Theme 4 – Unit 1 - Introduction
Key vocabulary
stressful something that makes you feel worried, tense and nervous. ضغط- توتر
congestion crowding together of vehicles so that they can’t move. ازدحام مروري
road rage violent and angry behaviour by drivers towards other غضب الطريق
drivers.
statistics sets of numbers representing facts or measurements. إحصائيات
biofuels fuel produced from living matter such as plants and trees. وقود حيوي
powering supplying energy to make a machine work. تشغيل
commercial related to business. تجاري
air traffic directing pilots from the ground so that planes can fly in برج مراقبة الطيران
control and out of airports in a safe and orderly way.
ambitious something that is good and worthwhile, but not easy to طموح
achieve.
network system of lines that are connected to each other. شبكة
aviation industry of making and flying planes. الطيران
currently at the present time. حاليا
emit send ( a gas ) into the air. ينبعث
conventional normal, usual. تقليدي – عادي
inedible cannot be eaten. غير صالح لألكل
derived from produced from مشتق من
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Theme 4 Vocabulary – Unit 1
travel يسافر – سفرstage مرحلة
transport النقلpioneers رواد
pilot طيارcredit ينسب لـ
expect يتوقعexperimental تجريبي
considerable (adj.) كبير – ضخمexperiment (v.) يجرب
considerable (n.) جدير باالعتبارrepair تصليح- -يصل
delay تأخيرwings اجنحة
reward مكافأةglider طيارة شراعية
issue مشكلةcrash يصطدم
accident حادثsurface سطح
development تطويرcontract عقد
fields مجاالتcompany شركة
fuel وقودdemonstration وصف – مظاهرة
rapidly بسرعةdemonstrate يوصف – يتظاهر
pollution تلوثpromise يوعد – وعد
emission انبعاثsupport يدعم – يشجع
partly جزئياpermission اذن – تصريح
entirely كلياpermit يصرح – يأذن
mixture خليطinventor مخترع
technician فنيinvention اختراع
approve يوافقinvent يخترع
flight رحلة طيرانslogan شعار
algae طحالبastronaut رائد فضاء
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Theme 4 – Unit 1 – Exercise on vocabulary
For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.
1. There are many food stalls and restaurant tents lining the streets selling ___________
kinds of food which everyone enjoys.
inedible different comfortable useful
2. I got the computer on which I am ______________ typing about a year ago.
currently certainly carelessly suspeciously
3. The Wright Brothers are the ____________ of aviation.
pioneers prisoners failures explorers
4. The electric cars are environmentally friendly as they do not cause ____________.
reduction pollution population solution
5. Teachers should _________ training programmes and then help their students with practical
lessons.
attend avoid escape ignore
6. The first electric cars were ____________ in the 1930s.
declined prevented produced reduced
7. Parking near the school causes traffic ____________.
invention production congestion reflection
8. I went to a very bad restaurant yesterday. The food was ___________ and disgusting.
inedible different comfortable useful
9. The industry of __________ is changing rapidly as airlines look for new ways of powering
commercial planes.
education civilisation solution aviation
10. She is ____________ working as a teacher.
suddenly currently carelessly sadly
11. Scientists believe that temperatures will continue to _____________.
reduce raise risen rise
12. Oman has started a national rail ______ to link Oman with other Gulf Cooperation Council.
housework network homework school work
13. Carbon dioxide ____________ have incresed in a way that cause air pollution.
emissions revisions television destination
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14. Henry Dupont was a ___________ in the translation of ancient Egyptian texts.
pioneer producer presenter prospect
15. The amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that planes __________ is
called carbon footprint.
reduce decrease rise emit
16. If you want to ___________ sunburn, you should use this cream.
attend avoid escape ignore
17. There has been a ___________ rise in the number of people out of work.
slow rapid quiet gradual
18. She uses a special cream to ___________ her skin from the sun.
show avoid protect cover
19. The local people are very upset with our project as it causes a lot of ____________.
advantage support competition pollution
20. Tomas Edison is the _________ of the electric light bulb.
inventor director doctor explorer
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Theme 4 Vocabulary – Unit 2
Traffic jam A situation where the traffic can’t move because too ازدحام مروري
many vehicles are crowded together.
