First Term

‫‪Unit‬‬ ‫‪1‬‬
‫?‪Lesson 1 How creative are you‬‬

‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس ‪Main Vocabulary‬‬

‫‪collage‬‬ ‫‪junk modeling‬‬ ‫‪outdoor art‬‬ ‫‪animation‬‬

‫فن التلصيق (تلصيق أشياء‬
‫مختلفة على لوحة)‬
‫تشكيل نماذج من‬
‫المهمالت (الخردة)‬
‫فن خارجي‬ ‫رسوم متحركة‬

‫‪making jewelry‬‬ ‫‪designing clothes‬‬ ‫‪pottery‬‬ ‫‪sculpture‬‬

‫َ َ‬ ‫ُ َّ‬
‫صناعة مجوهرات‬ ‫تصميم المالبس (األزياء)‬ ‫صناعة الفخار (الخزف)‬ ‫فن النحت ‪ -‬تمثال منحوت‬

‫‪creative‬‬
‫ُ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫‪competition‬‬ ‫‪lids‬‬ ‫‪art exhibition‬‬
‫بدع ‪ -‬مبت ِكر‬ ‫َ َ‬
‫م ِ‬ ‫منافسة ‪ -‬مسابقة‬ ‫أغطية (عبوات ‪ /‬زجاجات)‬ ‫معرض فني‬

‫‪beads‬‬ ‫‪recycled cloth‬‬ ‫‪clay‬‬ ‫‪cardboard box‬‬

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‫َ َ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫خرز‬ ‫أقمشة معاد تدويرها‬ ‫ِصلصال‬ ‫علبة من الكارتون‬

‫‪2‬‬ ‫‪Step Ahead‬‬

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Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬
city museum ‫متحف المدينة‬ wood ‫خشب‬

project ‫مشروع‬ stone ‫ أحجار‬- ‫حجارة‬

َ
painting ‫ لوحة فنية‬- ‫رسمة‬ shells ‫ أصداف‬- ‫قشور‬

poem ‫قصيدة‬ bowl ‫ سلطانية‬- ‫وعاء‬

rocket ‫صاروخ‬ vase ‫ فازة‬- ‫مزهرية‬

ً ُ ً getting your hands messy

completely ‫ كليا‬- ‫ بالكامل‬- ‫تماما‬ ََ
ْ ُ
‫تجعل يديك متسختين‬

creativity ‫ ابتكار‬- ‫إبداع‬ different ways ‫طرق مختلفة‬

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design skills ‫مهارات التصميم‬ necklace ‫ عقد‬- ‫قالدة‬

computer skills ‫مهارات الكمبيوتر‬ bracelet ‫إسورة‬

َّ َ ُ
technology ‫تكنولوجيا‬ colored (adj) ‫ملون‬
ْ َ
moving pictures ‫تحريك الصور‬ shape (n) ‫شكل‬

outside world ‫العالم الخارجي‬ a bit of ‫قطعة صغيرة من‬

ِّ ُ
activities ‫أنشطة‬ express yourself ‫تعبر عن نفسك‬

Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
ْ ُ ُ ْ َ
enter ‫ يد ِخل‬- ‫يدخل‬ entered entered
appear ‫يظهر‬ appeared appeared
ِّ َ ُ
express ‫يعبر عن‬ expressed expressed
ِّ َ ُ
paint ‫ يلون‬- ‫يطلي‬ painted painted
discuss ‫يناقش‬ discussed discussed
look ‫ يبدو‬- ‫ينظر‬ looked looked
talk ‫يتكلم‬ talked talked
listen ‫يستمع‬ listened listened
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check ‫ يتفقد‬- ‫يفحص‬ checked checked

ِّ َ ُ
design ‫يصمم‬ designed designed
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Present Past PP
try ‫يحاول‬ tried tried
imagine ‫ يتصور‬- ‫يتخيل‬ imagined imagined
ِّ َ ُ
decide ‫يقرر‬ decided decided
َّ ِّ َ ُ
save money ‫يوفر (يدخر) مال‬ saved money saved money
share ‫يشارك‬ shared shared

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
ُ ْ ُ
show ‫ يبدي‬- ‫هر‬
ِ ‫يظ‬ showed shown
ُ
send ‫رسل‬ِ ‫ي‬ sent sent
get ‫يحصل على‬ got got (gotten)
make ‫ يصنع‬- ‫يجعل‬ made made
build ‫يبني‬ built built
find ‫يجد‬ found found
wear ‫يرتدي‬ wore worn
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tell ‫يخبر‬ told told
understand ‫يفهم‬ understood understood
read ‫يقرأ‬ read read
write ‫يكتب‬ wrote written
think ‫يفكر‬ thought thought
take ‫يأخذ‬ took taken

Did you know? ‫هل تعلم؟‬

When you are doing a creative activity, you focus on what you’re doing.
You don’t think about your daily life, or even what time it is! This is often
called “being in the zone”.
،‫ أنت ال تنشغل بحياتك اليومية‬.‫ فإنك تركز على ما تفعله‬،‫عندما تقوم بنشاط إبداعي‬
ً َّ ُ
‫شيء‬ ‫وال حتى تنشغل بالوقت! ويسمى هذا غالبا "االنهماك (االنشغال الشديد) في‬
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"‫ممتع بالنسبة لك‬
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Read and learn

The lesson notes

colored - colorful
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colored (adj) )‫ غير خالي من األلوان‬- ‫ملون (به ألوان‬
ُ َّ َ ُ
colorful (adj) )‫ملون (ذو ألوان زاهية وجذابة ومبهجة‬

A collage is made with material, paint, and colored paper.

Look at these beautiful colorful flowers. They are wonderful.

َ ُ ُ
How creative are you? ‫إلى أي مدى أنت مبدع (مبت ِكر)؟‬

َ ُ
ِ ‫) إن أ‬How( ‫الحظ تركيبة هذا السؤال حيث أن‬
.‫تبعت بصفة فإنها تسأل عن الصفة التي تليها‬
How creative are you?
ٍّ َ
I’m quite creative.  ).‫(أنا مبت ِكر إلى حد ما‬
How good are you at English?  )‫(ما مدى إجادتك للغة اإلنجليزية؟‬
I’m very good at English.
َ
How beautiful is this dress? )‫(ما مدى جمال هذا الفستان؟‬
I think it is not beautiful.

:‫أمثلة أخرى‬
(How many - How much - How tall - How old - How fast - How heavy ....)

outdoor (adj)
‫) هي صفة تعني خارج األماكن المغلقة (في الهواء المطلق) وعكسها‬outdoor( ‫كلمة‬
ُ
.‫) ومعناها داخل مكان مغلق‬indoor(
Use leaves or shells to make some outdoor art.
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Chess (‫ )الشطرنج‬is an indoor game.

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Show your creativity!
Enter our fun new competition 1 and show us how creative you are!
We want children between the ages of five and fifteen to send us their
creative work. Your work will appear in a big art exhibition 2 in the city
‫ مسابقة‬1
museum. There are so many different ways you can express
‫ معرض فني‬2
yourself. You could send us a painting, a photo, a poem, or
3
a story. Or why not try something new? Here are some ideas ‫صندوق كرتوني‬
)‫ أغطية (زجاجات‬4
for different creative activities to get you excited! َ ْ ُ
‫ تشكيل نماذج من المهمالت‬5
Junk modeling َ َّ ُ
‫ مت ِسخة‬6
What can you make with a cardboard box ? Plastic bottles
3
َّ ُ
‫ صناعة الفخار‬7
and lids 4 ? Try junk modeling 5 ! Use your creative and
‫ صلصال‬8
design skills to build a rocket, a ship, a car, or a house.
‫ قماش معاد تدويره‬9
Pottery
‫ فن التلصيق‬10
Do you like getting your hands messy 6 ? Then try pottery 7 !
‫ مجوهرات‬11
Use clay 8 to make a bowl, a cup, or a vase.
‫ أساور‬12
Designing clothes
‫ منحوتة‬- ‫ تمثال‬13
If you can’t find anything you want to wear, how about ْ َ
‫ شكل‬14
designing and making your own clothes? You can use
‫ قشور‬- ‫ أصداف‬15
recycled cloth 9 to save money and help the planet. ‫ رسوم متحركة‬16
Making a collage
If you can’t decide what to use in your project, use a bit of everything! You
could make a beautiful collage 10 with material, paint, and colored paper.
Making jewelry
Use beads to make beautiful jewelry 11 , for example, necklaces or bracelets 12.
Sculpture
You could use wood, clay, or stone to make a sculpture 13 of an animal,
a person, or a completely new shape 14.
Outdoor art
Use the things you find around you in the outside world, for example, leaves
or shells 15 to make some outdoor art.
Computer animation
If you prefer using technology, you could use your computer skills to make
an animation 16. Moving pictures can tell a great story! There are so many
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things you can do! How do you like to express yourself?

