Libanos College Mekelle Campus

Faculty of Business & Economics

Department of Accounting &Finance
Corse Title: Communicative English Language-II
Submission Date: 12/09/2012 E.C
Individual Assignment
Name:__________________________________________________
Instructions
- Department :____________________Section :__________ID No:__________
- Make sure that your hand writings neat and clear.
Part I : Read the following text book article . Change the verbs in bracket in to into either active or
passive.
Animated movies have ____________ ( change) a lot over the last 100years. Winsor Mc Cay ___________
(consider) the father of animation. In the early 1990s, Mc Cay ___________( animate) his films by himself . He
___________ (draw) every picture separately and had them Photographed, one at a time .Hundreds of photographs
____________( need) to make a one –minute film . Sometimes it would take him more than a year to make a five
minute cartoon. In1914, the development of celluloid ( a transparent material ) made animation easier. Instead of
drawing each picture separately, the animator could make a drawing of the back ground, which _________( remain)
motionless while only the characters _________(move). Walt Disney ______(take) animation to a new level. He
________( create) Mickey mouse, added sound and music to his movies and ________( produce) the first full- length
animated film ,Snow White and the Seven dwarfs. Many people think he was a great cartoonist, but he wasn’t. Instead,
he was a great story editor and clever businessman who had other artists do most of the drawings. Today most
animated films ______ not _____( draw) by hand. The animation ___________( does) by computer software. Also
special effects for movies, such as Star Wars, ___________ (do) by computer animation .To create the illusion of the
movement, an image _________(put) on the computer and then quickly _________( replace) by a similar image with a
small change. While this technique is similar to hand- drawn animation, the work a home computer and special
software ___________(create) a simple animation.

1. ___________________ _2. _________________3. __________________ 4. ________________

5. ______________________6. _________________7. __________________8. ________________
9_____________________ 10. ________________11. _________________ 12. ________________
13. _____________________14. ________________15. __________________16. _______________

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Part II :Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
______1. I expect you _________ a good decision.
A. will make B. are going C. are going to make D make
______2. Don’t be afraid , I _______________ you.
A. won’t hurt B. am not going to hurt C. am not hurting D. don’t hurt
______3. I _______ to the country . Do you think it’s a good idea ?
A. will move B. am going to move C. am moving D. move
_____4. The car is broken down. It ______________
A. won’t work B. is not going to work C. isn’t working D. works
_____5. She has a lot of work to do. I doubt she __________________.
A. is going to come B. will come C. comes D. is coming
_____6. I don’t know how to use it. Don’t panic, I _____________ you .
A. will show B. am showing C. show D. am going to show
_____7.Yordanos _________ New york within an hour.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. will leave D. is going to leave
_____8. The sky is dark. It ___________ storm.
A. will be B. is going to be C. is being D be
_____9.We _________ to Axum tomorrow.
A. fly B. will fly C. are flying D. are going to fly
_____10. Have you heard the news ?the government ____________
A. is going to demit B. will demit C. demit D. is demitting
Part III:Write a short paragraph your own on the following topic.
 Endodo as a pesticide
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Part III: Match the two columns to identify the use of each modal verb.
AB
______1. He may come to Mekelle after two hours. A. obligation
______2. We must protect the devilish disease ‘ Covi-19’. B. capacity
______3. She can sing Tigrigna song well. C. possibility
______4. We could go to the restaurant. D. suggestion
______5. Could I use your communicative English skill II handout. E. certainty
______6. You should wear a helmet while riding your motor bike. F. low probability
______ 7. Can you please give me the doctor’s telephone number? G. rational probability
______8. It could rain during the night. H. advice
______9. The Ethiopian government should be improved the existing I. permission
education system.
______10. I can feel the heat. We must be near the fire. J. polite request
Part IV: Complete the sentences with the suitable modal verbs.
1. Before you make a decision , you __________ speak to a specialist.
2. I_________ ride a horse, I love horse riding.
3. You really ________ watch Tv this much .
4. Amare ___________ call his wife urgently.

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6. ________ you please tell me the direction to the hotel?
7. The soldiers in the Army ____________ wear a uniform.
8. It is very cloudy. It __________ rain.
9. She__________ speak Amharic fluently when I was a child.
10. He has arrived late. He ________ missed the bus.
1. _____________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ____________5. ___________
6_____________ 7.______________ 8.______________ 9.____________10. ___________

