Word

Word Family

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Example sentence

Synonyms

Antonyms

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active (adj)

p.104 Active make-up will change to any shade you want.

active(adj. grammar)صيغة المعلوم

passive(adj. grammar)مِبْني المجهول

فعال . نشيط

assemble (v)

p.104 Cars w ill be made of composites, plastic, and fibreglass, and will be assembled in six hours.

يركَّب

automatically (adv)

p.104 Cars will automatically drive at safe speeds and safe distances from each other.

تلقائياً

avoid (v)

p.105 To avoid electrical damage, always shut off the machine when it's not in use.

يتجنَّب

bio- (prefix)

p.107 We know that biotechnology is technology concerning life, because of the affix, bio-.

الحياة

blurred (adj)

p.78 Oxford Word Power “The words on the page blurred as her eyes filled with tears.”

يصبح غير واضح .

يطمس

carry out (p.v.)

p.104  Medical robots will carry out operations, controlled by surgeons who may be hundreds of kilometres away.

ينفَّذ

circuit (n)

p.104 Microchips will be stuck to your skin to form different circuits, including computers. You'll be able to watch a DVD using your arm as a screen.

دائرة او

 دائرة كهربائية

close down (p.v.)

p.105 Old industries will close down, but new industries will take their place.

يقفِل نهائياً

composite (n)

p.104 Cars w ill be made of composites, plastic, and fibreglass, and will be assembled in six hours.

مركَب

cut down (p.v.)

p.104 It’s important that we cut down pollution in cities.

يختصر . يخصر

distance (n)

p.107 Telemedicine means “medicine at a distance” because the affix “tele” means distance

مسافة . بُعْد

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domestic (adj)

p.105/p.129 In our homes, we might also have voice-operated domestic appliances.

عائلي . منزلي

ex- (prefix)

p.107 External means out of the thing because the affix “ex” means “out of.”

خارج

find out (p.v.)

p.105 If you don't have a dictionary, you can often find out the meaning of a new word from the words around it.

يسطتلع . يعرِف .

يكتشف

foresee (v)

p.107 The telephone is a wonderful invention. I can foresee the day when there w ill be one in every city.

Unknown, circa 7890

يتخيَل يتوقَّع

give up (p.v.)

p.105 Will we give up cars and use public transport?

إنقطَع (عن) =

توقَّف

inter- (prefix)

p.107 “Internet” means “between” the nets, because the affix, inter-, means “between.”

بين

interact (v)

p.104  You will be able to interact with characters in a TV programme and follow a storyline of your choice.

يتفاعل

intra (prefix)

p.107 “Intranet” means “inside,” or “within” the network because the affix, intra-, means “inside,” or “within”.

داخلي

look up (p.v.)

p.105 Many phrasal verbs have two meanings: Look up, then look down. (a doctor speaking) Look up any new words in a dictionary.(a teacher speaking)

ترفع بصره

يبحث عن معلومات في مرجع

micro- (prefix)

p.107 “Microwave” means very small waves, because the affix, micro-, means “very small.”

صغير

perform (v)

p.104 Tiny robots will be injected into our bodies to deliver medicine and to perform surgery from the inside.

يقوم ب . يجري .

بنَفَّذ

plug in (p.v.)

p.585 Oxford Word Power “The video isn’t plugged in.”

unplug

موصًّل بالكهرياء

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poly (prefix)

p.107 “Polyester” means “having many esters(chemical compounds)” because the affix, poly, means “many.”

له عدد كبير

pre- (prefix)

p.107 “Prefabricated” means “fabricated before/earlier” because the affix “pre-“ means “before/earlier”.

عن قبل

prediction (n)

p.104  Work in small groups. Discuss the predictions about technology. Decide which ones are most likely to happen and when they will happen.

تكهُّن . تنبُّع

report (v)

p.106 The Mitsubishi “Wakamuru”:

If you go on holiday, you can leave it to look after your house. It will report any problems by mobile phone.

يبْلغ . بخْبر

set up (p.v.)

p.105 Phrasal verbs. Study these sentences: His father set up the company in 1965.

يؤسس . يقيم

shut down (p.v.)

p.714 Oxford Word Power “They have shut down the factory for reasons of safety.”

يغلق

shut off (p.v.)

p.105 To avoid electrical damage, always shut off the machine when it's not in use.

سكَّر (حَنَفية الماء

مثلاً

switch off (p.v.)

p.105 To avoid electrical damage, always switch off the machine when it's not in use.

يطفيء

virtual (adj)

p.104 Business will be carried out in 3-D virtual space, not in offices.

فعلي . شبه

work out (p.v.)

p.105 Phrasal verbs. Study these sentences: Try to work out the answer.

يجد حلاً . يحلّ