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English 4 U ‫ﺗﺴﺘﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﻛﻴﻒ‬
‫ﺗﺴﺘﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﻛﻴﻒ‬
:‫ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺛﻼﺛﺔ‬ ‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﻨﻘﺴﻢ‬
‫ﺳﻬﻞ‬
‫ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ‬
‫ﺻﻌﺐ‬
،‫ﺍﻷﺧﻀﺮ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻣﺤﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻬﻞ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻯ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺯﺭﻕ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻮﺳﻂ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻯ‬
.‫ﺍﻷﺣﻤﺮ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻌﺐ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻯ‬
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English 4 U ‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ً
‫ﻣﺠﺪﺩﺍ‬ ‫ﺑﻜﻢ‬ ً
‫ﺃﻫﻼ‬
‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻔــﺮﺩﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﺑﻌــﺾ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻤﺒﺘﺪﺋﻴــﻦ‬ ‫ﻟﺪﻳﻨــﺎ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ‬ ‫ﻭﺑﻌﺾ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬ ،‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋــﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬
‫ﺃﻣﺎ‬ .‫ﻣﺒﺴــﻄﺔ‬ ‫ﺃﺳــﺌﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﻛﻴﻔﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻋــﻦ‬
‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﻓﻬﻮ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻟﻬﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻏﻼﻑ‬ ‫ﻣﻮﺿﻮﻉ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﻕ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﻭﺿﻤﻦ‬ ‫ﻭﺗﺎﺭﻳﺨﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻨﺪﻥ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻓﻠﺔ‬
.‫ﺭﻭﻳﺲ‬ ‫ﺭﻭﺯ‬ ‫ﺳﻴﺎﺭﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﺃﺻﻞ‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﺣﺪﻳﺜﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻧﺘﺎﺑﻊ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺳــﺌﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﻌﺾ‬ ‫ﻟﺪﻳﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺫﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓــﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺟــﺰءﺍ‬ ‫ﻳﺸــﻜﻞ‬ ‫)ﺑﻠﺪ‬ ‫ﻭﻳﻠﺰ‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻠﻔﻆ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻔــﺮﻕ‬ ‫ﺗﻌﺮﻑ‬ ‫ﻫــﻞ‬ .(‫ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ‬
‫ﻭ‬ ٤٦ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺘﺎﻥ‬ ‫ﺍﻗﺮﺃ‬ ‫ﻭﻳﻠﺰ؟‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺘــﺎﻥ‬ ‫ﺑﻴﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻘﺪﻣﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﺨﺺ‬ ‫ﻭﻓﻴﻤﺎ‬ .‫ﺫﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ‬ ٤٧
‫ﺍﻟﺴــﻬﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻋــﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻘﺎﻻﺗﻨــﺎ‬ ‫ﻧﺘﺎﺑــﻊ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺘﺎﺩ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴــﻂ‬ ً
‫ﺃﻳﻀﺎ‬ ‫ﺳــﺘﺠﺪﻭﻥ‬ ‫ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻄﺒﻊ‬
.‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﺑﻘﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻨﻜﺖ‬ ،‫ﺍﻷﻟﻐﺎﺯ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺴﺎﺭﺍﺗﻜﻢ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺑﺈﻗﺘﺮﺍﺣﺎﺗﻜﻢ‬ ‫ﻧﺮﺣﺐ‬
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Welcome back to English 4 U
English 4 U.
For beginners we have vocabulary
about farm animals and telling the
time. There is some grammar about
simple questions. On the magazine
cover is a London bus – inside we
give you its history. And staying
with transport, we tell you about the
origins of Rolls-Royce cars. And do
you know the difference between
Wales and whales? Look at pages
46-47 for details. For advanced
learners we continue our articles
about plain English. Of course, you
will also find the usual mix of jokes,
puzzles and competitions.
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questions. Our contact details are at
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Happy reading!
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3. Farm animals puzzle
Environment crossword
Rolls-Royce
Jokes‛ corner
One word bluff
Sudoku
Questions - Am I? Are you? . . .
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Telling the time
Farm animals
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AskTom
Mad about idioms!
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‫ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﺰ‬
‫ﺳﻮﺩﻛﻮ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﺳﺎﺋﻞ‬ ‫ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻳﺒﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻔﻜﺎﻫﺔ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
‫ﺭﻭﻳﺲ‬ ‫ﺭﻭﺯ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺌﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﺘﻘﺎﻃﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬
!‫ﻣﺼﻄﻼﺣﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﻣﻐﺮﻡ‬
‫ﺗﻮﻡ‬ ‫ﺇﺳﺄﻝ‬
Word list 24 ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ‬
Plain English 56 ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻬﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻻﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬
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Riddles 49 ‫ﺍﻷﻟﻐﺎﺯ‬
Coming next month 25 ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬
Whales 46 ‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺘﺎﻥ‬
Destroy the incorrect sentence 48 ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺢ‬ ّ
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This month‛s proverb
The London Bus
Culture shock Wales
Shopping
Kids‛ space
a / an
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‫ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻜﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﺃﺩﻭﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻃﻔﺎﻝ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻮﻕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﺣﻜﻤﺔ‬
‫ﻟﻨﺪﻥ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻓﻠﺔ‬
Word wheel 43 ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻋﺠﻠﺔ‬
Sharjah Discovery Centre 44 ‫ﻟﻼﺳﺘﻜﺸﺎﻑ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺭﻗﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺘﺤﻒ‬