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Exercises on Lesson 1
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
beads – cardboard – clay – cloth – computer – leaves

If you are creative, you can use 1 ......................... or shells in outdoor art.
To make jewelry, you can use different colored 2 ......................... . You
could use plastic bottles or 3 ......................... in junk modeling. Wood or
4 ......................... are good things to use for sculptures. You could use a

5 ......................... to make an animation. If you design clothes, you can

save money by using recycled 6 ......................... .

2 Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue:

Taqwa : Hi, Magda! Have you heard about the creative activities
competition?
Magda : Hi, Taqwa! Yes, it’s a really great 1 ......................... .

Taqwa : How old do you have to be to enter the competition?

Magda : They want children between the ages of five and fifteen.

Taqwa : What will happen to the children’s artworks?

Magda : They will appear in a big art 2 .................... in the city museum.

Taqwa : An art exhibition? Which creative activity would you like to try?

Magda : Recycling is important, so I would do junk 3 ......................... .

Taqwa : Junk modeling is nice but I would make some outdoor art.

Magda : 4 ......................... do you like making outdoor art?

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Taqwa : Because I like collecting shells and making shapes with them.

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3 Read the following text and answer the questions:

There are different competitions from time to time. Nowadays, there is

a competition to show how creative children are! They want children
between the ages of five and fifteen to send their creative works. Their
works will appear in a big art exhibition in the city museum. There are
so many different ways children can express themselves. They could
send a painting, a photo, a poem, a story or any other creative work.

A Choose the correct answer:

1. Nowadays, there is a competition to show how (interested - excited -

creative) children are!
2. Their works will appear in a big art exhibition in the city (museum -
square - hall).

B Answer these questions:

3. Which creative activities do you think are easy?

....................................................................................................... .

4. What works could children send?

....................................................................................................... .

4 Order the words to make correct sentences:

1. a computer - could - an animation - You - to make - use.
............................................................................................................ .
2. could use - You - or - cardboard - plastic bottles - in junk modeling.
............................................................................................................ .
3. You - leaves or - outdoor art - use - can - shells - in.
............................................................................................................ .
4. a collage - make - to - use - you - can - What?
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5. How about - clothes - and making - own - your - designing?
............................................................................................................ ?
6. in - will - art exhibition - Your work - a big - appear.
............................................................................................................ .
7. recycled cloth - can use - money - You - to - save.
............................................................................................................ .
8. yourself - to express - like - you - do - How?
............................................................................................................ ?

5 Write an email to your friend Nada:

Tell her how

Tell her howcreative
creativeyou
youare
are
andand
thethe creative
creative activities
activities you you cansuch
can do do,
such asmodeling,
as junk junk modeling, pottery,
pottery, designing
designing clothes,
clothes, or making
or making a collage.
a collage. Your
Your
email email address
address is yasmine@gmail.com
is yasmine@gmail.com and
and your your email
friend’s friend’s email
address
address is nada@hotmail.com.
is nada@hotmail.com.

From:
From:
To:
To:
Subject:
Subject:
......................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................
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Lesson 2 Language

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

messy uncomfortable relaxing ُ disappear

‫متسخ‬ ‫ غير مرتاح‬- ‫ مزعج‬- ‫غير مريح‬ ‫مريح‬ ‫يختفي‬

Prepositions
ً َّ
good at ‫ ماهر في‬- ‫جيد في‬ go for a walk ‫ يذهب في نزهة ماشيا‬- ‫يتمشى‬
bad at ‫سيئ في‬ talk about ‫يتحدث عن‬

arrive at ‫يصل إلى‬ get up ‫ يستيقظ‬- ‫ينهض‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

tips ‫نصائح‬ paint (n) ‫ دهان‬- ‫طالء‬

ً
that looks good ‫يبدو هذا جيدا‬ luckily ‫لحسن الحظ‬
ُّ
I feel better ‫أشعر بتحسن‬ set an alarm ‫يضبط منبه‬

right way ‫طريقة صحيحة‬ any kind of ‫أي نوع من‬

wrong way ‫طريقة خطأ‬ anyway ‫ على العموم‬- ‫على أي حال‬

Conjugation of verbs

Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
ِّ َ ُ
paint ‫ يلون‬- ‫يطلي‬ painted painted
ِّ ُ
suppose supposed supposed
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‫ يخمن‬- ‫يفترض‬

disappear ‫يختفي‬ disappeared disappeared

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Present Past PP
talk about ‫يتكلم عن‬ talked about talked about
wash ‫يغسل‬ washed washed
ِّ َ ُ
clean ‫ينظف‬ cleaned cleaned
mix ‫ يمزج‬- ‫يخلط‬ mixed mixed
look ‫يبدو‬ looked looked
use ‫ يستعمل‬- ‫يستخدم‬ used used
arrive at ‫يصل إلى‬ arrived at arrived at
ِّ َ ُ
prefer ‫يفضل‬ preferred preferred
ِّ َ ُ
dry ‫يجفف‬ dried dried

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
set an alarm ‫يضبط منبه‬ set an alarm set an alarm
hear ‫يسمع‬ heard heard
make ‫ يجعل‬- ‫يصنع‬ made made
know ‫يعلم‬ knew known
feel ‫يشعر‬ felt felt
leave ‫ يترك‬- ‫يغادر‬ left left
go ‫يذهب‬ went gone
get up ‫ يستيقظ‬- ‫ينهض‬ got up got up

Definitions ‫ تعريفات‬S B Student’s

Book

messy : not clean or tidy

disappear : to go away; you can’t see it any more
uncomfortable : not feeling nice on your skin
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relaxing : making you happy and not worried

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Read and learn

Noha and Hesham’s favorite creative activities

Noha : Have you heard about this competition, ‫مشروع إبداعي‬ 1
‫نشاط‬
Hesham? It’s for any kind of creative project 1 . 2

I’d like to enter. ‫ الطالء‬- ‫التلوين‬ 3

‫فن النحت‬ 4
Hesham : Oh wow, that looks good. What are you ‫تشكيل نماذج‬ 5
going to make? ‫من المهمالت‬
َّ ُ
Noha : I don’t know. My favorite activity 2 is painting . 6
3 ‫صناعة الفخار‬
‫ صلصال‬7
I always feel happy when I’m painting. If I’m
‫ يعتقد‬- ‫ يفترض‬8
sad, I paint. Then I feel better.
Hesham : Hmm. If I paint, I don’t feel happy. I’m not very good at it!

Noha :Y
 es, you are! Anyway, no one is bad at a creative
project. You can do or make anything you like. There’s
no right or wrong!
Hesham : I prefer making things with my hands. I like sculpture 4
or junk modeling 5 , but my favorite is pottery 6 . I think it’s
really relaxing!
Noha : Oh, I don’t agree. I don’t like pottery because I don’t like
getting my hands messy. I think it’s really uncomfortable
to have clay 7 on my hands.
Hesham : But if you paint, you get paint on your hands.

