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:‫ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺛﻼﺛﺔ‬ ‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﻨﻘﺴﻢ‬
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.‫ﺍﻷﺣﻤﺮ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻌﺐ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻯ‬
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‫ﻭﺑﻌﺾ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻘــﺪﻡ‬ ‫ﻛﺮﺓ‬ ،‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﻮﺍﻧــﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺣﺪﻳﻘــﺔ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴــﺒﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻣــﺎ‬ .‫ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳــﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋــﺪ‬
‫ﺍﻹﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻮﺍﺿﻴﻌﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻓﻨﺘﺎﺑﻊ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻤﺘﻘﺪﻣﻴﻦ‬
‫ﺑﺸــﻜﻞ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﻴﻔﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﻧﻮﺿــﺢ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴــﻬﻠﺔ‬
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‫ﺳﻨﻘﻮﻡ‬ ‫ﻛﺒﻴﺴﺔ‬ ‫ﺳــﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﻫﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴــﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﻩ‬
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‫ﻫﻢ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ ،‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬
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‫ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﺰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻡ‬ ‫ﻛﺮﺓ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﺰ‬
‫ﺳﻮﺩﻛﻮ‬
‫ﺑﺮﺩﺝ‬ ‫ﺗﻮﺭ‬
‫ﺇﻳﺮﻟﻨﺪﺍ‬ - ‫ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﺪﻣﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻃﻔﺎﻝ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﻮﻛﻮﻻﺗﻪ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻳﺒﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ‬
‫ﻟﻶﺛﺎﺭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺭﻗﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺘﺤﻒ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍء‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻭﺳﺘﻦ‬ ‫ﺟﻴﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﺘﺎء‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﺘﻘﺎﻃﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬
‫ﺗﻮﻡ‬ ‫ﺇﺳﺄﻝ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻔﻜﺎﻫﺔ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
Word list 24 ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ‬
Mad about idioms! 58 ‫ﻣﺼﻄﻼﺣﺎﺕ‬
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Uncountable nouns 34 ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺪﻭﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﻏﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﻤﺎء‬
Riddles 51 ‫ﺍﻷﻟﻐﺎﺯ‬
Coming next month 25 ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬
Leap year 46 ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻬﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬
Destroy the incorrect sentence 48 ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺢ‬ ّ
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Letter writing 31 ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺳﺎﺋﻞ‬ ‫ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ‬

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.‫ﺯﺭﺍﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺟﻮﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﺳﻤﻲ‬
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‫ﺃﻳﻀﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﺻﺪﻗﺎﺋﻲ‬ ‫ﺯﻭﺭﻭﺍ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺯﻭﺭﻭﻧﻲ‬
.‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬
١٨ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺢﺓ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺳﺘﺠﺪﻭﻧﺎ‬
.٢١ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﻭ‬
!‫ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‬ ‫ﺃﺭﺍﻛﻢ‬
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Hello and welcome . . .
My name‛s Goofy.
I‛m a giraffe.
Please visit me and my friends
at the zoo. We are on pages 18-21.
See you there!
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5. Goofy the giraffe
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‫ﺟﻮﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺰﺭﺍﻓﺔ‬

6. we, you, they are
We are friends.
They are camels.
We are sisters.
You are pupils.
.‫ﺃﺻﺪﻗﺎء‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ .‫ﺃﺧﻮﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬
.‫ﺗﻼﻣﻴﺬ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ .‫ﺟﻤﺎﻝ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻬﺎ‬
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Positive ‫ﺍﻹﺛﺒﺎﺕ‬
we are we‛re
you are you‛re
they are they‛re
‫ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻐﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺼﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻐﺔ‬
Full form Short form
‫ﻫﻢ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ ،‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬
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¤ We use:
we for two or more people (singular I).
you for two or more people (singular you).
they for two or more people, animals or
things (singular he / she / it).
¤ When we speak we use the short forms:
we’re, you’re and they’re.
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
:‫ﻧﺴﺘﻌﻤﻞ‬ ¤
.(‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬ ‫)ﻣﻔﺮﺩﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬
.(‫ﺃﻧﺖ‬ ‫)ﻣﻔﺮﺩﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬
‫ﺟﻤﺎﺩ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻥ‬ ،‫ﺇﻧﺴﺎﻥ‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻥ‬ ‫ﺍﻥ‬ ‫ﺍﺛﻨﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻷﻛﺜﺮ‬ ‫ﻫﻢ‬
.(‫ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻗﻞ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻫﻲ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ‬ / ‫ﻫﻲ‬ / ‫ﻫﻮ‬ ‫)ﻣﻔﺮﺩﻫﺎ‬
.‫ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺼﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻎ‬ ‫ﻧﺴﺘﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻧﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻧﺘﺤﺪﺙ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ‬ ¤
.we’re ‫ﻫﻲ‬ we are ‫ﻟـ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺼﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻐﺔ‬
.you’re ‫ﻫﻲ‬ you are ‫ﻟـ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺼﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻐﺔ‬

