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 Contents
Part
1 Theme 3: My society
Unit (5) Go explore! 3

Unit (5) Test (1) ................................................................ 57

Unit (6) Breaking news! 60

Unit (6) Test (2) ................................................................ 107

Review (3) Review Test (3) on Units (5-6) ............ 110

Theme 4: I’m a responsible person

Unit (7) Making a new world 113

Unit (7) Test (4) ................................................................ 159

Unit (8) I can do it! 203

Unit (8) Test (5) ................................................................ 206

Review (4) Review Test (6) on Units (7-8) ............ 209

Part Non-Fiction Reader:

2 The Silk Road 209

Transportation Today 217

Fiction Reader:
News Team 223

Part
3 Listening Scripts 244
Theme (3) Part
Unit 5
My society
1
Go explore!
!‫استكشف‬
ِ
In this unit I will ….
 read and understand the use of pronouns in texts.
 understand and use phrasal verbs.
 listen for specific details.
 ask for further details in conversations.
 guess the meaning of words from context.
 understand and use the present simple passive.
 write a simple biography using sequencing words.
 understand the moral of a story.

Objectives
Vocabulary
Words related to exploring: ambitious, avalanche, base camp, navigate, fascinated by, sailors,
astronomy, navigator, peninsula, break a record, hold a record, banker, crutch, motorbike, fins, hold
(your) breath, inspire, follow (your) dreams
Words related to space exploration: attached, course, marathon, mission, model, spaceship,
spacesuit, cleaning wipe
Language
Phrasal verbs: I had to fill in a form. / The taxi dropped us off at the airport.
Present simple passive: Their sleeping bags are attached to the walls.

Reading  A website; a blog; factual articles; a traditional story with a moral

Writing  Using sequencers to organize ideas in a biography

Speaking A
 sking for further information

Listening A radio interview

Life skills Resilience: the determination of explorers in achieving their goals

Values Appreciation of science and nature

Issues and challenges Environmental responsibility

Integrated cross-curriculum topics History: the first Arab seaman

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Lesson 1 Ahmad Ibn Majid

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

navigate navigator seaman sailor

ُ ُ ّ َ ّ َ
‫بحر‬
ِ ‫ ي‬- ‫يتنقل في‬ ‫ ربان‬- ‫مالح‬ ‫ مالح‬- ‫بحار‬ ‫بحار‬

Arabian Peninsula astronomy was fascinated by compass

‫شبه الجزيرة العربية‬ ‫ علم الفلك‬- ‫الفلك‬ ً
‫كان مغرما بـ‬ ‫بوصلة‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

studies ‫دراسات‬ intelligent ‫ذكي‬

explore ‫يستكشف‬ important ‫ مهم‬- ‫هام‬

explorer ‫مستكشف‬ languages ‫لغات‬

traveler ‫مسافر‬ route ‫ مسار‬- ‫طريق‬

seas ‫ِبحار‬ information ‫معلومات‬

oceans ‫محيطات‬ type ‫ نوع‬- ‫نمط‬

poems ‫قصائد ِشعرية‬ master ‫ أساسي‬- ‫رئيسي‬

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Indian Ocean ‫المحيط الهندي‬ East Africa ‫شرق أفريقيا‬

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َ ُ
winds ‫رياح‬ improve ‫يح ِسن‬

monsoons ‫رياح موسمية‬ design (n) ‫تصميم‬

stars ‫نجوم‬ reliable ‫ جدير بالثقة‬- ‫موثوق به‬

planets ‫كواكب‬ one side ‫جانب واحد‬

known (adj) ‫ مشهور‬- ‫معروف‬ safely ‫ بسالم‬- ‫بأمان‬

famous ‫مشهور‬ humans ‫ اإلنسان‬- ‫البشر‬

Prepositions
ْ ُ
except for ‫ باستثناء‬- ‫ما عدا‬ at the age of …. .... ‫في عمر‬

interested in ‫مهتم بـ‬ at night ‫في الليل‬

with Ibn Majid’s help He went on his first journey.

‫بمساعدة ابن ماجد‬ .‫قام بأولى رحالته‬

Sentences & Expressions

,, ,, ,,
He was born in 1432. over the years their own ships
ُ ُ
.1432 ‫و ِلد عام‬ ‫بمرور السنين‬ ‫سفنهم الخاصة‬
,, ,, ,,
,, ,, ,,
got older across the world for hundreds of years
‫تقدم في السن‬ ‫حول العالم‬ ‫لمئات السنين‬
,, ,, ,,
,, ,,
helped sailors to find their way sailed the Red Sea
‫ساعد البحارة على أن يعرفوا مسارهم‬ ‫أبحرا عبر البحر األحمر‬
,, ,,
,, ,,
a piece of land known as
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‫قطعة من األرض‬ ‫معروف بـ‬

,, ,,
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maps ‫خرائط‬ the Ancient Egyptians ‫المصريون القدماء‬

poet ‫شاعر‬ author ‫مؤلف‬

Vocabulary Study S B Student’s

Book

navigator : a person who can find their way at sea

astronomy : the study of everything in space - the planets and the stars
sailors : people who work on a ship or boat
peninsula : a piece of land with sea all around it, except for one side
fascinated : very interested in

navigate : to find your way at sea

explore : to try to find out things, and ask questions, even when we
already have everything we need

Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
sail ‫يبحر‬ sailed sailed
travel ‫يسافر‬ traveled traveled

learn ‫يتعلم‬ learned (learnt) learned (learnt)

listen ‫يستمع‬ listened listened

want ‫ يرغب‬- ‫يريد‬ wanted wanted

help ‫يساعد‬ helped helped

work better ‫تعمل بشكل أفضل‬ worked better worked better

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live ‫يعيش‬ lived lived

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Present Past PP
love ‫يحب‬ loved loved

like ‫يحب‬ liked liked

describe ‫يصف‬ described described

explore ‫يستكشف‬ explored explored

َ ُ
improve ‫يح ِسن‬ improved improved
ُ
navigate ‫بحر‬
ِ ‫ ي‬- ‫يتنقل في‬ navigated navigated
َ
study ‫يدرس‬ studied studied

refer ‫يشير‬ referred referred

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
hear ‫يسمع‬ heard heard
have ‫ يمتلك‬- ‫يملك‬ had had

find ‫يجد‬ found found

make ‫ يجعل‬- ‫يصنع‬ made made

mean ‫يعني‬ meant meant

ُ
get older ‫يكبر‬ got older got older

think ‫يعتقد‬ thought thought

know ‫يعرف‬ knew known

bear ‫ت ِلد‬ bore born

go ‫يذهب‬ went gone

become ‫يصبح‬ became become

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see ‫يرى‬ saw seen

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DID YOU
Humans have always explored. Exploring means
KNOW? to try to find out things, and ask questions, even
when we already have everything we need!
‫ االستكشاف يعني محاولة اكتشاف‬.‫لطالما اهتم البشر باالستكشاف‬
!‫ حتى عندما يكون لدينا كل ما نحتاجه بالفعل‬،‫األشياء وطرح األسئلة‬

Read and learn

Pre-reading questions: Why do you think this man is famous?

How did the man help sea travelers? 

Famous navigators
Ahmad Ibn Majid

Have you heard about Ahmad Ibn Majid?

He is the person who made it easier for us to
travel on 1 the sea today. Ibn Majid was the
first Arab seaman 2 , and he learned how to
navigate 3 the seas. “Navigate” means “to find
your way around”.
‫ نسافر عبر‬- ‫نسافر في‬ 1
Ahmad Ibn Majid lived hundreds of years ago. He ّ
‫بحار‬ 2
was born in 1432, in what is now Oman. As a child, ‫يبحر‬
ُ
3
َْ ُ
he was fascinated by 4 the sea. He loved to listen 4
‫ مولع بـ‬- ‫مفتون بـ‬

‫ اإلبحار‬5
to stories about sailing 5 from his father and ّ
‫ بحارة‬6
grandfather, who were great sailors 6 . They also ‫ أبحرا عبر‬- ‫ أبحرا في‬7
had their own ships. Before Ibn Majid was born, ‫ يستكشف‬8

his dad and grandfather sailed 7 the Red Sea and ‫ رحلة طويلة‬9

the Indian Ocean. Ibn Majid wanted to explore 8

the seas and oceans, too. At the young age of seven, he went on his
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first journey 9 on the sea.

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Ibn Majid was a very intelligent 10 man and studied ‫ ذكي‬10

a lot. He learned languages, and learned about ‫علم الفلك‬ 11

math, geography, and astronomy 11 . Astronomy ‫ الرياح الموسمية‬12
was important because the stars at night helped ّ
‫ ملح‬13
sailors to find their way. Ibn Majid’s studies helped ‫ بوصلة‬14
him understand the winds, the monsoons 12, and َّ َ َّ
‫ حسن‬- ‫ طور‬15
the stars in the sky. ‫ موثوق‬16

As he got older, Ibn Majid became known as a ُُ

‫ مسارات‬- ‫ طرق‬17

master navigator 13. He used a compass 14, but ‫ شبه الجزيرة العربية‬18

when he saw it could work better on the seas, he ‫ شرق أفريقيا‬19

improved 15 the design. It was then more reliable 16 ‫ قصائد‬20

for sailors to use.
Over the years, Ibn Majid wrote 38 books describing what he knew.
Some of his books had information about routes 17 to different places,
and some described the history of sailing. They helped sailors travel
from the Arabian Peninsula 18 to India, East Africa 19, and other
places. He even wrote poems 20!
Across the world, Ahmad Ibn Majid is still
famous. His books have helped many sailors
for hundreds of years. With Ibn Majid’s help,
we can all travel safely on the seas.

