Word  Unit 15

Example sentence

Arabic

Africa (n)

World Population Statistics.  “How many people live in Africa? 13%

 أفريقيا

air (n)

The air on the planet  is 79% per cent nitrogen and 21% per cent oxygen, and carbon dioxide levels are increasing. p.70

 هواء

American (adj)

 In American English, you can say larger numbers in different ways too. two thousand four hundred or twenty-four hundred

أمريكي

Argentinian (adj)

 The country is Argentina.  The Nationality is Argentinian. p.70

 أرجنتيني

around (adv)

 Around six percent speak English as a second language. p. 71 How long does it take for light from the sun to travel to Earth? - It takes around 8 minutes 18 seconds. p.75

 تقريبا

حوالي

Asia (n)

 How many people live in Asia? - 60% p.120

آسيا

astronaut (n)

 What’s your job, Robert Curbeam?  What do you do (for a living), Robert Curbeam?  I’m an astronaut.

 رائد فضاء

Australian (adj)

 The country is Australia.  The nationality is Australian. p.70

 استرالي

Belgium (n)

 Belgium - There are Belgian people in Belgium. p.70

 بلجيكا

born (to be born) (v)

 How many babies are born each second. p.71

 يولد

Brazil (n)

 The country is Brazil.  The nationality is Brazilian. p.70

 برازيل

Brazilian (adj)

 The country is Brazil.  The nationality is Brazilian. p.70

 برازيلي

Canada (n)

 This is Sylvie Beland and she’s from Canada. p.69

 كندا

Canadian (adj)

 Canada – There are Canadian people living in Canada. p.70

 كندي

carbon dioxide (n)

  The air on the planet  is 79% per cent nitrogen and 21% per cent oxygen, and carbon dioxide levels are increasing. p.70

 ثاني أكسيد الكربون

Caribbean (adj)

 How many people live in Latin America and the Caribbean? – 9%

 كاريبي

Chinese (adj)

 Chinese is the world's top language. There are about six billion people in the world and eighteen per cent speak Chinese. p.71

 صيني

clean (adj)

 One coat is clean.  The other is dirty.  The opposite of clean is dirty. p.45

 نظيف

country (n)

 Which country are you from? What's your nationality? Which language(s) do you speak?p.70

 بلد

countries (n pl)

 How many countries are working on the International Space Station project?p.68

 بلدان

covered (v)

 70% per cent of the earth is covered by

water. p.70

 مغطّاة

cycling (n)

  She likes sports too, especially tennis, swimming, jogging, and cycling. p.69

 ركوب الدراجة

deliveries (n pl)

  Are there any postal deliveries here on Friday? No, the mail doesn’t come on Fridays here  in Saudi Arabia.  p.207 Oxford Word Power

 رسائل او طرود مثلا تسلّم بابريد

Denmark (n)

The country is Denmark. The nationality is Danish. p.2072 Longman Contemporary English 

 الدنمارك

diving (n)

 When Takayoshi Nishikawa isn’t working, his hobbies are swimming, diving, running, and cycling. p.69

 الغطس

Dutch (adj)

  The Netherlands (or Holland) is the country.  Dutch is the language and the nationality. p.70

 الهولندية

earth (n)

   70% per cent of the earth is covered by

water. p.70

 الأرض

energy (n)

 People in cities use three-quarters of the world’s energy.  A quarter of the world’s energy is used for transport and cars use half of that.p.70 and p.124

 طاقة

exactly (adv)

  Work with a partner.  Practise saying these numbers exactly and approximately. p.71

 تماماً

بالضبط

favourite (adj)

 What’s his favourite football team? p.69

 مفضل

feel (v)

 I’m feeling sleepy. p.51  How are you feeling today? I feel sick.  You’ll feel better tomorrow, I hope. p287 Oxford Word Power

أحس

يحس

إحساس

female (adj)

 How many people are male? 3,051,099,000 p.110 How many people are female? 3,005,616,000 (three billion, five million, six-hundred and sixteen thousand) p.71

 أنثى

fifth (n)

 ⅕  a fifth.  p.70

 خُمس

France (n)

 France is a country.  The country is France and the nationality or language is French. p.70

 فرنسا

French (adj)

 French is language & nationality.  The country is France and the nationality or language is French. p.70

 الفرنسة

gardening (n)

What are Sylvie's hobbies?

 -reading and gardening.   p.69

 بستنة

Germany (n)

 Germany is a country. Germany is the country and German is the nationality. p.70

 المانيا

grow (v)

 the world's population is growing. p70 Cities cover 2% per cent of the world's

land surface and the world's population is

growing by 1.3% per cent a year. p.70

ينمو

half (n)

 Listen to one half of a telephone call.

