4ms revision for BEM exam 2019

Sequence one
1-Personality adjectives:

Positive adjectives Negative adjectives

Kind , generous, wise, calm, clever, nice, Selfish, aggressive, dishonest, impatient,
thankful, honest, Intelligent, sociable, greedy, lazy, …..
patient helpful,….

2-Comparison :
a-Equality: “as………..as” Example: Ahmed is as smart as Amine.
b-Inferiority: “not as………..as” Example: Ahmed is not as patient as Amine.

3-Likes and dislikes :

Subject + like /love /enjoy…. +verb +ing Example: I like playing football.
Dislike / hate …+ verb + ing Example: I hate listening to music.

4-The present simple :

To be To have To do
I am She, he ,it has She, he ,it does
She, he ,it is I, you, we, they have I, you, we, they do
You, we, they are

a-I, you, we, they no change. Example: They clean the garden.
“S”
b- she , he , it when the verb ends with (o, x , h ,s) “es” Example: She goes to school.
Y+ vowel “S” Example: He plays football.
Y+ consonant “ies” Example: The baby cries .

5-The past simple :

-Time markers: yesterday, …..+ ago, last….., In…..(past date)

-Regular verbs “ed” / Irregular verbs the 2nd column of the list.
6-The future simple :
-Time markers: tomorrow, next…… ,
S+ will+ inf Example: I will buy new house.

7-The present perfect :

-Time markers: since, for , already , yet, just
S+ have/has+ past participle….. Example: I have already told him.

8-Interrupted and simultaneous actions :

a-when / while+ past continuous, past continuous simultaneous action. 1
b-While / as + past continuous , past simple.
when+ past simple , past continuous. Interrupted action.

past continuous +while / as + past simple

Sequence two

1-Time conjunctions:

When , as soon as , after , before ,until , while

a-Time conjunction+ present simple , future simple . Example: When I finish my work, I will phone you.

b-future simple+ Time conjunction +present simple. Example: I will work hard until I pass my BEM.

2-Conditional type 1:

a-If+ present simple , future simple . Example: If I pass my BEM exam, I will do a big party.

b-future simple+ if +present simple. Example: She will search about a job if she gets my diploma.

3-Suffixes:

We use suffixes to form names of jobs

( er – or – ist – ian ) Example: teacher – actor – artist – librarian .

4-Prefixes:

We use prefixes to form opposites

( Im – in – il – ir – un – dis ) Example: impossible – injustice – illegal – unhappy – disagree.

Sequence three

1-Healthy and unhealthy food:

Healthy food Unhealthy food (Junk food)

Soup , vegetables ,fish, fruit,…. Sandwich, pizza, hamburger,
soda,….

2-Time sequencers :

First ,then, next , after that , finally.

3-The imperative :

a-Positive: Peel the apples.

b-Negative: Don’t add too much salt. 2

4-The comparative :

Short adjective + er, r , ier +than.

adjectives more + long adjective + than.

Irregular adjectives good better than.

Bad worse than.

Far farther / further than.

5-Giving advice : should / shouldn’t

Example: You should practice sport. / You shouldn’t eat too much food.

Sequence four
1-The superlative :

The short adjective +est.

adjectives the most + long adjective .

Irregular adjective good the best .

Bad the worst .

Far the farthest / the furthest .

2-Passive voice: ( simple past )

S+ was / were + past participle + object

Example:

The child broke the window.

The window was broken by the child.

3-Relative pronouns:

Who / that Which / that Where Whose

person Animal , things places His, her , their

Examples:

1- The police found the boy. He disappeared last week.

The police found the boy who disappeared last week.
2- This is the cat. It belongs to john. This is the cat which belongs to John.
3- That is the school. I studied there. That is the school where I studied.
4- A widow is a woman. Her husband died. A widow is a woman whose husband died.
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1-Weak and strong forms:

Weak form Strong form

1- In positive sentences. 1- In negative sentences.
2- In Yes / No questions. 2- In short answer.
Example: It was very useful. Example: No, they weren’t.
Was he an artist? Yes, they were.
/ wəz /, / wə /, / həv /,/ həz /, / kən / / wɒz /, / wɜː /, /hæv/ , /hæz/ ,
/ də /, / dəz / /duː/ , /dʌz/ , /kɑːn/ , /kɑːnt/

2-short vowels:

/ɪ/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /ɒ/ /ʊ/ /ə/

it elephant stands but top put teacher

3-long vowels:

/iː/ /ɑː/ /ɔː/ /uː/ /ɜː/

Eats Car More boots bird

4-Silent letters:
A silent letter in a word is one that is written but not pronounced.
Example: Wednesday – know – light – column ,….

5-Diphthongs :

/eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /ɪə/ /eə/ /ʊə/ /aʊ/ /əʊ/

Late, day, Hi, by, die, point , boy, Ear, deer, hair , care, Poor , tour, found ,how, Go, snow,
they, age… eye, like,… oil,… here,… their ,where cure,… house,… home,
although

6-Consonant clusters :
Consonant clusters are groups of two or more consonants without a vowel between them.
Example: blue , mosque, landmark, tenth….

7-Triphthongs :

/aɪə/ /eɪə/ /ɔɪə/ /aʊə/ /əʊə/

fire – higher – Layer – Player loyal – royal – power – hour– slower –follower
inspire…. …. employer,…. our – tower– grower – thrower
flower….

8-Intonation :
1- polite request: Are you ready to order, sir?
2- yes/no question: Do you like a steak?
3- wh. Question: What's on the menu?

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