Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Make collocations with DO and Make and from this
list , then fill in the chart :
the housework - sb. a favour - a job - peace - a mess - the shopping -
noise - a request - one’s hair - a wish - breakfast - friends -
a mistake - fun of sb. - one’s best - harm - a difference - sb. good -
progress - a speech - a test - a telephone call - nothing - well one’s bed -
the homework - efforts - a promise
DO Make
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PRACTICE EXERCISE
A. Fill in the gap with an appropriate word from the list
1. The scouts were taught how to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . their beds on the first day in the camp .
a. make b. do c. have
2. “You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . well in yesterday’s test !” our math teacher told us .
a. did b. made c. got
3. My dad always . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his promises , such a shame !
a. makes b. keeps c. breaks
4. Dieting won’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . you any good unless you exercise regularly
a. do b. take c. make
5. “Please . . . . . . . . . . . . . me a favour . Would you pay my bills ?”
a. give b. do c. take
6. Henry feels very happy because he will . . . . . . . . . . . . . some business with the Chinese .
a. do b. take c. make
7. Which job are you going to take ? You need to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a choice .
a.do b. make c. take
PREFIXES & SUFFIXES
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An affix is a letter or a group of letters which we add at the beginning of a word ( prefix ) or at the end
of a word ( suffix ) to modify the meaning of that word .
Example :
Affix
Prefix Suffix
un- drink -able
( root )
un drink able
A. Prefixes :
B. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate word after adding to it the appropriate affix(es) :
1. Ann was here a minute ago , but then she ________________ . I don’t know where she is .
2. The advantages of the internet _________________ its setbacks .
3. Most car accidents are brought about by ________________ drivers .
4. I can’t sit on this chair ; it’s really __________________ .
5. I always get a low marks for my essays because I _________________ words .
6. I failed my driving test , but I will ________________ it in fifteen days .
7. Most children in the countryside memorize the Koran as a _______________ activity .
8. Tim’s really ________________ . He never tells the truth .
9. The technician installed an efficient __________________ in my laptop .
10. I _______________ the movie , but everyone else said it was awesome .
11. After my brother got his Ph. D , he did his _________________ work at a laboratory .
12. I’m afraid I ________________ what you said . I wasn’t fully focused .
13. A lot of children find cats ___________________ house pets .
14. My report was so bad that I had to ________________ it .
15. we usually share the same viewpoint , but this time I totally ______________ with him .
ADJECTIVE WORD ORDER
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In English , it is quite common to use more than one adjective to modify ( i.e. describe ) a noun .
These adjectives must be used in the right order. Generally speaking , an opinion adjective such as
ugly , cute , loveable , pretty … is used before a fact adjective like green , modern , tall , woolen … .
Examples :
Determiner Opinion adjective Fact adjective Noun
An inexpensive blue car
The attractive German painting( s )
Two awesome oval table ( s )
Sometimes , though , more than one fact adjective is used . The pattern to follow is SiAShCOMP .
In other words , ( Size – Age – Shape – Colour – Origin – Material – Purpose ) :
Determiner Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun
A gorgeous small modern cubic white Dutch leather first-aid kit
Three cute tiny grey English racing dogs
An attractive new long black Italian steel utility knife
Lots of beautiful large old round beige Amazigh straw sunscreen hats
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Many interesting antique Roman bronze digging Tools
PRACTICE EXERCISES
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A. Choose the correct order of adjectives :
1. Moroccan hosts serve food on ________________ plates to their guests .
a. large round porcelain Chinese
b. Chinese large porcelain round
c. porcelain round large Chinese
d. large round Chinese porcelain
2. My cousin’s dog is a _________________ shepherd .
a. brown young German big
b. big young brown German
c. German brown young big
d. big brown German young
3. That girl keeps her coin collection in a _______________ box .
a. beautiful little black-and-white cardboard
b. beautiful little cardboard black-and-white
c. cardboard little black-and-white beautiful
d. black-and-white little beautiful cardboard
4. Othman is going to wear an ________________ tie to his sister’s wedding .
a. Italian attractive light-blue silk
b. attractive light-blue Italian silk
c. attractive Italian light-blue silk
d. attractive silk light-blue Italian
5. The one who did well on the test was the ___________________ woman over there .
a. fair-haired young pretty tall
b. tall pretty fair-haired young
c. pretty tall fair-haired young
d. pretty tall young fair-haired
B. Put the adjectives between brackets in the correct order to modify the noun :
1. Our cousins live in a(n) ( little / lovely / old ) ________________________________________ village .
2. ( shopping / black / plastic ) __________________________________ bags constitute a serious threat
to environment .
