English Language Center

Orientation Programme
Semester 1 2023/2024

Unit 8B
The Travels of IBN Battuta

Week 11
Today we will study Unit 8 B page 123

We will start by learning the main

vocabularies of this paragraph

Please take notes of these words and

their meaning and what part of speech
are they.

We will also learn as we always do

with reading how to use these words
individually and in context with
examples

Let’s start!.
First we will list them done and we have to use our online
dictionary to come up with the meanings

intention
abandon
regarded
prior
finance
misfortune
belongings
wisdom
consented
translated
Intention: something that you want and
plan to do
‫النية في القلب‬
Example : I have the intention to study
hard for the exam.
• Abandon: to leave someone or
something somewhere
• ‫هجر – خذل‬
• The dog’s owner abandoned
him.
• Regarded : reference, relation
• ‫يعتبر‬
• She is generally regarded as one
of the greatest singers of this
century.
• Prior: earlier, former, previous
• ‫قبل – في البداية‬
• The party starts at 7 pm but I will
go prior to this time.
• Antonym: later, after
• Finance: to supply with money
or capital.
• ‫ امداد باألموال‬-‫تمويل‬
• To start my small business I was
financed by a bank loan.
• Antonym: stop providing
• Misfortune : mischance, bad
luck.
• ‫حظ سئ‬
• For my misfortune, I lost my
expensive watch in the gym.
• Antonym: advantage, gain
• Belongings: the things that a
person owns or has with him;
possessions.
• ‫متاع – اغراض شخصية‬
• I ordered a company to transfer
my belongings to my new flat.
• Antonym:
unconnected,irrelevent
• Wisdom: the quality or state of
being wise; knowledge of what is
true or right coupled with just
judgment as to action.
• ‫الحكمة‬
• My brother uses his wisdom to
solve problem.
• Antonym: Ignorance, stupidity.
• Consented: approved, allowed.
• ‫موافق عليه‬
• The boss consented my request
to have a vacation next month.
• Translated: to be changed into
another language.
• ‫مترجم‬
• The teacher translated the lesson
to English.
• Antonym: not translated