english language training material for 8th grade...

Directorate of Education – Khanyounis

for 8th Grade Students

Prepared by

Rana Abdel- Rahman Al-Najjar

Supervised by

2nd term\2016- 2017

Haidar Abu Shawish, Majed Salah & Rolla Al-Farra

English Language Training Material

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Prepared by: Rana Abdel-Rahman Al-Najjar\ High Basic Haifa School (A)

LISTENING

(1) Listen and number the clothes as you hear them.

(2) Listen to the descriptions and, then write the name of the person and where he\she is from.

Name: ……………..

From: ……………..

Name: ……………..

From: ……………..

Name: ……………..

From: ……………..

Name: ……………..

From: ……………...

SPEAKING

(1) Talk about the clothes that she wears.

In winter, I often wear long dress, thick

gloves and warm coat. What about you?

In winter, I ……………………………

…………………………………………

…………………………………………

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(2) Rearrange the following dialogue correctly.

A: Well, first where are you from?

A: And now, let’s talk about your clothes.

What are you wearing today and why?

A: Excuse me, could I ask you few questions?

B: I am from Palestine.

B: Yes, of course.

B: I am wearing my new jacket and jeans, and

I’m wearing them for a party.

A: ……………………………………………………..

B: …...…………….…………………………………..

A: ……………………………………………………..

B: ……………………………………………………..

A: …………………………………………………….

B: …………………………………………………….

READING

1) Read the paragraph, and then answer the questions below.

People wear different clothes in different seasons and for different reasons. For example, some workers

wear uncomfortably. They may wear hard hats, safety boots and thick gloves. They wear them to protect

themselves from horrible accidents. Also, policemen wear police uniform. For them, it is important to

look tidy and smart. They feel that people trust them because they dress tidily and smartly. In cold

countries, people often wear warm sweaters and heavy coats. However, in hot countries, people often wear

different clothes. Most of them wear cool clothes. Moreover, if you go to a party, you should do your best

and work hard to dress as beautifully as you can. When you go to school you should dress well, too, but

you must also wear your school uniform.

a) Why do some workers wear uncomfortably?

……………………………………………………………………

b) Why do policemen dress tidily and smartly?

……………………………………………………………………

2) Read and mark the sentences (✔) or (✘).

1. In hot countries, people often wear cool clothes. ( )

2. People wear different clothes for different reasons. ( )

3. Hard hats and thick boots are comfortable sort of clothes. ( )

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3) Find from the passage.

a. similar x …………………. light x …………….. wonderful x ………………..

b. cold x ……………….. untidily x ……………….worst x ……………………

c. save = …………………. dress (v.) = …….………….. job = …………………

d. (They) refers to ……………….….., and (them) refers to ………….……..….

adjective adv.(regular) adv.(irregular) pronoun preposition

Kinds of clothes Reasons to wear them

police uniform …………………………………………………..

……………………. to protect people from accidents

cool clothes ………………………………………………………

VOCABULARY

(1) Complete the following mini-dialogues with words from the box.

crazy about – assistant – during – well – good - size

1) A I can’t find the right kind of hat.

B Let’s ask that _______________ over there.

2) A Khalid paints very ______________ .

B And he’s ______________ at drawing, too.

3) A Did you do anything interesting ____________ the holiday?

B Yes, we went to stay with our cousins in Jenin.

4) A What’s your favorite sport?

B Well, I like lots of sports, but I’m really _______________ _______________ football.

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(2) Fill in the table suitably.

regular y→ily ble → bly irregular

adj. adv . adj. adv . adj. adv . adj. adv .

proud …………… tidy ………… comfortable ………… hard ………

………… …………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ……… ………

………… …………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ……… ………

………… …………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ……… ………

GRAMMAR

1) Rewrite the statements with as … as or not as … as.

a. Omar is good at basketball, and Ahmad is good, too.

…………………………………………………………………….

b. Ahmad is going to be taller than Omar.

…………………………………………………………………….

2) Complete with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

a. Omar is ………………… than Ahmed at volleyball. [good]

b. Jerusalem is the …………………. city in Palestine. [great]

c. When she heard the good news, she jumped ……………… . [happy]

d. We wear more …………………. in summer. [comfortable]

3) Compare using the words in brackets.

A. a. Deema dresses / smart / Bill [more]

……………………………………………………………………………………

b. Bill does not dress / smart / Deema [not as .. as]

……………………………………………………………………………………

B. a. Maria dresses / good / Bill [better]

……………………………………………………………………………………

b. Bill does not dress / good / Maria [not as .. as]

……………………………………………………………………………………

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4) Choose the correct answers between brackets.

1. The rabbit runs [fast – faster – fastest].

2. She always dresses [good – better – well].

3. Omar is as [short – shorter – shortest] as Ahmed.

4. He walks as [quickly – quick – quicker] as his father.

5. She wears a [nice, cool, blue – blue, nice, cool – cool, nice, blue] skirt.

6. The new trainers are not as [comfortable – comfortably – uncomfortably] as the old ones.

WRITING

1) Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences.