Noha : Well, yes, I suppose 8 you’re right. Luckily, the paint

disappears quickly when I wash them!

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GLOSSARY

The Zero Conditional ‫الحالة الصفرية‬

 e use the zero conditional to talk about facts and things that are
W
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true for us. We form it using (if) or (when), and the present simple or
a modal like can.
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َّ َ ُ ُ
‫ تكون الجملة‬.‫) الصفرية للحديث عن الحقائق واألشياء الواقعية بالنسبة لنا‬if( ‫تستخدم حالة‬
.)can( ‫ مع المضارع البسيط أو مع فعل ناقص مثل‬،)when( ‫) أو‬if( ‫في هذه الحالة باستخدام‬
If you paint, you get paint on your hands.
If I go to bed late, I can’t wake up in the morning.
 e also use the zero conditional to give instructions or make suggestions.
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To do this, we form it using (if) or (when), and the imperative.
َّ َ ُ ُ
‫ تكــون‬،‫ لفعــل ذلــك‬.‫) الصفريــة إلعطــاء التعليمــات أو لعمــل اقتراحــات‬if( ‫كمــا تســتخدم حالــة‬
.‫) وصيغة األمــر‬when( ‫) أو‬if( ‫الجملــة باســتخدام‬
If it starts to rain, use an umbrella.
When you arrive at school, come to the classroom.

‫ ويمكن أن تبدأ‬،‫الحظ أن الجملة الثانية تكون في صيغة األمر أي تبدأ بالفعل في المصدر‬
.‫) ثم المصدر في حالة األمر المنفي‬Don’t( ‫بـ‬
If it starts to rain, don’t go out.

Exercises on Lesson 2
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
clean – leave – make – mix – use

Noha is good at painting. She tells us some important painting tips! If you
mix blue and yellow, you can 1 ................... green. If you 2 ................... red
and blue, you don't make pink. You make purple! If you put your brush
in water, you 3 ................... it. If you 4 ................... your painting for about
an hour, the paint dries. If you 5 ................... recycled paper, you can help
the environment.

2 Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue:

Noha : Have you heard about this competition, Hesham? It's for any
kind of creative project. I'd like to enter.
Hesham : Oh wow, that looks good. What are you going to make?
Noha : I don't know. My favorite activity is 1 ...................... . I always feel
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happy when I'm painting. If I'm sad, I paint. Then I feel better.
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Hesham : I prefer making things with my 2 ......................... . I like sculpture
or junk modeling, but my favorite is pottery. I think it's really
relaxing!
Noha : Oh, I don't agree. I don't like pottery because I don't like getting
my hands messy. I think it's really uncomfortable to have
3 ................... on my hands.

Hesham : But if you paint, you get paint on your hands.

Noha : Well, yes, I suppose you 're right. Luckily, the paint
4 ......................... quickly when I wash them!

3 Choose the correct answer: Student’s

Book

1. If I do something creative, I (feeling - feel) happy.  SB

2. When you go for a walk, you can (find - found) things for outdoor art. SB

3. When I meet my friends, we (making - make) animations.  SB

4. If she has clay, she can (make - makes) pottery to give her friends. SB

5. If you want to get up early, you can (set - sets) an alarm.  SB

6. When you go to the beach, (taking - take) a sunhat.  SB

7. If you mix blue and yellow, you can (makes - making - make) green.
8. If you use recycled paper, you (can’t - could - can) help the
environment.
9. If you put your brush in water, you (cleaning - clean - cleaned) it.
10. If you leave your painting for about an hour, the paint (dries - dried - dry).
11. If you mix red and blue, you (make - don’t make - doesn’t make) pink.
You make purple!
12. He cycles to work if the weather (was - is - are) good.
13. If she’s sad, she (paint - don’t paint - paints). Then she feels better.
14. How (did - does - is) Noha feel when she is painting?
15. If it (start - doesn’t start - starts) to rain, use an umbrella.
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16. When you arrive at school, (comes - comes - doesn’t come) to the
classroom.
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17. What do you do if you (feel - doesn’t feel - feels) sad?
18. If you paint, you (get - gets - got) paint on your hands.
19. If I go to bed late, I (doesn’t - gets - can’t) wake up in the morning.
20. If babies (were - are - is) hungry, they cry.
21. The paint (disappears - disappear - don’t disappear) quickly when I
wash my hands!
22. He always takes his umbrella when it (rained - doesn’t rain - rains).

4 Order the words to make correct sentences:

1. Noha - does - feel - How - painting - she’s - when?
....................................................................................................... ?
2. prefer - I - things - making - my hands - with.
....................................................................................................... .
3. modeling - and junk - sculpture - like - I.
....................................................................................................... .
4. I - I’m - feel happy - when - painting - always.
....................................................................................................... .
5. this competition, - you - heard - Have - about - Hesham?
....................................................................................................... ?
6. make - to - going - you - are - What?
....................................................................................................... ?
7. painting - favorite - My - is - activity.
....................................................................................................... .
8. Why - pottery - Noha - like - doesn’t?
....................................................................................................... ?
9. disappears - The paint - when - my hands - I - wash!
....................................................................................................... !
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10. if - you - do - sad - What do - feel - you?

....................................................................................................... .
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Lesson 3 A night of colors

Poetry
Poetry ‫الشعر‬
ِ
poem ‫قصيدة شعرية‬ lines ‫سطور‬
poet ‫شاعر‬ rhyme (n) )‫الشعر‬
ِ ‫قافية (في‬
َّ َ ُ ُ َْ ِّ َ ُ
verse ‫ مقطع ِشعري‬- ‫بيت ِشعر‬ rhyme (v) ‫ ينظم الشعر المقفى‬- ‫يقفي‬

Adjectives
Adjectives ‫صفات‬
َّ
bright ‫ براق‬- ‫المع‬ real ‫حقيقي‬

dark ‫ سوداء‬- ‫مظلمة‬ loud ‫عالي الصوت‬

quiet ‫هادئ‬ high ‫ مرتفع‬- ‫عال‬

ٍ
ُ َّ َ ُ
colorful ‫ مزركش‬- ‫ملون‬ far away ‫بعيدة‬
ً
so beautiful ‫جميل جدا‬ still ‫ثابت‬

‫شعر‬
Adverbs
Adverbs )‫ظروف (أحوال‬

brightly ‫ ببريق‬- ‫بلمعان‬ noisily ‫ بضجيج‬- ‫بشكل صاخب‬

ُّ َ َ
brilliantly ‫بتوهج‬ happily ‫ ِبفرح‬- ‫بسعادة‬

Prepositions ‫حروف جر‬

shoot up ‫تنطلق ألعلى‬ take off ‫ينطلق‬

at the end of … .... ‫في نهاية‬ for example ‫على سبيل المثال‬

ُ
Other words ‫كلمات أخرى‬
a night of colors ‫ليلة مليئة باأللوان‬ hold our breath ‫نحبس أنفاسنا‬

day ‫النهار‬ fireworks ‫ألعاب نارية‬

concert ‫حفلة موسيقية‬ flashes of light ‫ومضات من الضوء‬

ّ ُ
jewels ‫ ح ِلي‬- ‫جواهر‬ blasts ‫ انفجارات‬- ‫فرقعات‬

gold ‫ذهب‬ bang (v) ‫فرقعة‬

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َ
silver ‫فضة‬ describe ‫ي ِصف‬

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Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
َ
describe ‫ي ِصف‬ described described
explode ‫ يتفجر‬- ‫يفرقع‬ exploded exploded
taste ‫يتذوق‬ tasted tasted
smell ‫يشم‬ smelled smelled
shout ‫ يصرخ‬- ‫يصيح‬ shouted shouted
cheer ‫ يبتهج‬- ‫يهتف‬ cheered cheered
dance ‫يرقص‬ danced danced
imagine ‫ يتصور‬- ‫يتخيل‬ imagined imagined
look like ‫ يشبه‬- ‫يبدو‬ looked like looked like
‫ش‬ fill ‫يمأل‬ filled filled

