American Digital School/National Program

First Semester (2023/2024)

Booklet 1 /Unit 1

Unit title: On Camera

Grade and sections:

Teacher: Mariam Baker

Supervision: Ala’ Alawneh

Student’s Name: ----------------------------------------

This booklet consists of:

-Reading comprehension questions

- Vocabulary

- Reading

- Grammar

- Writing

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Part (1): Reading

***Answer the following questions based on your understanding to the reading passage
Somebody is watching you, page 4, SB:

Q.1. What were CCTV cameras developed for in the beginning?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

Q.2. How do CCTV cameras help in deterring crimes?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

Q.3. What information does the phone company know about calls?
………………………………………………………………………………………………

Q.4. Why do government use satellites?

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 Part (2): Vocabulary

Words Definitions
initially (adv) At first
illegal (adj) Against the law.
offenders (noun) People who break the law
warn (verb) To tell someone about something
dangerous
interact (verb) To communicate with somebody.

cash machine (noun) A machine in which you can

withdraw money.
surveillance (noun) The careful watching of a person
or a place.

deter (verb) To make someone decide not to

do something .

tags (noun) labels

shoplifters (noun) People who steals from shops
potential (adj) Possible
monitor (verb) to keep a check on something
work out (phrasal verb) To calculate

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 citizens (noun) Inhabitants of a state or nation
vulnerable (adj) Weak and easy to attack

Use the following words in meaningful sentences:

1. vulnerable:
…………………………………………………………………………
2. surveillance
…………………………………………………………………………
3. offenders:
…………………………………………………………………………
4. deter:
…………………………………………………………………………
5. initially:
…………………………………………………………………………..

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Suffixes ( Nouns )

Part 3 : GRAMMAR

The Present Simple Tense

Positive Form Negative Form Question Form

He, She, It → V1 + ( s/es/ies) He, She, It → doesn’t+ V1 Does → he, she, it + V1 ?

Ex : I like it. Ex: She doesn’t like it. Ex: Does she like it?

I, We, You, They → V1 I, We, You, They → don’t + V1 Do → I, We, You, They + V1 ?

Ex : She likes it. Ex : I don’t like it. Ex: Do you like it?

When do we use the simple present? We use the simple present tense for:
(1) Frequent Actions ( habits or routines ) Keywords:
every…, daily,
(2) Permanent States ( facts & general truths ) yearly, always,
(3) Timetable Events ( scheduled events). usually, often,
sometimes,
rarely, never,
5 once a week, on
Fridays
For example:
 I eat breakfast every morning. (Routine)
 She goes to the gym twice a week. ( habit)
 He lives in York. (permanent state)
 The concert finishes at 11.00. (timetable)
 It gets very cold in winter (general truth)

Remember: 
The verb (V1) whose subject is a Third Person Singular Noun ( Ali, the teacher, the
man) or Pronoun (she, he, it) always takes “s” ⟶ ex: Ali works as a teacher / She
sleeps early

Task: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.

1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)
2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)
3. The water __________ at 100 c. (boil).
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)
5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)
6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)

8. My aunt __________ in Dubai. (live)

9 .I ______ Sushi. ( not/eat )

The Present Continuous Tense

Positive Form Negative Form Question Form

He, She, It + is + ving He, She, It + isn’t + ving Is (he, she, it) + Ving ?

Ex : He is playing football Ex: He isn’t playing football Ex: Is he dancing?

I am + ving I am not + ving Am I + ving ?

We, You, They + are + ving We, You, They + aren’t + ving Are (We, You, They)+ ving ?

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 Ex : They are dancing Ex : I don’t like it. Ex: Am I dancing ?

I am dancing Are they dancing?

When do we use the Present Continuous? We use the simple present tense for :

(1) Current Actions ( actions happening at the moment of speaking)

(2) Temporary Situations ( facts & general truths )
(3) Fixed arrangements in the Future ( planned actions ). Keywords:

For example: now, at the

moment, at
 He is sleeping now. present,
 She is staying with her aunt these days. currently, this
day, nowadays,
 We're leaving to England tomorrow. these days,
 At present, my family is living in Amman. today, Look!
!Listen

Stative Verbs

see
NOTE: smell
We cannot use the stative verbs in the continuous form.

I understand you. have Stative know

She knows the answer. own
Verbs
understa
He has a job. nd

Look
seem

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 Gerunds & Infinitives

:STUDENT'S TASK
.Correct the verbs between brackets -
1. I wouldn’t like …………………………………….. tonight. (go out)

2. She avoided ……………………………………..him about her plans. (tell)

3. He enjoys ……………………………………..a bath in the evening. (have)

4. Do you mind ……………………………………..me a hand? (give)

5. He decided ……………………………………..Biology. (study)

6. I promise ……………………………………..you tomorrow. (help)

7. We discussed …………………. to the cinema, but in the end, we stayed at home. (go)
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8. I don’t want ……………………………………..

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Writing ( A letter to an Exchange Student )

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  Write a letter to an exchange student with 100
words .

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Good Luck
.A little progress each day adds up to big results

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