What is it about?  p.76  Saying fractions: ½ is (a) half.

 نصف

hardware (n)

 Hardware & software is the contents of the computer.  Tools and equipment that are used in the house or garden are called hardware.  You can buy these tools in a hardware shop.p.361 Oxford Word Power

 العتاد

help (v)

Can you help me?   Can you help me? – title of Unit 16 p.74

 يساعد

hobby (n)

My hobby is swimming.   Sylvie has two children and when she isn’t working, her hobbies are tennis, swimming, jogging, and cycling. p.69

 هواية

hope (v)

 I hope you have a nice day.

  أرجو . امل بأنك

important (adj)

 Is money important for happiness?  It’s important that people should learn at least one foreign language. p.396 Oxford Word Power

 مهم

interesting (adj)

 Which statistics are the most interesting? p.71

 ممتع

International (adj)

 English is the international language of science and technology. p.71

 عالمي

Italian (adj)

Italian is the language & nationality.p.70

 ايطالي

Italy (n)

Italy is a country. p.70

 ايطاليا

Japan (n)

 Japan is a country. p.70

 اليابان

Japanese (adj)

Japanese is the language & nationality.p.70

اليابانية

jogging (n)

 She likes sports too, especially tennis, swimming, jogging, and cycling. p.69

 الركض

Korean (adj)

Korean is the language & nationality. p.70

 الكورية

land surface (n)

 Cities cover 2% per cent of the world's

land surface and the world's population is

growing by 1.3% per cent a year. p.70

 مساحة الارض

language (n)

 Which language(s) do you speak?p.70

 لغة

Latin America (n)

 How many people live in Latin America and the Caribbean? 9% p.71

 امريكا اللاتينية

less (det)

 It took less time than I thought.  I’m too fat.  I must eat less. p.449 Oxford Word Power

 اقل . اقل كمية

levels (n pl)

 The air on the planet  is 79% per cent nitrogen and 21% per cent oxygen, and carbon dioxide levels are increasing. p.70

مراحل

live (v)

 How many people live in Africa? – 13%  p.71

 يعيش

major (adj)

  The world’s major languages are Chinese, English, Hindi/Urdu, Spanish, and Arabic. p.71

 . رئيسي اهم

male (adj)

 A male goat is called a billy, or billy-goat. p.474 Oxford Word Power

 ذكر

mechanical engineer (n)

  Sylvie is a mechanical engineer. p.69

 مهندس ميكانيكي

members (n pl)

 Today sixteen countries are members of the International Space Station project:  Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. p.68

 عَضوُ ج اعضاء

missing (adj)

Ask your partner for the missing statistics and write them down. Answer your partner's questions. Which statistics are the most interesting? p.71

مفقود

most (det)

 Which statistics are the most interesting ? p.71

اكثر

Muslim (n)

How many people are Muslim? 22% p.71

 المسلم

nationalities (n pl)

 Dino is from Italy. He's Italian. What other

nationalities are there in the team? p.68

 جنسيات

جمع جنسية

nickname (n)

Robert Curbeam’s nickname is Beamer. p.69 and p.111

اسم مستعار

nitrogen (n)

 The air on the planet  is 79% per cent nitrogen and 21% per cent oxygen, and carbon dioxide levels are increasing. p.70

 نتروجين

North America (n)

 How many people live in North America? 5% p.71

 امريكا الشمالية

older (adj)

My father’s older than my mother. p.535 Oxford Word Power

اقدم

organize (v)

 The school organizes trips to various places of interest. p.543 Oxford Word Power

 تنظّم

per cent (n)

 Cities cover 2% per cent of the world's

land surface and the world's population is

growing by 1.3% per cent a year. p.70

 بالمئة

%

planet (n)

  The air on the planet  is 79% per cent nitrogen and 21% per cent oxygen, and carbon dioxide levels are increasing. p.70

 الكوكب

population (n)

  Cities cover 2% per cent of the world's

land surface and the world's population is

growing by 1.3% per cent a year. p.70

 كثافة سكانية

Portuguese (adj)

 Portugal is a country.  The Portuguese are the people living there. p.70

 برتغالي

prospects (n)

 Source:  United Nations world population prospects 2000 p.71

 آفاق

proud (adj)

 “I feel proud of this work and proud of the team.” p.69

 فخور

quarter (n)

 Say these percentages as fractions.  For example, “25% is a quarter.” p.71

 ربع

recurring (adj)

 33.33% - 66.66% *We say the number is recurring. Example thirty-three point three three recurring p.71

متكرر

religious (adj)

 How many people are not religious? 14% p.71 “My aunt’s a deeply religious person.” p.1471 Long-man's Dictionary of Contemporary English

