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- 92 - UNIT 3 Ibrahim’s Memory: What is Ibrahim’s memory like? He has got a very good memory for some things for example; He is good at remembering names. This is very is very useful for him, because he is a teacher and he often needs to remember students’ names. So, if he had 40 students in a new class, he'd know all their names by the end of his second lesson with them. You may say “That’s very clever! How does he do that?” It’s quite easy. He asks each student to say their name while he looks at them. He repeats the name, then he closes his eyes and say the name three times to himself. After this he goes around the class and says all the names aloud the students are very surprised if he gets their names right. ------------------------------------------------------ Ali’s Memory : What is Ali’s memory like? He has photographic memory for numbers. If he looked at a list of people’s phone numbers, He could repeat them to you a few minutes later. That must be useful. How does he do that? He doesn’t know but he has always found it very easy. Ibrahim tested Ali, Ibrahim showed Ali a list of ten names and phone numbers, He looked at them then Ibrahim hid the numbers and read out the names on the list and immediately Ali said them back to him. Ibrahim was surprised and said, ”The human brain is really incredible, isn’t it” ------------------------------------------------------ The Human brain Brains compared with computers You have something that is more complex than the most powerful computer. With it you can see and smell flowers, remember holidays, feel pain, hear your favourite singer’s voice and think. This thing, which is in your head and weighs a kilo, is your brain. How the brain controls what we do Your brain has about a hundred billion (100,000.000.000) cells, and controls everything you do. It receives information from your senses, analyses it, then sends messages. For example, when you put your hand in hot water, you think. “That hurts” and you take your hand out of the water. Your brain receives the message,“Very hot" from your

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UNIT 3

Ibrahim’s Memory:

What is Ibrahim’s memory like? He has got a very good memory for some things for example; He

is good at remembering names. This is very is very useful for him, because he is a teacher and he often needs to remember students’ names. So, if he had 40 students in a new class, he'd know all their names by the end of his second lesson with them. You may say “That’s very clever! How does he do that?” It’s quite easy. He asks each student to say their name while he looks at them. He repeats the name, then he closes his eyes and say the name three times to himself. After this he goes around the class and says all the names aloud the students are very surprised if he gets their names right.

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Ali’s Memory :

What is Ali’s memory like? He has photographic memory for numbers. If he looked at a list of

people’s phone numbers, He could repeat them to you a few minutes later. That must be useful. How does he do that? He doesn’t know but he has always found it very easy. Ibrahim tested Ali, Ibrahim showed Ali a list of ten names and phone numbers, He looked at them then Ibrahim hid the numbers and read out the names on the list and immediately Ali said them back to him. Ibrahim was surprised and said, ”The human brain is really incredible, isn’t it”

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The Human brain

Brains compared with computers You have something that is more complex than the most powerful

computer. With it you can see and smell flowers, remember holidays, feel pain, hear your favourite singer’s voice and think. This thing, which is in your head and weighs a kilo, is your brain.

How the brain controls what we do Your brain has about a hundred billion (100,000.000.000) cells,

and controls everything you do. It receives information from your senses, analyses it, then sends messages. For example, when you put your hand in hot water, you think. “That hurts” and you take your hand out of the water. Your brain receives the message,“Very hot" from your

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hand, then immediately sends a message back to your hand, Take your hand out of the water."

The importance of all the senses

Our senses often work together. For example, try the experiment. Cut a piece of apple, banana and orange. Close your eyes, hold your nose, then taste the fruit. Can you taste the difference between the fruits? Probably not. This is because when you eat something, your brain receives messages from your mouth, eyes and nose.

Examples of what the brain can do

Your brain also stores past, memories and this makes learning and remembering possible. At the same time, your brain controls your breathing, your heart, your body temperature and your digestion.

It's important to guess

When you hear a sound, your brain tries to guess where it is coming from. So, if you hear a ringing sound and see a telephone, your brain may guess that the telephone is ringing. But if someone picks up the phone and the ringing sound continues, your brain will guess again. Maybe it's a mobile phone or a film on TV.

Holes and bails

If you look at the picture, you will see an X made of balls. Around the X are holes. If you turn the picture the other way, you will see that the X is made of holes and around it there are balls. Why is this? Scientists say that our brains always think that light comes downwards, perhaps because sunlight comes down. Now look at the picture again where is the lightest part of each ball or hole?

Definitions

11-- CCllaassss :: طالب فصل دراسىطالب فصل دراسى- A group of people who study together.

