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abandon (v)

 

 

 

 

 

This time the city never really recovered. It was occupied by various armies until it was abandoned in the 8th century CE. p.51

 

 

يترك . يتخلى عن

achievements (n)

 

 

 

 

One of his greatest achievements was the building of the first Great Wall of China to protect China from its enemies.p.45

 

 

إنجاز

actively (adv)

 

 

 

 

These days school children are actively encouraged to visit museums, which put  on special displays to educate and inform them. p.50

 

 

بنشاط . فاعليةً

admire (v)

 

 

 

 

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has over three million objects which visitors can admire. p.48

 

 

ينظر باعجاب الى

arrange (v)

 

 

What are the security arrangements? p.61

 

They were discovered arranged in military formation ready to protect the emperor in the afterlife. p.45

 

 

رتَّب . نظَّم

assemble (v)

 

 

 

 

 

All the different parts of the body such as legs, arms, and heads were made separately and then assembled. p.45

 

 

اجتمع . جمع

attentively (adv)

 

 

 

 

 

The students listened attentively to Dr Potter's lecture on the excavations at Leptis Magna. p.50

 

 

بإنْتِباه

brief (adj)

 

 

 

 

This essay will give a brief description of the Inca city of Machu Picchu, in modern day Peru. p.51

 

 

قصير

collapse (v)

 

 

 

 

However, when it suffered another earthquake in 365 CE, the buildings simply collapsed. p.51

 

 

سقط . تحدَّم

 

complicated (adj)

 

 

 

 

The controversial research was further complicated by the resignation of the chief scientist. p.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

مُعَقَّد

conserve (v)

 

 

 

 

This essay will describe and evaluate the purpose of museums, r:amely to educate, research, and conserve. p.49

 

 

حفظ

construct (v)

 

 

 

 

It is clear that they were planned and constructed with great care and precision. p.51

Since then, some of the major buildings such as the theatre have been reconstructed and many pieces of artwork have been discovered. p.51

 

 

بيى

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deserve (v)

 

 

 

 

 

The Terracotta Army clearly deserves this honour, as nearly two million people from all over the world visit it each year (fig. 5). p.46

 

 

أستحٌقَّ

endeavour (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is impossible to describe precisely/truly how an ancient people lived, but archaeologists endeavour to give as accurate a picture as possible. p.50

 

 

سَعى . حاول

excavation (n)

 

 

 

 

 

The students listened attentively to Dr Potter's lecture on the excavations at Leptis Magna. p.50

 

 

 

 

حفريات

formation (n)

 

 

 

 

They were discovered arranged in military formation ready to protect the emperor in the afterlife.p.45

 

 

في تنظيم خاص (عسكرية)

fragment (n)

 

 

 

 

Skilled workers search methodically through hundreds of thousands of fragments to find the right piece to complete each figure. p.46

 

 

قطعة صغيرة

(من اناء مكسورة مثلاً)

funding (n)

 

 

 

 

Museums need extensive funding for research. Money is required to exhibit the objects properly and safely. (Furthermore/Moreover). p.48

 

 

اموال

impressive (adj)

 

 

 

 

The number of gold objects found in the tomb was extremely impressive. p.49

 

 

(خطاب) رائع .

(مجهود) عظيم

inaccessible (adj)

 

 

 

 

It is unlikely that it had any military or commercial functions because it was built so high up and in a fairly inaccessible place. p.51

 

 

لا سبيل الى بلوغه

inappropriate (adj)

 

 

Does the essay exclude irrelevant or inappropriate information? p.47

 

 

 

 

 

(نقطة) لا صلة لها .

(بالمناقشة) خارج عن الموضوع

 

indicate (v)

 

 

 

 

Do they indicate reason or result? p.48

 

 

 

 

 

اشار الى

linked (adj)

 

 

 

 

Are ideas linked appropriately? p.48

 

 

مرتبط بِ

methodically (adv)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skilled workers search methodically through hundreds of thousands of fragments to find the right place to complete each figure. p.50

 

 

بنظام . منتظماً

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occupy (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was occupied by various armies until it was abandoned in the 8th century CE.p.50

 

 

إحتلّ مكانً

preserved (adj)

 

 

 

 

How are the statues being preserved? p.46

 

 

محفوظ

reconstruct (v)

 

 

 

 

Since then, some of the major buildings such as the theatre have been reconstructed and many pieces of artwork have been discovered. p.51

 

 

 

أصلح بناءً قديماً

remarkably (adv)

 

 

It is a truly remarkable feat of engineering. p.52

 

 

 

Remarkably is the adverb from remarkable. p.55

 

 

 

يسنرعي الإنتباه

repair (v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helped by ground control. the crew managed 5 to repair this damage during a spacewalk, and the mission continued. p.59

 

 

أصلح

revenue (n)

 

 

 

 

The economy can benefit enormously from the revenue produced by visitors to historic sites and museums.p.50

 

 

إيرادات (الدولة) .

دخل عام

solution (n)

 

 

 

 

These skyscrapers are seen as a solution to the shortage of available land because, by building vertically rather than horizontally, more accommodation can be obtained from the same surface area. p.57

 

 

حلّ

speculate (v)

 

 

 

 

This feat of construction has led archaeologists to speculate about the type of tools which could have been used to cut the stone so perfectly. p.50

 

 

 

تأمَّلَ . تفكَّر

surround (v)

 

 

 

 

 

More than 700,000 workers and craftsmen took 38 years to complete the  huge imperial palace, offices, and halls, all surrounded by a wall. p.45

 

 

أحاط ب

 

thriving (adj)

 

 

 

 

However, by the second century BCE, Sabratha was a thriving city. Its success was based on trade north across the Mediterranean and south into Africa for animals and ivory. p.51

 

 

مزدثر