 ديني

متدين

research (n)

 Market research has shown that many people now prefer coffee to tea.p.652 Oxford Word Power

 بحث

roughly (adv)

 Roughly a quarter of the world’s population speaks some English.p.71

 تقريبا

running (n)

 Takayoshi Nishikawa’s hobbies are swimming, diving, running, and cycling. p.69

 الركض

Russia (n)

 Today sixteen countries are members of the International Space Station project:  Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. p.68

 روسيا

science (n)

 English is the international language of science and technology. p.71

 علم

scientific experiments (n pl)

 They have a station in space where people can live and work, and where they do research and scientific experiments. p.68

 تجربة ج تجربات علمية

second (adj)

What's your first language? Can you speak

more than one language? (If you can, what's

your second language?) p.71

 الثاني

الثانية

sixteen (num)

 April 16. What’s the date tomorrow?  It’s April the sixteenth. What was the date last Thursday? It was April ninth. p.73

ستة عشر

space (n)

 How many countries are working on the International Space Station project? p.68

 الفضاء

Spain (n)

Today sixteen countries are members of the International Space Station project:  Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. p.68

 اسبانيا

Spanish (adj)

 People in Spain speak Spanish. p.70

 اسبانية

اسباني

speak (v)

  I’m from Switzerland.  I speak French, German, and Italian. p.70

يتحدث

sports (n pl)

 She likes sports too, especially tennis, swimming, jogging, and cycling. p.69

 الرياضة

statistics (n pl)

 Say these statistics. Which statistics are most interesting? p.71

 إحصائيات

Sweden (n)

 Sweden is the name of the country.  Swedish is the nationality. p.70

 السويد

Swedish (adj)

 Sweden is the name of the country.  Swedish is the nationality. p.70

 سويدي

swimming (n)

 Takayoshi Nishikawa’s hobbies are swimming, diving, running, and cycling. p.69

 سباحة

Switzerland (n)

  Today sixteen countries are members of the International Space Station project:  Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. p.68

 سويسرا

teamwork (n)

 ‘The scientific research is very important, but the teamwork is the most important thing.’ p.68

 فريق العمل

technology (n)

English is the international language of science and technology.p.71

 تكنولوجيا

tennis (n)

 She likes sports too, especially tennis, swimming, jogging, and cycling. p.69

تنس

tenth (num)

 Saying fractions 9/10 nine tenths. p.70

 العاشر

Thai (adj)

 The country is called Thailand.  The people there are Thai, and speak Thai.p.70

 تايلندي

the Netherlands

The country is the Netherlands.  The people there speak Dutch as their first language. p.70

 الهولنديين

the United States

  The country is called the United States.  The people living there are American. p.70

 الولايات المتحدة

third (n)

 Saying fractions:  1/3 a third. p.70

ثلث

too (adj/adv)

 She likes sport too. p69

too(adv.)=also; She likes sports too, especially tennis, swimming, jogging, and cycling. p.69, In American English you can say larger numbers in different ways too. p.72  Too(adj/adv)=more than is good, possible; That’s too bad. p.72

  ايضا او اكثر من الممكن

top (n)

 Chinese is the world's top language. p71

 قمة

tourist (n)

A person who visits a place for pleasure is called a tourist. p.815 Oxford Word Power

 سائح

trainer (n)

 A person who teaches people or animals how to do a particular skill is called a trainer.p.817 Oxford Word Power

 مدرب

transport (n)

I travel to school by public transport.p819 Oxford Word Power

 نقل

water (n)

71 per cent of the earth is covered by

water. p70

 ماء

weekends (n pl)

 What does he do at weekends? p.68

 إجازات نهاية الاسبوع

Western Europe

Famous cities like Paris, Rome, and Amsterdam are in Western Europe.  Famous cities like St. Petersbourg, Moscow, and Prague are in Eastern Europe.p.865 Oxford Word Power

اوروبا الغربية

wine (n)

When Dino isn’t working, his hobby is making wine. p.68 Wine is an alcoholic drink that is made from grapes. p.873

 نبيذ

world (n)

 Chinese is the world's top language.p71

 عالم

year (n)

 Approximately one year. p75

 سنة

younger (adj)

I am a year younger than her .p .885 Oxford Word Power

اسغر سنا

Useful phrases

 جمل مركبة مفيدة

a little

 And millions more can speak a little English. p71

 القليل

I’d prefer to be a tourist.

Would you like to live in India and become a Hindu? p.71 I’d prefer to be a tourist.

 أفضل أن أكون سائحاً

Where are you from?

 Where are you from? –title of Unit 15 p.68

I am from KSA.

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