22-- IInnccrreeddiibbllee ((aaddjj)) :: ال يصدقال يصدق ––غير معقول غير معقول

- Difficult or impossible to believe.

33-- PPaasssswwoorrdd :: كلمة الســـركلمة الســـر

- A special word you need before you enter something or use a computer.

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44-- PPhhoottooggrraapphhiicc mmeemmoorryy :: ذاكرة فوتوغرافية ذاكرة فوتوغرافية - Being able to remember something by looking at it.

55-- RReeppeeaatt :: يكرريكرر ––يردد يردد - Say again.

66-- AAnnaallyyssee ((vv)) :: يُحلليُحلل

- Examine or think about something carefully to understand it.

77-- BBrreeaatthhee ((vv)) :: يتنفس يتنفس

- Take air into your lungs and let it out again.

88-- CCeellll ((nn)) :: زنزانة زنزانة

- A small room in a police station or prison where people are kept.

99-- CCeellll ((nn)) :: خليةخلية - The smallest part of an animal or plant that can exist on its own.

1100-- PPaaiinn ((nn)) :: ألم ألم

- The feeling you have when part of your body hurts.

1111-- PPoowweerrffuull ((aaddjj)) :: قوى قوى - Having a lot of physical power, strength or force.

1122-- TTeemmppeerraattuurree ((nn)) :: درجة الحرارةدرجة الحرارة

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Vocabulary :

* power (n) : قوة –طاقة

* powerful (adj) : قوى

* date (n) : تاريخ

* free time = spare time:

وقت الفراغ

* immediately (adv) :

فى الحال

* sunlight (n) : ضؤ الشمس

* list (n) : قائمة

* credible (adj) : معقول

≠ incredible : غير معقول

* together : معا

* mind : العقل

* distance (n) :

عن بعد –مسافة

* pen-friend : صديق مراسلة

* senses (n) : حواس

* heart (n) : القلب

* phrase(n) :

شبه جملة –عبارة

* memories (n) : ذكريات

* badly (adv) : بشكل سئ

≠ well : بشكل جيد

* calculator : ألة حاسبة

* brain : المخ

* surprised (adj) : ندهش م

* complex=complicated:

معقد

* gas (n) : غاز

* suggestion (n) : إقتراح

* digestion (n) : هضم

≠ indigestion : عسر هضم

* remember : يتذكر

≠ forget : ينسى

* eyesight : نظر

* ambulance : عربة إسعاف

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* (digest(v)– ed– ed): يهضم

* digestion (n) : ضم ه

* digestible (adj) :

يمكن هضمه

* digestive (adj) : هضمى

* aloud (adj) : صوت عالى

* ( attach (v)– ed – ed ) :

يوصل

* (believe (v)– d – d) : د يعتق

* glasses (n) : نظارة

* gym (n) :

ةصالة ألعاب رياضي

* (hide(v)– hid– hidden):

يخبئ –يختفى

* holes (n) : فر ح

* idea (n) : فكرة

* ( imagine (v) – d – d ) :

يتخيل

* message (n) : رسالة

* modest (adj)

= humble: متواضع

* conceited (adj) : مغرور

* possible : ممكن

* receptacle (n) :

حامل –وعاء

* store (n) : مخزن

* (store (v) – d – d) : يخزن

* control (v) : كم يتح

* (disappoint(v)–ed– ed):

يخيب أمل

* disappointment (n) :

خيبة األمل

* disappointed (adj) :

خائب األمل

* boastful : تباهى

* ( continue (v) – d – d ) :

يستمر

* easy (adj) : سهل

* (receive(v) – d – d): م يستل

* recent (adj) = modern :

حديث

* recently (adv) : حديثا

* holiday (n) : أجازة

* information : معلومات

* maths (n) : رياضيات

* memories (n) : ذكريات

* memory (n) : ذاكرة

* partner (n) : شريك

* pain (n) : ألم

* painful (adj) : مؤلم

* pick up (v) : يلتقط

* downwards (adv) : ألسفل

* terrible (adj) : فظيع

* (touch(v)– ed– ed): يلمس

* useless (adj) : بال فائدة

* title (n): عنوان مقال أو كتاب

* (concentrate(v)– d – d):

يركز

* concentration (n) : تركيز

* concentrated(adj) : ُمركز

* address (n) : عنوان

* around (adv) : حول

* e-mail : بريد إلكترونى

* ( guess (v) – ed – ed ) :

