BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMAFTER TWENTY YEARSThe policeman moved along the street, looking strong andimportant. This was the way he always moved. He was notthinking of how he looked. There were few people on thestreet to see him. It was only about ten at night, but itwas cold. And there was a wind with a little rain in it.When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenlyslowed his walk. Near the door of a darkened shop a manwas standing. As the policeman walked to him, the manspoke quickly."It's all right, officer," he said, "I'm waiting...
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Thursday, 26 November 2009
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS1. If she had a better sleeping bag, she (not feel).................. so cold.2. If the tent (be).............. any smaller, one of uswould have to sleep outside.3. I (look)........................ out for snacks if Iwere you.4. If I (not be).................. so hungry I would sharemy sandwich with you.5. If he were a young man, he (be able).....................to walk faster.6. You (be).................... smarter if you graduatedfrom university.7....
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1 ANSWERS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1ANSWERSGIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS1. wouldn't feel2. were/was3. would look4. weren't/wasn't5. would be able6. would be7. wouldn't be8. knew9. came10. would tell11. caught12. would you do13. heard14. hit15. would catch16. didn't think17. wouldn't like18. got19. worked20. planned21. stopped22. had23. would be24. would have...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES FIRST CONDITIONALEXERCISE 1GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS1. If you take my advice, you (not have).................problems any more.2. If you sell more than you did last year you (be).................. soon on your way.3. If she (find)...................... a good job, shewill pay all her bills.4. If the plan (succeed)................ you will makea profit.5. If he (not get)............. a big order he will gobankrupt.6. If I see you standing talking again, you (not get).................arise.7. If you...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1 ANSWERS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1ANSWERSGIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS1. won't have2. will be3. finds4. succeeds5. doesn't get6. won't get7. don'tdo8. drop9. comes10. will assume11. is12. don't protect13. doesn't accept14. give15. will look16. will be17. will have18. don't go19. will bring20. won't make21. don't improve22. isn't23. eat24. ...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENTS 1
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENTS 1REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH1. "They're playing a lot of music that I don't like." The girl said.............................................2. "We've been waiting for Julie for two hours and shehasn't come." They complained that..................................3- "I'm fascinated and I have never seen such a well-preservedRoman ruin."Harold remarked that ....................... .4- "Their defence won't be strong enough for them to wintomorrow."My brother has only...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENTS 1 ANSWERS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECHSTATEMENTS 1 ANSWERSREWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH1. ... they were playing........ she didn't like2. ... they had been waiting for....... and she hadn'tcome3...he was fascinated and he had never seen such awell-preserved Roman ruin4...their defence wouldn't be strong enough for them towin the following day5. ...that one month before she had warned us to study 6. ...if she gave him the money, he would help her7...he would mend my bicycle the moment he had some freetime8...he could...
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Moroccan Aïcha Ech Channa receives $1 million Prize
Moroccan Aïcha Ech Channa receives $1 million PrizeAïcha Ech Channa, founder and president of a Casablanca,Morocco, organization that provides services to unmarriedwomen with children, is the winner of the $1 million 2009Opus Prize.Ech Channa, 68, is something of an icon in Morocco when itcomes to human and civil rights for single mothers and theirchildren. During the 1980s she worked in the Moroccan Ministryof Social Affairs where she was confronted daily by the ordealsof single mothers.She recalled an afternoon in a social worker’s office wherea...
Saturday, 14 November 2009
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 6
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 6FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT LINKING WORD / CONNECTOR01- It was cold and wet. _____, Jane put on her swimming suitand went to the beach.A) AlthoughB) DespiteC) NeverthelessD) Therefore02- _____ the extremely bad weather in the mountains, we'reno longer considering our trip.A) BecauseB) Due toC) SinceD) Although03- It is almost impossible to learn to speak a languagereally well …………you live among people who speak it as theirmother tongue.A) whileB) unlessC) in order toD) as well as04- ____...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 6
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 6FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTORANSWERS:1= C) Nevertheless2= B) Due to3= B) unless4= B) Ever since5= A) Now that6= C) in case7= C) therefore8= A) in order to9= C) otherwise10= B) so long...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 4
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 4FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTOR01- In many parts of Morocco, it is always a good idea tohave a big water storage tank …………the water is cut off without notice.A) whileB) despiteC) whicheverD) in case02- …………people start using their cars less, there will neverbe an end to traffic jams.A) UnlessB) SinceC) HoweverD) Even03- We are so late that …………how fast we drive, we will notget there on time.A} even thoughB) not onlyC) no matterD} whether04- I'm happy to go to …………restaurant...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 4
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 4FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTORANSWERS:1= D) in case2= A) Unless3= C) no matter4= C} whichever5= D) In spite of6= A) Hardly /when7= D) moreover8= D) yet9= A) Although10= A) furtherm...