4. Hello and welcome . . .
We live on the farm.
Please come and visit us on
pages 18-21.
See you soon!
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.‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﻧﺴﻜﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬
‫ﺳﺘﺠﺪﻭﻧﺎ‬ .‫ﺑﺰﻳﺎﺭﺗﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺗﻔﻀﻠﻮﺍ‬
١٨ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺢﺓ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬
.٢١ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﻭ‬
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6. am I? are you?
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In previous issues we covered the affirmative and negative forms
of the verb ‘to be’. Now we cover the question
question forms.
In English, after a question you must always put a ‘question mark’
which is written as ( ? )
‫”ﻟﻔﻌﻞ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻔﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﺛﺒﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﻐﺘﻲ‬ ‫ﺗﺸﻜﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﻛﻴﻔﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻋﺪﺍﺩ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﻨﺎ‬ّ
‫ﺑﻴ‬
.‫ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﻐﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﻐﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﻛﻴﻔﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺳﻨﺸﺮﺡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺃﻣﺎ‬ ،“‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬
‫ﺇﺷﺎﺭﺓ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻔﻬﺎﻣﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻔﻬﺎﻡ‬ ‫ﺇﺷﺎﺭﺓ‬ ‫ﻭﺿﻊ‬ ‫ﺩﺍﺋﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﺠﺐ‬
( ? ) ‫ﺍﻟﺸﻜﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﻬﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﺘﺐ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻔﻬﺎﻡ‬
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
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Questions ‫ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻔﻬﺎﻡ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﻐﺔ‬
‫ﺃﻧﺖ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
Grammar corner
¤ We make a question by putting the verb first
(Am
Am, Are
Are) and the personal pronoun (I, you)
next.
Questions
Questions Short answers
Short answers
I am
am Am
Am I? Yes, you are. / No, you aren‛t.
You are
are Are
Are you? Yes, I am. / No, I‛m not.
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
‫ﺃﻭﻝ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ (‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫)ﻓﻌﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﻮﺿﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ‬ ‫ﻧﺼﻴﻎ‬ ¤
.(‫ﺃﻧﺖ‬ ،‫)ﺃﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻀﻤﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻳﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﺖ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺖ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺖ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﻮﻥ‬
‫ﺃﻛﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﺖ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺖ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻮﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺖ‬

8. Is it cold? No, it is not.
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﻬﺮﺝ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻮ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺴﺖ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺭﺩﺓ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻲ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
is he? is she? is it?
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Is he a clown? Yes, he is.

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‫ﻫﻲ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
Questions ‫ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻔﻬﺎﻡ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﻐﺔ‬
Grammar corner
¤ We make a question by putting the verb first
(Is
Is) and the personal pronoun (he, she, it)
next.
Questions
Questions Short answers
Short answers
He is
is Is
Is he? Yes, he is. / No, he isn‛t.
She is
is Is
Is she? Yes, she is. / No, she isn‛t.
It is
is Is
Is it? Yes, it is. / No, it isn‛t.
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
‫ﺃﻭﻝ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ (‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫)ﻓﻌﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﻮﺿﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ‬ ‫ﻧﺼﻴﻎ‬ ¤
.(‫ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻗﻞ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻫﻲ‬/‫ﻫﻮ‬ ،‫ﻫﻲ‬ ،‫)ﻫﻮ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻀﻤﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻳﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺲ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻜﻮﻥ‬
‫ﻳﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺴﺖ‬ ‫ﻫﻲ‬،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻫﻲ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﻫﻲ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻮﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻫﻲ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺲ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻪ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻪ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﻫﻮ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻜﻮﻥ‬
‫ﻳﻜﻮﻥ‬ *‫ﺇﻧﻪ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻗﻞ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻪ‬ *

