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معجم المنهج

215 مصطلحاً في مادة اللغة الإنجليزية من المنهج المقرّر — كل مصطلح مربوط بدرسه.

A

a/an

أداة تُستخدم مع الأسماء المفردة المعدودة، مثل a tent وan operation.

Where we live · Lesson 3A Grammar — Articles

Active Reading

A technique of making inferences by combining textual clues with background knowledge to understand information not explicitly stated.

Making sense of the senses · Reading and Speaking

ad-blocking software

Software used to avoid digital advertising.

Digital perspectives · Our Personal Data: A For-and-Against Essay

affluent

ثري أو ميسور الحال.

Highs and lows · Grammar and Vocabulary: How best to use social media and Highs and lows

age discrimination

التمييز على أساس العمر.

Is it fair · 05 Writing — Reporting Verbs and Expressing Opinions

alliteration

استخدام كلمات متتالية تبدأ بالصوت نفسه، مثل: Happy hyenas help people of Harar.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

Analytical Essay

A piece of writing that examines a topic in detail and uses researched facts to prove the writer's specific ideas.

Get the message · Writing: Analytical essay

anonymous

يُستخدم لوصف شخص لا يُعرف اسمه أو لم يُعلن عنه.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

ASD

Autism spectrum disorder.

Digital perspectives · Virtual reality: walking in someone else’s shoes

attributes

The qualities or characteristics of a person.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

Auxiliary Verb

A helping verb (e.g., be, do, have, or modals like should/would) used to form the tag or echo.

Get the message · Grammar: Question tags and echo questions

B

be able to

يُستخدم للتعبير عن القدرة، وخاصة القدرة في موقف محدد.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

Be the peacemaker

To help other people resolve an argument.

Influences · Grammar and Vocabulary

befriender

A volunteer who visits an older person, spends time with them and does activities they want to do.

Is it fair · 02 Grammar and Vocabulary — Volunteering and Social Issues

Bias

A tendency to favor one side or opinion, often indicated by exaggerated facts or lack of respect for opposing views.

Inside story · Reading and Writing

Bizarre

Very strange or unusual.

Inside story · Grammar and Vocabulary

bland

A taste adjective for food with little flavour; its opposite in the source task is tasty.

Making sense of the senses · Writing: Review

blunder

خطأ كبير أو محرج.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

C

cast

مجموعة الممثلين في عرض أو فيلم.

Culture vulture · Writing 04 — Performance and Informal Negotiation

co-working space

A shared place where people can work.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

coda

جزء يعلّق فيه الكاتب على القصة أو يحدّث القارئ بما حدث لاحقاً.

Highs and lows · Inspirational Stories of Resilience — Aldi Adilang

Collocation

A pair or group of words that are habitually used together to sound natural.

Get the message · Vocabulary and Grammar

Come across

To give a particular impression to other people.

Get the message · Vocabulary: Idioms and phrases

commission

مال يُدفع إلى مندوب مبيعات مقابل بيع شيء ما.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

commitment

The amount of time or effort that a person agrees to give.

Is it fair · 02 Grammar and Vocabulary — Volunteering and Social Issues

compact

Small, but arranged so that everything fits neatly into the available space.

Where we live · Living Small: How much living space do we really need?

compared with / compared to

تعبيران يُستخدمان للمقارنة بين الأشياء أو الأماكن.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

compatibility

The ability of one piece of equipment or software to be used with another.

Digital perspectives · Reading and Listening: Technology, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality

compensation

مبلغ مالي يُمنح تعويضاً عن ضرر أو خسارة.

Is it fair · 05 Writing — Reporting Verbs and Expressing Opinions

competition entry

طلب أو رسالة للاشتراك في مسابقة.

Culture vulture · Grammar and Vocabulary: Writing a Letter of Application and Past Modals

confined

Very small and restricted, surrounded by walls.

Where we live · Living Small: How much living space do we really need?

contaminate

To make something dirty or unsafe, especially water.

Is it fair · 02 Grammar and Vocabulary — Volunteering and Social Issues

continuous form

صيغة تتكون مع past modals من have been متبوعة بالفعل المنتهي بـ ing، مثل: must have been planning.