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
write ‫يكتب‬ wrote written
hear ‫يسمع‬ heard heard
feel ‫ يحس‬- ‫يشعر‬ felt felt
see ‫يرى‬ saw seen
ً
stand together ‫نقف سويا‬ stood together stood together
shoot up ‫تنطلق ألعلى‬ shot up shot up
fly ‫يطير‬ flew flown
take off ‫ينطلق‬ took off taken off
ُ
shine ‫ تشرق‬- ‫ تسطع‬- ‫تلمع‬ shone shone
ُ
hold ‫يمسك‬ held held
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burn ‫ يشتعل‬- ‫يحترق‬ burnt (burned) burnt (burned)

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Tip!
In a poem, the poet sometimes uses words or something that is
not real to help the reader imagine the way something real looks.
For example, the fireworks in the sky are not really jewels, but
they are so beautiful that theyً look like jewels.
ً
‫ يستخدم الشاعر كلمات أو شيئا غير حقيقي أحيانا لمساعدة القارئ‬،‫في القصيدة‬
ُّ
‫ األلعاب النارية‬،‫المثال‬
ُ ‫ على سبيل‬.‫عليه الشيء الحقيقي‬
ً ‫على تخيل الشكل الذي يبدو‬
ً
.‫ ولكنها جميلة جدا لدرجة تجعلها تشبه المجوهرات‬،‫في السماء ليست مجوهرات حقا‬

Read and learn

A Night of Colors
We stand together 1 in the cold, black night,
The sky is dark and far away 2 .
Everything is quiet and still 3 , until – BANG!
The lights make the sky as bright 4 as day.

Rockets shoot up 5 into the air,

We shout 6 and cheer 7 , watching them fly.
Colors burn brilliantly 8 against the black,
We see them dance happily through the sky.

The sound fills 9 my ears, as each rocket

takes off 10, Exploding noisily with flashes of
light. Beads 11 of red, yellow, silver, and gold,
Are beautiful jewels 12 in the black night.
With blasts 13 so loud and rockets up high,
A colorful fire against the stars.
The sky shines brightly 14 with light and color,
We hold our breath 15, looking out far.
َّ ً
‫ يصيح‬6 ‫ تنطلق ألعلى‬5 ‫ براق‬- ‫ المع‬4 ‫ ساكن‬- ‫ ثابت‬3 ‫بعيدة‬
ٍ 2 ‫سويا‬ ‫ نقف‬1
ّ ُ َ
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ُّ
‫ انفجارات‬- ‫ فرقعات‬13 ‫ ح ِلي‬- ‫ جواهر‬12 ‫ خرز‬11 ‫ ينطلق‬10 ‫ يمأل‬9 ‫ بتوهج‬8 ‫ يبتهج‬- ‫ يهتف‬7
‫ نحبس أنفاسنا‬15 ‫ تلمع ببريق‬- ‫ تسطع ببهاء‬14

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Exercises on Lesson 3
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
imagine - poem - jewels - poet - fireworks

In a 1 ......................., the poet sometimes uses words or something that is

not real to help the reader 2 ....................... the way something real looks.
For example, in our poem, the 3 ....................... in the sky are not really
4 ......................., but they are so beautiful that they look like jewels.

2 Choose the correct answer:

1. He is a (poem - poetry - poet). He wrote lots of poems.
2. A (verse - rocket - light) is a part of the poem.
3. A (poem - verse - rhyme) is when two words sound the same at the end
of the word.
4. Rockets (wake - shoot - run) up into the air and quickly go through the sky.
5. Most (jewels - pottery - cloth) are made of gold and silver.
6. In a (class - concert - test), musicians play pieces of music.
7. When a rocket takes (of - off - from), it makes much noise.
8. We (catch - hold - test) our breath while watching exciting matches.
9. It’s usually (dark - day - sunny) at night.
10. When we shoot (fireworks - stars - suns) into the air, they burn
brilliantly against the black sky.
3 Read the following text and answer the questions:
Hi! I’m Tamer. Last week, my friend Hani invited me and some of his
friends to his birthday party. It was in a park in the open air at night.
That night was very dark. We stood together in the cold, black night.
The sky was dark and far away. Everything was quiet and still until the
lights made the sky as bright as day. Rockets of fireworks shot up into
the air. We shouted and cheered. Colors burned brilliantly against the
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black sky. The sound filled my ears as each rocket took off, exploding
noisily with flashes of light. The sky shone brightly with light and color.

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We held our breath, looking out far. We were very happy. We ate, drank
and played games. It was a day to remember.

A Choose the correct answer:

1. At first, the sky was (dark - bright - brilliant) and far away.
2. (Fireworks - Stars - Moons) made the sky full of colors and lights.

B Answer these questions:

3. Where was the party?

....................................................................................................... .
4. What did the children do at the party?
....................................................................................................... .

4 Order the words to make correct sentences:

1. the sky - make - The lights - day - as bright as.
............................................................................................................ .
2. are - lines - How many - each verse - in?
............................................................................................................ ?
3. Rockets - into - air - the - shoot up.
............................................................................................................ .
4. find - words - Can - rhyming - you - any?
............................................................................................................ ?
5. jewels - look like - the sky - in - The colors.
............................................................................................................ .

5 Write a paragraph of (60

60) words using the following elements:
“A party that I liked a lot”
Ideas to help you: - When was the party? And Where?
- What did you and your friends (family) do? - Why do you like it?
............................................................................................
............................................................................................
............................................................................................
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............................................................................................

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‫‪Lesson‬‬ ‫‪4-6‬‬
‫‪Lesson 4 Beautiful sculptures‬‬

‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس ‪Main Vocabulary‬‬

‫‪sculptures‬‬ ‫‪sculptor‬‬ ‫‪materials‬‬ ‫‪spheres‬‬ ‫ُ‬

‫َّ‬ ‫مواد‬
‫منحوتات ‪ -‬تماثيل‬ ‫نحات‬ ‫كرات صغيرة‬

‫َ‪pieces of art‬‬ ‫‪irregular pattern‬‬ ‫‪bubbles‬‬ ‫‪reflect‬‬

‫ُ‬ ‫ُ ِّ‬
‫ِقطع فنية‬ ‫نمط غير منتظم‬ ‫فقاعات ‪ -‬فقاقيع‬ ‫يعكس ‪ -‬يبين ‪ -‬يظهر‬

‫‪Extra Vocabulary‬‬ ‫كلمات إضافية‬

‫‪Adjectives‬‬
‫َّ‬
‫‪new‬‬ ‫جديد‬ ‫‪shiny‬‬ ‫المع ‪ -‬براق‬
‫ِّ‬
‫‪interesting‬‬ ‫مشوق ‪ -‬مثير لالهتمام‬ ‫‪huge mirror‬‬ ‫مرآة ضخمة‬
‫َ ْ َ‬
‫‪famous‬‬ ‫مشهور‬ ‫‪popular sight‬‬ ‫معلم سياحي شهير‬

‫‪Places‬‬
‫‪UK‬‬ ‫بريطانيا ‪ -‬المملكة المتحدة‬ ‫‪London‬‬ ‫لندن‬

‫‪USA‬‬ ‫الواليات المتحدة األمريكية‬ ‫‪Chicago‬‬ ‫شیكاغو (إحدى الوالیات األمریكیة)‬

‫‪Spain‬‬ ‫إسبانيا‬ ‫‪Bilbao‬‬ ‫بلباو (مدینة في إسبانیا)‬

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‫‪India‬‬ ‫الهند‬ ‫‪Guggenheim Museum‬‬