EXPRESS READING ERRADICATE POVERTY
EXPRESS READINGERRADICATE POVERTYEliminating poverty is largely a matter of helping childrenborn into poverty to rise out of it. Once families escapefrom poverty they do not fall back into it. Middle-classchildren rarely end up poor. The primary reason poor childrendo not escape from poverty is that they do not acquire basicmental skills. They cannot read, write, calculate or articulate.Lacking these skills, they cannot get or keep a well-paid job.The best mechanism for breaking this vicious circle is toprovide the poor with better educational...
EXPRESS READING WOMEN’S STATUS
EXPRESS READINGWOMEN’S STATUSIn the early 1970s, there was a great deal of optimism aboutimproving women’s position, ending male privilege and doingaway with gender divisions and even gender difference. Equalopportunities legislation was enacted in many countries, andthe voice of the women’s movement was heard criticisingdiscrimination between the sexes in every sphere of workinglife. Now it is clear that legislation can make only a marginaldifference to entrenched patterns of job segregation and inequality.The voices of feminism, too, are varied;...
EXPRESS READING ARE BOOKS DYING?
EXPRESS READINGARE BOOKS DYING?In theory, the multimedia age should be killing off bookshops.Who still has time to read books, what with surfing the Internet,viewing scores of new digital television channels, and puttingin ever-longer hours at work? And presumably those few peoplewho do still read books will be buying them on the Internet.After all, Amazon, a bookseller, is the most cited example ofa successful online retailer. So much for the theory. Whatabout the practice? This week the largest bookshop in Britainopened up in the old Simpson's...
EXPRESS READING ADS AND THE CONSUMER SOCIETY
EXPRESS READINGADS AND THE CONSUMER SOCIETYDoes advertising encourage waste by persuading consumersto buy goods that they do not need? In reply to this, ithas been pointed out that all the consumer really needs,is a bare minimum of clothing, food and shelter, and thatone of the distinguishing marks of any civilized communityis that it lives well above the minimum subsistence level.Most advertising is designed to influence the consumer'sspending power. In western countries, advertising hasplayed a great part in bringing laboursaving equipment,and...
EXPRESS READING AMERICANS AND FAST FOOD
EXPRESS READINGAMERICANS AND FAST FOODFast-food is such a omnipresent part of American life thatit has become synonymous with American culture. Fast-foodwas born in America and it has now swollen into a $106-billionindustry. America exports fast-food worldwide and its attendantcorporate culture, has probably been more influential and donemore to destroy local food economies and cultural diversitythan any government propaganda programme could hope to accomplish.No corner of the earth is safe from its presence and no aspectof life is unaffected....
EXPRESS READING GENDER GAP
EXPRESS READINGGENDER GAPAlthough women have made huge strides in catching up withmen in the workplace, a gender gap still persists both inwages and levels of advancement. Commonly cited explanationsfor this gap range from charges of sex discrimination to claimsthat women are more sensitive than men to work versus familyconflicts and thus less inclined to make sacrifices for theircareers. Now, however, two new studies suggest that anotherfactor may be at work: a deeply ingrained difference in theway men and women react to competition that manifests...