Exercises on Lesson 1
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
sailors - navigate - fascinated - ships - seaman

Ahmad Ibn Majid lived hundreds of years ago. He was born in 1432, in
what is now Oman. As a child, he was 1 ................ by the sea. He loved
to listen to stories about sailing from his father and grandfather, who
were great 2 ................... . They also had their own ships. Ibn Majid was
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the first Arab 3 ......................, and he learned how to 4 ................... the seas.

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2 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
journey - Ocean - navigator - explore - sailed

Ibn Majid's father and grandfather were great sailors. Before Ibn
Majid was born, his dad and grandfather 1 ............................. the
Red Sea and the Indian 2 ............................. . Ibn Majid wanted to
3 ............................ the seas and oceans, too. At the young age of seven,
he went on his first 4 .............................. on the sea.

3 Read and complete the dialogue with the words from the box:
compass - travel - astronomy - describing - born

Teacher : Hello, Norhan. Have you heard about Ahmad Ibn Majid?
Norhan : No, teacher. Who’s he?
Teacher : He is the person who made it easier for us to 1 .....................

on the sea today.

Norhan : When was he 2 ......................... ?

Teacher : He was born in 1432 in what is now Oman.

Norhan : What were his studies?
Teacher : He studied a lot. He learned languages and learned
about math, geography, and 3 ......................... .

Norhan : Did he write any books?

Teacher : Yes, he did. Ibn Majid wrote 38 books 4 .................................

what he knew.
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Norhan : What a great man!

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4 Read the following text and answer the questions:
Ibn Majid is the person who made it easier for us to travel on the sea
today. He was the first Arab seaman, and he learned how to navigate the
seas. As he got older, Ibn Majid became known as a master navigator.
He used a compass, but when he saw it could work better on the seas,
he improved the design. It was then more reliable for sailors to use.
Over the years, Ibn Majid wrote 38 books describing what he knew.
Some of his books had information about routes to different places,
and some described the history of sailing. They helped sailors travel
from the Arabian Peninsula to India, East Africa, and other places.
He even wrote poems!

A Choose the correct answer:

1. The underlined word "seaman" means (explorer - inventor - navigator

- designer).
2. Ibn Majid improved the design of the (ship - compass - book - boat).

B Answer these questions:

3. How many books did Ibn Majid write?

....................................................................................................... .

4. Give a suitable title to the text.

....................................................................................................... .

5 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences:

1. travelers - he - did - How - help - sea?
............................................................................................................ ?

2. the - Ibn Majid - seaman - Arab - first - was.

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3. type - What - books - of - write - he - did?
............................................................................................................ ?

4. navigate - to - how - He - the seas - learned.

............................................................................................................ .

5. of - What type - books - write - he - did?

............................................................................................................ ?

6. like - to - Would - you - a sailor - be?

............................................................................................................ ?

6 Write a short story of (70

70) words using the following guiding elements:

Imagine a story about one of Ibn Majid’s sea journeys in the past.
Ideas to help you: start - big ship - sailors - India - compass
- find - lost ship - helped - route

........................................................................

........................................................................

........................................................................

........................................................................

........................................................................

.................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................
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Lesson 2 Language

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

Phrasal Verbs

REGISTRATION FORM
Bonjour�

fill in wake up pick up see off

ُ ِّ ُ
‫كمل‬
ِ ‫ ي‬- ‫يمأل‬ ‫يستيقظ‬ ‫ يتعلم‬- ‫يكتسب‬ ‫يودع‬

My Location

324 Downtown St. Jordan, NJ 13079

2711 Indiana Inka Road, LA 051392

ORDER

figure out put away look up drop off

‫ يعرف‬- ‫يكتشف‬ ‫يضع الشيء في مكانه‬ )‫يبحث عن (معلومة‬ ‫يوصل شخص لمكان‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

log in ‫يسجل الدخول إلى‬ helpful ‫متعاون‬

َّ
upload ‫يرفع على شبكة اإلنترنت‬ organized (adj) ‫منظم‬

ّ ُ
download ‫يحمل من على شبكة اإلنترنت‬ cool ‫ جميل‬- ‫لطيف‬

online ‫عبر اإلنترنت‬ crowded ‫مزدحم‬

form (n) ‫استمارة‬ luckily ‫لحسن الحظ‬

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staff ‫طاقم عمل‬ adventure ‫مغامرة‬

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disability ‫إعاقة‬ flight ‫رحلة جوية‬

wheelchair )‫كرسي للمقعدين (متحرك‬ airport ‫مطار‬

hiking shoes ‫حذاء المشي لمسافات طويلة‬ land (v) ‫يهبط على األرض‬

swimming pool ‫حمام سباحة‬ golden eagles ‫نسور ذهبية‬

phrases ‫عبارات‬ bears ‫دببة‬

places ‫أماكن‬ wildcats ‫قطط برية‬

husband ‫زوج‬ wolves ‫ذئاب‬

Prepositions
decide to ‫يقرر أن‬ on the internet ‫على اإلنترنت‬

around the world ‫حول العالم‬ in June ‫في شهر يونيو‬

go on a walking trip ً
far away ‫بعيدا‬
‫يذهب في رحلة مشي‬

famous for ‫مشهور بـ‬ find out ‫ يعرف‬- ‫يكتشف‬

ُ
take out ‫يخرج‬ at the front ‫في المقدمة‬

Sentences & Expressions

,, ,,
as many countries as possible we got a bus to
‫أكبر عدد ممكن من البلدان‬ ‫استقللنا حافلة إلى‬
,, ,,
,, ,, ,,
I was so excited! that wasn’t a problem we had to be
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ً
!‫كنت متحمسا للغاية‬ ‫لم تكن تلك مشكلة‬ ‫كان علينا أن نكون‬
,, ,, ,,
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,, ,, ,,
Picos de Europa national park fly home I felt a bit sad.
ً
‫محمية بيكوس دي يوروبا الوطنية‬ ‫يطير عائدا للوطن‬ .‫شعرت ببعض الحزن‬
,, ,, ,,
Vocabulary Study S B Student’s
Book

fill in : to complete
wake up : to stop sleeping
pick up : to learn
see off : to say goodbye to somebody leaving
figure out : to discover
put away : to put something in its place
look up : to find out something
drop off : to take somebody to a place
riad : a special house in Morocco

Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
ُ
fill in ‫كمل‬
ِ ‫ ي‬- ‫يمأل‬ filled in filled in
pick up ‫ يتعلم‬- ‫يكتسب‬ picked up picked up
discover ‫يكتشف‬ discovered discovered
look up )‫يبحث عن (معلومة‬ looked up looked up
park )‫يركن (السيارة‬ parked parked
stay ‫ يبقى‬- ‫يمكث‬ stayed stayed
notice ‫يالحظ‬ noticed noticed
land ‫يهبط على األرض‬ landed landed
decide ‫يقرر‬ decided decided
figure out figured out figured out
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‫ يعرف‬- ‫يكتشف‬

delete ‫ يمحو‬- ‫يزيل‬ deleted deleted

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Present Past PP
ُ
complete ‫كمل‬
ِ ‫ي‬ completed completed

create ‫ يبتكر‬- ‫ينشئ‬ created created

imagine ‫يتخيل‬ imagined imagined

stop ‫ يتوقف‬- ‫يوقف‬ stopped stopped

drop off ‫يوصل شخص لمكان‬ dropped off dropped off

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
put away ‫يضع الشيء في مكانه‬ put away put away
read ‫يقرأ‬ read read
ُ
have to ‫ ال بد‬- ‫يجب أن‬ had to had to
tell ‫يخبر‬ told told
leave ‫ يغادر‬- ‫يترك‬ left left
feel ‫ يحس‬- ‫يشعر‬ felt felt
get ‫يحصل على‬ got got (gotten)
َ ُ
teach ‫يد ِرس‬ taught taught
say ‫يقول‬ said said
find out ‫يكتشف‬ found out found out
see off ‫يودع‬ saw off seen off
wake up ‫يستيقظ‬ woke up woken up
ُ
take out ‫خرج‬
ِ ‫ي‬ took out taken out
swim ‫ يعوم‬- ‫يسبح‬ swam swum
speak ‫يتحدث‬ spoke spoken
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fly ‫يطير‬ flew flown

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An additional piece of information ‫معلومة إضافية‬
riad: T
 he term riad comes from the Arabic term for “gardens”.
Riad (‫ )ريــاض‬is the plural of rawda (‫)روضــة‬. A riad is a traditional
Moroccan house or palace with an indoor garden and courtyard.
Riads were the expensive villas of the wealthiest families.
‫ والريــاض هــو منــزل‬.‫ريــاض هــي جمــع كلمــة روضــة والتــي تعنــي حديقــة باللغــة العربيــة‬
‫ـت مــا بمثابــة‬
ٍ ‫ وكانــت الريــاض فــي وقـ‬.‫أو قصــر مغربــي قديــم ذو حديقــة داخليــة وفنــاء‬
.‫فلــل غاليــة الثمــن تســكنها العائــات الثريــة‬

Read and learn



Blog Log in Upload Download

Hi! My name’s Lucy. When I was 14, I decided

to travel around the world and see as many
countries as possible. My mom said, “Yes”!
I was so excited! We decided to go to Morocco
first. I use a wheelchair 1 , so we had to be Morocco
very organized 2 , but that wasn’t a problem. ‫ كرسي متحرك‬1
We filled in the forms to tell the train and plane
3 َّ َ ُ َّ َ ُ
‫ مرتبين‬- ‫ منظ ِمين‬2

staff about my disability 4 , and everybody was very ‫ مألنا االستمارات‬3

helpful. I looked up 5 the best places to visit on the ‫ عجز‬- ‫ إعاقة‬4

ُ
‫ بحثت عن‬5
internet before we left.
‫أيقظتني‬ 6
My favorite place in Morocco was Marrakech. 7
ُ ّ
‫التقطت‬- ‫تعلمت‬
َ َ
I loved the food there. We stayed at a riad, which is 8 ‫ أنزلنا‬- ‫أوصلنا‬

a special house in Morocco. There was a swimming

pool, and my mom woke me up 6 early so I could swim every day.
Moroccans speak French, so I picked up 7 a lot of French phrases
while I was there. When the taxi dropped us off 8 at the airport, I felt
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a bit sad. Morocco is a wonderful place!

