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Unit 3
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• ad-ven-ture (ad ven ture) (n) an exciting
or dangerous event of journey. He wrote
a book about his adventures in the
jungle. The explorer told us about his
adventure in the Antarctic. *What was
Abdul Aziz’s great adventure?
ad-ven-ture
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• chief (chief) (n) leader or ruler. the head
of a tribe, department, business, etc.
They spoke to the chief of Shahrani
tribe. My chief at work is Mr. Al-Nasser.
chief
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• chief (adj) main; most important.
Washington is the capital of the U.S.A,
but many people consider that New York
is the chief city. *Which meaning of chief
is correct for the passage about King
Abdul Aziz?
chief
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• de-sire (de sire) (vt-reg) want something a
lot. After a long day at work, all I desire
is a good meal and to go to bed.
• de-sire (n) a strong feeling that you want
something. I have a sudden desire for
some chocolate.
de-sire
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• en-tire (en tire) (adj) whole; complete They
spent the entire day in the market. The entire
test took only 45 minutes. * Complete the
sentence: Many westerners think that the
-------------- Arabian peninsula is a desert. In
fact, many parts of the Peninsula are green
and fertile
en-tire
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• fair (adj)
• 1. light in colour. He has fair hair. People from
northern Europe often have fair hair.
• 2. honest; keeping to the rules; listening to both
sides in an argument. A judge has to be a very fair
man. It is not fair to give my friend more than me
fair
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• 3. (of writing or homework) good; neat
After your teacher has corrected your
writing, you should make a fair copy in
your writing book. * Which of the three
meaning of fair given above is correct
for the article about King Abdul Aziz?
fair
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• faith (n) strong belief (especially a
religious belief) The Muslim faith has
spread throughout the world.
• fer-tile (fer tile) (adj) able to produce
plants. Most desert land is not fertile
enough for growing plants.
faith
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• force (vt-reg) make someone do
something (usually when they do not
want to) He forced me to give him
some money. Bad weather forced the
plane to land early
force
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• hos-tile (hos ile) (adj) 1. very unfriendly.
Reporters often receive hostile answers to their
questions. 2. belonging to an enemy They were
in a difficult position with one hostile army in
the north and another hostile army in the south.
*Which of the two meanings above is correct for
the passage about King Abdul Aziz?
hos-tile
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• prom-ise (prom ise) (vi-reg.) say that you will
certainly do something He promised that he
would not be late.
• prom-ise (n) something promised.
• keep a promise (vt-irreg: kept-kept) do something
which you promised to do He kept his promise
to do the work on time
prom-ise
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• trib-al (trib al) (adj) belonging to a tribe He is a
famous tribal chief.
• tribe (n) a group of people or a group of
families who live together and are ruled by a
chief. Bedouin tribes used to travel all over
the Arabian Peninsula.
trib-al
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