1. Noha \ wears\ wonderful \ long\ is\ a\ dress\ red.

…………………………………………………………..

2. bought \ thick \ pretty \ blue \ gloves \ Mum\.

…………………………………………………………..

2) Use the information to complete the public announcement.

Name Sami We are looking for a lost child. His name is……………………….

……………………………………………………………………....

……………………………………………………………………....

………………………………………………………………………

If you see Sami, please, take him to the nearest police station.

Age 6 years old

Appearance 90 cm. tall\ long,

brown hair

Clothes green T-shirt \

blue jeans\ white

trainers

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LISTENING

(1) Listen to the statements and then decide whether they are (✔) or (✘).

(1) ……… (2) ……… (3) ……… (4) ………

(2) Listen and complete the text correctly.

Japan is a long, thin country in the east of Asia. The __________ is cold in the north and hot in

the south. There are mountains almost everywhere, so the farmers cannot grow all the food its 126

million people need. Instead, Japan __________ many kinds of food from other countries–

__________, for example. The country __________ huge __________ of good-__________ cars,

computers, TVs, cameras and other things, and it __________ these round the world.

SPEAKING

(1) Complete the dialogue from the box below.

some – any – tomatoes – ground meat – two kilos

A How much __________________ is there?

B There’s a lot of that.

A Good, so we don’t need to get _______________ more.

A How many _________________ are there?

B There aren’t very many of those.

A Right, so we need to get _______________ more.

B Yes, let’s get ________________.

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(2) Rearrange the following dialogue correctly.

A Fine. Here you are.

A Which would you like? You can

have an orange or some grapes.

B Thanks. I love oranges!

B Oh, I’d prefer the orange, please.

A ………………………………………………………

B ………………………………………………………

A ………………………………………………………

B ………………………………………………………

READING

Different countries all over the world produce different types of food. Brazil grows a lot of high quality

coffee. Japan grows tea, but theirs is green, not black. India grows black tea, and we import it from there.

In china, olives are not a part of the culture, so farmers don’t grow them. However, in Palestine, we

produce olives and olive oil of excellent quality, and we export a lot. Canada and Russia grow a lot of

wheat and export some, but the USA grows and exports huge quantities of it.

1) Read and mark the following sentences (✔) or (✘).

1. We import green tea from India. ( )

2. We can export coffee from Brazil. ( )

3. The USA produces wheat more than Russia. ( )

2) Read and answer the following questions.

1. Why don't Chinese people grow olive trees?

……………………………………………………….

2. Where is our wheat from: the USA, Canada or Russia?

…………………………………………………….…

3) Read and find from the paragraph.

1. The opposite of: white x ………………similar x…………..….….low x ……………………..

2. The meaning of: very, very good = ……….. very, very big = …………… buy = …………….

3. What do the underlined pronouns refer to?

theirs ……………….. there ………….. them …….…….. we……………….…it ………………

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VOCABULARY

1) Fill in the spaces with words from the box.

tomato paste – cans – burger and fries – wheat – jars – liters – ground meat

a) We need two ____________ of olives

b) We use about fifteen tomatoes to make every jar of _______________.

c) _______________ is the most important part of dishes like kebabs and kufta.

d) There are four of us, so we’d better open four ________________ of fizzy drinks.

e) It’s not very healthy, but my favorite kind of meal is ____________________.

f) We grow different kinds of _____________ in our country. A lot of it is to make bread.

2) Complete the following tables suitably.

Country Nationality Country Nationality

Brazil

India

Japan

Russia

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

Kuwait

America

China

Italy

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

bread \burger \can \carton \melon \coffee \kebab \liter \spaghetti \tea \ice cream \ wheat

Countable Uncountable Countable + Uncountable

___________ ___________

___________ ___________

______________

____________ ____________

____________ ____________

_______________

_______________

_______________

Match word compounds Match the opposites.

1. lemon ( ) cream 1. export ( ) finish

2. chicken ( ) juice 2. hot ( ) sell

3. tomato ( ) legs 3. dry ( ) import

4. ground ( ) paste 4. high ( ) wet

5. ice ( ) oil 5. start ( ) low

6. olive ( ) meat 6. buy ( ) cold

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GRAMMAR

1) Complete the statements. Add a or an, some, the or nothing ( ✘ ).

a) I’m hungry! I’d really love ______ burger and ______ fries.

b) These two kinds of rice are both very good, but ______ rice I bought last week is more

expensive than ______ rice I bought today.

c) You can get ______ milk in ______ large, regular and small sizes. We usually buy ______ large

size.

d) Yesterday, I was in the garden. There was ______cat in the garden. I don’t like ______cats.

______cat in the garden was very old.

2) Choose the correct form between brackets.

a) We haven’t got [any – a – many] olive oil.

b) Orange jam [tastes – is tasting – taste] delicious.

c) There is [many – some – any] orange juice in the bottle.

d) How [much – long – many] glasses of juice are on the tray?

e) [Are – Is – Does] there [any – some – many] lemon juice in the bottle?