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Blog Log in Upload Download

Hello, I’m Mazen! Last year, I went on

a walking trip in Spain with my dad.
Mom saw us off 1 at the airport. When
we landed 2 , we got a bus to the Picos
de Europa national park. It’s very
beautiful, and it was quite easy to walk.
Spain
‫ قامت بتوديعنا‬- ‫ودعتنا‬ 1
We went in June, when it wasn’t too hot. We
‫هبطت طائرتنا‬ 2
were lucky to see some beautiful birds, but we ُ
- ‫اكتشفت اإلجابة‬
ُ
3
‫عرفت اإلجابة‬
didn’t know what they were. I figured the answer
‫نسور‬ 4
out 3 by looking online – they were golden ََ
‫ِدببة‬ 5
ّ َ َ
eagles 4 . That was very special. We also saw ‫ِقطط برية‬ 6
‫ذئاب‬ 7
some brown bears 5 and wildcats 6! Luckily, ُ
‫وضعت حذاء المشي‬ 8
they were far away! The park is famous for its ‫لمسافات طويلة في مكانه‬

wolves 7 , but sadly, we didn’t see any. It was a

great trip, and I was sad to put my hiking shoes away 8 !

Activity Book Text

At the airport
07: 30 PARIS CANCELED
09: 10 MADRID CANCELED
10: 45 NEW YORK
11: 15 MILAN
12: 05 LOS ANGELES

Fares : Hello, Samir. Where have you been?

Samir : W
 e've been to the airport to see off my
uncle and aunt. They've flown home 1
‫عاد للوطن بالطائرة‬ 1
to Jordan. The flight 2 left at 8 am so we had
‫رحلة جوية‬ 2
to wake up at four o'clock.
I'm really tired.
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Fares : Oh, dear! I've never been to the airport. What was it like?
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Samir : Crowded 3 ! Dad dropped us off 4 at the front while
‫مزدحم‬ 3
he parked 5 the car. At first, we couldn't figure out 6 ََ
)‫أنزلنا (من السيارة‬ 4
where to go, but Mom found the right place. )‫ركن (السيارة‬
َ َ
5
6
Fares : Cool. We're going to the United States next year, ‫نعرف‬

‫تمأل االستمارات‬ 7
so my sister and I will need passports. Mom will ّ
‫نتعلم‬ 8
fill in the forms 7 for us.
Samir : W
 ow! You'll pick up 8 some cool American phrases while
you're there.

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Phrasal verbs ‫األفعال االصطالحية‬

A phrasal verb is a verb that is followed by a preposition. The
preposition changes the meaning of the verb.
.‫الفعل االصطالحي هو الفعل المتبوع بحرف جر والذي يتغير معناه بتغير حرف الجر الذي يليه‬

Examples:
She saw the picture in the book. (see = notice with your eyes)
 he saw off her husband before he traveled. (see off = say goodbye)
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When phrasal verbs have an object, this affects the word order.
.‫عند وجود مفعول في الجملة التي بها فعل اصطالحي فإن ذلك يؤثر على ترتيب الجملة‬

Examples:
I filled the form in before I left. (the form is the object)
You can also say:
I filled in the form before I left.

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‫ ويجوز أن يأتي بعد‬،‫الحظ أنه إذا كان المفعول اسما فإنه يجوز أن يأتي بين الفعل وحرف الجر‬
.‫ وكالهما صحيح‬،‫حرف الجر‬

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When the object is a pronoun, we follow this word order:
ً
‫ وال يجوز أن يأتي بعد حرف‬،‫أما إذا كان المفعول ضميرا فال بد أن يأتي بين الفعل وحرف الجر‬
.‫الجر‬

Example:
I filled it in before I left. (“it” is the object; it is a pronoun)
NOT I filled in it before I left.

Exercises on Lesson 2
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
filled – organized – looked – excited – disability

Hi! My name’s Lucy. When I was 14, I decided to travel around the
world and see as many countries as possible. My mom said, “Yes”!
I was so 1 ..........................! We decided to go to Morocco first. I use a
wheelchair, so we had to be very 2 .........................., but that wasn’t a
problem.
We 3 .......................... in the forms to tell the train and plane staff about my
disability, and everybody was very helpful. I 4 .......................... up the best
places to visit on the internet before we left.

2 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
dropped – loved – stayed – picked – woke

When I was in Morocco, my favorite place was Marrakech. I loved the

food there. We 1 ............................. at a riad, which is a special house in
Morocco. There was a swimming pool, and my mom 2 .............................
me up early so I could swim every day. Moroccans speak French, so
I 3 ............................. up a lot of French phrases while I was there. When
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the taxi 4 ............................. us off at the airport, I felt a bit sad. Morocco is
a wonderful place!
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3 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
put – famous – figured – knew – saw

Hello, I’m Mazen! Last year, I went on a walking trip in Spain with my dad.
Mom 1 .......................... us off at the airport. We were lucky to see some
beautiful birds, but we didn’t know what they were. I 2 ..........................
the answer out by looking online – they were golden eagles. That was
very special. We also saw some brown bears and wildcats! The park is
3 ................................ for its wolves. It was a great trip, and I was sad to

4 .......................... my hiking shoes away!

4 Read and complete the dialogue with the words from the box:
parked – place – flight – passports – airport
Fares : Hello, Samir. Where have you been?
Samir : W
 e've been to the 1 ......................... to see off my uncle and aunt.
They've flown home to Jordan. The 2 ......................... left at 8 am, so
we had to wake up at four o'clock. I'm really tired.
Fares : Oh, dear! I've never been to the airport. What was it like?
Samir : C
 rowded! Dad dropped us off at the front while he 3 .........................
the car. At first, we couldn't figure out where to go, but Mom found
the right place.
Fares : Cool. We're going to the United States next year, so my sister and
I will need 4 ......................... . Mom will fill in the forms for us.
Samir : You'll pick up some cool American phrases while you're there.

5 Choose the correct answer: (Phrasal verbs)

1. We filled (on - at - off - in) a form when we arrived at the hotel.
2. I looked (up - out - in - at) the best places to visit on the internet before we left.
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3. When the taxi dropped us (of - in - off - over) at the airport, I felt a bit sad.
4. My mom woke me (out - on - up - of) early.
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5. Moroccans speak French, so I picked (in - up - at - for) a lot of French
phrases while I was there.
6. Mom saw us (at - for - of - off) at the airport.
7. I figured the answer (out - on - of - in) by looking online.
8. I was sad to put my hiking shoes (a way - way - away from - away).
9. She saw (off him - off her husband - of her husband - her husband of)
before he traveled.
10. I filled (it in - in it - on it - it on) before I left.
11. T
 hey are looking (up it - the route at - the route of - up the route) to the beach.
12. My clothes are on my bed. Mom and I are putting (away from - away
them - them a way - them away).
Student's
6 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences: Book

1. my sister - My dad - up - wakes - in - the - morning - at - 7 o’clock.

............................................................................................................ .
2. picked - some - German phrases - Berlin - in - He - up.
............................................................................................................ .
3. up - looking - They - are - route - the - to the beach.
............................................................................................................ .
4. Mom - and - putting - away - clothes - my - are - I.
............................................................................................................ .

7 Write a paragraph of (70

70) words using the following guiding elements:
A visit to a famous place
Ideas to help you:
- What was that place?
- Who went with you? - When was the visit?
- What did you take with you? - What did you see there?

..............................................................................................

..............................................................................................