Part V:Read the following passage and Answer the Questions according to the instructions
given
Potato Chips
Peru’s Inca Indians for grew potatoes in the Andesinabout2008B.C.SpanishConquistadors brought potatoes to
Europe, and Colonists brought them to America Potatoes are four thon the list of the world’s food staples–after
wheat, corn and rice. Today, Americans consume about 140pounds of potatoes per person every year while
Europeans’ eat twice as many.
One of our favorite ways to eat potatoes is in the form of potato chips. While Benjamin Franklin was the US ambassador
to France, he went to a banquetw here potatoes were prepared in 20 different ways. Thomas Jefferson, who succeeded
Franklin as our French ambassador, brought there cipe for thick–cut, French –Fried potatoes to America. He served
French fries to guest sat the White House in 1802 and at his home Monticello.
On August24,1853at moon Lake in Saratoga, NY. An ative–American chef, George Crum created the first potato chips.
He became angry when a dinner complained that h is French fries were too thick, so he sliced the potatoes as thinly as
possible making them too thin and crisp to eat with a fork. The dinner loved them, and potato chips were born. In 1860
chef Crum opened his own restaurant and offered a basket of potato chips one very table.
Inthe1950s, in Ireland, Joe “spud” Murphy and Seamus Burke, Produced the world’s first seasoned Crisp, cheese and
onion and salt & vinegar. In the United Kingdom and Ireland Crisps are what we in the United States call Potato chips
while chips refer to our French fries. Ketch up flavored chips are popular in the Mid–East and Canada. Seaweed is
popular in the Asia, and Mexicans like chicken flavored chips. Other flavors from around the world include: Paprika,
Pickled onion, Bear borscht, Caesar salad, Roasted Sausage, Firecracker Lobster, Roast OX, Haggis and Black pepper,
Olive, and Spaghetti.
About 27 pounds of Potato chips are produced from100pounds of potatoes. American consumes2-4 billion pounds of
potato chips every year, andspendsmorethan$7billionayearonthem.
A.
_1.Potatochips are called in the United Kingdom.
A. Chips B. Fries C. Crisps D. Potatoes
_2.What happened in 1950?
A. The world’s first Potato Chips were produced.
B. The world’s first seasoned French Fries were produced
C. The world’s first seasoned potato chips were produced
D. The world’s first French were produced
_3.Potatoes are fourth on the list of the world’s food staples after wheat, corn and rice. What
does“ Staples” mean in the above context?
A. Important crops B. Metals C. Departments D. Something to attach documents.
_4.What question is answered in the second paragraph?
A. Who served French fries in the White House? B. Who invented
the potato Chip?
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D. How many pounds of potatoes are eat en per person on in America each Year?
_5.Which happened last?
A. Thomas Jefferson served potato chips at Monticello.
B. Benjamin Franklin saw how Potatoes were served indifferent ways white in France.
C. Europeans brought potatoes to America.
D. Conquistadors brought potatoes to Europe.
_6.Thomas Jefferson, who succeeded Franklin as French ambassador, brought the recipe for thick–cut French –Fried
potatoes to America. What does“ succeeded” mean in the context above?
A. doubt B. follow C. go before D. be successful
_7.Europeans eat
A.The same amount of potato chips as Americans.
B. More potato chip than Americans.
C. Less potato chips than Americans.
D. Half the amount of potato chips that Americans eat.
_8. What happened first?
A. George Crum created potato chips.
B. Chief Crum opened a restaurant.
C. Thomas Jefferson served French Fries at Monticello.
D. Benjamin Franklin saw Potatoes served in 20different ways.
B.The Following Questions are on finding main ideas. Read them carefully and chose
the best answer.
_9. What could be the title for the second paragraph?
A. How potatoes changed American History C. Potato chips and Famous Americans
B. Potatoes and Famous Americans D George Washington and Potatoes
_10. What could be the title for the third paragraph?
A. The birth of potato chips C. French Fries and American History
B. The History of Potatoes D. Different kinds of French Fries
_11. What does the last paragraph tell you about potato chips?
A. Potato chips are very popular in America.
B. Potato Chips are popular all over the world.
C. Potato chips are becoming more expensive.
D. Potato chips come in many different ways.
_12. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
A. Potato chips have along and interesting history.
B. Potato chips have different names all over the world.
C. Seaweed is an Asian variety of potato chips.
D. Potato chips are enjoyed all over the world in many different varieties.
Part VI: Complete the following by using the correct relative pronouns who, which., that , whose,
why, when , and where.
1. Bereket can’t remember the room _________________ he left his glasses.
2. That is the man ________________ stole my bag.
3. We have never met the neighbors ______________ flat is above ours.
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5. I still remember the moment _______________ I first saw her.
6. The boy ______________ sits next to me in class is very clever.
7. Our dog, _____________we all loved very much , died last week.
8. The man ____________ car was stolen was very upset.
9. The school____________ I had studied as a child was destroyed in fire.
10. At the weekend, __________ my family is at home , we have breakfast together.
11. I don’t understand _______________ she hates her father extremely.
Part VII: Write an essay that contains five paragraphs your own by selecting one from the
following topics.

1. We have to preserve our cultural heritages.

2. Cultural heritages have multiple advantages to our country.
3. Our roles in valuing our cultural heritages.
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