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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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