Learn when to use "in," "at," and "on" for time in English! A simple, beginner…
You spend many hours at school every day! Let’s learn the English words for the places, subjects, and objects you see there — and some word pairs that go together naturally.
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Places at School
Here are the important places you find at school:
School Places
classroomplaygroundlibrarycanteengymoffice
Example
We eat lunch in the canteen.
I read books in the library.
We eat lunch in the canteen.
I read books in the library.
هذه أهم الأماكن التي نجدها في المدرسة: classroom (القسم)، playground (الملعب)، library (المكتبة)، canteen (المطعم)، gym (قاعة الرياضة)، office (المكتب).
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School Subjects
Here are common subjects you study at school:
School Subjects
MathEnglishScienceArtSportHistory
💡 Easy Tip
Remember from Lesson 6: you can say “I like Math” or “I prefer Science to Art” using what you already learned!
Remember from Lesson 6: you can say “I like Math” or “I prefer Science to Art” using what you already learned!
هذه مواد دراسية شائعة: Math (الرياضيات)، English (الإنجليزية)، Science (العلوم)، Art (الفن)، Sport (الرياضة)، History (التاريخ).
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School Objects
Here are common things you use at school every day:
School Objects
bookpennotebookbagboardruler
Example
Open your book, please.
Write it in your notebook.
Open your book, please.
Write it in your notebook.
هذه أشياء نستخدمها في المدرسة كل يوم: book (كتاب)، pen (قلم)، notebook (دفتر)، bag (حقيبة)، board (السبورة)، ruler (مسطرة).
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Collocations (Word Pairs)
Some words naturally go together in English. These pairs are called collocations — learning them together helps you sound more natural:
Common Collocations
do homeworktake a testraise your handgo to schoolread a bookwrite a sentence
Remember
We say “do homework,” not “make homework”!
بعض الكلمات ترتبط ببعضها بشكل طبيعي في الإنجليزية، وتسمى collocations. مثلا نقول “do homework” وليس “make homework”. تعلم هذه الأزواج يجعل كلامك أكثر طبيعية.
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We eat lunch in the ___.
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We keep books in the ___.
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“I like ___.” (a subject with numbers)
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We say “___ homework,” not “make homework.”
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