Activity Book ﻡ٢٠١٥¥٢٠١٤ Vocational Stream Girls’ Grade 10 Activity Book م2015 - 2014 المؤسسة العامة للطباعة Contents Unit Title Page Friendship Human and Children's Rights Family Hygiene Test 12 Healthy Life and Healthy Food 14 Food Preservation 17 Setting Tables 20 Test 23 Money and Currencies 25 Buying and Selling 28 Incomes 31 Test 34 10 Women and Work 36 11 Work in the Future 39 12 Success in Life 42 Test 45 Glossary 47 Friendship Exercise Speaking Read the following situation, then discuss the questions in pairs Situation: Susan feels she is not as popular as her friends She hopes to become popular by imitating her friends and not being herself Questions Do you think Susan is behaving appropriately? How could you have handled the situation better? Exercise Listening Exe Listen to seven negative sentences about friendship Make the necessary changes to make them more positive Write your sentences on the lines below You may use words from the list to help you caring honest invaluable kind loyal sincere trustworthy understanding Exercise Reading A Read the following letters taken from a teenager’s magazine (Teen Friends), then answer the question Dear Teen Friends, My friend Rania wants to spend more time with me than I want to spend with her I like Rania very much, but I want more freedom to see other people, too What should I do? Huda, Damascus Dear Teen Friends, I was very angry last night and I shouted at my friend Ruba She left my house very sad I really regret shouting at her but I am scared that I will look stupid if I say I am sorry What you suggest? Salma, Homs Dear Teen Friends, Recently, my best friends Zeina and Rana had an argument They demand that I choose between them I don’t want to lose either of them What would you advise me to do? Eman, Aleppo Dear Teen Friends, My family and I have moved recently to a new town I’m worried because I’m going to a new school I don’t know anybody there! How can I make some new friends? Fatimah, Hama B Match the answers with the problems A Dear … It’s natural to worry when you start something new But don’t forget that the other students will be new, too Just smile and talk to people I am sure that you will make friends in a very short time Teen Friends Counsellor B Dear … Don’t worry You don’t have to choose between your friends Why don’t you try to help them solve their problems This way you can all be friends again Teen Friends Counsellor C Dear … If I were you, I would apologise as soon as possible Saying that you are sorry may be difficult but it is never silly You should explain to your friend that you didn’t mean to hurt her and that you would like to be friends again Teen Friends Counsellor D Dear … Why don’t you try to introduce Rania to your other friends You’re sure to have lots of fun if you all spend time together Teen Friends Counsellor Exercise Grammar Unit Choose the correct letter: a, b, c or d … a receptionist or a secretary? a Huda is b Is Huda c Huda d Is she Huda … your second language? a Where is b What is c When is d How much is Who … your friend? a the b is c Salwa d is the Is Ali home? No,… a he isn’t b he is c she isn’t d she’s out Is English his second language? Yes, … a he is b his c is d it is … is Ola Halabi? a What b She c Who d Is she Exercise Writing Write about the best friendship you’ve ever had What made (or makes) it so special? Describe your friend What are the qualities that you appreciate most about this person? Human and Children's Rights Exercise Vocabulary A Write the following words / group of words under the correct column a bicycle clean air clean water decent shelter education express your opinion fashionable clothes fast food holiday trips medical care money to spend nutritious food own bedroom personal computer personal stereo playgrounds and recreation centres protection from abuse and neglect TV set the opportunity to express your opinion and be listened to Needs Wants B In your opinion, what are the six most important needs? Justify your answer Exercise Speaking Decide whether the following statements support children’s rights or not In pairs, discuss what solutions you can give to the situations that are against children’s rights Friendship knows no barriers of country, culture, race or religion More than 120 million children not have safe water Children who have suffered in any way have a right to get help in a safe place, to help them recover s Exercise Grammar Unit A Rewrite the following sentences in the present continuous The children’s rights movement promotes legal protection of children International legal instruments included protection for children across the globe The League of Nations Declaration declared that children need protection Salma, the event’s organiser, talked about children’s illnesses They will meet experts to discuss the rights of humans around the world B Which phrases in Exercise A use the possessive ’s? Explain their meaning as in the example below Choose two more phrases from Exercise A and rewrite them using the possessive ’s Example: children’s rights = the rights of children Exercise Reading Read the following situations, then complete the table Luke is four and Helena is nine Their family don’t have enough to eat because the place where their father worked has closed down The unemployment money they get from the government isn’t enough to pay for all their needs, so Luke and Helena are not very well fed Because of this, they are small for their age and are not doing very well at school Douglas was 13 and wanted to take a newspaper round to earn some pocket money for an expensive mountain bike His parents felt he was too young to take on this work since he would have to leave home at 5.30 a.m and they were worried for Douglas’ health and safety Zeina’s parents came to England looking for better work opportunities Zeina, aged eight, was left with her grandmother Now her grandmother is ill and wants Zeina to join her parents but the government won’t let her come to England as it