8. We are not teachers.
You are not doctors.
We are not thin.
.‫ﻣﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ .‫ﻧﺤﻔﺎء‬ ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬
.‫ﺃﻃﺒﺎء‬ ‫ﻟﺴﺘﻢ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬
we, you, they are not
They are not houses.
.‫ﺑﻴﻮﺕ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺴﺖ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻬﺎ‬
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9. Negative ‫ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻲ‬
we are not we aren‛t
you are not you aren‛t
they are not they aren‛t
‫ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻐﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻲ‬ ‫ﺇﺧﺘﺼﺎﺭ‬
Full form Short form
Grammar corner
¤ We make the negative by putting not after
are.
We are not teachers.
You are not doctors.
They are not houses.
The short forms are:
We aren‛t teachers.
You aren‛t doctors.
They aren‛t houses.
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
.are ‫ﺑﻌﺪ‬ not ‫ﻧﻀﻊ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻧﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﻔﻲ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﺪ‬ ¤
‫ﺗﻘﺎﺑﻞ‬ “‫ﻻ‬ ،‫ﻟﻦ‬ ،‫ﻟﻴﺲ‬ ” ‫ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﺩﻭﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ¤
.‫ﺍﻹﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ “not”
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‫ﻫﻢ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ ،‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻲ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬

10. Complete the sentences using are and are not. We have done
the first one for you.
1- We / pupils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2- They / camels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3- You / sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4- We / friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5- The boys / brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
We are pupils.
We are not pupils.
Activity ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
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.‫ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻲ‬ ‫ﺁﺩﺍﺓ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬ ً
‫ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﻼ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﻤﻞ‬
.‫ﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺤﻞ‬ ‫ﻗﻤﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻘﺪ‬
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
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12. The family
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brother ‫ﺃﺥ‬
sister ‫ﺃﺧﺖ‬
grandmother ‫ﺓ‬ّ
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father ‫ﺃﺏ‬
mother ‫ﺃﻡ‬
grandfather ّ
‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬
baby ‫ﻃﻔﻞ‬
The family
The family
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‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﻟﻴﺪ‬
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‫ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﻟﻼﺳﺘﻔﺴﺎﺭ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺇﻋﻼﻧﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎﺣﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﺤﺠﺰ‬
:‫ﺑــ‬ ‫ﺍﻻﺗﺼﺎﻝ‬ ‫ﻳﺮﺟﻰ‬
:‫ﺑــ‬ ‫ﺍﻻﺗﺼﺎﻝ‬ ‫ﻳﺮﺟﻰ‬
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Family puzzle ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﺰ‬
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
Answers on page 60
Complete the puzzle. .‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺰ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﻤﻞ‬
.١٣ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺰ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ‬
All the words appear on page 13.

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Football
‫ﺭﺍﻳﺔ‬
a flag
‫ﻛﺮﺓ‬
a football
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻌﺐ‬ ‫ﺃﺭﺽ‬
a pitch
‫ﺎﺭﺓ‬ّ
‫ﻔ‬‫ﺻ‬
a whistle
Vocabulary builder
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺎء‬

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‫ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻡ‬ ‫ﻛﺮﺓ‬
a goal
‫ﻣﺮﻣﻰ‬
a goalkeeper
‫ﻣﺮﻣﻰ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﺭﺱ‬
‫ﻗﺪﻡ‬ ‫ﻛﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﻻﻋﺐ‬
a footballer
‫ﻗﻤﻴﺺ‬
a shirt

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The zoo
Vocabulary builder
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺎء‬

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a panda
‫ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻧﺪﺍ‬ ‫ﺩﺏ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ‬
a bear
‫ﺩﺏ‬
a hippopotamus
‫ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺮ‬ ‫ﻓﺮﺱ‬
a snake
‫ﺃﻓﻌﻰ‬

