Unit 1 : The Gift of youth

Vocabulary : Qualities of youth

• adventure : willingness to take risk
• imagination : the mental ability of forming new ideas
• passion : intense enjoyment , interest , or excitement
• ambition : a strong desire to do or achieve something
• vigour : physical strength or good health
• creativity : the ability to generate new methods or innovative ideas
• vitality : the state of being strong and active
• talent : natural aptitude , ability or skill
• audacity : courage, fearless, disposition to do something
Noun Adjective Noun Adjective
Vitality Vital vigor Vigorous
imagination Imaginative adventure Adventurous
Passion Passionate creativity Creative
Talent Talented motivation Motivated
Audacity Audacious Courage courageous
Enthusiasm Enthusiastic Ambition ambitious
Skill Skilful Gift Gifted

Unit 2 :Humour
vocabulary related to the unit
Words Definitions
1. Humour 1. Something said to cause laughter
2. A Joke 2. A short story that causes laughter
3. Humorous 3. Amusing ,funny and laughable
4. An impression 4. An amusing imitation of a famous person
5. To make fun of someone 5. Laugh at someone in a mocking way
6. To kid 6. To make jokes or to joke with someone
7. Silly 7. Funny in a stupidway
8. Witty 8. Funny in an intelligent way

Negativeemotions or
Positive emotions or feeling
feeling
Anger – despair –
Joy – gaiety – delight – cheerfulness –
depression – loneliness –
merriment – vivacity – calm – satisfaction –
sadness – frustration –
enthusiasm – optimism – jubilation
worry – fear

Idioms : positive feeling /mood Idioms : negative feeling /mood

• Lift one’s spirit • To feelquite down
• Things are looking up • Someone’s heart sink In
• Walk on air the depths of despair
• Someone’s spirit rises • To below
ticket 2 English Unit 3 : Education
Target Vocabulary : education
1- Types of education :
there are many types of education but the most frequent ones are : Formal , Non-formal and
informal education
• Formal education : refers to the types of learning that is taking place in an educational
institution , where there is a syllabus , a teacher and is usually recognised in a qualification or
a certificate .
• Non-formal education : it refers to a learning through programme (like formal education )
but it is not usually evaluated and it does not lead to certification .
• informal education : it refers to any learning resulted from activities related to our daily life .
Examples of Education :
• Formal education : Secondary school-vocational training workshop-university studies.
• Non-formaleducation : Eveningclasses ,literacy classes.
• Informal education : Theater, television, daily life in general .
2-Collocations :
A collocation is a pair of words that generally goes or occurs together .Here are some that are related
to education.

collocationrelated to education

system
Education goals
background
subject
School year
uniform
lessons
Private institution
school
opportunities
equal rights
status
Other collocation :
• Higher education
• University graduate
• free classes
• learning needs
• mixed classes
• cultural background
• adult illiteracy
Unit 4: Sustainable Development
vocabulary related to the Unit
According to Wikipedia :
Sustainable development is a road-map, an action plan, for achieving sustainability in any activity
that uses resources and where immediate and intergenerational replication is demanded. As such,
sustainable development is the organizing principle for sustaining finite resources necessary to
provide for the needs of future generations of life on the planet. It is a process that envisions a
desirable future state for human societies in which living conditions and resource-use continue to
meet human needs without undermining the “integrity, stability and beauty” of natural biotic
systems.
Sustainable development :
• Social issues :
Health care / social justice
Poverty elimination
Property rights / equal pay for women
• Economic issues :
Rawmaterials
Climate change
Micro enterprise
Transport infrastructure
• Environment issues :
Climate change /ecological crisis
Water pollution/forest preservation
Recycling waste/energy preservation
collocation :
A collocation is a pair of words that generally goes or occurs together .Here are some that are related
to such as:
Sustainable development :
Civil society
Non-governmental organization
Sustainable development
Renewable energy
Urban areas

