Saturday 30 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSES

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

We use the Past Continuous to talk about past actions in progress. The actions can also be interrupted by something plus there are several other uses.
I was jogging in the street when somebody stopped me and asked what time it was.

Use

1.Actions in progress in the past

At 3 p.m., I was having lunch.

Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.

Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.

The last time I saw him, he was driving his car to work.

The first time we met, she was working as a secretary.

Were you painting your house yesterday at 5 p.m.?

He asked me why I wasn't having dinner at the hotel.

At midnight, we were still driving through the mountains.

2.Interrupted actions in progress

I was eating my breakfast when the telephone rang.

They were talking about her when she walked into the room.

Safaa was driving back home when the car ran out of petrol.

Was she going to the theatre when it started raining?

What were you doing when the baby fell off the sofa?

we weren't playing football when he broke his leg.

I was watching TV when she called.

When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.

While we were having the picnic, it started to rain.

I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear you knocking.

You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the TV off.

While Jabir was sleeping last night, someone stole his car.

Sa’ad was waiting for us when we got off the bus.

While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly went off.

What were you doing when you broke your leg?

I was cycling.

3.Actions in progress at the same time in the past. (parallel / simultaneous actions)

I was studying while he was making dinner.

While Hazim was reading, Talal was watching television.

Were you listening while he was talking?

I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes.

What were you doing while you were waiting?

They were eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.

While Kawtar was cleaning the living room, Zahira was washing the dishes.

4.Irritation / complaining

She was always coming to class late.

He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone.

I didn't like them because they were always complaining.

Time expressions / signal words

yesterday

last night / week / month etc.

the last time

the first time

the other day

a day ago

two weeks ago etc.

earlier today / this week etc

while

when

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSES


THE SIMPLE PAST

We use the Past Simple to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The actions can be short or long. There can also be a few actions happening one after another.

Use

1. Events in the past that are now finished (completed actions in the past)

We saw a movie yesterday.

Last year, I travelled to Marrakech.

They saw us playing football.

I didn't play football yesterday.

Last year, I didn't travel to Agadir.

Did you have dinner last night?

Did the telephone ring?

2.Situations in the past

They lived a normal life until they won a lottery.

He didn't learn any Italian when he was in Italy two year ago.

3.A series of Completed actions in the past

I finished work, drove to town, and did some shopping.

He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.

He entered a room, lit a cigarette and smiled at the guests.

4.Duration in Past

I lived in Rabat for twenty years.

Sanaa studied Spanish for four years.

They sat at the beach all day.

They did not stay at the party the whole time.

We talked on the phone for twenty minutes.

How long did he work there?

How long did you wait for them?

We waited for one hour.

5. Habits in the Past (habits which stopped in the past = used to)

I studied French when I was a child. (I used to study French when I was a child.)

He played the tambourine when he was young.

Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?

He worked as a waiter after school.

Time expressions / signal words

yesterday

last night / week / month etc.

the other day

the day before yesterday

the last time

the first time

a day ago / two weeks ago etc.

earlier today / this week etc.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSES

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We use the Present Continuous (Progressive) tense when talking about actions that are happening at the moment (present or temporary activity) or which will be done in the future (future arrangement).

Use :

1.Present or temporary activities.

2.Future (personal) arrangements.

I'm going to go to the cinema tonight.

I'm going abroad this summer (in both sentences the speaker is speaking about plans)

A/ Examples

Use 1:

I'm drinking some juice now.

They are swimming in the sea.

Use 2:

He is getting married this month.

I'm having my Baccalaureate exam this week.

B/ Examples

Use 1:

Are the children having breakfast now?

Is she listening to music now?

Use 2:

Are they having the party on Friday or Saturday?

Are you meeting Jabir today?

C/ Examples

Use 1:

He is not doing his homework. We aren't waiting for our friend.

Use 2:

He is not going to school tomorrow.

D/ Time expressions / Signal words

now
at this moment
for the moment
currently
at the present
temporarily
this week / month / year , etc.
today

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : ENGLISH TENSES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : ENGLISH TENSES


THE SIMPLE PRESENT

This is without doubt the most important tense in the English language and we use it in a great number of very different situations in our lives. To encourage you to have a look at the below thorough description of the Present Simple, I must say that this tense is relatively easy to understand for people learning English, which is also why it is the best tense to learn first.

Use :

1.Facts and generalization

2.Habits and routines

3.Permanent situations

4.State verbs (e.g. be, have, think, know)

5.Fixed / official arrangement that we can't change ( schedules and timetables )

Note: Apart from all the above uses, this tense is also used in:

1. Zero Conditional- If it rains, I stay at home.

2. First Conditional - We won't get our pocket money, if we don't pass this exam.

3. In sentences after "when", "before", "till", "after", "as soon as"

Before you leave, please take the keys.

After you clean your teeth, go to bed.

When you get back home, please call me.

A/ Examples:

Use 1 : The earth goes around the sun.

A dog is an animal.

Morocco is in North Africa.

Use 2 : I learn English twice a week.

He never has breakfast at home.

She usually watches her favourite TV programme in the evening.

Use 3 : He comes from China.

She teaches Russian in Moscow.

Use 4 : I have two pens.

I think it will rain.

Use 5 : The course starts in April.

The Baccalaureate exam begins on June 2nd and ends on June 4th.

B/ Examples:

Use 1: Is Honduras in South America?

Does the Earth go around the moon?

Use 2: Does Majd often play football?

Use 3: Do you know who my friend is?

What do you do? (what's your occupation?)

C/ Examples:

Use 1:The Earth does not go around the moon.

Use 2:He doesn't go to the cinema at all.

Use 3:They don't live in Marrakech anymore.

Use 4:I don't like winter.

To describe how often an action that takes place, you can use adverbs of frequency.

For example :

•always

•never

•frequently/often

•usually

•seldom/rarely

•nowadays

•every week/year

•sometimes/occasionally

•from time to time

Examples

I always go shopping on Sundays.

I never eat anything after 10 p.m.

My computer freezes from time to time.

Friday 29 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PAST PERFECT

had + past participle

Used with by the time to express two activities in the past, one occurring before the other. First activity: past perfect/second activity: simple past. Can also be used with

after / before

She went to bed after she had turned off the lights.

She had turned off the lights before she went to bed.

when.
By the time / When we arrived, he had already left.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PAST CONTINUOUS

was / were v + -ing


when
while

Used with when to express past activity in progress, interrupted by a non-continuous activity: I was writing when you called.

Used with while to express two continuous activities occurring
at the same time in past: I was reading while you were writing.

When she came back home from work, the children were sleeping.
She came back home from work while the children were sleeping.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Have / has been writing

all day long

all morning long

all week long


since 3 o’clock

since yesterday

since 2005

etc.

for the last/past two days

for the last/past three hours,

etc.

for ten days

for two hours,

etc.


how long (quests)

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PRESENT PERFECT

Have / has written

many times


a couple of times

several times



since* last week , Monday , etc,

since yesterday

since 1983

*If since introduces a time clause, the verb in the time clause will be simple past.

for ten days , two hours, etc

in the last/past week,month,year, etc

up to now
so far
lately
recently

already (quests/affirm)
in a long time (neg)
yet (neg)

how long (quests.)
ever (quests.)
never

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

SIMPLE FUTURE

will write

am, are, is + going to write

tomorrow

tonight

next
week
month
year
etc.

the next time

in
a few days
ten minutes
a month
etc.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

SIMPLE PAST

wrote

yesterday


last
night
week
month
etc.

the last time
the first time

ago
a day
two weeks
etc.

earlier
today
this week
etc.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
am, are, is v + -ing

now
at this moment
for the moment
currently
at the present
temporarily

this
week
semester
month
etc.

today

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS



SIMPLE PRESENT
write / writes

every
day
Monday
week
month
etc.

on
Mondays
weekends
etc.

always
usually
often
generally
sometimes
occasionally
once in a while
rarely
seldom
hardly ever
never

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES WORD FORMATION : SUFFIXES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


WORD FORMATION : SUFFIXES


PUT THE WORDS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM USING THE APPROPRIATE SUFFIX

1. The discovery of penicillin was a (revolution)....... event in Medicine.

2. Some people in Casablanca felt sad when they heard of the (destroy)...... of an

old theatre in their town and considered the city council's decision as

(responsible)..........

3. Green peace is an (non government)........ organization.

4. Television should have an (education)........... role.

5- Shaking hands is a (culture)........... characteristic of Moroccan people.

6- The theatre has always been the best means of (instruct).......... and

(entertain)...........

7. (Industry)......... waste is much more harmful to the environment than household

garbage.

8. The internet may have negativ1e effect on the (psychology)........

(grow) ......of young people

9. TV is a good means of (inform)......... and (entertain)..........

10. A lot of (industry)....... problems were discussed at the last company's meeting.

11. A lot of (art) .......events are programmed for the next Mawazine festival. Many

people are (enthusiasm)......... about this interesting (culture) yearly happening.

12. The (practice)...... side of a computer is that it enables us to store a lot of

(inform)..........

13. The factory closed down due to (finance)........ difficulties.

14 - Finding a cure for AIDS id becoming' a (universe)......... concern.

15 - Population (grow) ..........one of the major problems in Africa.

16. "AFAK" is an (environment).......... association which aims at sensitizing

people to environment problems.

17. If you aren't (energy) and (profession)...... you won't be accepted in this job.

18. All science fiction films are (imagine)...........

19. The (destroy) .........of the environment is a catastrophe.

20. Youth unemployment has become a (universe)..... problem over the last few

years.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : LINKING WORDS AND CONNECTORS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

LINKING WORDS AND CONNECTORS

CHOOSE THE CORRECT LINKING WORD FROM THE LIST AND FILL IN THE GAP



1. My mother enjoys reading stories.........those written by Najib Mahfud.

( besides / consequently / especially / moreover )

2. He earns a lot of money. ........., he does not care about the way he dresses.

( despite / for instance / nevertheless / since )

3. Small cars are practical , ........., they are cheaper.

( as a result / however / although / besides )

4. Our car is equipped with safety airbags, ........, it has an automatic alarm

system.

