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Words and expressions for joining sentences:

And I pulled the trigger. Thegun went off.

I pulled the trigger andthe gun went off.

But He was angry. He

listened to me patiently.

He was angry, but he

listened to me patiently.

So I went home. He went

home, too.

I went home. So did he.

Although / Though /

Even though

He had only entered the

contest for fun. He won

first prize.

(Al)(even)though he had

only entered the contest

for fun, he won first

prize.However Everyone played well.

We lost the game

Everyone played well.

However, we lost the

game.

Like He fought like a madman

Neither He did not come. She did

not come, either.

He did not come. Neither

did she.

Neithernor Latifa did not attend the

lesson. Karim did not

attend the lesson, either.

Neither Latifa nor Karim

attended the lesson

Nevertheless / and yet /

still

The old system had its

flaws. It was preferable to

the new one.

The old system had its

flaws. Nevertheless, / and

yet, / still, it was

preferable to the new one.

As / because / since I left a message.

You were not there

I left a message as /

because / since you were

not there.

Because of He walked slowly.

He had a bad leg.

He walked slowly

because of his bad leg.

(not)to / so as (not) to / in

order (not) to

so that(not) / in order

that(not)

I have given him the key.

He can get into the house

whenever he likes.

I have given him the key

to / so as to / in order to

get into the house

whenever he likes.

..so that / in order

that he can get into the

house

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In case I dont let him climb

trees. He may tear his

trousers.

I dont let him climb trees

In case he tears his

trousers.

For fear that / lest He did not want to leave

the house. He was afraidthat someone could

recognize him.

He did not want to leave

the house for fear that /lest someone should

recognize him.

Therefore / so It was too dark to go on.

We decided to camp there

It was too dark to go on.

Therefore / so we decided

to camp there.

Sothat / suchthat Their dog was fierce. No

one dared come near the

house.

Their dog was so fierce

that no one dared come

near the house.

They had such a fiercedog that no one dared

come near...

No soonerthan /

Barelythan /

Hardlythan /

Scarcelythan

The performance had

begun. The lights went

out

The performance had

no sooner begun than the

lights went out.

barely begun when

hardly begun when

scarcely begun when..

In spite of / despite She was wealthy. She

could not get married to

any one.

In spite of / despite her

wealth / being wealthy,

she could not get married

to any one.

However / no matter how You drive carefully.

Youll probably have an

accident.

However / no matter how

carefully you drive,

Youll probably have an

accident.

Without She left the classroom.

She did not ask

permission.

She left the classroom

without asking

permission.

Before I made a decision. I had

thought carefully about it.

Before I made a decision,

I had thought carefully

about it.

After I had my lunch. I went

out to buy a newspaper.

After I had had my lunch,

I went out to buy a

newspaper.

Instead Lets play cards. I dontwant to watch TV any

Lets play cards insteadof watching TV.

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longer.

Both.and. Kamal speaks English.

Meriem speaks English,

too

Both Kamal and Meriem

speak English.

Moreover / besides /furthermore / in addition

They know the painting isa forgery. They know

who painted it.

They know the painting isa forgery; moreover /

besides / furthermore /

In addition, They know

who painted it.

Especially / particularly /

chiefly

I love the country. I love

it in spring.

I love the country,

especially / particularly

chiefly in spring.

Not only..but..also /

Not only..but..as well

He teaches in a state

school. He gives privatelessons, too.

He not only teaches in a

state school, but he alsogives private lessons.

He not onlybut he

givesas well.

While He was watching TV. He

fell asleep.

While he was watching

TV, he fell asleep.

In contrast Their system is modern.

Ours seems very old-

fashioned.

In contrast with their

system, ours seems very

old-fashioned.

To crown it all It was cold and raining,

and we had to walk

home.

It was cold and raining,

and, to crown it all we

had to walk home.

whereas We thought she was

arrogant. In fact she was

just very shy.

We thought she was

arrogant. Whereas, In fact

she was just very shy

When He saw me. He waved. When he saw me, he

waved.

As He grew older. He lost

interest in everything.

As he grew older, he lost

interest in everything.

Except / apart from Couscous is the only

Moroccan dish I dont

like to eat.

I like to eat all the

Moroccan dishes except

Couscous.

Apart from couscous, I

like all the .

Consequently / as a

result

He drives carelessly. He

often has accidents.

He drives carelessly.

Consequently / as a result

He often has accidents.Who The man was very kind. The man who showed me

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He showed me the way. the way was very kind.

which The knife is very sharp.

We cut the bread with it.

The knife which we cut

the bread with is very

sharp.Whose The woman telephoned

the police. Her car was

stolen.

The woman whose car

was stolen telephoned the

police.

As soon as He left when he heard the

news.

He left as soon as he

heard the news.

Regardless of The club welcomes all

new members no matter

how old they are.

The club welcomes all

new members regardless

of how old they are.

As long as / on conditionthat We can play providedthat it doesnt rain. We can play as long asit doesnt rain.

We canon condition

that it does not rain.

to make matters worse Peter is stupid. He

aggravates his situation

by skipping classes.

Peter is stupid. To make

matters worse, he often

skips classes.

On the one handon the

other hand

I want to travel; and yet

I dont want to give up

my job.

On the one hand I want to

travel, but on the other

hand I dont want to give

up my job.

Owing to / on account of

Because of / due to

The game was cancelled

because of torrential rain.

Owing to / on account of

due to torrential rain, the

game was cancelled.

Also I repair bicycles. I can

repair motorcycles, too.

I repair bicycles. I can

also repair motorcycles.

Thanks to The trip was enjoyable

because of the fine

weather.

Thanks to the fine

weather, the trip was

enjoyable.

Practice

Join the following pairs of sentences using the conjunctions given in

brackets:

1. The play on the radio was not amusing. It was not interesting.

(neither..nor)

2. Hurry up or you will be late. (otherwise)

3. I received your fax. I also received your e-mail. (both..and)4. We must score two more goals or we will lose the match. (if not)

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5. I forgot my umbrella. I had to return home. (so)

6. Hassan bought a new house . He has furnished it beautifully. (which)

7. My sisters friend came to see me. Her parents died last year.(whose)

8. Is he your friend? Did you go to the cinema with him yesterday? (who)

9. It is a good film. It would be a pity to miss it.(such..that)10. I have many friends abroad. I cannot write to all of them.(so..that)

11. I did not tell him the truth. I was afraid I would hurt his feelings. (as)

12. He is sure he will fail in the exam. He has not worked hard. (since)

13. I ran quickly. I did not want to be late. (in order no to)

14. He went to the library. He wanted to borrow a book. (to)

15. The student asked the teacher a question. He wanted to understand the

lesson better. (so..that)

16. He plays well. He is still not good enough for the football team. (in spite

of

the fact that)

17. We went on an excursion. The weather was terrible. (even though)

18. She speaks French well. She has never been to France. (and yet)

19. He will get angry when he hears about this. (as soon as)

20. They will go on holiday the moment the weather improves. (when)

21. She wont succeed if she does not review her lessons. (unless)

22. He drove carefully. He had an accident. (no matter)

23. We shall make an early start because there may be a lot of traffic on the

road. (lest)

24. He stood in front of the girl. He thought the dog might attack her. (in case)25. I do not drink much orange juice. My sister does not, either (nor)

26. Kate did the exercise. Her classmates did it, too. (so)

27. She did not come to school. She visited her friend at the hospital.

(instead of)

28. He runs fast. Nobody can catch up with him. (such..that)

29. He wont go to the wedding if he isnt invited. (unless)

30. He came home very late. He shouted at his wife. (to make matters worse)

31. She is a good cook. She sometimes uses a lot of salt. (except that)

32. You can come on Monday. You can come on Tuesday. (either..or)33. I did not understand the lesson. My friend Kamal did not, either.

(neither..nor)

Join the following sentences with suitable linking words. Make any

necessary changes:

1. He told me to leave. He told me never to call again.

2. You have not understood the question. I will repeat it.

3. It is raining heavily. I will not go out.4. Youd better not stay too long. I have a lot of work to do.

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5. Tell him I have left. I dont want him to trouble me again.

6. I went into the shop. I wanted to buy a watch.

7. I wrote to him several times. I received no answer.

8. The thief drove quickly out of town.. He did not want the police to catch

him.9. He went into the room quietly. He did not want to disturb his brother.

Rewrite the following sentences in a different way:

1. I cant buy anything if you dont give me the money.

2. Many years ago, there was a farm at the back of our school. Now there are

houses.

3. Until a few weeks ago, I always wrote letters to my friends. Now I phoned

them.4. Although they are best friends, they are very competitive.

5. She is a very talented pianist, and yet she finds it difficult to play in

public.