10. Are you hungry? Yes, we are.
Are the bags light? No, they aren‛t.
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﺟﺎﺋﻌﻮﻥ؟‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺴﺖ‬ ‫ﺇﻧﻬﺎ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺔ؟‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺤﻘﺎﺋﺐ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
are we? are you? are they?
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11. Questions ‫ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻔﻬﺎﻡ‬ ‫ﺻﻴﻐﺔ‬
Grammar corner
¤ We make a question by putting the verb first
(Are
Are) and the personal pronoun (we, you, they)
next.
Questions
Questions Short answers
Short answers
We are
are Are
Are we? Yes, you are. / No, you aren‛t.
You are
are Are
Are you? Yes, we are. / No, we aren‛t.
They are
are Are
Are they? Yes, they are. / No, they aren‛t.
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ‬ ‫ﺭﻛﻦ‬
‫ﺃﻭﻝ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ (‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻓﻌﻞ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫)ﻓﻌﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﻮﺿﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ‬ ‫ﻧﺼﻴﻎ‬ ¤
.(‫ﻫﻢ‬ ،‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ ،‫)ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻀﻤﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻳﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﺘﻢ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﻧﻜﻮﻥ‬
‫ﻧﻜﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻮﻧﻮﺍ‬
‫ﺗﻜﻮﻧﻮﺍ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ‬
.‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺴﻮﺍ‬ ‫ﻫﻢ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ / .‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻫﻢ‬ ،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ ‫ﻫﻢ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻜﻮﻧﻮﺍ‬
‫ﻳﻜﻮﻧﻮﺍ‬ ‫ﻫﻢ‬
‫ﻫﻢ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺘﻢ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬ ‫ﻧﺤﻦ؟‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
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12. 1- you / a teacher? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2- I / good? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3- they / sheep? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4- Ali / tall? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5- the bag / heavy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Make questions and answers. We have done the first one for you.
Are you a teacher?
No, I‛m not.
Ask and answer ‫ﺃﺟﺐ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺇﺳﺄﻝ‬
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.‫ﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺤﻞ‬ ‫ﻗﻤﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻘﺪ‬ .‫ﻭﺃﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﺃﺳﺌﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻥ‬ّ
‫ﻛﻮ‬
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
Answers on page 60
Yes,
No,
No,
Yes,

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14. Telling the time
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Telling the time
Telling the time
‫ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬

15. ‫ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬
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It‛s three o‛clock.
.‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺜﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
.‫ﺩﻗﺎﺋﻖ‬ ‫ﻭﺧﻤﺲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s five past five.
.‫ﺩﻗﺎﺋﻖ‬ ‫ﻭﻋﺸﺮ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺩﺳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s ten past six.
.‫ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺑﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s quarter past seven.
.‫ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﻋﺸﺮﻭﻥ‬ ‫ﻋﺸﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺩﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s twenty past eleven.
.‫ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﻋﺸﺮﻭﻥ‬ ‫ﻭﺧﻤﺲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺜﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s twenty-five past three.

16. 16
16
It‛s half past four.
.‫ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺼﻒ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s twenty-five to five.
.‫ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﻋﺸﺮﻭﻥ‬ ‫ﺧﻤﺲ‬ ‫ﺇﻻ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s twenty to eleven.
.‫ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﺇﻻ‬ ‫ﻋﺸﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺩﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s quarter to one.
.‫ﺭﺑﻊ‬ ‫ﺇﻻ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s ten to seven.
.‫ﺩﻗﺎﺋﻖ‬ ‫ﻋﺸﺮ‬ ‫ﺇﻻ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
It‛s five to two.
.‫ﺩﻗﺎﺋﻖ‬ ‫ﺧﻤﺲ‬ ‫ﺇﻻ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
Telling the time

17. 17
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1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
Activity
Write the correct time next to each clock.
.‫ﺻﻮﺭﺓ‬ ‫ﻛﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺠﺎﻧﺐ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻗﻴﺖ‬ ‫ﻛﺘﺐ‬ُ
‫ﺃ‬
It‛s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It‛s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It‛s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It‛s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
Answers on page 60

18. 18
18
Farm animals
Vocabulary builder
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺎء‬

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a cow
‫ﺑﻘﺮﺓ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬
a horse
‫ﺣﺼﺎﻥ‬
a donkey
‫ﺣﻤﺎﺭ‬
a bull
‫ﺛﻮﺭ‬

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20
a turkey
‫ﺭﻭﻣﻲ‬ ‫ﺩﻳﻚ‬
a rooster
‫ﺩﻳﻚ‬
a chicken
‫ﺩﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬
a duck
‫ﺑﻄﺔ‬
Farm animals

21. 21
21
a goose
‫ﻭﺯﺓ‬
a goat
‫ﻣﻌﺰﺍﺓ‬
a sheep
‫ﺧﺮﻭﻑ‬
a rabbit
‫ﺃﺭﻧﺐ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬
a camel
‫ﺟﻤﻞ‬

22. Farm animals puzzle ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺭﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻟﻐﺰ‬
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
Answers on page 60
Complete the puzzle. .‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺰ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﻤﻞ‬
١٨ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺰ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ‬
. ٢١ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰ‬
All the words appear on pages 18-21.
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Fill in each 4 x 4 grid with the clocks so that in each row,
column and square, each repeats only once.
‫ﻧﻔﺲ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﺮﺍﺭ‬ ‫ﻳﺘﻢ‬ ‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﺑﺤﻴﺚ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺎﻋﺎﺕ‬ (٤×٤) ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺑﻌﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺑﺈﻣﻼء‬ ‫ﻗﻢ‬
.‫ﻣﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻒ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻮﺩ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺑﻊ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
٦٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺑﺔ‬
Answers on page 60
‫ﺳﻮﺩﻛﻮ‬
Sudoku

