UNIT 5 - Agatha Christie: N or M
Part one - Vocabulary and Language Notes
Read the following passage carefully:
N or M?
It is a time of war in England and everyone knows that there could be an invasion at any time. The government knows that the enemy is being helped by a dangerous group of spies inside the country, but nobody knows their identity. But it is believed that the spies’ headquarters is a small hotel on the coast, and that the spies’ leaders are a man and a woman.
Two secret agents, Tommy Beresford and his wife Tuppence, are sent to the hotel to find these spies. They meet the other hotel guests and the people from the town. The guests include Mr. Bletchley, a retired soldier; Mrs. Sprot, a shy young woman; and Carl von Deinim, a scientist. Mr. Bletchley introduces Tommy to Mr. Haydock, a retired sailor who lives in a house overlooking the sea. The three men sometimes play golf together.
The Beresford’s first suspects are the hotel owner and the scientist, but they soon discover that both are innocent. Then they hear that the invasion is planned for the following week. This means they have seven days to find the enemy and save the country from invasion.
One day, after a game of golf, Tommy finds a radio transmitter hidden in Mr. Haydock’s bathroom and realizes that Haydock is one of the spies. Haydock does not seem worried by Tommy’s discovery. Tommy leaves his friend's house, but on the way back to his hotel, he's captured and locked in a room.
Tuppence discovers the other spy leader. To everyone's surprise, it is the shy Mrs. Sprot. The police arrest her and soon find Mr. Haydock. Tommy is set free.
Without the help of the spies’ leaders, the invasion cannot take place. Tommy and Tuppence have saved the country!
معانى الكلمات بترتيب وجودها فى القطعة
a time of war زمن الحرب
Invasion غزو
enemy عدو
spies جواسيس
identity هوية
headquarters مركز القيادة
coast ساحل
leaders قواد
secret agents عملاء سريين
retired soldier جندى متقاعد
shy خجول
introduce يقدم
sailor بحار
overlooking يطل على
suspects شكوك
owner المالك
innocent برئ
transmitter جهاز إرسال
hidden مخبأ
realize يدرك
discovery إكتشاف
captured يأسر
locked in يحبس
surprise دهشة
arrest يقبض على
set free يطلق سراح
take place يحدث
saved ينقذ
Definitions
amnesia = the medical condition of not being able to remember anything فقدان الذاكرة
excavation = digging up the ground, especially in order to find things from the past التنقيب عن الآثار
mousetrap = a device for catching, and usually killing, mice مصيدة فئران
murder = the crime of deliberately killing someone جريمة قتل
poison (v./n.) = a substance that can kill or harm you if you eat it, drink it, etc. يسمم / سُم
shy = nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people خجول
headquarters = the place from which a company, organisation, or military action is controlled مركز القيادة / المقر الرئيسي
identity = who someone is الهوية
innocent = not guilty of a crime بريء
invasion = the act of entering a country using military force in order to take control غزو
secret agent = someone who works for a government and tries to get secret information about another country or organisation عميل سري
spy = someone whose job is to find out secret information about a country or
organisation جاسوس
suspect (n) = someone who may be guilty of a crime يشك في/ يشتبه في
transmitter = a piece of equipment that sends out radio or television signals جهاز إرسال
More vocabulary
do/commit a crime يرتكب جريمة
criminal مجرم / إجرامي
an archaeologist عالم آثار
archaeology علم الآثار
wounded = injured مصاب
the orient express train قطار الشرق السريع
repair = mend يُصلح
crime fiction روايات الجريمة
ancient remains آثار قديمة
antiquities آثار
a radio play مسرحية إذاعية
blind أعمي
dumb أبكم / أخرس
deaf أصم
ghosts أشباح
gestures إيماءات
murderer قاتل
solve the crime يحل الجريمة
case قضية
trial محاكمة / محاولة
court محكمة
witness شاهد / يشهد
defend يدافع عن
somewhere في مكان ما
espionage الجاسوسية
identity card بطاقة الهوية /البطاقة الشخصية
set free يطلق سراح
notice يلاحظ
qualities صفات
equipment معدات / أجهزة
nervous عصبي / خائف
perform يؤدي (دور في مسرحية مثلا) design يصمم
achieve = implement يحقق
achievement إنجاز
accomplishment انجاز
passenger راكب / مسافر
military force القوة العسكرية
designer مصمم
