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some words used in the topic of crimes and punishment.

• Homicide/ murder: the crime of killing someone.
• suicide: the action of deliberately killing yourself.
• suicide pact: an agreement that two or more people make to kill themselves at the same time.
• Assassination: the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons.
• Terrorism: the use of violence to achieve political aims.
• Arson: the illegal use of fire to destroy a house, a building or property.
• Blackmail: the crime of making someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrasing information about them.
• Drug dealing: the fact of selling drugs.
• Kidnapping/ abduction: to illegally take someone away and make them a prisoner so as to make their family or government give you money or allow you to do what you want.
• Fraud:  1- the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them

                   2- the action of producing false documents or information in order to get what you want.

• Embezzlement: the act of stealing money that people trust you to look after as part of your work( in a bank for instance).
• Bribery: the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal.
• Hijacking: an occasion when someone illegally takes control of a vehicle, especially a plane, using violence or threats.
• treason; the crime of helping your country s enemeies or trying to destroy your country 's government.
• Rape: the crime of forcing someone to have sex by using violence.
• Mugging: an attack on someone in a public place in order to steal their money, jewellery or other possessions.
• speeding: the offence of driving faster tahn the speed that is allowed in an area.
• Libel:the illegal act of writing things about someone that are not true.
• Plagiarism: the process of taking another person's work, ideas, or words and using them as if they were your own.

The different kinds of punishment:

• Death penalty: legal punishment by death usually for a serious crime.It is also called the capital punishment.
• Life sentence: a punishment in which a person is going to stay all the rest of his/her life in prison.
• Prison sentence: to spend a period in prison/jail.
• Custody: a situation in which someone is kept in priosn until they go to court for trial.
• Bail: money that is given to court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison.
• Fine: an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law.
• caution:an official warning from the police to someone who has broken the law, stating that they will be punished if they do it again.
• Damages:money that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their property.

Think it over- TV or not TV?

Today there is a television set in almost every house.In some countries, you can choose among as many as 400 different channels.Some broadcast only a single type of programme-news, sports, music, theater, or movies; but most show a variety of programmes, giving viewers a wide range of entertainment.In a country a recent survey indicated that the average person spends three and a half hours a day watching television.Houswives were the largest group of viewers, spending about five hours watching TV.

For families with children, a major problem is getting the children away from the television to do their homework.What impact, then does television have on people' s lives? To find out, an unusual experiment was carried out recently.Forty-four families were asked to disconnect their televison sets for one month.The families were studied to see how their lives were affected by the absence of TV during this period.

Some parents were glad to end the daily struggle among family members to decide what programmes to watch.In some households, the family went to bed earlier.Family members found other things   to do , such as reading or playing volleyball.Fathers found taht they had more time to talk and play games without television.Dinner times were more relaxed without the pressure of TV.

On the other hand, some families said they greatly missed their favourite programme.Fathers in some families without televison started gambling, and others began to drink heavily.Chlidren found they had nothing to talk about at school and could no longer busy themselves at home.Several mothers found they had less to talk about with their young children.

At the end of the experiment, most of the families wanted to have a televison back in their homes.But they said that in the future they would watch only certain programmes, and not allow their lives to be governed by television.

Comprehension:

1- find in the text the synonymes of:

-Study=....................  -Effect=....................... -Happy.=................... - Fight=.....................

2- What are the negative effects of the absence of TV on some fathers and children?

     a- The negative effects on some fathers:........................................................................

    b- The negative effects on some children:.......................................................................

3- Are these sentences true or false? justify.

    a- According to the survey housewives were too busy to watch TV?

        .............................................................................................................................

    b- The end of the experiment showed that TV was worthless.

        ..............................................................................................................................

T.Bouchra 2006

Vocabulary used in the topic of media.

Television- Television programmes: news- chat shows- quiz shows-sitcom-sport programmes-films-documentaries-game shows-music programmes-cartoons- commercials. breaking news- envoy- viewers.

Newspapers: daily newspapers- weekly newspapers- monthly newspapers. Broadsheet- tabloides- headline- journalist- columnist- correspondent- magazines.

Internet- internaut- newbie- E mail- surfing- research- reserch engine(google)- chat- E commerce- E learning- WWW= world wide web- PC: personal computer; there are 2 kinds: desktop computer and laptop computer.the parts of the computer are: screen-base unit-keyboard- mouse-mouse mat- joystick-printer-headphones-loud speaker-webcamera.

Complete the following sentences using some of the words above:

1-.............................is the person who is new to the computer and the internet.

2-.............................is a kind of newspaper that has small pages, often containing a lot of  photographes and news and information that is not considered to be serious.

3-............................is a journalist who writes a regular series of articles for a particular newspaper or magazine.

4-...............................is the person who uses the internet, especially someone exprerienced in using it.

5...............................is a kind of newspaper that has large pages, containing mostly serious news.

6-...........................is a situation comedy a type of humorous programme in which the same characters regularly appear in funny situations from ordinary life.

7-...........................is the fact of learning via net.

