Word

Example sentence

Arabic

arrow (n)

What happens when you perform the action indicated by the arrow? p.39

سهم

backwards (adv)

He fell backwards and hit the back of his head. p.51 Oxford Word Power

إلى الخلف

bang (v)

He banged his fist on the table and started shouting. p.54 Oxford Word Power

يخبط . يضرب

bat (sport) (n)

The players have some wooden sticks, a wooden bat, and a small, hard, red ball. p.122

مضرب

bell (n)

The bell needs moving over to the other side. p.122

جرس

bent (adj)

Dieter has a problem with his garage door opener. He thinks a part is bent or corroded. It needs servicing.p.39

منحني

broken (adj)

Think of something you have that is broken or damaged. Write its name on a small piece of paper. p.39

مكسور

carpet (n)

We need a new carpet in the bedroom. p.111 Oxford Word Power

سجادة . بساط

chain (n)

Suggest different ways to join or fasten together two: chains: You could insert a link, or join them together with a padlock.p.86

سلسلة

chipped (adj)

Look at the pictures and find things that are chipped. p.39 The plate is chipped.

منكسر

circular (adj)

Find something circular. p.46

دائري

condition (n)

Use check to talk about looking at something carefully to make sure it's correct, safe, or in good condition, etc. p.21

حالة

container (n)

I left this container here and posted its coordinates on the Internet for other people to find. p.36

حاوية

corroded (adj)

Look at the pictures and find things that are corroded. p.39 The battery is corroded.

متآكل

cracked (adj)

The tank is cracked and oil is leaking into the ground. p.85

مشقوق

crushed (adj)

Look at the pictures and find something being crushed. p.39 The carton is being crushed.

مسحوق

cup (n)

Where can I get a cup of coffee and something to eat? p.44

كوب

damp (adj)

The grass is a bit damp.  Sit on the rug. p196 Oxford Word Power

رطب

dented (adj)

Look at the pictures and find things that are dented. p.39 The car door is dented.

مطعوج

disposable (adj)

There’s a disposable camera in this container. p.36

 ممكن التخلص منه

drugs (illegal) (n pl)

You have to put things like knives, drugs, alcohol, or fireworks in the container. p.37

مخدرات

dusty (adj)

Look at the pictures and find things that are dusty. p.39 The book is dusty.

مغبر

egg (n)

The easiest way to cook an egg is to boil it. If you don't boil it, you'll have to do more washing up. p.84

بيضة

enlarge (v)

The hole's too small. It needs enlarging. p.39

تكبير . كبَّر

exposure lamp (n)

An exposure lamp burns a stencil in the screen printing process. (Google images)

 لمبة للتعريض للنور

fireworks (n pl)

You have to put things like knives, drugs, alcohol, or fireworks in the container. p.37

الألعاب النارية

forwards (adv)( BrEforward)

This is the coolest thing! There are sophisticated sensors in the platform I'm standing on, so I just lean forward and it moves forward. p.120

إلى الأمام

four-stroke engine (n)

Big motorcycles have a four-stroke engine.  Lawn mowers have a two-stroke engine.

رباعي الأشواط

frayed (adj)

frayed – this is what happens to cloth when some of the threads at the end come apart. Look at the pictures and find things that are frayed.  The jeans are frayed. p.39

بالي

game (n)

And if someone isn't working -like computer games, Internet chatrooms - you'll know. p.123

لعبة

glass (drinking vessel) (n)

What happens if you drop a raisin* into a glass of champagne? Why? p.91

كأس

glued (adj)

p.43 (hands cutting cardboard. spreading glue). The handle of the teapot is not good.  It’s badly glued to the teapot body. p.336 Oxford Word Power  The teapot is chipped.  It needs to be glued.(my sentence)p.39

لاصق

GPS (Global positioning system) (n)

Some people use their GPS to play a new game called geo-caching . p.36

نظام تحديد المواقع العالمي

grass (n)

There are two teams of eleven players and it's played

on a grass field. p.122

عشب

handlebars (n pl)

The handlebars of my bicycle aren’t straight.  They need straightening.(my sentence) p.39

مقود

heater (n)

The electric heater is not heating Ahmad’s feet.  It needs to be repositioned. p39 + p.367 Oxford Word Power

سخان

helmet (n)

You don't have to wear a protective helmet or gloves, but many players do. p.122

خوذة

instructions (n pl)

You just have to follow these instructions. p.36

تعليمات

items (things) (n)

There are some small toys and other items in this container. p.36

أشياء

joke (n)

Do you know any jokes or funny stories? Think of one to tell the class. p.31

نكتة

key (keyboard) (n)

A  keyboard is a set of keys on a board on a piano or a computer.p.434 Oxford Word Power Then you have other words like noticeboard, blackboard, cardboard.