Culture vulture · Grammar and Vocabulary: Writing a Letter of Application and Past Modals

could have

تُستخدم للإشارة إلى أن شيئاً ما كان احتمالاً، لكنه لم يحدث أو لم يُفعل.

Highs and lows · Lessons 5A Grammar and 6A Speaking: Regrets and Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages

counter opinion

رأي مخالف أو رد على رأي آخر.

Is it fair · 05 Writing — Reporting Verbs and Expressing Opinions

cramped

Not having enough space.

Where we live · Living Small: How much living space do we really need?

Critically endangered

A classification for species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Looking ahead · Reading: Endangered species

crunchy

A texture adjective meaning firm and making a crisp sound when bitten.

Making sense of the senses · Writing: Review

curate

To carefully manage and select what is shown to other people.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

cyberbullying

تعليقات قاسية أو مهدِّدة عبر الإنترنت تجعل الناس يشعرون بعدم الارتياح أو بالتهديد.

Highs and lows · Grammar and Vocabulary: How best to use social media and Highs and lows

D

data tracking

The collection of information about Internet users and their online activities.

Digital perspectives · Our Personal Data: A For-and-Against Essay

deceptive

Giving an appearance that may not be true or accurate.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

densely populated

Having a lot of people living close together, especially in a city.

Where we live · Living Small: How much living space do we really need?

dependent preposition

حرف جر يتبع فعلاً معيناً، مثل live on وdeal with.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

digital nomad

A person who can do their job from anywhere in the world.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

direct speech

نقل كلام الشخص كما قاله أصلاً، وعادةً يوضع بين علامتي اقتباس.

Is it fair · 03 Reading and Listening — Reported Speech, Social Issues and Documentary Films

DIY

اختصار Do It Yourself، ويشير إلى القيام بالأعمال أو الإصلاحات بنفسك.

Where we live · 05 Writing and Speaking — Household Problems, Solutions and Giving Instructions

documentary

فيلم يعرض معلومات أو أحداثاً حقيقية ويتناول موضوعاً معيناً.

Is it fair · 03 Reading and Listening — Reported Speech, Social Issues and Documentary Films

don't have to / needn't

يُستخدمان للتعبير عن عدم الضرورة.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

dyes

مواد يمكن استخدامها لتغيير لون الملابس.

Culture vulture · Jordanian Embroidery and Reduced Adverbial Clauses

Dystopia

An imaginary place where life is extremely difficult.

Looking ahead · Future forms and Vocabulary

E

early adopter

A person who wants improved functionality or tries a new trend before everyone else.

Digital perspectives · Reading and Listening: Technology, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality

Echo Question

A short question used to show interest, surprise, or to request more information based on the previous speaker's statement.

Get the message · Grammar: Question tags and echo questions

emphatic sentence

جملة تُصاغ بطريقة تجعل معناها أكثر تأكيدًا باستعمال What أو All أو the way.

Where we live · 05 Writing and Speaking — Household Problems, Solutions and Giving Instructions

emphatic structures

تراكيب تستخدم للتأكيد على الأفكار، مثل: Not only ... but also.

Culture vulture · Grammar and Vocabulary: Writing a Letter of Application and Past Modals

engaging

مثير للاهتمام ويجذب انتباه القارئ أو المشاهد.

Culture vulture · Spoilers: Love ’Em or Hate ’Em?

enhance

To improve or increase the attractiveness of something.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

Enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.

Inside story · Grammar and Vocabulary

entertainment

Activities or equipment provided for enjoyment, such as a table tennis table or smart TV.

Is it fair · Lesson 7A Writing: A Report — Student Common Room Renovation

environmental problems

Problems that affect the natural world.

Is it fair · 02 Grammar and Vocabulary — Volunteering and Social Issues

excess

Additional and not needed because there is already enough of something.

Where we live · Living Small: How much living space do we really need?

Expose

To reveal the truth about a situation or person.

Inside story · Grammar and Vocabulary

F

Fact

Information based on objective evidence that can be verified or checked.

Influences · Reading and Writing

Fake news

False or misleading information presented as news.

