First Prep

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Unit 1
Friends Matter
Lesson 1& 2

New vocabulary:
Clever (adj.) Someone is good at learning and understand things.
Friendly (adj.) Someone likes being with other people and is nice to them.
Funny (adj.) Someone OR something that is funny makes you laugh.
Lazy (adj.) Someone doesn’t work or do any activities that needs effort.
Boring (adj.) Someone OR something boring makes you feel not interesting.
Careful (adj.) Someone who thinks about what he is doing to avoid mistakes.
Honest (adj.) Someone who doesn’t tell lies OR cheat people and obeys the
law.
Interesting (adj.) Someone OR something that you want to know more about.
Kind (adj.) Behaving in a way that shows you care about people.
Time table (n.) A list of times of lessons, buses, trains, courses…..etc.
Wheelchair (n.) A chair with large wheels that someone who can’t walk uses
for walking around.
Volunteer (n.) Someone who doesn’t take any money for the work that he
does.
Cycling (n.) The act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle.
Hobby (n.) Something that you enjoy doing.
Accident (n.) Likely to hurt yourself or break something as a result of an
accident.
Mysteries (n.): something not understood or beyond understanding.
Buddy (n.): a close friend.

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 *Grammar*
“The present simple tense”
• Usage:
To talk about: facts – habits – things we do regularly.
• Form:
I, You, We, They + v(inf) He, She, It + v (s,es,ies)
Ex: - I always help my parents. - She watches TV every night.

• Negative:
I, You, We, They + don’t + v(inf)
He, She, It + doesn’t + v(inf)
Ex: - My friends don’t go to the club. - Salma doesn’t like French.

• Yes/No question
Do/Does + sub. + v(inf) …?
Ex: - Do you go to the club? -Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
•Wh. Question:
W.h word + do/does + sub. + v(inf) …?
Ex: - When do you wake up? -I always wake up at 7 o’clock.
• Key words:
- Always – usually – often – never – sometimes – every(day, week, year, …)
Ex: - I always study hard. -I go to the club every Thursday.
The past simple tense*
• Usage:
To talk about actions happened and finished in the past.
• Form:
Sub. + second form of the verb.
1- Regular verbs:
Sub. + v(d,ed,ied)
Ex: - I played football last night. - She watched a match yesterday.
2- Irregular verbs:
Ex: - I went to the park last Friday. - I ate pizza last night.

• Negative:
Sub. + didn’t + v(inf)
Ex: - My brothers didn’t go to the club last week. - He didn’t play tennis
yesterday.
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• Yes/ No question:
Did + sub. + v(inf) …?
Ex: - Did you watch the match yesterday?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
• W.h question:
W.h word + did + sub. + v(inf) …?
Ex: - Where did you go last night?
I went to the theater last night.
• Key words:
- Yesterday -last – ago – once – in the past – when I was young/little

Ex: - I ate pizza yesterday. -The train left two hours ago.
Lesson 3
-Article (n.) A piece of writing about an interesting topic (in a newspaper or on a
website).
-Play aboard game (v.) To play a game that uses a board.
-Qualities (n.) Things that describe how a person is.
-Survey (n.) A set of questions that you ask a large number of people to
find out about something.
-Support : to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something
because you want him, her, or it to succeed.
- Advice (n.): a suggestion about what someone should do.
- Teenager (n.): people aged between 13-19
- Tough (adj.): difficult to deal with.

*Collocations & Expressions*

-Go camping: the act of staying and sleeping in an outside area, usually in a
tent.
- Surf the internet: the activity of exploring various websites.

- Get home: return home.

- Make good friends: to have friends who are loyal and accept you for who you
are during good and bad times.

- Through tough times: to experience a difficult time.

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Lessons 4&5
Confidence: a feeling of having little doubt about yourself and your abilities.
(adj. : Confident)
- Dedication: self-sacrificing devotion and loyalty.
- Audience: a group of spectators or listeners at a public event.
- Empathy: the ability to sense other people’s emotions, to imagine what
someone else might be thinking or feeling.
- Generation: all the people of about the same age within a society or a particular
family.
- Anticipate: to look forward to as certain.
- Originate: to bring into existence.
- Falcon: a bird of prey “a large bird that eats other animals”
- Calligraphy: the art of producing beautiful writing.
- Backgammon: a board game for two people, the winner is the first person to
move their pieces all the way around the board.
- Poles: long, thin pieces of wood that we hold in our hands when we go skiing.

