Cycle 3 (Science for life)
Cycle Content
Week 1
- Upstream:
- Unit 9: Planet Issues
- Writing Academic English:
- Part 2: Writing an Essay, Chapter 8: Paraphrase & Summary
Week 2
- Upstream:
- (continue) Unit 9: Planet Issues
- New Hello:
- Literature: King Lear Act 3 (scenes 1:4)
- Some online resources
Week 3
- New Hello:
- Unit 3: The future of food
- Unit 5: Being smart online
- Grammarway 4:
- Unit 1: Future forms
- Some online resources
** All online resources can be found in the cycle file.
Cycle Vocabulary
Week 1
Session 1
| Word | Meaning | Meaning in English | Equals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contribute to | يساهم في | |||
| the Antarctic | القارة القطبية الجنوبية | |||
| regulation | نظام / تنظيم | |||
| commercial fishing | صيد تجاري | |||
| restriction | قيد / تقييد | |||
| jump into | يدخل في | to become involved in a situation very quickly | ||
| toxic waste | نفايات سامة | poisonous waste products (from factories, for example) | ||
| crisis | أزمة | |||
| biodegradable | قابل للتحلل | (of a substance or object) capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms | ||
| expedition | بعثة / حملة | |||
| involve | شمل | (of a situation or event) include (something) as a necessary part or result | ||
| sediment | رواسب | |||
| breed | يتكاثر | |||
| warning | تحذير | |||
| cause harm to | يسبب ضرر لـ | |||
| marine | بحري | |||
| illegal | غير قانوني / غير شرعي | |||
| preserved | محفوظ |
Week 2
Session 1
| Word | Meaning | Meaning in English | Equals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| botanist | عالم نبات | |||
| tropical | استوائي | |||
| humidity | رطوبة | |||
| tricky | مخادع / صعب | |||
| habitat | موطن / مسكن طبيعي | |||
| emergency | حالة طوارئ | |||
| soil damp | رطوبة التربة | |||
| scent | رائحة / عطر | |||
| fountain | نافورة | |||
| biome | منطقة حيوية | a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat | flora : the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period fauna : the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period | |
| mathematician | المتخصص بالرياضيات | |||
| merchant | تاجر | |||
| astronomy | علم الفلك | |||
| arithmetic | علم الحساب | the branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers | ||
| vegetarian | نباتي |
Week 3
Session 1
| Word | Meaning | Meaning in English | Equals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hoverboard | (chiefly in science fiction) a means of transport resembling a skateboard that travels above the surface of the ground, ridden in a standing position | |||
| futurologist | عالم المستقبل | |||
| luxury | رفاهية / ترف | |||
| abundant | وافر / كثير | |||
| depletion | نضوب / استنفاذ | reduction in the number or quantity of something | ||
| diminish | يقلل / ينقص | make or become less | ||
| prospect | احتمال / إمكانية / مشهد | |||
| hurdle | عقبة / حاجز |
Session 2
| Word | Meaning | Meaning in English | Equals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| consult | يستشير / يشاور | |||
| reliable | يعتمد عليه / موثوق به | |||
| update | يحدّث | |||
| up-to-date | حديث / جديد | |||
| take down | يزيل (منشور مثلا) - يدوّن | to remove something that was previously put up or put in place | ||
| upgrade | يطور / يحسن | |||
| banner advert | إعلان على لافتة | an advertisement that appears across the top of a page on the internet | ||
| cookies | ملفات تعريف الارتباط | a small file that is sent by a website to your computer and that contains information about how you use the site, so that this information is available the next time you use the site | ||
| sponsored advert | an advertisement that a brand pays an online publisher to create and seamlessly integrate, conforming to the design, format, and content of the website or social media feed where it is published | |||
| search result | نتيجة البحث ( على الانترنت) | |||
| skim | يقرأ بسرعة | |||
| scan | يقرأ بتمعن | |||
| fraudulent | محتال / مخادع | |||
| reputable | حسن السمعة - ذو سمعة طيبة | |||
| counterfeit (v) | يزوّر / يزيّف | |||
| counterfeit (n) | تزوير - شيء مزيّف | |||
| counterfeit (adj) | مزوّر | |||
| trustworthy | جدير بالثقة / موثوق | |||
| compromise | حل وسط | |||
| hover | يحوم / يرفرف | remain in one place in the air | ||
| malicious | ضار | |||
| urgency | استعجال / إلحاح | |||
| sophisticated | معقد | |||
| multilayered | متعدد الطبقات | |||
| tier | طبقة / درجة | |||
| lessen | يقلل / ينقص | diminish | ||
| discern | يدرك (شيء) / يميز (شيء) | |||
| succumb | خضع / استسلم | |||
| lure | يخدع / يغري | |||
| spear phishing | the fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information. | ostensibly : ظاهريًا | ||
| authentic | أصلي / حقيقي | |||
| penetrate | يخترق | |||
| defense | دفاع / حماية | |||
| enterprise | مشروع - شركة | |||
| impersonate | ينتحل شخصية | |||
| vendor | بائع | |||
| whaling | صيد الحيتان | |||
| time profiling | تحديد الوقت | |||
| opportune moment | اللحظة المناسبة | |||
| credentials | أوراق اعتماد | |||
| voice phishing | the use of telephony to conduct phishing attacks | also known as : vishing | ||
| vulnerable | غير حصين - معرض للهجوم |
From Grammarway 4
Unit 1
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