( although / in addition / consequently / therefore )

5. Pollution problems are getting worse and worse. ........, efforts should be made

to save the environment.

( moreover / in spite of / thanks to / therefore)

6. Children shouldn't watch anything on television.........cartoons and educational

programmers.

( particularly / except / moreover / such as )

7. The lady leads a miserable life...........her big fortune.

( despite / as a result / for instance / in spite of )

8. Most children enjoy watching television...........Cartoons channels.

( such as / moreover / except / particularly )

9. My sister likes all kinds of juice the........strawberry, orange and pineapple

juice.

( therefore / such as / in addition / however )

10. Nobody bought the new product , ........., they had to close the business.

( consequently / since / however / especially )

11.........the weekends, you can call us any time over the last ten years.

( particularly / apart from / despite / as a result )

12......sports channels, I often watch news networks......Al Jazeera and Al Arabia.

( such as / moreover / in addition to / although )

13. They have spent a lot of money on the campaign............. they were in

financial difficulties.

( although / moreover / nevertheless / consequently )

Thursday 28 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : GERUND OR INFINITIVE?

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

CORRECTION

GERUND OR INFINITIVE?

1. C ===> to take

2. D ===> laugh

3. C ===> going

4. C ===> to end

5. C ===> go out

6. A ===> to get

7. D ===> having

8. B ===> doing

9. C ===> to vote

10 D ===> to do

11.C ===> smoking

12. A ===> to work

13. D ===> to be

14.D ===> to use

15.A ===> playing

16.A ===> to drink

17.D ===> to deliver

18.D ===> to mend

19.B ===> dancing

20.B ===> to go

21.B === to have

22.A ===> to start

23.C ===> waiting

24.D ===> doing

25.B ===> washing

26.C ===> laughing

27.C ===> not to pay

28.D ===> drinking

29.C ===> to start

30.D ===> to visiting

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : GERUND OR INFINITIVE ?

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

GERUND OR INFINITIVE ?

1. The student forgot................ the workbook.

A/ taking
B/ take
C/ to take
D/ taken

2. The joke made me..........................................

A/ to laugh
B/ laughing
C/ laughed
D/ laugh

3. Do you fancy.................................... to the theatre?

A/ to go
B/ going
C/ went
D/ go

4. They agreed................. the war.

A/ ending
B/ end
C/ to end
D/ ended

5. The teacher let them..................... right after the break.

A/ going out
B/ to go out
C/ go out
D/ went out


6. How will we manage.......................... to the top?

A/ to get
B/ get
C/ getting
D/ got

7. They suggested....................... a rest.

A/ have
B/ to have
C/ had
D/ having

8. She prefers............. it by herself.

A/ to do
B/ doing
C/ do
D/ done

9. The president expected the nation................ for him.

A/ vote
B/ voting
C/ to vote
D/ would vote

10. He refused........................... that job.

A/ doing
B/ do
C/ done
D/ to do

11. He gave up............................. last week.

A/ to smoke
B/ smoke
C/ smoking
D/ smoked

12. The teacher encouraged the students........................................... harder.

A/ to work
B/ working
C/ work
D/ worked

13. The car seemed............. good but it broke down.

A/ be
B/ being
C/ was
D/ to be

14. The student learnt............... the computer.

A/ use
B/ using
C/ used
D/ to use

15. He adores …………………..football.

A/ playing
B/ to play
C/ played
D/ play

16. What would you like...................................... ?

A/ to drink
B/ drink
C/ drinking
D/ drinks

17. The shopkeeper offered................. the goods to their flat.

A/ to delivered
B/ delivering
C/ deliver
D/ to deliver

18. The engineer wanted......................... it as quickly as possible.

A/ mending
B/ mend
C/ mended
D/ to mend

19. The kids enjoyed................. at the party.

A/ to dance
B/ dancing
C/ dance
D/ danced

20. The tourists chose................ south.

A/ going
B/ to go
C/ go
D/ went

21. The country needs................. brave politicians.

A/ have
B/ to have
C/ having
D/ had

22. We hope..................... work at seven o'clock

A/ to start
B/ starting
C/ start
D/ started

23. I don't mind................. here.

A/ to wait
B/ wait
C/ waiting
D/ waited

24. Keep on............... like this, Peter.

A/ to do
B/ do
C/ done
D/ doing

25. They finished........................ the car.

A/ wash
B/ washing
C/ to wash
D/ washed

26. They can't stand..............................

A/ to laugh
B/ laugh
C/ laughing
D/ laughed

27. The inhabitants decided................... the tax.

A/ not paying
B/ not paid
C/ not pay
D/ not to pay

28. He hated................ apple juice.

A/ drink
B/ to drink
C/ drunk
D/ drinking

29. We expected................ that job early.

A/ start
B/ starting
C/ to start
D/ started

30. My parents are looking forward................................ their oldest son.

A/ to visit
B/ visit
C/ visiting
D/ to visiting

Wednesday 27 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTING VERBS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


CORRECTION


REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTING VERBS


V- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH


1.D=======> suggested going

2.D=======> warned us against

3.C=======> apologized for staying out late.

4.A=======> refused to put up with Tawfik's bevaviour.

5.D=======> promised

6.C=======> regretted

7.B=======> admitted getting up

8.C=======> thanked

9.A=======> greeted

10.C=======> accused

11.D=======> promised

12.A=======> insisted

13.B=======> begged

14.C=======> suggested

15.D=======> regretted

16.B=======> warned

17.B=======> warned

18.A=======> advised

19.C=======> refused

20.D=======> promised

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTING VERBS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTING VERBS

V- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH


1. “Why don't we go to the cinema?”
He................................................................ to the cinema.

A/ warned against going
B/ promised to go
C/ thanked for going
D/ suggested going

2. “Watch out! The bull looks dangerous.”
They.................................................... the dangerous bull.

A/ promised not to come
B/ accused us of coming to
C/ denied going to
D/ warned us against

3. “Sorry, I stayed out late.”
Jalal.................................................................late.

A/ regretted staying out late.
B/ confessed that he had stayed out late.
C/ apologized for staying out late.
D/ denied staying out late

4. “I won't put up with your bad behaviour, Tawfik.”
Mum.......................................................................

A/ refused to put up with Tawfik’s bevaviour.
B/ denied putting up with Tawfik’s behaviour.
C/ regretted putting up with Tawfik’s behaviour.
D/ promised to put up with Tawfik’s behaviour.

5. “You said that you would slow down.”
He................................ to slow down.

A/ explain
B/ advise
C/ accuse
D/ promised

6. “What a pity I didn't see the ceremony.”
He.................................... not seeing the ceremony.

A/ denied
B/ accused
C/ regretted
D/ advised

7. “You are right; it was a mistake to get up so early.”
Fariss................................................ early was a mistake.

A/ denied to get up
B/ admitted getting up
C/ begged getting up
D/ advised getting up

8. “Thank you very much indeed.”
He.......................................... Susan.

A/ explained
B/ promised
C/ thanked
D/ refused

9. “President, welcome to our city!”
The Mayor ........................... the President.

A/ greeted
B/ admitted
C/ explained
D/ thanked

10. “Look, he is a thief!”
The greengrocer................................ that man of being a thief.

A/ greeted
B/ regretted
C/ accused
D/ advised

11. “I will help you, Fatine, for sure.”
The teacher.............................. to help Fatine.

A/ denied
B/ regretted
C/ suggested
D/ promised

12. “Stay with us until tomorrow, OK.?”
The uncle.......................... on our staying with them for the night.

A/ insisted
B/ begged
C/ explained
D/ admitted

13. “Mummy, buy me that toy ,please, please.”
The kid................ her Mum to buy him a toy.

A/ confessed
B/ begged
C/ advised
D/ suggested

14. “How about having a swim?”
They.................................................. having a swim.

A/ refused
B/ accused
C/ suggested
D/ warn

15. “It's a pity we didn't meet the president.”
They................................ not meeting the president.

A/ accused
B/ warned
C/ promised
D/ regretted

16. “I will commit suicide.”
The madman................................... the police he would commit suicide.

A/ advised
B/ warned
C/ regretted
D/ denied

17. “Look out! Mad cow!”
The foreman.......................... the other workers against the mad cow.

A/ insisted
B/ warned
C/ promised
D/ suggested

18. “You'd better start learning for the exam, Rochdi.”
The biology teacher....................... Rochdi to start learning for the exam.

A/ advised
B/ promised
C/ suggested
D/ denied


19. “I won't accept this banknote, sir.”
The cashier................................. to accept the banknote.

A/ denied
B/ promised
C/ refused
D/ accused

20. “I'll help you with your English homework.”
The student............... to help the other classmate with the English homework.

A/ advised
B/ accused
C/ suggested
D/ promised

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH : REQUESTS AND ORDERS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

CORRECTION

REPORTED SPEECH : REQUESTS AND ORDERS

IV- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH


1....me to stop smoking.

2....Idriss to drive carefully.

3....us not to pretend that we knew the answer.

4....to get out of the car.

5....the teacher to speak up, they couldn't hear him properly.

6....told the students to pick out the topic........ by themselves.

7....us not to move.

8....the children not to touch the art works.

9....to be quiet.

10....me to open the window.

11....not to try to read her letters.

12....me to give him some more information.

13....her grandson not to remove that flower.

14....the babysitter not to give Amal....... she hated them.

15....to water her plants regularly while she was away.