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Choose the correct answer:
1. He can’t walk now because of a car accident, so he uses a (table –
wheelchair –chair – sofa).
2. Amr’s favorite (game – hobby – subject – place) is reading.
3. My friend is very (lazy – clever – funny – tidy). He always gets high
marks.
4. My son tells a lot of jocks. He is really (lazy – honest – funny –
clever).
5. Mom is (boring – funny – careful – polite). She always thinks
before doing something dangerous.
6. Fares always tells me the truth and what he really thinks. He is (lazy
– clever –honest – boring).
7. Lara takes a very longtime to finish her homework. She is really
(polite – tidy –clever – lazy).
8. She had a bad (stomachache – headache – accident – color) while
she was cycling fast.
9. Dad is nice with people and tries to help them all the time. He is (lazy
– clever –friendly – polite).
10. I don’t like going to the zoo. I think it is (interesting – exciting –
great – boring).
11. I prefer buying this historical book because I think it’s (tiring –
interesting –boring – bad).
12. (Eating – Drawing – Sleeping – Cycling) is my favorite sport.
13. In our neighborhood we have many (volunteers – parents –
doctors – children) who plant trees to clean the air and help the
environment.
14. You should be (messy – lazy – kind – bad) with poor people and
help them.
15. Kindness and honesty are important (subject – sports – materials
– qualities) to be a good friend.
16. I like to go (shopping – camping – chatting – diving) in the
desert.
17. Chess is a popular (board game – stories – songs – sports). It
helps me think well.
18. Sherry likes to chat and (go – sleep – dive – surf) the internet.
19. I’m reading your (grade – case – article – app) about sports in the
newspaper.
20. The (story – game – survey – surf) found some details about the
crime.
21. A (falcon – parrot – pelican – penguins) is a large bird that hunts
and eats other animals.
22. You should have a (careful – confidence – love – scare) in your
abilities.
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23. “Take part in” has the same meaning of the word (give –
participate – work –enjoy).
24. The children sang and dance in the school party to (give – make –
entertain –take) the parents.
25. He felt great (empathy – job – experience – confidence) with the
poor.
26.Friends need each other through (easy – tough -rich- poor) time.
27.You can see (drama -exam – news -subjects) at theaters.
28. I didn’t (anticipate – go – support – careful) that the weather was
so cold yesterday.
29. (Climbing – Swimming – Falconry – Board games) is the sport
of using falcons to hunt.
30. (Falconry – Backgammon – Camping – Hunting) is a board game
for 2 people; the winner is the first person to move their pieces all the
way around the board.
31. (Photography – Graphic – Painting – Calligraphy) is the art of
producing beautiful writing.

2-Choose the Correct Answer:

1. She ……….. to the gym every morning.
a. go b. goes. c. didn't d. doesn't goes
2. They ………. the movie last night.
a. didn't watch b. doesn't watch c. watches d. watching
3. Water ………. at 100°C.
a. boils b. boiled. c. is boiled d. boiling
4. He ………… football yesterday.
a. play b. played c. didn't plays d. has played
5. I usually ………… a book before bed.
a. reads b. reading c. is reading d. read
6.The bus …………….. at 8:00 a.m. every day.
a. used to leave b. leaves c. leave d. left
7. They ……………… to watch a movie last night.
a) go. b. went c. goes d. going
8. I……………… coffee every morning.
a) drink b. drinks c. drank d. drinking
9.Tarek ..........to school late.
a. always go b. goes always c. always goes d. go
10.Sara is optimistic. She .......happy.
a .is usually b. usually c. does usually d. usually is

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3. Read and complete the text with the words from the
box:
1. (volunteering – doing – thoughtful – mysteries – making)

Sama is my best friend. She is very ……………. and always helps others.
She spends a lot of her free time ……………. at different places. Sama is
also very friendly and enjoys ………………. new friends. In her free time,
she loves to read books, especially ……………… Every Saturday, we play
basketball together. Sama is also responsible and always helps her family
at home.

2. (hobbies – cycling – clever – careful – agree)

Kevin is very …………… and knows about so many things. He has a lot of
……………. He works hard, but he also enjoys sports like …………… He is
always……………. not to do anything too dangerous. He is very polite and
always says please and thank you.

4-Complete the following dialogue:

1) Sara is telling Soha about her best friend Nada:
Soha: Hi, Sara. What’s your best friend’s name?
Sara: Hi, Soha. 1……………………………………………………
Soha: 2…………………………………………………………………?
Sara: Her favorite hobbies are drawing and painting.
Soha: That’s great! What about her art works?
Sara: 3……………………………………………. . Everyone likes them.
Soha: Awesome! 4………………………………………………..?
Sara: She likes reading adventure stories.

2) Lara: ……………………………………...?
Hana: I play board games in my free time.
Lara: ………………………………………?
Hana: I play chess.
Lara: ………………………………………?
Hana: I play it at the school club with my friends.
Lara: ……………………………………….?
Hana: I play it at lunch time.
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5. Correct the verb:
1. She ______ (go) to school every morning.
2. I ______ (not/see) her at the party last night.
3. He usually ______ (get) up at 7 a.m.
4. They ______ (not/like) the food at the restaurant yesterday.
5. We ______ (visit) the museum last weekend.
6. She always ______ (cook) dinner for her family.
7. The movie ______ (start) at 7:30 p.m. yesterday

6-Read the text and answer:

Jack and Oscar are good friends. They are excited about helping new
students. Five new students joined their class. Their teacher, Mr Jackson,
wanted them to make the new students feel welcome. Jack suggested
helping them find their way around the school. He also introduced them
to other students. Oscar thought that the New Friends club is a great
idea. New students can meet other students and make new friends there.
They decided to speak to Mr Jackson about their ideas.

Choose:
1. The underlined word “great” has the same meaning as ………………..
(different- excellent- bad- terrible)
2-The main idea of the text is about…………..
(How to be healthy- How to make people feel welcome – How to
be famous – How to study hard)
3-There are ………… new students in Jack and Oscar’s class.
(four – seven – five – three)

A) Answer the following questions :

1- What does Mr. Jackson want Jack and Oscar to do?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2- Why do you think new students should go to the New Friends Club?
………………………………………………………….....................................................
3- Summarize the text in two sentences.

7-Write a paragraph about your

“Free time activities”
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