Unit 5 : Women and Power

Vocabulary related to the unit
• stereotype : an exaggerated or wrong image of the characteristics of a particular group .
• violence : actions or words which are intended to hurt people .
• feminism : a movement which claims to advocate the right of women .
• self-confidence : a belief in one’s own abilities and skills
• international women’s day: an occasion celebrated by women’s groups around the world on
March 8th .
• emancipation : freeing someone socially and politically
• polygamy : having more than one spouse/wife
• gender : male or female
 Unit 6 : Cultural issues
Vocabulary of the unit
Value Meaning
1. The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded
1.culture
collectively
2. Altruism
2. Selflessness , generosity and kindness
3.Citizenship
3. The set of rights and duties
4. Initiative
4. The ability or opportunity to act before others do
5. Tolerance
5. The ability to accept and respect the opinions and beliefs of others
6. intolerance
6. Unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one’s own
7.Coexistence
7. The ability to live together in harmony
8.Cooperation
8. Participating and working together towards the same end or objective
9. Equity
9. Equal treatment to anyone
10. Diversity
10. Showing a great deal of variety; very different.
11. stereotype
11. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person.
Words Antonyms
• Altruism • selfishness
• Tolerance • intolerance
• co-operation • individuality
• equity • injustice
• responsibility • irresponsibility
• love • hatred
• harmony • conflict
Collocations
• culture diversity
• civic education
• moral obligations
• cultural shock
• common good
• global citizenship

Unit 7 : Citizenship
Vocabulary related to the unit
NB : these are possible answers , others may fit also .
Rights
• to have a job
• to be respected
• have access to leisure
activities
• to have a say in what happens
• to be free to tell your opinion
• to have access to health care
• to be safe
• to have access to education
• to be free to move
Responsibilities /duties Can be both
• to tell the truth
• do your personal best
• respect others
• earn your livelihood
• to be concerned for the common good
• to have somewhere to
• to respect the flag of your country
live
• to participate in community activities
• to volunteer in your
• to believe in human dignity and
community service
equality
• to vote
• respect the rules and laws
• to respect the environment
• to pay taxes
 Unit 8 : International Organisations
Vocabulary related to the unit :
according to Wikipedia :
An international organization is an organization with an international membership, scope, or
presence. There are two main types: governmental and non-governmental organizations. These
pages provide facts sheets about some of these organizations.

Acronyms ( abbreviations ) of famous International organisations

UNESCO: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNICEF: United Nations Children‘s Emergency Funds
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
WHO: World Health Organisation
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation
ICRC: International Committee of the Red Crescent / Cross
TI: Transparency International
AI: Amnesty International
Officials( persons ) Documents Establishment ( places)
• Spokesman
• deputy • Charter • Assemblygeneral
• diplomat • resolution • Headquarters
• vicepresident • report • congress
• commissioner • declaration • court
• ambassador • constitution • council
• secretary-general

Unit 9 : Advances in science

Vocabulary related to the unit
The differences between science and technology :
Focuses on general knowledge , it is the process of producing knowledge via observations and
Science:
investigating natural phenomena . Examples: math , physic schemistry , astronomy ……
Applied science, it is the ability to change the world with materials, it is practical. Examples:
Technology:
robotics , biotechnology , communication , engineering ……

Unit 10: Brain Drain

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary :
Brain Drain is the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or
field for another usually for better pay or living conditions
Causes of brain drain
Push factors Pull factors
• Low wages and income

• Unsatisfactory living conditions • Higher wages and salaries

• Lack of research and other facilities including support staff • Substantial funds for research, advanced
• Declining quality of educational system technology, modern facilities
• Social unrest, political conflicts and wars
• Political stability
• Discrimination in appointments and promotions • Better working conditions
• Lack of satisfactory working conditions • Intellectual freedom
Words Definition
Brain drain The emigration of educated professionals to other countries
physician A person who practices medicine
physicist An expert in physics
An educated person who has gained mastery in one or more
scholar
disciplines
Income Revenue
Gain Obtain something needed or wanted
Under developed Not yet fully developed
Skilled Having the ability to perform a task expertly and well
unskilled Not having a special skill or training
tempting Highly attractive
Prefixes meaning Examples
1. Inter 1. Between ,among 1. intercontinental
2. extra 2. Outside ,beyond 2. extraterrestrial
3. intra 3. Within ,inside 3. intercellular
4. under 4. Lessthan ,insufficient 4. underpaid
5. over 5. Excessively , more than 5. overpopulated
6. super 6. Above , over , beyond 6. supersonic
7. hyper 7. Above , over , excessive 7. hypersensitive
collocation
• Brain drain
• Low pay
• Attract attention
• Developed countries
• High technology
• Skilled workers