‫متحف جوجنھایم (موجود في مدينة بلباو)‬

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public places ‫أماكن عامة‬ great artist ‫ فنان عظيم‬- ‫فنان رائع‬
stainless steel designer
ِّ ُ
‫مصمم‬
‫ فوالذ مقاوم للصدأ‬- ‫استانلس ستيل‬

shapes ‫أشكال‬ image ‫صورة‬

height ‫ارتفاع‬ stay in place ‫تظل محتفظة بقيمتها الفنية‬

location ‫موقع‬ all over the world ‫في كل أنحاء العالم‬

floating ‫ عائم‬- ‫طاف‬

ٍ over the years ‫على مدار السنين‬

Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
move ‫يتحرك‬ moved moved
study ‫ يذاكر‬- ‫يدرس‬ studied studied
ِّ َ ُ ِّ َ ُ
arrange ‫ ينظم‬- ‫يرتب‬ arranged arranged
stay ‫ يظل‬- ‫يبقى‬ stayed stayed
ِّ َ ُ ُْ
damage ‫ يدمر‬- ‫يت ِلف‬ damaged damaged
walk ‫يمشي‬ walked walked
ُ ِّ ُ
reflect ‫ يظهر‬- ‫ يبين‬- ‫يعكس‬ reflected reflected
float ‫يطفو‬ floated floated

Anish Kapoor’s sculptures

Anish Kapoor is a sculptor 1 . He was born in India in
1954, and moved to London, UK, to study art in 1973.
He likes to use new and interesting shapes 2 as well
as different materials 3. Kapoor makes very large
pieces of art 4 for public places, and people can see
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his art all over the world. َّ

‫ أشكال‬2 ‫نحات‬ 1
‫قطع فنية‬ 4 ‫ مواد‬3

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Tall Tree and the Eye is a famous sculpture 5 by
Anish Kapoor. It stands outside the Guggenheim
Museum in Bilbao, Spain. This sculpture is
about 13 meters tall. It is made of 73 stainless
steel balls, or spheres 6 . Stainless steel is very
shiny 7 , so when you look at Tall Tree and the Eye, you ‫ منحوتة‬- ‫تمثال‬ 5
‫كرات‬ 6
can see your own face many times. The spheres are
‫ براق‬- ‫المع‬ 7
arranged in an irregular pattern 8 . This makes them look
‫ نمط‬8
like bubbles 9 which are floating! Kapoor is a great artist. ‫ فقاعات‬9
ُْ
He understands math well, and he also understands ‫ يت ِلف‬10

‫ يعكس‬11
materials. This means he can make sculptures that will َ َ َ ْ َ
‫ مزار‬- ‫ معلم‬12
stay in place for a long time. For example, in Tall Tree and
the Eye, Kapoor uses stainless steel because it is a very strong material.
It’s very good for outdoor sculptures because it stays shiny, and bad
weather doesn’t damage 10 it. Over the years, Kapoor has made many
other famous sculptures. Another famous Kapoor sculpture is Cloud
Gate. You can see it in Chicago, USA. Cloud Gate is very high – people
can even walk under it! It is also made of stainless steel, which reflects 11
the sky, the buildings, and the people around it, like a huge mirror. It is a
very popular sight 12 to visit in Chicago.

Definitions ‫ تعريفات‬S B Student’s

Book

sculptor : a person who makes sculptures

bubble : a liquid ball full of air
sphere : the shape of a ball
irregular : not following a pattern
reflect : when a mirror shows an image
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material : what something is made from, for example, gold,

clay, wood
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Exercises on Lesson 4
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
shapes – public – sculptor – art – materials

Anish Kapoor is a 1 .......................... . He was born in India in 1954,

and moved to London, UK, to study art in 1973. He likes to use new
and interesting 2 ....................... as well as different 3 ......................... .
Kapoor makes very large pieces of art for public places, and people can
see his 4 ....................... all over the world.

2 Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue:

Mariam : Hi, Yasmine! Do you know Anish Kapoor?

Yasmine : Hi, Mariam! No, I don’t know him. Who is he?

Mariam : He is a 1 ....................... . He can make amazing sculptures.

Yasmine : Where is Anish Kapoor from?

Mariam : He was born in India but he moved to London, UK.

Yasmine : What 2 ....................... does he use for making sculptures?

Mariam : He uses stainless steel as a material to make his sculptures.

Yasmine : Why does he use 3 ....................... steel?

Mariam : He uses stainless steel because it is a very strong material. It’s
very good for outdoor sculptures because it stays shiny, and
bad weather doesn’t 4 ....................... it.
Student’s
3 Choose the correct answer: Book

1. A (sculptor - bubble) is a liquid ball full of air. 

Term 1

SB

2. A (sphere - square) is the shape of a ball.  SB

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3. The word (irregular - stainless steel) means not following a pattern. SB

4. When a mirror shows an image, it (understands - reflects) the image. SB

5. The (material - sculpture) is what something is made from, for example,

gold, clay, or wood.  SB

6. The (sculptor - designer) is a person who makes sculptures.  SB

7. T
 his dress is made of cotton. It’s a very good (sphere - material -
bubble).
8. The (triangle - square - sphere) is completely round, like a ball.
9. Stainless steel is a very (dark - black - shiny) material. It is bright.
10. Mirrors (watches - looks - reflects) the images of things.
11. The spheres of this sculpture look like (bubbles - squares - triangles)
which are floating!
12. A
 nish Kapoor is a (sculptor - tailor - sailor). He can make amazing
sculptures.
13. When we put a plastic ball in water, it (floats - walks - arranges).
14. The (bubble - triangle - material) is a ball of air or gas in a liquid.
15. Kapoor uses stainless steel because it is a very strong (pattern -
material - bubble).

3 Read the following text and answer the questions:

Anish Kapoor is a sculptor. He was born in India in 1954, and moved to

London, UK, to study art in 1973. He likes to use new and interesting
shapes as well as different materials. Kapoor makes very large pieces
of art for public places, and people can see his art all over the world.
Kapoor is a great artist. He understands math well, and he also
understands materials. This means he can make sculptures that will
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stay in place for a long time.

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 Unit 1
A Choose the correct answer:

1. Anish Kapoor studied art in (India - London - USA).

2. Kapoor is a great (actor - writer - artist).

B Answer these questions:

3. How old was Kapoor when he went to London?

....................................................................................................... .

4. Why can Kapoor make sculptures that will stay in place for a long time?
....................................................................................................... .

4 Order the words to make correct sentences:

1. does - Why - stainless steel - use - Kapoor?
............................................................................................................ ?

2. Kapoor - sculptures - many - made - famous - has.

............................................................................................................ .

3. shiny - very - is - steel - Stainless.

............................................................................................................ .

4. about - sculpture - is - This - tall - 13 meters.

............................................................................................................ .

5. from - Anish Kapoor - is - Where?

............................................................................................................ ?

6. are arranged - The spheres - in - pattern - an irregular.

............................................................................................................ .

7. great - is - artist - Kapoor - a.

............................................................................................................ .
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8. art - study - Kapoor - did - Where?

............................................................................................................ ?

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Lesson

Lesson 5 Language

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

musician musical skills talented award - prize

‫ عازف‬- ‫موسيقي‬ ‫مهارات موسيقية‬ ‫موهوب‬ ‫جائزة‬

musical instrument cello guitar perform

‫آلة موسيقية‬ )‫التشيللو (آلة موسيقية‬ ‫الجيتار‬ ‫يؤدي‬

theater stage actor ِّ interviewer

‫مسرح‬ ‫خشبة المسرح‬ ‫ممثل‬ ‫محاور – مذيع‬
ِ

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

concert ‫حفلة موسيقية‬ magazine ‫مجلة‬
َ ِّ َ ُ
poems ‫قصائد ِشعرية‬ imagination ‫خيال – مخيلة‬

special ability ‫قدرة خاصة‬ for over an hour ‫ألكثر من ساعة‬

his own songs ‫أغانيه الخاصة‬ on a sunny day ‫يوم مشمس‬

ٍ ‫في‬
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strings )‫أوتار (اآلالت الموسيقية‬ somewhere ‫في مكان ما‬