has promised to limit immigration Zeina is still a child and needs her parents to care for her Tarek has cerebral palsy, which means he has to use a wheel chair When he was due to move from his local primary school to secondary school, his parents were told he had to go to a school for children with special needs because the local school does not have wheel chair access to all floors The school cannot afford to make expensive adaptations for one student but Tarek is doing well at school and wants to continue learning with his friends Rania and Ali have come to live in Great Britain, and they are learning to speak English for the first time Sometimes in school they speak their home language as they find it easier to explain things to each other in their mother tongue A teacher tells them to stop and says they must speak English all the time Reema, 14, and Maha, 12, share a bedroom Maha sits down to her homework every night but Reema keeps playing music loudly and jumping all round the room so Maha finds it hard to concentrate She has asked Reema to stop but Reema says it’s her room too and she has a right to as she likes in it What is the problem? Who is responsible for solving the problem? How could the problem be resolved? Exercise Writing Ten million children die every year before their fifth birthday Save the Children is outraged at this loss As a result, they are starting a campaign in which they ask people to decorate and sign a fifth birthday card Save the Children will send the card to the Prime Minister to tell him what they think of this crisis Write a paragraph to persuade people to join the campaign demand verb to ask for something very firmly, especially because you think you have a right to this: I demand to know what is going on discount noun a reduction in the usual price of something: Many stores will offer a discount on bulk purchases denim noun a type of strong cotton cloth used especially to make jeans, overalls and other clothing: I need to buy some denim to make my sister a shirt discrimination noun the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way: Something should be done to prevent discrimination deposit account noun a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term: I would like to open a deposit account please doorknobs noun a round handle that you turn to open a door: Doorknobs can be difficult for the young and elderly to operate, especially infants depressing adjective making you feel very sad: It is a depressing thought doubtful adjective probably not true or not likely to happen: Prospects for a lasting peace remain doubtful detector noun a machine or piece of equipment that finds or measures something: It is important to have a smoke detector in every house dignity noun the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect: My father is a man of dignity and unbending principle dire adjective extremely serious or terrible:The situation looked dire 52 draining board noun a slightly sloping area next to a kitchen sink where you put dishes to dry: Can you please put the dishes on the draining board? dreadful adjective used to emphasise how bad something or someone is: He did a dreadful mistake E efficient adjective works well without wasting time, money, or energy: Helen is a very efficient secretary efficiently adverb working in a well-organised way: He functions efficiently entitled adjective to give someone the official right to or have something: Fulltime employees are entitled to receive health insurance entrepreneur noun someone who starts a new business or arranges business deals in order to make money, often in a way that involves financial risks: The word entrepreneur is a loanword from French etiquette noun the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group: The article includes tips on etiquette expenses noun the costs incurred in the performance of one's job or a specific task: His hotel expenses are increasing F fare noun a range of food, esp of a particular type: This family eats a simple fare of meat farthest adverb at or to the greatest distance away: My sister was the one who travelled farthest fashionable adjective 1- popular, especially for a short period of time: Strong colours are very fashionable at the moment 2- popular with, or used by, rich people: He runs a fashionable restaurant near the Harbour filling noun the soft material inside a cushion or pillow: I bought a pillow with feather filling fit adjective in good health, esp because of regular physical exercise: I swim regularly to keep fit flexible adjective a person, plan etc that is flexible can change or be changed easily to suit any new situation: We can be flexible about your starting date fold verb bend something flexible by laying or pressing one part over another: Fold the paper along the dotted line form noun a printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted: Can you please fill in this application form? free banking noun is a theory of banking in which commercial banks and market forces control the provision of banking services such as bank note issues, cheque accounts, deposit acceptance and / or money lending: The period between 1837 and 1862 is known as the free banking era fuel noun food or drink that give energy: Any protein intake can also be used as fuel furniture noun large movable equipment, such as tables and chairs, used to make a house, office, or other space suitable for living or working: Most of my office furniture is brand new G Glossary genuine adjective sincere: She had no doubts as to whether Nada was genuine get along phrasal verb have a harmonious or friendly relationship: They seem to get along pretty well greasy adjective covered with an oily substance: He wiped his greasy fingers grow verb 1- (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically; progress to maturity: He would watch Nick grow to manhood 2- cause (something, esp a business) to expand or increase: The family business is growing guise noun