3) Correct the mistakes.

a) There is ice in the glass. …………………

b) How much pens do you have? …………………

c) I bought three carton of apple juice. …………………

d) Hot climate is not good for the olive trees. …………………

4) Do as shown between brackets.

a) There is some milk in the bottle. [use not]

…………………………………………………………………….

b) She has bought three dresses. [ ask a question about the underlined part]

…………………………………………………………………….

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WRITING

1) Make a list of what Mrs. Haifawi needs.

a bag of

a bottle of

a box of

a packet of

apples

biscuits

carrots

water

2) Use the words from the boxes to write statements.

ground meat ground meat

milk milk

wheat wheat

burgers kebabs

butter cheese

bread spaghetti

1. A We use ground meat to make burgers.

B We also use ground meat to make ………………….………………

2. A ……………………………………………………………………….

B ……………………………………………………………………….

3. A ……………………………………………………………………….

B ……………………………………………………………………….

3) Punctuate the following sentences.

a) is there any oil in the bottle

………………………….…………………………………………………

b) no there arent any burgers but there are some kebabs

………………………….…………………………………………………

We need a ………………..….….. , a ……...………….…..…...,

a ………………………… and a………….…………………….

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LISTENING


1. 2. 3. 4.

(2) Listen to the statements and match the numbers to the pictures.

SPEAKING

(1) Rearrange the dialogue correctly.

A Are there ancient places to visit in Jerica?

A And, where can you stay when you visit it?

A Which city are you going to visit?

B Yes, there’s lots to see.

B We can stay in a hotel.

B Jerica.

A……………………………………………………...

B……………………………………………………...

A……………………………………………………...

B……………………………………………………...

A……………………………………………………...

B……………………………………………………...

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READING

1) Read the following paragraph and then answer the questions below.

Jericho is a small city which stands in a deep valley between Jerusalem and Amman, near the Dead Sea.

This is a famous salt lake that is 400 meters below sea level and is the lowest place on Earth. Jericho is

most popular with tourists who visit it during the warm winter months. There are hotels for these visitors,

and a lot of the people who live there work in tourism. Farming is also very important in this area. With

large quantities of water and a warm climate, this part of Palestine is an excellent place to grow bananas

and various other fruit and vegetable crops – including, of course, dates from all the palms. With its water

and warm climate, human beings first started visiting the area 12,000 years ago. There were many people

who chose to remain, and they became some of the world’s first farmers. These were also the people that

500 years later constructed the first city in the world.

b) How old is it? ___________________________________________

c) What kinds of work do people do? _________________________________________

e) When is the best time to visit it? ___________________________________________

2) Read the sentences and tick (✔) or (✘).

a) The world’s first farmers were in Jericho. ( )

b) Jericho was constructed 12,000 years ago. ( )

c) Jericho is an excellent place for farming and tourism. ( )

(2) Complete the dialogue. Fuad Ali Ali: beard\

\brown jacket\

blue shirt\ light

brown trousers

Fuad: moustache\

orange T. shirt\

green shorts

A: Which one is Fuad?

B: Fuad is the one in an ……………………......

and a …………………., with ……….…………

A: So, Ali is the one in a …………..………......

, a…………………… and a .…….…………….

…………………, with ………....……………..

a) Where is Jericho? _________________________________________

d) What crops grow well in the area? __________________________________________

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3) Choose the correct answer.

a) Jericho stands [in – between – near] the Dead Sea.

b) Jericho was nearly constructed [11,500 – 12,000 – 12,500] years ago.

c) Human beings first started visiting Jericho [1,200 – 11,000 – twelve thousands] years ago.

4) Write what the underlined words\ phrases refer to.

(who) …………………. (this part) ……………………. (a famous salt lake) ………………………

5) Find from the paragraph.

big x ………………. far x ………………. highest x …………………. cool x …………………..

famous = ………… necessary = …………..… very, very good = ……………. people = ……..….

VOCABULARY

1) Fill in the spaces with correct words from the box.

various – crops – including - human beings – moustache – beard – side – glasses – center

1. A Does your cousin have a small __________.

B He had one before, but he wanted more than that, so now he’s grown a huge __________.

2. A Let’s swim to the other __________ of the river.

B No, we can’t do that. The water is very fast and dangerous in the __________.

3. A I’ve heard that there are _________________ ancient places to visit near Jericho.

B Yes, _________________ have lived there for 10,000 years, so there’s lots to see.

4. A Are there many _________________ that grow well round here?

B Yes, lots of things, _________________ tomatoes, lemons, oranges, bananas and dates.

2) Complete the following two tables correctly.