ُ
do something well ‫شيء ما‬
ٍ ‫يتقن ِفعل‬ everywhere ‫في كل مكان‬

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Adjectives
confident ‫واثق‬ a bit nervous ‫متوتر بعض الشيء‬

amazing ‫ مذهل‬- ‫مدهش‬ lucky ‫محظوظ‬

َ ُ َ ُ
surprised ‫ متفاجئ‬- ‫مندهش‬ tired ‫ متعب‬- ‫مجهد‬

Conjugation of verbs

Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
perform ‫يؤدي‬ performed performed
ِّ َ ُ
act ‫يمثل‬ acted acted
relax ‫ يستريح‬- ‫يسترخي‬ relaxed relaxed
play music ‫يعزف موسيقى‬ played music played music
practice ‫ يتمرن‬- ‫يتدرب‬ practiced practiced
hope ‫ يتمنى‬- ‫يأمل‬ hoped hoped
breathe ‫يتنفس‬ breathed breathed
love ‫يحب‬ loved loved
include ‫ يشمل‬- ‫يتضمن‬ included included

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
do ‫يفعل‬ did done
choose ‫يختار‬ chose chosen
ُ
give ‫ يمنح‬- ‫يعطي‬ gave given
sing ‫يغني‬ sang sung
have ‫ لديه‬- ‫يمتلك‬ had had
put ‫يضع‬ put put
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mean ‫ يقصد‬- ‫يعني‬ meant meant

forget ‫ينسى‬ forgot forgotten
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Lesson

Definitions ‫ تعريفات‬S B Student’s

Book

musician : a person whose job is playing music

talented : with a special ability to do something well

perform : show your acting or musical skills to other people

stage : the part of a theater where actors act

cello : a kind of musical instrument with strings

award : a prize

Read and learn

Interviewer : W
 ow, Mazen! The concert 1 was amazing! You’re so
talented 2 ! ‫ حفل موسيقي‬1
Mazen :T
 hank you so much! I loved it, but I’m ‫ موهوب‬2
always tired 3 after a concert! َ ْ ُ َ ْ ُ
‫ مرهق‬- ‫ متعب‬3
Interviewer : I’m not surprised 4 . You played the
‫ مندهش‬4
guitar and sang for over an hour 5 !
‫ ألكثر من ساعة‬5
Mazen : I t went very quickly. But nobody knew
about the problem I had before the ‫ محظوظ‬6

concert!
Interviewer : A
 problem – what was that?

Mazen : I couldn’t find my guitar! I was practicing in a different

room this morning, and I put my guitar somewhere, and
later I forgot where. I looked everywhere, even under
all the chairs, but I couldn’t find it! Five minutes before
the concert, my friend came into the room. She saw it
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behind the door. I was very lucky 6 !

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Grammar Study
B
C
D
E

O
P
R R
S

AC
Q T

GLOSSARY

The prepositional phrase

)‫عبارة الجر (تحتوي على حرف جر‬
 prepositional phrase is a group of words beginning with a preposition,
A
and ending with a noun, or pronoun, that the preposition refers to, and
sometimes an adjective. It doesn’t contain a verb. Prepositions can
include:
‫ وتنتهي باسم أو ضمير يشير إليه حرف‬،‫عبارة الجر هي مجموعة من الكلمات تبدأ بحرف جر‬
ً
.‫ وال تحتوي عبارة الجر على فعل‬.‫ وأحيانا تنتهي بصفة‬،‫الجر‬
:‫حروف الجر يمكن أن تشمل‬
after ‫بعد‬ behind ‫خلف‬ in ‫في‬ under ‫تحت‬

before ‫قبل‬ for ‫ لمدة‬/ ‫لـ‬ into ‫ في‬- ‫داخل‬ through ‫ عبر‬- ‫خالل‬

I’m always tired after a concert.

preposititon noun A prepositional phrase

I’m always a bit nervous when I’m on stage.

preposititon noun A prepositional phrase

I try to breathe slowly before a concert to help me relax.

preposititon noun A prepositional phrase

At your last concert, you looked very confident.

preposititon noun A prepositional phrase

Exercises on Lesson 5
1 Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue:
Interviewer : W ow, Mazen! The concert was amazing! You’re
so 1 ...................... .
Term 1

Mazen :T
 hank you so much! I loved it, but I’m always tired after a
concert!
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Interviewer : I’m not 2 ...................... . You played the guitar and sang for
over an hour!
Mazen : It went very quickly. But nobody knew about the 3 ..................
I had before the concert!
Interviewer : A problem – what was that?
Mazen : I couldn’t find my guitar! I was 4 ...................... in a different
room this morning, and I put my guitar somewhere, and
later I forgot where. I looked everywhere, even under all the
chairs, but I couldn’t find it! Five minutes before the concert,
my friend came into the room. She saw it behind the door. I
was very lucky!

2 Choose the correct answer:(Vocabulary)

(Vocabulary)

1. The (singer - excited - musician) is a person whose job is playing music.

2. The (award - game - test) is for his hard work. It was a great prize for him.
3. The (drum - cello - piano) is a kind of musical instrument with strings.
4. They are standing on the (chair - stage - stairs) to give their show to the
audience.
5. He is very (confident - talented - lucky). He has a special ability to draw
pictures.
6. We watch plays at the (cinema - circus - theater).
7. They are (musicians - actors - singers). We see them acting in movies
and plays.
8. Look! They are (performing - painting - producing) their new show on
the stage.
9. The cello and guitar are musical (tools - games - instruments).
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10. He is a (musician - reader - singer). He is talented at playing the piano.

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3 Choose the correct answer:(Structures)
(Structures)
1. A musician prepares his instruments (after - before) the concert.
2. A singer sings (in - on) stage.
3. The ball is (into - under) the chair.
4. I always go to beaches (in - on) sunny days.
5. Ali put his books (at - in) in his school bag.
6. Nada goes home (before - after) school.
7. The lion runs (on - through) the forest.
8. I found my cat (in - behind) the door.
9. Aya puts her pens (on - in) the pencil case.
10. Sleep eight hours a day. It’s good (in - for) you.
11. Maha was late (for - on) school yesterday.
12. Mom came (on - into) my room and talked to me about my school day.

4 Order the words to make correct sentences:

1. musician - was - a - Sayed Darwish - Egyptian - famous.
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2. do - What - do - you - a sunny - on - day?

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3. one day - hope - Mazen - does - to do - What?

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4. concert - The - amazing - was!

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5. doing - Mazen - is - What?

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6. I - somewhere - guitar - put - my.
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7. after - always - concert - I’m - a - tired!

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8. guitar - my - find - couldn’t - I!

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9. is - be - There - going to - next week - a concert.

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10. saw - the door - the guitar - My friend - behind.

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5 Write a paragraph of (60

60) words using the following elements:

“What do you always do after school?”

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Lesson 6 Writing a report

Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

pottery project lump of clay pottery wheel decorate

ْ َ ُ ِّ َ ُ
)‫مشروع الفخار (الخزف‬ ‫قطعة صلصال‬ )‫عجلة الفخار (الخزف‬ ‫ يزخ ِرف‬- ‫يزين‬

apron kiln ْ ُ
oven report
‫مريلة‬ ‫فرن ِلصنع األشياء الخزفية‬ ‫فرن‬ ‫تقرير‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

ُ
special paint ‫طالء خاص‬ the order of events ‫ تسلسل األحداث‬- ‫ترتيب األحداث‬

bowl ‫ سلطانية‬- ‫وعاء‬ ready ‫ مستعد‬- ‫جاهز‬

our turn ‫دورنا‬ title ‫عنوان‬

Conjugation of verbs
Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
wait ‫ينتظر‬ waited waited
enjoy ‫يستمتع‬ enjoyed enjoyed
ُ ْ َ
happen ‫يحدث‬ happened happened
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compare ‫يقارن‬ compared compared