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a zebra
‫ﻭﺣﺸﻲ‬ ‫ﺣﻤﺎﺭ‬
a lion
‫ﺃﺳﺪ‬
a monkey
‫ﻗﺮﺩ‬
a giraffe
‫ﺯﺭﺍﻓﺔ‬
The zoo

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a kangaroo
‫ﻛﻨﻐﺮ‬
an elephant
‫ﻓﻴﻞ‬
a rhinoceros
‫ﻛﺮﻛﺪﻥ‬
a tiger
‫ﻧﻤﺮ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ‬

22. m
p
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n
d
a
x
e
Find the words for these pictures in the puzzle. You can read
across and down.
s
a
r
b
e
z
t
l
v
b
s
z
t
g
o
e
g
i
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p
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c
m
s
a
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‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﻟﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﺸﻜﻞ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍءﺓ‬ ‫ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ‬ .‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺰ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﻤﺎء‬ ‫ﻟﻬﺬﻩ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺃﻭﺟﺪ‬
.‫ﻋﺮﺿﻲ‬
Word puzzle ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﺰ‬
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
Answers on page 60
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Fill in each 4 x 4 grid with the letters provided so that in each
row, column and square, each repeats only once.
‫ﻧﻔﺲ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﺮﺍﺭ‬ ‫ﻳﺘﻢ‬ ‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﺑﺤﻴﺚ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻷﺣﺮﻑ‬ (٤×٤) ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺑﻌﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺑﺈﻣﻼء‬ ‫ﻗﻢ‬
.‫ﻣﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻒ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻮﺩ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺑﻊ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻑ‬
Sudoku ‫ﺳﻮﺩﻛﻮ‬
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
Answers on page 60
w
y
x
y
z
z
x
z

24. baby
bear
brother
camel
elephant
father
flag
football
footballer
giraffe
goal
goolkeeper
grandfather
grandmother
hippopotamus
kangaroo
lion
‫ﻗﺮﺩ‬
‫ﺃﻡ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻧﺪﺍ‬ ‫ﺩﺏ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻌﺐ‬ ‫ﺃﺭﺽ‬
‫ﻛﺮﻛﺪﻥ‬
‫ﻗﻤﻴﺺ‬
‫ﺃﺧﺖ‬
‫ﺃﻓﻌﻰ‬
‫ﻫﻢ‬
‫ﻧﺤﻴﻞ‬
‫ﻧﻤﺮ‬
‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬
‫ﺎﺭﺓ‬ّ
‫ﻔ‬‫ﺻ‬
‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬
‫ﻭﺣﺸﻲ‬ ‫ﺣﻤﺎﺭ‬
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Word list ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ‬
These words appear on pages 6 - 21.
.٢١ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰ‬ ٦ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﻩ‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ‬
monkey
mother
panda
pitch
rhinoceros
shirt
sister
snake
they
thin
tiger
we
whistle
you (plural)
zebra
‫ﻃﻔﻞ‬
‫ﺩﺏ‬
‫ﺃﺥ‬
‫ﺟﻤﻞ‬
‫ﻓﻴﻞ‬
‫ﺃﺏ‬
‫ﺭﺍﻳﺔ‬
‫ﻛﺮﺓ‬
‫ﻗﺪﻡ‬ ‫ﻛﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﻻﻋﺐ‬
‫ﺯﺭﺍﻓﺔ‬
‫ﻣﺮﻣﻰ‬
‫ﻣﺮﻣﻰ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﺭﺱ‬
ّ
‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬
‫ﺓ‬ّ
‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺮ‬ ‫ﻓﺮﺱ‬
‫ﻛﻨﻐﺮ‬
‫ﺳﺪ‬‫ﺃ‬
Try to learn these new words!