16....to take him to see the clowns.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: REQUESTS AND ORDERS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


REPORTED SPEECH: REQUESTS AND ORDERS


IV- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH


1. The doctor said to me: "Stop smoking!"
The doctor told..............................................

2. “Drive carefully,” the policeman said to Idriss.
The policeman ordered........................................

3. "Don't pretend that you know the answer," he said to us.
He told......................................................

4. “Get out of the car,” said the policeman to the driver.
The policeman ordered........................................

5. “Speak up, please, we can't hear you properly,” the students to the teacher.
The students asked...........................................

6. “Pick out the topic or select one by yourselves,” the professor told the students.
The professor................................................

7. The man with the gun said to us: "Don't move".
The man with the gun warned..................................

8. “Don't touch the art works,” said the teacher to the children.
The teacher warned...........................................

9. "Could you please be quiet," she said.
She asked us..................................................

10. “Open the window, please,” she said to me.
She asked......................................................

11. “Don't try to read my letters,” said Loubna to her brother.
Loubna told her brother........................................

12. “Give me some more information,” Amjad said to me.
Amjad told.....................................................

13. “Don't remove this flower,” the old lady told her grandson.
The old lady told..............................................

14. “Don't give Amal any bananas because she hates them,” Mrs Jabir to the babysitter.
Mrs Jabir instructed the.........................................

15. “Please, water my plants regularly while I'm away,” Souha said to her neighbour.
Souha asked her neighbour........................................

16. “Please, take me to see the clowns,” begged the child.
The child begged me...............................................

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: WH QUESTIONS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


CORRECTION


REPORTED SPEECH: WH QUESTIONS


III- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH


1....asked how much food the lions had eaten the previous week.

2....asked where Ziad lived.

3....asked how many players I was going to substitute.

4....inquired where the nearest post office was.

5....wondered what time I usually started my shift.

6....inquired why the owner hadn't bought a new rake.

7....asked Talal where he had been.

8....asked the guide when they would get to the shore.

9....asked me how long I would park there.

10....asked me what I would do if I were/was a celebrity.

11...inquired how long I had been back.

12....who had discovered America.

13. The pupil asked what time there would be the break.

14....wanted to know who that woman was.

15....inquired why I had neglected my duties.

16....asked Majd where he had been the previous week.

17....asked his dad where tea was grown.

18....wondered what rise she could expect.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: WH QUESTIONS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

REPORTED SPEECH: WH QUESTIONS


III- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH

1. The zoo keeper asked,' How much food did the lions eat last week?
The zoo keeper asked..............................................................

2. My neighbour asked,' Where does Ziad live?'
My neighbour asked................................................................

3. The referee asked,' How many players are you going to substitute?'
The referee asked.................................................................

4. They inquired,' Where's the nearest post office?'
They inquired.....................................................................

5. The manager wondered,' What time do you usually start your shift?'
The manager wondered..............................................................

6. The gardener inquired,' Why didn't you buy a new rake, sir?'
The gardener inquired.............................................................

7. He asked,' Where have you been, Talal?'
He asked..........................................................................

8. The captain asked,' When will we get to the shore, guide?'
The captain asked.................................................................

9. The traffic warden asked,' How long will you park here, sir?'
The warden asked..................................................................

10. He asked,' What would you do if you were a celebrity?'
He asked..........................................................................

11. She inquired,' How long have you been back?'
She inquired......................................................................

12. The teacher asked,' Who discovered America?'
The teacher asked.................................................................

13. The pupil asked,' What time will there be the break?
The pupil asked...................................................................

14. They wanted to know,' Who's that woman?’
They wanted to know...............................................................

15. The employer inquired,' Why did you neglect your duties?
The employer inquired.............................................................

16. He asked,' Where were you yesterday, Majd?'
He asked..........................................................................

17. Son asked Daddy,' Where is tea grown?'
Son asked.........................................................................

18. She wondered,' What rise can I expect?'
She wondered......................................................................

Tuesday 26 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: YES / NO QUESTIONS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

CORRECTION

REPORTED SPEECH: YES / NO QUESTIONS

II- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH

1. Mourad asked if Bouchra would like a cup of tea.

2. Zakaria wanted to know if they had bought enough food for the party.

3. The residents asked the mayor if he/she was going to have their roads repaired.

4. The coach wanted to know if the boys could do their best.

5. He asked Jalal if he lived in the country.

6. The commander asked if his troops had enough ammunition.

7. He asked if I was going to start work the next day.

8. She wanted to know if Mouncif would get there on time.

9. The teacher asked if I would agree to help the students who had fallen behind.

10. The journalist required if Omar had seen the accident.

11. The babysitter inquired if she would have to feed the baby every two hours.

12. The policeman wondered if I didn't know the traffic regulations.

13. The little boy wondered if he would be able to do that exercise.

14. They inquired if they had been to Agadir.

15. The instructor wanted to know if I had ever worked with groups from abroad.

16. The head teacher wondered if the students had liked the play the before.

17. They asked me if I was really being followed by the police.

18. She wanted to know if he was staying with his family then.

19. They inquired if I had seen the eclipse the day before.

20. The watchmaker asked if I had bought that Swiss watch at his place.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: YES / NO QUESTIONS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

REPORTED SPEECH: YES / NO QUESTIONS

II- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH

1. Mourad asked,' Would you like a cup of tea, Bouchra?'
Mourad asked.....................................................................

2. Zakaria wanted to know,' Have we bought enough food for the party?'
Zakaria wanted to know............................................................

3. The residents asked,' Are you going to have our roads repaired, mayor?'
The residents asked...............................................................

4. The coach wanted to know,' Can you do your best, boys?'
The coach wanted to know..........................................................

5. He asked,' Do you live in a flat,Jalal?'
He asked.........................................................................

6. The commander asked,' Do our troops have enough ammunition?'
The commander asked..............................................................

7. He asked, 'Are you going to start work tomorrow?'
He asked.........................................................................

8. She wanted to know,' Will we get there on time, Mouncif?'
She wanted to know...............................................................

9. The teacher asked,' Will you agree to help the students who fell behind?
The teacher asked................................................................

10. The journalist inquired,' Have you seen the accident, Omar?'
The journalist inquired..........................................................

11. The babysitter inquired,' Will I have to feed the baby every two hours?'
The babysitter inquired..........................................................

12. The policeman wondered,' Don't you know the traffic regulations?'
The policeman wondered...........................................................

13. The little boy wondered,' Will I be able to do this exercise?'
The little boy wondered..........................................................

14. They inquired, 'Have they been to Agadir?
They inquired...................................................................

15. The instructor wanted to know,' Have you ever worked with groups from abroad?
The instructor wanted to know...................................................

16. The teacher wondered,' Did the students like the play yesterday?'
The head teacher wondered.......................................................

17. They asked,' Were you really being followed by the police?'
They asked .....................................................................

18. She wanted to know,' Is he staying with his family now?'
She wanted to know..............................................................

19. They inquired, ' Did you see the eclipse yesterday?'
They inquired...................................................................

20. The watchmaker asked,' Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place?'
The watchmaker asked.....................................................

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES VOCABULARY EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

CORRECTION

A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. aspireيتطلعون إلى / يطمحون بشوق كبير

2. adventurous مغامرون و مخاطرون / يحبون المغامرة و المخاطرة

3. autonomy الاستقلالية

4. rebel يثورون و ينتفضون / يعلنون العصيان

B. USING THE SUFFIXES IN THE LIST FIND THE ADJECTIVES FROM THE GIVEN NOUNS

ian / al / ial / ic / eous / ous / ical / ing / ed / ful


Noun Adjective


peace == peaceful

authority == authoritarian

success == successful

skill == skilled / skilful

profession == professional

emotion == emotional

energy == energetic

ambition == ambitious

aspiration == aspiring

talent == talented

courage == courageous

politics == political

method == methodical

benefice == beneficial

hero == heroic

optimist == optimistic

pessimist == pessimistic

interest == interesting / interested

greatness == great

ideology == ideological

power == powerful

psychology == psychological

C.Read the following text and fill in the blanks choosing from the list.

benefit / talents / status / promotes / social / ensuring

1. statusوضعية / مكانة / مرتبة مركز

2. ensuringضمان

3. socialاجتماعي / اجتماعية

4. promotes ترقي / تنمي / تطور ترفع

5. benefitتفيد / تنفع

6. talents مواهب / مقدرات

D. CHANGE THE WORDS UNDERLINED WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS FROM THE LIST

1. contact / mixture / varied

Blend = mixture مزيخ / خليط

Diverse = varied متنوع / مختلف / متباين


Exposure = contact الالتقاء / معاشرة /

2. respect / communicate / races

Interact = communicate تفاعل / تواصل

Ethnicities = races أعراق / أجناس

Esteem = respectاحترام

3. cooperate / relationships / unfair / cohabitation

Coexistence = cohabitationتعايش

Collaborate = cooperateتعاون / تعاضد / تآزر

Inequitable =/ unfair غير عادل / ظالم / متفاوت

Bonds = relationships علاقات / روابط / وشائج

E. COMPLETE THE TEXT BELOW WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST.

self-interested / equal / community / customs / cooperate / considerate / freedoms / attitudes

