Language Notes

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 486.

¨ لاحظ الاختصارات الآتية:

۩ interview مقابلة شخصية (للوظيفة)/ مقابلة (إذاعية / تليفزيونية / صحفية)

۩ appointment موعد / ميعاد ۩ conference مؤتمر ۩meeting اجتماع

● He has an interview next Thursday for a job.

● Representatives from over 100 countries attended the International Peace Conference in Geneva.

● I've got a meeting with Mr. Edwards this afternoon.

● I have an appointment to see the doctor.

۩ apply for يتقدم بطلب (للحصول علي وظيفة / تأشيرة / جنسية / مكان في الجامعة ، الخ)

۩ apply in person يتقدم بالطلب شخصيا ۩apply in writing يقدم الطلب كتابةً

۩ apply to + inf. يتقدم بطلب لكي .. ۩ apply يُطبق

۩ apply to + n ينطبق علي ۩ apply to + n يتقدم بالطلب إلي

● She applied for a job with the local newspaper.

● She is going to apply for citizenship next month.

● You should apply immediately, in person or by letter.

● He has applied to join the police.

● The offer only applies to flights from London and Manchester.

● I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them.

● Some of the children seem unable to apply what they have learned.

¨ on time = punctual, not late في الوقت المحدد – بدون تأخير

· The train arrived on time.

¨ in time = early enough / soon enough في الوقت المناسب / مبكرا بما يكفي

· He was in time for the 7 o'clock train.

§Wages – salary – fare – fees

§Wages أجور (عمال مثلا) بالساعة أو اليوم أو الأسبوع

· The workers went on strike because they wanted higher wages.

§Salary مرتب شهري أو سنوي

·This bank manager gets a salary of 40,000 dollars a year.

§Fare أجرة مواصلات Taxi fare bus fare plane fare

§Fees رسوم أو أتعاب lawyer's fees school fees رسوم مدرسية

·Doctors' fees are very high nowadays.

۩ لاحظ استخدام كلمة project بمعنيين مختلفين:

Do a (history) project يقوم بإعداد بحث أو دراسة في موضوع معين

Carry out a project ينفذ مشروع (تجاري / صناعي ، مثلا)

۩ applicant متقدم (بطلب كتابي) للحصول علي شيء (وظيفة / جنسية / تأشيرة / منحة / قرض)

۩ candidate مرشح (لوظيفة / في الانتخابات) متقدم لامتحان ما

۩ nominee مرشح (رسميا) لوظيفة هامة أو جائزة

● He was one of 30 applicants for the manager's job.

● There are only three candidates for the job.

● Candidates are not allowed to use a calculator in this exam.

● He was the only nominee for the presidency.

۩ تُستخدم الأداة a / an عادة قبل الصفة إذا جاء بعدها الاسم:

·a clever doctor · a good education

۩ ولكن لاحظ ما يلي:

as + adj. + a/an + n. as so + adj. + a/an + n. + that

·These days, women have as good an education as men.

·It was so hot a day that I could hardly work.

Exercises on Vocabulary and Language Notes:

Choose the correct answer:

1- It is important for nurses to get on with their patients, the hospital is looking for (readable – searchable – sociable - survivable) young people to train.

2- Ali is the most (consensus – dangerous – conscientious - pernicious) student in the class. He works hard and cares about what he does.

3- When they are applying for a job, some people start their (B.Sc. – AD – DVD - CV) with personal details. Others put their qualifications first.

4- Our school is very (sterilized – organised – despised - devised). The staff and students are always on time and everyone knows exactly what they have to do.

5- Our family has a well-(attached – detached – talented – established) business. It was started by my grandfather in 1935.

6- I need some medicine. Is there a/an (bakery – pharmacy – grocery – embassy) near here.

7- If you want them to interview you for the job, send them your (BA – CV – WC – BC).

8- You are the most (well-established / well-organised /well-behaved / well-dressed) person I know. You never forget anything and you are never late.

9- My uncle was always (conscientious – jealous – envious - ambitious). He was always looking for a better job.

10- If you need any medicine, there is a (chemistry – pharmacy – privacy - policy) in the village.

11- My bank is an (abandoned – accomplished - established – attended) company. It has been in business for over 100 years.

12- The company received over 100 CVs from interested (applicants – employers – bosses - managers).

13- My brother is more (ambitious – selfish – sociable - unreliable) than me. He gets on with everyone he meets.

14- She doubts whether she'll ever be able to fulfil her (ambition – ammunition – addiction – animation).

15- Tim's applied (in – with – for – to) join the navy.

16- He is a very good man. He always does his work (conscientiously – carelessly – lazily – suddenly).

17- A (geneticist – physicist – enthusiast - pharmacist ) is someone whose job is to prepare medicines in a shop or hospital

18- He was considered to be stubborn, selfish and (tolerant – unsociable – cooperative – punctual) as a child.

19- The campaign was poorly (deprived – furnished – organised – trained), so it did not succeed.

20- We get (on – off – away – in) with all our neighbours. Everyone is so friendly.

21- Karim is the most (delightful – passive – forgetful - skilful) player in our team. He plays so well.

22- The people in this part of town are always very (adventurously – aimlessly – neighbourly - cleverly), especially if someone needs help.

23- (Emergency – Fluency – frequency - infancy) is perhaps the most important language skill.

24- When I go to university, I am going to do a (modular – dissimilar – burglar – circular) science degree.

25- Even though he has only been here for six months, he can speak English (abruptly – arrogantly – fluently – currently).

26- My father has (ignored – avoided – prevented – achieved) many things to be proud of in his life.

27- Sara is (blunt – affluent - fluent – frequent) in three languages: Arabic, English and German.

28- Most of the houses in our (flat - neighbourhood – apartment – hotel) are quite old.

29- My sister is a (trainee – committee – degree – nominee) nurse at our local hospital. She will get her qualification next year.

30- An (announcement – appointment – argument - achievement) is something important that you have done.

31- (Abundant – Fluent – Adjacent - Applicant) means able to speak a language well without stopping.

32- (Daytime – Daydream - Day care - Daylight) is a centre where people who are old or ill can be looked after during the day.

33- A/An (module – ampoule – capsule -molecule) is one of the parts that a course of study is divided into.

34- I filled in the (abbreviation – absorption - application – allegation) form and sent it off.

35- Are you (planned – blamed – trained – betrayed) in the use of this equipment?

36- I've got another job (conference - interview – advertisement – announcement) tomorrow.

37- This (training – working – employing – hiring) provides opportunities to acquire new skills

38- The only thing he seems to care (in – with – about – at) is money.

39- He possessed no (academic – domestic – elastic – organic) qualifications.

40- My friends and I stay in (compact – contact – attract – contact) by email.

Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:

1- After a few years, he became very scornful at drawing.

2- How many jobs had you replied for before you were offered this one?

3- Mona has always been an ambiguous and hard-working manager.

4- His previous employer describes him as honest, hard-working and conscience.

5- Some research has shown that people without brothers and sisters tend to be less searchable.

6- He spent three years as a train manager before getting his present position.

7- Do you have any experiment of working with kids?

8- They live in a wealthy motherhood of New York.

9- I want to work with a well economized team.

10- The intruder asked me some very difficult questions. I don't think I'll be accepted for the job.

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