25. Coming next month
- And much more . . .
- Questions . . .
For beginners, in the March issue you will find:
- Time . . .
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬
:‫ﻣﺎﺭﺱ‬ ‫ﻋﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺳﺘﺠﺪﻭﻥ‬ ،‫ﻟﻠﻤﺒﺘﺪﺋﻴﻦ‬
. . . ‫ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬ -
. . . ‫ﺫﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻏﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ‬ -
. . . ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬ -
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- Farm animals . . . . . . ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬ -
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26. One word bluff
Pick the one word which is NOT correct.
beneficial
favourable useful harmful
difference
variation resemblance unlikeness
generous
stingy kindhearted benevolent
late
tardy overdue punctual
brave
cowardly courageous fearless
precise
inaccurate exact correct
¤ We have done the first one for you.
Answers on page 60
One word bluff
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Kids' space
Following our letter writing competition about “some of the things
“some of the things
you did in your recent holidays”
you did in your recent holidays” in last month’s magazine, here are
the three best letters. We are sending Mostafa, Loubna, and Saeed
each an English dictionary.
We welcome your comments about the magazine.
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I love English 4 U and I read it every month.
Fateema Mohamad Sabry
My mid-year holiday was
long and nice. I went to Abu Dhabi
with my family and made a barbeque
picnic. I went to the library and read
English 4 U with my sister and mother. I liked
it too much, and Spider Man 2 was the
best film I saw in my holiday. The holiday
is finished and I am back to school, but
I will never stop reading English 4 U.
Mostafa Mohamed Sabry
Mostafa Mohamed Sabry
Al Dawha School
Al Dawha School
Sharjah
Sharjah
Age 7
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We went to the zoo in Dubai. There are
many animals. I like lions but they are
dangerous. After we went to a restaurant.
I ate chicken. My sister ate hamburger.
I played with my friends. I watched TV and
played with my computer.
Saeed Nahhas
Saeed Nahhas
Dubai, Age 10
Dubai, Age 10
We went to Fujairah.
My Mother, my father, my brothers
and me stayed there for three days.
We had to barbeque on the beach. It was
cold. One day we went to the cinema. We
saw a nice cartoon film called Shrek the
Third. I did some work for my school. I like
English a lot.
Loubna Alloush
Loubna Alloush
Sharjah, Age 14
Sharjah, Age 14
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Chocolate
Chocolate
Sweetdreams
aremadeofthese
What is sold in every country of the world, most people love to eat it,
and dentists get rich from it – why, chocolate of course! It appears in
all shapes, sizes, colours and textures. But do you know the origins
of chocolate and how it is made? We hope this article will whet your
appetite.
The word chocolate comes from the Aztec word ‘chocolatl’ meaning
warm liquid. It was brought to Europe about five hundred years ago
and chocolate as we know it today has only been made for about two
hundred years.
Chocolate is defined as any product 100% based on cocoa solid and/
or cocoa fat. Adding ingredients is an aspect of the taste. But in some
countries cocoa solid makes up only 50% to 60% of the content.
Generally the lower the cocoa content the cheaper it is to make.
Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground beans
taken from the pod of the cacao tree. In this natural form it has
a very bitter taste and it was a Dutchman, Conrad J. van Houten
who developed a method for extracting the fat from cocoa beans
and making powdered cocoa and cocoa butter and then treating the
chocolate with alkali to remove the bitter taste. It is believed that the
Englishman, Joseph Fry made the first chocolate for eating in 1847,
later followed by the Cadbury brothers. Two Swiss people, Henri
Nestlé and Rudolph Lindt, later added milk as an ingredient and
this product became known as milk chocolate. Cadbury, Nestlé and
Lindt still make chocolate and their products are found throughout
the UAE.

33. 3.In its natural form, chocolate has a sweet
taste.
1. Chocolate is available in all countries. TRUE FALSE
4. The first chocolate for eating was made in the
nineteenth century.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE FALSE
2. Chocolate with a low cocoa content is very
expensive.
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Answers on page 61
True
False
OR
TRUE FALSE
5. Most people love to eat chocolate. TRUE FALSE
Comprehension
Chocolate
¤ We have done the first one for you.
Circle the
right
answer

34. Uncountable nouns
GRAMMAR
Following last month’s article about Countable and Uncountable nouns,
this month we look at measurement words that go with uncountable
nouns.
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Uncountable nouns
¤ a piece of cake / fruit / cheese
¤ a slice of bread / cheese
¤ a can of pepsi
¤ a jar of jam
¤ a loaf of bread
¤ a litre of milk
Here is a list of some common uncountable nouns and some of the words
we can use in front of them:

35. Uncountable nouns
GRAMMAR
Uncountable nouns
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¤ a spoonful of coffee / sugar
¤ a carton of milk / juice
¤ a bottle of olive oil
¤ a piece of luggage / advice / homework
¤ a tube of toothpaste
¤ a sheet of paper
¤ a bowl of soup
¤ some money / petrol
¤ a bar of soap
¤ a glass of water
¤ a bunch of bananas / grapes