6. There was nothing suspicious in his behaviour, however, I did not really

trust him

7. We were in Chicago for one day, and yet we had a great time.

8. Although he had told her that their relationship was over, she still thought

they could get back together again.

9. They recognised him despite his disguise.10. Hes a very kind person in spite of his appearance.

11. I wanted to play football, and yet, I did not wake up till midnight.

Use a suitable linking word.

1. .they did not wish to buy anything, they went out of the shop.

2. .she only speaks a little French, she managed to travel around France

easily.

3. Hassan has not much free time.he manages to play tennis twice a

week4. There was nobody on the beach.the lifeguard.

5. .he disliked fish, we gave him roast chicken.

6. She was unable to walkshe used a stick.

7. She did not think about it.I reminded her.

8. .her sadness, she agreed to go dancing.

9. I had nothing for lunch..an orange.

10. He did not remember his passport.he got to the airport.

11. Hamburgers and hot dogsare among the most famous American

types of sandwiches in the world.12. The club welcomes all new membersage.

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13. how tired he is, he carries on working.

14. They know the painting is a forgerythey know who painted it.

15. I dont really like the colourits more than I can afford.

16. In the past, some men used to treat womenslaves.

17. the fog, the car race was adjourned.

Use suitable linking words to complete the following sentences.

1. Hes out of the countryhes unable to attend the meeting.

2. She likes himhe can be annoying at times.

3. She wanted to go to the mountains.the weather was beginning to

improve.

4. The old system had its flaws.it was preferable to the new one.

5. Ill get there...I have to walk all the way.6. Malika has not written to me.she went to Canada.

7. I met him.he was coming out of school.

8. Hes treated you badly.hes your brother and you should help him.

9. Old people should keep warm.they find it difficult to move.

10. All the students did wellBrahim who got very bad marks.

11. She trained hardshe failed to reach her best form.

12.she felt dead tired, she went to work and tried to concentrate.

13. The company went bankrupt.many workers were laid off.

14. I want to take a long holidayI dont want to give up myjob.

15. My car broke downI arrived late.

16.we are early, lets have a drink first.

17. You cant expect him to know the story.he has not read it yet.

Use suitable linking words:

1. You cannot go outyou wear your raincoat said the mother to her

son.

2. Here in Casablanca, housesoverlook the sea cost more.

3. We had.got out of school..it started to rain.

4. It wasgood weatherwe lay on the beach all day

5. I have no coffee. Would you like tea?

6. .he saw her, he hugged her and said that he would never forget her.

7. He disguised himselfhe should be recognised.

8. I feel dizzy today because I spent a whole nightsleep

9. The people..called yesterday wanted to buy the house said the

maid.

10. The old generation did not care a lot about the environment..Thisgeneration has made it a focus of attention.

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11. I detest that hotel because it iscomfortable.spacious.

12. The flowers arebeautifulit is a shame to pick them up.

13. It was dark and cold, and..I missed the last bus home.

14. Kamal and Hassan are at the faculty..study English.

15. Shespeaks Italian well, but she knows two other foreignlanguages.

Use suitable linking words to complete these sentences:

1. She never went on a dietshe has lost a lot of weight lately.

2. You must respect the law.who you are.

3.how high the mountain was, they managed to climb it.

4. She has been eating so much junk food for years,..she has become

very obese.5. The people at the hotel were..interesting..it was a pleasure to

meet

them.

6. It was a..complicated plan..we couldnt understand it.

7. the manager is very irritable, his secretary still respects him.

8. her beauty, she did not attract people.

9. Take an umbrellait rains.

10. I have packed it in a strong box.someone should drop it.

11. He was unarmed.he took the gun away from the robber.12. It was bad weather.the players were obliged to postpone

the

match.

13. massage..injections have alleviated the poor mans sufferings.

14. his hearty appetite, he remains as thin as a rake.

15. I warned him, he persisted in his folly.

Begin with the words given.

1. We went swimming in spite of the rain.

Although

2. The trains were late due to bad weather.

Because.

3. He broke the teapot because of his laziness.

Because

4. She left early in order to catch the train.

She left early so that.

5. Shes brought an umbrella. She thinks it may rain later.

Shes brought an umbrella in case.6. He offered her a sandwich. She was very hungry. She accepted the offer.

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He offered her a sandwich. She was so..

7. Kamal likes music. Latifa likes music, too.

Both.

8. Peter enjoyed playing the piano. Mary enjoyed playing, too.

Peter enjoyed playing the piano and so..9. They had a terrible fight. Still, they decided to get married.

They had a terrible fight. Nevertheless,..

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The First World War

Match the following words with their synonyms.

1. Kill a) Provisions2. Fire b) Coalition

3. Conflict c) Give in; lay down the arms

4. Invade d) Attack; march into

5. Defeat e) Murder; slaughter

6. Victory f) Draw back

7. Involve g) Engage; implicate

8. Support h) Triumph

9. Supplies I) Shoot

10.Reach j) Overthrow11.Surrender k) Arrive at; attain

12.Agreement l) Spread out

13.Retreat m) Help or encouragement

14.Expand n) Disagreement

15.Alliance o) Accord

16.Procession p) Convoy

Fill in the gaps with words from the table above. Make any necessary

changes:

1. Aids.thousands of people every year.

2. The two hijackersto the police when they realised that the plane

had been surrounded by hundreds of commandos.

3. The powerful army obliged the terrorists to.behind their lines.

4. Thousands of football fans.the pitch when the match was over.

5. Recently Morocco has signed an agreement with Japan. This agreement

states clearly that the Japanese firms should send.of electronic

devices over a four- year period.

6. The European countries are seeking to get stronger through7. Children like to hear storiespirates and buried treasures.

8. He started his life as a shoemaker, but soon his businessand his

little

modest shop became a factory.

9. All people stood up when the funeralpassed near them.

10. Paul was sentenced to death after he had.at six schoolboys.

11. The company is providing financial.for the invention of new ways

to improve the workers safety conditions.

12. Youll understand these things when youmy age said the motherto her son.

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1. Invade 2. Expand 3. Murder 4. Implicate 5.

Shoot

6. Arrive 7. Slaughter 8. Attain 9. Revenge 10. Help

11. Engage

Minorities

Match the following words with their definitions.

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Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the Right:

1. Allow a) Devastate; slaughter

2. Fear b) Irritated; upset3. Abuse c) Mistreatment; ill-treatment

4. Embittered d) Domination; tyranny5. Annoyed e) Terror

6. Indifferent f) Uninterested; unconcerned

7. Decimate g) Permit; tolerate

8. Oppression h) Disappointed

Language


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1. Communicate a) Movement of a part of the body to suggest meaning

2. Defects b) Fault or lack that spoils a person or a thing

3. Utter c) essential

4. Perform d) Produced by the voice

5. Gesture e) informal words more common in spoken language

6. Emerge f) The form of a language used in a part of a country7. Tone g) Found or distributed over a large area

8. Mother tongue h) Become involved in a difficult situation so as to help sb

9. Vocal i) Language imposed by the colonists

10. Step in j) Exchange information, news with sb

11. Vital k) Develop and become noticeable, important..

12. Dilemma l) A quality of voice expressing a particular emotion..

13. Slang m) First language a child learns

14. Dialect n) Have an influence on sb

15. Colonial o) Say sthg

language

16. Widespread p) A situation in which has to choose between two undesirablethings

17. Affect q) Do sthg

Fill in the gaps with words from the table above. Make any necessary

changes:

1 That officer often ..his orders to his men by radio.

2. There would have been a serious incident if the police had not..

toseparate people.

3. The heart plays a .bodily function.

4. Dont talk to me in that unpleasant.I am not your servant.

5. Last century, Mandela .as a leader to fight apartheid practised by

a

minority of whites.

6. Mr. Naciri placed his daughter in a either to leave school and stay

at home forever or marry one of his poor and naughty friends.

7. The recent tax increase has .all the businessmen.8. She .a deep sigh of relief when the police brought her the lost bag.

9. Iraq had been in a .confusion before the establishment of a

democratic government.

10. Brahim suffered serious linguistic .right after he had fallen on his

head.

11. In Morocco our .is Arabic, whereas English it is considered

as a foreign language.

12. Dumb people communicate entirely by .and signs.

Choose a word from A and a word from B to fill in the gaps.

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A B1.Tiny

2.Plausible

3.Language

4.Means of

5.Technical

6.Widespread

a) Theories

b) Jargon

c) Village

d) Habit

e) Explanation

f) communication

1. Thanks to the sophisticated . .the world has become a

2. It has become a for young Moroccans to surf and chat on the

internet.

3. He gave a really and everybody accepted it.4. This book on electronics is too difficult for me to read. I really cant make

out all this .

5. Linguists have put forward many .. ..to explain how people

get to learn languages.