Inside story · Grammar and Vocabulary

familiarity

معرفة جيدة بموضوع معين.

Culture vulture · Spoilers: Love ’Em or Hate ’Em?

flattering

Making someone or something look more attractive or positive.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

flaws

Weaknesses or imperfections.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

flop

شيء لم ينجح وكان فشلاً تاماً.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

flourish

ينجح ويتطور بصورة جيدة.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

foundation

مؤسسة تُنشأ لغرض محدد، مثل البحث أو العمل الخيري.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

functionality

Everything that a piece of software can do.

Digital perspectives · Reading and Listening: Technology, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality

Future Continuous

Used for an activity in progress at a specific time in the future.

Looking ahead · Future forms and Vocabulary

Future Forms

Grammatical structures used to express intentions, schedules, and predictions.

Looking ahead · Speaking and Writing

Future Perfect Continuous

Used for an activity which continues up to a specific point in the future.

Looking ahead · Future forms and Vocabulary

Future Perfect Simple

Used for an activity which will be completed by a specific time in the future.

Looking ahead · Future forms and Vocabulary

G

geometric

ذو خطوط أو أشكال منتظمة.

Culture vulture · Jordanian Embroidery and Reduced Adverbial Clauses

Gerund

The -ing form of a verb functioning as a noun.

Making sense of the senses · Grammar and Vocabulary

glitches

Small problems that prevent a device from working well.

Digital perspectives · Reading and Listening: Technology, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality

Groom

To brush and clean fur.

Get the message · Reading and Vocabulary

H

heckle

مقاطعة شخص أو مضايقته أثناء أدائه.

Culture vulture · Writing 04 — Performance and Informal Negotiation

heritage

معتقدات وأفكار وتقاليد موجودة في المجتمع منذ زمن طويل.

Culture vulture · Jordanian Embroidery and Reduced Adverbial Clauses

Hit it off

To have a good relationship with someone immediately after meeting them.

Get the message · Vocabulary: Idioms and phrases

Hoax

A humorous or malicious deception.

Inside story · Grammar and Vocabulary

home comforts

The familiar and comfortable things associated with home.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

hypersensitivity

Extreme sensitivity to sights, sounds, smells and tastes.

Digital perspectives · Virtual reality: walking in someone else’s shoes

I

Idiom

A fixed phrase that has a special meaning which is different from the usual meaning of the individual words.

Get the message · Vocabulary: Idioms and phrases

ill-equipped

غير مزود بالأدوات أو المهارات الصحيحة للقيام بشيء ما.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

impersonal passive structure

A passive structure used to report beliefs and opinions without naming the person who holds them.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

Indecision

The state of being unable to make a choice between two or more options.

Looking ahead · Speaking and Writing

industrious

نشِط أو يعمل بجد.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

Infinitive

The base form of a verb preceded by 'to', often used to express purpose or after specific adjectives.

Making sense of the senses · Grammar and Vocabulary

initiative

مبادرة تهدف إلى تحقيق غرض معين، مثل تقليل أخطار حيوان بري.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

inseparable phrasal verb

فعل مركب لا يمكن فصل الفعل فيه عن particle، مثل run out of وdeal with.

Where we live · 05 Writing and Speaking — Household Problems, Solutions and Giving Instructions

integral

مهم جدًا أو جزء أساسي من شيء ما.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

intern

شخص، غالبًا صغير السن، يعمل لاكتساب الخبرة والتعلم.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

Internet of Things (IoT)

أجهزة تجمع البيانات وتخزنها وتحللها، ويمكنها تحميلها إلى الإنترنت.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

invasion of privacy

A situation in which someone’s private information or activities are accessed or monitored.

Digital perspectives · Our Personal Data: A For-and-Against Essay

Invertebrates

Animals that do not possess a backbone, representing over 90% of Earth's creatures.

Looking ahead · Reading: Endangered species

L

laggard

A person whose phone or device is so old that it cannot use modern functions properly.

Digital perspectives · Reading and Listening: Technology, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality

letter of application

رسالة رسمية يوضح فيها الشخص سبب تقدمه لفرصة أو وظيفة.

Culture vulture · Grammar and Vocabulary: Writing a Letter of Application and Past Modals

linkers

Words or phrases used to connect ideas.

