Word Unit 18

Example sentence

Arabic

ball (n)

 If you drop a rubber ball, it bounces.p.84

كرة

balloon (n)

 If you pump too much air into a balloon, it bursts. p.84

بالون

blockage (n)

 Next, remove the pipe and clear the blockage.p.83

إنسداد

boil (v)

 If you heat water to 100 degrees centigrade, it boils. p.84

 يغلي

bounce (v)

 If you drop a rubber ball, it bounces.p.84

يثب  .يقفز

bowl (n)

 If you pour some water in a bowl and

place it in the hot sun, it evaporates. p84

 زبدية . صينية

break (v)

If you drop a glass ball, it breaks. 84

 يكسر

burst (v)

 If you pump too much air into a balloon, it bursts. p.84

 ينفجر

case (n)

 Open the case and locate the sockets for the new memory. p.83

 علبة . حقيبة

catch (v)

 Put a container under the sink to catch the water and use a wrench to loosen the nuts on the pipe. p.83

 يقبض

consume (v)

 The burning paper consumes all the oxygen inside the bottle and the fire goes out. p.85

 يستهلك

container (n)

Put a container under the sink to catch the water and use a wrench to loosen the nuts on the pipe. p.83Read the labels.  Which chemical needs a container with a tight lid? p.92 

 وعاء . عناء

cool (v)

 If you cool a piece of metal, it contracts. p.84

 يبرّد

crash (v)

 If you overload your computer, it crashes. p.84

 اصطدم

disconnect (v)

 Remove the jack and disconnect the cable. p.83

 يفصل

dissolve (v)

 If you put sugar in hot  tea and stir, it dissolves. p.84

لا يحل . ينحلّ . يذوب

drop (v)

 If you drop a rubber ball, it bounces. p.84

 يحذف . يسقط

end (n)

 If you pull the ends of a piece of rubber, it stretches. p.84

 طرف ج اطراف

evaporate (v)

 If you pour some water in a bowl and place it in the hot sun, it evaporates. p84

 يتبخر

expand (v)

 If you heat a piece of metal, it expands. p.84

 يوسّع

fall (v)

 That’s why the egg falls into the bottle. p.85

 يسقط . يقع

fun (n)

This is the fun part.  The jack’s remote control is on the key ring.  Press the “up” button to raise the car. p.82 We had a lot of fun at the party last night. p.321 Oxford Word Power

 مرح . بهجة . تسلية

go out (v)

 The burning paper consumes all the oxygen inside the bottle and the fire goes out.

 ينطفيء

heat (v)

 If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils. p.84

 يسخن

higher (adj)

 And that means the air pressure outside the bottle is higher than the air pressure inside the bottle.p.85

 اعلى

ice (n)

 If you heat ice, it melts. p.84

 ثلج

insert (v)

 Insert the chips by pressing down and forward. p.83

 يدرج

iron (n)

 If you leave a piece of iron in water, it rusts. p.84

 فولاذ

jack (n)

 Remove the jack and disconnect the cable. p.83

 رافعة

key ring (n)

 This is the fun part. The jack’s remote control is on the key ring. Press the “up” button to raise the car. p.82

 ميدالية المفتاح

lift up (v)

 Lift up the car.  Lift it up. p.83

 يرفع

lower (v)

 Press  the “down” button to lower  the car. p.83

 يخفض

memory (n)

 Open the case and locate the sockets for the new memory. p.83

 ذاكرة

memory chips (n pl)

 Position the memory chips over the sockets at a 45 degree angle. p.83

 رقاقات الذاكرة

metal (n)

 If you cool a piece of metal, it contracts. p.84

 معدن

narrow (adj)

 Place the egg on the rim of the bottle, with the narrow end down and the wide end up. p.85

 ضيق

normal (adj)

 I’ll pick you up at the normal time.p.523 Oxford Word Power

 عادي

nuts (n pl)

 Use the wrench to tighten the nuts.  Turn them clockwise. p.83

 جوزات . صواميل

overload (v)

 If you overload your computer, it crashes. p.84

 يحمّل شيء اكثر من طاقته

pick up (v)

 Pick up the wrench. Pick it up. p.83

 ارفع . يلتقط

place (v)

 If you pour some water in a bowl and place it in the hot sun, it evaporates. p84

 يوضع

position (v)

 Position the memory chips over the sockets at a 45 degree angle. p.83

 يحدد

pour (v)

 What happens if you fill the bottle with hot water, then pour the water out and quickly place the egg on the rim of the bottle? p.85

 يسكب

pump (n)

 Have you got a bicycle pump?  My tyre’s flat.p.618 Oxford Word Power

 مضخة

reboot (v)

 Then close the case, reconnect the cables and reboot your computer. p.83

 إعادة تشغيل

reinstall (v)

 Finally, reinstall the pipe and replace and tighten the nuts. p.83

 يثبّت

rim (n)

 What happens if you place an egg on the rim of a bottle and put a burning piece of paper inside? p.85

 حافة . شفا

rise (v)

 The air expands and rises and some air gets out past the egg. p.85

 يرفع

rubber (n)

 If you drop a rubber ball, it bounces. p.84

 مطاط

rust (v)

 If you leave a piece of iron in water,  it rusts. p.84

يصدأ

set fire to (v)

 If you set fire to a piece of wood, it burns. p.84

 يشعل النار

shell (n)

 Remove the shell from a hard-boiled egg. p.85

 قذيفة

shut down (v)

 Shut down your computer.  Shut it down. p.83

 يغلق

sink (n)

Put a container under the sink to catch the water and use a wrench to loosen the nuts on the pipe. p.83 

 حوض

socket wrench (n)

 Use a socket wrench to loosen the nuts.  Turn them anti-clockwise. p.82

 مفك صواميل

stir (v)

 If you put sugar in hot tea and stir, it dissolves. p.84

 يحرك

stretch (v)

 If you pull the ends of a piece of rubber, it stretches. p.84

 تمدد

sugar (n)

 If you put sugar in hot tea and stir, it dissolves. p.84

 سكّر

take off (v)

 Take off the hub caps. or Take the hub caps off. Or Take them off. p.83

 يخلع

take-off (n)

How much fuel does a jumbo jet use at take-off? p.87

إقلاع

temperature (n)

 If you lower the temperature of the water to zero degrees, it melts. p.84

 درجة الحرارة

throw away (v)

 Throw away the old tyres.  Throw them away.p.83

 يرمي

tie up (v)

 Tie up the boxes.  Tie the boxes up.  Tie them up. p.83

 يربط

tighten (v)

 Use the wrench to tighten the nuts.  Turn them clockwise.p.83

يشدّ

wide (adj)

 Place the egg on the rim of the bottle, with the

narrow end down and the wide end up.85

 واسع

Useful phrases

 جمل مركبة مفيدة

flat tyre

 How to remove a flat tyre with an automatic jack. p.82

 إطار فارغ

too much

 If you pump too much air into a balloon, it bursts. p84

 أكثر مما ينبغي