24. bull
camel
chicken
clown
cold
cow
donkey
duck
funny
goat
goose
half
heavy
horse
hot
hungry
( ‫ﻟﻠﻮﻗﺖ‬ ‫ﻭﻓﻘﺎ‬ ) ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬
‫ﻣﺎﺽ‬ ،‫ﺑﻌﺪ‬
‫ﺭﺑﻊ‬
‫ﺳﺆﺍﻝ‬
‫ﺃﺭﻧﺐ‬
‫ﺩﻳﻚ‬
‫ﺧﺮﻭﻑ‬
‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ،‫ﺇﻻ‬
‫ﺭﻭﻣﻲ‬ ‫ﺩﻳﻚ‬
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Word list ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ‬
These words appear on pages 8 - 21.
.٢١ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰ‬ ٨ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬
o’clock
past
quarter
question
rabbit
rooster
sheep
to
turkey
‫ﺛﻮﺭ‬
‫ﺟﻤﻞ‬
‫ﺩﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻬﺮﺝ‬
‫ﺑﺎﺭﺩ‬
‫ﺑﻘﺮﺓ‬
‫ﺣﻤﺎﺭ‬
‫ﺑﻄﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻀﺤﻚ‬
‫ﻣﻌﺰﺍﺓ‬
‫ﻭﺯﺓ‬
‫ﻧﺼﻒ‬
‫ﺛﻘﻴﻞ‬
‫ﺣﺼﺎﻥ‬
‫ﺣﺎﺭ‬
‫ﺟﺎﺋﻊ‬
Try to learn these new words!

25. Coming next month
- And much more . . .
For beginners, in the April issue you will find:
- This, that . . .
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬
:‫ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻞ‬ ‫ﻋﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺳﺘﺠﺪﻭﻥ‬ ،‫ﻟﻠﻤﺒﺘﺪﺋﻴﻦ‬
. . . ‫ﺫﻟﻚ‬ ،‫ﻫﺬﺍ‬ -
. . . ‫ﺫﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻏﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ‬ -
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- The town . . . . . . ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬ -

26. One word bluff
Pick the one word which is NOT correct.
happy
glad content sad
nonsense
balderdash serious drivel
anxious
uneasy worried calm
delight
displeasure enjoyment happiness
obstacle
obstruction hurdle assistance
confusion
chaos order mix-up
¤ We have done the first one for you.
Answers on page 60
One word bluff
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27. ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻌﻮﺑﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻯ‬ .١
٤ ٣ ٢ ١
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‫ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺭﺃﻳﻚ‬
‫ﻋﻼﻣﺔ‬ ‫ﺿﻊ‬ ‫ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺇﻗﺮﺃ‬ ‫ﻓﻀﻠﻚ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ !‫ﺍﻷﻓﻀﻞ‬ ‫ﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻧﻘﺪﻡ‬ ‫ﻟﻜﻲ‬ ‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻧﺎ‬
!‫ﺍﻷﻓﻀﻞ‬ ‫ﻟﻚ‬ ‫ﻧﻘﺪﻡ‬ ‫ﻟﻜﻲ‬ ‫ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻧﺎ‬
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‫ﺍﻷﻟﻮﺍﻥ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺼﻤﻴﻢ‬ .٢
٤ ٣ ٢ ١
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32. restaurants outlets malls themes
outdoors markets cosmopolitan landscape
residential designer souvenir haggle
Shopping is something we all do, and Dubai
Shopping is something we all do, and Dubai
is famous for its shops and malls. Find 12
is famous for its shops and malls. Find 12
useful words in the article about shopping.
useful words in the article about shopping.
Put the right words in the gaps below. You may have to adapt
Put the right words in the gaps below. You may have to adapt
them.
them.
Shopping
dozen
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Shopping

33. ¤ We have done the first one for you.
malls
Dubai has numerous shopping centres or . . . . . . . . Whilst
some of these are in . . . . . . . . areas many are outside the
city. These malls offer much more than retail . . . . . . . . They
offer things such as cinemas and . . . . . . . . Some malls are
very spacious and make you feel you are . . . . . . . . They create
their own . . . . . . . . and environment. Some malls have certain
. . . . . . . . and make you think you are in another world. There
are many . . . . . . . . shops and specialist boutiques. For many
tourists shopping in traditional . . . . . . . . is entertaining and
fun. Visitors like the colourful shops and the need to . . . . . . . .
over prices. Finding a nice . . . . . . . . can take a while, but the
choice of items is unlimited. In . . . . . . . . Dubai there is bound
to be something for everyone, from a few dirhams to many
millions of dirhams.
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Shopping
Answers on page 61

34. GRAMMAR
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a / an
a, an
Compare a and an:
We use a
a before words which begin with consonants (b,c,d,f, . . .).
a doctor a big house a teacher
We use a before u and eu when it sounds like the word ‘you’.
a university a European country
We use an
an before words which begin with vowels (a,e,i,o,u).
an
an apple an
an exciting film an
an ice-cream
We use an
an before words which begin with a silent h.
an
an honest person an
an hour

35. GRAMMAR
a / an
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a, an
We use a/an
an with a noun to talk about a thing for the first time.
Peter saw a young woman.
This is the first time the woman has been mentioned, and the
listener does not know which woman we are talking about, so we
use a.
We use a/an
an with prices.
Yoghurt costs 2 Dirhams a carton.
Sugar is 3 Dirhams a kilo.
We use a/an
an with frequency/time.
I drink 3 cups of coffee a day.
He goes to the cinema once a month.