Fill in the gaps with the following words:

Speech defects- gestures and signs- mother tongue- lingua franca- interference-

illiterate- dilemma- pick up- slang- identity- foreign languages.

1. In countries where many languages are spoken, a . ..is very

much needed for people to understand one another.

2. Malika is in ..Either to get a divorce from the man she no longer

loves or endure hardship and humility.

3. People should be open to different cultures, but this must not be done at

the expense of their ..

4. After that tragic incident, Tom has been suffering from severe5. Ali has succeeded in .English when he was in London, but his

accent

is still Moroccan.

6. There is a special language for deaf and dumb people based on

.and

7. An .person is handicapped in his social and economic life.

8. Besides our ., we need to learn foreign languages to be able to talk

to

foreigners.

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9. Our teacher does not accept any .language in our essays. He wants

us

to use formal English.

10. One of the biggest problems Moroccan people have in learning ..

.. is the .of the mother tongue.

Match the words on the left with their synonyms:

1.Bewildering a) Be able to

2.Can afford b) Essential

3.Require c) Confusing

4.Unreliable d) Need

5.Crucial e) Not dependable

Which words in the following list do not belong to Language:

Pronounce metaphor powerful simile

Write procession threaten fear

cosmopolitan plan slang Yo-ho-ho theory

stereotype kill use linguistics

vocal sounds memorise mistake natural sounds

bilingual panic prejudice fend fordialects alliance communication ideologies

Human rights

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These words appear in your reading texts. How do you understand them?

Choose a or b

1. Fair a) just b) developing

2.Civil rights a) human liberties b) old privileges3. Determination a) choice b) strength of mind

4. Adopt a) deny b) embrace

5. Appeal a) request b) care for

6. Insist a) persist b) take part

7. Rules a) conflicts b) regulations

8. Purpose a) suffering b) reason

9. Damage a) victim b) harm

10. Implicate a) involve b) increase

11. Casualties a) injuries b) refugees

Fill in the gaps with one of the words above:

1. John has many financial problems and getting rich seems to be his only

.in life.

2. Before the terrorists retreated, they left behind them

heavy.Seventy

people were decapitated and five hundred were seriously injured.

3. Many people who joined the African National Congress.the idea

of fighting the apartheid.

4. The humanitarian organisation was short of money, so it .to the

government for financial support.

5. The runner has been disqualified because ha has broken the marathon ..

6. I find Kamal a bit weird. He.on getting up early and playing his

radio very loud

7. Sociologists define. ..as the rights of each citizen to be free and

tobe equal to others regardless of sex, race or religion.

8. The police are satisfied that Mike was not. in the robbery.

9. Mustapha was discharged from the company because he lacked a

firm..

to solve the administrative problems.

10. The vandals did a lot ofto the passing cars. They smashed their

windscreens and indicator lights with bats.

11. the referee swore to beto both teams

Find words in the texts that match these definitions:

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1 To go upward; to reach a high level.

2. To make sb / sthg appear dull or unimportant by comparison

3. To escape

4. To kill large numbers of people or animals5. A person who continues to live or exist in spite of being nearly killed or

destroyed by sthg.

6. A person who has been forced to leave his or her country..for political or

religious reasons

7. Cruel treatment inflicted to people because of their religious or political

beliefs.

8. Pain of body or mind

9. To desert

10.Sudden feeling of great fear that can not be controlled

11.To express support for sb in a dispute

Find the odd one out.

casualties victims procession massacre

alliance coalition enemy cosmopolitan

equal treatment social privileges human rights powerful nations

language system Pooh-pooh theory threaten speech

tone prejudice heterogeneous ethnicvocal noises colonies entente army

discrimination skin colour Lingua franca stereotype

Leisure

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Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.

1.Leisure a) Worn-out

2.Be occupied with b) Pleased3.Chase around c) Free time

4.Refresh d) Be absorbed in

5.Bored e) Uninterested

6.Tired f) Rush, hurry

7.Glad g) Revive

8.Lucky h) Fortunate

9.Plenty I) A lot

Match the words with their definitions.

1.Broadcast a) to try hard to persuade sb to do sthg

2.Faraway b) a person watching a TV programme

3.Entertain c) a firm.. who pays for a TV programme in return

for advertising

4.A show d) to send out programmes by TV..

5.Include e) an advertisement on TV..

6.Situation comedies f) distant; remote

7.Action-packed dramas g) time when the greatest number of people are

watching TV

8.Soap operas h) to provide sthg interesting or enjoyable for sb9.TV commercials i) a TV drama with continuing episodes about the

events and problems of the same group of characters

10.Urge j) public entertainment

11.Peak viewing time k) dramas full of activity and excitement

12.Sponsor l) to have sthg as part of a whole

13.Viewers m)TV programme based on a number of characters in

an amusing situation.

an amusing situation.

Every two of these words go together. Which goes with which?

Complete the following sentences with the new words you have just formed:

1.Dish a) disaster

2.Great b) systems

3.Communication c) receiver

4.Natural d) influence

5.Specific e) world

6.Unfriendly f) information

7.Material g) possessions

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1. You cant get satellite channels unless you have a

2. The police are questioning all the suspects to get.about the murder.

3. Mr. Naciri never allows his children to watch action-packed films. He

believes that such films let the children form a negative impression about theworld. They see it as anfull of dangerous situations.

4. Many parents think that cartoons exert a.on childrens character.

5. The tsunami that struck Indonesia region was considered as the

worst.

6. A good Muslim is the one that does not care about.He rejects the

fading beauty of life and constantly thinks of the hereafter.

7 .have developed rapidly in the last twenty years. People are

bombarded with masses of information throughout the day from all over the

world.

Fill in the gaps with the following words:

Be absorbed in- determination- purpose- affect- perform- settle- surrender-

invade- fortunate.

1. The Dutch.in south Africa and made this land their second home

country.

2. He is so assiduous that he refuses to talk to any one when he..his

work.3. The burglar broke into the house with the sole.to threaten its

inhabitants.

4. Dont..to the enemy. You must fight to death said the brave

soldier.

5. Teachers should encourage the students who have a strong.to learn

English.

6. to .is to enter a country or territory with armed forces in order to

attack or occupy it.7. In some countries the masses opinions maythe political decisions

made by the government.

8. The Moroccan emigrants sometimes find it hard to.their Islamic

rites

in many foreign countries.

9. Youre very helpful. Im.to have a teacher like you said the

pupil.

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Business


1.Export a) Any substance used as food2.Trade b) To try to win sthg by defeating others who are trying to do the same

3.Provide c) income, especially the total annual income of a state..

4.raw materials d) To try forcefully to make sb accept sthg

5.foodstuffs e) To sell and transport goods to a foreign country

6.supplement f) To become smaller, weaker, fewer..to diminish

7.commodities g) To add to or complete sthg with sthg else.

8.Compete h) To buy and sell things

9.Impose i) To make sthg available for sb to use by giving or lending

10.Deficit j) The amount by which money spent is greater than money earned

11.Decline k) A natural substance which is used to make sthg else

12.Revenue l) A product or a material bought and sold between countries

Fill in the gaps with the following words above:

1. Microsoft has increased its by selling sophisticated personal

computers.

2. This book willyou with all the information you need.

3. Nowadays, much of the Moroccan fruit isto the European

countries.4. The manager.to comment on the proposal because he found it

worthless.

5. Morocco imports most of its.from France and Italy.

6. To preserve their economy from collapse, many countries..restrictions

on imported goods.

7. Our company has gone bankrupt because it has a huge balance of

payments

.

8. In the past ten years, Moroccoswith Turkey has greatly increased.

9. Coal, oil and minerals are said to be theof industry.

10. Stores that trade in basic..like sugar, oil and flour make enormous

profits.

11. You should pay 75 Dirhams as a..for a single room with its own

bathroom said the receptionist to the man.

12. A few years ago, many foreign companies startedwith one another

to gain a short-term contract with Ittisalat Al Maghrib.

Find in the texts words which mean approximately the same as:

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1.defense

2. Limitations

3. Manufacture

4. Be dependent on

5. Significant6. Resourceful; professional

7. Augment; raise

8. Keep away from; stay away from

9. Let; permit

Choose the best alternative to complete the following sentences:

1. The system of money used in a country is called.

a) money b) budget c) currency2. people should payaccording to their profits businesses said the

Minister.

a) taxes b) revenue c) capital

3. The Tunisian government has recently.heavily on in oil

exploration.

a) employed b) invested c) improved

4. To increasethe manager has decided to recruit more labour

a) production b) competition c) banking

5. He was sentenced to two year imprisonment because oftransactions.

a) legal b) unlawful c) complaint

6. Employees are encouraged toshares in the firm.

a) trade b) insure c) purchase

7. In the world of business, New York and Tokyo are considered as the most

important.centres in the world.

a) political b) international c) financial

Complete the following sentences with suitable words. The First and second

letters are given to you:

1. An ag..was finally signed between the syndicate members and the

company owner to raise the workers wages.

