Unit Nine
*Act:/
akt / VI,
VT, 1[vp2a, 3a] perform action, do sth: the time for talking is past; we mast
act at one. The girls life was saved because the doctors acted so promptly.
You have acted (= behave) generously.
*Actor:/ aktor / n 1 man how act on the stage TV or in film.2
person who takes part in a notable event, etc.
*Admire:/ admair / v [t
(for)] to think of or look at with pleasure and respect: I admire (her for) the
way she handles her staff. / You may not like him, but youve got to admire his
persistence. /He gave her an admiring look. / Hes always looking in
the mirror, admiring himself! See WONDER.
** Altogether1: / oltugathar / adv 1
completely; thoroughly: thats an altogether different matter / thats a
different matter altogether /2 considering all things; on the whole:
It rained a lot, but
altogether it was a good trip.
*Altogether2:/ oltugathar
/ n [U] in altogether humor without clothes; NUDE.
*Any 1:/eni/ determiner, pron 1 every;
(more than two), no matter which: theyre all free take any (of them) you
like. / Any child would know that/ you can use the printer with any computer/
with any of our computers. /they havent arrive yet but were expecting them
*any moment. (=Soon) / The manufacturers will pay the coast of any repairs
in the first 12months. 2 [usu. In question or negatives] a: some; event the
smallest number or amount: have you any money? /I admire her for her determination, but not for any other
reason /I never seem to get any. /very few people, if any still support
this idea. (=There may be no one who supports it) b:(esp. with just) of an
ordinary kind: you cant wear any (old) clothes if youre going there you
have to dress very smartly. 3 as much as possible; all: they need any
help they can get. 4 in any case: a also at any rate no matter what may
happen. b beside; also: I dont want to go out tonight and in any case we
cant afford it.
*Any
2: adv [usu. In questions or negatives] in the least; at all: I cant stay
any longer.
*Anywhere: / anyware /adv 1 in, at, or any
place at all: set anywhere you want.
2 [usu. In question or
negatives](in, at, or to) any place; some place: did you go anywhere
yesterday? /it must be in bathroom it cant be anywhere else. /
3 any number or amount:
anywhere from 40 to 60 students.
4 anywhere near infmle at
all near or nearly: she isnt anywhere near as clever as her sister. /are we
anywhere near finishing?
5 or anywhere or in/at /to
any other place: would you like to go to beach or to anywhere?
*Cancel:/ kansel/ v-11-bre//-1-Ame [t] 1
to give up (a planned activity, event, etc.); state or decide that (something)
will not happen; she cancelled her trip to New York as she felt ill. (The
match had to be cancelled owing to the bad weather.) We regret to announce that
the 10 .30 train to Glasgow has been cancelled. Compare POSTPONE 2 to
destroy the force, effectiveness, or value of: I have cancelled my
subscription to the magazine. /to cancel a cheque / postage stamp (=by drawing
a line through it).
*Cancel sthg out phr v {T} to match
exactly and so take away the effect of; balance: The losses of our overseas
section cancel out the profits made by the company at home. The two factors
cancel each other out.
*Certainly:/ sertainli / s3: r-/adj without
doubt; of course: he certainly works very hard. / Will you help me?
Certainly (I will)/shall I drive? Certainly not!
USAGES compare certainly & definitely. I definitely is
used to give strength to a statement: He is definitely the best player in the
team. Certainly is often used when there is some doubt left in the speakers
mind: Its certainly very beautiful, but its far too expensive.
Sometimes the doubts are not expressed openly but only suggested: Hes a
brilliant student, isnt he? Well, he certainly works very hard. (=But I
do not agree that he is brilliant) 2Definitely is more common than certainly in
reply to a request for information: Is he good at his job? Oh yes,
definitely. 3certainly (like of course) but not definitely can be used in
reply to a request: Can you help me with my home work? Yes certainly.
see also SURELY.
*Conversation:/ konvarzashn /
n[C; U](an) informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and
thoughts: a telephone conversation/to have/ hold a conversation/its impossible
to carry conversation with all this noise in background/in todays programs
three will known artist are in conversation with (=talking to) the president of
the academy.
*Encircle:/ ens3kl /adj {<cled-cling]
1.to surround; from a circle round he in circled his arms/the house was
encircled with trees. 2.to move in circle around.
*Encyclopedia:/ ensyklopedya /n. [<gr. Enkyklios, general,
paideia, education] a book or set of books dealing with every branch of
knowledge, or with one particular branch, usu. In alphabetical order: A
dictionary deals with words and an encyclopedia deals with facts. /an
encyclopedia of modern science.
*Execute:/ ekskut/v [T] to kill (some one)
as a lawful punishment: she was executed for murder. 2fml to perform or
do (an order, plane, or piece of work) completely: the plane was good, but
it was badly execute. 3. Fml to perform (music, dance steps, etc.) 4.law to
carry out the orders in will.
