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accompany (v)

 

 

 

 

p.41They were married that year, and from that time on Christie accompanied her husband on annual trips to Iraq and Syria.

 

to go with

 

رافق . صاحب

admire (v)

 

 

 

 

P.11 Oxford Word Power Everyone admired the way he dealt with the problem.

 

 

يُعْجَب

annual (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.41They were married that year, and from that time on Christie accompanied her husband on annual trips to Iraq and Syria

 

 

سنوي

approximately (adv)

 

 

 

 

p.44 Use the information from exercise 4 to write a short biography of Mandela (approximately 100 words).

 

 

تقريباً

as a result (adv)

 

 

as a result of

نتيجتة (حرف الجر)(prep)

 

Macmillan Online Dictionary: “Colby died as a result of a heart attack.” “York Road will be closed and delays are likely as a result.”

because of

 

ونتيجة ذلك .

مما ادي الى ...

attractive (adj)

 

 

to attract(v)اجتذب

 

p. 44 Oxford Word Power That’s an attractive idea.” …an attractive man/woman

 

 

جذاب . جميل

backup (v)

 

 

 

 

p.50 Oxford Word Power (computing)“If you don’t backup your files, you risk losing data.”

 

 

يدعم بنسخة اخرى

made up of (v)

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Encarta Dictionary.  “A typical school classroom is made up of a blackboard, a teacher’s desk, and some chairs and desks for the students.”

to be comprised of,

to be, to constitute, to consist of

 

تكوَّن (او) تأَلف (من)

conduct (v)

 

 

p.45conductor(n) قائد اركسترا

 

p.45 conducted Oxford Word Power “The orchestra was conducted by Karajan.”

 

 

يقود

 

consider (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.44 Always consider carefully the most appropriate way to organize the information in your writing.

p.41 Shawqi produced distinctive poetry that is widely considered to be the most prominent of the 20th century Arabic literary movement.

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to think about

 

يفكِّر في

 

 

couple (n)

 

 

 

 

p.43 famous for discovery, with husband Pierre, of radium -couple got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1903.

 

 

 

زوجان

creator (n)

 

 

 

 

p.41 Agatha Christie (1890-1976), British author of mystery novels and short stories, is especially famous as the creator of Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective, and Miss Jane Marple.

 

 

 

خالق . مبدع

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detection (n)

 

 

 

 

p.41 In 1967 Christie became president of the British Detection Club, and in 1971 she was made a Dame of the British Empire.

 

 

 

كشف . إهتداء الى

distinctive (adj)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.41 Shawqi produced distinctive poetry that is widely considered to be the most prominent of the 20th century Arabic literary movement.

 

 

 

مميَّز . متميَّز

efficient (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.42 To make an Internet search more efficient and reliable, develop a search plan.

 

 

 

 

فعال

elect (v)

 

 

 

 

p.44 became first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994

 

 

 

ينتخب

extracts (n)

 

 

 

 

p.45 Use words and phrases from the website extracts on page 41 to complete the sentences.

 

 

excerpt,

 

خلاصة ج خلاصات

مقتطف

خلاصة  in Arabic also means “summary,” “abstract,” “synopsis”

imprison (v)

 

 

prison (n) p.44 was released from prison after 2 7 years in 1990.

 

p.397 Oxford Word Power “He was imprisoned for robbery with violence.”

 

 

 

 

يسجِن

initially (adv)

 

 

 

 

p.41 His collection of poetry, AI Shawkiyat, published initially in 1890, remains a classic of Islamic literature.

 

 

 

 

فالبداية . فالاول

obtain (v)

 

 

 

 

p.41 his family was well-connected with the court of the Khedive of Egypt. He attended law school, obtaining a degree in translation

 

 

 

 

 

يحصل على . ينال

omit (v)

 

omission(n)حذْف

 

p.43 Use commas and relative pronouns who (for people), which (for things and animals), and where (for places, but omit 'there').

 

 

حَذَفَ

 

prolific (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.41 Agatha Christie (1890-1976), English novelist, who was a prolific writer of mystery stories.

 

 

 

 

 

غزير الإنتاج

prominent (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.41 Shawqi produced distinctive poetry that is widely considered to be the most prominent of the 20th century Arabic literary movement

 

 

بارز

publicly (adv)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.616 Oxford Word Power “The company refused to admit publicly that it had acted wrongly.”

 

privately

علناً

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related to (v)

 

 

Relations, relatives(n) اقارب

 

 

 

p.41 Shawqi was born in Cairo in 1868 to a middle class family which was related to the royal family. He was raised by his grandmother ...

 

 

 

قريب .نسيب

 

release (v)

 

 

 

 

p.44 was released from prison after 27 years in 1990, won the Nobel Peace Prize -shared with President de Klerk

 

 

 

اطلق سراحه

relevant (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.40  Decide what information you need from a source. Scan the text to find the relevant part.

 

irrelevant

مهم . مفيد

reliable (adj)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.42 Remember that information from websites is not always reliable, so check information on two or more sites.

 

unreliable

موثوق .

يمكن الاعتماد عليه

remain (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.43 Sadly, his life-story remains ill-documented.

 

 

 

 

 

بَقٍيَ

reputation (n)

 

 

 

 

 

p.41Shakespeare's reputation as dramatist, poet and actor is unique

 

 

 

سمعة . شهرة

retired (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.44 retired from politics in 2004, moved back to Qunu -he was born there

 

 

 

يتقاعد

rush (v)

 

 

 

 

p.675 Oxford Word Power “Don’t rush – take your time!”

 

 

يسرع

selected (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.41 Ash-Shawqiyyat, his selected works, in four volumes, including Nahj ai-Burda, a tribute to the prophet Muhammed

 

chosen (less formal than selected)

 

مختار