الاثنين، 15 أبريل 2013

UNIT 17 - Steinbeck : The Pearl

UNIT  17  -  Steinbeck : The Pearl

Vocabulary
celebrity  شخص مشهور    civil servant  موظف حكومي   correspondent  مراسل   
economic depression  كساد اقتصادي  diver  غواص   force (v)  يُجبر / يُرغم
pearl  لؤلؤ    publicity   دعاية / شهرة / ذيوع صيت     cave  كهف    greed  الجشع  scorpion  عقرب        throw away = throw out  يتخلص من شيء برميه  be stung by  يُلدغ من  treat  يُعالج / يُعامل
merchant    تاجر  persuade  يقنع  persuasion    إقناع  greedy  جشِع
treatment    علاج / معاملة    persuasive  مقنع  stinging (adj.)  لاذع  burgle    ( يسطو علي (مسكن
burglary  سرقة (مسكن) / سطو  burglar ( لص (مساكن  a wedding present     هدية زفاف   
a missing car  سيارة مفقودة  a rival firm  شركة منافسة  breathing equipment  معدات أو أجهزة التنفس
attention  اهتمام / انتباه  oyster  محار  the great depression  الكساد العظيم   

The Grapes of Wrath     ( عناقيد الغضب (اسم رواية   early childhood  الطفولة المبكرة   
badly paid jobs  وظائف ذات أجور متدنية  an influential prize     جائزة هامة   
a private person  شخص كتوم أو متحفظ  a poisonous sting    لدغة سامة  creature  مخلوق
subject = topic  موضوع  the twentieth century  القرن العشرين scorpion sting  لدغة عقرب   
scorpion venom  سم العقرب  sophisticated  متقدم / متطور  hyacinth  ورد النيل
censor  رقيب  consumer society    مجتمع استهلاكي   make a reservation  يحجز
be worth a lot of money  تساوي الكثير من المال  refund  ( يعيد المال (عند ارجاع شيء اشتريته
purchase    يشتري  organ  عضو  entertainer  مقدم فقرات ترفيهية  comedian  ممثل كوميدي   
script  نص الفيلم أو المسرحية  martial arts  الفنون القتالية  tournament  ( دورة (ألعاب 
flight attendant  مضيفة طيران  consultant  استشاري  supervisor  مشرف 
pedestrian crossing  عبور المشاة  burglar alarm  انذار ضد السرقة  convenient  ملائم
emergency services    خدمات الطواريء  renovate  يجدد  convert  يُحَوِل  tactful  لبق
stingy  بخيل / شحيح  stinginess  شح / بُخل  lay off workers  يستعني عن العمال       


Prepositions and Expressions
do business with  يقوم بعمل تجاري مع   
go diving    يذهب للغوص
go into town  يذهب الي المدينة   
cry out  يصرخ
throw (it) into the sea      يرميها في البحر   
hide in a cave  يختبيء في كهف
take over    يستولي علي   
be on someone's side  يقف الي جانب شخص
an expert on literature  خبير في الأدب   
the Nobel prize for literature  جائزة نوبل للآداب
a correspondent for a newspaper  مراسل لصحيفة   
tell the truth about  يقول الحقيقة
think about the problem  يفكر في المشكلة   
get rid of    يتخلص من
give up  يستسلم / يقلع عن    
turn down    يرفض
by force  بالقوة   
cave in  يسقط / ينهار
at a rate of      بمعدل   
disgusted by  يشمئز من
have the right to  له الحق في   
compensate for  يعوض عن
pay for  يدفع ثمن    
sentence someone to    يحكم علي شخص بـ

Words that go together
sack employees  يفصل العاملين   
civil war  حرب أهلية
civil defence  الدفاع المدني   
acute depression  اكتئاب حاد
resort to force  يلجأ الي القوة   
gravitational force  قوة الجاذبية
greed for money  جشع من أجل المال   
blind to reality  غافل عن الحقيقة
a cave in the mountain  كهف في الجبال   
dive under water  يغوص تحت الماء
treat an illness  يعالج مرض   
be stung by a scorpion  يُلغ من عقرب
persuade someone to change their mind  يقنع شخص بتغيير رأيه   
satisfaction of human needs  اشباع الحاجات الانسانية
greedy people  ناس جشعون   
contrary to expectations  علي عكس التوقعات
warn someone of the risks of  يحذر شخص من مخاطر    
a period of economic depression  فترة كساد اقتصادي
inflation rate  معدل التضخم   
annual rate  معدل سنوي
success rate  معدل النجاح   
unexpected failure  فشل غير متوقع
wholesale prices  أسعار الجملة   
etail prices  أسعار التجزئة