..............................................................................................
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 Lessons 3-4
Lessons 3-4 Amazing adventures! & Omar Hegazy

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

athlete banker motorbike fins

ّ
‫العب رياضي‬ ‫ موظف بنك‬- ‫صراف‬ )‫دراجة نارية (بخارية‬ ‫زعانف‬

crutch inspire inspiring challenges

ُ
‫عكاز‬ ‫لهم‬
ِ ‫ي‬ ‫ملهم‬
ِ ‫تحديات‬

break a world record world-record-holding athlete

ً ً ً
‫يحطم الرقم القياسي العالمي‬ ‫رياضي يحمل رقما قياسيا عالميا‬
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hold his breath follow their dreams

‫يحبس أنفاسه‬ ‫يسعون لتحقيق أحالمهم‬

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Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬
interview (n) ‫مقابلة‬ rock climbing ‫رياضة تسلق الصخور‬

skills ‫مهارات‬ snorkeling ‫الغوص باستخدام خرطوم للتنفس‬

breath َ َ scuba diving

‫نفس‬ ‫الغوص باستخدام أنبوبة أكسجين‬

ْ َ
chest ‫صدر‬ diver ‫غواص‬

keeping fit ‫المحافظة على اللياقة البدنية‬ distance ‫مسافة‬

fitness ‫لياقة بدنية‬ transportation ‫النقل‬

physical ‫بدني‬ engine ‫محرك‬

Adjectives & Adverbs

amazing adventures ‫مغامرات مدهشة‬ unfortunately ‫لسوء الحظ‬

amazingly ‫مما يثير الدهشة‬ disabled ‫ معاق‬- ‫يعاني من إعاقة‬

enough ‫كاف‬
ٍ incredible ‫ال يصدق‬

successful ‫ناجح‬ rubber things ‫أشیاء مطاطیة‬

a female athlete ‫العبة رياضية‬ talented ‫موهوب‬

Verbs
ُ ُ َ
achieve ‫ يحقق‬- ‫ينجز‬ motivate ‫ يشجع‬- ‫ يحفز‬- ‫يحث‬

guide ‫يرشد‬ remove ‫يزيل‬

rest (v) (n) ‫ راحة‬- ‫يستريح‬ train hard ‫يتدرب ِب ِجد‬

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ّ
canoe (v) (n) ‫ زورق‬- ‫يتنقل بالزورق‬ learn ‫يتعلم‬

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Places & Nature

the Amazon ‫منطقة األمازون‬ Sinai Peninsula ‫شبه جزيرة سيناء‬

the Himalayas ‫جبال الهيمااليا‬ the Aqaba Gulf ‫خليج العقبة‬

the Arctic ‫القطب الشمالي‬ oases ‫واحات‬

environment ‫بيئة‬ shade ‫ِظل‬

landscape ‫منظر طبيعي‬ springs ‫ ينابيع‬- ‫عيون ماء‬

Prepositions

go back to ‫يعود إلى‬ listen to ‫يستمع إلى‬

go on an adventure ‫يذهب في مغامرة‬ put on ‫يرتدي‬

ُ
at the age of 25 25 ‫ في عمر الـ‬put up a tent ‫ينصب خيمة‬

Sentences & Expressions

,, ,, ,,
give talks to had an accident do well at work
ً
‫يلقي محاضرات‬ ‫تعرض لحادث‬ ‫يؤدي جيدا في عمله‬
,, ,, ,,
,, ,, ,,
inspire others during the day He felt free.
َ ُ َ
‫يلهم اآلخرين‬ ‫أثناء النهار‬ .‫شعر بأنه حر‬
,, ,, ,,
,, ,,
He completed the swim in eight hours! It was too hot to sleep.
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ً ً
!‫أكمل السباحة خالل ثماني ساعات‬ .‫كان الجو حارا جدا لدرجة يصعب فيها النوم‬
,, ,,
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,, ,,
that part of the world along the road
‫ذلك الجزء من العالم‬ ‫على طول الطريق‬
,, ,,
Vocabulary Study S B Student’s
Book

break a world record : to do something better than anybody else in the

world
follow (your) dreams : to do something in life that you really want to do
world-record-holding
: an athlete who has broken a world record
athlete
: long rubber things to put on your feet to help
fins
you swim faster
: something to put under your arm to help you
crutch
walk better
inspire : to motivate and guide others
banker : someone who works in a bank
: keep your breath inside your chest without
hold your breath
breathing out
: a type of transportation on two wheels, with an
motorbike
engine

Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
talk ‫يتكلم‬ talked talked
work hard ‫يعمل ِب ِجد‬ worked hard worked hard
enjoy ‫يستمتع بـ‬ enjoyed enjoyed
train ‫يتدرب‬ trained trained
follow ‫يتبع‬ followed followed
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rest ‫يستريح‬ rested rested

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Present Past PP
ُ ُ
achieve ‫كمل‬
ِ ‫ ي‬- ‫نجز‬
ِ ‫ي‬ achieved achieved
ُ
inspire ‫لهم‬
ِ ‫ي‬ inspired inspired

remove ‫يزيل‬ removed removed

move ‫يتحرك‬ moved moved

cycle ‫يقود دراجة‬ cycled cycled

believe ‫ يؤمن‬- ‫يعتقد‬ believed believed

ُ
motivate ‫ يحفز‬- ‫يحث‬ motivated motivated

guide ‫يرشد‬ guided guided

canoe ‫يتنقل بالزورق‬ canoed canoed

try ‫ يجرب‬- ‫يحاول‬ tried tried

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
ً ً
set (a record) ‫يسجل رقما قياسيا‬ set set

keep fit ‫يحافظ على لياقته البدنية‬ kept fit kept fit

hold ‫ يحتفظ بـ‬- ‫يمسك‬ held held

break ‫يكسر‬ broke broken

do ‫يفعل‬ did done

ُ
show ‫ظهر‬
ِ ‫ي‬ showed showed (shown)

give ‫يعطي‬ gave given

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begin ‫يبدأ‬ began begun

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Read and learn

Activity Book Text

Amazing Adventures!
Emily went to the Amazon 1 because she wanted to learn ‫منطقة األمازون‬ 1
more about what humans are doing to the environment. She ِّ َ ُ
‫يجدف بزورق‬ 2
ّ
3
learned how to canoe 2 . She also learned how to take better ‫تحدي‬

photos. Her biggest challenge 3 was that it was often too hot
to sleep.
Tom went to the Himalayas 4 because he has always
been interested in that part of the world. He learned how
to cook outside. He also learned how to put up a tent 5

that was big enough for four people. ‫جبال الهيمااليا‬ 4

‫ينصب خيمة‬ 5

Omar Hegazy
Omar Hegazy is a very interesting man who is a
world-record-holding athlete 1. He shows that
when you work hard, you can achieve amazing
things. He is very inspiring 2 , but his life has not
always been easy.

At the age of 25, Omar’s life was going well. He had a good job as a
banker 3 in the Sinai Peninsula 4, and he was very active. He enjoyed
sports, including rock climbing 5 , snorkeling 6 , and keeping fit 7 .
ْ ُ ً ً ً
4 3 2 ‫عالميا‬ ‫ رياضي يحمل رقما قياسيا‬1
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‫شبه جزيرة سيناء‬ ‫موظف في بنك‬ ‫هم‬

ِ ‫مل‬
ً ُّ
‫الحفاظ على اللياقة البدنية‬ 7 ‫الغوص قريبا من سطح الماء‬ 6 ‫تسلق الصخور‬ 5

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 Lessons 3-4
One day, he was traveling along the road on his motorbike 8 when he had
an accident. The doctors told him that, unfortunately, they had to remove
part of his leg. Omar had to learn to use a crutch 9 , and then a wheelchair.

Omar learned about two important athletes who are also disabled 10. The
first athlete is Dareen Barbar, a female athlete from Lebanon who has only
one leg. The second person to inspire 11 Omar is Faisal Al-Mosawi, who is
a wheelchair diver.

So, Omar began swimming. In the water, he felt free and his body moved
easily. Slowly, Omar became stronger, and he trained hard. He decided
that he wanted to break a world record 12, too. Omar tried to see if he could
hold his breath 13 underwater longer than anybody else.

Omar trained hard, and in 2022, he could swim

underwater for a distance of 56.48 meters!

He then put on fins 14 and swam for longer – 76.7

meters! He broke world records with both these
swims. Since these incredible swims, Omar has also )‫دراجة نارية (بخارية‬ 8
swum across the Aqaba Gulf 15 . He completed the ‫عكاز‬ 9

swim in eight hours! As well as this, Omar cycled 16 ‫ يعانون إعاقة جسدية‬10
ُْ
‫هم‬ِ ‫ يل‬11
from Taba in the Sinai Peninsula to the Egyptian ً ً ً
‫ يكسر رقما قياسيا عالميا‬12
Pyramids in Giza. He never stops! ‫ يحبس أنفاسه‬13

‫ زعانف‬14
Today, Omar Hegazy is a very happy man, and gives ‫ خليج العقبة‬15

talks to inspire others. He wants to help other people ‫ قاد دراجة‬16

‫ أشخاص ذوي إعاقات‬17

with disabilities 17 follow their dreams 18 and believe
‫ يسعون لتحقيق أحالمهم‬18
they can do anything.
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Pre-reading question: What world record does he hold today?
Activity Book Text
Faisal Al-Mosawi
In 2005, Faisal Al-Mosawi was a talented 1 football
player. However, after a car accident 2 he couldn’t
walk and he had to use a wheelchair. He was 20
years old. Two years after his accident, Faisal
decided to learn a new skill. He wanted a challenge. ‫ موهوب‬1

So, in 2009, he learned scuba diving 3 and he ّ

‫ حادث سيارة‬2
‫ الغوص بجهاز التنفس‬3
decided to become the fastest diver 4 in the world. In ّ
‫ غواص‬4
2018, he broke the world record 5 and became the َّ
‫ حطم الرقم القياسي العالمي‬5
fastest person to scuba dive 6 10 km, in five hours ُّ
‫ يغوص بجهاز تنفس‬6
and 24 minutes. He broke a record that was set in 7 َّ
‫ تحقق في‬- ‫ سجل في‬7
ِّ ُ

2011 by Christopher Healey, a scuba diver with no ‫ عجز‬- ‫ إعاقة‬8

disability 8 . Today, Faisal continues to scuba dive
and he inspires young people by giving talks. Faisal wants to show the
world that people with disabilities can be as successful as people with no
disabilities.

