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Words English meanings Arabic meanings

Strange ‫غريب‬
Coincidence Occurring together at the same time. ‫صدفة‬

Unexpected ‫غير متوقع‬

not expected or regarded as likely to
happen.

Incredible impossible to believe. ‫ال يصدق‬

Unbelievable not able to be believed; unlikely to be ‫ال يصدق‬
true.
Drowning Die from being submerged in water, ‫غرق‬
getting water into the lungs, and
asphyxiating
survivor a person who survives, especially a ‫ناجي‬
person remaining alive after an event
in which others have died.
Extraordinary very unusual or remarkable. ‫استثنائي‬
Restaurant ‫مطعم‬
a place where people pay to sit and
eat meals that are cooked and served
on the premises.

Amazing Surprising greatly, astonishing , ‫رائعة حقا‬

Inspiring awe, admiration or wonder
Unfortunate ‫غير محظوظ‬
having or marked by bad fortune;
unlucky.

Serve Do duty or hold office; perform a ‫تخدم‬

specific function
Service station A station where petrol and oil are sold ‫محطة الخدمة‬
and facilities are available for
repairing or maintaining automobiles
recipe Directions for making something ‫وصفة سرية‬
nearby Not far away ‫مجاوز‬
Public spokesman ‫المتحدث العام‬
Customers ‫الزبائن‬
Get engaged to ‫انخرطت لشخص‬
someone
Language school ‫مدرسة لغة‬
museum ‫متحف‬
Café’ ‫'كافيه‬
Practice ‫ممارسة‬
Events ‫أحداث‬
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A good salary ‫راتب جيد‬

Friendly colleagues ‫زمالء ودودون‬
My own office ‫مكتبي الخاص‬
Long holiday ‫عطلة طويلة‬
A good boss ‫مدرب جيد‬
Job security ‫األمن الوظيفي‬
A company car ‫سيارة شركة‬

Flexible working hours ‫ساعات عمل مرنة‬

Opportunities ‫الفرص‬
Opportunities for travel ‫فرص للسفر‬
Opportunities for ‫فرص للترقية‬
promotion
Holiday pay Wages paid to an employee who is on ‫دفع عطلة‬
holiday
Sick pay Wages paid to an employee who is on ‫إجازة مرضية مدفوعة‬
sick leave ‫األجر‬
On the job training ‫التدريب أثناء العمل‬
Lots of responsibility ‫الكثير من المسؤولية‬
Necessary ‫ضروري‬
Football referee An official who watches a game or ‫حكم كره قدم‬
match closely to ensure that the rules
are adhered to and (in some sports) to
arbitrate on matters arising from the
play.

Pay for ‫دفع ل‬

Match a contest in which people or teams ‫مباراة‬
compete against each other in a
particular sport.
interpret ‫يترجم ترجمه فورية‬
Interpreter
‫مترجم ترجمه فورية‬
translator ‫مترجم‬
Paramedic a person who is trained to do medical ‫المسعف‬
work, especially emergency first aid,
but is not usually a fully qualified
physician.
An emergency ‫طارئ‬
A roof ‫سقف‬
Find a job ‫ابحث عن وظيفة‬
Write a CV ‫اكتب سيرة ذاتية‬
Go for an interview ‫اذهب للمقابلة‬
Lose a job ‫تفقد وظيفة‬
Look for a job ‫إبحث عن عمل‬

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Fill in an application ‫أمأل االستمارة‬

form
Unemployed ‫عاطلين عن العمل‬
Get unemployment ‫الحصول على فوائد‬
benefits ‫البطالة‬
Have some experience ‫لديك بعض الخبرة‬
Job adverts ‫إعالنات الوظائف‬
Job adverts on line ‫إعالنات مهمة على‬
‫اإلنترنت‬
Frustrating Prevent (a plan or attempted action) ‫محبط‬
from progressing, succeeding, or
being fulfilled.
Frustrated ‫محبط‬
Fortune tester ‫اختبار الحظ‬
Fortune teller A person who foretells your personal ‫عرافة‬
future
Fortune cookies Thin folded wafer containing a maxim ‫بسكوت الحظ‬
on a slip of paper
Argument A discussion in which reasons are ‫جدال‬
advanced for and against some
proposition or proposal
Inform ‫يعلم‬
A stolen car ‫سيارة مسروقة‬
A uniform ‫الزي الرسمي‬
A parrot ‫ببغاء‬
Celebrity The state of being well-known and ‫مشهور‬
much spoken about; the quality of
being famous
Resemblance Similarity in appearance, external or ‫تشابه‬
superficial details
Confuse Make unclear, Cause to feel ‫ مربك‬, ‫تخلط‬
embarrassment
Professional ‫المحترفين‬
Appearance ‫مظهر خارجي‬
Costumes ‫ازياء‬
incredible Beyond belief or understanding ‫ال يصدق‬
Play music ‫ يعزف‬,‫تشغيل الموسيقى‬
‫الموسيقى‬
Composer Someone who composes music as a ‫ملحن‬
profession
Instrument ‫اداه‬
Party ‫حفل‬
Concert A performance of music by players or ‫حفلة موسيقية‬
singers not involving theatrical
staging