1. Attitudes مواقف

2. Equalمتساو

3. Freedoms حريات

4. Culture ثقافة

5. Customs عادات / تقاليد / أعراف

6. Considerate مراع لمشاعر الغير / مهتم بالآخرين

7. Self-interested أناني / مهتم بالذات

8. Cooperate تعاون / تعاضد

9. Community المجتمع


F. FIND WORDS IN COLUMN A WHICH COLLOCATE WITH THOSE IN B.

1.Hالجمعية العامة

2.Cمساعدات إنسانية

3.Eالعمل التطوعي

4.Gالمجتمع المدني

5.Dالدول الأعضاء

6.Bمنظمات غير حكومية / منظمات المجتمع المدني / المنظمات الغير النفعية

7.F مفاوضات السلام / محادثات السلام

8.Aندوة صحفية

G. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

headquarters / donations / veto / resolution / negotiations / press release

1. negotiations مفاوضات / محادثات

2. donations هبات / عطايا / تبرعات عينية

3. press release بلاغ صحفي

4. veto حق الفيتو / حق النقض

5. headquarters مقر

6. resolutionقرار

H. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

spokesman / scheme / implement / sponsorship / charitable / deputies / partner

1. scheme مخطط / برنامج

2. deputies ممثلي الدول

3. sponsorship الاحتضان

4. spokesmanالناطق الرسمي

5. charitable خيرية / إنسانية

6. partner شريك / شركاء

7. implementتعزيز / توطيد

I. PUT THE VERBS IN THE BLAKS. MAKE ANY NECESSARY TENSE CHANGES.

suggest / express / warn / urge

1.expressedعبروا

2.warnedحذروا

3.urgedحثوا / حضوا الحوا

4.suggestedاقترحوا



J. MATCH THE WORDS IN COLUMN A WITH THOSE IN B TO FORM COLLOCATIONS

1.H

2.G

3.I

4.J

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.E

10.F

K. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WODDS FROM THE LIST

degrees / developed / opportunities / scholarship / measures / overseas / statistics / graduates / tempting / loss

1. opportunitiesفرص

2. lossخسارة

3. overseasما وراء البحار / الخارج

4. statisticsإحصاءات

5. scholarshipمنحة / منح

6. degreesشهادات التخرج / دبلومات

7. measuresخطوات / إجراءات

8. graduatesمتخرجون

9. temptingمغرية

10. developedمتقدمة

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

CORRECTION

I- REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES CHANGING THEM FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH

1. .... he hoped to have time for reading the following week.

2. ....she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

3. ... he was going to visit his parents the following month.

4. ... his friend Brahim had found a new job in the IT business.

5. ....he had already written that paragraph four times.

6.. ...he couldn't continue to depend on his parents.

7. ... he would not stop until that factory was shut down.

8…..he didn’t think so.

9. .. .he would play cards after two days.

10. ..she had gone to bed early the previous night.

11. .. Jawad that he had to change that sentence into reported speech.

12… they couldn't come to the party the following Saturday.

13. .. .his parents were fine and he really got on well with them.

14. ... he couldn't come to my birthday party because he was going away for that weekend;

15. .. officer that was her first visit to Lebanon.

16. ...they wanted to leave at once.

17. .. .he didn't like his new flat.

18......if I didn't take any exercises, I wouldn't be healthy.

19. ...she had bought herself a lovely new dress.

20....he thought it was from Spain.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

I- REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES CHANGING THEM FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH

1. Amjad: "I hope to have time for reading next week."
Amjad said......................................................................

2. "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen," he told her.
He told her.....................................................................

3. Nasser: "I'm going to visit my parents next month."
Nasser declared that............................................................

4. Mahir: "My friend Brahim has found a new job in the IT business."
Mahir said......................................................................

5. Jamil: "I have already written this paragraph four times."
Jamil complained that...........................................................

6. Fawzi: "I cannot continue to depend on my parents."
Fawzi was sorry that............................................................

7. Badr: "I will not stop until this factory is shut down."
Badr announced that.............................................................

8. Jabir: "I don't think so."
Jabir said......................................................................

9. Majd: "I will play cards the day after tomorrow."
Majd informed me................................................................

10. Soraya: "I went to bed early last night."
Soraya said.....................................................................

11. "You have to change this sentence into reported speech," the teacher said to Jawad.
The teacher told................................................................

12. Loubna and Tamir: "We can't come to the party next Saturday."
Loubna and Tamir said...........................................................

13. Lotfi: "My parents are fine and I really get on well with them."
Lotfi told me...................................................................

14. Jabir: "I am sorry but I can't come to your birthday party because I'm going away for the weekend."
Jabir explained to me that......................................................

15. Leila to the immigration officer: "This is my first visit to Lebanon."
Leila told the immigration......................................................

16. My friends: "We want to leave at once."
My friends told me..............................................................

17. Hamid: "I don't like my new flat."
Hamid said......................................................................

18. "If you don't take any exercises, you won't be healthy" - the doctor told me.
The doctor warned me............................................................

19. Her friend told her: "You have bought yourself a lovely new dress."
Her friend told her.............................................................

20. The postman: "I think it is from Spain."
The postman said................................................................

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES VOCABULARY EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. Young people, for instance, show a great deal of ambition as they passionately………. to achieve their dreams and wishes. (aspire- aspiration)

2. Besides, they are………… and usually tend to take risks. (adventure- adventurous)

3. They also prefer………. and resist interference from parents. (autonomy- autonomous)

4. One more thing, youngsters like freedom and usually………… against adults' rules. (rebel- rebellious)

B. USING THE SUFFIXES IN THE LIST FIND THE ADJECTIVES FROM THE GIVEN NOUNS

ian / al / ial / ic / eous / ous / ical / ing / ed / ful

Noun Adjective


peace ==
authority ==
success ==
skill ==
profession ==
emotion ==
energy ==
ambition ==
aspiration ==
talent ==
courage ==
politics ==
method ==
benefice ==
hero ==
optimist ==
pessimist ==
interest ==
greatness ==
ideology ==
power ==
psychology ==


C.Read the following text and fill in the blanks choosing from the list.

benefit / talents / status / promotes / social / ensuring

One of the most effective ways of improving the…..1……and well-being of women is by…2…… their full, equal and effective participation in decision-making at all levels of political, economic and…3……. life. This approach……4… and protects women's human rights while allowing society to……5…from the diverse experiences,….6….., and capabilities of all its members.





D. CHANGE THE WORDS UNDERLINED (in italics) WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS FROM THE LIST

1. contact / mixture / varied

The world is a rich blend of cultural traditions and beliefs. Is this an advantage? Some people welcome the fact that we live in an increasingly diverse world. Others may feel more hesitant, especially if they have not had much exposure to people different from themselves.

2. respect / communicate / races

Today, more than ever, we can interact with people of differing ethnicities and cultures. This diversity enriches our knowledge of other people and helps us understand and esteem them.

3. cooperate / relationships / unfair / cohabitation

Coexistence in today's world depends on being able to accept, appreciate, and collaborate with other. This means respecting and learning from others, valuing differences, bridging cultural gaps, rejecting inequitable stereotypes, discovering common ground, and creating new bonds.

E. COMPLETE THE TEXT BELOW WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST.

culture / self-interested / equal / community / customs / cooperate / considerate / freedoms / attitudes

Tolerance necessitates that you should possess certain beliefs and…1….. First, you must believe sincerely that all people are born…2…… This means that everyone in the world deserves the same rights and…3…. Things such as skin, colour, gender, religion or…4…… should not matter to you. Do not think that people with…5…..that differ from yours are silly. Besides, you have to be…6……and cooperative with others. You should be concerned with everyone's needs, wishes, or feelings. Avoid being…7….., leading your life the way you want and getting what you need regardless of what the others want or need. Instead, try to be an altruistic person, ready to help…8…… and share. Only then you can be part the global…9….


F. FIND WORDS IN COLUMN A WHICH COLLOCATE WITH THOSE IN B.

A B
1. general A. conference

2. humanitarian B. organisations

3. voluntary C. aid

4. civil D. states

5. member E. work

6. non-governmental F. talks

7. peace G. society

8. press H. assembly


G. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

headquarters / donations / veto / resolution / negotiations / press release

1…………….are formal discussions between people who have different aims or intentions, especially in business or politics, during which they try to reach an agreement.

2……………refer to money or other things given to a charity or an organisation.

3.A……………… is a written statement about a matter of public interest which is given to the press by an organisation concerned with the matter.

4…………… is the right that someone in authority has to forbid something.

5……………. is the principal office of an organisation.

6. A ……………….is a formal agreement or decision taken at a meeting by means of vote.

H. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

spokesman / scheme / implement / sponsorship / charitable / deputies / partner

The United Nations has received letters of support for its……1…. to reduce poverty in the world. Most……2…. have expressed their will to cooperate either with moral support or financial……3…. The United Nations…4…… stressed the important role of…5….. organisations, such as UNICEF and UNESCO, as well as other…6……civil associations. The UN Secretary General urged rich countries to offer donations and send staff to help…7…. the scheme.

I. PUT THE VERBS IN THE BLAKS. MAKE ANY NECESSARY TENSE CHANGES.

suggest / express / warn / urge

Participants in the climate change forum last March….1….. their pessimism about the future of Earth. They…..2… that if pollution continued to increase, life on Earth would cease. They…..3….. industrialised countries to save the planet. They also….4…….to set up a fund for the preservation of the environment.



J. MATCH THE WORDS IN COLUMN A WITH THOSE IN B TO FORM COLLOCATIONS

A B
1. reconstruct A. technology

2. set up B• emigration

3. developed C• gain

4. tempting D. of living

5. brain E• resources

6. information F. crisis

7. standards G. a business

8. clandestine H. economy

9.human I. countries

10.economic J. salaries



K. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WODDS FROM THE LIST

degrees / developed / opportunities / scholarship / measures / overseas / statistics / graduates / tempting / loss

Studying abroad is a double-edged sword. It expands education……1…. while at the same time it induces the risk of brain drain. It is a big……2….. for a developing country when talented students who are sent….3…. , choose to work there instead of coming back to their own country. According to some…4…., only one third of students who go to foreign countries on a national…5….. program in the fields of information and communications, choose to come back after receiving their……6…… Patriotism alone can't bring students back home. Courageous…7…….should be taken by home countries to make these students come back. Only when these…8……..are convinced that they can live their dreams at home will they return. Otherwise, they will not be able to turn down the…..9….job offers in…..10…. countries and come home.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : CONDITIONAL REPORTED SPEECH PASSIVE VOICE....