Exercises on Lessons 3 4
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
canoe – world – tent – environment – challenge

Emily and Tom had amazing adventures. Emily went to the Amazon
because she wanted to learn more about what humans are doing to
the 1 ........................... . She learned how to 2 ........................... . She also
learned how to take better photos. Her biggest 3 ....................... was that it
was often too hot to sleep. Tom went to the Himalayas because he has
always been interested in that part of the world. He learned how to cook
outside. He also learned how to put up a 4 ........................... that was big
Term 2

enough for four people.

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 Lessons 3-4
Student's
2 Read and complete the text with the words from the box: Book

athletes - banker - leg - record - training - underwater

At the age of 25, Omar was a 1 ................................ . He was doing well at

work, and was enjoying his life. Then he had an accident. He went to the
hospital, where the doctors removed part of his 2 .............................. . Then,
Omar heard about two disabled 3 ................................, and he wanted to be
like them. He started 4 ................................ hard and working on his fitness.
Amazingly, he broke a world 5 ................................ in holding his breath
6 ........................... . Now, Omar motivates people all around the world.

3 Read and complete the dialogue with the words from the box:
motorbike – crutch – dreams – record – accident
Interviewer : Hello, Omar. Can I ask you a few questions?
Omar : Hello! Of course, you can.
Interviewer : What was your last job?
Omar : I was a banker.
Interviewer : What has changed your life?
Omar : One day, I was traveling along the road on my motorbike
when I had an 1 ................................ . I had to learn to use a
2 ................................, and then a wheelchair.
Interviewer : How have you become a great athlete after that terrible
accident?
Omar : I trained hard and hard. I decided that I wanted to break a
world 3 ................................ .
Interviewer : You are a role model, Omar. You can also inspire others.
Omar :T
 hat’s my aim. I want to help other people with disabilities
follow their 4 ................................ and believe they can do
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Activity
4 Read the following text and answer the questions: Book

In 2005, Faisal Al-Mosawi was a talented football player. However,

after a car accident, he couldn’t walk and he had to use a wheelchair.
He was 20 years old. Two years after his accident, Faisal decided to
learn a new skill. He wanted a challenge. So, in 2009, he learned scuba
diving and he decided to become the fastest diver in the world. In 2018,
he broke the world record and became the fastest person to scuba dive
10 km in five hours and 24 minutes. He broke a record that was set
in 2011 by Christopher Healey, a scuba diver with no disability. Today,
Faisal continues to scuba dive and he inspires young people by giving
talks. Faisal wants to show the world that people with disabilities can
be as successful as people with no disabilities.

A Choose the correct answer:

1. Faisal Al-Mosawi was a talented (tennis - football - handball -

basketball) player.
2. The opposite of the underlined word “fastest” is (slowest - weakest -
strongest - least).

B Answer these questions:

3. What does Faisal want to show the world?

............................................................................................................ .

4. Summarize the text in two sentences.

............................................................................................................ .
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5 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences:
1. a banker - He - as - had - job - a good.
............................................................................................................ .

2. on - an adventure - Would - to go - like - you?

............................................................................................................ ?

3. were - What - challenges - the trip - of - the?

............................................................................................................ ?

4. to - record - wanted - a world - He - break.

............................................................................................................ .

6 Write a short story of (70

70) words using the following guiding elements:
Omar’s story
Ideas to help you: active - sports - accident - wheelchair -
train - broke - inspire

...........................................................................................

...........................................................................................

...........................................................................................

...........................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................
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Lesson 5 Language
Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

astronaut model spaceship spacesuit mission

‫رائد فضاء‬ ‫نموذج لسفينة فضاء‬ ‫بدلة فضاء‬ ‫مهمة‬

MARATHON MARATHON
RUN RUN

course attached to cleaning wipes marathon

‫دورة تدريبية‬ ‫مربوطة بـ‬ ‫مناديل تنظيف‬ ‫سباق مسافات طويلة‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

career ‫ وظيفة‬- ‫حياة مهنية‬ float (v) ‫يطفو‬

university ‫جامعة‬ drawers ‫أدراج‬

space trip ‫رحلة إلى الفضاء‬ weak ‫ضعيف‬

lucky ‫محظوظ‬ regularly ‫بانتظام‬

three lengths )‫ثالثة أطوال (مسافات‬ special area ‫منطقة خاصة‬

Prepositions
ً
on Earth ‫على األرض‬ throw away ‫يرمي بعيدا‬

in case ‫في حالة‬ move around ‫يتحرك في أنحاء المكان‬

at mealtimes ‫في أوقات الوجبات‬ stops the food from ‫يمنع الطعام من‬
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 Lesson 5
Sentences & Expressions
,, ,, ,,
make the trip That’s so cool! do experiments
ً
‫یقوم بالرحلة‬ !‫هذا رائع جدا‬ ‫يجري تجارب علمية‬
,, ,, ,,
,, ,, ,,
less gravity training course an amazing experience
‫جاذبية أرضية أقل‬ ‫دورة تدريبية‬ ُ
‫تجربة مدهشة‬
,, ,, ,,
,, ,, ,,
give first aid if they will be well physically strong
ً
‫يقدم إسعافات أولية‬ ‫إذا كانوا سيكونون بخير‬ ‫قوي بدنيا‬
,, ,, ,,
,, ,, ,,
get sick keep everything clean a two-year astronaut course
‫يمرض‬ ‫يحافظ على كل شيء نظيف‬ ‫دورة لرواد الفضاء مدتها عامين‬
,, ,, ,,

Conjugation of verbs

Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
join ‫يلتحق بـ‬ joined joined
ِّ َ ُ
fix ‫ يثبت‬- ‫يصلح‬ fixed fixed

check ‫ يراجع‬- ‫يفحص‬ checked checked

float ‫يطفو‬ floated floated

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Present Past PP
ِّ َ ُ
heat ‫يسخن‬ heated heated

pack ‫ يرص‬- ‫يحزم‬ packed packed

wash ‫يغسل‬ washed washed

test ‫يختبر‬ tested tested

ask ‫ يطلب‬- ‫يسأل‬ asked asked

store ‫يخزن‬ stored stored

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
put ‫يضع‬ put put
َ ُ َ ُ
teach ‫ يع ِلم‬- ‫يد ِرس‬ taught taught

choose ‫يختار‬ chose chosen

wear ‫يرتدي‬ wore worn

run ‫يجري‬ ran run

eat ‫يأكل‬ ate eaten

ً
throw away ‫يرمي بعيدا‬ threw away thrown away

The Lesson Notes

experiment ‫تجربة علمية‬
experience ‫تجربة حياتية‬
At school, we sometimes do experiments in the science lab.
I think traveling to other countries is an amazing experience.
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Read and learn
Pre-reading question: How do astronauts keep fit in space? 
It’s an astronaut’s life
Would you like to be an astronaut 1 ? It’s a great
career 2 , but you need to work very hard. First of
all, you should study science at school and
university. After this, you need to do a difficult, An astronaut trying
to eat fruit in space!
two-year astronaut course 3 . If you are chosen to 4
‫ رائد فضاء‬1
join the next space trip 5 , you are very lucky! ‫ وظيفة‬- ‫ مهنة‬2
‫دورة تدريبية‬ 3
In the training course, a new astronaut is taught 6 many
‫تم اختيارك ِلـ‬ 4
things by their teachers. They are taught how to fix a ‫رحلة للفضاء‬ 5
spaceship 7 , and how to do experiments 8 . The students ‫يتم تعليمه‬ 6
‫سفينة فضاء‬ 7
are shown how to give first aid 9 , too, in case someone ‫يقوم بإجراء تجارب‬ 8
becomes sick in space. ‫يقدم إسعافات أولية‬ 9
ً
‫ قوي بدنيا‬10
Astronauts need to be physically strong 10. They are ‫ِبدل فضاء‬ 11
regularly tested by doctors for their fitness. They are also ‫ نموذج لسفينة فضاء‬12
‫ مهمة‬13
usually asked to swim three lengths in their spacesuits 11
‫ أكياس النوم‬14
in a swimming pool. Often, they are asked to go into a ‫ مربوطة في‬15
model spaceship 12. There, they are checked to see if they ‫ تطفو في األنحاء‬16

will be well in the spaceship. If they get sick, they cannot ‫ أدراج‬17
‫ أوقات الوجبات‬18
make the trip.
When the astronauts are on their mission 13, their things are stored safely
on the spaceship while they are still on Earth. Their sleeping bags 14 are
attached to 15 a wall so they don’t float around 16 when they sleep. This is
because there’s less gravity than on Earth. Food is put in drawers 17 so it
doesn’t move around, too. See how the fruit is floating in the photo of the
spaceship! At mealtimes 18, the food is heated up by the astronauts. The
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astronauts then eat from special bags, not from plates. This stops the food
from floating away.
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On the spaceship, it’s important to keep everything clean.
‫ سوائل تنظيف‬19
The team can’t use cleaning liquids 19 for cleaning as
‫ مناديل تنظيف‬20
there’s less gravity, so they use cleaning wipes 20. There’s ‫ ماراثون‬- ‫ سباق‬21
no shower or bath in the spaceship, so astronauts wash َّ َ ُ َّ َ ُ
‫ منظم‬- ‫ مرتب‬22

themselves with cleaning wipes, too. The astronauts ‫ حقيبة سفر‬23

sometimes wear the same clothes for a long time in the

spaceship. Often, dirty clothes are then thrown away.