Digital perspectives · Our Personal Data: A For-and-Against Essay

lucrative

مربح أو يحقق أرباحاً جيدة.

Highs and lows · Grammar and Vocabulary: How best to use social media and Highs and lows

M

managed to

يُستخدم للتعبير عن النجاح في فعل شيء أو تحقيقه، وخاصة في موقف محدد.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

masking tape

شريط لاصق يُستعمل، مثلًا، لوضع بطاقات على الأسلاك والكابلات.

Where we live · 05 Writing and Speaking — Household Problems, Solutions and Giving Instructions

masterstroke

فكرة أو تصرف ناجح جداً.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

medium-sized

Neither small nor large.

Where we live · Living Small: How much living space do we really need?

meltdown

A state in which a person becomes upset or angry.

Digital perspectives · Virtual reality: walking in someone else’s shoes

mixed conditionals

جمل شرطية تجمع بين جزأين من الشرط الثاني والثالث للتحدث عن نتائج حاضرة لموقف افتراضي ماضٍ أو عن آثار ماضية لموقف افتراضي حاضر.

Highs and lows · Grammar and Vocabulary: How best to use social media and Highs and lows

mobile lifestyle

A lifestyle involving moving from place to place.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

must-watch

شيء لا ينبغي تفويته ويستحق المشاهدة.

Culture vulture · Writing 04 — Performance and Informal Negotiation

mustn't

يُستخدم للتعبير عن المنع.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

N

narrative

نص يتابع الأحداث وفق ترتيب مترابط، ويضم عادةً خلفية وأحداثاً رئيسية وخاتمة.

Highs and lows · Inspirational Stories of Resilience — Aldi Adilang

need to

يُستخدم للتعبير عن الضرورة.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

needn't have

تعني أن الشخص فعل شيئاً، لكنه لم يكن ضرورياً.

Highs and lows · Lessons 5A Grammar and 6A Speaking: Regrets and Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages

Negative Inversion

A grammatical structure where a negative or restrictive adverbial phrase is placed at the beginning of a sentence, followed by an inverted auxiliary verb and subject.

Inside story · Reading and Writing

negotiate informally

التفاوض بطريقة غير رسمية للوصول إلى قرار مناسب للجميع.

Culture vulture · Writing 04 — Performance and Informal Negotiation

no article (ø)

عدم استخدام أداة قبل بعض الأسماء، مثل أسماء الأشخاص والأماكن ومعظم الدول والقارات والأسماء غير المعدودة.

Where we live · Lesson 3A Grammar — Articles

Non-biodegradable

Materials that cannot be broken down by biological processes, causing long-term environmental waste.

Looking ahead · Speaking and Writing

O

Objective

Remaining neutral and focused on facts rather than personal feelings.

Making sense of the senses · Life Skills: Debating

obsolete

No longer in use because a newer invention exists.

Digital perspectives · Reading and Listening: Technology, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality

Omnivore

A living being that eats both plants and animals.

Get the message · Reading and Vocabulary

on the move

Moving from one place to another.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

online presence

ما يظهر عن الشخص على الإنترنت، بما في ذلك منشوراته وصورته الإلكترونية.

Highs and lows · Grammar and Vocabulary: How best to use social media and Highs and lows

Opinion

An individual's subjective belief or viewpoint, often signaled by words like 'think', 'believe', or 'feel'.

Influences · Reading and Writing

opportunity

فرصة لفعل شيء أو الحصول عليه.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

Opposition

The side of the debate that challenges or argues against the motion.

Making sense of the senses · Life Skills: Debating

ordeal

تجربة رهيبة أو مؤلمة تستمر فترة من الزمن.

Highs and lows · Inspirational Stories of Resilience — Aldi Adilang

P

passive

صيغة نحوية يُركَّز فيها على الفعل أو الحدث أكثر من الشخص أو الشيء الذي قام به.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

passive form

صيغة تتكون مع past modals من have been متبوعة بالتصريف الثالث، مثل: might have been used.