Friday, 13 November 2009
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 3
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 3FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTOR01- I don't want to go anywhere today; it rained all night and, …………,it is supposed to continue raining all day. A) thereforeB) otherwise C) furthermoreD) despite 02- …………how hard I try, I just cannot understand why the conflict persists in the Middle East. A) Unless B) However C) Though D) No matter03- He worked late on Friday …………finish everything so that he could enjoy the weekend with a clear conscience. A) because B) for C) in order...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 3
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 3FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTORANSWERS:1= C) furthermore2= D) No matter3= C) in order to4= A) in case5= D) hardly/when6= A) However7= A) Whether8= B) Unless9= B) as if10= C) By the t...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 2
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 2FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTOR01- …………had her elderly husband died and left her all hismoney …………she married a handsome young man.A) Both/andB) Not only/thatC) No sooner/thanD) Whether/or02- I don't care …………you stay………… go, but if you decide to go,please close the door behind you.A) not only/but alsoB) the more/thanC) neither/norD) whether/or03- …………where you stay, you are sure to enjoy your visit toMorocco.A) No matterB) HoweverC) SinceD} Even though04- He was determined...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 2
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAMLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 2FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTORANSWERS:1= C) No sooner/than2= D) whether/or3= A) No matter4= B) whatever5= D) Due to6= A) wherever7= B) Rather than8= C) The moment9= B) nevertheless10= A) Unl...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISES LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 1
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISESLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 1FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTOR01- She must have found something attractive in him; ………… shewould not have married him.A) whetherB) moreoverC) otherwiseD) whereas02- When choosing who to vote for, you must consider …………theeconomic policy …………the foreign policy of the parties.A) both/andB) hardly/whenC) neither/orD) whether/or03- I always try to eat very little, I just cannot keepmy weight stable without doing exercise………… .A) otherwiseB) yetC) no moreD} though04-...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISES LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 1
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISESLINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 1FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRCT LINKING WORD / CONNECTORANSWERS:1= C) otherwise2= A) both/and3= D} though4= C) whatever5= D) Owing to6= C) By the time7= D) Owing to8= C) whereas9= A) although10= A) both/...
Saturday, 7 November 2009
CONNECTORS / LINKING WORDS
CONNECTORS / LINKING WORDS1.ContrastOn the other handIn contraston the contraryconverselyhoweveryetstillnonethelessneverthelesseven soin spite of thisdespite that/thisAhmed worked hard. On the other hand/In contrast/ However,Hussein hardly did any work at all.Majdoub is lazy. However, his brother is quite diligent(=hard working).George is an optimist. In contrast/However, Bill is a pessimist.Extroverts love crowds. In contrast, introverts prefer solitude.She is not ugly. On the contrary, she is a good-looking girl.I don't hate classical music....
CONNECTORS / LINKING WORDS
CONNECTORS / LINKING WORDS1.ContrastOn the other handIn contraston the contraryconverselyhoweveryetstillnonethelessneverthelesseven soin spite of thisdespite that/thisa. Direct OppositionAhmed worked hard. On the other hand/In contrast/ However,Hussein hardly did any work at all.Majdoub is lazy. However, his brother is quite diligent(=hard working).George is an optimist. In contrast/However, Bill is a pessimist.Extroverts love crowds. In contrast, introverts prefer solitude.She is not ugly. On the contrary, she is a good-looking girl.I don't hate...
Monday, 13 July 2009
CONDITIONAL TYPE 1 EXERCISE : ANSWERS
CONDITIONAL TYPE 1 EXERCISEPUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE.( Conditional Type 1 )ANSWERS1- wants2- aren't watered / will die ( the verb in the “if” is inthe passive ,so the auxiliary “be” is introduced and themain verb “water” is turned into a past participle)3- will join / finds4- drinks / will feel5- doesn't feel / will have to take6- doesn't tell / will never trust7- sets / won't oversleep8- takes / won't be9- passes / will go10- won’t accept / doesn’t support11- will let / is12- fit / will buy13- will buy14- catch / will...
CONDITIONAL TYPE 1 EXERCISE
CONDITIONAL TYPE 1 EXERCISEPUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE.( Conditional Type 1 )1- If he (want) to visit a foreign country, he must havea valid visa and a passport.2- If these flowers (not water), they (die).3- Jabir (join) us later if he (find) time.4- If she (drink) this medicine, she (feel) better.5- If she (not feel) well, she (have to take) a day-off.6- If he (not tell) me the truth at once, I (never trust)him again.7- If she (set) the alarm clock, she (not oversleep).8- If she (take) this pill, she (not be) seasick.9-...