Noun (thing) Noun (person) Noun (thing) or verb Noun (person)

science travel

tour farm

art camp

guitar work

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Noun (person) Noun (activity) Noun (person) Noun (activity)

farmer singing

camping swimming

dancing teacher

driver training

GRAMMAR

1) Choose the correct forms.

a) Let’s go [hike – hiking – to hike] in the park.

b) The one [on – at – in] the left is her older brother.

c) The boy [in – with – of] a green T-shirt is my brother.

d) Math is the subject [which – who – where] I love best.

e) The woman [in – with – by] glasses is my English teacher.

f) Majed is the one [whose – who – which] took a photo with me.

g) They are camping at a beautiful place [with – near – between] Jericho.

h) In my opinion, [swim – swimming – swimmer] is very important sport for all of us.

i) [Teach – Teacher – Teaching] means helping people to learn, and that’s an important work.

2) Correct the underlined words.

a) Let's go fish in the lake. ………………………

b) The man in a beard is my uncle. ………………………

c) Jericho is a small city who stands in a deep valley. ……………………

d) How many tourism come to see Jericho every year? …………………..……

e) I want to be a guitar more than anything else in the world! ………………………..

3) Join the following sentences with which or who.

a) I know a family. They live in Ramallah.

______________________________________________________________

b) A cow is a useful animal. It produces meat and milk.

______________________________________________________________

c) Salah Al-Deen was the great Muslim leader. He liberated Jerusalem.

______________________________________________________________

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WRITING

1) Write similar descriptions of Ali and Fareed.

Example: Ahmed is the one next to Ali, in a green jacket, pink shirt, blue trousers and

brown shoes, with long curly hair.

Who is Ali?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Who is Fareed?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ahmed

green jacket\ pink shirt\ light blue trousers\ long curly black hair

Ali

brown jacket\blue shirt\ light brown trousers\ black shoes\ beard

Fareed

blue t-shirt\ orange shorts\ blue trainers\brown hair\glasses

Fareed Ali Ahmed

2) Rewrite the following dialogue with correct punctuation marks.

omar: look my brother ahmad has

emailed me a family photo.

yasmeen: oh lets have a look

omar: its a picnic with my mum’s side of

the family they re at a beautiful

place near Jericho

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

3) Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences.

a) Jeans\ with\ Dad\ is\ shirt\ and\ blue\ a moustache\ the one\ in\ white.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

b) between\ Jerusalem\ Amman\ near\ and\ Jericho\ is\ a small\ city\ near\ the Dead Sea.

………………………………………………………………………..…………………………

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LISTENING


1. 2. 3. 4.

(2) Listen to the customs and write the numbers that match the countries.

Country Japan Scotland Germany China

Number ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

SPEAKING

1) What would you say in the following situations?

A. Your cousin has just got married.

a) Great idea! b) Congratulations! c) I am sorry for you.

B. You have a guest and you offer him\her some cake and sandwiches.

a) Would you like some cake or a sandwich?

b) I’d prefer a sandwich.

c) Yes, please, I’d love one.

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2) Re-order the sentences to make a meaningful dialogue.

A: Really? Why does she do that?

A: I’d love to.

A: Do you know any Arab custom?

B: Well, the bride sticks some bread

dough to the front door.

B: To show that she and her husband will

stay together.

B: Yes, I know one from Palestine.

Would you like to hear it?

A: …………………………………………………….

B: …………………………………………………….

A: …………………………………………………….

B: …………………………………………………….

A: …………………………………………………….

B: ………………………………………………….....

READING

Everybody loves a wedding, but people celebrate weddings in a thousand different ways. In the

Philippines, the bride and her assistants must all wear the same dresses. They do this to stop bad spirits

from finding the bride and carrying her away. The groom in Spain gives his bride her wedding ring and

then a little money in order to show that he will work hard for everything they need. In many countries,

the bride and groom both hold the knife in order to cut the wedding cake together. This shows that they

will be a good team. In Scotland, people only eat half of the cake at the wedding. They keep the other to

eat when the first child arrives. In Palestine, the bride sticks some bread dough to the front door of her

new home. This is to show that she and her husband will stay together all their lives.

1) Read and then match the wedding customs with the reasons.

1. In the Philippines, the bride and her

assistants must all wear the same dresses

( ) to keep the other to eat when the first child

arrives.

2. In Palestine, the bride sticks some bread

dough to the front door.

( ) to show that he will work hard for

everything they need.

3. In Spain, the groom gives his bride her

wedding ring and then a little money

( ) to stop bad spirits from finding the bride

and carrying her away.

4. In Scotland, people only eat half of the

cake at the wedding.

( ) to show that she and her husband will stay

together all their lives.


1. People celebrate weddings in a [ten – hundred – thousand] different ways.

2. The groom in Spain gives his bride [a wedding ring - a little money – both of them].

3. In [Spain – Scotland – Palestine], the bride sticks some bread dough to the front door.

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3) Find from the paragraph.

comes =………….. dress (v.) =………..…. couple = …….…………various = ……………..

back x …………..… takes x …...……… hates x …………… nothing x …..………....

4) Write what the underlined words refer to.