Culture vulture · Grammar and Vocabulary: Writing a Letter of Application and Past Modals

past modals of speculation

أفعال ناقصة في الماضي تستخدم للتخمين أو التعبير عن درجة اليقين بشأن أحداث ماضية.

Culture vulture · Grammar and Vocabulary: Writing a Letter of Application and Past Modals

Past Perfect

Used for an action in the past that was completed before another action or time in the past.

Get the message · Vocabulary and Grammar

pay off

يؤدي إلى نتيجة جيدة أو ينجح.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

perception

The way people understand or see one another.

Digital perspectives · Virtual reality: walking in someone else’s shoes

perfect infinitive

The form "to have been" followed by a past participle, used for a present belief about a past event.

Digital perspectives · Lessons 5A and 6A: Selfies and Impersonal Passive Structures

personal data

Information about an Internet user that may be given away while browsing online.

Digital perspectives · Our Personal Data: A For-and-Against Essay

personalised content

Online content adapted to a user’s needs or interests.

Digital perspectives · Our Personal Data: A For-and-Against Essay

phrasal verb

فعل يتكوّن من فعل وparticle، وهي ظرف أو حرف جر.

Where we live · 05 Writing and Speaking — Household Problems, Solutions and Giving Instructions

plot

الأحداث الرئيسية في قصة الفيلم أو المسرحية.

Culture vulture · Writing 04 — Performance and Informal Negotiation

Poacher

An individual who illegally catches or kills animals.

Looking ahead · Reading: Endangered species

Present Perfect Continuous

Used for an action in progress or repeated over a period of time up until now.

Get the message · Vocabulary and Grammar

privacy settings

إعدادات في مواقع التواصل تحدد من يستطيع رؤية ما تنشره.

Highs and lows · Grammar and Vocabulary: How best to use social media and Highs and lows

proceeds

إجمالي المال الناتج عن بيع شيء أو تنظيمه.

Is it fair · Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary

Prop

An object used during a presentation to support the key message and make it more memorable.

Looking ahead · Life Skills: Persuasive presentation

Proposition

The side of the debate that supports the motion or statement.

Making sense of the senses · Life Skills: Debating

Proprioception

The sense of knowing the position and movement of different body parts.

Making sense of the senses · Grammar and Vocabulary

punchline

السطر أو الجملة الأخيرة في النكتة.

Culture vulture · Writing 04 — Performance and Informal Negotiation

put down roots

Settle in one place and become established there.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

Q

quantifiers

Words and phrases used to express amounts or proportions, such as all, most, some and a few.

Is it fair · Lesson 7A Writing: A Report — Student Common Room Renovation

Question Tag

A short question added to the end of a statement to invite agreement or confirmation.

Get the message · Grammar: Question tags and echo questions

R

Rebuttal

The act of presenting counterarguments to challenge the opponent's claims.

Making sense of the senses · Life Skills: Debating

recommendation

A suggestion about what should be done.

Is it fair · Lesson 7A Writing: A Report — Student Common Room Renovation

refugee

شخص يضطر إلى مغادرة وطنه أو منزله بسبب مشكلات في بلده.

Highs and lows · Grammar and Vocabulary: How best to use social media and Highs and lows

Reliable

Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.

Inside story · Grammar and Vocabulary

Reliable Source

A credible publication or website (e.g., UNIDO, Time magazine) used to provide factual evidence.

Get the message · Writing: Analytical essay

renovation

The process of improving or updating a building or room.

Is it fair · Lesson 7A Writing: A Report — Student Common Room Renovation

reported speech

نقل كلام شخص آخر دون استخدام كلماته الأصلية حرفياً.

Is it fair · 03 Reading and Listening — Reported Speech, Social Issues and Documentary Films

reporting verbs

أفعال تُستخدم لتلخيص ما قاله شخص ما.

Is it fair · 05 Writing — Reporting Verbs and Expressing Opinions

Rhetorical Devices

Techniques used by a speaker to make language or arguments more persuasive and convincing.

Looking ahead · Life Skills: Persuasive presentation

rhetorical question

سؤال يُستخدم لجذب القارئ أو تحفيزه على التفكير، وليس بالضرورة لطلب إجابة مباشرة.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

risk

احتمال حدوث شيء سيئ أو خطر.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

Rival

A person or group that competes with others.