Beat the traffic Travel at a time when there is less traffic on the التغلب على االزدحام
roads in order to avoid getting stuck in traffic jams.
late متأخرprisoner سجين
stuck يتعلقalarming ُمقلق
frustrated محبطrate معدل
angry غاضبownership ملكية
relaxed مرتاحclog up يغلق
tired ُمتعبaffect يؤثر على
exhausted منهك – متعب جداrisk خطر
nervous عصبيpaved roads طرق ممهدة
impatient غير صبورpublic transport المواصالت العامة
irritated منزعجconference مؤتمر
calm هادئplan خطة
stressed متوتر – مضغوطdiscuss يناقش
worried قلقpersuade يقنع
boss رئيسChief Executive الرئيس التنفيذي
fault خطأ – ذنبmanufacture يصنع
fire يطردenvironmental بيئي
hurricane إعصارexpert خبير
solve يحلown يملك
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Theme 4 – Unit 2- Grammar
Present Perfect
have (’ve) / has (’s) + p.p.
- She has already cooked lunch.
- They have just finished work.
Usage Use the present perfect for expressing :
1. an action or experience in the past when the experience is more important
than stating the time.
- Have you ever been to Thailand? - No, but I’ve visited Malaysia.
2. an action which started in the past but which is not finished.
- The number of students graduating from Sultan Qaboos University has increased
each year.
3. an action which happened recently and which affects the present; often
used for news items.
- A terrible hurricane has just happened in America.
We use the present perfect with these words
( already– just - ever – never – yet)
- The boys have already eaten their lunch.
- Ahmed has just arrived home.
- Have you ever travelled abroad?
- Have you travelled abroad yet ?
- She has never played football.
- She hasn’t played football yet.
Present Perfect continuous
have (’ve) / has (’s) + been + v. ing
- She has been cooking lunch all afternoon.
- They have been playing football for 2 hours.
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Usage Use the present perfect continuous for expressing :
1. an action or experience which started in the past and is still continuing
- He’s been living in Muscat for six months.
2. an action which started in the past, and has been continuing and now
affects the present
- Our exams have been getting more and more difficult.
We use the present perfect continuous with:
all( morning – afternoon – evening – night – day – week – year … )
- I have been calling you all day.
- Ali has been watching TV all night.
since / for
We use since and for to talk about how long an action has continued up to
the present.
present perfect / continuous + since + beginning of period
present perfect / continuous + for + whole period of time
since for
2004 / 2015 5 years
March / April 2 months
Saturday / Monday 4 days
6 O’clock 3 hours / half an hour
winter / summer a season
last week/year … the last year …
yesterday a week / a month
I was in Cairo … a long time
We met Ali… ages
many weeks / years ….
several weeks / years ….
- I have been living in Muscat since 2016. - I have been living in Muscat for 5 years.
- She has visited her uncle since last week. - She has visited her uncle for a week.
- I’ve been waiting for you since 3 o’clock. - I’ve been waiting for you for 2 hours.
- We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
- She hasn’t eaten chocolate cake since her birthday party last week.
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Theme 4 – Unit 2 – Exercise on grammar
For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.
1. Have you ___________ been abroad?
ever since never for
2. I’ve ___________ a horse.
ride ridden rode riding
3. Some children ____________ a panda.
has seen seen have seen seeing
4. Has the mother __________ a cake?
made make makes making
5. I’ve been watching TV _________________ 2 hours.
since already for yet
6. They haven’t studied English ______________.
since ever yet for
7. ______________ you ever travelled abroad?
Have Has Was Did
8. Ali has __________ swum in the swimming pool.
yet just for since
9. They _____________ English all day.
studying has studied have studying have been studying
10. ______________ Ahmed ever seen a lion?