36. GRAMMAR
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We use a/an
an with speeds.
She drives at over 90 kilometres an
an hour.
Light travels at 300 million metres a second.
We use a/an
an before certain numbers - hundred, thousand, million,
billion, trillion.
He has about a hundred video games.
A million people live in the city.
We use a/an
an for talking about jobs.
She is a
a bank manager.
I am an
an engineer.
a, an
Continued next month with ‘the’.
a / an

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Which is the most popular sport in Wales?
football rugby cricket
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Culture shock
Culture shock
[Wales
Wales]
What is the capital of Wales?
Swansea Cardiff Bangor
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Culture shock
What is the population of Wales?
2 million 3 million 4 million
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What are the official languages in Wales?
Welsh and Cornish Welsh and Gaelic Welsh and English
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What is the highest mountain in Wales?
Snowdon Glyderau Carneddau
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Who is the Patron Saint of Wales?
St Patrick St Andrew St David
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Answers on page 61
Culture
shock
Wales
Wales (in Welsh - Cymru) is one of the four constituent countries of the United
Kingdom. The others are England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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The London Bus
The London Bus is one of city’s principal icons. The red double-
deck Routemaster is recognised world-wide.
Buses have been used on the streets of London since 1829, when
George Shillibeer started operating his horse drawn ‘omnibus’
service. This was a horse-drawn coach capable of transporting up
to 18 people at a time. Motor ‘omnibuses’ came into use in London
in 1902.
Some facts
Cover
story
The London Bus
The London Bus

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The London Bus
Now test your knowledge about London bus.
Now test your knowledge about London bus.
What is the name of the bus in the picture?
Who designed the first omnibus?
In what year did the motor omnibus start
operating?
On how many routes does the Routemaster
now operate?
When was the last Routemaster bus made?
Answers on page 61
From the 1900s until the 1960s London went its own way, and
designed its own vehicles specially for London use instead of using
the bus manufacturers’ standard
products used elsewhere.
The last bus specifically designed
for London was the Routemaster,
built between 1956 and 1968.
Since then, all buses built for
London’s local services have been
variants of models built for general
use elsewhere.
Due to their age, there are few
Routemaster buses in operation
today. They are now used on only
two heritage routes in the capital.

40. ‫ﺗﻘﻊ‬ ‫ﺃﺷﻜﺎﻟﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻄﻴﻮﺭ‬
‫ﺗﻘﻊ‬ ‫ﺃﺷﻜﺎﻟﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻄﻴﻮﺭ‬
Meaning:
People who are a lot alike tend to gather together and become
friends. This can be used to mean that people are alike in both
good ways and bad ways.
Example:
Ali and Zainab are sitting in the cafeteria at their school. They
see a group of people that they do not like very much. All of the
people in this group are impolite. They are often rude to the other
students at the school. Zainab points to the group and then turns
to Ali.
”Every one of those people is impolite. How did they all get to be
friends with one another?” she asks.
”Well, birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together. Maybe that is the reason
they are friends. They all act the same way,” Ali answers.
“Maybe,” says Zainab, “but I don’t like any of them.”
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﺣﻜﻤﺔ‬
This month's proverb
Birds of a feather flock together
Birds of a feather flock together
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41. ‫ﺍﻵﻥ‬ ‫ﺇﺷﺘﺮﻙ‬
‫ﺗﺮﻏﺐ‬ ‫ﻛﻨﺖ‬ ‫ﺇﺫﺍ‬ .ً
‫ﺷﻬﺮﻳﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﻩ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﺴﺨﺔ‬ ١٥,٠٠٠ ‫ﻭﺗﻮﺯﻳﻊ‬ ‫ﺑﻄﺒﺎﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﻘﻮﻡ‬
‫ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻤﺎﺭﺓ‬ ‫ﻣﻠﺊ‬ ‫ﻳﺮﺟﻰ‬ ،‫ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ﻃﺮﻳﻖ‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ English 4 U ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺴﺨﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺼﻮﻝ‬
‫ﻳﺮﺟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮﺓ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻄﻠﺒﻴﺎﺕ‬ .‫ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻣﻼﺕ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺟﻮﺭ‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﺸﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺮ‬ .‫ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬
.‫ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‬ ‫ﺃﺳﻌﺎﺭ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮﻝ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﺗﺼﺎﻝ‬
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‫ﻋﺪﺩﺍ‬ ١٢) ‫ﺍﻹﺷﺘﺮﺍﻙ‬ ‫ﺳﻌﺮ‬
(‫ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ‬ ‫)ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺍﺗﻲ‬ ‫ﺩﺭﻫﻢ‬ ٧٥
‫ﺍﻷﺳﻌﺎﺭ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮﻝ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻻﺗﺼﺎﻝ‬ ‫ﻳﺮﺟﻰ‬ (‫ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ‬ ‫)ﺧﺎﺭﺝ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻊ‬ ‫ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ‬
‫ﻳﻮ‬ ‫ﻓﻮﺭ‬ ‫ﺍﻧﺠﻠﻴﺶ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺼﺮﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺷﻴﻚ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ً
‫ﻧﻘﺪﺍ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻊ‬
: ‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﺷﺘﺮﺍﻙ‬ ‫ﻗﺴﻴﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﺇﺭﺳﺎﻝ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎء‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺭﻗﺔ‬ ،٧٠٣٩٩ ‫ﺑﺮﻳﺪ‬ ‫ﺻﻨﺪﻭﻕ‬،‫ﻳﻮ‬ ‫ﻓﻮﺭ‬ ‫ﺍﻧﺠﻠﻴﺶ‬