Get the message · Reading and Vocabulary

Role Model

A person looked up to as an example to be imitated.

Influences · Reading and Writing

rompong

مصيدة صيد أو كوخ يطفو في وسط البحر ومثبت بقاع البحر بحبل.

Highs and lows · Inspirational Stories of Resilience — Aldi Adilang

S

savoury

A taste adjective for food that is salty or not sweet.

Making sense of the senses · Writing: Review

sea bed

الأرض الموجودة في قاع البحر.

Highs and lows · Inspirational Stories of Resilience — Aldi Adilang

seating

Chairs, sofas and other furniture used for sitting.

Is it fair · Lesson 7A Writing: A Report — Student Common Room Renovation

sensors

أجهزة تُستخدم للمراقبة والقياس، مثل مستشعرات معدل ضربات القلب وضغط الدم.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

sensory overload

A situation in which sensory experiences become too stressful or overwhelming.

Digital perspectives · Virtual reality: walking in someone else’s shoes

separable phrasal verb

فعل مركب يمكن فصل الفعل عن particle عندما يكون له مفعول به، مثل Switch the light on.

Where we live · 05 Writing and Speaking — Household Problems, Solutions and Giving Instructions

setback

مشكلة أو فشل يؤخر التقدم.

Highs and lows · 02 Reading — Lesson 2A Listening and Vocabulary / Lesson 3A Vocabulary

should / ought to

يُستخدمان للتعبير عن الواجب أو النصيحة.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

should have

تعني أنه كان من الأفضل أن يفعل الشخص شيئاً، لكنه لم يفعله.

Highs and lows · Lessons 5A Grammar and 6A Speaking: Regrets and Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages

shouldn't have

تعني أنه لم يكن من الأفضل أن يفعل الشخص شيئاً، لكنه فعله.

Highs and lows · Lessons 5A Grammar and 6A Speaking: Regrets and Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages

silk

قماش ناعم يُنتج من دودة القز.

Culture vulture · Jordanian Embroidery and Reduced Adverbial Clauses

simulated experience

An experience created artificially rather than experienced in real life.

Digital perspectives · Virtual reality: walking in someone else’s shoes

singular countable nouns

الأسماء المفردة المعدودة التي تُستخدم معها a أو an.

Where we live · Lesson 3A Grammar — Articles

Small talk

Polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters, especially as engaged in on social occasions.

Get the message · Vocabulary: Idioms and phrases

social isolation

A situation in which a person has little contact with the world outside their home.

Is it fair · 02 Grammar and Vocabulary — Volunteering and Social Issues

social issues

قضايا أو مشكلات تؤثر في المجتمع، مثل الفقر والبطالة والتشرد.

Is it fair · 03 Reading and Listening — Reported Speech, Social Issues and Documentary Films

spicy

A taste adjective for food with a hot or strong flavour; its opposite in the source task is mild.

Making sense of the senses · Writing: Review

spoiler

معلومة عن حبكة قصة أو فيلم أو برنامج تكشف جزءًا مهمًا من الأحداث، وقد تكشف النهاية.

Culture vulture · Spoilers: Love ’Em or Hate ’Em?

Strike up

To start a relationship or a conversation with someone.

Get the message · Vocabulary: Idioms and phrases

strong opinion

رأي قوي يُعبَّر عنه بصياغات تؤكد وضوح الرأي أو عدم الشك فيه.

Is it fair · 05 Writing — Reporting Verbs and Expressing Opinions

suffix

لاحقة تضاف إلى نهاية الكلمة لتكوين كلمة جديدة أو لتحديد نوعها.

Is it fair · 03 Reading and Listening — Reported Speech, Social Issues and Documentary Films

superlative adjectives

صفات التفضيل العليا التي تسبقها the، مثل the youngest وthe best.

Where we live · Lesson 3A Grammar — Articles

Supertaster

An individual with a higher density of taste buds, often resulting in a heightened sensitivity to bitter foods.

Making sense of the senses · Grammar and Vocabulary

supplies

الطعام والسلع العادية التي يحتاج إليها الناس يومياً.

