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UAEU Foundations Program -‐ English, Level 2 Module 2, Unit 5 Vocabulary

UAE University, Al Ain, UAE. Zainab 2013

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Level 2 Integrated English Skills Unit 5 VTL

Noun Person (N) Verb Adjective Adverb Antonyms

ability *** able able *** unable / inability

ambition *** *** ambitious ambitiously unambitious

art artist *** artistic *** ***

belief *** believe believable *** unbelievable

collection collect *** *** *** ***

composition composer compose *** *** ***

concentration *** concentrate *** *** ***

description describe *** *** *** ***

display *** display *** *** ***

emphasis *** emphasize *** *** ***

evidence *** *** evident evidently ***

existence exist existing *** *** ***

expression *** express *** *** ***

indication *** indicate *** *** ***

influence *** influence influential *** ***

popularity *** popular *** *** unpopular

revelation *** reveal revealing *** ***

shape *** shape *** *** ***

similarity *** *** similar similarly dissimilar



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Activity #1: Definitions I Match the definition with the VTL word by choosing the correct word in the Drop Down Box. 1. having the skill, permission, or power to do something

2. creation of beautiful or significant things

3. a desire, dream or aspiration

4. a feeling or thought that something is true

5. a mixture of ingredients or characteristics

Activity #2: Definitions II Match the definition with the VTL word by choosing the correct word in the Drop Down Box. 1. a way of showing or saying something

2. complete attention, intense mental effort

3. to write or talk about how you are feeling

4. special importance or significance

5. the basis of a belief or knowledge

Activity #3: Definitions III Match the definition with the VTL word by choosing the correct word in the Drop Down Box. 1. power to affect a person or an effect

2. something that suggests or points something out

3. the physical form of something

4. the act of making something evident, often surprising

5. social expectations that bind you to accept responsibility and duty

6. the quality of being the same or nearly the same



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Activity #4: VTL in Use I Complete the following sentences using the VTL words from the Word Box below. Word Box

composed ambition express believe display concentrate art influential able artist evidence emphasized

1. I am to speak English, Arabic, and Urdu.

2. She was an student and was in the ILC practicing grammar and vocabulary

every afternoon.

3. My sister is studying at university. She is very good a painting and wants to

become an

4. I that if you attend all classes and complete your homework, you can pass

the course.

5. She a lovely thank you letter to her teacher after she graduated from high

school.

6. You must really hard when you are completing the listening section of the final

exam.

7. The students made a wonderful of their creative work in the class.

8. The teacher the importance of grammar and spelling when answering the

reading comprehension questions.



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Activity #5: VTL in Use II Complete the following sentences using the VTL words from the Word Box below. Word Box

expressive expressions reveal indication composer shapes evidence influence similar indicate

1. He has a very face. You can always know what he is really thinking.

2. The police collected all the before charging the man with murder.

3. The dark sky was a clear that a storm was coming.

4. Tchaikovshy is a famous . He wrote Swan Lake.

5. You have an to be a good dutiful daughter to your parents.

6. The Bollywood actress will not exactly how old she really is.

7. He couldn’t make out their in the dark. But they sounded happy.

8. My best friend has problems as I; she doesn’t study hard enough.

Facial Expressions



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Activity #6: Word Forms I Using the correct form of the word in the Drop Down Box, complete the following sentences.

1. She tried calling her mother but was to get an answer.

2. Their son was such a great disappointment to them as he was completely without .

3. She loves especially Islamic Art from Spain.

4. Her teacher did not her story about the dog eating her homework.

5. She a letter to the editor of the newspaper expressing her concerns about

dangerous driving.

6. The teacher advised her students to on their studies and on not their

blackberries.

7. The KG students will their art work on the walls of their classroom for the open

day celebrations.

8. The teacher the fact that the assignment was worth half their final grade.

Islamic Art, Spain



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Activity #7: Word Forms II Using the correct form of the word in the Drop Down Box, complete the following sentences.

1. There was enough against the young man to arrest him for stealing the car.

2. The on our teacher’s face told us all that she was not happy with our results.

3. He pointed to the door at the back to the room to the way to the coffee

shop.

4. Her father was an man and was always able to get things done quickly and

well.

5. The young man made the in class that he was going to the USA to study.

6. The young mother started exercising daily to get back into after the birth of her baby.

7. The twins were in so many ways. They even got the same scores in their

exams.



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Activity #8: Vocabulary in Context I Complete the paragraphs below using the words from the Dropdown Box.

My eldest sister, Amna, is an She is very and hopes to have her paintings

in the National Art Gallery in Sharjah one day. She has been painting for many years and

has always been Her elementary school teacher has had the greatest

over her art, always encouraging her to her feelings through paint. She said that

Amna her artistic ability at a very young age.

Amna that art is not just paint on canvas but is a of ideas, feelings

and different things put together to create something beautiful. To her, painting is an

of her inner feelings. She says that she takes a blank canvas and starts to her

feelings on to it, using paint, and other things such as leaves and fabric. Amna feels she has a

responsibility to Emirati society and hopes that by on her art, she will be able to

make a contribution to the artistic development of young Emirati children.

Sharjah Art Gallery



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Activity #9: Vocabulary in context II Using the Unit 5 VTL you have learnt, complete the text below using the words from the Word Box.

Word Box

emphasis beliefs concentrate revealed (2 x) shaping influence traditional able

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which

participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking from dawn until sunset. Ramadan had been the

name of the ninth month in Arabian culture long before the arrival of Islam. In the

Qur'an it is that fasting is a responsibility, but only those physically

are expected to fast. Fasting teaches Muslims patience, modesty, and spirituality.

Ramadan is a time for Muslims to fast for the sake of Allah and to offer more prayer than usual.

Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and on self-restraint.

There is an on doing good deeds.

As compared to the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days

each year as it is a moving holiday depending on the moon. Ramadan was the month in which the

first verses of the Qur'an were to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

Ramadan ends with Eid ul-Fitr on the first of Shawwal, with much

celebration and feasting. Ramadan continues to Muslims

throughout the rest of the year, their actions and

Ramadan Adapted from: www.wikipedia.com



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Written by: Zainab Hussain © 2013 UAEU Level 2 Integrated English University Foundations Program United Arab Emirates University

Layout & Interactive Design by: Gina Karlin

Image Credits: Page 3 Painting: http://pixabay.com/en/art-frame-pastel-95850/ Page 4 Facial Expressions: http://commons.wikimedia.org, accessed October 27, 2013 Page 5 Islamic Art: fotopedia.com, assessed October 27, 2013 Page 6 Mosque: http://pixabay.com/en/abu-dhabi-sheikh-zayid-mosque-mosque-51181/ Page 7 Sharjah Art Gallery: Zainab Hussain, October 27, 2013 Page 8 Iftar wikipedia.org, accessed October 27, 2013 Page 8 Ramadan: www.flickr.com, accessed October 27, 2013

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