Everyday Use voc

Ahmed walked outside in a furtive manner so that his parents would not see him, unlike his sister, Mai who made a lot of noise a made sure their parents saw her when she came in.

• moving fast, attracting attention.

• moving quietly, without attracting attention.

• to put together

The students study the doctrines, or beliefs of their religion at school and place of worship.

• •a set of guidelines, beliefs or views.

• legacy or the traditions

• rituals

Though Adam was proud of his Egyptian heritage, such as the Pyramids and his family’s house in old Cairo,  he really had never visited the country, since he immigrated to Canada 20 years ago

• a set of guidelines

• legacy or the traditions

• make calm

The prefix re- means “again” or “back

• again

• back

While we were moving from our old apartment to the new one, dad had to take apart the dining table to make it fit through the door, then he had the carpenter reassemble it in the new dining room.

• to create it again

• to do it again

• to put together again

Lama sat down on an old chair at the front of her neighbor’s garden and recomposed herself until the wave of dizziness had gone completely.

• imprison again

• return money

• put back together; calmed down

On our way to Sharm El Sheikh, we had to stop at the gas station to refuel, otherwise the car would have stopped before we reached the hotel.

• put gas/energy again

• return money

• put back together; calmed down

After reading Dana’s first draft of the essay, her teacher asked her to reorganize the ideas because they were so disordered.

• put into a new order

• return money

• calmed down

After reading Dana’s first draft of the essay, her teacher asked her to reorganize the ideas because they were so disordered.

• imprison

• return money again

• imprison again

Adham forgot his money at home, so Mahmoud paid for him, and the next day Adham repaid Mahmoud.

• pay money

• return money

• imprison again