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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SCHOOL YEAR 2019/2020

Classes : Tles

Warming up exercises 6

Exercise 1: Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1) There is a need for our leaders to……………………………………….. the country for the
needs of our citizens. (democracy)
2) Lazy people are not used to……………………………………….. very hard. (work)
3) The company will……………………………………………. much money unless it adjust
structurally. (loss)
4) We should give the deserved support to our love ones especially those who lie……… ill in
hospitals ad need us most. (criticize)
5) I have that strong………………………………… that Mapiche will do…………… in
English if she works hard. (convince, good)
6) Any person who…………………………….. in inflicting pains to others ends up suffering
from his deeds. (special)
7) You have to work hard to pass your examination because……………………… brings
sadness to friends and relatives. (Succeed)
8) Do you think that……………………….. lady will also dress…………………… for the
party. (beauty)
9) Mary is the……………………………………… of the twin sisters. (pretty)
10) Don’t tell lies. It is very……………………………………. (honest)

Exercise 2: Choose and write a word from the brackets which means the same or almost the
same as underlined ones.

1) The student made an error in the answer and the teacher marked it wrong …………… (a
mistake, a problem, an ignorance, a stain)
2) We are thankful to you for the gifts you brought to us.………………….……………...
(sorrowful, grateful, angry, doubtful)
3) The manager sacked him because he was sleeping in duty…………………………… (paid,
recruited, dismissed, employed )
4) Indolent students as well as less industrious pupils always fail their exam …………… (hard
working, lazy, stubborn, wealthy)
5) The doctor has given a treatment to the sick people…………………………………
(Cure, gift, present, sack)

Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences as started without changing their original meaning

1) The principal has congratulated us for our performance.

We…………………………………………………………………………………….
2) He performed well throughout the school year but he failed his baccalaureat exam. Despite
his…………………………………………………………………………...
3) We will not overcome the Corona Virus disease easily unless the government takes
appropriate measures.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4) A new school was being built in my village.
 They………………………………………………….…………………………………
5) “What is the date of today?”
The teacher wanted to know……………..……………………………………………...
6) The teacher asked the students if they had attended online classes the week before
The teacher asked the student:…………………………………………………………
7) He said goodbye to all his friends then he left for his home town
Before he……………………………………………………………………………….
8) The man felt that he had been betrayed.
The man’s……………………………………………………………………………….
9) The stranger arrived in the village. He was taken to meet the chief.
Hardly ……………………………………………………………………………
10) However difficult the exam was, they all succeeded.
No matter………………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise 4: Ask question for each underlined word or phrase in the following sentences.

1) The children have been waiting for their teacher for two hours.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2) The teacher always chose the five best students.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
3) Mary’s mother styles her hair twice a week.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4) John’s village is about 3 kiliometres away from mine.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
5) Jane will celebrate her birthday next week.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with suitable words or phrases of yours.

1) Yesterday I met the man………………….. wife works for the United Nation Organization.
2) Ella is extremely vain. She is always staring at………………………..……. in the mirror.
3) If women had equal rights, they……………………………….. have better job opportunity.
4) You haven’t been to France before,……………………………………………………?
5) She has been working for that firm…………………………………. March.
6) It is parents’……………………………… to look after their children.

Exercise 6: Use the words below to complete the following passage.

List of words: ploughs, fields, soil, planting, crops, fertilizes

The rainy season is the time to prepare the earth for ………………. First, the farmer
………….. his …………. with cow or horse manure or chemical fertilizer. Then he
……………. the earth, turning it over and mixing in the fertilizer to provide a rich
…………….. for the ……………..