Unit 12

University Life

Unit 12 الحياة الجامعية (University Life)

المفردات (Vocabulary)

English العربية English العربية
academic أكاديمي semester فصل دراسي
assignment مهمة / واجب seminar ندوة
attendance حضور student طالب
campus حرم جامعي study يدرس
certificate شهادة subject موضوع / مادة
college كلية syllabus منهج دراسي
course مادة دراسية / دورة term فصل دراسي
deadline موعد نهائي thesis رسالة علمية
degree درجة علمية tuition تعليم / رسوم دراسية
department قسم university جامعة
diploma دبلوم vocational مهني
discipline انضباط / مجال دراسي workshop ورشة عمل
education تعليم admission قبول
enroll يسجل alumni خريجون
enrollment تسجيل assessment تقييم
exam امتحان bachelor بكالوريوس
faculty كلية / هيئة تدريس curriculum منهج
fees رسوم doctorate دكتوراه
graduate يتخرج / خريج internship تدريب عملي
graduation تخرج laboratory معمل
instructor مدرب / محاضر master ماجستير
knowledge معرفة orientation توجيه
lecture محاضرة placement تنسيق / وضع
lecturer محاضر postgraduate دراسات عليا
library مكتبة professor أستاذ جامعي
major تخصص scholar عالم / باحث
qualification مؤهل specialization تخصص
registration تسجيل transcript سجل أكاديمي
research بحث undergraduate طالب جامعي
scholarship منحة دراسية

المشتقات (Derivatives)

Word / Derivative الترجمة (Translation) Example
👥 counselor
counsel (v) يُرشد - ينصح The teacher counseled the students to study hard.
counsel (n) محامٍ - مستشار The judge asked for a counsel to the suspect.
counselor (n) مرشد - مستشار The educational counselor helped Aya choose a university.
🌍 culture
culture (n) ثقافة Egypt has a rich culture.
cultural (adj) ثقافي Students joined a cultural exchange program.
culturally (adv) ثقافياً The two countries are culturally close.
🦅 independent
independent (adj) مستقل Omar became independent from his parents after marriage.
independently (adv) بشكل مستقل Leen works independently on her project.
independence (n) استقلال Gaining financial independence is important.
✨ inspiring
inspire (v) يُلهم Dr. Magdi Yacoub inspires many young doctors.
inspiring (adj) ملهم Her speech was inspiring and powerful.
inspired (adj) مستلهم - مُلهَم Artists felt inspired by nature.
inspiration (n) مصدر إلهام My mother is a source of inspiration to me.
🎭 rehearsal
rehearse (v) يتدرب - يمارس Actors rehearse their lines well.
rehearsal (n) بروفة - تدريب The final rehearsal was promising.
⭐ reputation
reputation (n) سمعة The university has a good reputation.
reputed (adj) مشهور بـ - ذو سمعة She works for a reputed law firm.
😨 terrified
terrify (v) يرعب - يخيف The storm terrified the children.
terrified (adj) مرعوب - خائف I felt sorry for the terrified child.
terrifying (adj) مرعب - مفزع It was a terrifying experience.
terror (n) رعب - فزع She screamed in terror during the earthquake.
⚖️ ethics
ethics (n) أخلاق - قيم He studied ethics at university.
ethical (adj) أخلاقي We must make ethical choices.
unethical (adj) غير أخلاقي Cheating is unethical behavior.
ethically (adv) بأخلاقية The company acts ethically.
ethic (n) مبدأ أخلاقي He follows a strong ethic of work.
📜 hieroglyphics
hieroglyphics (n) كتابة هيروغليفية We saw hieroglyphics in the museum.
hieroglyphic (adj) هيروغليفي There are hieroglyphic inscriptions in temples.
hieroglyph (n) رمز هيروغليفي Each hieroglyph has a meaning.
🛬 land
land (v) يحصل على (وظيفة) - يهبط Aya hopes to land a job soon.
landing (n) الحصول على (وظيفة) - هبوط Her landing at that company was quick.
❤️ passion
passion (n) شغف He has a passion for music.
passionate (adj) شغوف - متحمس She is a passionate student.
passionately (adv) بشغف - بحماس He spoke passionately about his dreams.
dispassionate (adj) غير متحيز - موضوعي A judge must be dispassionate.
impassioned (adj) متحمس - شغوف He gave an impassioned speech.
🤔 philosophy
philosophy (n) فلسفة She studies philosophy at college.
philosopher (n) فيلسوف A philosopher asks deep questions.
philosophical (adj) فلسفي They had a philosophical discussion.
philosophically (adv) بشكل فلسفي He responded philosophically to failure.
🔧 practical
practical (adj) عملي It was a practical idea.
practicable (adj) قابل للتطبيق The plan is not practicable now.
practicality (n) عملية - واقعية We admired the practicality of the design.
practically (adv) عملياً - بشكل عملي He solved it practically.
practice (v) يمارس Doctors practice medicine daily.
practitioner (n) ممارس Practitioners use what he learns.
🧠 psychological
psychological (adj) نفسي Stress has psychological effects.
psychologist (n) طبيب نفسي A psychologist helps patients.
psychoanalysis (n) تحليل نفسي They studied psychoanalysis this term.
📱 scroll
scroll (v) يُمرر الشاشة - يتصفح She scrolled through the photos.
scrolling (n) تصفح - تمرير Too much scrolling is tiring.
scrollable (adj) قابل للتمرير The page is scrollable.
scroller (n) مستخدم يتصفح Every scroller needs a break.

