LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
► Before reading
| English meaning | Word |
| To go up a mountain, is often used to symbolize overcoming challenges or achieving goals. | Climb a mountain |
| Be very successful in swim/drive | Go far swim/ drive |
| To sit or lie in the light of the sun, especially to make a tan. | Lie/ sunbath on the beach |
| A short journey either to get a massage or to collect/ buy something | Make a trip |
| Put things inside the bag | pack your bag |
| View noteworthy features or objects, especially when visiting the place. | See the sights |
| To see the sun at the beginning of the morning and at the end of it. | Watch the sunrise/ set |
| To visit your family or someone’s of your family tree. | Visit relatives |
► While reading
Amazing Moments
Wild horses
Habib Mohsen, New York Last summer we were staying in a hotel in Scotland. One evening, we went for a drive. At about 7 p.m. we were going along a very quiet road. I wasn’t looking at the countryside, I was playing a video game. Suddenly, my dad stopped the car. Right in front of us were lots of wild horses. They were running straight at our car. As they were going past, I took this photo. It was amazing!
Swimming in the rain
Fadi Jabari, London We were sunbathing on a beach in Cornwall. I was eating an ice cream when suddenly it started to rain. My parents ran to a café but my sister Lama said, ‘Let’s go for a swim! We’re wet anyway.’ While we were swimming, I took this photo. The rain stopped and the sun came out. We felt great. The only problem was that our towels were really wet!
An amazing view
Osama Sabah, Jordan My family and I went hiking in the Dana Reserve. When we got to the top, I stopped and looked at the view. It was beautiful. I was very tired, but I didn't care. I felt like I was on top of the world.
1. Where were Habib Mohsen and his family staying last summer?
In Scotland
2. Where were they going at 7 p.m.?
They were going along a very quiet road
3. Why did his dad stop the car suddenly?
because there were lots of wild horses in front of them.
4. What did they watch?
They watched lots of wild horses straight in their car.
5. What did Habib do when he saw the wild horses?
He took a photo.
6. Where were Fadi Jabri and his family sunbathing?
in Cornwall
7. What did they do when suddenly it started to rain?
He and his parents running to the café.
8. What did they do when he took this photo?
They were swimming
9. What was the only problem?
Their towels were really wet.
10. Why did Osama Sabah go with his family to Dana Reserve?
They went hiking.
11. What did he do when he got to the top?
He stopped and looked at the view
12. What did he feel when he got to the top?
he felt like he was on top of the world
13. Find out: Noun: Road, countryside. v2: went.
Past simple sentence: we got the top.
Past continuous sentence: We were sunbathing.
14. The pronoun “they” in line (9) paragraph (1) refers to wild horses.
The pronoun “my” in line (4) paragraph (2) refers to Fadi Jabri.
The pronoun “it” in line (4) paragraph (3) refers to the view from the top.
► past simple: is used to describe actions or events that occurred and were completed at the past.
| keys words: yesterday – last (year, month, week) – ago – in the past. |
• The simple past consists of the second verb by adding (d/ Ed)
walk → walked
wash → washed
• irregular verb
eat → ate
go → went
be → was/were
• The simple past is used to indicate an action that occurred in the past tense and ended
► past continuous: is used to describe actions or events that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past.
the past continuous tense is formed using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) followed by the present participle (-ing form) of the main verb.
| keys words: When – While – as |
♦ structure:
• Affirmative Form:
Example: He was reading a book.
• Negative Form:
Example: They weren’t watching TV.
• Interrogative Form:
Example: Was she studying for her exams?