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

CORRECTION

REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED

1. The local police are chasing criminals everywhere.
Criminals ARE BEING CHASED everywhere by the local police.

EXPLANATION:

This is a passive transformation.
“THE LOCAL POLICE” is the subject of the active sentence.
“CRIMINALS” is the object.
The passive needs to reverse the order of the subject and the object, to introduce a form of the verb “BE”
and to change the active verb into a past participle.
“ARE CHASING” is the verb and it’s in the present continuous.
In the passive, the present continuous changes as follows:
“ IS DOING / ARE DOING” changes into “ IS BEING DONE / ARE BEING DONE.”
“ARE CHASING” would change into “IS BEING CHASED / ARE BEING CHASED” and since the new subject is plural “CRIMINALS”, the verb “BE” must concord with its subject hence “ARE BEING CHASED.”

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

2. "I pressed the brake a little bit late and hit the lamp post", the driver told the police.
The driver admitted that he HAD PRESSED the brake a little late and HAD HIT the lamp post.

EXPLANTION

This is a reported speech transformation.
When reporting someone else’s words there always must be a tense shift into the past mainly when the reporting verb is in the past.

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTED SPEECH LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

3. Last week, the car stopped as the driver ran out of petrol.
If the driver HAD NOT RUN OUT OF petrol last week, the car WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED.

EXPLANATION

This a conditional type 3 transformation.
Since the time context in the original sentence / in the context / in the real situation is past, automatically we need conditional type 3.
The grammatical rule for conditional type 3 is: if + past perfect==== would have / could have / might have + past participle.
Conditional type 3 is unreal / imaginary and contrary to facts.
Both verbs in the context / in the real situation are positive / affirmative, so in the imagined / unreal conditional sentence they should become negative.

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

4. The doctor will have to examine the patient before the operation.
The patient WILL HAVE TO BE EXAMINED before the operation.

EXPLANATION

This is again a passive transformation but with the verb must in the future: WILL HAVE TO
Any verb preceded by “TO” should be in the infinitive with few exceptions. The verb of the active
“ EXAMINE” is the infinitive, so “BE” needed by the passive transformation should also be in the infinitive because as a general rule of the passive “BE” takes the tense of the verb in the active.

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

5. Unemployment is high because industry is heavily automated.
If INDUSTRY WERE NOT heavily automated, unemployment WOULD NOT BE high.

EXPLANATION

This a conditional type 2 transformation.
Since the time context in the original sentence / in the context / in the real situation is present,
automatically we need conditional type 2.
The grammatical rule for conditional type 2 is: if + simple past==== would / could / might + verb (infinitive without to)
Conditional type 2 is unreal / imaginary and contrary to facts.
Both verbs in the context / in the real situation are positive / affirmative, so in the imagined / unreal conditional sentence they should become negative.

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 2 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

6. "You should avoid junk food and eat more fiber."
The doctor advised the patient TO AVOID junk food and TO EAT more fiber

EXPLANATION

This is a reported speech transformation.
Since the idea / the notion of advice is expressed by the sentence “YOU SHOULD…”, the reporting verb then should be “ADVISE”. And we generally say “TO ADVISE SOMEONE TO DO / NOT TO DO SOMETHING.”

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTING VERBS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

7. You need a passport and a visa to enter the States.
Not only DO you NEEED a passport to enter the States, BUT ALSO a visa.
…………………………………,BUT a visa AS WELL.
…………………………………..,BUT you ALSO NEED a visa.
…………………………………..,BUT you NEED a visa AS WELL.

EXPLANATION

As we saw in class, “NOT ONLY” is used to express addition, adding one item to another, one idea to another.
But there is a somehow small transformation when “NOT ONLY” is in initial position / when it begins the sentences.
An “AUXILIARY” is needed on top of an inversion.
When the verb is in the present tense, “DO / DOES” are needed.
When the verb is in the simple past, “DID” is needed.
When the verb is in the future, “WILL” is needed and so forth.
The “AUXILIARY” verbs are: “IS / ARE / WAS / WERE / HAVE / HAS…..”

GO BACK TO YOUR LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

8. " I managed to get through the customs without a passport." The man said.
The man told his companion that he HAD MANAGED TO GET…………..
EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTED SPEECH LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

9. They may organise a conference on immigration soon.
A conference on immigration MAY BE ORGANISED soon.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION


10. I got up late so I missed the bus.
If I HAD NOT GOT UP late, I WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED the bus.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

11. People shouldn't throw away garbage in the streets.
Garbage SHOULD NOT BE THROWN AWAY…….

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

12. Karim not only likes the cinema, but he also enjoys the theatre.
Not only DOES Karim LIKE the cinema, BUT he ENJOYS the theatre AS WELL
…………………………………………., BUT he ALSO enjoys the theatre.

The verb in this sentence is “LIKES” and the “AUXILIARY” for the present tense is in this case “DOES” and not “DO”.
The third person marker “S” is dropped because we have it in the “AUXILIARY” “DOES”

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

13. "I stayed at home all day last Sunday because the weather was terribly bad."
Brahim told Allen.
"Since THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLY BAD, I STAYED AT HOME ALL DAY….. " he said.

EXPLANATION

This a “CAUSE / EFFECT” transformation.
The cause is “THE WEATHER BEING TERRIBLE” and the effect is “STAYING AT HOME ALL DAY.”

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14. "They took my mother to a hospital in London," Sally told her neighbour.
"My mother WAS TAKEN……." she told her.

EXPLANATION

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15. They didn't ask for international help, the whole forest caught fire.
If they HAD ASKED….., the whole forest WOULD NOT HAVE CAUGHT fire.

EXPLANATION

The first verb in the first clause, which is the cause, is negative “DIDN’T ASK”, in the conditional transformation it becomes positive / affirmative “HAD ASKED”. And the verb in the second clause,
Which is the effect, is positive / affirmative “CAUGHT” , in the conditional transformation it becomes negative.

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

16. "Greenpeace fights to protect nature. It also protects animals.
Not only DOES Greenpeace FIGHT………….

EXPLANATION

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17. They should find a solution to the problem.
A solution TO THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE FOUND.

EXPLANATION

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18. The athlete didn't train enough last year. So, he lost the race.
If the athlete HAD TRAINED ……., he WOULD NOT HAVE LOST the race.

EXPLANATION

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19. "If you don't stop eating sweets, your teeth will decay," She said to her son.;
The mother warned her son IF HE DID NOT STOP EATING sweets, HIS teeth WOULD DECAY.

EXPLANATION

This a reported speech transformation.
The sentence is in “CONDITIONAL TYPE 1” , so it is transformed into “CONDITIONAL TYPE 2”

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20. They have signed an agreement to build new stadiums.
An agreement TO BUILD NEW STADIUMS HAS BEEN SIGNED.

EXPLANATION

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21. 'I have never seen such a great invention'
Paul said that he HAD NEVER SEEN……….

EXPLANATION

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22. Kennedy did not listen to his secretary's advice. He was shot.
If Kennedy HAD LISTENED…….., he WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SHOT.

EXPLANATION

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23. She went quietly into the room. She did not want to wake her parents up.
She went quietly into the room so that SHE WOULD NOT WAKE her parents up.

EXPLANATION

This a “PURPOSE” transformation.
Purpose is expressed in many ways.
1- “TO” / “SO AS TO” / “IN ORDER TO”== This is for the infinitive of purpose
2- “SO THAT” / “IN ORDER THAT”== This is for the clauses of purpose.
Clauses of purpose need the “AUXILIRIES” “ CAN / WILL” if the time context in the original sentence is present or future and they need “COULD / WOULD” if the time context is past as in our example here.

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24. Brahim should send his job application before the deadline.
The job application SHOULD BE SENT……..

EXPLANATION

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25. They gave the thief a fair trial and sent him to prison.
The thief WAS GIVEN…….and WAS SENT……

EXPLANATION

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26. Somebody can't have shut the windows properly.
The windows CANNOT HAVE BEEN SHUT……

EXPLANATION

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27."If you don't drive carefully, you'll have an accident", she warned me.
She warned me that IF I DID NOT DRIVE carefully, I WOULD HAVE an accident.

EXPLANATION

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28. We pollute the world because our environmental education is weak.
If OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WERE / WAS NOT weak, we WOULD NOT POLLUTE the world.


EXPLANATION

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29. We produce a lot of waste and we don't recycle it.
A lot of WASTE IS PRODUCED and IT IS NOT RECYCLED.

EXPLANATION

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30. We damage the environment and we are not aware of it.
Not only DO WE DAMAGE the environment, BUT we are not aware of it AS WELL.

EXPLANATION

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31. "Bill didn't arrive at school in lime, so he missed the first part of the lesson," Bill's teacher said.
"If Bill HAD ARRIVED …….., he WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED the lesson," he said.

EXPLANATION

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32. They moved to a small village. They wanted to breathe pure air.
They moved to a small village so that THEY COULD / WOULD BREATHE pure air.

EXPLANATION

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33. I won't take a holiday abroad because I don't have a passport.
If I HAD ………., I WOULD TAKE …….

EXPLANATION

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34. It's not necessary to spend a sleepless night. You still have two more days for revision.
You NEEDN’T / DON’T HAVE TO / DON’T NEED TO SPEND a sleepless night.You stil……..

EXPLANATION

This sentence expresses “LACK / ABSENCE OF OBLIGATION-NECEESITY”

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35."I have never taken drugs in my life".
The young man confessed to the police that he HAD NEVER TAKEN drugs in his life.

EXPLANATION

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36. Pollution from oil destroys sea plants and kills shellfish.
Not only DOES pollution from oil DESTROY sea plants, BUT it ALSO kills shelfish.

EXPLANATION

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37.We can use aspirin to treat certain types of heart diseases.
Aspirin CAN BE USED TO TREAT……..