المتلازمات اللفظية (Verbal Collocations)

English Collocation الترجمة (Translation) English Collocation الترجمة (Translation)
begin/start a career يبدأ مهنة give a speech يُلقي خطاباً
cover ethical sides يُغطي الجوانب الأخلاقية go deeper يتعمق
cover topics يُغطي موضوعات make a list يضع قائمة
do/get a degree يحصل على درجة جامعية share a passion لديه نفس الشغف / يشارك الشغف
feel/get jealous يشعر بالغيرة spend time يقضي وقتاً
get experience يكتسب خبرة take notes يدوّن ملاحظات

المرادفات والمتضادات (Synonyms & Antonyms)

Word Synonym (= Meaning) Antonym (= Opposite)
🌬️ breeze
breeze (n) نسيم - gentle wind, light air ---
breezy (adj) ذو نسيم - windy, fresh ---
😊 cheerful
cheerful (adj) مبتهج - happy, joyful, upbeat gloomy, sad, miserable
cheerfully (adv) بابتهاج - happily, joyfully sadly, gloomily
cheerfulness (n) الابتهاج - happiness, joy sadness, gloom
⚖️ ethical
ethical (adj) أخلاقي - moral, virtuous, righteous, honest unethical, immoral
land a job (v) يحصل على وظيفة - get employed, find work, secure a position, be hired lose a job, be fired
passion (n) شغف - enthusiasm, desire, devotion apathy, indifference
philosophical (adj) فلسفي - thoughtful, reflective, logical, rational shallow, irrational
practical (adj) عملي - realistic, functional, pragmatic impractical, theoretical
scroll (v) يُمرر الشاشة - browse, move, swipe ---
apprenticeship (n) تدريب مهني - training, internship, practical course ---
awareness (n) وعي - understanding, perception ignorance, unawareness
career (n) مهنة - profession, occupation, vocation ---
counselor (n) مستشار - adviser, guide, mentor, consultant misleader, deceiver, opponent
independence (n) استقلال - freedom, autonomy, self-reliance dependence, reliance, weakness
inspiring (adj) ملهم - motivating, encouraging, uplifting discouraging, depressing, uninspiring
reputation (n) سمعة - fame, character, credit disgrace, shame, dishonor
terrified (adj) مرعوب - scared, frightened, horrified calm, fearless, brave

توضيح الالتباس (Clear the Confusion)

🎓 graduate from - graduate in - graduate as - a graduate of

Structure Example الترجمة
graduate from (v) She will graduate from Cairo University next year. تتخرج من جامعة القاهرة العام المقبل.
graduate in (v) Omar graduated in engineering. تخرج عمر في الهندسة.
graduate as (v) Reem graduated as a doctor. تخرجت ريم كطبيبة.
a graduate of (n) He is a graduate of the American University in Cairo. هو خريج الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة.

🌧️ despite / in spite of - although

Structure Rule Examples
despite / in spite of + noun / pronoun / -ing form Despite the rain, we went out.
In spite of being tired, she finished her work.
although + subject + verb Although it was raining, we went out.

👥 counselor - councillor

Word Meaning Example الترجمة
counselor مرشد / مستشار The school counselor helped the students choose their subjects. ساعد المرشد المدرسي الطلاب في اختيار موادهم.
councillor عضو مجلس The councillor spoke about improving public services. تحدث عضو المجلس عن تحسين الخدمات العامة.
📝 ملاحظة: despite / in spite of يتبعهما اسم أو ضمير أو اسم فعل (ing-)، بينما although يتبعه جملة اسمية + فعل.

