‫الوحدة االولى – المحاضرة الخامسة‬

VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION

3- Complete these lines from the conversations.

1. I'm going away for two weeks. Do you think you could possibly water my house plants
for me?
2. Don't worry, I know how house proud you are. I'll make sure everything stays clean
and tidy.
3. Let's give her a spectacular home coming party when she gets back from New York.
4. Me? I'm just a house wife. Four kids, homemade cakes, and home grown vegetables!
5. We're having a house warming party on the 12th. Can you come? I'll give you our new
address.
6. Mind you, with it being much bigger, there is much more house work to do.
7. Her grandmother's sick and home bound, so they have to go and help.

5- Work in groups. Make compounds by combining words from one of the boxes in A with
as many words as possible from B. Use your dictionary to help.

A B
Book Pill Line
Computer Mail Way
Air Case Bell
Junk Light Air
Food House Bag
Word Software escape
Tea Office processor
Sleeping Poisoning pot
Door Step rest
Open Alarm shelf
Fire Program food
head

Bookcase ‫خزانة كتب‬ Tea bag ‫كيس شاي‬ Fire light ‫ضوء النار‬
Bookshelf ‫رف كتب‬ Tea pot ‫ابريق شاي‬ Head office ‫مدير المكتب‬
Computer software ‫برامج حاسوب‬ Tea house ‫مقهى‬ Headlight ‫مصباح امامي‬
Computer program ‫برنامج حاسوب‬ Sleeping bag ‫حقيبة نوم‬ Headline ‫عنوان‬
Airline ‫شركة طيران‬ Sleeping pill ‫حب منوم‬ Headrest ‫مسند رأس‬
Airmail ‫بريد جوي‬ Door bell ‫جرس باب‬ Headway ‫تقدم‬
Junk food ‫وجبة سريعة‬ Door way ‫مدخل‬
Food processor ‫معالج طعام‬ Open air ‫هواء طلق‬
 Word processor ‫معالج كلمات‬ Fire escape ‫سلم نجاة‬
EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Social expressions

Work with a partner. Match a line in A with a line in B.

A B
1. Great to see you. Come on in.
2. Excuse me, don't I know you from
somewhere?
3. What d'you mean you're not coming?
4. I think I'll have the chocolate mousse.
What about you?
5. My flatmate can't make it to your
picnic.
6. How come you're not having a holiday
this year?
7. You'll make yourself ill if you carry on
working at that pace.
8. I'll got you the last two tickets for the
show.
a. Let me see. No,actually, I don't think
I'll bother with desert.
b. I was just passing and thought I'll drop
it.
c. Really! That's a drag. I was hoping to
meet you.
d. No, I don't think so.
e. Well, I just don't feel up to going out
tonight.
f. Fantastic! I knew you'd swing it for us
g. We just can't afford it .
h. That's as may be but I have to get this
finished by Friday .

Solution:

1-b

2-d

3-e

4-a

5-c

6-g

7-h

8-f
4-The stressed words are given in these conversations. Try to complete the lines. Practice
saying them as you go.

1 2
A Excuse me don't I know you from
somewhere?
B Actually I don't think so.
A Weren't you at Gavin's house last week?
B Not me I don't know anyone called Gavin.
A Well, someone who looked just like you
was there.
B Well, that's as maybe but it certainly
wasn't me.
A I am sorry!
A Jill! Hi! Great to see you.
B Well. I just passing and thought I'd drop in
to say hello.
A Come on in! Have a cup of coffee!
B You are sure? You aren’t too busy?
A Never too busy to talk to you.
B Thanks, Jo it would be really nice to have
chat.
A Fantastic! Let me take your coat.

‫الوحدة الثانية‬

Unit two

TEST YOUR GRAMMAR

1. What is strange about these sentences? What should they be?

1- Columbus has discovered America.
Columbus discovered America in 1492.
2- Man first walked on the moon.
Man first walked on the moon in 1969.
3- I travelled all my life. I went everywhere
I've been travelling all my life. I've been everywhere.
4- I've learnt English.
I've been learning English.
5- I've been losing my passport.
I've lost my passport.

2. Which of these verb forms can change from simple to continuous or vice versa? What
is the change in meaning?
1- What do you do in New York? What are you doing in New York?
2- I know you don't like football. Know & like are state verbs
3- I had a cup of tea at 8.00. I was having a cup of tea at 8.00
4- Someone's eaten my sandwich. Someone has been eating my sandwich
5- I'm hot, because I've been running. I'm hot, because I've run (unsuitable)
Read the first and last paragraphs of two articles about Marco Polo and Tommy Willis.
Then match the sentences with the correct person. Put MP or TW in the boxes.

1. He was born in Venice, the son of a merchant. When he was 17, he set off for China.
The journey took for years.(MP)
2. He's visited royal places and national parks in South Korea, and climbed to the summit
of Mount Fuji in Japan.(TW)
3. He's been staying in cheap hostels, along with a lot of other young people.(TW)
4. His route led him through Persia and Afghanistan.(MP)
5. He was met by the emperor Kublai Khan. He was one of the first Europeans to visit the
territory, and the travelled extensively.(MP)
6. I've had diarrhea a few times. Apart of that, his only worry is the insects. He's been
stung all over his body.(TW)
7. He stayed in China for seventeen years. When he left he took back a fortune in gold
and jewellery.(MP)
8. He's been travelling mainly by public transport.(TW)