tourist offices مكاتب سياحية
definition تعريف
feed يُطعم / يغذي
bang يضرب بشدة
shyness الخجل
shame الخزي / العار
radio signals إشارات لاسلكية
take control يسيطر / يتحكم
a foreign country دولة أجنبية
prove يثبت / يبرهن
proof إثبات / برهان / دليل
evidence دليل
consequences نتائج / عواقب
enrich يُثري
indispensable لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه
director مخرج / مدير
horror films أفلام الرعب
scenario سيناريو
dialogue حوار
cinemagoer مرتاد السينما
film festival مهرجان سينمائي
religious ديني
heavenly سماوي
accompany يصطحب
deliberately عَمداً
accidentally بالصدفة
be embarrassed يشعر بالإحراج
substance مادة
suspense تشويق
suspend يُعلق / يوقف
insomnia أرق
depression اكتئاب
Prepositions and Expressions
on his first journey في رحلته الأولي
instead of بدلا من
the longest-running play مسرحية تُعرض لأطول فترة
welcome to مرحباَ في
close to قريب من
over a hundred أكثر من مائة
at a young age في سن صغير
be deeply affected by يتأثر تأثرا عميقا بـ
suffer from يعاني من
work on excavation يعمل في التنقيب
on the coast علي الساحل
on (his) way to في طريقه إلي
at any time في أي وقت
save .. from ينقذ .. من
to everyone's surprise لدهشة الجميع
with the help of بمساعدة
pass on information ينقل معلومات
get information about يحصل علي معلومات عن
in his forties في الأربعينيات من عمره
deprive of يحرم من
bring about يسبب / يُحدث
come about يًحدث
catch up with يساير / يواكب
keep up with يساير / يواكب
different from / than / to مختلف عن
on the sides of hills علي جوانب التلال
work on a crime يعمل علي حل الجريمة
get on يركب (وسيلة مواصلات)
get off يغادر أو ينزل من وسيلة مواصلات
make a plan يعد خطة
discover something about يكتشف شيء عن
look right for the part يبدو مناسبا للدور
make changes to يُجري تغييرات علي
point down يميل لأسفل
Words that go together
national identity الهوية الوطنية
a looming disaster كارثة وشيكة الوقوع
imminent danger خطر وشيك الحدوث
exceed expectations يفوق التوقعات
cultural identity الهوية الثقافية
a spy satellite قمر صناعي للتجسس
a vital role دور حيوي
freedom of the press حرية الصحافة
economic development تنمية اقتصادية
a democratic atmosphere جو ديمقراطي
a national duty واجب وطني
lay the foundation of يضع الأساس لـ
rural areas المناطق الريفية
urban areas المناطق الحضرية
the free market السوق الحر
take responsibility for يتحمل المسئولية عن
Language Notes
be able to + inf. قادر على
be capable of + v. + ing قادر على
enable ( someone ) to + inf. يمكن ... من
I'm sorry that I wasn't able to phone you yesterday.
Only the Democratic Party is capable of running the country.
Computers enable us to work faster.
shy خجول بطبيعته
ashamed يشعر بالخجل و الذنب من خطأ قام به
My children are very shy in front of strangers.
I'm sorry! I feel quite ashamed of myself for forgetting to post your letter.
include يشمل including ومنهم / بما فيهم
contain ( يحتوى على ( بداخله
consist of يتكون من
The meal includes meat and rice.
Ten people including three children were injured in the accident.
I've lost a file containing a lot of important documents.
The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans.
عامة نستخدم
by فى وسائل المواصلات
by car / by taxi / by plane / by train / boat / ship / bus
ولكن نستخدم in
مع car / taxi
إذا تم تحديدها
in a ( the / my ) car / taxi
ونستخدم on
مع بقية المواصلات
on a ( the / his ) plane / train / boat / bus / ship
on foot / on horseback
They travelled across Europe by train / car.
We travelled to Alex in our car.
She'll be arriving on the five-thirty train.
It'd be quicker to get there on foot.
look forward to + v. + ing / يتطلع الى
I'm looking forward to seeing you.
We are looking forward to the summer holidays.
let + obj. + inf. يسمح بـ = allow + obj. + to + inf.
He let me use the phone.
He allowed me to use the phone.
لاحظ استخدام المقطع
en
في بداية أو نهاية بعض الكلمات لتكوين الفعل
large كبير enlarge يكبر/ يضخم
courage شجاعة encourage يشجع
able قادر enable يمكن
danger خطر endanger يعرض للخطر
weak ضعيف weaken يُضعف
short قصير shorten يقصر
length طول lengthen يطول
wide متسع widen يوسع
لاحظ استخدام الاسم بعد حرف الجر
in فيما يلي
3 metres in height
5 inches in length
5 centimetres in depth
وفي حالة عدم وجود حرف جر نستخدم الصفة
3 metres high
5 inches long
5 centimetres deep
find يجد
exist يكون موجود / يعيش
I couldn't find Andrew's telephone number.