an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something: It is the same ideas in a different guise 53 H handicapped adjective having a condition that markedly restricts one’s ability to function physically, mentally, or socially: She teaches at a special school for handicapped children handle noun the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled: The pan features helpful lifting handles handle verb manage (a situation or problem): She handled the situation properly haven noun a place where people or animals can live peacefully or go to in order to be safe: The riverbanks are a haven for wildlife health-conscious adjective aware of health issues: We all should be healthconscious to be able to take care of our bodies honest adjective someone who is honest always tells the truth and does not cheat or steal: I haven’t been totally honest with you 54 hors d’oeuvres noun food that is served in small amounts before the main part of the meal: I liked the hors d’oeuvres she served at the party yesterday hostess noun a woman who receives or entertains guests: Mrs Harrison is the perfect dinner-party hostess humiliate verb make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and selfrespect, esp publicly: You humiliated me in front of the whole school! I immigrant noun a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country: They will convene to discuss the civil liberties of immigrants immigration noun the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country: They have set barriers to control illegal immigration from Mexico immune system noun a complex system that is responsible for protecting our bodies against infections and foreign substances: She caught the virus because she had a weak immune system impact noun the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another: The force of the impact knocked him over indispensable adjective absolutely necessary: This book is indispensable to anyone interested in literature inflation noun a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money: The policies aimed at controlling inflation information pack noun a collection of related documents, esp one kept in a folder: She gathered the information she got from the exhibition in separate information packs initiative noun the ability to assess and initiate things independently: Use your initiative, imagination, and common sense interest noun a group or organisation having a specified common concern, esp in politics or business: The regulation of national interests in India, Brazil, and Africa interest rate noun percentage per annum charged on money borrowed or lent: You have to pay an interest rate when you borrow money from the bank Internet banking noun a system that enables bank customers to access accounts and general information on bank products and services through their computers: Internet banking is an amazing invention! invaluable adjective extremely useful: The Internet is an invaluable source of information irrevocable adjective not able to be changed, reversed or recovered: Think about the situation carefully before you take an irrevocable step K kind adjective having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature: She was a good and kind woman Glossary lifestyle noun the way in which a person or group lives: The benefits of a healthy lifestyle are many kit noun a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose: Sally keeps her make-up kit in her bag loyal adjective faithful; honest: The army has remained loyal to the government knead verb work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands: Knead the dough for three minutes magnificent adjective impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant; striking: The interior layout is magnificent L maintenance noun the process of keeping something in good condition: Your car maintenance service is due this month leaflet noun a printed sheet of paper, sometimes folded, containing information or advertising and usually distributed free: A leaflet on car loans is distributed there make ends meet expression earn enough money to live without getting into debt: leisure time noun time when you are not working or studying and can relax and things you enjoy: Most people now enjoy shorter working hours and more leisure time marvelous adjective extremely good, enjoyable, impressive etc: It is marvellous what they can these days liability noun a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage: He has become a political liability mat noun a small piece of cork, card, or similar material placed on a table or other surface to protect it from the heat or moisture of an object placed on it: I need to buy mats to place coffee cups on them 55 mattress noun the soft part of a bed that you lie on: The beggar was sleeping on the street on an old lumpy mattress mingle verb if you mingle at a party, you move around the room and talk to lots of different people: She was eager to mingle with the other guests mite noun a very small creature that lives in plants, carpets…etc: Spray your mattress and pillow to get rid of dust mites mix verb combine or put together to form one substance or mass: Oil and water don’t mix mortgage noun the charging of real (or personal) property by a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt: I have to pay my mortgage before the end of next year mother tongue noun your mother tongue is the first and main language that you learnt when you were a child: There are special courses for children for whom English is not their mother tongue 56 mould noun a soft green, grey, or black substance that grows on food which has been kept too long, and on objects that are in warm, wet air: The walls were black with mould nutritious adjective (of food) full of the natural substances that the body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly: Wholemeal bread is more nutritious than white bread mutual adjective (of a feeling or action) experienced or done by each of two or more parties toward the other or others: Their partnership is based on mutual respect and understanding O N napkin ring noun a small ring used to hold a person’s table napkin when not in use: Finally, insert the folded napkin into a napkin ring neglect noun the state or fact of being uncared for: She was accused of child neglect nutrient noun a chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow: The plant absorbs nutrients from the soil offend verb cause to feel upset, annoyed or resentful: Viewers said they had been offended by bad language old-fashioned expression 1- not considered to be modern or fashionable any more: She wears really old-fashioned clothes! 