36. GRAMMAR
Put the correct word in the following sentences.
1) Can I have a . . . . . . . of water, please?
(glass, piece, tube)
2) I take half a . . . . . . . of sugar in my tea.
(spoonful, slice, bar)
3) If you go to the shop, please buy a . . . . . . . of milk.
(bowl, jar, litre)
4) The teacher gave the students a . . . . . . . of useful advice.
(piece, slice, loaf)
5) For breakfast I always have a . . . . . . . of cereal.
(cup, bowl, kilo)
6) My . . . . . . . of toothpaste is nearly finished. I must buy
a new one.
(bar, slice, tube)
Answers on page 61
Check your grammar
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37. Which is Ireland's most popular sport?
Gaelic football rugby hurling
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Which Irish writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995?
Paddy Clarke Seamus Heaney Roddy Doyle
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Culture shock
[Ireland]
What is the capital of Ireland?
Shannon Galway Dublin
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Culture shock
What is the population of Ireland?
3 million 4 million 5 million
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What is the currency of Ireland?
Punt Pound Euro
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What is the name of the river running through Dublin?
Liffey Shannon Foyle
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Who is the Patron Saint of Ireland?
St Patrick St Andrew St David
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Answers on page 61
Ireland
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge spans the River Thames in London. Originally,
‘London Bridge’ was the only crossing over the River Thames. But
as London grew, more bridges were added. However, these were
all to the west of London Bridge, since the area east of London
Bridge had become a busy port. In the 19th century, the east
end of London became so densely populated that public pressure
mounted for a bridge to the east of London Bridge, as journeys for
pedestrians and vehicles were being delayed.
Finally in 1876, the City of London Corporation decided to
commission a design for a new bridge. The big problem for the
City of London Corporation was how to build a bridge downstream
from London Bridge without disrupting river traffic activities.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
Here are some facts and figures.
Cover
story

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Tower Bridge
Over 50 designs were considered and in October 1884 the designs
submitted by the architect, Horace Jones, were chosen.
The bridge was completed in 1894, after eight years of difficult
construction. Two massive piers were sunk into the river bed to
support the construction and over 11,000 tons of steel provided
the framework for the towers and walkways. This was then clad in
granite and stone, both to protect the underlying steelwork and to
give the bridge a more pleasing appearance. The bridge is known
as a ‘bascule’ bridge which means that it opens to allow ships to
pass and is the only bridge of its kind along the river.
When it was built, Tower Bridge was the largest and most
sophisticated bridge ever built.
Now test your knowledge about Tower Bridge.
Who designed Tower Bridge?
When was the bridge completed?
What type of bridge is Tower Bridge?
How many tons of steel were used in its
construction?
In which part of London is Tower Bridge?
Answers on page 61

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‫ﻳﺮﺟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻄﻠﺒﻴﺎﺕ‬ .‫ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻣﻼﺕ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺭ‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﺸﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺮ‬ .‫ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬
.‫ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‬ ‫ﺃﺳﻌﺎﺭ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮﻝ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﺗﺼﺎﻝ‬
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‫ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻊ‬ ‫ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ‬
‫ﻳﻮ‬ ‫ﻓﻮﺭ‬ ‫ﺍﻧﺠﻠﻴﺶ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺼﺮﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺷﻴﻚ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ً
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43. How many words can you make from the letters in the wheel?
Each word must contain the letter E.
Can you find a 9-letter word? There are at least 17 other words
of five letters or more.
Answers
‫ﻛﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺄﻥ‬ ً
‫ﻋﻠﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻠﺔ؟‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺣﺮﻑ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻥ‬‫ﱢ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﺗﻜ‬ ‫ﺃﻥ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﻢ‬
.E ‫ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻑ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻮﻱ‬ ‫ﺃﻥ‬ ‫ﻳﺠﺐ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻗﻞ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﻳﻮﺟﺪ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﻪ‬ ً
‫ﻋﻠﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﺣﺮﻑ؟‬ ٩ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺔ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﻣﻜ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺠﺪ‬ ‫ﺃﻥ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
.‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺃﺣﺮﻑ‬ ٥ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺔ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﻣﻜ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬ ١٧
E
B E
R
T
I
C
L
Y
Word wheel
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9
letter
word
–
CELEBRITY.
Some
other
words
of
five
letters
or
more
containing
the
hub
letter
E:
belie,
beret,
beryl,
biter,
celery,
eerily,
elect,
elite,
eyrie,
liberty,
litre,
rebel,
recite,
relic,
retie,
treble,
tribe