I don't think ghosts exist.
Few people can exist without water for more than a week.
company شركة / صُحبة
accompany يصطحب
He works for a company that makes software.
It was a long journey and I was grateful for his company.
Depression is almost always accompanied by insomnia.
Exercises on Vocabulary and Language Notes:
Choose the correct answer:
1.Working as a secret (doctor – guide – engineer – agent) in a foreign country can be a very dangerous job.
2.In many countries, people have to carry an identity (card – letter – message – postcard) to prove who they are.
3.In Britain in the 1940s, people were afraid of an (innovation - invasion – invention – inflation) by the enemy.
4.The Romans (faded – deviated – applied – invaded) Britain in 43 BCE.
5.We saw a lot of photographs, but we couldn't (qualify – solidify – liquefy – identify) the man we'd met.
6.How did the man (deprive – improve - prove – devote) his innocence?
7.The enemy used radios to (transmit – spend – try – develop) messages to their ships.
8.They (inspected – respected - suspected – exerted) that the driver had been going very fast at the time of the accident.
9.A (suspect – detective – survivor - surgeon) is a person you think may have done a crime.
10.Someone who is not guilty is (adolescent –innocent – crescent - accomplice).
11.A (counter – interpreter – thermomter - transmitter) is equipment that sends radio signals.
12.(Deviation – Confusion – Aviation - Invasion) means entering another country to take control.
13.(Headquarters – Headbands – Headlights - Headmasters) is the place from which a company is controlled.
14.A (director – producer – consumer - spy) is a person who finds out information about another country or organisation.
15.(Depression – Amnesia – Fever - Anaemia) is being unable to remember things.
16.A (trap – trick – truck - mousetrap) is equipment for catching and killing mice.
17.(Poison – Poisonous – Poisoning - Poisoned) is something that may kill you if you eat or drink it.
18.(Cooperative – Shy – Patient - Cheerful) means nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people.
19.The crime of killing someone is called (blender – border – murder - boiler).
20.In his later life, he suffered from (paralysis – amnesia – cancer - rheumatism). He was unable to remember things.
21.She has taken part in several (excavations – exercises – exceptions - extensions) of Roman settlements across Europe.
22.The three men were convicted of (murdered – murdering – being murdered - murder).
23.He tried to kill himself by taking (vegetable – fruit – poison - protein).
24.The company decided to move its (home – house – flat - headquarters) to another city.
25.When the children met the queen, they were too (active – shy – lazy - helpful) to speak.
26.He had lost his (honesty – enmity – identity - legality) card and was being questioned by the police.
27.The police found out that the man was (innocent – guilty – criminal - shy) of the crime, so they released him.
28.She never went to school. (Included – Instead – Installed – Indebted) she was taught at home.
29.The man's strange behaviour made the police (envious – jealous – suspicious - fabulous) of him.
30.There was something wrong with the (chapter – disaster – fighter –transmitter), but the technician managed to fix it.
31.If you (do – make – have – act) a crime, you must expect to be punished.
32.(Geology – Biology – Archaeology- Meteorology) is the study of the buried remains of ancient times.
33.He was seriously (wounded – buried – handed - rammed) by an enemy bullet.
34.She took the (impress – depress – reckless - express) train to London.
35.The police have (evident – evidence – affluence - challenge) that the killer was a woman.
36.The marks of the prisoner's fingers on the gun (believed – disbelieved – proved - bored) that he was the guilty man.
37.The prisoner will be (stay – set – sit - slip) free next week.
38.She's always (trying – dying – crying - spying) on her neighbours.
39.The police found the radio transmitter (hide – hiding – hidden to hide) in the bathroom.
40.He stayed in a small hotel (on – of – with - in) the coast.
Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences and write them correctly:
1-The government employed two secret accountants to get information about other countries.
2-The police are trying to discover the density of a baby found by the side of a road.
3-She lives in a big house over locking the sea.
4-Finding the spies will help to save the country from indication.
5-In the way back to his hotel, he was arrested by the police.
6-All the hostages were finally split free.
7-With everyone's surprise, the young girl won the competition.
8-This new evidence will prove the old man's innocent.
9-He fell in the river but his friend deceived him from drowning.
10-She was too spy to ask anyone for help.
11-The site has been executed by archaeologists.
12-The room was 3 metres width.
13-He travelled by his brothers' car.
14-He consisted milk and butter on his shopping list.
15-Since tiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.
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