(They) ……………..……… (the other) ……..……..……... (their)…………..………………

VOCABULARY

1) Complete the table with the singular and plural forms of the following words suitably.

baby – boy – box – day – family – glass – monkey – party – sandwich – story – toy – wish

Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

way ……………… country ……………… dress ………………

……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ………………

……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ………………

……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ………………

……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ………………

2) Complete the table with singular and plural words


life ……………… ……………… knives shelf ………………

……………… halves ……………… wives wolf ………………

3) Complete the table with singular and plural words


man ……………… ……………… children tooth ………………

……………… women mouse ……………… foot ………………

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4) Complete the mini-dialogues with words from the box.

custom – Congratulations – groom – celebrate – guests – bride – full

1. A Now I can see the __________________ . He’s up high on his horse.

B But we can’t see the __________________, yet. She’s in a car behind him.

2. A Guess what! I’m going to marry Rania!

B ____________________ ! I’m sure you’ll be very happy together.

3. A When do Muslims __________________ Eid al-Fitr?

B That happens at the end of Ramadan.

4. A We’ve got a big room for the wedding, but it’s completely __________________!

B Yes, we invited 200 __________________ , and they’ve all come!

GRAMMAR

1) Change the sentences. Use in order to instead of so.

a) They want to hide the bride from bad spirits, so they all wear the same dresses.

They all wear the same dresses in order to …………………………………………………..…..

b) The groom wants to show that he will work hard, so he gives his bride a little money.

The groom gives …………………………………………………………………………………..

c) The bride and groom want to show that they will be a good team, so they cut the cake together.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2) Choose the correct answers.

a) They go to school to [learning – learn – learner].

b) I’d love to [watch – watching – watched] the DVD.

c) I’d prefer to [play – playing – play] computer games.

d) He wants to be a doctor, [but – so – and] he joined a medicine college.

e) We stopped talking [in order to – so – because] welcome the bride and groom.

3) Do as shown between brackets.

a) Yes, please I’d like some cake. [make an offer]

……………………………………………………………….………………..?

b) One mouse is hiding in the kitchen. [use several ]

………………………………………………………………………………….

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c) I study hard because I want to get high marks. [use so]

………………..………………………………………………………………..

d) He wants to be better in football, so he plays every match. [use in order to]

…………………………………………………………………………………

WRITING

1) Punctuate the following sentences.

a) oh yes there are just right arent they

…………………………………………………………………………

b) look ive found two dvds

…………………………………………………………………………

2) Use the information in the table to complete the paragraph below.

Name What to do? Why?

my parents look at our address book make guests list

Sami start work on the computer write the wedding invitation

the couple go shopping choose the wedding rings

the groom phone the local priest find a place for the wedding party

My sister Huda is going to get married, and there is a lot to prepare and everybody's going to be very

busy. First, my parents have to look at our address book in order to make …………….……………

…………………………………………………………………….……………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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LISTENING

(1) Listen and complete.

(2) Listen and tick the numbers you hear.

A 0124 56973 0124 56793

B 0136 84752 0163 84752

C 0174 93622 0174 96322

SPEAKING

1) Read and match the questions and answers.

1. Man: Excuse me. Could I ask you few

questions?

( ) Woman: Yes, I do. I’ve lived here for 17

years.

2. Man: Do you live in this town? ( ) Woman: My first name is Jane.

3. Man: Great. Could you tell me your family

name, please?

( ) Woman: 40, Dover Street. And my phone

No., if you want that, is 01232-671- 892.

4. Man: Thank you. And your first name? ( ) Woman: My family name is Edmond.

5. Man: And your address? ( ) Woman: It’s 22nd July.

6. Man: Thank you. Could you tell me your date

of birth?

( ) Woman: Yes, of course.

Could I have details for some of the girls in Grade 8, please?

The first name on my list is Al-Hadad.

Her full name is ________________________________, and her

date________________________________. Her telephone ________

____________________________, and her full __________________

_________________________________________________________ .

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2) Rearrange the following dialogue correctly.

Ahmed: I’ll tell him …, Omar! Sami says

you left your book at his home yesterday.

Sami: That’s right. Here you are!

Sami: Omar, left his book at my home

yesterday.

Sami: You’re very welcome.

Omar: Oh, thanks, Ahmed … Hi, Sami.

Ahmed says I left my book at your home

yesterday.

Omar: Thank you very much.

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

READING

Our ancestors got their family names from the names of their hometowns. For example, Al Halabi shows

that this family was from Halab in Syria, and Haifawi shows that this family was from Haifa in Palestine.

Also, the name of the family may come from people's jobs as Al-Najjar, Al-Haddad and Al-Ostaz families.

Parents also choose their children's given names in different ways. They often hope their children will be

like their names. For example, if Arab parents call their daughter Nour, they hope she'll bring light into

their life and make them happy. And when they call their son Khalid, they want him to be strong and brave

as the Muslim leader Khalid Bin Al-Waleed.


a) Halab is a city in Syria. ( )

b) Parents choose their children's names in the same way. ( )

c) Our ancestors got their names from their jobs or hometowns. ( )

2) Read and answer the following questions.

a) What is the paragraph about? …………………………………………………….

b) Why do some parents choose special names for their children?