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Sharjah Museums Department
P O Box 39939 Sharjah Tel 06 5566002 Fax 06 5566003
E-mail info@sharjahmuseums.ae www.sharjahmuseums.ae
Sharjah Archaeology Museum
Heritage
The Archaeology Museum was opened in 1997 and
recently a number of new displays and exhibitions
have been added. The museum explores the ancient
past of the Emirate of Sharjah, from the Stone Age
to the advent of Islam.
Archaeologists have discovered extensive evidence
of the rich archaeological heritage of the Arabian
Peninsula, dating back over 50,000 years. In the
museum you will find displays from the Stone Age,
the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the Greater Arabia
period.
Continuing our series about Sharjah
Continuing our series about Sharjah
Museums, this month we look at the
Museums, this month we look at the
Sharjah Archaeology Museum. This
Sharjah Archaeology Museum. This
museum is located near to the
museum is located near to the
centre of Sharjah
centre of Sharjah
and close to the
and close to the
Sharjah television
Sharjah television
station.
station.
The displays tell the stories of the first inhabitants of Sharjah - how
they lived, how agriculture began and how trading networks were
established.
The various time periods are brought to life through displays of
artefacts excavated at sites in Sharjah. There are also models of
settlements, seven short films in Arabic and English and touch
screens with archaeological information and games.
This is a perfect place to visit – you can be entertained and learn
at the same time!

45. ‫ﻡ‬ ١ ‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﺹ‬ ٩ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺨﻤﻴﺲ‬ ‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺛﻨﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺃﻭﻗﺎﺕ‬
‫ﻡ‬ ٨ ‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﻡ‬ ٥ ‫ﻭﻣﻦ‬
‫ﻡ‬ ٨ ‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﻡ‬ ٥ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ‬
‫ﻡ‬ ٨ ‫ﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﻡ‬ ٥ ‫ﻭﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻡ‬ ١ ‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﺹ‬ ٩ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺖ‬
‫ﻋﻄﻠﺔ‬ - ‫ﺍﻷﺣﺪ‬
‫ﺑﺴﻴﻂ‬ ‫ﻣﺒﻠﻎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺪﺧﻮﻝ‬ ‫ﺭﺳﻮﻡ‬
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Vocabulary in text
¤ archaeology (noun)
the scientific study of material remains (as fossil relics, artefacts and
monuments) of past human life and activities, usually by excavation
¤ an archaeologist (noun)
a person who studies archaeology
¤ an artefact (noun)
something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; an object
remaining from a particular period
(American English spelling is artifact)
¤ a settlement (noun)
occupation by settlers; a place or region newly settled
¤ to explore (verb)
to investigate; to study
Sharjah Archaeology Museum
Opening times
Opening times
Monday to Thursday: 9 am – 1 pm 5 pm – 8 pm
Friday: 5 pm – 8 pm
Saturday: 9 am – 1 pm 5 pm – 8 pm
Sunday: Closed
Entry charges
Entry charges
A small admission fee is charged.
Now try the competition on page 56.
.٥٦ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻞ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻭﻝ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻵﻥ‬