2- someone who is old-fashioned has ideas, attitudes etc that were more usual in the past than now: He is very old-fashioned when it comes to music out of reach phrase unattainable: This plan is out of reach for most subscribers out-of-date expression 1- if information is out-of-date, it is not recent and may no longer be correct: The information in the tourist guide is already out-ofdate Glossary 2- if something is outof-date, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists: Their manufacturing methods are hopelessly out-of-date 3- an official document that is out-of-date cannot be used because the period of time for which it was effective has finished: She cannot travel because her passport is out-of-date P packet noun a paper or cardboard container, typically one in which goods are packed to be sold: I ordered a packet of paperclips paycheck noun a cheque for salary or wages made out to an employee: We were given our paychecks late this month out of place expression in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate: She seemed out of place at the literary parties part verb to separate from someone, or end a relationship with them: They parted on friendly terms personal account noun a record of amounts receivable from or payable to a person or an entity: Charge it to my personal account outraged verb to make someone feel very angry and shocked: Customers were outraged by the price increases partner noun a person who takes part in an undertaking with another or others, esp in a business or company with shared risks and profits: He had to consult his partner before continuing overall adjective total: The overall cost of the exhibition was 400,000 S.P overdraft noun a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds: As with any loan, you pay interest on the outstanding balance of an overdraft loan pack verb to prepare food and put it into containers for preserving or selling: Mum packed our lunch boxes pastime noun an activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work; a hobby: My favourite pastimes are football and golf pastry noun a mixture of flour, butter and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked food such as pies: They have a wide variety of breakfast pastry personnel noun the people who work in a company, organisation, or military force: All personnel are to receive security badges plate noun a flat and usually round dish that you eat from or serve food on: The plates were piled high with rice pleasant adjective (of a person or their manner) friendly and considerate; likable: They found him pleasant and cooperative 57 precautionary adjective done in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening: More troops were sent to the area as a precautionary measure preservation noun the action of maintaining something in its original or existing state: We are working for the preservation of the environment preserve verb to store food for a long time after treating it so that it will not decay: Black olives were preserved in brine price labels noun prices put on labels of goods: We need to change these price labels; there are many changes in the prices prime adjective of the very best quality or kind: The hotel is in a prime location overlooking the valley promising adjective showing signs of being successful or good in the future: He has a promising career in law 58 prospective adjective someone who is likely to a particular thing or achieve a particular position: He is a prospective partner prosperous adjective rich and successful: Mr Smith is a prosperous landowner punctual adjective on time: She is always punctual for appointments put through phrasal verb connect someone by telephone to another person or place: Put me through to the loans department, please raise noun an increase in the money you earn: His raise was 500 S.P realistic adjective judging and dealing with situations in a practical way according to what is actually possible rather than what you would like to happen: It is just not realistic to expect a promotion so soon rate of pay noun amount of money received per unit time: Women’s rate of pay is lower than men’s receipt noun a written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or that goods have been received: Did you get the receipt? recently adverb not long ago: He has recently been promoted to Assistant Manager recite verb repeat aloud a poem or passage from memory before an audience: We provided our own entertainment by singing and reciting poetry recover verb to return to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty: The tourist industry is recovering to pre-war levels recreation noun activity done for enjoyment when one is not working: She cycles for recreation recreation centre noun a public area that is used for sports and games: I go to the recreation centre every sunday regret verb to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it: Do not anything you might regret! reliable adjective able to be trusted: The Internet is not always a reliable source of information rely verb depend on with full trust or confidence: I know I can rely on your discretion rent verb pay someone for the use of something, typically property, land or a car: They rented a house together in Spain retail noun the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their own