2. The rebels wanted to ov.the south American government, but all

their efforts were in vain. They were soon captured by the federal police and

sent to prison.

3. Yes, you may go on a diet, but do not forget that its wrong to de..

.

your body of certain essential foods said the doctor to the lady.

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4. Casablanca is a co..city. Many different races live in it such as the

Chinese, the Lebanese, The French etc

5. Berber is considered as a di.here in Morocco.

6. Tonight the sky is quite clear. Look at the moon, it has just

em.fromthose little clouds.

7. The reporter said that thousands of ca..had fallen during the Iraq-

Iran

war.

8. The British government has recently ad.a new policy towards the

old

people pension. It decided to raise it to 400

9. Ive been ch. ar.town all morning looking for a present for my

wife, and I have finally bought her just flowers.

10. I often get bo.as I have no brother or sister to play with said the

lonely child.

11. Pots, pans, knives, spoons etc are useful household co.

12. I invited her to join my birthday, but she de.. the invitation

impolitely

13. The two companies went bankrupt as they had been co.against

each

other for years.

Our environment

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Items Definition

1.Outbreaks a) to become or make sthg greater in numbers,quantity..

2.Disease b) to surround sb / sthg closely

3.Pour c) a sudden appearance of violence, disease..

4.Flush out d) to clean by causing a sudden flow of water

5.Cluster e) sthg that causes trouble or danger

6.Increase f) illness of the body caused by infection

7.A menace g) dangerous and risky for health

8.Exhaust h) to make a liquid flow from a container

9.Garbage i) waste gases released from an engine

10.Health hazards j) rubbish11.To be infected k) to contain harmful bacteria

12.Shortage l) lack of sthg needed

Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the table above. Make any

necessary changes.

1. In Morocco, the rate of inflation has .by 2% this year.

2. Although I. water carefully into the vase, I still managed to spill

some on the carpet.

3. People in Casablanca suffer from the .fumes that constantly poisonthe environment.

4. Youve got to see a doctor right away before your wound gets.

5. The shop was forced to close owing to a . of staff.

6. Reporters usually.round newly-wed stars to ask them about how

they perceive the conjugal life.

7. The TV presenter said that . of rain were expected the following

week.

8. You mustthe toilet after you have used it said the mother to her

son.9. Most things that we bring into our homes end up as.

10. Although everything is done to ensure that the nuclear waste is buried

at great depths, scientist still believe that this waste constitutes a real.

to humanity.

Find words from the texts which correspond to these definitions:

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1.Waste matter from factories..

2.To endanger

3.To apply a process to something

4.To treat things so that they can be used again

5.Material not needed and is to be thrown away6.Containing harmful bacteria

7.Disgusting dirt

8.To make sthg dirty

9.Having sthg in great quantities or numbers.

10.To suppress sthg

Fill in the gaps with the words you have found. Make any necessary

changes:

1. Stocks of fish are being reduced because the oceans are systematically

poisoned by .

2. The oil that sinks to the sea bed.all plant life and shell fish for

a long time.

3. To reduce trash pollution, a German factory has decided to.all the

outdated newspapers.

4. Before the elections, our neighbourhood streets became.with

political leaflets.

5. The Mediterranean sea attracts millions and millions of tourists every year

and yet, according to many scientists, this sea is considered as themost.one in the world.

6. My attackerwith a knife. He said that if I did not give him my

purse

he would cut my throat.

7. Many factories continue pouring theirsewage into seas and rivers.

As a result, many rare species of fish have disappeared forever.

8. One of the governments objectives should be to provide shelter for those

beggars, dressed inrags that wander through the streets day andnight.

9. My doctor has put me on a course of antibiotics because my injury

is..

10. Domestic waste is called rubbish or.

Match the following words with their synonyms:

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1. drop a) be in peril

2. caused by b) release

3. area c) deal with

4. to be at risk d) anticipate

5. unable e) rescue6. to cope with f) attributable to, due to

7. remove g) take off

8. expect h) cynical

9. save I) resolve

10. pessimistic j) not capable

11. solve k) region

Put the following words into four groups:

Waste False beliefs Civil rights Household jobs

Oppressed Sea life Leisure activity Refugees

Discrimination Traumatic past Refresh the minds Toxic substances

Relax Poisonous fumes Kill and injure Apartheid

Huge dumps Indoctrinate Enjoy Unemployment

Escape conflicts Labour units Recycle Pick up a book

Survive Send money home Take a break Disastrous effects

Different culture Renew oneself Pollute Terrible suffering

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Women in the world


Items Definition1.Exclude a) the states of being equal in rights

2.Authority b) to refuse to be connected with sb

3.Livelihood c) treated in a harsh or cruel way

4.Powerless d) to keep sb out

5.Equality e) related to home life

6.Repudiate f) the power to give orders and make others obey

7.Footing g) not able to read or write

8.Access h) the opportunity or right to use or approach sthg

9.Illiterate i)completely unable to do sthg

10.Oppressed j) the position or status of sb in relation to others11.Domestic k)having more than one wife at the same time

12.Polygamy l)a means of living; an income


necessary changes.

1. In its 2006 studies, the United Nations have shown a close link between

overpopulation and.

2. Women are still oftenfrom positions of authority.

3. Many people believe that a womens intellect is suitable for the life.

4. Heartless authoritarian husbands usually deprive their wives of any

..They leave them in terrible needy circumstances.

5. The Afac employees were on strike yesterday. They wanted to be on an

equal..with their employers.

6. In the past, very few Moroccan women hadto education as they

were

.and outcast

7. In many different countries, women have conducted campaigns for greaterwith men. Unfortunately, most of these campaigns have been

fruitless.

8. .is still practiced, but under highly restrictive conditions.

9. Mary ..her former lover because of unfaithfulness.

Find the nouns of the following words:

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1. To strengthen

2. Hard

3. To divorce

4. To protect

5. To exist 6. To understand

7. Able

8. To fight

9. To control

Circle the words that nearly have the same meaning as those on the left.

There are two in each line:

1. repudiate a) reject b) leave c) wash your hands of 2. exclude a) include b) keep out c) eliminate

3. threaten a) protect b) warn c) menace

4. shortage a) scarcity b) excess c) lack

5. compete a) vie b) bear c) fight

6. deficit a) shortfall b) surplus c) insufficiency

7. entertain a) amuse b) kill c) divert

8. rules a) refuge b) system c) regulations

9. fair a) biased b) just c) non discriminatory

10. widespread a) extensive b) limited c) prevalent

11. affect a) influence b) deprive c) have an effect on

12. prejudice a) tolerance b) injustice c) unfairness

13. inadequate a) derisory b) poor c) favourable

14. conflict a) clash b) quarrel c) convergence

Find the opposites of the following words:

1. decrease 2. excess 3. powerlessness 4. inequality

5. include 6.withhold 7. accept 8. interested9. contract 10. failure 11. privileged 12. perfection

13. unimportant

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Human Geography


1.Urbanize a) severe

2.Growth b) to travel regularly by bus between ones home and office

3.Occur c) to make sthg too full

4.Exceed d) process of becoming greater in size..development

5.Slow down e) to attack and rob sb violently

6.Congested (with) f) to take place; to happen

7.Commute g) to make a rural area, a village more like a town by

building a lot of factories, new houses etc

8.Deal with sthg h) to go at a lower speed

9.To be crammed i) to attend to a problem, situation etc10.Acute j) to go beyond what is allowed or necessary

11.Mug k) too full, too crowded

12.Incinerate l) destroy by burning.


necessary changes:

1. Some countriestheir rubbish instead of recycling it.

2. The driver paid a heavy fine because he hadnt.when he saw thestop

sign.

3. The Moroccan streets get.easily because they have become too

narrow for the running vehicles.

4. Yesterday an old lady wasby a gang of youth in the park.

5. A few years ago, and during the drought periods, the shortage of rain

stunted

all the plants.and the wheat crops did not1 million ton.

6. Kamal lives in the country and is obliged to..as he can not afford torent a house in the city.

7. The coach is full already. We simply can not.any more people in

said the kind conductor to the greedy driver.

8. She was sent to the operation room because she had anpain in her

stomach.

9. The shop owner.the angry customers politely. He tried to explain

to them that the sharp rise in the products is due to the economic crisis.

10. The explosion..just after a little boy had stepped on a land mine.

said the witness.

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11. In the last few years, many Moroccan villages have been.They

look

like big towns nowadays after new factories and houses have been built.

Match the words on the left with those on the right to form collocations.