46. Leap Year
Leap
Year
This year is a Leap Year.
But what is a Leap Year and when
and why does this occur?
?
?
?
?
?
?
A Leap Year is a year that contains an extra day. It occurs
every four years. It is added to the month of February in the
Gregorian calendar, the calendar used in most countries of the
world.
It is added in order to keep the calendar year synchronised
with the astronomical year. Astronomical events do not repeat
at an exact number of full days, so a calendar which had the
same number of days in each year would, over time, drift with
respect to the event it was supposed to track.
The astronomical year, the time taken for the Earth to
complete its orbit around the Sun, is about 365.242 days, or,
to a first approximation, 365.25 days. To account for the odd
quarter day, an extra calendar day is added every four years.
Over many centuries, the difference between the approximate
value 0.25 day and the more accurate 0.242 day accumulates
significantly. The discrepancy is adjusted by adding the extra
day to only those century years exactly divisible by 400. So in
the last millennium, 1600 and 2000 were leap years and in this
millennium only 2400 and 2800 will be leap years.
2008 is a leap year. Since the extra day is always added
to February it means that this year there are 29 days in
February.
A year which is not a leap year is called a common year.
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48. Destroy the incorrect
Destroy the incorrect
sentence
sentence
Cross out the mistakes and correct them. Be careful.
Some of the sentences are correct.
The extra days falls in 29th February.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Answers on page 61
It occurs each four years.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A thousand years is called a millennium.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2008 has 366 days.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In a common year there is 28 days in February.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
February is the most shortest month in the calendar.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Earth orbits over the Sun.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Activity
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49. ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻝ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻝ‬
‫ﻳﻨﻤﻮ‬ ‫ﻻ‬
‫ﻳﻨﻤﻮ‬ ‫ﻻ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬
Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Meaning:
You use this proverb to tell someone that he/she shouldn’t
waste money or there is not enough money to buy
something expensive.
If someone says, “Money doesn’t grow on trees,” he/
she means that it is not easy to earn money, so it is
valuable, and you have only a limited amount of money.
You should be careful how much money you spend.
Example:
A: “Mum, can I buy a new dress?”
B: “We can’t afford one now. Money doesn’t grow on
trees.”
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﺣﻜﻤﺔ‬
This month's proverb
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50. Readers' competition
Win family tickets to visit all museums in Sharjah, offered by Sharjah
Museums Department.
Tickets will be given to three winners selected at random who correctly
answer these questions about the Sharjah Archaeology Museum:
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emirate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tel No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Post your entry to: English 4 U Competition
P O Box 70399
Sharjah
or fax it to: 06 5732248
Closing Date: 25.2.08. Solution and winners’ names: March edition
1. When did the museum open?
1996 1997 1998
2. Which period is the oldest?
Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age
3. How many films can museum visitors watch?
five six seven
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Winners’ names: Bilal Mohammad,
Mariam Sadouki and Nahaid Yaghan. Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Solutions to last month’s competition about the
Sharjah Natural History Museum: 1 near the airport 2 animals 3 plants

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Riddles
C What always ends everything?
D What animal keeps the best time?
Answers on page 61
G Who teaches without talking?
A What belongs to you
but others use it more
than you do?
E What is it the more you
take away the larger it
becomes?
F What has fives eyes, but cannot see?
H What is it that we often
return but never borrow?
B What 5 letter word
can have its last 4 letters
removed and still sound
the same?
Z
Short riddles to wake up
your brain cells.

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Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 in the small village
of Steventon in Hampshire, England.
Her parents were members of substantial gentry families. She
had six brothers and a sister. Jane was educated at boarding
school and then at home by her father and older brothers. She
acquired the remainder of her education by reading books. The
strong support of her family was very important to Austen‛s
development as a professional writer.
As Austen grew into adulthood, she continued to live at her
parents‛ home, carrying out those activities normal for women
of her age and social standing. She socialised frequently with
friends and neighbours, and read novels aloud with her family
in the evenings.
This month we profile
Jane Austen, one of the
most widely-read and
best-loved writers in
English literature.
Her early life
Her early life

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Austen‛s artistic apprenticeship lasted from her teenage
years to her thirties. During this period, she wrote four major
novels: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813),
Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), and achieved success
as a writer. She wrote two more novels, Northanger Abbey and
Persuasion, but these were only published after her death.
During her own lifetime, Austen‛s works brought her little fame
and no great wealth. Things began to change in the latter part
of the nineteenth century when her works became available to
a wider public. Her popularity grew in the twentieth century
and is now seen by many as a “great English writer”.
All of Jane Austen‛s books have been made into successful
films. The house where Jane was born is now a museum and
receives visitors from around the world.
Jane Austin died on 18 July 1817 and is buried Winchester
Cathedral.
Jane Austen
Vocabulary in text
¤ gentry upper or ruling class
¤ boarding school a school at which meals and lodging are provided
¤ adulthood grown-up
¤ apprenticeship one who is learning by practical experience under
skilled workers
¤ teenage of being, or relating to people in their teens
¤ popularity the quality or state of being popular
¤ cathedral a church that is the official seat of a bishop
Her career
Her career