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43. How many words can you make from the letters in the wheel?
Each word must contain the letter B.
Can you find a 9-letter word? There are at least 21 other words
of four letters or more.
Answers
‫ﻛﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺄﻥ‬ ً
‫ﻋﻠﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻠﺔ؟‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺣﺮﻑ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻥ‬‫ﱢ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﺗﻜ‬ ‫ﺃﻥ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﻢ‬
.B ‫ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻑ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻮﻱ‬ ‫ﺃﻥ‬ ‫ﻳﺠﺐ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻗﻞ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﻳﻮﺟﺪ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﻪ‬ ً
‫ﻋﻠﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﺣﺮﻑ؟‬ ٩ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺔ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﻣﻜ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺠﺪ‬ ‫ﺃﻥ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ‬
.‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ‬ ‫ﺃﻭ‬ ‫ﺃﺣﺮﻑ‬ ٤ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﺔ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻮ‬‫ﻣﻜ‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‬ ٢١
B
U
U F
F
T
T
A
A
U
U
L
L
I
I
E
E
Word wheel
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9
letter
word
–
BEAUTIFUL.
Some
other
words
of
four
letters
or
more
containing
the
hub
letter
B:
able,
albeit,
bail,
bait,
bale,
bate,
beat,
befit
belt,
bile,
bite,
bleat,
blue,
built,
fable,
fibula,
flab,
tuba,
tube,
table,
tubful

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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 Discovery Centre
Heritage
Continuing our series about Sharjah Museums, this month we look at the
Sharjah Discovery Centre. This Centre is filled with entertainment and
action suitable for all children up to the age of 13. It is located near to
the airport.
The Discovery Centre opened in March 1999. It is an interactive ‘hands-
on’ children’s museum. The exhibits are grouped into thematic areas
that are familiar to children. The areas include: Water World, Body Zone,
Sports, Build Town and Drive Town.
In this familiar world the children feel comfortable as they freely discover,
explore, play and learn. Children can move through the exhibits at their
own pace. They will have fun discovering, and learning about themselves
and the world around them. From this interaction they will understand
that science and technology are part of their everyday life.
Trained instructors are available to help children and adults understand
the exhibits and make the most of their visit. School groups are also very
welcome.
This is a perfect place to visit – you can have fun and learn at the same
time!

45. ‫ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺃﻭﻗﺎﺕ‬
١٤:٣٠ - ٨ ‫ﺍﻷﺭﺑﻌﺎء‬ ‫ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺖ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬
٢٠:٣٠ - ١٦:٣٠ ١٤:٣٠ - ٨ ‫ﺍﻟﺨﻤﻴﺲ‬
٢٠:٣٠ - ١٥:٣٠ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺖ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺪﺧﻮﻝ‬ ‫ﺭﺳﻮﻡ‬
.‫ﺑﺴﻴﻂ‬ ‫ﻣﺒﻠﻎ‬
٠٦ ٥٥٨٦٥٧٧ ‫ﻫﺎﺗﻒ‬ ‫ﻟﻼﺳﺘﻔﺴﺎﺭ‬
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Vocabulary in text
¤ entertainment (noun)
something diverting or engaging
¤ interactive (adjective)
mutually or reciprocally active
¤ thematic (adjective)
relating to, or constituting a theme
¤ familiar (adjective)
frequently seen or experienced, easily recognised
¤ to discover (verb)
to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time
Sharjah Discovery Centre
Opening times
Saturday to Wednesday: 8 – 14:30
Thursday: 8 – 14:30 16:30 - 20:30
Friday Saturday: 15:30 – 20:30
Entry charges
A small admission fee is charged.
Enquiries 06 5586577
Now try the competition on page 50
Now try the competition on page 50.
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46. Notice that the spelling is slightly different but the pronunciation of Wales
Notice that the spelling is slightly different but the pronunciation of Wales
and Whales is exactly the same!
and Whales is exactly the same!
Please read the article and then answer the questions on the next page.
Please read the article and then answer the questions on the next page.
The article is mainly in the Simple Present.
The article is mainly in the Simple Present.
There are many kinds of whales – Baleen Whales, Sperm Whales, Blue
Whales and Humpback Whales. The Blue Whale is the largest mammal in
the world. It grows up to 35 metres and weighs 150 tons. They usually
live for between 40-100 years.
Whales are warm-blooded mammals, just like we are. They breathe
air into lungs, through their blowholes. These are at the top of the
head. Some whales stay underwater for more than two hours without
breathing air.
Some whales eat only plankton which is very small animal and plant life
in the water and some whales eat very large fish.
A male is called a bull, a female is called a cow and a young whale
is called a calf. There is a strong bond between the mother and her
young.
There are whales in all the oceans of the world. Sometimes a whale
becomes lost. In January 2006 people watched a whale swimming in the
River Thames in London.
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Whales
Whales
On Page 37 there
On Page 37 there
are some questions
are some questions
about Wales. This is
about Wales. This is
a country.
a country.
Here is an article
Here is an article
about Whales.
about Whales.
These are sea
These are sea
animals.
animals.