8-..........................is a few words at the top of a newspaper report that tell you what it is about.

9-........................is a journalist who deals with one particular area war / foreign correspondent.

10-.......................is a person who watches television programmes.

11-............................is a programme in which people compete to win prizes

12-........................is the programme that provides the latest information about the day's events, politics,and other subjects of general interest.

13-............................is selling and buying via internet.

14-...........................is urgent news shown on TV.

T.Bouchra 2006.

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- the first step to knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.     ( cecil)

- A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.( T.M. Farguhar)

-No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger.It s  the heart that makes a man rich.He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.( H.W.Beecher)

-the difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.  (H.Home)

-Woman was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot; but out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved.  (M.Henry)

-False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross the shade.( C.N.bovee)

-I expect to pass through life but once.If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow-being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect, as I shall not pass this way again. (W.Penn)

-there are two things needed in these days; first for rich men to find out how poor men live; and second, for poor men to know how rich men work.(E.Atkinson)

- The true and noble way to kill a foe(enemy), is not to kill him; you, with kindness, may so change him that he shall cease to be a foe, and then he' s slain.(J.Bruyère)

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Try Not To Cry

You, you’re not aware
That we’re aware
Of your despair
Don’t show your tears
To your oppressor
Don’t show your tears

CHORUS:
Try not to cry little one
You’re not alone
I’ll stand by you
Try not to cry little one
My heart is your stone
I’ll throw with you

Isam:
‘Ayn Jalut where David slew Goliath
This very same place that we be at
Passing through the sands of times
This land’s been the victim of countless crimes
From Crusaders and Mongols
to the present aggression
Then the Franks, now even a crueller oppression
If these walls could speak,
imagine what would they say

For me in this path that I walk on
there's only one way
Bullets may kill, bones may break
Still I throw stones like David before me and I say

CHORUS

You, you’re not aware
That we’re aware
Of your despair
Your nightmares will end
This I promise, I promise

CHORUS

Lenny:
No llores, no pierdas la fe
La sed la calma el que haze
Agua de la arena
Y tu que te levantas con orgullo entre las piedras
Haz hecho mares de este polvo
Don’t cry, don’t lose faith
The one who made water come out of the sand
Is the one who quenches the thirst
And you who rise proud from between the stones
Have made oceans from this dust

Waqas:
I throw stones at my eyes
’cause for way too long they’ve been dry
Plus they see what they shouldn’t from oppressed babies to thighs
I throw stones at my tongue
’cause it should really keep its peace
I throw stones at my feet
’cause they stray and lead to defeat
A couple of big ones at my heart
’cause the thing is freezing cold
But my nafs is still alive
and kicking unstoppable and on a roll
I throw bricks at the devil so I’ll be sure to hit him
But first at the man in the mirror
so I can chase out the venom

Isam:
Hmm, a little boy shot in the head
Just another kid sent out to get some bread
Not the first murder nor the last
Again and again a repetition of the past
Since the very first day same story
Young ones, old ones, some glory
How can it be, has the whole world turned blind?
Or is it just ’cause it’s only affecting my kind?!
If these walls could speak,
imagine what would they say
For me in this path that I walk on
there’s only one way
Bullets may kill, bones may break
Still I throw stones like David before me and I say

CHORUS

Muhammad (pbuh)
Dedicated to the innocent children of Beslan

Every day I see the same headlines
Crimes committed in the name of the divine
People committing atrocities in his name
They murder and kidnap with no shame
But did he teach hatred, violence, or bloodshed? No... Oh No

He taught us about human brotherhood
And against prejudice he firmly stood He loved children, their hands he’d hold
And taught his followers to respect the old
So would he allow the murder of an innocent child? Oh No...

CHORUS:
Muhammad ya rasulallah
Muhammad ya habiballah
Muhammad ya khalilallah
Muhammad

Muhammad ya rasulallah
Muhammad ya shafi’allah
Muhammad ya bashirallah
Ya rasulallah

Muhammad the light of my eyes
About you they spread many lies
If only they came to realise
Bloodshed you despise

CHORUS

Make A Prayer

O people
In a hut made of tin and clay
A small boy dreams away
Of clean water and a meal a day
And not to fear mines as he plays each day

O people
Somewhere dark and out of the way
Aids has found yet another prey
To save his life he just couldn’t pay
Tell me what we’re going to do

For our brothers in Durban
For our sisters in Darfur
Show me what we’re going to do
Are we just going to sit there?
Nice and cosy on our armchairs
Will we not even make a prayer?

You might ask yourself
Why should I help these people?
They’ll tell you why
We’re not so different from you
We have dreams just like you
But they were buried with the
bodies of our loved ones

O people
Are we deaf, dumb, and blind?
What is going through our minds?
Don’t we care for the rest of mankind?

O people
We claim to love peace and justice
Why do we preach what we don’t practice?
Let’s help them out of this darkness

Tell me what we’re going to do
For our brothers in Ethiopia
For our sisters in Rwanda
Show me what we’re going to do
Are we just going to sit there?
Nice and cosy on our armchairs
Will we not even make a prayer?

