English 101 Vocabulary:

Unit 1:
1. Trendy: fashionable, in style at this time. ‫شائع‬
2. Unique: only one of its kind. ‫فريد من نوعه‬
3. Popular: everybody likes it. ‫محبوب‬
4. Space: the area outside of the Earth.‫الفضاء‬
5. Star: a small point of light in the sky.‫نجمة‬
6. Moon: the shining round object that moves around the earth.‫القمر‬
7. Planet: a large object in space that moves around the sun.‫كوكب‬

Unit 2:
1. Part-time job: a job for only a few hours or days a week. ‫وظيفة بدوام جزئي‬
2. Babysitter: a person who takes care of babies or children when the parents
are away.‫جليسة أطفال‬
3. Fitness instructor: a person who leads exercise classes. ‫مدرب لياقة بدنية‬ ّ
4. Office assistant: a person who provides general support in an
office.‫مساعد األعمال المكتبية‬
5. Sales associate: a person who sells things in a retail store. ‫موظف المبيعات‬
6. Tutor: a person who teaches private lesson.‫مدّرس خصوصي‬
7. Posts: online messages, such as blog posts. ‫المنشورات على اإلنترنت‬
8. Social media: electronic communication that lets people share information
on the internet.‫وسائل التواصل االجتماعي‬
9. Fabrics: cloth, especially that people use to make clothes. ‫األقمشة‬
10.Sociologist: a person who studies society and relationships between
people. ‫متخصص بعلم االجتماع‬
11.Behave: to do or say things. ‫تصرف‬
12.Apps: short of "applications" small computer programs that you can use on
a smartphone or other device. ‫تطبيقات‬
13.Get fit: to exercise in order to be in good physical condition. ً ‫لتصبح الئقا ً بدنيا‬

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Unit 3:
1. Hopeful: felling positive about the future. ‫ مفعم باألمل‬/ ‫متفائل‬
2. Truthful: honest. ‫صادق‬
3. Friendly: nice to other people; sociable. ‫ ودود‬/ ‫اجتماعي‬
4. Powerful: strong. ‫قوي‬
5. Jealous: unhappy because you want someone`s things. ‫غيور‬/ ‫حسود‬
6. Confident: believing you can do anything. ‫واثق‬
7. Creative: good at thinking of new, unique ideas.‫إبداعي‬
8. Crazy: strange.‫ مجنون‬/ ‫غريب‬
9. Extraordinary: unusual or out of the ordinary.‫استثنائي‬
10.Online: using the internet. ‫إلكتروني‬
11.Land: the surface of a planet. ‫أرض‬
12.Certificate: an official document. ‫شهادة‬
13.Place a bid: compete against other people to buy something by offering a
specific amount of money.‫المزايدة‬
14.Pet rock: a small rock used as a humorous "pet" in place of living animals
or plants in the 1970s. ‫صخرة الحيوانات األليفة‬

Unit 4:
1. R&B: rhythm and blues. ‫اإليقاع والشجن‬
2. Hip-hop: music of African American origin, with rhyming words and a
strong beat. ‫موسيقى الهيب هوب‬
3. Country: music from the southern and western U.S. ‫هو نوع من الموسيقى‬
‫األمريكية الشعبية المرتبطة بالثقافة الريفية واإلقليم الجنوبي من الواليات المتحدة األمريكية‬
4. Electronic: music created by electric instruments and
computers. ‫هي نوع من الموسيقى يتم فيها إنتاج الصوت إلكترونيا‬
5. Latin: music from any Spanish-speaking area (e.g., Latin American and
Spanish). ‫تشير إلى أنواع الموسيقى في كل البلدان الناطقة باإلسبانية‬
6. Jazz: music of African American origin, with a strong
rhythm. ‫هي موسيقى انتجت من قبل األمريكيين ذو األصول األفريقية‬
7. Performer: a person who sings or acts.ّ ‫ُم َؤد‬

