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UNIT ONE ( A new start )

VOCABULRY

WORD FUNCTION MEANING ( E ) MEANING ( A)

1. Be / get used to Verb Accustomed to ‫معتاد على‬
2. Confident Adjective Sure ‫واثق‬
3. creative Adjective good at making artistic things ‫ خالق‬. ‫مبدع‬
4. excuse Noun untrue reason ‫عذر‬
5. factor Noun a part of the reason ‫عنصر‬
6. field Noun Area of interest ‫ تخصص‬. ‫مجال‬
7. foundation Noun Base ‫اساس‬
8. like-minded Adjective with similar attitudes ‫ذو توجهات متشابهة‬
9. on show Adjective phrase Able to be seen ‫معروض‬
10. optional Adjective not compulsory ‫ ليس اجباري‬.‫اختياري‬
11. participate(in) Verb take part in ‫يشارك‬
12. potentials Noun possibilities for the future ‫امكانات‬
13. routine Noun Daily activities ‫روتين‬
14. set Noun a complete group ‫ طقم‬.‫مجموعة‬
15. stuck Adjective unable to move ‫عالق‬
16. zone Noun Area ‫منطقة‬

1- Match words in A with their meanings in B

A B
1- Optional ( ) a- area of interest
2- Like-minded ( ) b- not compulsory
3- Field ( ) c- take part in
4- Participate ( ) d- on show
5- Able to be seen ( ) e- with similar attitudes
2- Choose the correct answer
1- Look! It ( rains __ is raining __ has rained ) heavily .
2- What ( do you think __ are you thinking __ have you been thinking) is the best hours for studying ?
3- The sun ( rises __ is rising __ has been rising ) in the east .
4- Look! Our teacher ( looks __ is looking __ has looked ) tired today.
5- Ali usually ( comes __ is coming __ has come ) late to school.
6- Listen! Our neighbors ( shout __ are shouting __ have shouted ) at each other.
7- I ( attend __ am attending __ have attended ) three lectures so far .
8- It ( rains __ is raining __ has been raining ) for three hours now. I wonder when it will stop .
9- My brother ( studies __ is studying __ has been studying ) English since 2011 .He is still studying it.
10- We ( buy __ are buying __ have bought ) a big house lately.
11- His clothes are wet. He ( washes _ has been washing _ has washed ) his father’s car.
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3- Underline the correct answer

1- I know too much about English . It is my ( show __ field )
2- Fortunately , I shared a room with ( optional __ like-minded ) person.
3- He is good enough to ( participate __ be seen ) in school race .
4- The last question is ( compulsory __ optional ) . You have to answer it.
5- She is almost always absent . She gives unbelievable ( excuses __ zones ).
4- Match words in A with their meanings in B

A B

1- Excuse ( ) a. unable to move

2- Set ( ) b. untrue reason
3- Factor ( ) c. a complete group
4- Potentials ( ) d. good at making artistic things
5- Creative ( ) e. a part of the reason
6- Stuck ( ) f. possibilities for the future

5- PRESENT SIMPLE:

A- He- She - It ________________ V1 + s / es ( Affirmative )

e.g. He wakes up at 5 a.m. every morning.
He – She – It ________________ doesn't + V1 ( Negative )
e.g. He doesn't wake up at 7 a. m . every morning.
B- I – We – You – They __________ + V1 ( Affirmative )
e.g. We usually go hiking on weekends.
I – We – You – They ___________ don't + V1 ( Negative )
e.g. We don’t go to school on Fridays .
PRESENT SIMPLE KEY WORDS :
( every day – every night – every week – every month – every year – every ….
Daily - nightly - weekly - monthly - yearly )
( once a …. Twice a …. Three times a ….. four times a …. Etc )
( always – usually – sometimes – often - rarely – scarcely – seldom – never )
( Facts ) , ( jobs )
6- PRESENT CONTINUOUS ( PROGRESSIVE )
I ___ am + V1 + ing e.g. I am explaining the lesson now.
He- She- It ___ is + V1+ ing e.g. He is having a shower at the moment .
We – They – You ___ are + V1+ ing e.g. Be quiet! We are studying physics .

USE:

It is the action which is happening now at the time of speaking and it is a temporary action
e.g. Look ! Those boys are playing in the street .
e.g. What are you doing ? I am studying Maths.
It also talks about continuous change that isn’t finished yet.
e.g. My brother's English is getting better quickly.
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Note :

Stative verbs can't be used in continuousity because they describe states, not actions. These verbs have no
movement. They are ( like , love , hate , prefer , want , seem , know , believe , remember , suppose , agree , mean ,
realize , recognize , understand , have ( own ) , think ( have an opinion ) , look ( seem , appear ).

e.g. We say : I agree with you. We don’t say : I am agreeing with you.

e.g. We say : I think you are right .( believe ) We don’t say : I am thinking you are right.

e.g. He looks worried. ( seems, appears ) We don’t say : He is looking worried.