يخمن

* keep fit : يظل الئقا

* (pronounce(v) – d – d):

ينطق

* pronunciation (n) : نطق

* (hold (v) – held – held):

يمسك

* learning (n) : التعلم

* light (n) : ضؤ

* light (adj) : خفيف

* reply to : يرد على

* second (n) : ثانية

* (send (v) – sent – sent) :

يرسل

* special : خاص

≠ public : عام

* specific (adj) : محدد

* (delete (v) – d – d): يحذف

* sure (adj) : متأكد

* come from : تأتى من

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Note The Following

* easy to remember : يمكن تذكره بسهولة

* make sure (v) : يتأكد

* by the end of : قبيل نهاية

* key to : مفتاح لــ

* concentrate on : يركز على

* get ( hot / cold ) : برودة –يزداد حرارة

* take out of : يخرج

* taste the difference : تذوق الفرق

* do experiment : ربة عملية يقوم بتج

* do well : يؤدى جيدا

* learn + ) شئ ( + for a test :

يتعلم شئ من أجل اإلختبار

* good at : جيد فى

* bad at : سئ فى

* terrible at : فظيع فى

* turn + )شئ( + the other way :

يقلب الشئ رأسا على عقب

* memory for : ذاكرة لـــ

* answer to : ردا على

* help me with : ساعد فى

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What is the difference Between ….. ?

* Sound (n) :) صوت ) األشياء

* Voice (n) : وت اإلنسانص Exs:

- The sound of the engine is terrible.

- Amr Diab has a sweet voice.

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* ( remember (v) – ed – ed ) :يتذكر شئ بنفسه

* ( remind (v) – ed – ed ) :يتذكر شئ بواشطة شخص

* ( mention (v) – ed – ed ) :يذكر Exs:

- I remembered to close the door.

- Mum reminded me to do my homework.

- Can you mention some European countries ?

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Verbs & Nouns

Verbs Nouns

Close a door & a window & a shop & your eyes & an e-mail

Guess someone’s age & the answer to a question

& the result & the place

Receive a letter & an e-mail & a phone call & a message

& a guest & a present & a visit

Send a letter & an e-mail & a message & greetings

& an invitation & a postcard & a cable & a telegram

Have a shower & a bath & a meal & a drink & a discussion

& an accident & lunch & a rest & a headache

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Language Functions

( 1 ) Offering Help : عرض المساعدة

* I will + المصدر

* I will do what I can to + المصدر

* I can + المصدر

Exs:

- I will lend you my dictionary.

- I will do what I can to help you learn the new vocabulary.

- I can show you how to make a list of the new words.

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( 2 ) Giving Advice : إعطاء النصيحة

* You should + ) المصدر (

* You shouldn’t + ) المصدر (

* You mustn’t + ) المصدر (

* If I were you, I would + ) المصدر (

* If I were you, I wouldn’t + ) المصدر (

Exs:

- You should learn vocabulary for the test.

- You mustn’t neglect the new words.

- If I were you, I would study hard.

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Accepting & Not Accepting Advice قبول أو رفض النصيحة

Accepting Advice قبول النصيحة

Not Accepting Advice رفض النصيحة

- OK. I will.

- I think you’re right.

- Certainly, I will do.

- That’s right.

- Yes, I should.

- I don’t think so

- No, I won’t.

- Certainly, not.

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( 3 ) Suggestions : اإلقتراحات

* Why don’t ( you / we ) + ) التصريف األول ( + …. ?

* You could + ) المصدر ( + ….

* ( What about / How about ) + ( v + ing ) + …. ?

Exs:

- Why don’t you make a list of the new words ?

- You could repeat the words to learn them.

- What about making a vocabulary book ?

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( 4 ) Expressing opinion : التعبير عن الرأى

* I think + ………………………

* I think you should + ) المصدر ( + ……………

* In my opinion + ………………………

Exs:

- I think Ali plays the guitar well.

- I think you should study for the test.

- In my opinion, students should learn new vocabulary.

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Writing e-mail

Layout

To : …………………………………… إسم المرسل إليه و عنوان البريد اإلليكترونى

From : …………………………………… إسم كاتب الرسالة و عنوان البريد اإلليكترونى

subject : ………………………………… موضوع الرسالة

Dear ………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

Sendername إسم الراسل

……………………………………………………………………

To : [email protected]

From : [email protected]

subject : My news

Dear ahmed

I did very badly in my last English test because I didn't know enough

words and phrases. My parents were very disappointed. The problem is

I'm terrible at learning and remembering vocabulary. Do you have any

suggestions? I hope you can help me.