ْ َُ ِّ ُ
decorate ‫ يزخ ِرف‬- ‫يزين‬ decorated decorated
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Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
put on ‫ يلبس‬- ‫يرتدي‬ put on put on
ً ُ ْ َ
get hot ‫ يصبح ساخنا‬- ‫يسخن‬ got hot got hot
ً
make it hard ‫يجعله صلبا‬ made it hard made it hard
ْ ُ
take it out ‫يخ ِرجه‬ took it out taken it out

Read and learn

َّ َ َ
When you write a report, remember that: :‫ تذكر اآلتي‬،‫عند كتابة تقرير‬
1. The title tells readers the topic or subject of the report.
2. The pictures make the report look interesting, and help the reader
imagine.
3. The report has a beginning, a middle, and an end. It explains what
happened and what order it happened in.
.‫ يخبر العنوان القراء بموضوع أو محتوى التقرير‬.1
ُّ ً
.‫ وتساعد القارئ على التخيل‬،‫ الصور تجعل التقرير يبدو مثيرا لالهتمام‬.2
.‫ إنه يشرح ما حدث والترتيب الذي حدث به‬.‫ التقرير له بداية ووسط ونهاية‬.3

Tip!
We can use "when" to talk about the order in which things happen.
Both parts of the sentence are in the same tense.
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‫ ويكون كال جزأي‬.‫) للحديث عن الترتيب الذي تحدث به األشياء‬when( ‫يمكننا استخدام‬
.‫الجملة في نفس الزمن‬
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When my bowl was finished, my teacher put it in a kiln.

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My pottery project by Amal

My class worked on First, the teacher When my bowl was

a pottery project 1 at showed us how to use finished, the teacher
school this week. We a pottery wheel 3 . put it in a kiln 6 . This
started with a lump Then it was our turn 4 . is a special oven
of clay 2 , and we We put on aprons 5 which gets very hot.
chose what to make. over our clothes. When It makes the clay
I put my clay on the
I wanted to make a hard and strong.
wheel, it went fast. It
bowl.
was difficult, and I got
)‫ مشروع الفخار (الخزف‬1 messy. )‫ عجلة الفخار (الخزف‬3 ‫ فرن لصنع األشياء الخزفية‬6
َ َ
‫ قطعة صلصال‬2 ‫مرايل‬ 5 ‫ دورنا‬4

Finally, the bowl was I painted it pink all I really enjoyed 9

ready and the teacher over first, and waited making my bowl!
took it out. We waited for the paint to dry. When I finished my
for the bowl to be cool, Then I used different bowl, I gave it to my
and then I used special colors of paint to mom for her birthday.
paint to decorate 7 my make circles 8 all She loved it!
bowl. ِّ َ ُ
over it.
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‫ يزين‬7 ‫ حلقات‬8 ‫استمتعت‬ 9

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Exercises on Lesson 6
1 Read and complete the text with the words from the box:
clay – decorated – pottery – project – bowl

Hello! I’m Amal. My class worked on a 1 ........................ project at school

this week. We started with a lump of 2 ........................, and we chose what to
make. I wanted to make a 3 ............................ . I made it and 4 ......................
it. It was an amazing experience.

2 Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue:

Interviewer : W
 hat did you do this week, Amal?

Amal :M
 y class worked on a pottery 1 .............. at school this week.

Interviewer : W
 ho helped you with this project?

Amal :O
 ur 2 .............................., Mr Yasser.

Interviewer : H
 ow did he help you?

Amal :H
 e showed us how to use a pottery 3 ................................... .

Interviewer : W
 hat did you make?
Amal : I made a bowl and I used special paint to decorate it.

Interviewer : W
 ho did you give it to?

Amal : I gave it to my 4 ................................... . She was very happy.

3 Order the words to make correct sentences:

1. bowl - a - make - to - wanted - I.
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2. We - clothes - over - aprons - our - put on.

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3. the clay - makes - hard and - The kiln - strong.
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4. We - waited for - to be - the bowl - cool.

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5. special paint - used - I - to - my bowl - decorate.

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6. really - I - making - enjoyed - bowl - my!

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7. make - to - what - chose - children - The.

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8. bowl - circles - painted - on - Amal - her.

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4 Read the following text and answer the questions:

My class worked on a pottery project at school this week. First, the
teacher showed us how to use a pottery wheel. Then it was our turn. I
put on an apron over my clothes and started my pottery object. It was
a bowl. I painted it pink all over first, and waited for the paint to dry.
Then I used different colors of paint to make circles all over it. When
my bowl was finished, the teacher put it in a kiln. This is a special oven
which gets very hot. It makes the clay hard and strong. I really enjoyed
making my bowl! When I finished, I gave it to my mom for her birthday.
She loved it and said, “Thanks, Amal.”

A Choose the correct answer:

1. Amal’s class worked on a (painting - building - pottery) project at school

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this week.
2. Amal made a (bowl - pot - pan).
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B Answer these questions:

3. What did the teacher do first?

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4. What’s a kiln?
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5 Write a paragraph of (60

60) words using the following elements:

- Use "when" to show the order of events.

“A creative project you have done at school”

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Main Vocabulary ‫الكلمات األساسية في الدرس‬

school show play (n) choir َ costumes

‫عرض مدرسي‬ ‫مسرحية‬ ‫ فرقة‬- ‫ كورال‬- ‫كورس‬ ‫ مالبس‬- ‫أزياء‬

photography exhibition َ ْ َ advertisement edit (v)

‫إعالن‬ ِّ َ ُ
‫التصوير‬ ‫معرض‬ ‫يعدل‬

Extra Vocabulary ‫كلمات إضافية‬

the audience ‫الجمهور‬ artwork ‫عمل فني‬

museum ‫متحف‬ festivals ‫ احتفاالت‬- ‫مهرجانات‬

ّ َ
website ‫موقع إلكتروني‬ shelf ‫رف‬

except ‫ عدا‬- ‫باستثناء‬ buttons ‫أزرار‬

special clothes ‫مالبس خاصة‬ lighter ‫أفتح‬

well done ‫أحسنت‬ darker ‫أغمق‬

Prepositions
on stage ‫على خشبة المسرح‬ at the side of ‫على جانب‬
‫في عطلة نهاية‬
on the weekend ‫األسبوع‬ walk past ‫ يمشي بجوار‬- ‫يمر بـ‬

on the way home ‫في الطريق للبيت‬ in the shadow ‫في الخلفية‬
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at home ‫في البيت‬ for a long time ‫لفترة طويلة‬

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Conjugation of verbs

Regular verbs ‫أفعال منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
َّ
learn ‫يتعلم‬ learned (learnt) learned (learnt)
ِّ َ ُ
edit ‫يعدل‬ edited edited

smile ‫يبتسم‬ smiled smiled

Irregular verbs ‫أفعال غير منتظمة‬

Present Past PP
say ‫يقول‬ said said
think ‫ يعتقد‬- ‫يفكر‬ thought thought

take photos ‫يلتقط صور‬ took photos taken photos

speak ‫يتحدث‬ spoke spoken

Definitions ‫ تعريفات‬S B Student’s

Book

advertisement : this tells people about an event, so they want to see it

choir : a group of people who sing together

costumes : special clothes that people wear at festivals or on
stage
edit : to change photos to make them better

exhibition : a group of artworks in one place for people to see

photography : the activity or job of taking photographs

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play : a story that you watch at the theater