Grammar Guide (Comprehensive)

Relative Pronouns & Clauses

Pronoun Used For Example
whoPeopleThe girl who called me is my cousin.
whichThings/AnimalsThe laptop which I bought is fast.
thatPeople/ThingsThe book that I read was amazing.
whosePossessionThe man whose car was stolen is sad.
wherePlacesThis is the house where I grew up.

Defining Clauses

Essential information. No commas used.

"The phone that has a broken screen is mine."

Non-Defining Clauses

Extra info. Must use commas. No "that".

"My phone, which is new, is on the table."

Comparative & Superlative

Comparative (A vs B)

  • • Short: Adj + er + than (Faster than)
  • • Long: More + Adj + than (More expensive than)

Superlative (The Best)

  • • Short: The + Adj + est (The fastest)
  • • Long: The most + Adj (The most expensive)

Intensifiers (Modifying the difference)

Use much, far, a lot for big differences, or slightly, a bit for small ones.

"A plane is much faster than a car."

Question Tags

Rule: Positive sentence → Negative tag | Negative sentence → Positive tag

Standard:

"He is happy, isn't he?"

"They didn't go, did they?"

Special Cases:
  • • I am → aren't I?
  • • Let's → shall we?
  • • Close the door → will you?
  • • Everyone is... → aren't they?

قائمة لأهم المترادفات والمضادات

جدول شامل لجميع الوحدات (7-12)

الكلمة (Word) المعنى بالعربية المرادف (Synonym) المضاد (Antonym)
rewarding مُجزٍ/مُرضٍ fulfilling, satisfying hateful, wasteful, unpleasant
efficiency كفاءة productivity, effectiveness inefficiency, wastefulness
sophisticated مُعقد/مُتطور advanced, complex simple, humble, basic
mitigate يخفف / يلطف lessen, reduce, alleviate aggravate, worsen, intensify
automated آلي mechanical, robotic, self-operated manual, hand-operated, human-controlled
fragile هش / ضعيف frail, delicate, breakable sturdy, strong, durable, robust
construction بناء/تشييد building, creation, assembly destruction, demolishing, dismantling
repetitive متكرر monotonous, routine, recurrent varied, different, diverse, changing
ignorant جاهل unaware, unfamiliar, uneducated informed, knowledgeable, aware
pale شاحب light, colorless, wan, faded bright, strong, vibrant, colorful
boring ممل dull, tedious, monotonous lively, fun, exciting, entertaining
mistake خطأ error, blunder, fault correctness, accuracy, success
glamorous فاتن / ساحر stylish, exciting, attractive unattractive, dull, plain, ordinary
escape يهرب flee, run away, break free confront, face, capture, remain
confluence التقاء/تلاقٍ meeting, junction, convergence separation, divergence, division
invisible غير مرئي unseen, hidden, undetectable seen, visible, apparent, obvious
fertile خصب productive, fruitful, rich barren, poor, infertile, sterile
inspiring مُلهم motivational, moving, uplifting uninspiring, discouraging, demotivating
terrified مرعوب frightened, frantic, panicked calm, brave, fearless, unafraid
touching مؤثر moving, influential, emotional unemotional, unmoving, indifferent
hesitatingly بتردد uncertainly, doubtfully, tentatively unhesitatingly, confidently, decisively
unhesitatingly دون تردد without stopping, right away, immediately hesitatingly, slowly, uncertainly
cheerful مبتهج happy, joyful, merry, bright gloomy, sad, depressed, miserable
justice عدل fairness, righteousness, equity injustice, crime, unfairness
triumph انتصار victory, achievement, success defeat, failure, loss
wisdom حكمة good judgment, knowledge, insight folly, ignorance, foolishness
hope أمل belief in a better future, optimism despair, hopelessness, pessimism
betrayal خيانة deceit, treason, disloyalty loyalty, faithfulness, allegiance
loyalty ولاء faithfulness, supportiveness, devotion betrayal, deceit, treachery
promotion ترقية advancement, upgrade, elevation demotion, downgrade, reduction
mortifying مخزٍ/مهين embarrassing, humiliating, shameful honorable, dignified, respectable
chaos فوضى confusion, disorder, turmoil order, calmness, peace, organization
clumsiness خرق/رعونة awkwardness, inelegance, ungainliness graceful, careful, elegant, skillful
packed مزدحم very full, crowded, jam-packed empty, sparse, vacant, deserted
disrupt يعيق/يقاطع interrupt, disturb, interfere continue, support, facilitate, assist