47. 3.A female whale is called a cow.
1. The Blue Whale is the largest mammal in the
world.
TRUE
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
4. Whales weigh up to 50 tons. TRUE
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
2. Whales are cold blooded mammals.
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Answers on page 61
TRUE
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
5. Whales need oxygen. TRUE
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Comprehension
Comprehension
Whales
¤ We have done the first one for you.
Trueorfalse?Circle therightanswer
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Did you know?
Did you know?
In Japan whale meat is a delicacy and very expensive.

48. Destroy the incorrect
Destroy the incorrect
sentence about oceans
sentence about oceans
Cross out the grammar mistakes and correct them.
Be careful - some of the sentences are correct.
Oceans cover about 70% in the Earth‛s surface.
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Answers on page 61
Whales are the most big mammals in the oceans.
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The Gulf Stream is a current in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Titanic sanked in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
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The largest ocean is a Pacific Ocean.
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The maximum size of a Great White Shark is 8 m.
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The Arabian Gulf flows onto the Indian Ocean.
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Activity
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49. Riddles
C What can fill a room but takes up no space?
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
D Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will
Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will
Answers on page 61
A What coat has no buttons?
What coat has no buttons?
E What table has no legs?
What table has no legs?
F Take off my skin, I won't cry, but
Take off my skin, I won't cry, but
you will. What am I?
you will. What am I?
B What kind of room has no windows or doors?
What kind of room has no windows or doors?
Short riddles to wake up
your brain cells.
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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 Discovery Centre:
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: 26.3.08. Solution and winners’ names: April edition
1. When did the Discovery Centre open?
1995 1997 1999
2. What do the exhibits relate to?
science geography history
3. What time does the Discovery Centre open at weekends?
15.00 15.30 16.00
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Winners’ names:
Winners’ names: Nisreen Ghanem,
Samya Laban and Ali Laham. Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Solutions to last month’s competition about the
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Jokes’
corner
Jokes' corner
Waiter, this soup tastes funny!
Then why aren‛t you laughing?
Then why aren‛t you laughing?
Why did the one-handed man cross the road?
To get to the second-hand shop!
To get to the second-hand shop!
What did the traffic light say to the car?
Don‛t look, I‛m changing!
Don‛t look, I‛m changing!
Why were the little strawberries upset?
Because their parents were in a jam!
Because their parents were in a jam!
Why did the boy put the cheese on the computer?
Because the mouse was hungry!
Because the mouse was hungry!
The child
The child comes home from his first day at school.
Mother
Mother asks, “What did you learn today?”
The child
The child replies, Not enough. I have to go back
Patient:
Patient: Doctor, I've swallowed my pen.
Doctor:
Doctor: Hmmm, how are you coping so far?
Patient:
Patient: I'm using a pencil.
B
B
B

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Rolls-Royce
Frederick Henry Royce (27 March, 1863 – 22 April, 1933) was a
car manufacturer, who with Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August, 1877
– 12 July, 1910) founded the Rolls-Royce company.
Frederick Henry Royce was born in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire,
England. His family ran a flour mill and later they moved to
London. Royce’s father died in 1872 and he had to go out to work
selling newspapers and delivering telegrams, having had only one
year of formal schooling. In 1878 he started an apprenticeship
with the Great Northern Railway company, and later entered into a
business partnership making electrical fittings.
Charles Stewart Rolls was born into an aristocratic family in London.
He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He showed an interest in engines from his youth and owned his
first car at the age of 18 – one of the very first cars owned in
Wales.
Charles Stewart Rolls
Charles Stewart Rolls
and
Frederick Henry Royce
Frederick Henry Royce

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Rolls-Royce
Vocabulary in text
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¤ a manufacturer a producer of something using machinery
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¤ an apprenticeship learning a craft for a specified term
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¤ aristocratic pertaining to the nobility
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¤ a workshop a small establishment where manufacturing is
carried on
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¤ a showroom a room where items are exhibited for sale
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¤ acumen keen insight
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¤ luxurious of the finest and richest kind
With his fascination for all things mechanical, Royce was interested
in motor cars and bought his first car in 1901. This did not meet
his high standards and so he first improved it and then decided
to manufacture a car of his own which he did in a corner of the
workshop in 1904. Two more cars were made. They were were all
called Royces. He was introduced to Charles Rolls, who had a car
showroom in London. Rolls was impressed and agreed to take all
the cars Royce could make provided they were called Rolls-Royce.
The first Rolls-Royce car was made in December 1904 and in 1906
they joined forces to become Rolls-Royce Ltd.
Royce provided the technical expertise to go with the financial
backing and business acumen of Rolls.
The Silver Ghost was responsible for the company’s early
reputation. It had a 6-cylinder engine and 6173 cars were built.
Today Rolls-Royce cars are sold throughout the world. They are
expensive and luxurious cars, and only a few thousand cars are
manufactured each year.