Read the following passage carefully:

The Pearl : A story of greed
Kino, a Mexican pearl diver, and his wife Juana live a happy life until, one morning, their son Coyotito is stung by a scorpion. They take him to the local doctor, but he will not treat the boy because the family is too poor to pay. Juana treats the boy herself. That same day, Kino goes diving and finds an enormous pearl, which means he is now a wealthy man. However, when other people hear about the pearl, they plan to steal it. When the doctor hears about Kino's pearl, he offers to treat Coyotito, even though Juana's treatment has already cured him. That night, someone tries to steal the pearl, so the next day Kino goes into town to sell it. The merchants say the pearl is not very valuable because it is too big. Kino knows this is a trick and so he decides to go to another town to sell the pearl.
Juana tries to persuade Kino to throw it away because she believes it is evil and fears that it will destroy the family, but Kino refuses. He wants it to pay for his son's education.
On their way to the other town, the family are followed by thieves who want the pearl. Juana and Coyotito hide in a mountain cave, but Coyotito cries out. When the thieves hear this noise, they fire their guns at what they think is a wild animal. Kino attacks the thieves, but by now it is too late - Coyotito is dead. Deciding that the pearl is evil,   Kino and Juana return to their home town and throw it into the sea.

Definitions
celebrity = a famous person , especially an actor or entertainer
civil servant = someone who works in the civil service(for a government department)
correspondent = someone whose job is to report news from a distant place or write about a particular subject.
economic depression = a long period when there is not a lot of business activity.
diver = someone who swims under water with breathing equipment   
force = to make someone do something they do not want to do
pearl = a valuable small white round object that forms inside an oyster  and is used in jewellery
publicity = attention that someone or something gets from newspapers , TV , etc.
cave = a large natural hole in the side of a cliff or under the ground.
greed = when you want to have more money , food , power etc than you need.
scorpion = a creature like a large insect with a curved tail that has a poisonous sting.
throw away = to get rid of something that you do not want or need.
merchant = someone who buys and sells large quantities of food.   
stung = the past participle of the verb "sting". If an insect, animal or plant stings you, it hurts you by putting poison into your skin
treat = to give someone medical treatment for an illness or injury

Language Notes

Think of = think about  يفكر في / عند السؤال عن الرأي
   I'm thinking of / about buying a new car.
   What do you think of / about this shirt?
Think of يتذكر / يراعى الآخرين
   I can't think of her name now.
   You should think of other people.
 inquire / enquire   (about) = ask for information  يستفسر  require = need يتطلب / يحتاج
   He enquired about the price of tickets.
   Please telephone this number if you require any further information.
 receipt   إيصال الشراء    bill   فاتورة (كهرباء / مياه / تليفون / مطعم)
   Make sure you are given a receipt for everything you buy.
   They asked the waitress for the bill.
لاحظ استخدام التعبيرات الآتية مع فعل
tell

tell a story    tell  يحكى قصة    
the difference  يبين الفرق أو الاختلاف  
tell the truth                يقول الحقيقة    
tell the time  يخبر بالوقت     
tell a joke  يروي نكتة           
tell a secret   يُفشي سر
tell a lie   يكذب             
tell someone off   يوبخ       
tell fortunes    يتنبأ بما سيحدث لشخص


لاحظ استخدام التعبيرات الآتية مع كلمة
time

opening time   
closing time                   
arrival time
departure timeوقت المغادرة    
free time = spare time   
time's up      انتهي الوقت المحدد
at times = sometimes = from time to time  أحيانا       
time after time = time and time again
at all times = always    at the time  في ذلك الوقت         
take your time   تمهل / لا تتسرع          
in no time  بأسرع وقت         
once upon a time   ذات مرة - كان يا مكان       
a matter of time    مسألة وقت             

يمكن استخدام الأسئلة الآتية عند السؤال عن الوقت
What time is it?          
What's the time?          
Do you have the time?
Have you got the time?      
What time do you have?       
What time do you make it?


لاحظ الجملة الآتية
Watching TV for two hours, I went to bed.
= After I had watched TV for two hours, I went to bed.


