A- Rewrite these statements as suggested:
1- “My children are always making a mess here.” The mother said.
The mother said that her children were always making a mess there.
2- “Will you give me another chance, please?” Amine said to his boss.
Amine asked his boss to give him another chance.
3- “How much did you win at Loto last year?” I asked Rachid.
I asked Rachid how much he had won at Loto the year before.
4- “I don’t want to have dinner.” Imane said.
Imane told me that she didn't want to have dinner.
5- “You must work harder if you want to win”. Said the trainer.
The trainer told his players that they had to work harder if they wanted to win.
6- “Don’t be ashamed to ask any questions.” The father said.
The father told his son not to be ashamed to ask any questions.
7- “I was absent from school yesterday.” She said.
She admitted being absent fromschool the day before.
8- “Do you know how to write a CV?” I asked them.
I asked them if they knew how to write a CV.
9- “Please remember to do your French assignment.” The teacher said.
The teacher reminded his students to do their French assignment.
B- Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:
1- I (be) was angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally (arrive) arrived I (wait) had been waiting for him for more than two hours.
2- I (see) had seen many pictures of the pyramids before I (go) went to Egypt two weeks ago. The pictures are misleading; the pyramids aren’t so high.
3- By the time the sun (set) sets we (reach) will have reached our destination. So be patient.
4- Aziza is very tired. By the end of the day, she (cook) had been cooking for six hours.
5- By the time scientists (find) find a cure to AIDS, this disease (kill) will have killed millions of people.
6- Why didn’t you ask him for help? If you (ask) had asked, you (not have) wouldn't have had any problems.
C- Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1- You need a high degree to be eligible for this job.
(dual – eligible – altruistic – aspiration- degree)
2- Satellite TV is a good way to _________________ with world events.
(approve – overhaul – set forth – keep abreast)
3- All countries which _______________ the bill must abide by it.
(ratify – amend – enforce – settle)
4- We need strong measures to ______________ the problem of road accidents.
(comprise – settle – draft – sublime)
5- To _______________ illiteracy, the help of NGOs is essential.
(include – implement – remove – require)
D- Complete this chart:
Adjective | Noun | Verb | Adverb |
weak | weakness
| weaken
| weakly
|
high
| height | heighten
| highly
|
hard | hardship
| harden
| hard
|
regular | regularity
| regularize
| regularly
|
practical
| practice
| practice | practically
|
legal
| law | legalize
| legally
|
satisfactory
| satisfaction
| satisfy | satisfactorily
|
revolutionary
| revolution | revolutionize
| revolutionarily
|
accurate | accuracy/accurateness
| ******
| accurately
|
strong
| strength | strengthen
| strongly
|
Put the words between brackets in the correct form:
1. This new invention is really (revolution) revolutionary
2. I need a visa to emigrate (legal) legally
3. My marks at French are very (satisfy) satisfactory
4. You should read more to (strentgh) strengthen your vocabulary.
5.Brain drain (weak) weakens the economy of developing countries.
E- Rewrite these sentences using the words given:
1- The children felt bored because they didn’t take their Playstaion with them. (If …)
If the children had taken their Playstation, they wouldn't have felt bored.
2- They didn’t get on well together. That’s why they divorced. (If …)
If they had got on well together, they wouldn't have divorced.
3- I didn’t forgive him because he didn’t apologize.
If he had apologized, I would have forgiven him.
4- Theresa developed her business by taking a loan from the bank. (If …)
If Theresa hadn't taken a loan from the bank, she wouldn't have developed her business.
5- Many skilled workers left their native countries as they suffered from marginalisation.
If many skilled worjers hadn't suffered from marginalization, they wouldn't have left their native countries.
6- I’m sorry I didn’t come earlier. (I wish …)
I wish I had come earlier.
7- She wasn’t chosen for the main role. (She wishes …)
She wishes she had been chosen for the main role.
8- I didn’t stop at the red light. So I was fined. (If only …)
If only I had stopped at the red light.
9- They are asking for donations. They want to build a new mosque. (…so as …)
They are asking for donations so as to build a new mosque.
10- She switched off her mobile phone; she wanted nobody to disturb her. (… so that …)
She switched off her mobilephone so that nobody could disturb her.
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