading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

يحتاج الى

sensor (n)

 

 

 

 

p.23 The first is a radar sensor in the front of the car.

 

 

جهاز التحسس (للتعرف بوجود حرارة او ضوء او صوت)

set up (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.23 Everyone told me that it would be easy to

set up. 'A child could do it!' they said.

 

 

أسس اقام

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significant (adj)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.24 On the other hand, there are significant problems with the use of mobile phones.

 

 

مهم . بالغ الأهمية

slow down (v)

 

 

 

 

p.24 It then speeds the car up or

slows it down according to the traffic conditions.

 

 

يبطيء , يتمهل

store (v)

 

 

 

 

p.26 A Frenchman, Roland Moreno,

I manufactured a circuit that could store electronic data.

 

 

خزن

straight away (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.26 If there has been a car accident, you should call the police straight away.

 

 

في الحال

suggest (v)

 

 

suggestion (n) p.26 There are three disadvantages to your suggestion.

 

 

 

p.25 There are those who suggest that increased access to these programmes does more harm than good.

 

 

يقترح

support (v)

 

 

 

 

p.25 Divide arguments 1-6 into those that support the essay title (against satellite /Internet TV), and those that disagree with it Vor satellite/Internet TV).

 

 

أيد , يدعم

unreliable (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.23 However, I was told that memory sticks are unreliable and are easily damaged by anything magnetic, or by going through scanners, at airports, for example.

 

 

غير معتَمَد

unsuitable (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.25 People (especially children) have access to programmes with unsuitable content.

 

 

 

 

 

 

غير مناسب

waste (v)

 

 

 

 

p.27 Secondly, having a laptop means that people don't waste time when they are travelling, as they can work while they are on a plane or train, for example.

 

 

 

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