Exercises on Vocabulary and Language Notes:
Choose the correct answer:
1- Today's newspaper has a very interesting report from one of their (accountants – correspondents – engineers – carpenters) in India.
2- My grandmother's beautiful (pearl – plastic – wooden - woolen) necklace was a wedding present from her uncle. It cost him a lot of money.
3- Police are looking for the missing car. (Drivers – Observers – Believers - Divers) have been searching the river all day.
4- A well-known TV (security – authority – celebrity - charity) is opening a new supermarket in our town tomorrow.
5- People lost their jobs and businesses closed during that year's terrible (depression – decision – delusion - discussion).
6- I'd like to help my country by working as a civil (singer – musician – doctor – servant).
7- Being (sung – rung – stung - hung) by an insect is very painful.
8- That shopkeeper is always great to (do – make – take – put) business with.
9- My friend (saved – prevented - persuaded - made) me to go swimming, even though I felt ill.
10- You should be careful when you (drive – live – dive - hive) into water if you don't know how deep it is.
11- Although people are frightened of them, (scorpions – Cows – Flies - Ducks) don't kill many human beings.
12- I (took – made – threw – flew) away the newspaper this morning. I didn't know you hadn't read it.
13- With a little (dissuasion – persuasion – invasion - deprivation), he has agreed to meet tomorrow evening.
14- My sister can be very (excessive – passive – persuasive - obsessive). She usually gets what she wants.
15- Don't be so (bloody – moody – sandy - greedy). You've eaten enough.
16- What's the best (agreement – elimination – treatment – development) for a headache?
17- They gave a (stinging – singing – banging - ringing) report about the company's problems.
18- A (hall – hole – cave – tunnel) is a large natural hole in the side of a cliff or under the ground.
19- A (greedy – speedy – weary - angry) man usually wants to have more money, food, power etc than he needs.
20- A (scorpion - scooter – scope - score) has a poisonous sting.
21- A (diamond – stone – pearl - necklace) is a valuable small white round object that forms inside an oyster  and is used in jewellery.
22- To (deprive – force – imitate - bring) is to make someone do something they do not want to do.
23- A (calamity – causality – capacity - celebrity) is a famous person, especially an actor or entertainer.
24- A (social – civilized - civil – devil) servant is someone who works in the civil service or a government department.
25- A (presenter – correspondent – interviewer - manager) is someone whose job is to report news from a distant place or write about a particular subject.
26- A (shopper – shopkeeper – merchant - salesperson) is someone who buys and sells large quantities of food.   
27- Most wild animals won't (attract – block – check – attack) unless they are provoked.
28- I shouldn't have (thrown – done – brought – taken) away the receipt. I need it to return this shirt.
29- Doctors are (beating – heating – treating – sending) him for cancer.
30- Henry was (hanged - stung – tricked – cheated) by a bee at the picnic.
31- After this accident, it will be difficult for the government to (persuade – congratulate – concentrate – compensate) people that nuclear power stations are safe.
32- We do (industry – shops - business – sales) with a number of Italian companies.
33- Don't be so (greedy – gassy – glassy – granny)! Leave some cake for everyone else.
34- He became a national (festival – feast - celebrity – liberty) after winning the contest.
35- Martin Bell worked for many years as the BBC's war (caricaturist –correspondent – cartoonist – colonist), covering conflicts all over the world.
36- William blamed his financial difficulties on the worldwide (compression – admission – concession – depression).
37- The submarine (derived – dived - approved – involved) just in time to avoid the enemy attack.
38- He noticed she was wearing a string of (rocks – dust – pearls – peels) about her neck.
39- It had taken a great deal of (persuasion – prevention – invention – intention) to get him to accept.
40- You don't really want more ice cream - it's just (seed – breed – greed – bleed).

Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:
1- Doctors are trying out a new tournament for depression.
2- He made a sponging attack on government policy.
3- Ali's argument was preservative, but the managers still turned down his proposal.
4- After he had been beaten by the scorpion, he was taken to the local doctor.
5- Douglas was seated with much more respect after his promotion.
6- He went driving and found an enormous pearl.
7- When other people heard about the valuable peel, they planned to steal it.
8- I don’t need that—you can throw it on.
9- Being needy does not always solve people's problems.
10- I've been corrupting with several experts in the field.

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