Unit 01: Getting Through Unit Assessment

Act01: Answer the following questions:

1. Read the following passages then name the type of each message

1 17, brike Street London N10 3QS

17th July 2010
Mr.Rick Donald
84,Clarendon Road
London S10 5TR
Re:Assistant-engineer
Dear sir,
I would like to apply for the temporary post of
‘Assistant –engineer’, which was advertised in the
“Evening news” of Saturday 9th May.
I am 26 years old and single. I am an Algerian post-
graduate student in the department of Physics of
Manchester University, where I have been studying
electronics for the last three years. Before that, I was
a student in Physics and Electronics at Algiers’
University for three years where I graduated four
years ago.
If there are any other details which you require I
shall be glad to supply them.
Yours faithfully,
Rachid Bn Rabeh
2
Dear Elliana, 3 Dear sir Arthur, 4
I’m going to have a birthday party on Tuesday, I am sending you this apology letter to say that I
December 4th. I’m having the party at my house on am sorry for misbehaving in the recent seminar
Heals Road in Shuffled. The party is going to start at workshop you have conducted for our class last day.
6.pm, and finish at 10 pm. There will be music, fun On my part, I will do my best not to repeat the same
games and delicious food! Please come! mistake. I will try to be more aware of my
With love surroundings next time and avoid causing disruption.
Mellissa. Once again, I apologize for my actions.
Yours sincerely
Gone Tayn.

1- Who’s the addresser and the addressee in each message? 2- What’s the subject of each one?

Act02: Combine the following sentences using one of the following connectors. (Either...or) (neither…nor)
(both…and):

1-You can send an e-mail. You can send snail-mail

2-She doesn’t use the computer to study. She doesn’t use the computer to play games.
3-Anna prefers to stay with a host family. Dan prefers to stay with a host family.
Act03: fill in the blanks using “to, in order to, so as to” or their negatives:

1- I’m writing this letter ……..…to congratulate you for your success
2- I use my computer ………for information and ..……….waste my time
3- We wrote a reply for kirsi ……..…introduce ourselves
4- All my friends use facebook …..…..make friends

Act04: Circle the right choice:

1) My mother does the housework by herself/himself.

2) Sandra and Paul prepared the project by themselves/myself.
3) I have to encourage herself/myself.
4) We promised myself/ourselves that we will be good teachers in the future.
5) Jack blamed itself/himself for the bad mark he got.

Act05: reorder the following words

-Using computer / amine / to/ prefers/ using phone.

-Rather than/spending time/ surfing on the internet / I/with my family

-Winter/ cold/ in/ England /is/ extremely

-Kirsi/ friendly / very/ is

-Always /school/ celebrates/our/1st November.

Act06: rewrite sentence b so it has the same meaning as sentence a :

1- He is obliged to click submit when he finishes filling his personal information

He ……………………………………………………………………

2-We are obliged not to open messages from strangers online

We………………………………………………………………….

3-I ‘m not obliged to take a taxi in order to go to school

I ………………………………………………………………………….

Act07: Complete the following table:

Noun Verb Noun Verb

Application ……………… Apology …………..…
Enquiry ………….. Acceptance ………………….
Invitation …………… Refusal ……………….
Introduction ………………… Reply ………………
Reception …………………. connection …………………
Sending …………………. Information ………………