.................................................................................................................................

3) Find from the text.

a) too = ……….. such as = ……………..wish = …………..powerful = …………….

b) sad x ……….. death x …………….. given x ……………. weak x ……………

dark x …….…. coward x …………….. take x …….….…. go x ……………….

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c) Two given names ……………………….. and ………………………….

d) Two names of countries …………………….and ……………………..

e) Two family names related to work…………………. and ……………………

f) Two family names related to hometown …………....…. and ……..…………


their ………..…..They ……….…… him………….

VOCABULARY

1) Finish the following sentences with words\phrases from the list.

check\ counselor\ date of birth\ given name\ personal details

\student\ wrong\ zero\ text message

a) A: Did Fuad phone?

B: No, he sent a _______________.

b) I'm a_______________ in grade eight.

c) My _______________ is 28th February, 2002.

d) Your answer is _______________. Try again.

e) You should _______________ your answers carefully.

f) My name and my age are some of my_______________.

g) My family name is Al-Farra, and my_______________ is Tareq.

h) Mrs. Mona is our school _______________, who helps us with our problems.

i) The number of our landline phone is two_______________ five, one, nine, three, seven.

2) Circle the odd one out.

a. counsellor – teacher – principal – cook

b. age – given name – culture – date of birth

c. daughter – son – father – friend

d. Roman – German – Palestinian – Syria

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GRAMMAR

1) Report what each person says.

I have a problem.

(1) He says ___________________________________________

Where are your family from?

(2) She asks __________________________________________

We want to ask you some questions.

(3) They say __________________________________________

Does he live in Poland?

(4) They ask __________________________________________

2) Report the following sentences.

a. Some of our computer details are wrong.

Marah says _____________________________________________________

b. I need to check your personal details.

Reem says _____________________________________________________

c. I’m sorry to call Yasmeen in the evening.

Malik says _____________________________________________________

d. We have started our task.

The boys say____________________________________________________

e. I am a student in grade 8.

Mohammed says ________________________________________________

3) Report the following questions.

a. What does my name mean?

Salwa asks ____________________________________________________

b. Where were my family from?

Malik wants to know ____________________________________________

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c. When did people start using family names?

Lamees wants to know __________________________________________

d. When will you have time to meet me, Yasmeen?

Mohammed asks Yasmeen _______________________________________

e. Ahmed asks, ‘How did our ancestors get their family names?’

Ahmed asks how _______________________________________________

f. Where does she live?

I want to know_________________________________________________

4) Underline the correct answers.

1. Khalid says [he – she – I] is ready to help me.

2. Alaa' says she [need – needs – is needing] our help.

3. The children say [they – we – he] have finished their match.

4. Reem asks [what’s the time – what the time is – what was the time].

5. The teacher wants to know [where do I live – where I live – where do you live].

6. Ali wants to know what [his name means – does his name mean – is the meaning of my name].

WRITING

1) Rearrange the following sentences.

1. Malak – could – I –, please – speak – to?

...........................................................................................................................

2. A school – counselor – who – students – their – is – a person – helps – with – problems.

...........................................................................................................................

2) Look at the personal details and complete the paragraph.

Family Name Given Name Age Grade Phone Home Address

Al-Agha Mahmoud 14 8th 2077570 Jalal St., in Khanyounis

My name is …………………............. I'm ………………….years old, and I'm in

………………………….. at school . I live in……………………. in ……………. Street. My phone

number is ……………………………….

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LISTENING

(1) Listen and mark the statements (✔) or (✘).

1 2 3 4 5

(2) Listen and tick (✔) the things that the Haifawis choose, and note them down.

They choose:

1 ……………………

2 ……………………

3……………………

4……………………

5……………………

6……………………

7……………………

8……………………

9……………………

SPEAKING

(1) Read and number the sentences in the correct order.

a) Doctor: Hello Sami. You don’t look well. What’s the matter?

b) Doctor: You should go to bed earlier.

c) Doctor: Have you been sleeping well?

d) Doctor: What do you have for breakfast?

e) Doctor: That isn’t good. You should have breakfast every day.

f) Sami: I haven’t been eating breakfast. I’ve been getting up late.

g) Sami: No, I haven’t. I’ve been eating badly too.

h) Sami: I’ve been feeling sick for a long time.

i) Sami: I haven’t got time. I’m very tired in the morning

1) ……...

2) ……...

3) ……...

4) ……...

5) ……...

6) ……...

7) ……...

8) ……...

9) ……...

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(2) Match the questions and answers.

1. Do you often text your friends?

2. Can you cook?

3. Have you put your things in the car, yet?

4. I’m very thirsty. I want something to drink.

5. This is my favorite food.

6. Would you like to watch television?

7. Would you like a sandwich?

8. Have you ever been to California?

( ) No, I haven’t. My bag is still in the house.

