TEST YOUR PROFECIENCY NURCAN

Do these exercises let’s correct in class. Our conversation will be on Eid Mubarak

SECTION A: GRAMMAR

I) Use words from each column to make sentences that make sense.

a) Drinking alcohol is smoking behind the school toilets.

b) We enjoy
c) My parents saved up their money so
as to
d) the principal caught the students
e) I am used to
f) the council provides sanitation and
garbage removal services
g) We used corrugated iron
h) The government provided some land
walking to school every day.
to keep the area clean.
so that people could build their own
houses.
harmful to young children.
eating fish and vegetables.
buy a house.
to make a roof for the house.

II) Join the sentences. Start with the given word.

Example: It was a very hard exercise. Nurcan had a high score.
Although it was a very hard exercise, Nurcan had a high score.

a) There was no clean running water. The children in the area were all sick.
Because ___________________________________________________.
b) Consult a doctor about the problem. It is a good idea.
Consulting _________________________________________________.
c) The athlete was out of breath. She stopped breading.
Because ___________________________________________________.
d) I live with my parents. I have a good job.
Although __________________________________________________.

III) Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

a) You have been working all day. You __________ (must/can) be very tired.
b) Khadijah __________ (cannot/may) find her exercise book, so she will have to
do her homework again.
c) I gave _______ (in/up) playing tennis because I hurt my leg.
d) Imams ________ (should/might) encourage all faithful worshippers to take
part in recreational activities.
e) Fatima called me because she ____________ (could not/must not) do her
English homework.
 SECTION B: VOCABULARY
I) Complete this vocabulary quiz.

Example: Dry grass used on roofs of houses or huts is called thatch.

a) Building materials such as bricks, cement, nails and planks are called
c_________________ materials.
b) You need a p____________ in order to build a house in a residential area.
c) R_________________ activities are things that we do in our free time.
d) Another name for housing is a_______________________.
e) If you do not stop alcohol you may have an a______________ to it.
f) Another name for trash or rubbish is g_______________.

SECTION C: READING
Read this passage and answer the questions.

Good afternoon listeners. This is New Radio, your local up-to-date radio
service. You asked about informal housing in the community, so we
investigated.
At the moment there are about 5.000 families living in informal dwellings
around our beautiful city. The houses were built without building permits from
the town council. As a result, the homes do not have access to basic services.
They have neither running water nor proper sanitation. Some of the houses
have illegal electricity connections, which are dangerous. There is garbage all
over the place and there are no proper roads either. The area has become a
very unhealthy environment. And when the rains start, it’s going to be even
worse.
The problem is that there is not enough affordable accommodation in the city.
People can’t afford to buy or rent the houses and apartments that are available
in the city.
Something needs to be done. So please phone in with your suggestions.

a) Choose the correct answer. What is an informal dwelling?

A. a house built outside the city
B. a house built without a building permit
C. an un affordable house
b) True or false? People who live in informal settlements do not have access
to the same services as people who live in formal settlements. __________
c) Why are so many families living in informal housing?
____________________________________________________________
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d) Why do you think illegal electricity can be dangerous?
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e) Give one suggestion that could help to solve this problem.
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