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• task  –
mission  –

 The tasks of this job aren't clear.

 He was sent to Cairo on an important
mission last week.
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system  
discipline 

 The work system here doesn't allow

breaks.
 His management is marked with
discipline.
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get in (out)  
get into (out of) 

 I allowed Ali to get in

 I allowed Ali to get into the class
 The gas can get out quickly.
 The gas can get out of the pipe.
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orbit 
spin 

 The space station will orbit the earth

at a height of 320 km.
 The earth spins on its axis quickly
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space  -
space  –

 Astronauts travel into space with

some missions to do.
 Put a suitable word in the spaces of
this passage.
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whether …… or ……  -
whether ….. or not. (

 I will buy this shirt whether it's

expensive or cheap.
 I will buy this shirt whether it's
expensive or not.
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• question +  . ……………. ?

 Could you start by telling us what you

are doing this week?
 Mum asked us where we were going
then.
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• someone - somebody - everyone - everybody -
anyone - anybody - no one - nobody

 

 Everyone has brought their books
 Everyone benefits from technology in
their everyday lives.
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start (begin) by + V.ing
start (begin) with + .

 Could you start by telling us

something about him?
 The teacher advised me to start with
the easiest part.
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• once - - 

 Once an explorer described Sinai as a

paradise.
 I go to the club once a week.
 Once they come, I'm going to inform
them of everything.
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The +  +  + , the +  +
 + . ()

 The slower you drive , the safer you

are.
 The harder you study, the higher
marks you will get.
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the same as 
- similar to 

 Your bedroom is the same as mine.

 Your bedroom and mine are the same.
 My camera is similar to my sister's.
 My camera and my sister's are
similar.
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 • help

 Could you help me lift - to lift – in

lifting this heavy box, please?
 I helped my brother with his homework
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•  + make +  + or 

 Reading fictional stories makes

people imagine.
 I was made to do extra homework.
 The news made me happy.
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 • let - allow - permit

  + let +  + .

 The referee let the player change his
sports shirt.
  + (allow - permit )+  + to .
 The referee allowed - permitted the
player to change his sports shirt.
allow - permitlet 
 The player was allowed - permitted to
change his sports shirt.
• invent - discover - explore - create

 invent (
 Logie Baird invented the television.
 discover 
 Columbus discovered America in 1492.
 explore 
 Columbus landed on America and explored it.
 – –
 create
 The government does its best to create
more job opportunities for youth.
 • arrive - get - reach

 arrive 
 He arrived yesterday.
 arrive in + .
 They arrived in Cairo at 7 p.m yesterday.
 arrive at + .
 They arrived at Cairo Airport at 7 p.m
yesterday.
 reach +  ()
 They reached the airport after the plane had
taken off.
 get to
 At last, He got to the peak of the mountain.
 • cause - reason

 cause +  + to + . ().

 Do you know what causes volcanoes to happen?
 cause +  ()
 A cigarette end caused the fire in the factory.
 the cause of + V.ing -  ()
 What was the cause of the fire?
 reason with -
 I reasoned with him for hours, but I couldn't make
him change his mind.
 the reason for + V.ing -  ()
 Can you give the reason for leaving so early?
 the reason why +  ()
 Do you know the reason why he can't come to
school today?
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queue  –
row 

 A lot of people were queuing to get

their tickets.
 Bad students prefer to sit in the last
row in class.
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 • the first time - the last time

 It's the first time I have been into

space.
 The last time -  last + .
 The last time I visited my aunt a month
ago.
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 •
anniversary - memory - memorial -
souvenir
 anniversary  - 
 I celebrated my wedding anniversary two
days ago
 memory - 
 Ali has a good memory for numbers and
places.
 memorial 
 The president wept a lot in front of the
memorial of the martyrs .
 souvenir –
 Tourists buy a lot of souvenirs from Khan
El-Khalili.
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repair = mend = fix 
reform 

 The mechanic did some repairs to my

car.
 The reform of education needs too
much effort.
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look forward to + V.ing -  ()

 I look forward to meeting my school

friends again.
 I look forward to the next summer
holiday.
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road  –
route 

 The road to the village was muddy.

 The road to success isn't straight.
 What's the shortest route from here to
the station?
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 • affect - effect

 affect 
 Pollution affects the environment badly.
 effect 
 We are studying the effects of pollution
on the environment.
 have a - an  effect on 
 Pollution has a bad effect on people and
the environment.
• location - position - site - destination

 We are searching for a good location for the

new branch.
 position  – – – (
 A goalkeeper should always be in the right
position.
 She holds an important position in an export
company.
 site  – (.
 Can you suggest a good tourist (archeological)
site to visit?
 If you need information , you can search this
website
 destination  –.
 Sat-nav systems help drivers know how to get
to a destination.
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representative  – –
actor 

 My brother is a representative for the

World Tourism Organization.
 Actors spend a lot of time memorizing
dialogues.
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gravity 
attraction  –
tourist attractions 

 The moon has no gravity so it's hard

to stand up there.
 She is pretty. She has a lot of charm
and attraction.
 There are many tourist attractions in
Egypt.
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way (method) to + - 
way (method) of V.ing

 The way to success is hard work.