Best wishes

Ali

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Language Functions

Talking about our own abilities in English, we should sound modest rather than boastful

about what we can do. عند التحدث عن قدراتنا من األفضل أن نبدو متواضعين بدالً من التباهى بما نستطيع فعله

To sound modest, say: - I’m quite good at .........

- I’m not bad at ..............

Don’t say ................... : - I’m very good at ..............

- I’m fantastic at ................

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Senses : الحواس

Sight الرؤية [ beautiful / ugly / blunt / rotten ]

Smell الشم [ delicious / fishy / rotten / sour ]

Feeling اإلحساس [ blunt / cold / hot / sharp / smooth ]

Hearing السمع [ beautiful / noisy / quiet ]

Taste التذوق [hot / salty / smoky/ fishy/ delicious]

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sQuestions & Answer

1- What is the thing that you have in your head that is more powerful than the most powerful computer?

----» It is my brain that is more powerful than the most powerful computer.

2- What can you do with your brain?

----» You can see, smell flowers, remember holidays, feel pain, hear your favourite singer's voice and think.

3- How much does the brain weigh?

----» It weighs a kilo.

4- How many cells does your brain have?

----» It has about a hundred billion cells.

5- What does your brain control?

----» It controls everything you do. It receives information from your senses, analyses it, then sends messages back.

6- What happens when you put your hand in hot water?

----» My brain receives the message "very hot" from my hand, then immediately sends a message back to my hand ' Take your hand out of the water".

7- Why is it difficult to taste different fruits if you hold your nose and

close your eyes?

----» Because our senses often work together.

8- What happens when you eat something?

----» When I eat something, my brain receives messages from my mouth, eyes and nose.

9- How does your brain help you learn and remember?

----» My brain stores past memories and this makes learning and remembering possible.

10- What does the brain control?

----» It controls one's breathing, heart, body temperature and digestion.

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Creative Questions

11- What five senses does the brain receive information from?

----» The ears, the eyes, the skin, the mouth and the nose.

12- Do we all like the same things that we see, hear and taste? Why?

----» No, we don't like the same things that we see, hear and taste because of individual differences.

13- Which of the five senses, do you think, is the most important?

----» I think "sight", is the most important of the five senses.

14- How would life be different without the sense of sight?

----» Life would be very difficult. We wouldn't be able to read books, watch TV, enjoy nature or cross the street.

15- How can we help people who have lost one of their senses?

----» By having specially trained teachers who are able to deal with them and develop their knowledge and skills.

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Creative Questions

1- Why do brains think that light comes downwards ?

----» Because the natural light from the sun always comes from above.

2- Do we all have the same things that we see; hear and taste ?

----» No, each one of us has his own opinion.

3- How can we help people who have lost one of the senses ?

----» By inventing devices that will help them to make up for what they have lost.

4- How does the brain help us to learn and remember ?

----» It acts as a store for past memories.

5- What happens when you put your hand in hot water ?

----» The brain receives a message saying the water is very hot and sends a message back to the person saying “take your hand out of the water”.

6- Why is it difficult to taste different fruits if you hold your nose and

close your eyes ?

----» Because the brain won’t receive any messages.

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Grammar If : لو –إذا

If ( Zero )

If ( Zero ) Present Simple Present Simple

طمضارع بسي مضارع بسيط Ex:

- If we heat a bar of metal, it expands.

- If water is frozen, it turns into ice.

- If I feel tired, I go to bed.

تستخدم الحالة الصفرية للتعبير عن أحداث واقعية أو حقائق علمية . -

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If ( 1 )

If ( 1 ) Present Simple (will / can / may) + ) المصدر ( طمضارع بسي

Exs:

تستخدم الحالة األولى للتعبير عن حدث مستقبلى . -

- If Ali trains hard, he will win the match.

تعبر عن عمل توقعات ووعود فى المستقبل . -

- If I find his phone number, I’ll ring you.

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If ( 2 )

If ( 2 ) Past Simple (would / could / might) + ) المصدر ( طبسي اضىم

Exs:

تستخدم الحالة الثانية للتعبير عن موقف خيالى أو غير حقيقى . -

- If you fell, you would hurt yourself.

شئ غير محتمل حدوثه . تعبر عن -

- If I had a lot of money, I’d buy a new car.

تعبر عن إعطاء النصيحة . -

- If I were you, I’d give up smoking.