( ) No, I don’t. I prefer to email them.

( ) Mine, too.

( ) I’d prefer to read my book.

( ) No, I haven’t. I’d like to go there.

( ) I can make kebabs and sfeehah.

( ) I can give you some water.

( ) I’d love one.

READING

1) Read the following paragraph and match items in (A) with those in (B) below.

Thirteen centuries ago, in Spain, East and West met for almost 800 years. This happened when the

Muslims arrived there in 711. There was a real contact between cultures. They took the country over very

quickly, and they completely changed the land that they called Al-Andalus. With new crops and better

ways of farming, Al-Andalus soon grew rich. The Muslims needed a capital, and they set it up in Cordoba.

Here, they built beautiful mosques and palaces, and the city became as important as Baghdad. Al-Andalus

became a centre of the Islamic World and the centre of civilisation in Europe. Its science, medicine,

architecture, arts and crafts became famous. Here, Al-Khatib found out how people pass diseases on. Here,

Al-Zahrawi worked out many new medical operations. Students in both East and West studied the work

of people like these for centuries, and we still remember them today. Spain is now a busy, modern country.

But walk the narrow streets of old Cordoba and visit Granada’s amazing Alhambra Palace and gardens,

and you will find a different Spain. Here, ancient Al-Andalus still lives.

(A) Things that Islamic Spain did: (B) Examples:

1. set up a capital ( ) science, medicine, architecture and arts

2. introduced better ways of farming ( ) Cordoba

3. developed important areas of study ( ) new crops

4. left behind great pieces of architecture ( ) Al-Khatib and Al-Zahrawi

5. produced many famous scientists ( ) Alhambra Palace

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1. Muslims set up the capital of Al-Andalus in Granada. ( )

2. In Cordoba, Muslims built beautiful mosques and palaces. ( )

3. The ancient Al-Andalus still lives in the narrow streets of old Cordoba and Granada. ( )


1. Muslims called Spain [Granada – Cordoba – Al-Andalus].

2. Muslims stayed in Al-Andalus [800 years – 711 years – 13 centuries].

3. Al-Khatib and Al-Zahrawi were great scientists in [medicine – architecture – arts and crafts].


(there) ……………..….. (Here) ……………………. (them) …………………..

VOCABULARY

1) Find opposites for these words.

(1) wide _______________ (2) quiet ________________ (3) ugly ___________________

2) Match the words to name jobs round the house.

1. do

2. prepare

3. put away

4. clean

5. sweep up

6. make

7. tidy up

8. wash

( ) round the house

( ) my clothes

( ) the dishes

( ) food

( ) the shopping

( ) my room

( ) the windows

( ) tea or coffee

(4) forget ______________ (5) the same ______________

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3)Complete the conversations. Use these phrasal verbs.

pass on put on throw away tidy up turn off turn on

1. A It’s getting dark now.

B Right, I think I’d better _______________ the lights.

A Yes, I think you should __________ them _______, too. That’s a good idea.

2. A I hate that horrible noise!

B Right, I think I’d better _______________ the music.

A Yes, I think you should ____________ it _______, too. That’s a good idea.

3. A Your desk looks very untidy!

B Right, I think I’d better _______________ my books and pens and pencils.

A Yes, I think you should ______________ them _______, too. That’s a good idea.

4. A It’s really cold outdoors today.

B Right, I think I’d better _______________ my coat when I go out.

A Yes, I think you should ____________ it _______, too. That’s a good idea.

5. A Some people haven’t heard about the new travel dates.

B Right, I think I’d better _______________ the information.

A Yes, I think you should __________ it _______, too. That’s a good idea.

6. A I don’t think you can wear those dirty old clothes any more.

B Right, I think I’d better _______________ the jeans – and the T-shirt, too.

A Yes, I think you should __________ them _______, too. That’s a good idea.

GRAMMAR

1) Choose the correct forms between brackets.

a. I turn [out – off – in] the lights when I sleep.

b. Israeli people took [of – in – over] Palestine in 1948.

c. I cannot hear you! Can you speak [up – out – at], please.

d. I looked [[for – after – at] my keys, but I did not find them.

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2) Rewrite the words in the correct order. Put the object after the phrasal verb when you can.

1. A need / dates / up / I / to / some / look

B up / internet / them / on / look / the / can / you

A I need to look up some dates.

B You can look them up on the internet.

2. A can’t / out / answer / the / I / work

B you / work / can / out / for / it / I

A _______________________________________

B_______________________________________

3. A these / let’s / away / dishes / put

B that / put / them / cupboard / put / let’s / yes, / away / in

A_______________________________________

B_______________________________________

4. A need / back / we / those / give / to / soon / books

B we / yes, / them / today / back / give / should

A_______________________________________

B_______________________________________

WRITING

1) Rewrite the following conversation with suitable punctuation marks.

mike: listen could i borrow your book for a day or two it may be very useful

sami: yes but what are you going to write about

mike : well i ll write about the history of spain does your book have much about that

sami: yes lots

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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2) Write about housework jobs you like\don’t like doing.