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Festival A day or period of time set aside for ‫مهرجان‬

feasting and celebration
Band A group of musicians playing popular ‫فرقة موسيقيه‬
music for dancing
Orchestra A musical organization consisting of a ‫أوركسترا‬
group of instrumentalists including
string players
Night club ‫ملهى ليلي‬

State verbs Action verbs

Like Eat
Love Drink
Hate Sleep
Dislike Run
Believe Play
Think Study
Need Learn
Want Teach
remember Work
understand Practice
Fond of Speak
Inspire Read

verb noun Person noun

Collect collection collector ‫الجامع‬
Act action actor ‫الممثل‬
Assist assistance assistant ‫مساعد‬
Clean cleaning cleaner ‫منظف‬
Improve improvement Improver ‫محسن‬
Test test tester ‫اختبار‬
Examine Exam/ examination examinee ,Examiner ‫ ممتحن‬،‫ممتحن‬
Decide decision Decider ‫فاصلة‬
Interview interview Interviewee, ‫ مقابلة‬، ‫مقابلة‬
interviewer
Employ employment Employee, employer ‫ صاحب العمل‬، ‫الموظف‬
Cook cooking Cook cooker ‫طباخ‬
Visit visit Visitor ‫زائر‬
Discuss discussion Discusser ‫المناقش‬
Argue argument Arguer ‫المجادل‬
inform information Informer ‫مخبر‬
advise advice advisor ‫مستشار‬

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noun Person noun

Politics Politician ‫سياسي‬
Guitar Guitarist ‫عازف الجيتار‬
Music Musician ‫موسيقي او عازف‬
Magic Magician ‫ساحر‬
Science Scientist ‫امن‬
Farm farmer ‫مزارع‬

Suffixes Nouns+ suffixes

- ian Musician, magician, beautician ‫ التجميل‬، ‫ الساحر‬، ‫الموسيقار‬
-ion Protection, prevention, detection ‫الحماية والوقاية والكشف‬
-or Actor, advisor, instructor, ‫ مسؤول‬، ‫ مدرب‬، ‫ مستشار‬، ‫ممثل‬
administrator
-ant Assistant, protectant, redundant ‫ زائدة عن الحاجة‬، ‫ حامية‬، ‫مساعد‬
-er Teacher, player, manager, farmer ‫ مزارع‬، ‫ مدير‬، ‫ العب‬، ‫معلم‬
-ment Management, employment, •‫ التنمية‬، ‫ التوظيف‬، ‫ اإلدارة‬،
development,
-ist Artist, scientist, psychologist, ‫ طبيب‬، ‫ طبيب نفساني‬، ‫ عالم‬، ‫فنان‬
dentist ‫أسنان‬

Types of films:

Animation films /animated ‫ الرسوم المتحركة‬/ ‫أفالم الرسوم المتحركة‬

War ‫حرب‬
Action ‫عمل‬
Horror ‫رعب‬
Thriller ‫القصة المثيرة‬
Adventure ‫مغامرة‬
Comedy ‫كوميديا‬
Tragedy ‫مأساة‬
Musical ‫موسيقي‬
Cartoon ‫رسوم متحركة‬
American/western ‫غربي‬
‫ أمريكا‬/

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Documentary ‫وثائقي‬
romance ‫رومانسي‬
Science fiction ‫الخيال العلمي‬
drama ‫ الرسوم المتحركة‬/ ‫أفالم الرسوم المتحركة‬

Types of music

Jazz ‫موسيقى الجاز‬

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a type of music of black American origin characterized
by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or
forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th
century. Brass and woodwind instruments and piano are
particularly associated with jazz, although guitar and
occasionally violin are also used; styles include
Dixieland, swing, bebop, and free jazz.

Classic ‫ كالسيكي‬serious or conventional music following long-established

principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition.
Blues ‫ البلوز‬Blues is a music genre and musical form originated in the
Deep South of the United States around the 1870s. The
genre developed from roots, and spirituals. Blues
incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, 
Rock ‫موسيقى صاخبه‬
Hip hop ‫هيب هوب‬
r’n’b ‫ السريعه‬Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a
genre of popular music that originated in African
American communities in the 1940s
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music appealing to the popular taste, including rock and
pop and also soul, country, reggae, rap, and dance music.

Rock ‫موسيقى الروك آند رول‬

‘n’roll
Dance ‫رقص‬
Traditional ‫الشعبية التقليدية‬
folk
Reggae ‫ الريغي‬Reggae, style of popular music that originated
in Jamaica in the late 1960s and quickly emerged as the
country’s dominant music. By the 1970s it had become
an international style that was particularly popular
in Britain, the United States, and Africa. It was widely
perceived as a voice of the oppressed.
opera ‫اوبرا‬

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Structure

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Top of Form

'I surf / I am surfing.'