1.Population a) products

2.Seek b) waste

3.Working c) countries

4.Water d) densities

5.Developed e) supply

6.Dumped f) entertainment

7.Corporal g) weapons

8.Chemical h) punishment9.Satellite i) broadcasting

10.National j) day

Find words related to the following themes and topics:

1. High population densities

2. Transport problems

3. Pollution

4. Climate

5. Natural disasters

6. Women before independence

7. The new family code

8. The green house effect

9. International trade

10. Leisure

Go through the following words then form six groups. Justify your choice

after you have finished.

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Take revenge Better life The right to

vote

Home

produced food

Awash with

bacteria

Skin colour New family

code

Entente Authority of

men

Humanitarian

lawDeficit To protect

the victims

Joint

responsibility

Menace for

sea life

Polygamy

Import Feel inferior Welfare of the

families

World peace Physical

features

Development

of the country

Unemployment Divorce Investments Armed

conflicts

Trenches Garbage Hazardous Live on the

margin

Dumps

Economicpressure

Refugees fleeto safer zones

Wounded To bring upchildren

Refugees

Access to

education

Low pay International

trade

Equality and

freedom

Industrial

waste

Traumatic life Colonies Untreated

sewage

Raw material Identity

Indoctrination Competition Social

problems

Family unity Seek revenge

Find in the text obesity in America words that mean the same as:

1. Fatness 2. Plump 3. Trouble

4. Obligatory 5. Voluntary 6. Ample; a

lot of

7. Ubiquitous 8. Skinny; slim 9. Rank; position

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Practice 7: Find the noun form of the following words:

1. improve 2. hygienic 3. increase 4.develop

5. reach 6. active 7. need 8. assume

9. continue 10. fall 11. die

12. grow

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African and Arab writers

Find in the text introduction to African literature words that correspond

to theses definitions:

1. of or concerned with writings valued as works of art, drama and poetry

2. very great

3. the action or an instance of becoming or making sthg greater in size,number..

4. a period of history having particular characteristics

5. the period in the 14th , 15th,and 16th centuries during which there was a

renewed interest in art and literature, inspired by a fresh study of ancient

Greek art, ideas..

6. the story of a persons life written by that person.

7. unusual or exceptional; worth noticing

Find in the texts words that mean approximately the same as:

1. Environs, periphery

2. Lumber

3. Pull up

4. Hurry; rush round

5. Tumult; noise

6. Solely

7. Resentment

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Practice 3: Find the odd one out:

Murder Death penalty Colonies Family code

Ethnic minority Urbanization Physical features Heterogeneous

Emotional cries Bow-wow theory Gestures Entertainment

Pay Pick up Tell off Find out

Joint responsibility Accent Jargon Slang

Geneva

convention

Leisure Human rights Orphans

Chemical weapons Corporal

punishment

Untreated sewage Trash

Refresh oneself Broadcast Cable TV Harmful

impressions

Protecting the

national products

Standard of living Coalition Quota

Dialect A menace for sea

life

To threaten people Chemical

substance increase

Abandoned

children

Mens authority Family unity Win a war

Lack of open

space

Commercials Transport

problems

Congested

Renaissance Expansion of

literacy

Post-colonial era Lingua franca

Put the following words in sentences:

Fend for- settle- conflict- reach- civil rights- purpose- casualties- bored- refresh

the mind- be occupied with- provide- commodities- compete- livelihood-

illiterate- oppressed- step in- affect- outbreaks- health hazards- urbanize- be

crammed with- remarkable.

Find words related to the following themes and topics:

1. The African literature

2. The Moroccan women after independence.

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3. The first world war

4. means of communication

5. Human geography

6. Childrens rights

7. illnesses related to obesity8. immigration

9. Minorities

10. Language

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Key to exercises

The first world war

Practice 1:

1e 2i 3n 4d 5j 6h 7g

8m 9a 10k 11f 12o 13c 14l

15b 16p

Practice 2:

1. kills 2. surrendered 3. retreat 4. invaded5. supplies

6. alliance 7. involving 8. expanded 9. procession

10. fired 11. support 12. reach.

Practice 3:

1a 2f 3g 4e 5b 6d 7c

Practice 4:

1. political domination 2. public transportation 3. peaceful world

4. border disputes 5. commercial relations 6. food shortage

7. took revenge

Practice 5:

1. invasion 2. expansion 3. murder 4. implication

5. shooting 6. arrival 7. slaughter 8. attainment9. revenge 10. help

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11. engagement

.

Minorities

Practice 1:

1f 2b 3h 4i 5e 6l 7n

8p 9a 10o 11c 12m 13g 14j 15k

16d

Practice 2:

1. denied 2. unskilled 3. fend for 4. refugees

5. recruitment centres 6. host 7. inadequate

8. prejudice 9.ethnic 10. settled

11. racism 12. joblessness 13. deprive

Practice 3:1g 2e 3c 4h 5b 6f 7a

8d

Practice 4:

1. inadequate 2. allow 3. disagree 4. blame

5. oppression

6. annoying 7. victory 8. surrender 9. deprived 10. conflict11. shortage 12. kill

..

Language

Practice 1:

1j 2b 3o 4q 5a 6k 7l

8m 9d 10h 11c

12p 13e 14f 15i 16g 17n

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Practice 2:

1. communicates 2. stepped in 3. vital 4. tone

5. emerged 6. dilemma 7. affected 8. uttered

9. widespread10. defects 11. mother tongue 12. gestures

Practice 3:

1c 2e 3a 4f 5b 6d

1. means of communication 2. tiny village

3. widespread habit 4. plausible explanation

5. technical jargon 6. language theories

Practice 4:

1. Lingua franca 2. dilemma 3. identity 4. speech defects 5.

picking up 6. gestures / signs 7. illiterate 8. mother tongue

9. slang 10. foreign language / interference

Practice 5:

1c 2a 3d 4e 5b

Practice 6:

Powerful procession threaten fear cosmopolitan

plan

Stereotype kill panic prejudice fend for alliance

ideologies

.

Human Rights

Practice 1:

1a 2a 3b 4b 5a 6a 7b

8b 9b 10a 11a

Practice 2:

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1. purpose 2. casualties 3. adopted 4. appealed 5. rules 6.

insists

7. civil rights 8. implicated 9. determination 10. damage 11. fair

Practice 3:

1. to rise 2. to eclipse 3. to flee 4. to decimate 5. survivors

6. refugee

7. persecution 8. suffering 9. to abandon 10. panic 11.

to take sides

Practice 4:

1. procession 2. cosmopolitan 3. powerful nations

4. threaten

5. tone 6. vocal noises 7. lingua franca

.

Leisure

Practice 1:1c 2d 3f 4g 5e 6a 7b

8h 9i

Practice 2:

1d 2f 3h 4j 5l 6m 7k

8i 9e 10a 11g 12c 13b

Practice 3:

1c 2d 3b 4a 5f 6e 7g

Practice 4:

1. a dish receiver 2. specific information 3. unfriendly world

4. great influence 5. natural disaster 6. material

possessions

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7. communication systems

Practice 5:

1. settled 2. is absorbed in 3. purpose 4. surrender 5. determination

6. invade 7. affect 8. perform 9.

fortunate

Business

Practice 1:

1e 2h 3i 4k 5a 6g 7l

8b 9d 10j 11f 12c

Practice 2:

1. revenue 2. provide 3. exported 4. declined

5. foodstuffs

6. impose 7.deficit 8. trade 9. raw materials

10. commodities11. supplement 12. to compete

Practice 3:

1. protection 2. restrictions 3. produce 4. to rely on

5. important 6. efficient 7. increase 8. avoid

9. allow

Practice 4:

1.currency 2. taxes 3.invested 4. production

5. unlawful

6. purchase 7. financial

Practice 5:

1. agreement 2. overthrow 3. deprive

4. cosmopolitan 5. dialect6. emerged 7. casualties 8. adopted 9. chasing around

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10. bored 11. commodities 12. declined 13. competing

our environment

Practice 1:

1c 2f 3h 4d 5b 6a 7e

8i 9j 10g 11k 12l

Practice 2:

1. increased 2. poured 3. exhaust 4. infected

5. shortage

6. cluster 7. outbreaks 8. flush out 9.garbage

10. menace

Practice 3:

1. sewage 2. threaten 3. treat 4. recycle

5. garbage 6. infected

7. filthy 8. pollute 9. awash with 10. stifle

Practice 4:

1. sewage 2. stifles 3. recycle 4. awash 5. polluted

6. threatened

7. untreated 8. filthy 9. infected 10. garbage

Practice 5:

1b 2f 3k 4a 5j 6c 7g

8d 9e 10a 11i

Practice 6:

1. Waste- sea life- toxic substances- poisonous fumes- huge dumps-recycle-

disastrous effects- pollute

2.survive- civil rights- refugees- traumatic past- kill and injure- indoctrinateterrible suffering- survive