Have Has Were Does
11. I have already ____________ the wall.
climb climbing climbs climbed
12. How long have you ____________ living in Oman?
be did been was
13. Alia has been cooking lunch ______________ 3 o’clock.
since for ago yet
14. We have travelled to America ______________ last year.
for already since ever
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15. I’ve been _____________ TV all afternoon.
watched watches watching watch
16. The boys ____________ played the piano yet.
hasn’t didn’t weren’t haven’t
17. The boy has been studying in this school ____________ many years.
for since just yet
18. We’ve lived in this house _____________ 6 months.
already since for ever
19. Our teacher of English has given us an exam ___________ yesterday.
ever for never since
20. He’s been playing football ___________ three hours.
never for since ever
21. I’ve been waiting for him ____________ this morning.
since yet never for
22. It __________ since Thursday.
has been raining has raining raining have been raining
23. We ____________ been travelling for three days.
have has was were
24. Asma’s been living here ___________ January.
yet already for since
25. I’ve been ____________ for him for an hour.
waits waiting waited wait
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Theme 4 Vocabulary – Unit 3
speed bump raised area across a road. مطب
residential area districts where people live. مناطق سكنية
fatality death in an accident. فاجعة – مصيبة
statistics sets of numbers representing measurements. احصائيات
minimum the smallest amount. الحد األدنى
simulator machine used in training people. محاكاة
trend the way a situation changes over a period of time. توجه- اتجاه
punishment عقابinvolve يضم-يشمل
a fine غرامةavoid يتجنب
jail سجنrespect يحترم
institute معهدrules قوانين
seatbelt حزام األمانemphasis يؤكد على
increase يزدادtailgate يتتبع السيارة من الخلف مباشرة
decrease يقلrude وقح
rise يرتفعaggressive عنيف – عدواني
drop يسقطcrazy مجنون
fall يسقطsignals إشارات
grow ينمو – يزدادproperly بشكل صحيح
growth نمو – ازديادconfusing مربك
expand يتوسعindicate يشير الى
expansion توسعbrake يفرمل
reduce يقلscared خائف
reduction قلةdeaths وفيات
awareness وعيinjuries إصابات
limits حدودvehicles inspected فحص المركبات
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Theme 4 – Listening Exercise
LISTENING 1 (Items 1-7) (7 marks)
You are going to hear a conversation between a husband and a wife.
Listen, and shade in the bubble next to the correct option.
1. Tom and Ann are coming to Oman _______________.
to study to attend for a visit
a conference
2. Ann is a _________________.
teacher nurse tour guide
3. Ali can’t meet Tom and Ann because he has _______________.
to travel to Salalah an eye operation an appointment
4. Tom and Ann are staying in Oman for ____________.
three days one week two months
5. Ali decided to _____________ for Tom and Ann.
arrange a tour organise a self-drive buy some Omani
of Muscat car presents
6. Tom likes ________________.
traditional souks photography Omani food
7. Tom and Ann will spend the last day of their trip in _________________.
Nizwa Nakhal Muscat
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LISTENING 2 (Items 8-15) (8 marks)
You are going to hear a radio programme about an inspiring woman.
Part One: For each item, write a short answer (not more than FOUR WORDS).
8. What was Sally interested in as a child?
__________________________________________________
9. What was she doing when she applied for NASA’s astronaut programme?
_________________________________________________________
10. How many female candidates were chosen for the astronaut programme?
_________________________________________________________
11. When was her first flight into space?
__________________________________________________________ (year)
Part Two: For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.
12. Sally did not travel into space for a third time because of ______________.
training problems a shuttle disaster her retirement
13. The ‘EarthKAM’ project was aimed at ________________.
school students university students astronauts
14. The ‘Sally Ride Science’ company specialises in _______________.
earth pictures educational science books
programmes
15. Sally died at the age of ______________.
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LISTENING
SCORE
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Listening Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1edRQ6QyKbqOcbH8ifcV648WQDwvg -CrW/view?usp=sharing
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