Highs and lows · Inspirational Stories of Resilience — Aldi Adilang

survey

A process of collecting people’s opinions or information by asking questions.

Is it fair · Lesson 7A Writing: A Report — Student Common Room Renovation

suspense

حالة من الترقب أو التشويق لمعرفة ما سيحدث.

Culture vulture · Spoilers: Love ’Em or Hate ’Em?

sustainable development

تنمية مستدامة لا تضر بالبيئة.

Is it fair · 03 Reading and Listening — Reported Speech, Social Issues and Documentary Films

T

take something into account

أن تأخذ شيئًا بالحسبان أو تتذكره عند تقييم موقف.

Culture vulture · Spoilers: Love ’Em or Hate ’Em?

Tell somebody off

To speak to somebody angrily about something wrong that they have done.

Influences · Grammar and Vocabulary

tentative opinion

رأي غير جازم أو متردد.

Is it fair · 05 Writing — Reporting Verbs and Expressing Opinions

thaob

فستان مطرز أردني مصنوع من الحرير ويكون عادةً أسود اللون.

Culture vulture · Jordanian Embroidery and Reduced Adverbial Clauses

the

أداة تُستخدم مع الأشياء المحددة أو المذكورة سابقًا، ومع الفصول والأنهار والمحيطات وسلاسل الجبال وصفات التفضيل العليا.

Where we live · Lesson 3A Grammar — Articles

thick

A texture adjective meaning not runny or watery.

Making sense of the senses · Writing: Review

thought-provoking

شيء يجعلك تفكر بجدية في موضوع معين.

Culture vulture · Spoilers: Love ’Em or Hate ’Em?

threads

خيوط طويلة ورفيعة من مادة معينة.

Culture vulture · Jordanian Embroidery and Reduced Adverbial Clauses

tied down

Restricted by being fixed to one place or situation.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

Topic Sentence

The opening sentence of a paragraph that states the main idea to be explained and supported.

Get the message · Writing: Analytical essay

Tripling

A rhetorical technique of listing three similar things or points to increase the impact of information.

Looking ahead · Life Skills: Persuasive presentation

U

uncountable nouns

الأسماء غير المعدودة التي لا تُستخدم معها أداة، مثل energy.

Where we live · Lesson 3A Grammar — Articles

Urban Myth

A modern story of obscure origin that is widely circulated as though it were true.

Inside story · Reading and Writing

V

Virtual Reality

A computer-generated simulation of an experience seen in 3D that can feel almost like being in the real situation.

Digital perspectives · Virtual reality: walking in someone else’s shoes

Virtual Reality (VR)

A technology discussed in relation to experiences, communication, interaction and helping people understand disabilities or homelessness.

Digital perspectives · Reading and Listening: Technology, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality

volunteer

A person who offers to help without being paid.

Is it fair · 02 Grammar and Vocabulary — Volunteering and Social Issues

W

wearables

أجهزة يمكن ارتداؤها، مثل الساعة الذكية التي تقيس النشاط ومعدل ضربات القلب.

Digital perspectives · Grammar and Vocabulary — An Article, Dependent Prepositions and the Internet of Things

whereas

تُستخدم للمقارنة بين حقيقتين متباينتين.

Where we live · Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar — Modal and Related Verbs

Wind somebody up

To say things in order to annoy somebody.

Influences · Grammar and Vocabulary

wish/if only + past perfect

تُستخدمان للحديث عن الندم على أشياء حدثت أو لم تحدث في الماضي.

Highs and lows · Lessons 5A Grammar and 6A Speaking: Regrets and Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages

wish/if only + past tense

تُستخدمان للحديث عن الندم في الوقت الحاضر أو عن الأشياء التي نرغب في تغييرها.

Highs and lows · Lessons 5A Grammar and 6A Speaking: Regrets and Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages

wish/if only + would

تُستخدمان للحديث عن رغبتنا في أن يتغير سلوك شخص آخر.

Highs and lows · Lessons 5A Grammar and 6A Speaking: Regrets and Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages

work remotely

Work away from a company office, using a remote location.

Where we live · Lesson 2A: Listening and Vocabulary — Making the World Your Home

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