EXPLANATION

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38. Hydrocarbon is toxic.
Environmentalists described hydrocarbon AS toxic.

EXPLANATION

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39. You should do these exercises without cheating.
These exercises SHOULD BE DONE…………….

EXPLANATION

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40. I prepared well for the test. So I did all the exercises correctly.
If I HAD NOT PREPARED WELL……, I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE……..


EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

A-FILL THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT CONNECTORS

1. Rachida never went to Spain,………, she knows a lot about its famous cities.
(Therefore / Nevertheless / So)

2. Ahmed would never feel afraid ......he were in danger.
(So as / Even if / In spite of)

3. International organisations try hard to establish peace and welfare. ………. , local governments sometimes do not cooperate.
(Besides / Although / However)

4. UNICEF benefits children in various ways……… it makes sure that all children get the protection and education they need.
(For instance / Because / All the same)

5. …………..an epidemic had spread in some African countries, Medecins Sans Frontieres Organisation sent volunteers to the area.
( As a result / As soon as / Immediately)

6. The United Nations sent troops to stop war inLiberia……………, peace and security reigned for a while.
( As a consequence / Because / However)

7 ………………….Amnesty International denounces all violations, cases of severe human rights abuse are still noted here and there.
(In spite of / Although / Despite)


B- CHOOSE THE CORRECT CONNECTORS
(Since / Although / Even if / However)

1. Aspirin is an efficient medicine. ……….., you should consult your doctor before taking it.

2. ……………the house is large and cheap, why don't you buy it ?



C- REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT CONNECTORS FROM THE LIST

(As a result / Nevertheless / Consequently / Besides / In spite of)

1. Thanks to its impartiality, Transparency International is well-regarded by all states.

2. Although many NGOs campaign against corruption, this vice grows incessantly.

3. Medecins Sans Frontieres sometimes cannot reach some areas because of danger.

4. In addition to the medical assistance it provides, the Red Cross supplies poor people with nutrition and clothing.

5. Too many casualties have been recorded. However, the two conflicting countries refuse to make peace.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERBS FROM THE LIST

Figure out / throw away / take in
Put off / put down / pick up / look up
Take off / turn off / make up / cut down on

1. Never………… today's work till tomorrow.

2. Ann couldn't understand what the text was about even when she……….. so many words in a dictionary,

3. All your books are on the floor. …………….them.

4. If you don't like the film, I’ll………….the TV………….and start doing my homework.

5. What he is saying isn't true. Don't believe him. He always…………… stories.

6. The patient was obliged to…………… some food because it was dangerous for his health

7. "Your plane will………. at 7: 00 p.m. Mr Wilson will……you ……when you arrive in London." The secretary said to her boss.

8. Don't………that newspaper, please. I haven't read it yet.

9. It's getting hot. Why don't you…………… your jacket?

10. "You are allowed to………. new words in your dictionaries" Said the teacher.

11. I am sorry, I can't meet you tomorrow; I'm really busy. Could we…… our meeting until Friday?

12. The minister had to…………..the press conference because he had an urgent meeting.

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS

1.Your (profession)………… skills and fluency in the language, will not cause you any problems of (integrate)……………….in the host culture.

2. Many underdeveloped countries still suffer from (literate)……………

3. The last films which were (succeed)……….. directed showed the great efforts made by the (talent)……………actors.

4. This article needs some (improve)……………… to be published.

5. Physical exercise contributes to fitness and (relax)…………..

6. "This problem is quite difficult, it needs a lot of (concentrate)……………. ," Ken told Tim.

7.Scientific (predict)…….. say that we must save the environment before it’s too late.

8. "Bob is a (rely)………….. person, so you can ask him to help you," Ted told Patrick.

9. The government is building new houses for (home)…………… people.

10. Said Naciri amused the audience with his exciting (perform)……………

11. At the police station, she was asked to give a (describe)………….. of the thief.

12. When I take medicine, I feel (sleep)………………….

13. Patients feel (cheer)………….. when their friends visit them in hospital.

14.The patient has long been suffering from a heart disease. Doctors have confirmed that an operation will not be (succeed)……………….

15. People generally feel (sleep)……………. after exercising a lot.

16. Some people think that (physique)…………………… exercise leads to a longer life.

17. This interesting book gives a detailed (describe)…………..of the most interesting places in Morocco.

18. 'Jurassic Park' is one of Spielberg's most (success)…………… films.

19. The boss warned all the workers that he would not (tolerance)……………. any absenteeism.

20. (law)………..immigrants create many problems to the host countries .

21.(government)…………..measures should be taken to stop this clandestine immigration.

22.Canada requires (professional)………………..(qualify)………….such as degrees and records of (employ)………………in order to apply for a visa.

Monday 25 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED

1. The local police are chasing criminals everywhere.
Criminals…………

2. "I pressed the brake a little bit late and hit the lamp post", the driver told the police.
The driver admitted that he………….

3. Last week, the car stopped as the driver ran out of petrol.
If………….

4. The doctor will have to examine the patient before the operation.
The patient……………………..

5. Unemployment is high because industry is heavily automated.
If………….

6. "You should avoid junk food and eat more fiber."
The doctor advised the patient………..

7. You need a passport and a visa to enter the States.
Not only………………

8. " I managed to get through the customs without a passport." The man said.
The man told his companion that he…………..

9. They may organise a conference on immigration soon.
A conference on immigration …………….

10. I got up late so I missed the bus.
If…………

11. People shouldn't throw away garbage in the streets.
Garbage…………

12. Karim not only likes the cinema, but he also enjoys the theatre.
Not only………………..

13. "I stayed at home all day last Sunday because the weather was terribly bad."
Brahim told Allen.
"Since .............................................. " he said.

14. "They took my mother to a hospital in London," Sally told her neighbour.
"My mother……………….." she told her.

15. They didn't ask for international help, the whole forest caught fire.
If they………………….

16. "Greenpeace fights to protect nature. It also protects animals.
Not only………………

17. They should find a solution to the problem.
A solution………………..

18. The athlete didn't train enough last year. So, he lost the race.
If ................................,............

19. "If you don't stop eating sweets, your teeth will decay," She said to her son.;
The mother warned……….

20. They have signed an agreement to build new stadiums.
An agreement…………….

21. 'I have never seen such a great invention'
Paul said……

22. Kennedy did not listen to his secretary's advice. He was shot.
If………

23. She went quietly into the room. She did not want to wake her parents up.
She went quietly into the room so that………..

24. Brahim should send his job application before the deadline.
The job application……..

25. They gave the thief a fair trial and sent him to prison.
The thief……….

26. Somebody can't have shut the windows properly.
The windows……………

27."If you don't drive carefully, you'll have an accident", she warned me.
She warned me that…………

28. We pollute the world because our environmental education is weak.'
If…………….

29. We produce a lot of waste and we don't recycle it.
A lot of……………………… and………………

30. We damage the environment and we are not aware of it.
Not only…………….

31. "Bill didn't arrive at school in lime, so he missed the first part of the lesson," Bill's teacher said.
"If .................,............... .," he said.

32. They moved to a small village. They wanted to breathe pure air.
............. so that………………

33. I won't take a holiday abroad because I don't have a passport.
If……………………..

34. It's not necessary to spend a sleepless night. You still have two more days for revision.
You……………..

35."I have never taken drugs in my life".
The young man confessed to the police……………….

36. Pollution from oil destroys sea plants and kills shellfish.
Not only…………

37.We can use aspirin to treat certain types of heart diseases.
Aspirin……….

38. Hydrocarbon is toxic.
Environmentalists described………..

39. You should do these exercises without cheating.
These exercises……………………………………

40. I prepared well for the test. So I did all the exercises correctly.
If……………………….

Friday 22 May 2009

LEARN ENGLISH VOCABULARY

INSIGHTS INTO ENGLISH

VOCABULARY

UNIT ONE CULTURAL ISSUES AND VALUES

abide (by) التزم بالقانون و القواعد / حافظ على

achievement إنجاز / عمل موفق و جليل

acquire اكتسب و حصل على

act عمل و تصرف / سلك / أثر

adapt to (هيأ / حور / لاءم / واءم / صير الشيء صالحا (ل

admission حق الدخول و الولوج / دخول / إذن بالدخول

advice نصح و مشورة

allow أذن / سمح / أجاز / أباح

ambition طموح / مطمح / تطلع إلى الأحسن و الأفضل

ambitious طموح و طماح / بعيد المطمح

appreciation تذوق و إكبار / عرفان القدر و المكانة

appropriate ملائم و مناسب لمقتضى الحال

arise قام و نهض و صعد / نشأ ونجم و نتج (عن)

aspiring تطلع بشوق عظيم / طمح إلى

associate أشرك و شارك / قارن و اقترن و لازم / رافق و خالط و عاشر

aware (of) مدرك (ل) / عارف و شاعر و دار (ب)

awareness (وعي و إدراك / علم و معرفة (ب

behave سلك و تصرف / أحسن السلوك / تأدب

behaviour سلوك و تصرف

believe (v) آمن (ب) / اعتقد / صدق

belong (to) انتسب و انتمى / هو (ل) / هو ملك

blame لام و آخذ

break (down) عطب و انقطع / تعطل

broad-minded متسامح و غير متعصب / متحرر/ رحب الفهم

brotherhood أخوة

capable كفء و مقتدر / مستطيع

celebrate احتفل و احتفى / كرم

characteristic صفة مميزة / خليقة و شيمة

cheerful منشرح الصدر و مبشور / مبتهج

choice اختيار و خيار

clear (up) فسر و وضح / حل و جلى ليصبح جليا

closeness قرب و وثاقة

collaboration تعاون و تعاضد

commonly عادة و عموما و غالبا ما

community جماعة سكان / معشر / شعب

competent مقتدر و كفء

confrontation مواجهة و مجابهة

conscious (of) شاعر و دار و مدرك / صاح

consistently بتوافق و اتساق

contentedness رضا و قناعة / راحة بال

convincing مقنع و قوي الحجة

courageous شجاع و مقدام

courteous مؤدب و لبق و لطيف

creative خلاق و مبدع

creativity ابتكار و خلق و ابداع

cross-cultural عابر للثقافات / تشترك فيه الثقافات

cultural ثقافي و تثقيفي

customs عادات و تقاليد و أعراف

daring جسور

define عرف و حدد

diplomacy دبلوماسية / تلطف و كياسة / حسن التأني

dissimilarity تباين و اختلاف / عدم التشابه أو التطابق

distance بعد و مسافة / بون و فاصل / تجاف

effective فعال و ناجع / مجد و مؤثر / يأتي بالنتيجة المطلوبة

enhance (v) حسن / رفع أو زاد (من)