use and not for selling to anyone else: My father is a manager with twenty years experience in the retail business retirement age noun the age at which you stop working: The normal retirement age in many countries is 65 revenues noun money that a business or organisation receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services: The sum of our revenues is not very encouraging rind noun the tough outer skin of some types of fruit such as oranges: Add the grated lemon rinds to the mixture roll verb 1- turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball: She started to roll up her sleeping bag 2- flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers: Roll the dough on a floured surface rosy adjective seeming to offer hope of success or happiness: When I look at our family business, I see a company that has a rosy future routine noun a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed programme: I settled down into a routine of work and sleep Glossary run verb to organise or be in charge of an activity, business, organisation or country: For a while, she ran a restaurant in Boston S salary noun a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis made by an employer to an employee: He received a salary of $29,000 sales tax noun a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales: The company needs to pay its sales tax sanitizer noun a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use esp on food-processing equipment: Several Internet sites provide recipes for a bubble gum-scented hand sanitizer for children savings account noun a bank account that earns interest: You need to have your own savings account scar noun a mark left at the point of separation of a leaf or other part from a plant: A scar is a normal change in older leaves 59 scrutinise verb to examine someone or something very carefully: He scrutinised the document scum noun a layer of dirt on the surface of a liquid: The water was covered with a thick green scum sealable adjective that can be closed: This bag is sealable to keep the food inside fresh sector noun a part of an area of activity, especially of business, trade etc: New laws have been established regarding the agricultural sector of the economy secure adjective safe from and protected against damage or attack: Companies can offer secure credit card transactions over the Internet securely adverb safely: You have to climb mountains securely security noun procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the safety of an organisation: Cooperation remains the keystone of the government’s security policy 60 self-determination noun the process by which a person controls their own life: Self determination is a very important characteristic of a good employee seniority noun if you have seniority in a company or organisation, you have worked there a long time and have some official advantages: I had fifteen years seniority, and they couldn't fire me serve verb present food or drink to someone : They serve fresh fruits instead of canned fruits service noun work done for a customer: We have highly customised goods and services serviette noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing: You should clean all the serviettes after lunch sheet noun a large piece of thin cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under: I will go and find you some clean sheets and blankets shelter noun a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life: They are in need of food and shelter sibling noun a brother or sister: He hasn’t seen his siblings in eight years sincere adjective a feeling, belief, or statement that is honest and true, and based on what you really feel and believe: I would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me snack noun a small amount of food eaten between main meals or instead of a meal: I only had time to grab a quick snack snoop into phrasal verb to pry into something or someone else's affairs: I wish you would stop snooping into my business! spectacular adjective very impressive: We hiked in a mountainous area with spectacular scenery spending record noun a report that shows where you are spending your money: Keeping a spending record helps you to make a good saving plan spoilage noun the decay of foodstuffs due to the action of bacteria; rotting: He was concerned about the spoilage of fruit on the way to market stack up phrasal verb to compare with something else: We wondered how London restaurants stacked up against restaurants in Atlanta stainless steel noun a form of steel containing chromium, resistant to tarnishing and rust: I bought a dozen of stainless steel knives statement noun a document setting out items of debit and credit between a bank or other organisation and a customer: The accounts department has prepared a financial statement for the shareholders state of the art expression The highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time: Forty or fifty years ago the state of the art in radio was represented by crackling noises stationery noun writing and other office materials: The new employee needs stationery stem noun the slender attachment or support of a fruit: Take out the stems of fruit while you are washing them sterilised adjective free from bacteria or other living microorganisms: Don’t worry the room is sterilised stewed adjective cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan: Have you ever tasted stewed apples? stock market noun the business of buying and selling stocks and shares: Participants in the stock market range from small individual stock investors to large fund traders Glossary store verb put things away and keep them until you need them: Squirrels are storing up nuts for the winter strapped adjective having little or no money at the moment: Can you lend me ten dollars? I am a little strapped for cash stuffed animal noun toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials: The most well known type of stuffed animals is the teddy bear suffer verb