3. The Hollywood star married a ( tall / dark-skinned / handsome ) ____________________________ man.
4. I bought a ( glass / coffee / small / round / new ) _______________________________________ table
for the living room .
5. Sue purchased a(n) ( Korean / new / exciting ) ________________________________ computer game.
6. We usually have a ( dieting / Moroccan / light / vegetable ) _____________________________________
soup for dinner.
7. Our neighbours have just had a ( newborn / cute / tiny / blue-eyed ) ___________________________
________________ baby .
8. Omar bought a ( fascinating / brown / Japanese ) ________________________________________ car .
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
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Compound adjectives are adjectives which are made up of two or more words
often joined with a hyphen ( - )
Examples:
Like the other adjectives which are always singular , compound adjectives never
take the plural form even when they are used with plural quantifiers such as : many /
several / a lot of …etc .
Examples:
1. kind-hearted = nice
2. brightly-lit = having bright light # dimly-lit
3. old-fashioned = outdated
4. deeply-rooted = traditional = having deep roots = profound
5. good-looking = handsome ( males )
6. labour-saving ( domestic appliances ) = saving time spent on housework
7. left-handed = using the left hand to eat , write , play etc…
8. short-sighted = unable to see distant objects , people etc…
9. well-known = famous = reputed = celebrated = renowned = prominent
10. easy-going = permissive # authoritative = bossy
11. five-star ( hotels , restaurants etc. … ) = luxurious
12. brand-new = new
13. part-time ( jobs ) # full-time
14. well-paid = having a high salary
15. second-hand = already used , not brand-new
PRACTICE EXERCISES
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C. Match the compound adjectives on the right with the ideas on the left to make meaningful
sentences :
A Collocation can be defined as a combination of words which go together due to the frequency of
use rather than grammatical rules . The simplest way of describing collocations is to say that they “just
sound right” to native speakers . Other combinations that may convey the same thing would seem unnatural.
Knowing how to use the right combinationswill help you not only broaden your scope of expression ,
but also adopt a native-like English .There are many types of collocations :
Verb + noun ( with or without a preposition ) ( have fun - take care – keep in touch … )
Verb + adjective ( stay calm - keep fit - go mad - get ready - be upset …. )
Adjective + noun ( medical care - critical thinking - fair trial - capital punishment … )
Noun + noun (with or without a conjunction or preposition) (child labour - sense of pride…)
A. Verb + noun collocations :
- care - a good time / fun
- a bath / a shower - a haircut
- a break - a problem / a difficulty
- notes - a meal / a snack
Take - a picture Have - experience
- someone’s point = agree - access
- a rest - a test
- a test - a bath
- advantage of something - a baby
- action (act to solve problems) - a break
PRACTICE EXERCISES
A. Fill in the gap with an appropriate word from the list :
1. The school _______________ makes students equal regardless of their social status .
a. year b. uniform c. subject
2. Dieting and exercising help people keep ________________ .
a. fit b. quiet c. in touch
3. When you go shopping , you don’t have to pay ___________ if you have a credit card .
a. respect b. cash c. attention
4. Learning _____________ should be taken into consideration in textbook design .
a. background b. school c. needs
5. Immediately after the natural _____________ in Nepal , the victims were provided with food and shelter
a. place b. disaster c. problem
6. A good student is one who not only attends classes regularly , but also pays_____________ in class .
a. attention b. a fine c. the bills
7. Political _____________ is by far one of the key factors that push people to emigrate .
a. stability b. instability c. reform
A. Fill in the gap with an appropriate word from the list :
access - rural - thinking - place - system - formal
1. One of the characteristics of a good educational ___________ is its ability to encourage critical
__________ in students .
2. Nowadays many people have _________ to the internet , even those living in ______________ areas .
part - place - village - warming - care
1. The world leaders should reach an agreement to reduce the emissions of gases that cause
global ______________ .
2. The meeting will take ____________ tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.
tolerance - break - disorder - respect - order
1. Some of the duties of the police are to establish peace and ___________ , and make sure that
people _____________ the law .
PARTS OF SPEECH
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Although it is usually very easy to Identify the parts of speech , word families can be confusing . Word
families are groups of words with similar meanings and spellings , but sometimes with different endings .
