Unit 2 · Careers — Full Unit
The complete Unit 2 in one interactive page: words, grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing.
الوحدة الثانية كاملة في صفحة تفاعلية واحدة: مفردات، قواعد، استماع، محادثة، قراءة، وكتابة.
Tap a card to flip it and hear the word — tap again to flip it back.
Tap a word, then tap the definition that matches it.
اختر الكلمة أولًا، ثم اختر المعنى الصحيح لها.
Words
Meanings
Read about three people's dream jobs, then decide if each statement is true or false.
Press play, listen to the word, then pick its Arabic translation.
Tap a quality. Give an example of an action that shows it, and say why employers look for it. اضغط على صفة، واكتب مثالاً لتصرف يوضحها، ولماذا يبحث عنها أصحاب العمل.
Tap a quality above to start writing. اضغط على صفة أعلاه لتبدأ الكتابة.
Read the example, then write your own language question and answer about a lesson word.
What part of speech is "qualification" — a noun or a verb?
It's a noun. The related verb is "qualify."
What's a synonym for "candidate"?
A synonym for "candidate" is "applicant."
Listen to the word, then type its correct spelling.
Prepare a job profile with your partner. Ask the questions below and write down the answers, then discuss what job might suit each other. جهّز ملفًا وظيفيًا مع زميلك: اسأل الأسئلة التالية ودوّن الإجابات، ثم ناقشا الوظيفة الأنسب لكل منكما.
Listen to part of a job interview, then answer true or false. استمع إلى جزء من مقابلة عمل، ثم أجب بصح أو خطأ.
Listen and note the different sounds /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/ (the -ing sound), as in motivation, inspiration and reading. Then click the words you think are stressed in each sentence below, and check. استمع ولاحظ الفرق بين أصوات /m/ و/n/ و/ŋ/ (صوت -ing)، كما في motivation وinspiration وreading. ثم اضغط على الكلمات التي تظنها منبورة في كل جملة، وتحقق.
| /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ |
|---|---|---|
| motivation | inspiration | reading |
| model | plan | working |
B. Practice your own sentence جملتك الخاصة
Type a sentence and mark the important words with ** on each side, like **this**. Then listen to it and practice reading it aloud. اكتب جملة وضع ** حول الكلمات المهمة، ثم استمع إليها وتدرّب على نطقها.
In pairs, ask and answer the questions below. Then switch roles. في أزواج، اسأل وأجب عن الأسئلة التالية، ثم تبادلا الأدوار.
Underline the words with m, n and ing in the conversation and the expressions day after day, day in day out, bored to death, talked someone out of it and luckily. In pairs, read the conversation aloud. تحدّث بالنبر المناسب على العبارات المهمة، وتدرّب على قراءة المحادثة مع زميلك.
Your Ending نهايتك — What advice do you think Khaled gives Yousef?
day after day, day in and day out = following the same pattern every day
bored to death = very bored
talk someone out of it = convince someone to do something different
luckily = used to give an opinion that an event was positive
About the Conversation عن المحادثة
Your Turn دورك
Role-play with a partner. Imagine Yousef found another job and has been working there for a year now. Ask what he's been doing and what changes have occurred in his career. Present your interview to the class. مثّل مع زميلك: تخيّل أن يوسف وجد وظيفة أخرى ويعمل بها منذ عام. اسأله عمّا كان يفعله والتغييرات التي حدثت في مسيرته المهنية.
Learn important words from the résumé, cover letter and reading texts — flip the cards, then match, listen, and spell. تعلّم كلمات مهمة من السيرة الذاتية وخطاب التقديم ونصوص القراءة — اقلب البطاقات، ثم طابق واستمع وتهجّ.
1. Learn the Words تعلّم الكلمات
Tap a card to flip it and hear the word — tap again to flip it back.
2. Match the Meaning طابق المعنى
اختر الكلمة أولًا، ثم اختر المعنى الصحيح لها.
Words
Meanings
3. Listen & Choose اسمع واختر
Press play, listen to the word, then pick its Arabic translation.
4. Spelling إملاء
Listen to the word, then type its correct spelling.
Collect information about three internships, learn how to write a cover letter, then read Carl's résumé. اجمع معلومات عن ثلاثة تدريبات، وتعلّم كتابة خطاب تقديم، ثم اقرأ السيرة الذاتية لكارل.