to experience physical or mental pain: At least he died suddenly and didn't suffer supplier noun a person who provides goods: The supplier did not get the new machine today surname noun a hereditary name common to all members of a family: His real surname is MacNeil 61 synthetic adjective produced by combining different artificial substances, rather than being naturally produced: He works in a factory that makes synthetic chemicals T tablecloth noun a cloth spread over a table, esp during meals: First, you should put the tablecloth before you set the table tactful adjective not likely to upset or embarrass other people: There was no tactful way of phrasing what he wanted to say take down phrasal verb write down spoken words: I took down the address take-away noun food or drink to be taken out and consumed elsewhere: You can pick your order at the take-away window permanently: He will work here temporarily tender adjective easy to cut or chew; not tough: Simmer until the meat is tender a large belt around a set of wheels, that you can walk or run on while staying in the same place: Treadmills were historically used as a method of reforming offenders in prison thrive verb to become very successful or very strong and healthy: Luckily our business managed to thrive during the recession trustworthy adjective someone who is trustworthy can be trusted and depended on: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy trade union noun an organisation that represents workers, especially in meetings with employers: Over the last three hundred years, trade unions have developed into a number of forms U travel agency noun an agency that makes the necessary arrangements for travellers, esp the booking of airline tickets and hotel rooms: I went to the travel agency to book for our holiday unsightly adjective unpleasant to look at; ugly: The view of the polluted sea was very unsightly tariff noun a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports: The government imposes tariff barriers on some products traveller’s cheque a special cheque for a fixed amount that can be exchanged for the money of a foreign country: Traveller's cheques are available in several currencies temporarily adverb for a limited time only; not treadmill noun a piece of exercise equipment that has 62 understanding adjective sympathetic and kind about other people's problems: Luckily, I have a very understanding boss update verb make (something) more modern or up to date: Security measures are continually updated and improved up to the minute expression current: This report is up to the minute and fresh from the wire services up-to-date expression including all the latest information: They have access to up-to-date information through a computer database V vacuum packing noun a food preservation technique in which the food is sealed in a tight and firm package that is free from air: Vacuum packing is a new technique used by many food companies nowadays wrap verb cover or enclose (someone or something) in paper or soft material: The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper Glossary sector noun a part of an area of activity, especially of business, trade etc: New laws have been established regarding the agricultural sector of the economy vary verb differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class: Test scores vary from school to school vehicle noun something you use to express and spread your ideas, opinions etc: The exhibition was used as a vehicle for political propaganda W warehouse noun a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored before their export or distribution for sale: Move these goods to the warehouse 63 ﺣﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺯﻳﻊ ﻓﻲ ﺍﳉﻤﻬﻮﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺭﻳﺔ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﺒﺎﻋﺔ ﺗﺪﻗﻴﻖﻭﻣﻮﺍﺀﻣﺔﻛﺘﺐﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔﺍﻹﻧﻜﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ ﺳﺮﻭﺭﺷﻠﺶ ﻧﺒﺎﻝﺣﻨﺎ ﺭﺷﺎﺑﺎﻳﺰﻳﺪ ﻟﻴﻨﺎﺍﻟﺬﻳﺎﺏ ﺳﻤﺮﺍﻟﺸﻴﺸﻜﻠﻲ 322 Old Brompton Road, London SW5 9JH, England Maktabat El Nashr El Tarbawi El Souri (Syrian Educational Publishers) Omar El Mukhtar 2nd Str., Bldg El Mazraa, Damascus-Syria Phone: (011) 44676789 Fax: (011) 44676788 e-mail: info@syrianep.com www.syrianep.com Reprinted 2014 © York Press 2009 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers 64 English for Starters, Vocational Stream – Girls’ English for Starters, Vocational Stream – Girls’, is an English language course that was specially written for vocational / girls’ secondary schools in Syria The course progresses from an intermediate level of English in Grade 10 to an advanced level of English in Grade 12 The book introduces students to concepts in practical girls’ skills; it assumes no prior knowledge of these skills on the part of students and teachers The course aims to review and consolidate the language and skills learnt at previous levels and equip students for their future foreign language needs in the following areas: language skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing), grammar, vocabulary and practical girls’ skills It enables students to perform routine tasks at work and to take part in social interaction Components: Students’ Book Activity Book including a glossary Teacher’s Book Audio CD ﻝﺱ١١٥ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺮ ... throughout infection and people Germs can Germs live all around us: in soil, air, water, food, animals, (1) the home be found (2) , we can take By understanding when and where there is potential for germs... Write the words in brackets in the correct form Simple actions can stop germs and prevent (ill) (1) and reduce sick days Keep common surfaces such as countertops, doorknobs and telephones (sanitizer)... form Some of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child are: -Special (protect) (1) , opportunities, and facilities to (able) (2) them to develop in a healthy and normal manner,