Each word in the family is a different part of speech .Consider the following examples : Criticism is a noun ;
critical is an adjective ; to criticize is a verb ; critically is an adverb .
The chart below summarizes the different patterns in which the parts of speech are used :
Verbs are used with Adjectives are used with Nouns are used with Adverbs are used with
- Subject nouns : People / - Verbs of state: feel / be / - Other nouns : care / addiction - Action verbs : talk / run /
my son / The manager . . . . become / seem / remain... eg: Computer literacy has
eg:*Drive slowly so that I
to modify subjects : has become a necessity .
can read the road signs.
- Determiners : My / this / . . .’s
eg: -Tom feels exhausted.
eg: My son studies in Fes . eg: Parents should keep up *Her father worked
-These apples taste sweet with their kids’ education . hard to make money
- Subject pronouns :He/It /we - Nouns : growth/safety/care/ - Noun + preposition + Noun - Adjectives : hot / rich / bad
they / She/ We/ I . . . assessment / importance . . . eg: The protection of eg: It’s extremely hot today
to modify those nouns : environment must be eg: Students should be
eg: They live in an apartment made a national priority . fully focused in class
- Other verbs & modals : eg: Nurses and doctors - Transitive verbs as objects : - other adverbs : very /
eg: *They enjoy swimming . provide medical care . enormously / incredibly
eg: Countryside people
* He plans to emigrate . eg: He speaks Chinese
enjoy peace and calm .
* She will be fine . incredibly well .
NB : Remember that the same parts of speech must be used with linking words that require the
use of parallel structures :
( both ) . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . .
( either ) . . . . Adjective . . . . . . . or . . . . . . Adjective
( not only ) . . . . . . . but ( also ) . . . .
Adverb Adverb
Whether . . . . . . . . . . or . . . . . . .
Noun Noun
............ . . . as well as . . .
............ Verb . . . better than . . . Verb
............ . . . rather than . . .
Examples :
1. Brain drain is the emigration of skilled workers to better geographic , economic or professional
adjective adjective adjective
environments .
2. Omar wants to be a business person . He is particularly interested in finance and management .
noun noun
3. Examinees should get in the habit of answering not only quickly , but also accurately .
adverb adverb
4. Asking the way is better than going astray .
gerund gerund
PRACTICE EXERCISES
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A. Give the correct form of the words between brackets :
1. Samir : How can I get a ( member ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . card to join the club ?
Clerk : Just fill in the form with your ( person ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . information and pay the fees .
2. The aim of this campaign is to raise people’s ( aware ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . about the importance of
blood donation .
3. Divorce usu ally has a negative effect on a child’s ( person ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. The ( perform ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Moroccan athletes at the London Paralympics was excellent .
5. If you need any ( inform ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , just get in touch with the secretary .
6. Morocco is a tourist ( attract ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Visitors like its weather , the hospitality
and ( kind ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of its people .
7. Hanane Al Fadili is a famous Moroccan ( art ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; her performances always reflect
great talent and ( creative ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. On the application form , please include your name and ( citizen ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
9. Thomas Edison became famous due to his ( perseverant ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Brain drain involves the emigration of people who are ( profession ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . qualified .
11. Nowadays , most jobs require a good ( know ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of computer science .
12. The price of tomatoes goes up in Ramadan due to the ( grow ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . need for this
foodstuff .
13. In his ( interest ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . article , the journalist focused on the ( necessary ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
of girls’ education . He also went on to equate economic ( prosperous ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with the
involvement of women in the process of ( develop ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14. Antonio spent most of his ( child ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the countryside .
15. The manager agreed to employ Emmy ( immediate ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . after the interview. He later
gave her the employment contract for ( sign ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16. Our school works in ( partner ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with local NGOs to fight drug addiction .
17. Developing ( renew ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . energy is among the priorities of Morocco .
18. By joining NGOs , young people can make a positive ( contribute ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to society .
19. UN officials are concerned about the fast population (grow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in developing countries .
20. Physical ( punish ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is forbidden in schools .
21. Doing some ( volunteer ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . work is an act of good ( citizen ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22. The headmaster says that students should ( application ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . for scholarships before May 15 th .
23. ( Vocation ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . education helps students integrate in the job market easily .
24. Buying an expensive second-hand mobile phone is a ( risk ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . business .
VOCABULARY EXTRA / PARTS OF SPEECH
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