A. Job Opportunities فرص العمل
Read the three internship postings below (from a website called JobPool) and write the qualities, qualifications and experience needed for each job in note form. Then say which job you would apply for, and which you would not be interested in, and why. اقرأ إعلانات التدريب الثلاثة أدناه، ودوّن الصفات والمؤهلات والخبرة المطلوبة لكل وظيفة في نقاط.
B. Cover Letter خطاب التقديم
When you write a cover letter it is important to think about why you are writing it (purpose); who you are addressing (audience); and the information you will put in each paragraph:
Below is Saud Khalid's cover letter applying for a Public Relations position. Collect information about him, then use your own information to write a cover letter applying for one of the jobs above. إليك خطاب سعود خالد للتقديم على وظيفة علاقات عامة. اجمع معلومات عنه، ثم استخدم معلوماتك لكتابة خطابك الخاص.
C. Reading: Carl's Résumé القراءة: السيرة الذاتية لكارل
After Reading بعد القراءة — Answer true or false
Discussion نقاش
Review the present perfect tenses, the simple present, relative pronouns and the past progressive with while, then practice. راجع أزمنة المضارع التام، والمضارع البسيط، وضمائر الوصل، والماضي المستمر مع while، ثم تدرّب.
Present Perfect Tenses: Progressive and Simple المضارع التام: المستمر والبسيط
Both tenses are used to talk about a situation that began in the past and continues into the present. Use the present perfect progressive to talk about an action that is happening now and will probably continue. Use the present perfect simple to talk about the amount of times/how long something has been done, up to this particular point. The action is not happening at this moment and may not continue.
| Present Perfect Progressive | Present Perfect Simple |
|---|---|
| Hanan has been reading a book for two hours. | She has read 30 pages. |
| How long have you been reading that book? | How many pages have you read? |
| Saeed has been playing football since he was ten. | He has played for three different teams. |
| How long have you been playing football? | How many teams have you played for? |
A. Look back at the reading راجع نص القراءة
Read the three texts about jobs on page 20 again and find sentences that are present perfect progressive and present perfect simple. Say which ones happened all the time and which ones happened or changed from time to time.
B. Choose the correct verb form اختر صيغة الفعل الصحيحة
C. Write answers about your study of English أجب عن دراستك للإنجليزية
D. Work with a partner. Make sentences اعمل مع زميلك وكوّن جملًا
Example: Hakim / photography studio / one year — taking pictures — photographer.
E. Find out about your classmates استفسر عن زملائك
Find out about your classmates' abilities and experiences, and ask how long they've been doing them. Complete the chart.
F. Ask and answer about the picture اسأل وأجب عن الصورة
It's been raining for ten minutes. What have the people been doing during this time?
Simple Present Tense المضارع البسيط
Use the simple present to talk about things that are true in general or that happen all the time.
| Affirmative (+) | ||
|---|---|---|
| I / You / We / They | work | in an office. |
| He / She | works | in an office. |
| Negative (−) | ||
|---|---|---|
| I / You / We / They | don't work | in an office. |
| He / She | doesn't work | in an office. |
Wh- Questions in the Simple Present
Prepositions of Time for the Present
at three o'clock, noon/midnight/midday/night
in the morning/afternoon/evening
on Thursday, weekdays, Saturday morning, weekends, the weekend
A. Complete the sentences أكمل الجمل
Complete the sentences with the simple present tense of an appropriate verb, and write the correct preposition. Example: Ahmed is a teacher. He teaches in a high school. He works on weekdays.
Relative Pronouns: Who, That, Which ضمائر الوصل
Relative clauses add information about a noun in the main clause. Use who or that for people. Use that or which for things and animals.
The woman was talking to the clients. She was friendly.
The woman who/that was talking to the clients was friendly.
The computer company is making a good profit. It is called Easy Surf.
The computer company that/which is making a good profit is called Easy Surf.
Past Progressive with While الماضي المستمر مع while
We can use the past progressive with while to talk about actions that were happening at the same time.
Mohammed was working on the computer while his brother was talking on the phone.
They were waiting for their father at the office while their father was waiting for them at home.
Note: We do not usually use the progressive with verbs like the following: like, love, want, see, smell, taste, hear.
B. Complete the sentences with who or that أكمل الجمل بـ who أو that
C. Work with a partner. Make sentences with while كوّن جملًا باستخدام while
Example: It was raining while Yahya was washing the car. Now describe what these people were doing at the same time as something else.
D. Complete the story أكمل القصة
Complete the text with the simple past or past progressive tense of the verb in parentheses.