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3. You need to wear this (4)
5. The coldest season (6)
6. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere (5)
8. The nights are long and the days are . . . . . . (5)
9. Precipitation (4)
Down
1. One of the four divisions of the year (6)
2. Some animals do this is winter (9)
4. The month before March (8)
7. Feeling no warmth (4)
8. Frozen precipitation that falls in flakes (4)
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Read the clues below and fit them into the puzzle.
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Winter crossword
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Following last month’s article on Plain English, here are
some more examples of long-winded official writing with
alternatives written by the Plain English Campaign.
[ Before and After
Before and After ]
Before
High-quality learning environments are a necessary
precondition for facilitation and enhancement of the
ongoing learning process.
After
Children need good schools if they are to learn
properly.
View the Plain English Campaign website at
www.plainenglish.co.uk

57. Please read the notes opposite before you fill in the
form. Then send it back to us as soon as possible in
the envelope provided.
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Next month: Management speak
Before
If there are any points on which you require
explanation or further particulars we shall be glad
to furnish such additional details as may be required
by telephone.
After
If you have any questions, please phone.
Before
It is important that you shall read the notes, advice
and information detailed opposite then complete
the form overleaf ( all sections ) prior to its imme-
diate return to the Council by way of the envelope
provided.
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An idiom is a form of speech or an expression that is
peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood
from the individual meanings of its elements. This month
we explain a few idioms beginning with A.
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How well do you know these idiomatic expressions?
Try matching them up … Good luck!
1. A rolling stone gathers no moss
B. People say this to mean that
a go-getter type person is
more successful than a person
not doing any thing.
2. Ace up your sleeve
E. If something is open around the clock, it is
open 24 hours a day. For example, an airport
is open around the clock.
3. A watched pot never boils
F. If you‛re all fingers and thumbs,
you are too excited or clumsy to do
something properly that requires
manual dexterity.
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A. If you have an ace up your
sleeve, you have something that
will give you an advantage that
other people don‛t know about.
4. All fingers and thumbs
C. Someone who is all heart is very
kind and generous.
6. Around the clock
D. Some things work out in their
own time, so being impatient
and constantly checking will just
make things seem longer.
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A your name B QUEUE, remove ‘UEUE’, say Q. Q and queue are
pronounced the same C the letter ‘g’ D a watchdog E a hole
F The Mississippi River G a book H thanks
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Across 3 coat 5 winter 6 storm 8 short 9 rain
Down 1 season 2 hibernate 4 February 7 cold 8 snow
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Horace Jones 1894 Bascule 11,000 East
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Dublin Euro 4 million Liffey St Patrick
Seamus Heaney Gaelic football
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AskTom
Dear Tom
I'm a university student and I get confused with affect and effect.
Is there an easy way to remember how to use them correctly?
Maher, Dubai
Well, Maher, I agree that affect and effect are easily confused,
even by native speakers. You can learn how to use these two words
correctly by remembering that affect is used as a verb and effect
is normally used as a noun. Let me give you a few examples to
highlight their differences:
□ My neighbours sometimes play loud music, but it doesn‛t
affect me.
□ The cool weather didn‛t affect our enjoyment of the
barbecue.
□ After the teacher talked to the student, there was a
noticeable effect on his behaviour.
□ They tried to solve the problems for a long time, with
little effect.
If you have any comments about the magazine or any questions about
English language, please contact us. Our contact details are on page 2.
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Dear Tom
Who controls the use and amount of new words entering into
English each year?
Rima, Umm Al Quwain
New words enter the English language all the time. No-one controls
the use of new words. Words can become part of the language
very easily. They only need to be used by enough speakers. English
is a common language in many specialised areas such as science,
finance and the internet, and as these areas grow so does the
vocabulary needed to express new ideas and objects. Here are
some new words that entered into the most recently published
Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Revised Eleventh Edition).
¤ celebutante (noun)
a celebrity who is well known in fashionable society.
¤ hardscape (noun)
the man-made features used in landscape architecture, e.g. paths or
walls, as contrasted with vegetation.
¤ mentee (noun)
a person who is advised, trained, or counselled by a mentor.
¤ plank (noun)
a stupid person
¤ upskill (verb)
to teach an employee additional skills.
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Jokes‛ corner
What kind of ship doesn't sink?
Friend – ship!
When do doctors get angry?
When they run out of patients!
Where do books sleep?
Under their covers!
What did the flag say to the pole?
Nothing! It just waved!
What do you call a polar bear in a desert?
Lost!
Where do you take a sick horse?
To the horse-pital!
Which is faster, hot or cold?
Hot, because you can catch a cold!
Where do horses live?
In neigh – bourhoods!
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