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3. Relax- household jobs- leisure activity- refresh the minds- enjoy- pick up a

book- renew oneself- take a break

4. False beliefs- discrimination- apartheid- different culture- send money homesurvive- oppressed- escape conflicts

women in the world

Practice 1:

1d 2f 3l 4i 5a 6b 7j

8h 9g 10c 11e 12k

Practice 2:

1. illiteracy 2. excluded 3. domestic 4. livelihood

5. footing

6. access / powerless 7. equality 8. polygamy 9. repudiated

Practice 3:

1. strength 2. hardship 3. divorce 4. protection

5. existence

6. understanding 7. ability 8. fight 9. control

Practice 4:

1ac 2bc 3bc 4ac 5ac 6ac 7ac 8bc

9bc 10ac 11ac 12bc 13ab 14ab

Practice 5:

1. increase 2. shortage 3. authority 4. equality 5. exclude

6. provide 7. decline 8. bored 9. expand

10. triumph

11. deprived12. defect 13. vital

Human Geography

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Practice 1:

1g 2d 3f 4j 5h 6k 7b

8i 9c 10a 11e 12l

Practice 2:

1. incinerate 2. slowed down 3. congested

4. mugged

5. growth / exceed 6. commute 7. cram 8. acute

9. dealt with 10. occurred 11. urbanized

Practice 3:

1d 2f 3j 4e 5c 6b 7h

8g 9i 10a

Practice 4:

1. High population densities: (examples)

urbanization- civilization- population- cities- growth2. Transport problems: (examples)

traffic jam- commute- to cram in- congested.

3. Pollution: (examples)

sewage- threaten- waste- environment- filth.

4. climate: (examples)

hot- windy- typhoons-dry.

5. Natural disasters: (examples)

typhoons- earthquakes- tsunamis- tornadoes.

6. women before independence: (examples)oppressed- deprived of- hardship- abandoned.

7. The new family code: (examples)

freedom- equal footing- joint responsibility- legal.

8. The green house effect: (examples)

the ozone layer- heat- disastrous effects- raise temperature.

9. International trade: (examples)

commerce- import / export- manufactured goods- taxes.

10. Leisure: (examples)

household jobs- enjoy oneself- recreation- refresh the body.

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Practice 5:

1.Take revenge- trenches- colonies- entente- wounded- seek revenge- armed

conflicts- world peace.

2. Skin colour- low pay- physical features- identity- live on the margin-betterlife- unemployment.

3. deficit- import- development of the country- economic pressure- competition-

international trade- raw material- investments- home produced food.

4. Access to education- new family code- feel inferior- the right to vote

divorce- joint responsibility- welfare of their families- polygamy- family

unity- equality and freedom- to bring up children- authority of men- social

problems.

5. Traumatic life- indoctrination- to protect the victims- they flee to safer zones-

refugees- humanitarian law.6. industrial waste- awash with bacteria- dumps- menace for sea life- hazardous-

untreated sewage- garbage.

Practice 6:

1. obesity 2. fat 3. trouble 4. obligatory

5. optional

6. plenty 7. ubiquitous 8. thin 9. status

Practice 7:

1. improvement 2. hygiene 3. increase 4. development

5. reach

6. activity 7. need 8. assumption

9. continuity 10. fall

11. death 12. growth

African and Arab writers

Practice 1:

1. literary 2. tremendous 3. expansion 4. era

5. renaissance

6. autobiography 7. remarkable

Practice 2:

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1. suburbs 2. lumber 3. to come to a halt

4. hurry; rush around

5. hubbub 6.only 7. hatred

Practice 3:

1. family code 2. urbanization 3. entertainment 4. pay

5. joint responsibility 6. leisure 7. corporal punishment 8. refresh oneself

9. coalition 10. dialect 11. win a war 12. commercials 13.

lingua franca

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More practice on vocabulary:

Give the corresponding noun form.

Imagine- disturb- bury- explode- warn- enter- withdraw- observe- believe-conclude- decide- choose- approve- advise- suspect- relieve- prove- sad-

angry- deep- nervous- high- convenient- ugly- possible- wide- sarcastic-

absent- dangerous- weak- strong- silent- intelligent- generous- jealous-

anxious- complete- expect- adjust- argue- protect- obey- discover- complain

arrange- treat- explain- inspect- breathe- recognise- embarrass.

Give the corresponding adjective form.

Patience- generosity- strength- width- length- silence- ambition- truth- rain-dust- wind- affection- mystery- style- pride- disgrace- advantage- dignity-

energy- sarcasm- sentiment.

Give the corresponding verb form.

Weight- satisfaction- enjoyment- identification- proof- admission- interference-

criticism- success- robbery- admiration- obedience- complaint- breath- blood-

growth- choice- denial- completion- refusal- decision.

Supply the opposites of the following words by

using different prefixes.

Lawful- mature- personal- moral- pure- expert- stable- patient- sufficient-

ordinary- literate- safe- licit- human- similar- active- legal- religious- clean-

prudent- interesting- secure- perfect- legitimate- frequent- practical-

respectful- democratic- acceptable- afraid- armed- ashamed- attractive- aware-

avoidable- breakable- certain- changeable- comfortable- completed- conscious-

controllable- cooked- cover- damaged- nourished- fed- sell- sized- disciplined-drinkable- eatable- educated- ending- exciting- fashionable- forgettable- heard-

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important- just- limited.

Use ful, less or y to form adjectives.

Taste- thought- truth- fear- cloud- power- thunder- end- aim- hope- speech-value- sleep- storm- mist- cheer- joy- use- score- ice- penny- wind- rest- fog-

worth- brain- faith- mud- child- peace- sun- pain.

Use al, ical, able, ary, ory, ic or ial to form adjectives.

Alphabet- enthusiasm- comfort- art- break- nation- wash- democracy- music-

profession- criticism- literature- mathematics- energy- agriculture- education-

economy- universe- industry- grammar- tradition- satisfaction- option- culture-

practice.

Use ance, ation, ment, or tion to form nouns.

Punish- assist- vaccinate- treat- enter- appear- promote- govern- acknowledge-

enjoy- negotiate- improve- perform- predict- accept- embarrass- relax- agree-

arrange- ignore- astonish- measure- emigrate- concentrate- object- pay- react-

affiliate- collect- translate.

Form the opposites of these words by adding to each one a suitable prefix.

Honour- advantage- like- approve- continue- loyal- connect- obey- please-

satisfy- trust- honest- appear- spell- behave- judge- pronounce- place- treat-

interpret- lead- represent- fire.

Add a suitable prefix to the following words, thus converting each one into

a verb.

Courage- danger- close- able- joy- force- sure- large- lighten- trust- rich- roll-

slave- list- circle.

Supply the adjective form of these nouns.

Athlete- thirst- fool- man- child- greed- talent- hour- sun- mist- revolution-

hunger- day- peace- agriculture- dirt- culture- orient.

Put the words between brackets in the correct form.

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1. The journalist said that some Jews did not believe in any (exist) with the

Palestinians.

2. (normal) children are treated by psychiatrists in that mental home.

3. (titles) are used on TV to help deaf people.

4. In Russia the temperature sometimes drops to (zero).5. The Foreign Affair Ministers are in Paris now to (arrange) a meeting

between the European Presidents.

6. The South American government claims that a cessation of violence is a

necessary (condition) before any talks with the rebels.

7. Many archaeologists believe that the (history) era tombs of the ancient

Egypt still hold many mysteries.

8. If only the Egyptian volley ball team had not lost the (final) a few years

ago

9. The elderly woman was found (conscious) after the mugger had attacked

her.

10. Before leaving the battlefield, the soldiers laid (personal) mines everywhere.

11. Mohammedia is (way) between Casablanca and Bouznika.

12. In stadium, children should be admitted (pay).

13. The newspapers reports are a mixture of gossip, lies and (truths) said

the

man angrily.

14. The (class) is usually (fed), (paid) and (privileged) said the committee

member.

15. Every summer the Smiths like to (decorate) their house.16. I think your letter has not reached its destination. So youd better (write)

another one.

17. Its hard to (adjust) oneself to life back home after working abroad for

years.

18. Shopping centres usually get (crowded) before Christmas.

19. Her ideas on education are (dated).

20. The demonstrators were heavily (numbered) by the police.

21. This model (sells) all the others in our range, said the manager.

22. When fighting the colonists, the nationalists showed (human) courage andstrength.

23. The USA is considered as the most (power) country in the world

nowadays.

24. The teacher lost his (control) and shouted at all the students.

25. Ahmed is a (made) man. Hes become rich and successful by his own

efforts.

26. A (service) shop is a shop in which customers take what they want and

then

pay for it.27. John was (habit) with Catherine for three years before they eventually got

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married.