equal مساو و معادل / مثيل و نظير

equality مساواة و تساو

expert خبير و متخصص / ذو اختصاص

express (v) عبر / أعرب و أفصح

forgive سامح و عفا (عن) / صفح / غفر

forgiving مسامح و صفوح / لا يوآخذ على الذنب

free (adj) حر و طليق / خالص / مجاني

freedom حرية / خلاص و إعفاء

friendliness صداقة و مودة

friendship علاقة صداقة

generosity كرم و سماحة

gifts عطايا و هدايا / هبات و مواهب

guide (v) هدى و قاد / أرشد و سير

hand (down) سلم و أورث

handsome وسيم و حلو

healthy سليم و معافى / صحيح الجسم / صحي

helpful مسعف و معين / نافع

honest أمين و صادف / نزيه و مستقيم

honesty أمانة و نزاهة أخلاق

hope أمل و رجاء / مأمل و مرتجى

inaccurate غير صحيح و غير مضبوط / مغلوط

inappropriate غير لائق و غير مناسب / في غير موضعه

independence استقلال و استقلالية

independent مستقل و قائم بنفسه

inherit ورث و توارث

insights عمق النظر و البصيرة / فهم ثاقب / فراسة

integrity استقامة و كمال الأخلاق / سلامة الخلق

interpret أول و فسر و ترجم

issue قضية و موضوع للنقاش و تبادل الرأي / قضية خلافية

judgmental (about) سريع إصدار الأحكام عن الآخرين دون معرفتهم

kindness لطف و جميل / معروف و إلطاف

logical منطقي و معقول / سديد الرأي

loyalty إخلاص و ولاء و وفاء

material مادي / جوهري / ذو شأن دنيوي

misunderstanding سوء فهم و سوء تفاهم / خلاق

morals أخلاق

natural طبيعي و فطري

obey (v) أطاع و امتثل

oneness فردية و وحدانية / وحادة و تواؤم

open-minded منفتح الذهن و غير متزمت أو متعصب

opportunity فرصة مناسبة / وقت موافق و ملائم

patience الصبر والتجلد / طاقة احتمال

perpetuate خلد و أبد / أدام إلى البد

prevent صد و حال دون / عاق و أعاق

prosperous مزدهر و مفلح / مريش و موفق

rational سديد و عاقل / عقلي و معقول

refer (v) أشار و لمح / أرجع و أسند

reflect عكس و انعكس

relationship صلة قرابة و رابطة / علاقة

reserved متكتم و محتشم

respect (n) احترام و وقار

respect (v) احترم و وقر

respond أجاب و استجاب / انفعل

result (in) أفضى و أدى (إلى)

self-controlled ضابط للنفس

self-esteem الاعتزاز بالنفس / عزة النفس / غرور

self-reliant عصامي / يتكل على نفسه

self-respect احترام النفس / كرامة

share (v) قاسم و تقاسم / شارك

similarity تشابه و مشابهة

sincere صادق و صريح / مخلص و أمين / خالص النية

stereotype صورة نمطية غير دقيقةعن الغير

take care (of) اعتنى و انتبه (ل)

take part شارك و ساهم

transmit نقل بالوراثة / أرسل و نقل / أوصل / بعث بالراديو

truth حقيقة و صدق / إخلاص

truthful صادق

uncomfortable محرج / غير مريح / متضايق / غير مستريح البال

unconvincing غير مقنع

understanding فهم / تفاهم

uneasy محرج و متضايق / مضطرب الخاطر

unfortunately لسوء الحظ / لسوء الطالع

unlike خلافا (ل) / بعكس / بخلاف

value (v) قدر القيمة / ثمن اعتبر و كرم / أعز

values قيم و معايير أخلاقية

virtue فضيلة و عفة

way of life نمط الحياة

welfare حسن الحال / رفاه و رفاهية العيش

willing to ميال و قابل / راغب / مستعد

LEARN ENGLISH : VOCABULARY

INSIGHTS INTO ENGLISH

UNIT TWO : THE GIFTS OF YOUTH

VOCABULARY

ability اقتدار / مهارة / حدق / القدرة على القيام بشيء ما / الاستطاعة

adapt to (v) هيأ / حور / لاءم / واءم / صير الشيء صالحا (ل...)

admission حق الدخول و الولوج / دخول / إذن بالدخول

allow (v) أذن / سمح / أجاز / أباح

ambition طموح / مطمح / تطلع إلى الأحسن و الأفضل

apply / apply (for) طبق / استعمل / قدم طلبا للحصول على وظيفة

assets أشياء ثمينة و قيمة / ما يملكه الشخص من مزايا و مؤهلات

attitude (towards) موقف تجاه موضوع ما / أمر ما

autonomy استقلالية في اتخاذ القرار / حكم ذاتي / استقلال داخلي

believe (v) آمن (ب) / اعتقد / صدق

beneficial نافع و مفيد / يعود بالخير و النفع (على)

bright مشرق و براق / زاهر / لامع

character خلق و طبع / أخلاق و طباع

citizen مواطن / احد أفراد الرعية

competence أهلية / كفاية / صلاحية

confidence ثقة في النفس / اطمئنان / استئمان

conflict عراك / صراع / تعارض و تخالف و مضادة

connection وصل و ربط و اتصال / صلة و رابطة / قرابة

constructively بناء و بنائي / غير هدام

consult استشار و تشاور / استفتى

critical (of) انتقادي و نقاد / نقدي

decision-making اتخاذ القرار

determination تصميم و عزم

development تنمية و تطور

efficiently بفعالية و اقتدار / بإحكام

emotional مثير و محرك للمشاعر / سريع الانفعال

empower أولى و خول السلطة / منح الفرصة لشخص ليصبح قويا و ناجحا

energetic ذو قوة و طاقة / نشيط و همام

energy قوة و طاقة

enthusiasm حماسة

enthusiastic (about) متحمس و حماسي

flexibility مرونة / قابل للثني و الطي

force (v) أجبر و أكره / أرغم للقيام بشيء ما

friendly ودي و ودود / صدقي / بصداقة

further أبعد / زيادة عن ذلك / فوق ذلك

gender جنس / مذكر و مؤنث

give (up) ترك / أقلع و تخلى عن

graduate (from) تخرج من

guidance هداية و إرشاد

heterogeneous غير متجانس / يتكون من مكونات مختلفة

highly كثيرا جدا / للغاية

highly-paid يحصل على راتب أو اجر عال

ignore تجاهل و أنكر / أعرض عن

in-depth بعمق و تفحص

intellectual مفكر و فهيم

involvement على صلة (ب) / مشاركة (في) / تورط (في)

keep (on) واصل / و داوم

knowledge معرفة و علم

lifeblood أساسي للوجود / مركزي و حيوي

look (forward to) تطلع إلى شيء ما بشغف و شوق

moral خلقي و أخلاقي / معنوي /خلق / مغزى و حكمة و عبرة

optimism تفاؤل و استبشار

optimistic متفائل و مستبشر / تفاؤلي

peers أقران

perseverance مواظبة و مثابرة و مداومة (على) / دؤوب

personal شخصي و ذاتي / خاص

physical بدني و جسماني و جسدي / مادي و طبيعي

positive ايجابي و موجب / قاطع و متيقن / مؤكد

pride اعتزاز و كبرياء و فخر / مفخرة

prove (v) أثبت صحة / برهن و أعطى الدليل / محص

psychological نفسي و نفساني

realistic واقعي / حقيقي / مطابق لحقائق الأشياء

reasoning تفكير منطقي / تحكيم العقل / الاستدلال

recognize تعرف (على) / عرف / اعترف و أقر (ب)

regret تأسف و تحسر على

reliable موثوق به / يعول عليه / يتكل عليه

resolution عزم و عزيمة / حل و قرار

resolve (v) صمم و عزم / عقد النية / قرر / حل و فك

resourceful واسع الحيلة و التدبير

responsibility مسؤولية و عهدة

self نفس / لنفسه و ذاته

self-respect كرامة و عزة و أنفة / احترام النفس

sense (of) حس و إحساس

skilled ماهر و بارع / حاذق

sociability حسن المخالطة و المعاشرة

sociable أنيس و مؤالف / حسن المعاشرة

social اجتماعي

socio-economic سوسيو اقتصادي

strength القوة و شدة / ضلاعة و مثانة

strengths مكامن القوة

take (in) خدع و غش / إنخدع
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ake (up) باشر و احترف / امتهن

thinking تفكير

thorough مكمل و كامل / تام

trust (n) ثقة و إيمان / ائتمان /

trustworthy أهل و جدير بالثقة / مؤتمن / موثوق به

unemployment البطالة

value (v) ثمن / كرم و أعز شيئا أو شخصا ما لقيمته

vital جوهري و حيوي / ضروري و مهم جدا للحياة

voice (v) أعرب و أفصح و جاهر

willing to مستعد / و ميال و قابل لكي يقوم بشيء ما / راغب ( في)

youth شباب و شبان / فتيان

Thursday 21 May 2009

LEARN ENGLISH: PHRASAL VERBS

PHRASAL VERBS


Act up
1-misbehave;
If a child is acting up, they are behaving badly.