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If ( 3 )

If ( 3 ) Past Perfect (would / could / might) + have + P.P

تام اضىم

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تعبر عن مواقف مستحيلة ألنها لم تحدث فى الماضى . -

Exs:

- If he had run quickly, he’d have won the race.

- If he had played well, he wouldn’t have lost the match.

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:لربط جملتين .... نتبع الخطوات التالية ( If )* عند إستخدام نحدد الرابط بين الجملتين . -3

... يحذف ( so & therefore & thus & consequently )إذا كان الرابط بين الجملتين -

الرابط وال نعكس الجملتين .

... يحذف الرابط ونعكس الجملتين . ( because & since & as )إذا كان الرابط بين الجملتين -

. ( If )تحديد الحالة لــ -9

إذا كان زمن الجملة األولى مستقبل أو أمر ..... نستخدم الحالة األولى . -

ا كان زمن الجملة األولى مضارع ..... نستخدم الحالة الثانية .إذ -

إذا كان زمن الجملة األولى ماضى ..... نستخدم الحالة الثالثة . -

ننفى المثبت ونثبت المنفى . -0 هى الحالة األولى ( ( If )) من الممكن اإلستغناء عن هذه الخطوة إذا كانت الحالة المستخدمة لــ

Exs:

* Perhaps he will come tomorrow. If so, I’ll meet him. ( If )

----» If he comes tomorrow, I will meet him.

* Hurry up or you won’t catch the train. ( If )

----» If you hurry up, you will catch the train.

الحظ

إذا كان الرابط بين الجملتين( or ) ط ... تتغير جملة واحدة من الجملتين من حيث ... نحذف الراب

واإلثبات . النفى

* He doesn’t take any exercise, so he is fat. ( If )

----» If he took some exercise, he wouldn’t be fat.

* She didn’t study hard, so she failed the exam. ( If )

----» If she had studied hard, she wouldn’t have failed the exam.

* He isn’t rich, so he won’t buy the car. ( If )

----» If he were rich, he would buy the car.

الحظ

فعل الجملة األولى إذا كان( am / is / are ) تحول إلى ....( were ) . مع جميع الضمائر

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If

In case of Without = But for

+ +

( v + ing ) & ( Noun ) ( v + ing ) & ( Noun ) Exs:

* If he studied hard, he would join the faculty of medicine. ( In case of ) ----» In case of studying hard, he would join the faculty of medicine.

حالة اإلستحالة

تحل محل

( If )

فى النفى

تحل محل

( If )

ثباتفى اإل

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* If she doesn’t attend the party, she won’t see the movie star. ( Without ) ----» Without attending the party, she won’t see the movie star.

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Without = But for

If it weren’t for If it hadn’t been for

Exs:

* Without his apology, I wouldn’t forgive him. ( If it )

----» If it weren’t for his apology, I wouldn’t forgive him.

* But for playing well, El-Ahly wouldn’t have won the cup. ( If it )

----» If it hadn’t been for playing well, El-Ahly wouldn’t have won the cup.

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Unless = If not

عند إستخدام( Unless ) بدال من( If ) نعكس حالة إحدى الجملتين ) سواء كانت فعل الشرط أو ...

( Unless )جواب الشرط ( من حيث النفى واالثبات ... مع مالحظة الحفاظ على الجملة التى تلى

) أى فعل الشرط ( مثبتا .

Exs:

* If you didn’t read the book carefully, you wouldn’t understand it. ( Unless )

----» Unless you read the book carefully, you wouldn’t understand it.

* If Ali studied hard, he would join the faculty of medicine. ( Unless )

----» Unless Ali studied hard, he wouldn’t join the faculty of medicine.

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Note The Following

If

( 1 ) Should : وتصبح القاعدة كاآلتى : ( If )بدال من ( Should )من الممكن أن تحل -

Should + ) المصدر ( + ) الفاعل ( Ex:

* If she studies hard, she will get high marks. ( Should )

----» Should she study hard, she will get high marks.

لثةفى الحالة الثا فى الحالة الثانية

Should Were Had

تينفى الحال

األولى والثانية

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2- Were : :بطريقتين ( If )بدال من ( Were )من الممكن أن تحل - موجودة فى الجملة تحول الجملة بالطريقة التالية : ( Were )إذا كانت -3

Were + ل () الفاع + ………….. Ex:

* If she were a doctor, she would help us. ( Were )

----» Were she a doctor, she would help us.