The team needs to keep fit in space, so their bodies don’t become weak.
To do this, they run in a special area of the spaceship. Did you know that
one astronaut, Sunita Williams, ran the Boston Marathon 21 while she was
in space in 2007? That’s so cool!

So, what do you think? Would you like an astronaut’s life? Are you tidy 22
and organized? Is your suitcase 23 packed for space? I think we can all see
that traveling into space would be an amazing experience, but is it for you?

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Grammar Study
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C
D
E

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AC
Q T

GLOSSARY

The present simple (active and passive)

‫المضارع البسيط المبني للمعلوم والمجهول‬
 he passive is formed with the verb to be and the past participle of
T
the main verb.
(am - is - are) + pp :‫يتكون زمن المضارع البسيط في المبني للمجهول من‬

Examples:
Teachers teach a new astronaut many things.

A new astronaut is taught many things by teachers.

Doctors test astronauts for their fitness.
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Astronauts are tested by doctors for their fitness.

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Active
In active sentences, we focus on the doer of the action (the person
doing the action).
.‫في صيغة المعلوم نركز على الفاعل الذي قام بالفعل ونبدأ به جملة المعلوم‬

We study science at school and university.

Passive
In passive sentences, we focus on the object (the person/thing
receiving the action).
‫في صيغة المجهول نركز على المفعول (الشخص أو الشيء الذي وقع عليه الفعل) ونبدأ‬
.‫به جملة المجهول‬
Astronauts are asked to swim three lengths in their spacesuits.

 he doer can be included in the sentence, using by, or it can be left out.
T
ً
.‫) ويمكن أال نذكره‬by( ‫يمكن أن نذكر الفاعل في جملة المجهول مسبوقا بحرف الجر‬

The food is heated up (by the astronauts).

Astronauts’ bags are stored on the spaceship.

Exercises on Lesson 5
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
course - space - science - trip - university

Do you like space? It’s great to be an astronaut. It’s a great career, but
you need to work very hard. First of all, you should study 1 ........................
at school and 2 ............................... . After this, you need to do a difficult,
two-year astronaut 3 ............................. . If you are chosen to join the next
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space 4 ..........................., you are very lucky!

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2 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
sick - fitness - spaceship - spacesuits - strong

Astronauts need to be physically strong. They are regularly tested by

doctors for their 1 ............................. . They are also usually asked to swim
three lengths in their 2 ............................. in a swimming pool. Often, they
are asked to go into a model 3 ............................. . There, they are checked
to see if they will be well in the spaceship. If they get 4 .............................,
they cannot make the trip.

3 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
attached - drawers - floating - gravity - mission
Would you like to be an astronaut? When the astronauts are on their
1 ......................., their things are stored safely on the spaceship while they
are still on Earth. Their sleeping bags are 2 ........................... to a wall so
they don’t float around when they sleep. This is because there’s less
3 .......................... than on Earth. Food is put in drawers so it doesn’t move
around, too. The astronauts eat from special bags, not from plates. This
stops the food from 4 ......................... away.

4 Choose the correct answer:

1. If you are (choose - chose - chooses - chosen) to join the next space
trip, you are very lucky!
2. The teachers (teaching - teaches - are taught - taught) astronauts how
to fix a spaceship.
3. In the training course, a new astronaut is (teaching - teaches - teach -
taught) many things by their teachers.
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4. (Do - Does - Is - Did) your suitcase packed for space?

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5. When the astronauts are on their mission, their things (stores - store -
are storing - are stored) safely on the spaceship.
6. The students (show - shown - shows - are shown) how to give first aid
by their teachers.
7. Astronauts are regularly (tested - are tested - test - tests) by doctors for
their fitness.
8. What (has - are - have - do) astronauts taught by their teachers?
9. How is the spaceship (clean - are cleaning - cleaned - is cleaned)?
10. Food (put - is put - are putting - are put) in drawers so it doesn’t move
around.
11. The teachers usually (ask - asking - are asked - is asked) astronauts to
swim three lengths in their spacesuits in a swimming pool.
12. Astronauts (ask - are asked - are asking - is asked) to go into a model
spaceship by their teachers.
13. They are (checked - check - are checked - checks) to see if they will
be well in the spaceship.
14. Their sleeping bags are (attaches - attach - are attached - attached) to
a wall so they don’t float around when they sleep.
15. At mealtimes, the food (heated - heat - are heating - is heated) up by
the astronauts.
16. Often, dirty clothes are (throw - threw - throws - thrown) away.
17. When (is - are - does - do) clothes thrown away?
18. What are astronauts (ask - asked - asks - are asked) to do to show
they’re fit and healthy?
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5 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences:

1. space - fit - How - astronauts - do - keep - in?

............................................................................................................ ?

2. need - strong - to - Astronauts - physically - be.

............................................................................................................ .

3. study - school - You - should - at - science.

............................................................................................................ .

6 Write an email of (70

70) words to your friend Fares:

Tell him about a book you read about how to be an astronaut and what
the astronaut’s life is like. Your email address is [email protected], and
your friend’s email address is [email protected].

From:
To:
Subject:

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From:
...................................................................................................................................
To:
...................................................................................................................................
Subject:
......................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
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......................................................................................................................................
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 Lesson 6
Lesson 6 Writing: A biography

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

biography ambitious (adj)

َ
base camp avalanche
ُ ُ
‫سيرة ذاتية‬ ‫طموح‬ ‫مخيم رئيسي‬ ‫انهيار ثلجي‬

achievement equipment earthquake achieve her dreamُ

َ
‫إنجاز‬ ‫معدات‬ ‫ هزة أرضية‬- ‫زلزال‬ ‫تحقق حلمها‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

Mount Everest ‫جبل إيفرست‬ unfortunately ‫لسوء الحظ‬

Mount Kilimanjaro ‫جبل كليمنجارو‬ describe ‫يصف‬

mountaineering guide ُّ However

‫دليل (مرشد) تسلق الجبال‬ ‫ومع ذلك‬
Kokoda Track young woman
)‫طريق كوكودا (في دولة بابوا غينيا الجديدة‬ ‫شابة‬

sequencing words ‫كلمات التتابع‬ Next ‫ثم‬

ordering events ‫ترتيب األحداث‬ After that ‫بعد ذلك‬

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ً ً
First of all ‫ في البداية‬- ‫أول‬ Finally ‫أخيرا‬

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Prepositions
ُ
at the age of eight ‫في عمر الثامنة‬ across deserts ‫عبر الصحاري‬

look at ‫ينظر إلى‬ arrived at ‫يصل إلى‬

went on journeys ‫ذهبوا في رحالت‬ get to ‫يصل إلى‬

Activity Book
the South Pole ‫القطب الجنوبي‬ explorers ‫مستكشفون‬

Antarctica ‫القارة القطبية الجنوبية‬ education ‫تعليم‬

the Atlantic Ocean ‫المحيط األطلنطي‬ temperatures ‫درجات الحرارة‬

Greenland the Sahara Desert

‫جزيرة جرينالند (تقع بين المحيط المتجمد‬
)‫الشمالي والمحيط األطلنطي‬ )‫الصحراء الكبرى (في شمال أفريقيا‬

northern Norway ‫شمال النرويج‬ charity worker ‫مشتغل باألعمال الخيرية‬

ُ
expedition ‫رحلة استكشافية‬ inspirational speaker ‫متحدث ملهم‬

continent ‫قارة‬ snow (n) ‫ ثلج‬- ‫جليد‬

َ
backpack ‫حقيبة ظهر‬ total ‫إجمالي‬

Vocabulary Study S B Student’s

Book

avalanche : when a lot of snow falls down a mountain

ambitious : wanting to be successful

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base camp : a place where people climbing a mountain can rest

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 Lesson 6
Conjugation of verbs

Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
climb ‫يتسلق‬ climbed climbed
ُ ْ َ
cross ‫يعبر‬ crossed crossed
َ
happen ‫يحدث‬ happened happened

reach ‫يصل إلى‬ reached reached

arrive at ‫يصل إلى‬ arrived at arrived at

ski ‫يتزلج‬ skied skied

continue ‫يستمر‬ continued continued

ِّ َ ُ
introduce (someone) ‫يقدم شخص‬ introduced introduced

plan ‫يخطط‬ planned planned

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
get to ‫يصل إلى‬ got to got to

write ‫يكتب‬ wrote written

buy ‫يشتري‬ bought bought

take ‫يأخذ‬ took taken

fall ‫ يقع‬- ‫يسقط‬ fell fallen

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Tip!
How to write a biography
Do your research well. Look at different texts online, or in books,
to find out facts about the person.
Write a short first paragraph to introduce why the person is famous.
Write key events in chronological (time) order. Use sequencing words.
Write in the past tense because you are describing things which
have already happened. ‫كيف تكتب سيرة ذاتية‬
َّ
‫ اط ِلع على نصوص مختلفة عبر اإلنترنت أو في الكتب‬.‫قم بإجراء بحثك بشكل جيد‬
.‫لتعرف حقائق عن الشخص‬
.‫اكتب فقرة أولى قصيرة لتوضيح سبب شهرة هذا الشخص‬
.‫ استخدم كلمات التتابع‬.)‫اكتب األحداث الرئيسية بالتسلسل الزمني (الوقتي‬
.‫اكتب بصيغة الماضي ألنك تصف أشياء حدثت بالفعل‬

Read and learn


Pre-reading question: What was Alyssa Azar’s amazing achievement?
Alyssa Azar: A biography
Alyssa Azar is an amazing young woman, and
one of Australia’s most ambitious adventurers 1 .
She’s the youngest Australian to climb Mount
Everest 2 .
Alyssa is from Toowoomba, Australia. She loved
sports as a child. Her dad was a mountaineering
‫مغامرون طموحون‬ 1
guide 3 , so he often took her on trips with him. First of all ‫جبل إيفرست‬ 2
4 , at the age of eight, she crossed the Kokoda Track, in ُّ
‫مرشد تسلق جبال‬ 3
ً
Papua New Guinea. Next, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro ‫ في البداية‬- ‫أول‬ 4
‫معدات‬ 5
when she was 14. After that, she decided to climb Mount
Everest, and her parents helped her.
Alyssa trained hard, then she bought the correct equipment for climbing
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Everest.