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Behind the camera

It was two weeks until the school show 1 , and everybody was
excited. Everybody except 2 Magdy. “I’m going to play the piano,”
said Waleed. “The choir 3 is going to sing beautiful songs,” said Nesma.
“And I’m going to make costumes 4 for the
choir,” said Dalia. “I’ve written a funny play 5
!” said Samir.
Magdy was worried. He didn’t go to piano
lessons, and he didn’t like singing. “What am
I going to do?” he thought. On the way home,
Magdy walked past 6 the museum. There
was an advertisement for a photography
exhibition 7 . A black and white photo showed
a man playing the piano on stage, with the audience 8 in the shadow.
“That’s amazing,” thought Magdy. It felt like he was there, listening to
the music. At home, Magdy started looking in cupboards. “What are you
doing?” asked Mom. “Dad has a good camera, doesn’t he? Do you know
where it is?” asked Magdy. “Yes,” said Mom, taking a box from a shelf
9 . “He hasn’t used it for a long time. Are you studying photography at

school?” “No, but I’ll learn!” Magdy said. ‫ عرض مدرسي‬1

Magdy found his dad’s photography books. He read about ‫ عدا‬- ‫ باستثناء‬2
َ
the different buttons 10 on the camera. Then he learned how ‫ كورس‬- ‫ كورال‬3

to edit the photos on the computer to make them lighter ‫ مالبس‬- ‫ أزياء‬4

or darker. Magdy was excited. On the weekend, his mom ‫ مسرحية‬5

ّ َ ّ َ
and dad took him to a photography exhibition. After the ‫ مر بجوار‬- ‫ مر بـ‬6

exhibition, they went into the city and Magdy took photos َ ْ َ
‫ معرض‬7
of things he saw. Finally, Magdy spoke to his teacher. “Miss ‫ الجمهور‬8
Salwa, I’m worried. I don’t like being on stage. I don’t like ّ َ
‫ رف‬9
singing or acting, and I can’t play an instrument 11 .” “Magdy, ‫ أزرار‬10
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this is a chance for you to do something you enjoy, to express ‫ آلة موسيقية‬11
yourself. Can you think of something?”
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said his teacher. “I know! I could be the photographer! ‫تدرب‬َّ َّ
- ‫ تمرن‬12
I can be at the side of the stage while the class are ‫ يؤدي‬13
performing. Then I can edit the photos for our school ِّ
‫ مصور‬14
website,” said Magdy. Miss Salwa smiled and said,
“Well done, Magdy. That’s a great idea!” The class practiced 12 their
instruments and learned their lines. On the evening of the show, they
were happy and ready to perform 13. When each person was on stage,
Magdy took photos. Magdy’s photos were on the school website the
next week. “You’re going to be a great photographer 14, Magdy,” said

Exercises on Lesson 7
1 Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue:

Mom : What are you going to do in the next school 1 ...................... ?

Magdy : I’m worried. I don’t go to piano lessons, and I don't like singing.
Mom : When is the show?
Magdy : It’s in two weeks.
Mom : I have an idea for you. What about taking photos of the show for
the school 2 ...................... ?
Magdy : Great idea! I like 3 ...................... very much. I will ask dad for his
camera. I also have good skills on how to 4 ...................... the photos
on the computer to make them lighter or darker.
Mom : Good luck, dear!
Magdy : Thanks, mom. Finally, I have the chance to express myself.

2 Choose the correct answer:

1. The (advertisement - show - completion) tells people about an event, so
they want to see it.
2. The (choir - team - audience) is a group of people who sing together.
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3. The (uniform - coat - costumes) are special clothes that people wear at
festivals or on stage.
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4. He can (express - edit - enter) photos well. He can change them to
make them better.
5. The (competition - exhibition - animation) is a group of artworks in one
place for people to see.
6. ( Photography - Painting - Acting) is the activity or job of taking photographs.
7. The (film - movie - play) is a story that you watch at the theater.
8. The (students - audience - parents) are people who watch a show at a
theater or cinema.

3 Read the following text and answer the questions:

Kareem and his family went to a photography exhibition last week. He
saw many colorful photos there. He bought some photography books,
too. He read about different kinds of cameras. He took many photos
with his camera. He learned how to edit the photos on the computer to
make them lighter or darker. He put his photos on the school website.
He was very excited.

A Choose the correct answer:

1. Kareem learned how to (edit - read - play - sing) the photos on the
computer.
2. Kareem put his photos on the school (magazine - website - paper - board).
B Answer these questions:

3. Where did Kareem and his family go last week?

....................................................................................................... .

4. What did Kareem buy?

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4 Order the words to make correct sentences:

1. Magdy’s job - was - show - What - at - the?
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2. piano - the - play - to - going - I’m.

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3. is - The choir - to - going - beautiful songs - sing.
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4. play - funny - a - written - I’ve!
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5. an - can’t - instrument - I - play.
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6. a - good - has - Dad - camera.
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7. at school - photography - studying - you - Are?
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8. I - stage - being - like - on - don’t.
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9. the photos - can - edit - I - for - website - our school.
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10. like - I - don’t - or acting - singing.
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11. a great - photographer - to - be - You’re - going.
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12. borrowed - Magdy - camera - dad’s - his.
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5 Write an email to your friend Ramez:

Tell him about your favorite hobbies and when you practice them. Your
Tell her how creative you are and the creative activities you can do such
email address is ayman@school.net and your friend’s email address is
as junk modeling, pottery, designing clothes, or making a collage. Your
ramez@yahoo.com.
email address is yasmine@gmail.com and your friend’s email address
From:
is nada@hotmail.com.
To:
Subject:
From:
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To:
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Subject:
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1 Listen and circle the correct answer: (4Ms)

1. T
 here is a big art (concert - exhibition - meeting - interview) in the city
museum today.
2. P  eople can try junk (food - collage - modeling - pottery) and build a rocket
or a car.
3. P  eople can use recycled (cloth - clay - plastic - wood) to design their own
clothes.
4. We can use beads to make beautiful ( jewelry - bottles - lids - cars).

2 Listen and answer the questions: (2Ms)

1. What is Anish Kapoor’s job?

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2. Where can you see the sculpture Tall Tree and the Eye?
....................................................................................................... .

3 Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue: (4Ms)

Nour : Have you heard about the 1 ........................, Alia?

Alia : No. What is it about?

Nour : The competition is for any kind of 2 ........................ project. I’d
like to enter.
Alia : What are you going to make?
Nour : My favorite activity is 3 ....................... . I paint every day. What
about you?

Alia : I prefer sculpture and junk 4 ..................................... .

Nour : What models can you make?

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Alia : I can make models for cars, rockets and ships.

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4 Read the following text and then answer the questions below: (4Ms)
Computers are very important in our life. Today, computers are used
everywhere. They are used for animation. They are used in banks
to store information about people’s money. Secretaries use them in
offices to write letters. Factories use computers in robots that can do
dirty and dangerous work. Most books and newspapers are made with
the help of computers. Computers are used to help planes to take off
and land. They are also used in hospitals to help doctors to examine
their patients. In the future, students won’t go to schools. They will be
able to learn from computers at home.

A Choose the correct answer:

1. Computers are used in (banks - hospitals - factories) to help doctors.

2. The underlined word “them” refers to (computers - secretaries - letters).

B Answer these questions:

3. How are computers important in factories? ..................................... .

4. Who uses computers to write letters? ..................................... .

The Reader - A Wonderful Surprise

5 A- Read and write T (True
True) or F (False
False): (4Ms)

1. Asser saw his mom at the school gates.  ( )

2. The children’s Grandma took them to her house after school.( )

B Answer the following questions:

3. What did Asser do when he saw his Grandma?

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4. Why could Mayar read the book by herself?
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6 Choose the correct answer: (6Ms)

1. You could use a (computer - cloth - clay - cardboard) to make an

animation.
2. I can (find - finding - finds - found) things for outdoor art when I go for
a walk.
3. If it starts to rain, (using - use - used - uses) an umbrella.
4. Ahmed can (hear - smell - taste - see) the sound of the rockets.
5. Mona makes her jewelry by using colored (beads - bottles -
sculptures - leaves).
6. When she goes to the beach, she (take - took - takes - would take) a
sunhat.

7 Order the words to make a correct sentence: (2Ms)

1. messy - getting - Do - your hands - like - you?

.................................................................................................... .

2. outdoor - sculptures - good - Stainless steel - is - for.

.................................................................................................... .

8 Write a paragraph of (60

60) words using the following elements: (4Ms)
“My school day”

Ideas to help you: get up early – wash – breakfast – by bus –

study – different subjects – break – library – return – home –
afternoon

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