28. Ive recently heard that my (wife) got divorced a few days ago.

Give the abstract nouns of:

Wise- boy- lovely- to ignore- timid- pleasant- peculiar- solid- sudden- humid-

sterile- jealous- high- to believe- independent- suspicious- true- long- to know-

shy- short- stupid- proud- vast- damp- to discover- real- rich- to hate- to hope-

acid- hero- tolerant- cheap- elegant- sweet- patient- strong- young- dry- clean-

confident- scarce- terrible- conservative- broad- girl- partner- anxious- perfect-

to feel- to grow- brutal- to decrease- illiterate- prison- poor- to receive- secure.

Word building:

In each of the following exercises, use the root word in bold type that can be

used correctly, both in the sense and form, in the sentences below:

Example: care

1. He is a very careful driver. He has never had an accident.

2. He drives so carelessly that he is sure to have an accident before long.

* able

1. Im sorry that I will beto attend the meeting tomorrow.

2. We are fortunate to have so many men of greaton our staff.* act

1. .speak louder than words.

2. Apart from teaching English, the school organizes a number of

outside..for students.

3. He gets bored when he has no work. He cant stand being

* agree

1. We cannot go ahead with the plan unless we have his

2. Im sorry to..with you but I think you are wrong.

3. I dont mind the heat but my wife finds it.

* appear

1. She takes great pride in her.

2. You should not judge people by..

3. I was going to offer him a lift but when I looked round he had..

4. the police have been looking for him ever since his.* apply

1. That law is not..to this case.

2. He saw an advertisement for the job and wrote out

his.immediately.

3. He was the only..for the job.* attend

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1. Pay..to what Im saying.

2. It was pleasant to speak to such an..audience.* attract

1. The greatest..of the country is its wonderful climate.

2. Catherine is a very..girl.* basis

1. What was the.of his accusation?

2. There are many reasons for the trouble in the company but the..

problem is the shortage of raw materials.

* blood

1. It is tragic that such unimportant incidents should have led to so

much.

2. If you cut your finger, it..

* class

1. Its her job to.all the new books that arrive in the library under the

correct subject headings.

2. After winning todays race in the series, the champion has gone to the

head

of the general.

* child

1. He spent his..in the country.

2. Dont be so.! Its time you grew up.

3. Although she was quite an old women, she still had a sweet,expression

* comfort

1. Sit down and make yourself..

2. They suffered greaton the journey because of the intense heat.

* compare

1. Its difficult to make abetween our own country and the time of

the Romans.

2. This years examination was easy. Its usually much harder.

* compete1. Its generally believed that ..between different companies should

keep prices down.

2. Two hundred ..will take part in the tournament.

* confidence

1. He is ..of success.

2. The letter was marked .... so you should not have opened it.

* continue

1. Can we book seats for the film or is it being shown in

performances?2. He is a good student but he ..interrupts me when I am speaking.

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* cook

1. People say that electric.are cleaner than gas.

2. I found the recipe in a book.* courage

1. He was given a medal for his .action2. He wouldnt have passed the examination so I.him from taking it.

3. Its no good telling the students they are going to fail. What they need

from

you is.

* decide

1. The weather this year is.better than it was last summer.

2. They must take a .as soon as possible.

3. Afterwards historians realised that this had been thebattle of the

war.

* defend

1. What have you to say in .of your actions?

2. The..is accused of stealing two shirts from a shop.

3. Modern football is often dull because the teams usetactics

* custom

1. Its..in this country for the brides father to pay for the wedding.

2. You must be polite to.,otherwise theyll go away or complain to

the

manager.

* depend1. dependent

2. He has a wife, three children and several..relatives.

3. July the fourth is a national holiday in the United States to celebrate the

signing of the Declaration of..

* destroy

1. The bombs caused terriblein the area.

2. That child is ..He likes breaking things.* direct

1. Youre going in the wrong.London is south from here.2. He is the managing .of the company.* dust

1. The room was so that it was obvious that no one had lived there

for a

long time.

2. Take a .and clean the furniture.

* effect

1. The only medicine I can recommend is this one but I cannot promise that

itwill be ..in your case.

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2. Shes the most.secretary Ive ever had. She does everything

perfectly.

3. We are using work-study experts in the factory to try to improve.* electricity

1. Its better not to try to mend it yourself. Send for an.2. Is your cooker gas or .?

3. Hes a qualified..engineer.

* employ

1. people receive some money from the government until they find a job.

2. All thehave asked for more money, but I do not think the boss will

give it to them.

3. The unions are negotiating with the..to get higher wages for the

workers.

4. The government would like to provide everyone with..

* explain

1. Have you any.for your behaviour?

2. His absence isI cant think why he is not here.

* explode

1. There was a loud.when the bomb went off.

2. The terrorists left the.in the building an hour before they were due

to

go off.

* extend

1. I agree with him to a certain.but not entirely.* fault

1. The horse gave a.performance, jumping every fence perfectly.

2. I sent the machine back to the manufactures because it was..

* fit

1. He is dishonest and.to be in charge of young children.

2. He does exercises every morning because hes keen on physical

* Foot

1. He saw the.of a strange animal in the sand.

2. We heard their.as they ran along the corridor.* fortune

1. The plane crashed and..several people were killed.

* friend

1. Ill always value your.

2. A very..voice answered the telephone and I suddenly realised that

I

had dialled the wrong number.

* head

1. I do not want to read the newspapers. I just want to look at the.2. I have a..Ill take an aspirin and go and lie down.

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3. If you dont remember his address look at the letteron his letter to

you.

*house

1. Since his wife died he has employed a.to look after him.

* imagine1. Im afraid I can not show you a picture of it so youll have to use

your..

2. The equator is an.line drawn round the earth.

3. Hes such anchild that he really believes he can see ghosts.

* important

1. Look at carefully at this sentence, but dont worry about the rest of the

article.

Its.

2. His invention is of the greatest..to the future of mankind.

* intend

1. My..is to leave by the first available plane.

2. He did not mean to upset you. Im sure he did it

* interest

1. He told us a very.story.

2. I was veryin everything he had to say.

*just

1. In the interests ofhe must be given a chance to defend himself.

2. It was.to blame her. It was not her fault.

* live1. Its about time to earn your own..

2. All hishe dreamed of buying a house by the sea.

3. He has a very. personality. Hes full of energy.

4. Im glad you are still.I thought you had been killed.

* lose

1. He found thechild wandering through the streets.

2. Last year the company made abut next year we hope to make a

profit.

* mechanic1. He did the jobwithout needing to think of what he was doing.

* mother

1. While you are expecting the baby you can attend classes on child care as a

preparation for

* necessary

1. You are making the problemhard for yourself.

2. I must speak to the manager immediately. Its a matter of

* origin

1. Theplan was different from the one finally accepted.2. The ideafrom some research we were doing on electricity.

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* own

1. Are you the..of this car?

2. There was an argument about the. of the land. No one knew who it

belonged to.

* pack1. He took a.of cigarettes out and lit one.

2. They went on a.tour to Spain with all expenses included.

* part

1. He saw some tiny..of gold in the water.

2. Im afraid that this only a..solution. It doesnt provide the complete

answer.

3. Take your..for the next dance.

* pay

1. He died leaving a number ofbills which his son had to settle.

* permit

1. You must ask my..before you leave the room.

2. Asociety is supposed to be one where everyone does more or less

as

he likes.

* person

1. Id like a..interview with the managing director himself.

2. Theyre very popular, but.I do not like their style of singing.

3. Were looking for a secretary with a lively.who will run the office

efficiently.* please

1. Its a.to meet you.

2. We saw a car accident on your way here. It was a veryexperience.

* political

1. Shes not interested in.she never votes in the elections.

* prefer

1. Both books are good but I have a.for this one.

2. Please ring me soon,in the afternoon when Im more likely to be at

home.* prison

1. Dont let the..escape!

2. He was..without a trial.

* prepare

1. He wasfor such a violent reaction. It took by him surprise.

2. She is making.for their arrival.

* produce

1. The new machine will increaseby ten per cent.

2. Our..are sold all over the world.3. The land has become moresince we started using the fertiliser.

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* qualify

1. He was..from the race because he had taken drugs.

* rain

1. Put money aside for aday

* real1. I did notthat she was your sister until I saw you together.

2. It seems all right in theory, but in.the situation is very different.

* reason

1. Im.satisfied with my progress.

* receive

1. He picked up theand answered the phone.

2. You must have a writtento show how much you paid for the

goods.

3. There will be a..after the wedding for all those who have been

invited.

* recognise

1. He was given a medal inof his services to the country.

* rob

1. The bankescaped in a car that was waiting for them.

2. After thethey hid in a farmhouse.

* respect

1. He likes his students to beand call him sir

2. No one guessed that the apparently.businessman was really a

murderer.3. I dont mean any,sir, but I think youre mistaken.