Eid Song

Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of Eid

CHORUS:
La ilaha illallah
Muhammad rasulallah
La ilaha illallah
Muhammad rasulallah
‘Alayhi salatullah
‘Alayhi salatullah

Children are wearing new clothes
Bright colours fill the streets
Their faces full of laughter
Their pockets full of sweets
Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of Eid

CHORUS

Mosques are full of worshippers
in rows straight and neat
Their Lord they remember, His name they repeat
Their hands are raised to the sky
They supplicate and plead
On this blessed day
Forgive us they entreat
Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of Eid

CHORUS

People are giving charity
And helping those in need
In giving they’re competing
Today there is no greed
Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of Eid

CHORUS

Enemies embracing each other
All hatred is buried
Everyone is celebrating
Greeting everyone they meet
Let us rejoice indeed
For this is the day of Eid

Free

What goes through your mind?
As you sit there looking at me
Well I can tell from your looks
That you think I’m so oppressed
But I don’t need for you to liberate me

My head is not bare
And you can’t see my covered hair
So you sit there and you stare
And you judge me with your glare
You’re sure I’m in despair
But are you not aware
Under this scarf that I wear
I have feelings, and I do care

CHORUS:
So don’t you see?
That I’m truly free
This piece of scarf on me
I wear so proudly
To preserve my dignity...

My modesty
My integrity
So don’t judge me
Open your eyes and see...
“Why can’t you just accept me?” she says
“Why can’t I just be me?” she says
Time and time again
You speak of democracy
Yet you rob me of my liberty
And all I want is equality
Why can’t you just let me be free?

For you I sing this song
My sister, may you always be strong
From you I’ve learnt so much
How you suffer so much
Yet you forgive those who laugh at you
You walk with no fear
Through the insults you hear
Your wish so sincere
That they’d understand you
But before you walk away
This time you turn and say:

But don’t you see?
That I’m truly free
This piece of scarf on me
I wear so proudly
To preserve my dignity
My modesty
My integrity
So let me be
She says with a smile
I’m the one who’s free

Munajat (Arabic)

Wahdi fi dhulmati layli
Fi wahshati darbi
Hammi yuthqiluni
Dhanbi yu’limuni
Alone, in the darkness of my night
In the loneliness of my path
My worries weigh me down
My sins pain me

Wahdi, ad’uka wa arju
Min dhanbi ashku
Mali siwak
Ana fi himak
Alone, I supplicate to You and I hope
From my sins I complain
I have no one but You
I am at Your door

CHORUS:
Farham ‘abdan najak
Ya Allah, ya Allah
Anta alraja
Minka alhuda
Ya Allah, ya Allah
So forgive a servant who intimately calls You
O Allah, O Allah
You are all hope, From You is guidance
O Allah, O Allah

Rabbahu hudak
Ma ziltu asir
Wa’alal ‘isyan
Ma ‘udtu qadir
Fa’anir durubi
Waghfir dhunubi
Fa’anal faqir
O Allah give me your guidance
For I am still imprisoned
Of disobedience I am no longer capable
So illuminate my paths and forgive my sins
For I am poor and in need of You

Qad ‘adal qalbu
Fiddarbi yasir
Farihan mushtaqan
Lillahi yatir
Wa rajahu ridhaka
Yawma liqaka
Antal qadir
My heart has returned to walk on the path
Full of joy and longing, flying to God
And its only hope is gaining your pleasure
On the day of meeting You
You are the Omnipotent

CHORUS

Mother (Arabic)

Blessed is your face
Blessed is your name
My beloved
Blessed is your smile
Which makes my soul want to fly
My beloved
All the nights
And all the times
That you cared for me
But I never realised it
And now it’s too late
Forgive me

Now I’m alone filled with so much shame
For all the years I caused you pain
If only I could sleep in your arms again
Mother I’m lost without you

You were the sun that brightened my day
Now who’s going to wipe my tears away
If only I knew what I know today
Mother I’m lost without you

Ummahu, ummahu, ya ummi
wa shawqahu ila luqyaki ya ummi
Ummuka, ummuka, ummuka ummuka
Qawlu rasulika
Fi qalbi, fi hulumi
Anti ma’i ya ummi
Mother... Mother... O my mother
How I long to see O mother
“Your mother, Your mother, Your mother”
Is the saying of your Prophet
In my heart, in my dreams
You are always with me mother

Ruhti wa taraktini
Ya nura ‘aynayya
Ya unsa layli
Ruhti wa taraktini
Man siwaki yahdhununi
Man siwaki yasturuni
Man siwaki yahrusuni
‘Afwaki ummi
Samihini...
You went and left me
O light of my eyes
O comfort of my nights
You went and left me
Who, other than you, will embrace me?
Who, other than you, will cover me?
Who, other than you, will guard over me?
Your pardon mother, forgive me

We Will Never Submit

Lan nakhdha’
Lan narhal
Lan naskut
Lan nansa
We will never submit
We will never leave
We will never be silenced
We will never forget

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