*Fleet1:/ flit/ n[C] 1.number of warships
under one commander all the war ships country.
2.number of ships,
aircraft, buses, etc moving or working under one command or owner ship.
*Fleet2:/flit/adj lit fast; quick: a fleet
foot runner.
*Fleet street:/flit
strit/n (street in central London where there are many newspaper office, hence)
the press; London journalism.
*Fleeting:/ fliteng/adj passing quickly; not
lasting long.
*Gallery:/ galaree /n 1.a room, hall, or building where works of art are shown
and something offered for sale: its in gallery 15. /an art gallery. 2.a an
upper floor built out from an inner wall of hall, from which activities in the
hall may be watched. B the highest upper floor in theater see picture at
theater 3. Along narrow room 4. A level underground passage in mine or joining
nature caves see also play to the gallery.
*Glove maker:/glav/n [as golf] 1. A covering
for the head with separate sheaths for the fingers and thumb 2.basle ball
players mitt 3. A boxing glove [gloved, gloving] to cover as a glove, and some
one who makes glove.
*Heir:/haiyar /n [(to)] the person who has
the legal right to receive the property or title of another person, usu. An
older member of the same family, when that person dies: The kings eldest son
is the heir to the throne/the birth of a son and heir (=first son).
*Imprison:/emprezon /v [T] to put in prison
or keep in a palace or a state which one is not free to leave: the crews
were imprisoned in the plane by the hijackers. -~N [U]: he was sentenced
to life imprisonment. (=For life or Avery long time)
*Include:/enklud/v [T/(in) 1. [Not in
progressive forms] to have as a part; contain in addition to other parts: the
prize includes postage charges. 2.To puts in with some thing or someone else;
take in or consider as part of group, set, etc: include me out (=I dont
wont to be included)/ there are six of us in the family, or seven if you
include the dog.
*Ingratitude:/ engratetyud/n [u]
ungratefulness.
*Invade:/envad/ v 1. [I; T] to go or come
into and attack, so as to take control of (a country, city, etc.): Hitler
invaded Poland in 1939. /holidaymakers invade the seaside towns
(=enter them in large numbers) in summer. 2. [T] derog to enter into and spoil:
the motorbikes invaded the clam of summer afternoon.
*Invasion:/enva3en/n
an act of invading (INVADE), esp. an attack in war when the enemy spread into
and tries to control a country, city, etc.: the invasion of NorMonday.
*Little1:/letl /adj 1. Small, esp. in away that attractive or produce
sympathy: what a nice little garden. 2. [A] short: she sat for a little while.
3. Young: my little girl. 4. [A] not important; TRIVIAL: the little
things of life. USAGE: compare little and small. Little often suggests that you
are talking about something pleasantly small: I used to go there when I was
a little girl.
Little2: adj
less, least 1. To only degree 2. Fml or pomp (with verbs of feeling and knowing
not at all. 3. rarely: I go there very little.
Little3:
determiner, porn, n leas, least 1. [U](With [U] nouns; use with out or and
only, to show the smallness of the amount) not much, not enough.2. [S] (With
[U] nouns; used with a or the) a small amount, but at least some. 3. [S] a
short time or distance. 4. Little also a little bit infml to some degree;
rather: I was a little annoyed/ LANGUAGE NOTE: Gradable and non-gradable
adjectives. 5. Little by little gradually: Little by little things returned.
6.make little of fml A to treat at unimportant. B to not understand much of,
-compare make much of; see a few (USAGE)..
*Oh dear:
*Perform:/ perfom/VT, vi1 [VPGA] do (a piece
of work, sth one is ordered to do, sth one has promised to do): ~task .2[VPGA,
2A] act (a play); play (music); sing, do tricks, etc before an audience.
*Playwright:/plaiyrait a person who writes
plays; drama test.
*Reign 1:/ rain /n a period of reigning:
during the reign of George IV.
Reign2: v
[I] 1 [(over)] to be the king or queen, esp. without holding real power: he
reigned over a small kingdom. 2.esp. lit (of a state or situation, often an
undesirable one) to exist noticeably; PREVAIL: Silence reigned once more
after the thunder.
*Suitable:/ syutabl/adj
right for the purpose or occasion.
*Thats fine:
*Theatre: ||theater AmE. /theyater /1 [C;
the+s] (a special building or place for) the performance: London theaters. 2.
[(The) U] the work or activity of people who write or act in plays: modern
Russian theatre. 3. [C] a room with rows of a seat one above the other, where
the people can watch or listen to the stated activity. 4. [C] a since of
important military events: the pacific of world war2. 5. [C] BrE an OPERATING
theatre: a nurse theatre. 6. [C] ESP AustrE &AmE A CINEMA.
Prepared by:
Adham El Jareeri
Zaid El Shawabkeh
Nayef El Zebin