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 8. Go platinum: to sell more than a million (1,000,000)
albums/records/CDs. ‫بيع أكثر مليون نسخة من ألبوم‬
9. Chill out: relax. ‫أهدأ‬
10.Fans: people who love a celebrity. ‫المعجبين‬
11.Recording contract: a legal agreement between a musical performer and a
recording company to sell the performer`s albums.‫سجل‬ ّ ‫عقد غنائي م‬
12.Album: a collection of songs on a CD or record.‫األلبوم‬
13.Grammy awards: a set of prizes given to people who work in the music
industry. ‫أحد الجوائز الموسيقية الكبرى في الواليات المتحدة األمريكية‬
14.Hurricane victims: people who have been in a violent storm (e.g.,
Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, U.S., in 2005).‫ضحايا األعصار‬
15.Inauguration: a ceremony to celebrate a new start, such as a new job or a
new building.‫حفل االفتتاح‬

Unit 5:
1. Fresh air: air outside that building that is clean and cool. ‫هواء منعش‬
2. Barbecue: cooking food over a fire outdoors. ‫شواء‬
3. Housework: work people do to take care of the home, such as
cleaning. ‫العمل المنزلي‬
4. Make an effort: try to do something.‫بذل جهد‬

Unit 6:
1. Ice Hockey: a game played on ice between two teams who use a curved
stick to try to get a puck into the other team's goal. ‫لعبة الهوكي على الجليد‬
2. Treadmill: a machine for walking or running. ‫جهاز المشي‬
3. Bowling : a game where you roll a heavy ball down a long wooden lane to
try to knock down ten wooden "pins" that are arranged in a triangle. ‫لعبة‬
‫البولينج‬
4. Weight training: lifting weights to become stronger.‫تمارين الوزن‬
5. Seriously: really? ‫بجدّية؟‬

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 6. Couch potato: a person who watches a lot of TV and isn't very
active. ‫لقب يطلق على الشخص الذي يشاهد التلفاز بكثرة وال يقوم بتمارين رياضية‬
7. Servings: portions of food.‫حصة من الطعام‬
8. Junk Food: food that isn't good for you. ‫طعام بدون قيمة غذائية‬

Unit 7:
1. Cable car: a vehicle that hangs from cables and carries people up
mountains. ‫التلفريك‬
2. Man-made: made by people, not natural.‫من صنع اإلنسان‬
3. Desert: a large, hot dry area of land with little water and few plants.‫الصحراء‬
4. Land art: art that uses the natural materials of the earth in the landscape.
‫نوع من أنواع الفن يستخدم مواد طبيعية في المناظر الطبيعية‬
5. Satellite: a piece of equipment that travels in space and sends signals to
Earth.‫األقمار الصناعية‬
6. Prehistoric: of a time in the past before there were written records. ‫ما قبل‬
‫التاريخ‬

Unit 8:
1. Downtown: the business center of a city. ‫وسط البلد‬
2. Convenient: easy to get to or find things. ‫مالئم‬
3. Traffic: the amount of cars and trucks using a road. ‫حركة العيون‬
4. Crime: illegal activities.‫جريمة‬
5. Safe: not dangerous; without crime.‫آمن‬
6. Suburb: an area outside of a city where people live. ‫ضاحية المدينة‬
7. District: a part of a city that has a lot of one kind of business.‫منطقة‬
8. Campus: The land and buildings that belong to a college or university. ‫الحرم‬
‫الجامعي‬
9. Industrial: connected with industry; having a lot of factories.‫صناعي‬
10.Hip: very fashionable at the moment. ‫عصري‬
11.Indie: not controlled by anyone else. ‫مستقل‬

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 12.Live music venue: a place where musicians perform music for an audience.
‫مكان‬
13.Festival: a series of special events or performances.‫مهرجان‬
14.Boutique: a small shop that carries specially selected items.‫متجر‬
15.Locally made: something that is created very close to where it is sold. ‫محلية‬
‫الصنع‬

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