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However, it was not very easy to climb the world’s

‫المعسكر الرئيسي‬ 6
highest mountain. In 2014, and again in 2015, she got ‫ لألسف‬- ‫ لسوء الحظ‬7

to the base camp 6 at Everest. Unfortunately 7 , there ‫ انهيار جليدي‬8

ّ
‫ زلزال‬- ‫ هزة أرضية‬9
were problems. In 2014, there was an avalanche 8 , and ‫ في نهاية المطاف‬10

in 2015, there was an earthquake 9 . Sadly, she couldn’t ‫ وصلت (نجحت في‬11
‫الوصول) إلى‬
continue to the top. ‫ مغامرات‬12

Finally 10, in 2016, Alyssa made it to 11 the top of Everest.

She was 19 years old. Alyssa has written a book about her adventures 12,
called The Girl Who Climbed Everest. In the book, she describes the hard
work that helped her achieve her dream.

Pre-reading question: How long did it take Matthieu Tordeur to reach the
South Pole?

Activity Book Text

Matthieu Tordeur: A biography
Matthieu Tordeur is a world-record-holding
explorer 1 . At the age of 27 years and 40 days,
he became the youngest person to ski 2 to the
South Pole 3 in Antarctica, alone, and without
ُ
‫ستكشف‬
ِ ‫م‬ 1
any help. ّ
‫يتزلج‬ 2
‫ القطب الجنوبي‬3
Matthieu was born in Rouen in France on 4 December‚ َ َ
‫ أبحر عبر‬4
1991. As a young man, Matthieu was inspired by famous ‫ المحيط األطلنطي‬5

explorers like Ranulph Fiennes, Ben Saunders, and Jean-

Louis Étienne. After finishing his education, Matthieu went on many journeys
across deserts, mountains, and snow. He cycled across Europe and China,
and he sailed across 4 the Atlantic Ocean 5 . Then he decided to ski to the
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South Pole.

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First of all, he spent two years training in
Greenland and northern Norway. After that, he
did six marathons across the Sahara Desert 6,

one after the other, which was a total of 250

kilometers. He had to carry his food and water in
backpacks. Next, Matthieu spent months planning his route. ‫الصحراء الكبرى‬ 6
َ َ َ
He looked up 7 the information he needed and bought his ‫بحث عن‬ 7
‫ درجات الحرارة‬8
equipment. He wanted to do his adventure alone and he َّ َ َ َ َ
‫ جر‬- ‫ سحب‬9

knew that was going to be a big challenge. ‫ أرقام قياسية‬10

Finally, on 13 January, 2019, Matthieu arrived at the South Pole after a

journey of 51 days and a distance of 1,230 kilometers. Sometimes the
temperatures 8 were as low as -30°C. He skied all the way and he pulled 9

115 kg of equipment. Matthieu wrote a book about his adventures and he

made a television program about it. And since then, he has broken more
records 10, written more books, and had many more adventures.

Exercises on Lesson 6
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
adventures – ambitious – achieve – describe – climb

Do you know who Alyssa Azar is? Alyssa Azar is an amazing young
woman, and one of Australia’s most 1 ............................ adventurers. She’s
the youngest Australian to 2 ........................ Mount Everest. When she was
14, she decided to climb Mount Everest, and her parents helped her.
In 2016, Alyssa made it to the top of Everest. She was 19 years old.
Alyssa has written a book about her 3 ........................, called “The Girl Who
Climbed Everest”. In the book, she describes the hard work that helped
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her 4 ........................ her dream.

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2 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
mountain – trips – train– equipment – guide
Alyssa is from Australia. She loved sports as a child. Her dad was a
mountaineering 1 ....................., so he often took her on 2 ..................... with
him. First of all, at the age of eight, she crossed the Kokoda Track, in
Papua New Guinea. Next, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. After that,
Alyssa trained hard, then she bought the correct 3 ................... for climbing
Everest. It was not very easy to climb the world’s highest 4 ......................... .

3 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences:

1. Everest - She - Mount - climb - decided - to.
............................................................................................................ .

2. when - did - What - she - was 14 - do - she?

............................................................................................................ ?

3. woman - young - an - is - Alyssa - amazing.

............................................................................................................ .

4. achievement - What - amazing - Alyssa - Azar’s - was?

............................................................................................................ ?

4 Write a biography of (70) words of a person who inspires you:

A Biography
Look at these ideas to help you.
- Do some research and write some notes about the person.
(an athlete - an inspirational speaker - a person with a disability -
a charity worker - a young businessperson)
Remember these things:
- Use sequencing words to order your ideas: First of all, Next, Then, After
that, and Finally.
- Include important dates and interesting events in the person’s life.
- Write in the past tense.
- Use capital letters for people’s names, cities, countries, months, etc.
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Lesson 7 Story: The travelers and the wolf

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

realize chat (v) pretend whisper

‫يدرك‬ ‫يدردش‬ ‫يتظاهر‬ ‫يهمس‬

the pigeons cooed crack of a branch deer wolf

َ
)‫هدلت الحمامات (هديل‬ ‫طقطقة (كسر) غصن‬ ‫غزال‬ ‫ذئب‬

sunrise palm trees travelers true friends

‫شروق الشمس‬ ‫أشجار النخيل‬ ‫مسافرون‬ ‫أصدقاء حقيقيون‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

nearby town ‫مدينة قريبة‬ get closer ‫يقترب‬

a bit hard ‫صعب بعض الشيء‬ noise ‫ضوضاء‬

I’m sure. .‫أنا متأكد‬ beautiful scene ‫منظر جميل‬

after a while ‫بعد فترة‬ dead ‫ميت‬

ً
immediately ‫في الحال‬ so scared ‫خائف جدا‬
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ً
from now on ‫من اآلن فصاعدا‬ a long walk ‫تمشية طويلة‬

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 Lesson 7
Prepositions
grow up ‫يكبر‬ at first ‫في البداية‬
ً
get up ‫ ينهض‬- ‫يستيقظ‬ run away ‫ يهرب‬- ‫يجري بعيدا‬
ً
on their backs ‫على ظهورهم‬ far away ‫بعيدا‬
ً
run back towards ‫يجري عائدا تجاه‬ on his own ‫بمفرده‬

turn around ‫يستدير‬ fall to the ground ‫يسقط على األرض‬

come up to ‫يأتي لـ‬ in danger ‫في خطر‬

come down ‫ينزل‬ at the start of the story ‫في بداية القصة‬

look for ‫يبحث عن‬ at the end of the story ‫في نهاية القصة‬

Activity Book
coral reef ‫شعاب مرجانية‬ huge shark ‫سمكة قرش ضخمة‬

dark shadow ‫ظل داكن‬ come together ‫يتجمعوا‬

frightening ‫مخيف‬ cheer ‫ يهلل‬- ‫يهتف‬

frightened ‫خائف‬ hug ‫ يحتضن‬- ‫يحضن‬

strong tail ‫ذيل قوي‬ brave ‫شجاع‬

Vocabulary Study A B Activity

Book

chatting : talking in a friendly way to friends

sunrise : when the sun rises in the sky in the morning
cooed : made a low soft cry
crack : the sound a branch makes when it breaks
whisper : to talk very quietly
realize : to know and understand something
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pretend : to act in a way that isn't true

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Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
pretend ‫يتظاهر‬ pretended pretended
whisper ‫يهمس‬ whispered whispered
coo )‫تهدل (للحمام‬ cooed cooed
seem ‫ تظهر‬- ‫تبدو‬ seemed seemed
cheer ‫ يهلل‬- ‫يهتف‬ cheered cheered
add ‫يضيف‬ added added
touch ‫يلمس‬ touched touched
start ‫يبدأ‬ started started
agree ‫ يوافق‬- ‫يقبل‬ agreed agreed
realize ‫يدرك‬ realized realized
reply ‫ يجيب‬- ‫يرد‬ replied replied
carry ‫يحمل‬ carried carried
hug ‫ يحتضن‬- ‫يحضن‬ hugged hugged
chat ‫يدردش‬ chatted chatted