54. Across
1. A mixture of smoke and ozone (4)
4. What you have to pay if you break a law (4)
5. To use again in a different process (7)
6. Environmental contamination (9)
8. Car gases leave from this pipe (7)
9. Petrol does not contain this anymore (4)
Down
2. Warming of the planet, the . . . . . . . effect (10)
3. Energy from the sun (5)
5. Another word for waste (7)
7. We all need to breathe this (6)
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Read the clues below and fit them into the puzzle.
Environment crossword

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Environment crossword
Answers on page 61
1 2
3
4
5
6 7
8
9
Crossword

56. Plain English
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Apart from the usual business jargon and gobbledygook,
offices resound with corporate ‘management speak’, or
‘marketing speak’.
Management speak is typically used to make something seem
more impressive than it actually is.
Last year, a survey in the United Kingdom revealed that
many staff who work for big corporate organisations find
themselves using management speak as a way of hiding the
fact that they haven’t done their job properly. Some people
think that it is easy to bluff their way through by using long,
impressive-sounding words and phrases, even if they don’t
know what they mean.
Management speak
Management speak
Management

57. Below is a list of some of our ‘favourite’ examples.
Below is a list of some of our ‘favourite’ examples.
▪ ballpark figure
▪ be proactive not reactive
▪ bring it to the table
▪ mission critical
▪ move the goalposts
▪ think outside the box
▪ blue-sky thinking
▪ pushing the envelope
▪ there is no ‘I‛ in team
▪ knowledge base
▪ core competencies
▪ win-win situation
▪ client focus
▪ deliverables
▪ incentivise
▪ take it to the next level
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View the Plain English Campaign website at
www.plainenglish.co.uk
Plain English

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An idiom is a form of speech or an expression that is
peculiar to itself. Grammatically it 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. Age before beauty
A. When this idiom is used, it is a
way of allowing an older person to
do something first, though often
in a slightly sarcastic way.
2. All in your head
B. If something moves at a snail‛s pace,
it moves very slowly.
C. If you work at the coalface, you
deal with the real problems and issues,
rather than sitting in a office discussing
things in a detached way.
Mad about idioms!

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3. At a snail‛s pace
D. If something is all in your head,
you have imagined it and it is not real.
5. At the drop of a hat
E. If you would do something
at the drop of a hat, you‛d do it
immediately.
4. At the coalface
Answers
2
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D
3
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B
4
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C
5
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E
Mad about idioms!

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61. Page 48
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Page 47
Page 47
2. FALSE 3. TRUE 4. FALSE 5. TRUE
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Across
Across 1 smog 4 fine 5 recycle 6 pollution 8 exhaust 9 lead
Down
Down 2 greenhouse 3 solar 5 rubbish 7 oxygen
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Routemaster George Shillibeer 1902 Two 1968
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A a coat of paint B a mushroom C Light D Fire E a timetable
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residential outlets restaurants outdoors landscape themes designer
markets haggle souvenir cosmopolitan
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Cardiff Welsh and English 3 million Snowdon
St David rugby
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62. Dear Tom
I always see reference to IELTS in the newspapers and
in applications for university. Could you give me some
information about this exam?
Edgar, Sharjah
IELTS is the International English Language Testing
System. It is jointly managed by University of Cambridge
ESOL Examinations, British Council and IDP Education
Australia.
It is a test of English language proficiency and measures
ability to communicate in English across all four language
skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking. Candidates
may choose either the Academic Module or the General
Training Module.
The tests are designed to cover the full range of ability
from non-user to expert user.
IELTS is accepted by Australian, British, Canadian, Irish,
New Zealand and South African institutions. It is also
recognised in the UAE and by numerous institutions in the
USA, and by various professional organisations.
The total test time is 2 hours 45 minutes. IELTS is scored
on a nine band scale, ranging from 1 (“Non User”) upto 9
(“Expert User”).
In the UAE the cost of taking the test is Dhs 800.
For more information about IELTS, including details of places where
you can take the test, please look at www.ielts.org
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63. Dear Tom
I am in my last year at school in Dubai and I am still
unclear when I should use ‘a‛ or ‘the‛. Can you please help
me to understand the differences?
Fatima, Dubai
Don‛t worry too much about this, Fatima. Many people
have problems using ‘a‛, ‘an‛ and ‘the‛. Please have a look
at Pages 38, 39 and 40. I hope our explanations make
the subject clearer for you.
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