* safe

1. He realised the bomb was going to explode so he led the children to

2. He..my life when I fell into the sea.

* satisfy

1. Im..that everything is in order.

2. His daughters success gave him great.

3. He expressed his..with the contract by tearing it up.

* scarce1. I.had time for breakfast today as I got up late.

2. There is aof good doctors at present.

* science

1. He is one of the greatestin the world.

2. I had aeducation, but I have always been interested in art.

* sense

1. Telescopes are veryinstruments.

2. What you say is right. Anyperson would agree with you.

* serve1. Clean your own shoes! Im not your.

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* shame

1. What an unkind thing to say! You should beof yourself.

2. Hes completelyHe does what he likes without any feeling of

conscience.

* sorry1. There was a look of.on his face.

* sleep

1. Hes.dont wake him up.

2. I feelIm going to bed.

3. I have passed several.nights worrying about the problem.

* sun

1. Were enjoying good weather, with brightdays.

2. He looksafter spending all day on the beach.

* suspect

1. I dont trust him. Ive beenof him ever since I met him.

2. I dont know for certain who was responsible but I have my

* sympathy

1. I told her the story and she was veryand tried to help me.

2. I..with you but unfortunately theres nothing I can do about it.

* true

1. Tell me the.

2. Hes a.person. I am sure he would not lie to you.

* use

1. Thats a.gadget. My wife would like one.2. its.arguing with him. He never listens to what you say.

* wide

1. This product is.used.

2. What is the..of the road?

3. They are going tothe road to make traffic easier.

* work

1. Hes a.You wont see him sitting at his desk doing nothing.

2. Skilledcan earn a lot of money in this factory.

3. Hes in hismaking some cupboards for the kitchen.4. Its a good idea in theory butin practice.

The word in brackets can be used to form a word that fits into the space.

1. The.of the flight from Rome is subject to delay. (arrive)

2. He spent his.in the country. (child)

3. The submarine went down to a of 500 metres. (deep)

4. Youre going in the wrongRabat is south of here (direct)

5. Im glad you have recovered from your..(ill)6. Its about time you earned your.I cant afford to keep you any longer.

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(live)

7. You have put on..since I saw you last. (weigh)

8. We cannot go ahead with the plan unless we have his(agree)

9. the children waited for the film to begin with great..(excite)

10. Thank you for your kindto the party. (invite)11. I want to test their..of the language. (know)

14. That seems a fairlyarrangement to me. I think it will work.

(satisfy)

15. He doesnt have theto lift the box. (strong)

16. I have an to see the dentist tomorrow. (appoint)

17. She doesnt get on well with the other people in the..(neighbour)

18. Do you have any excuse for such bad..? (behave)

19. Few people feel any..towards a boss who treats them badly. (loyal)

20. What a beautiful! Ive never heard it before. (sing)

21. You must go to hospital for further(treat)

22. Shes a verygirl. (attract)

23. He was dismissed from the army for..in the face of the enemy.

(coward)

24. Ive made a very importantand I want to tell you about it.

(discover)

25. Does anyone the..to the problem? (solve)

26. The President is going to make a..(speak)

27. He was hated because of his(cruel)

28. It was a very..evening. (enjoy)29. The product is aof natural and artificial substances. (mix)

30. You have worked well so they ought to give you a good.when you

leave the firm. (refer)

31. Its nice to feel the.. of the fire on cold evenings. (warm)

32. Is there any.that what he says is true? (prove)

33. The next.of goods from Canada is due to arrive tomorrow. (ship)

34. She does not take sugar in her tea because it is..(fat)

35. In myI used to live in Marrakech. (young)

36. The play was greeted with loud(applaud)37. The commercialbetween the two countries eventually led to war.

(rival)

38. He is famous for his.(wise)

By means of prefixes and suffixes, form as many words as possible from the

following.

Colour- friend- depend- secure- just- courage- help- circle-like- head- act-

able- reason- connect- respect- treat- please.

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Supply the adjective form. Use suffixes only:

Friend- critic- accident- child- salt- joy- fear- music- woman- trouble- sleep-

power- sun- dread- love- hope- sorrow- anger- delight- shame- care- silence-

milk- event.

Key to exercises

Practice 1:

Imagination- disturbance- burial- explosion- warning- entrance- withdrawal-observation- belief- conclusion- decision- choice- approval- advice- suspicion-

relief- proof- sadness- anger- depth- nervousness- height- convenience-

ugliness- possibility- width- sarcasm- absence- danger- weakness- strength-

silence- intelligence- generosity- jealousy- anxiety- completion- expectation-

adjustment- argument- protection- obedience- discovery- complaint-

arrangement- treatment- explanation- inspection- breath- recognition-

embarrassment.

Practice 2:

patient- generous- strong- wide- long- silent- ambitious- true- rainy- dusty-

windy- affectionate- mysterious- stylish / stylistic- proud- disgraceful-

advantageous- dignified- energetic- sarcastic- sentimental.

Practice 3:

weigh- satisfy- enjoy- identify- prove- admit- interfere- criticise- succeed- rob-

admire- obey- complain- breathe- bleed- grow- choose- deny- complete- refuse-decide.

Practice 4:

unlawful-immature-impersonal-immoral- impure- inexpert- unstable- impatient-

insufficient- extraordinary- illiterate- unsafe- illicit- inhuman- dissimilar-

inactive- illegal- irreligious- unclean- imprudent- uninteresting- insecure-

imperfect-illegitimate- infrequent- impractical- disrespectful- undemocratic-

unacceptable- unafraid- unarmed- unashamed- unattractive- unaware-unavoidable- unbreakable- uncertain- unchangeable- uncomfortable-

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uncompleted- unconscious- uncontrollable- uncooked- uncover- undamaged-

undernourished- underfed- undersell- undersized- undisciplined- undrinkable-

uneatable- uneducated- unending- unexciting- unfashionable- unforgettable-

unheard- unimportant- unjust- un limited.

Practice 5:

tasteful / tasteless / tasty- thoughtful / thoughtless- truthful / untruthful- fearful /

fearless- cloudy- powerful / powerless- thundery - endless- aimless- hopeful /

hopeless- speechless- valueless- sleepy / sleepless- stormy- misty- cheerful /

cheerless- joyful / joyless- useful / useless- scoreless- icy- penniless- windy-

restful / restless- foggy- worthy- brainless- faithful / unfaithful / faithless-

muddy- childless- peaceful- sunny- painful / painless.

Practice 6:

alphabetical- enthusiastic- comfortable- artistic- breakable- national- washable-

democratic- musical- professional- critical- literary- mathematical- energetic-

agricultural- educational- economical / economic- universal- industrial-

grammatical- traditional- satisfactory- optional- cultural- practical.

Practice 7:

punishment- assistance- vaccination- treatment- entrance- appearance-promotion- government- acknowledgement- enjoyment- negotiation-

improvement- performance- prediction- acceptance- embarrassment- relaxation-

agreement- arrangement- ignorance- astonishment- measurement- emigration-

concentration- objection- payment- reaction- affiliation- collection- translation.

Practice 8:

dishonour- disadvantage- dislike- disapprove- discontinue- disloyal- disconnect-

disobey- displease- dissatisfy- distrust- dishonest- disappear- misspell-misbehave- misjudge-mispronounce- misplace-mistreat- misinterpret- mislead-

misrepresent- misfire.

Practice 9:

encourage- endanger- enclose- enable- enjoy- enforce- ensure- enlarge-

enlighten- entrust- enrich- enrol- enslave- enlist- encircle.

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Practice 10:

athletic- thirsty- foolish- manly- childish- greedy- talented- hourly- sunny-

misty- revolutionary- hungry- daily- peaceful- agricultural- dirty- cultural-

oriental.

Prefixes study:

Practice 11:

1. co-existence

2. abnormal

3. subtitles

4. sub-zero5. pre-arrange

6. pre-condition

7. pre-history

8. semi-final

9. semi-conscious / unconscious

10. anti-personal

11. half-way

12. half-pay

13. half-truths

14. underclass/underfed/underpaid/underprivileged

15. redecorate

16. rewrite

17. readjust

18. overcrowded

19. outdated

20. outnumbered

21. outsells

22. superhuman

23. superpower

24.self-control

25. self-made

26. self-service27. co-habiting

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26. self-service

28. ex-wife

Practice 12:

Wisdom- boyhood- loveliness- ignorance- timidity- pleasure- peculiarity-

solidity- suddenness- humidity- sterility- jealousy- height- belief- independence-

suspicion- truth- length- knowledge-shyness- shortness- stupidity- pride-

vastness- dampness- discovery- reality- richness- hatred- hope- acidity- heroism-

tolerance- cheapness- elegan

all the bac

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