Examples: [making tea – washing the dishes – doing the shopping – cleaning the windows –

preparing food]

I really like ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

3) Write an email to your parents telling them about a place that you have visited recently.

For example:

Where have you been?

What have you seen?

What have you bought?

Who have you met?

Dear mum and dad,

I’ve arrived at the city of __________________ for two days ago. I’ve visited ________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Good bye now, I’ll email you again later.

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LISTENING TEXTS & ANSWERS

Unit (8)

1) The conversation.

Girl: The weather forecast says spring is coming.

Boy: Yeah, right!

Girl: So Mum and I are going to go clothes shopping on Saturday.

Boy: What are you going to get?

Girl: I’m hoping to find a nice light spring (1) jacket, and a new (2) skirt and a light (3) sweater,

too.

Boy: Great. Well, talking about warmer weather, I’m going to visit my cousin in Mexico after

school finishes next week.

Girl: Oh, very nice!

Boy: Yes, and he says it’s already quite hot there. He says I need to take some summer clothes –

like some (4) T-shirts and (5) shorts.

2) The description

1. Bill often wears T-shirt and jeans during the short summer in Canada.

2. Deema is a Palestinian policewoman. She wears her uniform proudly.

3. Abdullah is from Kuwait. He usually wears a hard hat, thick gloves and boots for his work.

4. Maria is a Mexican woman. Today, she wears her long, green dress and new jacket for a

family party.

Unit (9)

1) The statements

1. The picture shows Mrs. Haifawi and her children in their kitchen.

2. Mrs. Haifawi is writing something.

3. Yasmeen is making a list of things they need to buy.

4. Mrs. Haifawi and Yasmeen seem to be checking the food they have.

2) Answers: climate, imports, wheat, produces, quantities, quality, exports

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Unit (10)

1) The statements

1. This seems to be a picture of a family picnic.

2. The boys in front look like three cousins.

3. The three men behind them seem to be married to the three women.

4. Two of these adults are probably the parents of the boys.

2) The statements

1. Ali is the one with long straight hair.

2. Hazim is the one with a backpack and yoyo.

3. Aunt Rania is the one opposite to uncle Nazmi, in red jacket.

4. Uncle Ameer is the one next to aunt Deema, with a beard and glasses.

Unit (11)

1) The statements

1. Picture B shows Al- Zafah

2. In picture C the men are dancing and the women are singing.

3. The three pictures show the customs of a Palestinian wedding.

4. In picture A, the groom and the bride are riding a horse and receive congratulations.

2) The statements

1. In Japan, when people meet, they bow to each other.

2. In China, when people get married, the young bride and groom go to their parents, and they

bring tea and offer it to them.

3. In Germany, when people visit each other they can take a present, for example, a box of

chocolates, or flowers

4. In Scotland, when the New Year starts at twelve o’clock, people all get in a circle, join

hands, and sing a famous old song together.

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Unit (12)

1) The answers: Her full name is Yasmeen Al-Hadad, and her date of birth is 08 / 09 /…. Her

telephone number is 267 7924 and her full home address is 192 Salah Al-Deen Street, Rafah, CA

29975.

2) The answers:

A ✔ 0124 56973 0124 56793

B 0136 84752 ✔ 0163 84752

C 0174 93622 ✔ 0174 96322

Unit (13)

1) The statements

1. East and West met in Spain 800 years ago.

2. The Muslims had better ways of farming than the people of Spain.

3. Islamic Spain became the most important part of the Muslim world.

4. Al-Khatib and Al-Zahrawi were famous for their new ideas in architecture.

5. The feeling of ancient Al-Andalus has completely gone from modern Spain.

2) The conversation

Waiter: What would you all like to order?

Mrs Haifawi: Well, I’d like a chicken sandwich, please, and an ice coffee.

Mr Haifawi: Omar, what would you like?

Omar: Could I have a small pizza, please, and a glass of apple juice?

Mrs Haifawi: Would you like something else, too? What about a cake, for example?

Omar: Well, all right, a cake would be nice.

Mr Haifawi: Now you, Yasmeen. What would you like?

Yasmeen: Well, can I have an orange juice, please? And I’d like a small pizza … and a large ice

cream, too. Thanks, Dad.

Mr Haifawi: You’re welcome. And now you, Adnan.

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Adnan: Well, if Yasmeen can have a large ice cream, I’d like one, too, please, Dad, and an apple

juice – like Omar. And I’m really hungry, so could I have a large pizza, too, please?

Mr Haifawi: Excuse me, but how big is a large pizza?

Waiter: Very big. Usually, two or even three people share one.

Adnan: Oh, I see. Sorry. Well, could I have a regular pizza then?

Mr Haifawi: And for myself, I’d like a tomato salad and a cup of lemon tea.

The answers: They choose chicken sandwich, tomato salad, pizza, cake, ice creams, apple juice,

orange juice, lemon tea, ice coffee

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