What's the difference between the Present Simple / Present Continuous and how to use them.

We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things
that don’t change.

We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present
moment, but will soon finish.

Compare these two statements:

(present simple) I play tennis.

(present continuous/ progressive) I am playing tennis.

(present simple) ‘I play tennis’ tells us that playing tennis is something the speaker always does.
It is part of a routine or habit. We can call this a permanent situation.

(present continuous/ progressive) ‘I am playing tennis’ tells us that the speaker is playing tennis
right now. Soon the game will be over. We call this a temporary situation.

With the present simple we say:

I play tennis
You play tennis
We play tennis
They play tennis
He/she/ it plays tennis.

With the present continuous we say:

I am playing tennis
You are playing tennis
We are playing tennis
He/she/it is playing tennis

Frequency Adverbs we use with the Present Simple

With the present simple we use these frequency adverbs:

(Notice that the adverb comes before the main verb in the sentence.)

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Always: ‘I always read before I go to bed.’

Usually: I usually drink coffee in the morning

Often: ‘Her sister often comes shopping with us.’

Frequently: ‘Michael frequently visits his family.’

Sometimes: ‘You sometimes go to the gym, don’t you?’

Occasionally: ‘It occasionally rains in summer.’

Seldom: ‘They seldom ask for help.’

Rarely: ‘He rarely goes out without his backpack.’

Hardly ever: ‘I hardly ever eat pizza.’

Never: ‘Japanese people never wear shoes inside.’

Time Expressions we use with the Present Continuous

With the present continuous we use these time expressions:

(Notice that the time expression can come at the start or at the end of the sentence.)

At the moment: ‘I’m watching TV, at the moment.’

These days: ‘Paul’s living in Cardiff, these days.’

Now: ‘What are you doing, now?’

Nowadays: ‘I think you are smoking too much, nowadays.’

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Complete these sentences below using either the present simple or present continuous.

(Play) I ______________golf every weekend.

(Play) The children__________________  outside at the moment.

(Work) Haruka   today.

(Work) You can’t borrow my lawnmower because it doesn’t 

(Make) Smells good! What are you  ?

(Make) My husband never   me breakfast.

(Live) Pauline is   in Hong Kong.

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(Live)Do you still   with your parents?

1) Preset and present continuous

1. Andy sometimes __________________ comics. (to read)

2. We never _____________ TV in the morning. (to watch)
3. Listen! Sandy ____________ in the bathroom. (to sing)
4. My sister usually _____________ in the kitchen. (to help)
5. My mother _________________ breakfast now. (to make)
6. They often ____________ the bathroom. (to clean)
7. Look! The boys __________________ home. (to come)
8. Every day his grandfather ______________ for a walk. (to go)
9. I _________________ with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
10. Cats ________________ mice. (to eat)

11. She__________(run) because she's late for her lesson.

12. Our teacher always______________(give) us lots of homework.

13. We___________(not want) to go to the concert.

14. What time_______________(you / meet) Pete tomorrow?

15. I-_____________(not work) today. I'm on holiday.

16. People__________________(speak) English in Jamaica.

17. Archie_________ (not use) his computer at the moment.

18. ________________(Tony / live) near the park?

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2)Past Simple and Past Continuous

Choose the past simple or past continuous tense. 

1) I ________________(sit) in a cafe when you ___________(call) .

2) When you ___________________(arrive) at the party, who ___________(be) there?

3) Susie-____________(watch) a film when she ____________ (hear) the noise.

4) Yesterday I ____________(go) to the library, next I -________________(have) a swim,

later I ____________________(meet) Julie for coffee.

5) We _______________(play) tennis when John _________________(hurt) his ankle.

6) What _______________(they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7) He ________________(take) a shower when the telephone _____________(ring).

8) He _______________(be) in the shower when the telephone _____________(ring).

9) When I _________(walk) into the room, everyone _________(work).

10) It ___________(be) a day last September. The sun ___________(shine) and the

birds _____________(sing) . I __________(walk) along the street when I _____________

(meet) an old friend.

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11) He ___________(live) in Russia when the Revolution ______________(start).

12) When her train _____________(get) to the station, we _____________(wait) on the

platform.

13) He _____________(be) so annoying! He _____________(always leave) his things

everywhere.

14) On holiday we ____________(visit) Rome, _____________(see) the Vatican,

and ______________(spend) a few days at the beach.

15) Why ______________(stand) on a chair when I ______________(come) into the room?

16) They ______________(live) in Germany when they _______________(be) young.

17) At 7pm yesterday, we __________________(listen) to music.

18) When I _________________(leave) the house, it ________________

(snow).
19) He _________________(work) in a bank when he _______________(meet) his wife.

20) What _________________(you/do) when I _________________ (call) you last night?

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