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Unit 8
Vocabulary

Facilities Growth
Construction Population
Neighborhood Playful
Enclosure Artifacts
Confident Volunteer
Skim( a text) Planner
Community Quality
Provide Monument
Particular Tournament

Collocations
make ( sure / new friends) as well as

feel ( better / great ) not long after that

Prepositions

Close to home to hang out

safe for stay at slow down

move to lie in bed come over

help out on (day/ date) over the years

at (time/ feast) in (the \ month \season\year\century) set up

General notes
country / country side/ city

country: ex. Egypt is a great country in Africa.

Countryside: ex. I enjoy living in the countryside. It's quiet there.

City: ex. Cairo is the biggest city in Egypt.

population- pollution

population (n): ex. The population of Egypt is growing every year.

pollution (n) ex. Factories cause a lot of pollution in cities and town

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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

1. City ___________________is important to make cities a suitable place for living.

a. planning b. language c. population d. pollution

2. The _______________________ of the hospital took three months.

a. planting b. polluting c. construction d. monument

3. What is the _________________of Giza Governorate ? - About 9 million people.

a. culture b. population c. mountain d. path

4. He was __________________________that he would win.

a. important b. annoyed c. nervous d. confident

5. ________________ help improve the quality of life for the people who live there.

a. Recipes b. Facilities c. Population d. Problems

6. Parks ____________________________a place for families to relax and play.

a. provide b. hide c. rise d. spend

7. I loved helping others _____________________________ history.

a. grow b. discover c. play d. meet

8.City ___________must make sure that new homes are safe for the community.

a. planes b. players c. planners d. Problems

9. Children go to school to get good _____________________

a. education b. lands c. promises d. blogs

10. Who is the ___________________ of your team? - Captain Amr

a. subject b. leader c. neighbor d. title

11. We should ________________________ older people and help them.

a. realize b. rise c. respect d. display

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 Grammar
Past simple
When do we use the past simple?
1. Action happened at stated time in the past
Example: - I played tennis in the club yesterday.

2. Action that can’t be repeated (the doer died)

Examples: -Shakespeare wrote many plays.

3. Actions which happened immediately one after the other

Examples: _ She wrote the letter, put a stamp on it..

How to form it?

Verb + d /ed /ied
Died/ played / studied
Or irregular

Keywords:
Last (/week/summer…….) yesterday \ ago
How long ago - when - in 1900 –

Past continuous
When do we use the past continuous?
1. An action that was in progress at a stated time in the past
Example: - He was playing tennis at 4:30 yesterday

2. Past action (long action) that was interrupted by another one (short action).
Examples: -While I was getting dressed the bell rang.

3. Two actions were taking place at the same time

Examples: -She was studying while her mum was cooking
Form
Was / were + verb + ing

Keywords: While / as / just as---------past cont.

When ______ past simple

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Choose the correct answer :

1- We were watching TV ________________ the doorbell rang .

a) when b) as soon as c) while

2- John was repairing the car ________________Steve was tidying the garage
a) when b) as soon as c) while
3- Ahmed went to Spain on holiday ____________________
a) tomorrow b) while c) last year

4- She broke the glass while she _______________________

a) had cleaned b) was cleaning c) cleaned

5- He ____________________ did Jane and Ted get married.

a) How long b) How long ago c) while

6- We _________________ in a hotel by the sea last summer

a) has stated b) stayed c) had been staying

7- In the past, women _____________ clothes at the edge of the river .

a) washed b) wash c) have washed

Choose the correct answer:

1. Lina (sings – was singing – had sung) as she was cleaning the window.
2. I phoned Jack because I (was wanting – wantted – wanted) to ask him a question.

3. It (was raining– has rained– rained) while they were playing the football match.

4. Rob (was opening – was openning – opened) the box and looked inside it.

5. I was running when I (slipped – was slipping – had slipped) on the ice

6. Graham (has invented – invented – had invented) the telephone

7. They (had stood – stood - were standing ) outside when the results were announced.

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 Lesson 3,4and 5

Vocabulary

Outdated Sidewalk \pavement

Subway stations Underground parking
Frustrating Bother
Court Field
Assig Customer
Contribute Gaint
Reflect Memories
Tas Journal ‫جريده‬

General notes
1. outdated – updated

outdated = old fashioned ex.: This computer is outdated. It's very old.

updated = up to date ex.: All programs on his computer are updated.

2. sign – assign

sign (n) ex.: There's a sign saying it's a no-smoking area.

assign (v) ex.: My teacher assigned the homework to be done.

3. sound – voice

Sound ex.: There's a sound in the kitchen. A rat is there.

voice (n) ex.: Hala's voice is good. She is a good singe

try on-try out

try on (v) ex.: Before I buy a jacket, I try it on.

try out (v) ex.: Before I buy a TV set, I try it out.

nod – shake

nod (v) (ed) ex.: Amira nodded when I asked her if she wanted tea. (She said "Yes").

shake - shook – shaken ex.: You should shake the bottle of medicine before use.

shake ......... head ex.: Amira shook her head when I asked her if she wanted tea. (She said "No”)

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Complete the following sentences using the words in the box :
(facilities - population - neighborhood - City planning – volunteer)

1. In my ______________________ there are many friendly people and nice parks.

2. __________________helps us make a good place to live.

3. India has the largest ____________________ in the world.

4. In our city, there are lots of ____________________like a hospital and public library.

transportation - bother - growth - facilities - deserts

1. Our city has many ________________like hospitals, schools and clubs.

2. Population ___________________________ is a very great problem.

3. Sometimes her friends ______________her, so she feels angry with them.

4. Using public _________________________ helps reduce smoke in the air.

Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:

1. My cell phone is _____________________ It doesn't have any modern apps.

a. lazy b. outdated c. modern d. playful

2. They are building a subway __________________________near my house.

a. station b. track c. sidewalk d. platform

3. My dad's car is in the underground ___________________.

a. port b. transportation c. parking d. airport

4. Waiting for a long time _____________________ me. I really hate that.

a. improve b. bothers c. offers d. protects

5. I think the train is the safest means of _____________________.

a. conversation b. population c. station d. transportation

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6. ____________are aged 13 - 19 years old.
a. Children b. Parents c. kids d. teens

7. There is a __________________ to warn people from swimming here.

a. sign b. park c. barn d. sidewalk

8. What things did you learn _____________________ the Pyramids ?

a. of b. on c. about d. with

9. _____________________ a task for me to do. I want to help .

a. sign b. build c. assign d. bother

10. ___________________ sure that you turned the lights off.

a. Make b. Take c. Do d. Have

11. Scientists were ______________by the new discovery. It was really amazing
a. fascinated b. careful c. disappointed d. giant

12. When she was a child, she liked playing on the _______________________
a. fountain b. swing c. journal d. work

13. A __________________ is an action you need to take in order to do something.

a. field b. process c. structure d. memory

14. _______________________ is a feeling of happiness and interest.

a. sadness b. fear c. excitement d. anger

15. To _______________________ means to give something

a. contribute b. change c. notice d. explore

16. When you _______________ your head, that means you agree.
a. nod b. shake c. hide d. turn
17. The workers were busy setting _________________ swings and slides
a. down b. up c. in d. from
18. Mary asked them to help her with a small _______________________
a. task b. note c. memory d. worker