But we say : What are you looking at ? ( look here means visual sight not seem or appear )

PRESENT CONTINUOUS KEY WORDS:

( now – at the moment – Look – Listen – Be quiet – Be careful – Don’t go out – What are you doing ? – today – this
morning – this week – this month – this ….

PRESENT PERFECT VS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS :

PRESENT PERFECT

I , We , You , They ________ have + p.p.

He , She , It _____________ has + p.p.

e.g. I have already eaten . I'm not hungry now.

e.g. My father has built a new house recently.

USE:

It is the action which finished in the past but still has an effect or a result on the present time. We don’t say when
this action happened in the past .

PRESENT PERFECT KEY WORDS ARE :

( lately – recently – already – just - before – yet – so far – up to now , for , since )

Examples :

1- I have already finished eating my meal.

2- We have painted three rooms from our house so far.
3- My mother hasn’t cooked our lunch yet.
4- Hani has sold his car lately .
5- My little sister hasn’t made any cake before .
6- I have known him for about ten years now.
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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS :

I , We , You , They __________ have been + V1+ing

He , She , It ____________ has been + V1+ing

e.g. I have been studying English for seven years now.

e.g. She has been washing the dishes since 8 o'clock.

USE :

1- It is the action which started in the past and it is still going on in the present time .

2- It is the action that has just finished but there is a tangible evidence related to it showing that the action was going
on for a period of time before it is over now.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS KEY WORDS ARE :

( for , since , all )

NOTE : We use present perfect only with stative verbs and non-action verbs.

e.g. I have known you for 10 years now. ( NOT I HAVE BEEN KNOWING YOU FOR 10 YEARS NOW.)

Examples :

1- It has been raining for two hours. I wonder when it will stop.
2- It is 10 o'clock now .They have been driving since 9 o'clock .
3- Ali is out of breath. He has been running.

PRACTICE TEST ( UNIT ONE )

A- CORRECT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS :

1- You should take a break . You ( exercise ) ________________________________ for nearly two hours
now.
2- Be quiet . The baby ( sleep ) _________________________________ now.
3- The sun ( rise ) _________________ in the east and ( set ) _________________ in the west .
4- My big brother ( have ) ______________________ three cars nowadays .
5- We ( build ) ___________________________ our new house for two years. We expect to finish it next
year.
6- My best friend ( already / join ) _________________________ the English club .
7- How many times ( he / write ) __________________________ to his pen friend ?
8- Ali ( watch ) ________________________ TV for about three hours now. He should go to bed.
9- They ( be ) ________________________ away for five nights now .
10- My father ( work ) ____________________ in a bank . He is the manager .
11- Many people ( think ) ___________________ they can't change their lives .
12- My father ( hate ) ______________________ smoking .He ( not / like ) _______________________ it.
13- Someone ( use ) _______________________ my laptop. The battery is almost dead .
14- How long ( you / read ) _________________________ that novel ? since last week .
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15- I can't find my book . Where ( you / put ) _______________________________ it ?

16- The earth ( revolve ) ____________________________ round the sun .
17- The sun ( not / revolve ) _________________________ round the earth .
18- There ( be ) _______________________ seven days in a week .
19- My father can't talk to you right now as he ( have ) __________________________ a shower.
20- Huda insists on ( complete ) _______________________ her homework before sunset .
B- Complete the sentences with the correct word in the box : You have more words than you need .
hope, believe, afraid of failing , positive about , benefits , suppose , stress , recognize , realize , worrying
1- Staying in your comfort zone is a way of avoiding ______________________ events.
2- We ________________ that this problem will be solved very soon .
3- Staying inside your comfort zone has many ______________ , especially at times when you're feeling
under _______________ .
4- Have we met before ? I think I _________________ your face .
5- He is always telling lies . I can't ______________________ him any more .
6- Knowing that you are developing helps you feel ________________________ about yourself.
7- I _________________ this is the right answer , but I'm not really sure .
8- People often prefer to stay in their comfort zones, particularly if they are ________________________.

Writing
1- Write a paragraph of no less than 150 words on comfort zone . ( scientific stream )
2- Write a paragraph of no less than 150 words on a foundation course. ( literary stream )

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