 He regards selling newspapers as a
good way of earning money.
 He is looking for a suitable way to get
much money.
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• astronomer - astronaut - astrologer

 astronomer
 Astronomers predict an eclipse to
happen next Friday.
 astronaut 
 Astronauts can collect rocks and soil
on the moon.
 astrologer 
 Consulting astrologers is a kind of
superstition .
• special (particular) - general - private - public

 special (particular) –.

 Diabetic people eat special (particular)
kinds of food.
 general  –.
 The oral test will test the students'
general information.
 private .
 The ministry of education fights private
lessons .
 public  – (
 Using public transport can help solve the
problem of pollution.
 •
another - other - others

 another +  ().

 I don't like this shirt. Please, show me
another one.
 other +  = others . 
 Some students find English easy to
learn while other students (others)
don't.
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 • currently - previously

 Currently he is a manager. Previously

he was a secretary.

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everyday  -
every day 
daily 

 Brushing my teeth is part of my

everyday (daily) routine.
 I read the newspapers every day
(daily).
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prepositions with means of
transport 
‫أﻣﺎم وﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻼت اﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ إذا ﻟﻢ‬by   
(my - youra-an-the) ‫ﻳﺴﺒﻘﮫﺎ أداة‬
 by rocket - by train - by plane - by bus - by
car.
car - taxion  
(my - youra - an - the
 On the train - on a bus.
a - an - thecar - taxiin  
(my - your
 In my father's car - in a taxi.
 • life - a life - the life

 life (
 There is no life on the moon.
 Life is full of hardships.
 a life - lives 
 He leads a miserable life. He earns too
little money.
 a life of + .
 He leads a life of misery.
 the life of +  (lives ) 
 He knows a lot about the life of El Sadat.
 • work - job - works

 work (a-an) -.

 He had done a lot of good work on this
project.
 He is always late for work.
 Job (a- an) - 
 He found a job last week.
 Firemen do many difficult jobs.
 a work - works   .
 "El Ayam" is one of Taha Hussein's good
works.
 The High Dam is a great engineering
work.
 • adventure - adventurous

 adventure .
 His stories were full of adventures.
 He wrote many adventure novels.
 adventurous  –
 My brother is adventurous. He likes to
climb mountains.
 My last expedition was very adventurous.
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buy +  + for + 
buy +  + 

 I bought a camera for my sister.

 I bought my sister a camera.
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 • pay - cost

 pay for + .

 How much did you pay for this car?
 pay ().
 The mechanic won't do any repairs to
the car till you pay him.
 pay for ().
 Don't pay for me. I'll pay for myself.
 How much does the car cost?
 This car cost me two hundred
thousand pounds.
 • borrow - lend

 borrow  from . ).

 Ali borrowed a racket from Mona.
 lend +  +  = lend  + to + . ().
 Mona lent Ali a racket. = Mona lent a
racket to Ali.
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 • steal - rob

 steal  from -  ()

 I saw them stealing money from the
safe.
 My car was stolen last night.
 rob  of  ()
Someone robbed me of my watch.
I saw the men who robbed the bank.
 I was robbed of my wallet yesterday.
• have the right to + -  ()

 Now women have the right to vote in

elections.
 All people should have the right to
good education.
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make money = earn money 
win money 

 My uncle earns money by repairing

old clocks and watches.
 What would you do if you win a lot of
money?
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be based on  –
be based in  –

 Most of this writer's novels are based

on real life.
 The United Nations Organization is
based in New York.
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• like - unlike - as - alike - such as

 like + -  + -( –)

 He works like a machine.
 She ran like a mad dog.
 unlike  .
 Unlike her sister, Salma is hard-working and studious.
 She has blue eyes unlike her mother.
 as + ( –)
 My father works as a doctor.
 alike - .
 I and my cousin are alike. We look like identical twins.
 look like +  ()
 I look like my brother. We are identical.
 like  × dislike .
 I like most kinds of music but I dislike folk music.
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Asking for description 
What + belike ………….?
What + dolook like …………?

 What was life like in the past ?

 She looked in the mirror to see what
the new dress was like.
 What is the weather like today?
 What does a shark look like?
 • listen - hear

 listen to 
 I always listen to the Holy Quraan in the
morning.
 hear 
 When I was walking in the street, I heard
someone crying.
 hear from 
 Have you heard from your brother recently?
 Since he travelled to Denmark, I haven't
heard from him.
 hear of 
 I have never heard of this writer
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 make money out of  =
 make  money.

 He made a lot of money out of writing

novels.
 Writing novels made him a lot of
money.
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 • take - spend

 it takes (took) +  +  + to + .

  + take +  + to + .
 + take +  +  + to + .
 + spend +  + V.ing.
 It took the writer a few months to write
his new story.
 The writer took a few months to write his
new story
 The story took the writer a few months to
write.
 The writer spent a few months writing
his new story.