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
get help ‫يحصل على المساعدة‬ got help got help
grow up ‫يكبر‬ grew up grown up
leave ‫ يغادر‬- ‫يترك‬ left left
come down ‫ينزل‬ came down come down
have fun ‫يستمتع‬ had fun had fun
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rise ‫تشرق‬ rose risen

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 Lesson 7

Read and learn


Pre-reading question: What do you think the story is about?
Story: The travelers and the wolf
Three men, Amin, Ashraf, and Sultan, lived in a
village. They were very good friends, and they
grew up 1 together. They studied at the same
school and now worked near each other. One day,
the friends decided to go to the market in the
nearby 2 town. “What time should we leave
‫نشأوا‬ 1
tomorrow?” asked Amin. “I think we should leave before ‫مجاورة‬ - ‫قريبة‬ 2
ِ
sunrise 3 so it’s not too hot to walk,” said Ashraf. ‫شروق الشمس‬ 3
“I agree,” said Sultan. ‫استيقظوا‬ 4
‫حقائب الظهر‬ 5
The men got up 4 at 5:30 the next day, and walked ‫ حديث‬- ‫دردشة‬ 6
together through the desert road. They carried ‫صعب بعض الشيء‬ 7
backpacks 5 on their backs with water and snacks. The ‫واحة‬ 8
‫غزال‬ 9
men enjoyed chatting 6 about their lives and their families.
‫ اقتربوا‬10
“So, is your daughter, Noura, enjoying school?” asked Amin. ً
‫ ركض مبتعدا‬- ‫ هرب‬11
‫ منظر‬- ‫ مشهد‬12
“Well, she seems very happy, and she likes her teacher
‫ حمام‬13
and her friends,” replied Ashraf. “But she’s finding reading ‫أصدرت صوت هديل‬14
difficult. I think I need to help her more.” )‫(صوت الحمام‬

“Yes, sometimes learning is a bit hard 7 at first,” said

Sultan, “I’m sure she’ll achieve great things.”
After a while, they came to an oasis 8 , and saw a beautiful deer 9 with big
eyes. When they got closer 10, the deer ran away 11 , and there was a noise
in the leaves. They saw that the deer was back with her baby. It was a
beautiful scene 12. The men then looked up and saw pigeons 13 in the palm
trees. The pigeons cooed 14 at each other. “How nice it is to see all these
special things with my best friends!” said Amin.
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“Yes, this is a lovely place!” added Ashraf.

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Suddenly 15, there was a crack of a branch 16. Sultan
‫ فجأة‬15
looked behind him, and then started to run back towards
‫صوت انكسار غصن‬16
the village. Ashraf climbed a tree, but Amin didn’t move. ‫شجرة‬

He realized 17 he was on his own 18. Amin slowly turned ‫ أدرك‬17

‫ بمفرده‬- ‫ وحيد‬18
around and saw what his friends had seen – a black wolf 19. ‫ ذئب‬19

He immediately 20 fell to the ground 21 and pretended 22 to ‫ في الحال‬- ‫ على الفور‬20

‫ سقط على األرض‬21
be dead. Amin didn’t move. The wolf came up to him and ّ
‫ ادعى‬- ‫ تظاهر‬22
touched his face with his nose. It whispered 23 something َ َ
‫ همس‬23

in his ear, then walked back into the desert. ‫ مرعوب‬- ‫ خائف‬24

Sultan came back, with two men from the village. “Are you OK?” Sultan
asked.
Ashraf came down from the tree. “What did the wolf whisper to you?” he
asked. Amin looked sad and said, “Never travel with friends who leave you
when you’re in danger.” You, Sultan, ran back to the village to get help.
Thank you. You, Ashraf, climbed the tree so the wolf would eat me, and
not you!”
“I’m sorry, Amin,” said Ashraf, feeling bad. “I was so scared 24. I want to be
a better friend from now on.”

Activity Book Text

The fish and the shark
shark
One day, Little Fish was swimming with her friends
in the wide, blue sea. They were playing games
in the coral reef 1 and having fun. They could see
their families who weren’t far away. Later that day, while ‫ الشعاب المرجانية‬1
‫ خيال‬- ‫ ِظ ّل‬2
they were playing, they saw a dark shadow 2 moving ‫ مخيف‬- ‫ مرعب‬3
towards them. It was the early afternoon, but suddenly the ‫ ذيل‬4

sea looked dark and frightening 3 . The shadow was the

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shape of a huge shark with a big mouth and a long, strong tail 4 .

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Little Fish was very frightened 5 . She looked for her family ‫ مرتعبة‬- ‫خائفة‬ 5
ً
6
and she saw her father swimming towards her. ّ
‫كن شجاعا‬
‫ التف‬- ‫استدار‬ 7
َ َّ
“Listen to me everybody,” said Father Fish. “Everybody ‫ ابتهج‬- ‫هل َل‬ 8
َ َ
‫حضن‬ 9
come together, quickly.”
All the fish swam towards Father Fish. “If we all swim together, we’ll look
like a big shark. Come together everybody. Now, be brave 6 Little Fish,
and swim with me. We’ll all swim together towards the shark.”
As they swam, they made a big shadow in the shape of a shark … a
bigger shark! The shark saw this big shadow and he thought, “Oh, dear.
That shark is bigger than me. I think it might be dangerous. Perhaps I’ll
go home.” And he turned around 7 and quickly swam away. All the fish
cheered 8 and hugged 9 each other. They were happy because they were
safe again.

Exercises on Lesson 7
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
grew - school - nearby - scenes - friends

Amin, Ashraf, and Sultan lived in a village. They were very good
1 .........................., and they 2 .......................... up together. They studied at
the same 3 .......................... and now worked near each other. The friends
go to the market in the nearby town from time to time. They enjoy seeing
the beautiful 4 .......................... together.

2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences:

1. were - friends - good - Amin, - very - Ashraf, - and Sultan.
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2. travel with - Who - to - you - would - like?

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3. pretended - dead - He - be - to - and - fell.
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4. leave - we - time - should - What - tomorrow?
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5. studied - They - at - school - same - the.
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3 Write a short story of (70

70) words using the following guiding elements:

A short story
Write a story you have read at the library and you liked it.
Ideas to help you: title - characters - setting - moral - end

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Unit 5 Test 1 Total

30
1 Listen and answer the questions:(6Ms)
.‫نص االستماع موجود آخر الكتاب‬
1. How old was Lucy when she decided to travel around the world?
........................................................................................................................ .

2. Which country did Lucy and her mom decide to visit first?
........................................................................................................................ .

3. What does Lucy use to assist her in moving around?

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4. Where did Lucy look up the best places to visit before traveling?
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2 Read and complete the dialogue with the words from the box:(4Ms)

environment – humans – challenge – canoe – world

Interviewer : Hello, Emily. Nice to meet you.
Emily : Hello. Thank you.
Interviewer : Where did you spend your last vacation?
Emily : I went to the Amazon.
Interviewer : Why did you choose that part of the 1 .......................?
Emily : Because I wanted to learn more about what 2 .......................
are doing to the environment.
Interviewer : What skills did you learn there?
Emily : I learned how to 3 ....................... . I also learned how to take
better photos.
Interviewer : Were there any problems?
Emily : Yes, my biggest 4 ....................... was that it was often too hot
to sleep.
Interviewer : Did you have a nice time there?
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Emily : Yes, I enjoyed seeing nature a lot.

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3 Read the following text and answer the questions:(5Ms)

For a long time, people have dreamed of traveling away from the Earth
to visit the moon and some of our planets. Until recently, most people
thought that space travel was a dream. But man’s dream of traveling
to the moon has become a fact. Rockets are so powerful that they can
travel through space at a great speed and at a great height. During the
flight, space travelers face some problems. They become weightless
and they need oxygen tanks to breathe. Man has been able to reach the
moon and walk on it. He has even collected some rocks and put scientific
instruments there to send information about the moon. As there is no air
or water, there is no life on the moon. However, some people expect that
there will be space cities in the future. Do you agree with them?

A Choose the correct answer:

1. M
 an has reached the moon by (planes - jumbo jets - ships - rockets
and spaceships).
2. T
 he underlined word “powerful” means (strong - weak - small - tiny).

B Answer these questions:

3. What’s your answer to the question in the last line in the text?
...................................................................................................... .
4. What makes life impossible on the moon?
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The Reader News Team  (5Ms)

4 A- Read and write (Yes

Yes) or (No
No):(1M)

1. Hatem, Tarek, Bassant, and Nadine became friends in high school. ( )

2. They became friends 15 years ago. ( )

B Read and answer the questions:(4Ms)

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3. When did Hatem and his friends decide to produce a school newspaper?
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4. What language did the team decide to produce their school newspaper in?
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5 Choose the correct answer: (2Ms)

1. We went to the airport to see (of - at - off - from) my cousins.

2. The spaceship is (preparing - prepare - is prepared - prepared) before
the mission into space.
3. Amira carefully (put away her new book - put away it - it put away - her
new book put away).
4. Experiments (do - are doing - done - are done) every day by the team.

6 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences: (1M)

1. Omar Hegazy - did - Which - break - records - world?

........................................................................................................................ ?

2. lived - ago - years - of - hundreds - Ahmad Ibn Majid.

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7 Write a paragraph of (70

70) words using the following guiding elements:(7Ms)
An amazing adventure
Ideas to help you:
- Where did you go? - What skills did you learn?
- Was it difficult? - What did you like best about the trip?
- What were the challenges of the trip?
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