2-not work properly
If something is acting up, it is not working properly.

Add up

1-logically fit
If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.

2-find the total
If small amounts of something add up, they gradually increase.

Ask after

1-inquire about
If someone asks after you, they ask someone how you are.

Back up
1-move backward
If you back up, you move backwards a short distance.

2- make a “protection” copy
If you back up a computer file, you make a copy of it which you can use if the original file is damaged or lost.

3-support someone
If you back someone up, you show your support for them.

Bargain for

1-take into account
If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.

Break down

1-to lose control emotionally or mentally
If someone breaks down, they lose control of themselves and start crying.

2-stop working
If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.

Break in

1-enter by force
If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.

Break out (of )

1-to start, usually suddenly
If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly.

2-escape
If a prisoner breaks out of a prison, they escape from it.

Break up

1-to end
If you break up with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, your relationship with that person ends.
When a meeting or gathering breaks up or when someone breaks it up, it is brought to an end and the people involved in it leave.

2-to separate
If a marriage breaks up or if someone breaks it up, the marriage ends and the partners separate.

Bring about

1-cause to happen
To bring something about means to cause it to happen.

Bring up

1-raise; rear to take care of a child
When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.

Brush up

1-to improve your knowledge skill, or memory
If you brush up something or brush up on it, you practise it or improve your knowledge of it.

Call off

1-cancel something that has been scheduled
If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
Call on 1-ask someone for an answer/ action
If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.

2-pay a short visit
If you call on someone or call upon someone, you pay them a short visit.

Care for

1-take care of;
If you care for someone or something, you look after them and keep them in a good state or condition.

2-supply care to
If you care for someone, you feel a lot of affection for them.

Check in(to) at a hotel an airport etc

1-to report one's arrival
When you check in at an airport, you arrive and show your ticket before going on a flight.

2-register for at a hotel, conference, etc
When you check in or check into a hotel or clinic, or if someone checks you in, you arrive and go through the necessary procedures before you stay there.

Come about

1-happen
When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened.
Any possible solution to the Palestinian question can only come about through dialogue.

Come across someone or something

1-to find (unexpectedly) or meet by chance
If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.

Come up

1-occur
If something comes up in a conversation or meeting, it is mentioned or discussed.
The subject came up at a news conference in Peking today.
If something is coming up, it is about to happen or take place.
We do have elections coming up.

Count on

1-depend on; rely on
If you count on someone or count upon them, you rely on them to support you or help you.

Cross out

1-show that something written is wrong or unnecessary by making an X across it
If you cross out words on a page, you draw a line through them, because they are wrong or because you want to change them.

Cut down on

1-to reduce in size or amount
If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet.

Do over

1-do something again
If you do a task over, you perform it again from the beginning.

Drop in

1-to pay a short visit, often without warning
If you drop in on someone, you visit them informally, usually without having arranged it.

Fall back on

1-use as a last resort
If you fall back on something, you do it or use it after other things have failed.

Fall for

1-be deceived
If you fall for a lie or trick, you believe it or are deceived by it.

2-fall in love
If you fall for someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them.

Figure out

1-logically find the answer to a problem; solve a problem by thinking about it carefully
If you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you succeed in solving it or understanding it.

Fill in

1-add information to a form
to complete a ( form)
If you fill in a form or other document requesting information, you write information in the spaces on it.

Find out

1-to make an effort to discover or get to know (something)
If you find something out, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.

Get away

1-to escape
When someone or something gets away, or when you get them away, they escape.

Get rid of

1-dispose of
give away or throw away
When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
If you get rid of someone who is causing problems for you or who you do not like, you do something to prevent them affecting you any more, for example by making them leave.

Give away

1-betray
If you give away information that should be kept secret, you reveal it to other people.

Give in

1-to stop resisting; to surrender
If you give in, you admit that you are defeated or that you cannot do something.

Give up

1-to surrender oneself usually to someone
to stop trying to do something
If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.
If you give up, you decide that you cannot do something and stop trying to do it.
If you give up your job, you resign from it.

Hand in

1-submit homework. an assignment etc.
If you hand in something such as homework or something that you have found, you give it to a teacher, police officer, or other person in authority.

Hand out

1-distribute
If you hand things out to people, you give one or more to each person in a group.

Hold on

1-to wait (especially on the telephone)
If you ask someone to hold on, you are asking them to wait for a short time.

Hold out

1-offer - especially with hope
If you hold out hope of something happening, you hope that in the future something will happen as you want it to.

Hold up

1-raise; lift to a higher-than-normal position
If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there.

Keep on

1-continue
If you keep on doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.

Lay off

1-to stop employing (a worker)
If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.

Leave out

1-forget
If you leave someone or something out of an activity, collection, discussion, or group, you do not include them in it.

2-omit
If someone feels left out, they feel sad because they are not included in a group or activity.

Let down

1-to disappoint someone
If you let someone down, you disappoint them, by not doing something that you have said you will do or that they expected you to do.

Look after

1-to take care of
If you look after someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them healthy, safe, or in good condition.
If you look after something, you are responsible for it and deal with it or make sure it is all right, especially because it is your job to do so.

Look back on

1-to remember and think about the past
If you look back, you think about things that happened in the past.

Look down on

1-regard as inferior
To look down on someone means to consider that person to be inferior or unimportant, usually when this is not true.

Look forward

1-anticipate pleasantly
If you look forward to something that is going to happen, you want it to happen because you think you will enjoy it.

Look like

1-resemble (in appearance)
If you look like a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character.

Look up

1-try to find something in a book
If you look up a fact or a piece of information, you find it out by looking in something such as a reference book or a list.

Make out

1-understand
If you try to make something out, you try to understand it or decide whether or not it is true.

Make up

1-invent; create (imaginary) information
If you make up something such as a story or excuse, you invent it, sometimes in order to deceive people.

Pass away

1-to die
You can say that someone passed away to mean that they died, if you want to avoid using the word `die' because you think it might upset or offend people.

Pay back

1-take revenge
If you pay someone back for doing something unpleasant to you, you take your revenge on them or make them suffer for what they did.

Pick out

1-choose; select
If you pick out someone or something, you choose them from a group of people or things.

Pick up

1-lift
When you pick something up, you lift it up.
When you pick up someone or something that is waiting to be collected, you go to the place where they are and take them away, often in a car.

2-improve
If trade or the economy of a country picks up, it improves.

3-learn / acquire a skill..
If you pick up something such as a skill or an idea, you acquire it without effort over a period of time.

Put in for

1-apply for a job
If you put in a request or put in for something, you formally request or apply for that thing.

Put off

1-postpone
If you put something off, you delay doing it.

2-delay
If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want.

Put on

1-begin to wear; to dress oneself
When you put on clothing or make-up, you place it on your body in order to wear it.

Put through

1-to connect a telephone caller to the number
When someone puts through someone who is making a telephone call, they make the connection that allows the telephone call to take place.

Put up with

1-tolerate; bear
If you put up with something, you tolerate or accept it, even though you find it unpleasant or unsatisfactory.

Run into

1-meet by chance
If you run into someone, you meet them unexpectedly.

Run out of

1-to use all of (something) and have no more left
If you run out of something, you have no more of it left.
If something runs out, it becomes used up so that there is no more left.

Run up against

1-encounter (usually a problem)
If you run up against problems, you suddenly begin to experience them.

See someone off

1-to say goodbye to someone
When you see someone off, you go with them to the station, airport, or port that they are leaving from, and say goodbye to them there.

Set off

1-to start a journey
When you set off, you start a journey.

Set up

1-make arrangements
If you set something up, you create or arrange it.

Sort out

1-find a solution
If you sort out a problem or the details of something, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details.

Stand for

1-to represent or mean; to be a sign or short form of something
If you say that a letter stands for a particular word, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word.

Take after

1-resemble; (in appearance)
If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character.

Take care of

1-provide care for
If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.

Take off

1-to remove anything that is worn on the body (especially clothes)
If you take clothes off, you remove them.

Take over

1-gain control
If you take over a company, you get control of it, for example by buying its shares.
If someone takes over a country or building, they get control of it by force, for example with the help of the army.

Tell (someone) off

1-speak to someone negatively
If you tell someone off, you speak to them angrily or seriously because they have done something wrong.

Think over

1-to consider carefully
If you think something over, you consider it carefully before making a decision.

Throw away

1-discard; put in the garbage
When you throw away or throw out something that you do not want, you get rid of it, for example by putting it in a rubbish container.

Turn down

1-decrease the volume
When you turn down a radio, heater, or other piece of equipment, you reduce the amount of sound or heat being produced, by adjusting the controls.

2-refuse to or reject
If you turn down a person or their request or offer, you refuse their request or offer.

Turn off / out

1- switch off
When you turn off / out something such as a light or gas, you move the or knob that controls it so that it stops giving out light or heat.

Wait for

1-wait until someone / something arrives
When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.

Wake up

1-stop sleeping
If something such as an activity wakes you up, it makes you more alert and ready to do things after you have been lazy or inactive.

Watch out for

1-be careful of; beware of
If you tell someone to watch out, you are warning them to be careful, because something unpleasant might happen to them or they might get into difficulties.

Wear off

1-to disappear gradually
If a sensation or feeling wears off, it disappears slowly until it no longer exists or has any effect.

Work out

1-find a solution to a problem
If you work out a solution to a problem or mystery, you manage to find the solution by thinking or talking about it.
If you work out the answer to a mathematical problem, you calculate it.

2-exercise (usually in a gym, etc.) to build muscles, body tone etc
If you work out, you do physical exercises in order to make your body fit and strong.