Word Study

biology = the science which studies the bodies of plants , animals and people.

chemistry = the science which studies : What are things made of ?   How do they

                         join ?

course = a group of lessons which go together .

credit = marks which you get  for  finishing a course .

physics = the science which studies light , heat , sound and electricity .

        Opposites ;

     (  1  ) -  Choose the correct word ;

1-      Saudi children go to ………………..…….………. when they are 6 tears old.

2-      American children go to ………………………….when they are 16 years old.

3-      At university , students ………………………….. in science or arts subjects.

4-      British children go to ……………….……………. when they are 5 years old.

5-      Pupils must ………………… religion and Arabian in Saudi Arabian school .

6-      When you …………………. from school at 18 in Saudi Arabia, you can take

7-      the  school  leaving  certificate .

8-      Fifty in one hundred is the same as fifty   ……………………………………. .

9-      In Saudi Arabia, religion and Arabic are  …………………………… subjects .

10- He liked  …………….…………. at school . So , he decided to be a doctor .

11- A person who watches television is a ……………………………….. .

12- English for Saudi Arabia is the name of the English ……….…………….

            in Saudi schools .

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       (  2  )  - Choose the correct word ;

a- student           (         )  study  .

b- credit              (         )  science .

c- go to               (         )  mark .

d-biology            (         )   pupil  .

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      (  3  ) -  Choose the correct word ; 

     (    Physics            -     specialize     -     secondary       -      course    )

a-    A …………………….. is a group of lessons which go together .

b-       ……………………… is the science which studies light , heat , sound and

                                         electricity . 

c- Saudi children go to …………………………….. secondary  from 15 to 18 .

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     (  4  ) – Match the opposites ;       (  good  x  bad  )

a-   more       (        )   end .

b- early         (        )   different .

c- start          (        )   fewer . 

d- same        (        )   late .

Going to School in Saudi Arabia

Going to School in Saudi Arabia

         Most children in Saudi Arabia go to school from the age of six to eighteen . Between those ages , they attend elementary school , intermediate school and secondary school .

 

         At secondary school , the day usually begins at about 7.30 a.m.  and ends at about 1 p.m.  There is a homework  every evening  . In general , everyone takes religion , Arabic , maths and English .

 

          Pupils must take exams when they leave school . If a pupil wants to go to university , he must pass his exams . Then he can graduate with a secondary school certificate .   About 60 percent  of Saudi students go on university .

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A television interviewer

            Ahmad Al-Ali is a television interviewer on Saudi TV , channel 2 . He is interested in people and Saudi customs . His new programme is called “ In Focus” . His programme is about people and places inside and outside Saudi Arabia . It takes places every two weeks on Tuesday evening at 7.30 .  Mr. Al-Ali discusses the Hajj, health and food . He interviews a young British boy  about school in

Britain . He asks Mr. Smith about the past . He makes programmes in Sudan .He interviews Hamza , a Sudanese man , who is going on his first Hajj soon .

 

 

Unit ; 3  Revision  1^st Year   Secondary   Term 1        Grammar

Comparing

    (  1  ) - Choose the correct word ;  

a- Ahmad is ………………………….. Sami .            (  taller   -    tall   -  taller than  )

b- Ali`s mark is ………………… …. in the class . ( good  -  the best   -  better than )

c- Yasser has ………………. money than Ahmad .          (    the most     -    more  )

d- Yasser has ………………. juice of the three .      (  less   -   fewer    -   the least )

e- Khalid has …………………. books than Ali .     (  fewer    -   less   -   the fewest )

f- Ali`s mark …………………….. Ahmad`s .     ( good    -   the best   -   better than )

g- Sami’s mark is ………………….. in the class.( the worst   -  bad   - worse  than )

h- Ahmad has ……………... books of the three. ( fewer -  the fewest – fewer than )

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