غير موجودة فى الجملة تحول الجملة بالطريقة التالية : ( Were )إذا كانت -9

Were + ) الفاعل ( + to + ) المصدر ( Ex:

* If he trained well, he would win the cup. ( Were )

----» Were he to train well, he would win the cup.

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3- Had : وتصبح القاعدة كاآلتى : ( If )بدال من )Had (من الممكن أن تحل -

Had + ) الفاعل ( + ………… Ex:

* If he had played the match well, he would have won the cup. ( Had )

----» Had he played the match well, he would have won the cup.

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يةفى الحالة الثان

تينفى الحال

والثالثة الثانية

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Review A

Interviewer : Mike, can you tell us something about yourself?

Champion : Yes, sure.

Interviewer : Where are you from?

Champion : Well, I was born in Texas and lived there until I was 17. Now I

live in New York.

Interviewer : And do you work there?

Champion : Yes, I do, but I also work in many other places.

Interviewer : And is it true that you earn all your money from your memory?

Champion : Yes, that's right. I do shows all over America and in other parts of the world.

Interviewer : So, what do you do in your shows?

Champion : Well, I answer people's questions. But before I begin,

I introduce myself to everyone who conies to the show. They tell me their names and where they're from.

Interviewer : How many people come to your shows?

Champion : Oh, five or six hundred - sometimes more. Last night there were more than a thousand people.

Interviewer : Really?

Champion : Then / make a promise, I tell people that if they ask me a question and tell me their name, I'll remember their name and use it when I answer their question. If I forget, I'll give the person 1,00 dollars.

Interviewer : And how much do you have to pay at the end of a show?

Champion : Nothing. I've never had to give any money. At a show two weeks ago, I forgot someone's name for a few seconds, but then I remembered it.

Interviewer : Mike Champion, thank you very much for talking to me.

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Friends

Abdullah and Ibrahim have been friends for a long time. They are the

same age. Their families are good friends. They go to the same school. They

both want to go to university and become teachers. They both enjoy athletics

and swimming. Ibrahim is good at science and Abdullah is better at English.

This is useful because they can help each other.

Their families go on holidays together. They spend a lot of free time

together. Last year, they went on a fantastic sailing holiday. They have very

different characters. Ibrahim is a calm and relaxed person while Abdullah gets

excited and worries about everything.

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They hope they will always be best friends and when they become parents

and grandparents one day, their children and grandchildren will play together

and be best friends, too.

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Questions and answers

1- How long have Abdullah and Ibrahim been friends?

----» They have been friends for a long time.

2- Do they have different or similar characters?

----» They have different characters.

3- What did Ibrahim and Abdullah use to do when they were children?

----» They used to play together.

4- How do you explain the fact that Abdullah and Ibrahim are such good friends?

----» They like doing the same things. For example, they both enjoy athletics

and swimming.

6- How are the characters of Abdullah and Ibrahim different?

----» They are different as Ibrahim is a calm, relaxed person while Abdullah gets excited very easily and worries about everything.

7- How do their families meet?

----» They sometimes go on holiday together, so they spend a lot of free time together.

8- What is Ibrahim's hope?

----» He hopes they will be best friends and their children and grandchildren will play together and be best friends, too.

9- What is your idea of a friend?

----» A Mend should be helpful, sincere and thoughtful.

10- Do you have a best friend? How is he / she special?

----» Yes, he is helpful and always gives me useful advice.

11- Do you agree that we are often best friends with people who are very different from ourselves?

----» I agree because if a friend is good at one subject and the other is good at another subject, they can help each other. If their characters are different, they don't always agree with each other but they are best friends because they integrate.

12- What is your definition of a good friend?

----» A friend is someone I know well and enjoy spending time with. He cares for my problems and helps me to solve them.

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13- Do you think it is good to sometimes disagree with your friends? Why / Why not?

----» I think it is good to sometimes disagree with my friends so that

everyone knows the best to do.

14- Do you have a friend? How long have you known bun / her?

----» Yes, I have a sincere friend. I have known him for a long time since we were at primary school together.

15- What is your friend good at? Are you good at the same things?

----» We are not good at the same things at school. My friend is good at science and I am better at English, so we can help each other.

16- What is your friend like? Is this the same as you?

----» He is funny and optimistic. He is not the same as me because I'm nervous and worry about everything.

17- What are your hopes for the future? Will you be friends in the future?

----» We hope we'll always be best friends and our children and grandchildren will play together and be best friends, too.

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