لوحة المفاتيح

knife/knives (n)

Are you carrying any knives or sharp instruments? p.124

سكين

lengthen (v)

The string's too short. It needs to be lengthened.  I needs lengthening. p.39

تمديد

level (spirit level) (n)

Make sure the shelves are level with a spirit level before you fix them in position. p.451

مستوي

panel (n)

A panel is a board that contains the equipment for controlling a car, machine, etc: the instrument panel.p.555 Oxford Word Power

لوحة

paper clip (n)

Ask another student to make the two paper clips jump into the air and join together. p.103

مشبك أوراق

patient (adj)

You need to be very patient to play this game because it can last for an afternoon, or even for five days. p.122

صبور

pedal (n)

A pedal is the part of a bicycle or machine that you push with your foot in order to make move or work.p.566 Oxford Word Power

دواسة

piston (n)

A piston is a piece of metal inside a tube that moves up and down and makes the car engine move the car. p.579 Oxford Word Power

مكبس

play (v)

There are two teams of eleven players and it's played on a grass field. p.122

يلعب

player (n)

There are two teams of eleven players and it's played on a grass field. p.122

لاعب

protective (adj)

You don't have to wear a protective helmet or gloves, but many players do.

واقي . وقائي

raise (v)

So the bucket gets heavy, the wood pivots, and it raises the pencil. p.120

يرتفع

refrigeration unit (n)

The water came from a refrigeration unit that could produce 907 tonnes of ice a day. p.106

وحدة التبريد

remote control unit (n)

The remote control unit is in front of the Television. p.80

وحدة التحكم

reposition (v)

The handle's in the wrong place. It needs repositioning. p.39

إعادة . يضعه في مكان من جديد

reverse (v)

Which instructions can you reverse, and what happens if you do? p.21

تعكس

rich (adj)

You have be very rich to buy a GPS. They start at about $100. p.37

غني

rule (n)

You mustn’t  break these three rules: take something, leave something, and write in the logbook. p.37

قانون

runway (n)

A runway is a long piece of ground with a hard surface where aircraft take off and land. p.675

مدرج المطار

saw (n)

And this saw cuts with its teeth. p.87

منشار

score (v)

The players have to hit the ball and try to score runs'. p.122

يسجل

scratched (adj)

Look at the pictures and find things that are scratched. p.39 scratched=to be marked on the surface by something sharp.

مخدوش

screen (n)

The subject then watches a television screen and his / her brain's electrical activity is recorded. p.58

شاشة

service (car) (v)

All cars should be serviced--examined and repaired--at regular intervals. p.701

يصلح

shirt (n)

Wear short-sleeved shirts or roll up shirt sleeves. p.40

قميص

shoe (n)

What size are your shoes? I tried on a nice pair of shoes, but they didn’t  fit. p.709 Oxford Word Power

حذاء

smell (v)

He could smell something burning.  Can you smell gas? p.730 Oxford Word Power

يشم

speed up (v)

It's running too slow. It needs speeding up. p.39

يسرع

stick (n)

The players have some wooden sticks, a wooden bat, and a small, hard, red ball. p.122

عصا

story (n)

This is a true story. On July 2 1982, Larry Walters, a 33-year-old North Hollywood truck driver, filled 45weather balloons with helium and …p.120

قصة

strengthen (v)

The support's too weak. It needs strengthening. p.39

تقوية

stuck (adj)

Match these phrases to the best diagram. 2  In diagram (c), the grey rectangle is attached / stuck to the brown wall. p.79

لاصق

sunny (adj)

Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams; 

 I thank thee, Moon, for shining now so bright;

    ACT V. SCENE I. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, by Shakespeare

مشمس

support (n)

The support’s too weak. It needs strengthening. p.39

دعم

teeth (saw) (n pl)

And this saw cuts with its teeth. p.87

أسنان

tooth (mouth) (n)

A container like a tube, is made of ductile metal, or plastic and is used for toothpaste or ointment. p.73

سن

wear (v)

Everyone has to wear white clothes. p.122

يلبس

wet (adj)

Do not use electric tools when the work area is wet. Make sure plugs are earthed. p.122

رطب

widen (v)

The street's too narrow. It needs widening. p.39 It needs to be widened.

توسيع . وسَّع

wooden (adj)

A sample tie is hung from a ring and the ends are fastened  to a wooden wheel. p.51

خشبي

work (function) (v)

A What do you think?  B I'm not sure. How does it work? p.122

يعمل

worn (adj)

Look at the pictures and find things that are worn. p.39 The jeans and the book look worn.  worn=to be thinner, weaker or smoother because of being used a lot.

بالي

worry (v)

“Don’t worry, Mum,” said Peter, “I won’t come home late.” p.879 Oxford Word Power

يقلق

Useful phrases

to break a rule

You mustn’t break these three rules: take something, leave something, and write in the logbook. p.37

يكسر القانون

Congratulations!

Congratulations on the birth of your baby boy! p.160 Oxford Word Power

تهاني

to keep fit

Exercise and eat well to keep fit.p.445 Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary
(fit=appropriate, in Shakespeare’s time)

Yet, I beseech you,
If you think fit, or that it may be done,
Give me advantage of some brief discourse
With Desdemona alone.
ACT III. SCENE I. OTHELLO, (Shakespeare’s sentence)

تحافظ على اللياقة

to post on a website

You don’t have to take a photo, but if you do, I’ll post it on our web site. p.36

توضع على النت

to spend money

It's easy to make a geo-cache and you don’t have to spend a lot of money. p.37

إنفاق المال

to take a photograph/photo

You don’t have to take a photo, but if you do, I’ll post it on our web site. p.36

يأخذ صورة

What should we do?

Title of Unit 8

ماذا ينبغي أن نفعل؟

Would you like one?

Do you have a GPS?

(Would you like one?) p.36

هل تريد واحد ؟