Monday, 6 July 2009
REPORTED SPEECH : ORDERS AND COMMANDS
REPORTED SPEECH : ORDERS AND COMMANDS1. Orders and commands are normally reported by “tell /order / ask + object pronoun + infinitive”:“Go to bed immediately!” The father said.The father told / ordered the child to go to bed immediately.“Switch that mobile phone off!” The teacher said.The teacher told / ordered the student to switch the mobilephone off.“Be on time for the meeting!” The boss said.The boss told / ordered me to be on time for the meeting.“Sit down!” The secretary said.She told / ordered me to sit down.She said, “Go away.”She told...
REPORTED SPEECH : REPORTING SUGGESTIONS
REPORTED SPEECH : REPORTING SUGGESTIONSSuggestions can be reported as follows:A. Suggest + should = to suggest that someone should do somethingB. Suggest + Gerund = to suggest doing somethingC. Suggest + possessive adjective + gerund = to suggest(my / your / his / her…) doing somethingD. Suggest + Simple Past = to suggest that someone did something 1. "Why don't you go home?"He suggested that I should go home.He suggested that I went home.He suggested going home.He suggested my going home2. "Why don't we go to Paris for our holidays?"I suggested...
REPORTED SPEECH : REPORTING REQUESTS AND OFFERS
REPORTED SPEECH : REPORTING REQUESTS AND OFFERS1. Requests can be reported in various ways.a. “Could I have” is normally reported by “ask for”: “Could I have a cup of coffee?” she said. She asked (me) for a cup of coffee. b. “Could you” used for requests is reported by “ask + object+ infinitive”: “Could you shut that door, please?” he said. She asked me to shut the door. “Could you open the window please?”Merriam...
REPORTED SPEECH : REPORTING ADVICE
REPORTED SPEECH : REPORTING ADVICE1. Most of the sentences expressing advice should be reported bythe verb “advise”.AdviseTo advise someone to do something"If I were you, I would see a physician very soon."He advised me to see a physician very soon."You should have some rest."I advised him / her to have some rest.“I should phone her if I were you,” said Pedro. Pedro advised me to phone her.2. Advice expressed by “You had better” can be reported unchangedbut can also be reported by advise: He said, 'You'd...
Sunday, 5 July 2009
CONDITIONALS 3 : TYPE 1 , TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3
CONDITIONALS 3 : TYPE 1 , TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3Students sometimes have difficulty with conditional sentences, eitherbecause they cannot find the appropriate typeof condition to suit the situation, or because they make mistakes withthe sequence of tenses. Here, I’ll only bedealing with the three basic types of condition, commonly referred toas Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3.CONDITIONAL TYPE 3TYPE 3PAST CONDITIONALUNREAL PASTTYPE 3We can use conditional type 3 / past conditional / the third Conditionalto talk about 'impossible' conditions,impossible because...
CONDITIONALS 2 : TYPE 1 , TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3
CONDITIONALS 2 : TYPE 1 , TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3Students sometimes have difficulty with conditional sentences, eitherbecause they cannot find the appropriate type of condition to suitthe situation, or because they make mistakes with the sequence oftenses. Here, I’ll only be dealing with the three basic types ofcondition, commonly referred to as Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3.CONDITIONAL TYPE 2TYPE 2PRESENT CONDITIONALUNREAL PRESENTUnfortunately, we cannot always do the things we would like to do,but this does not stop us from imagining or dreaming about...
Friday, 3 July 2009
CONDITIONALS : TYPE 1 , TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3
CONDITIONALS : TYPE 1 , TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3 Students sometimes have difficulty with conditional sentences, either because they cannot find the appropriate type of condition to suit the situation, or because they make mistakes with the sequence of tenses. Here, I’ll only be dealing with the three basic types of condition, commonly referred to as Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3.CONDITIONAL TYPE 1Often, when we are making plans for the future, we have to consider various circumstances before we can make a definite decision. For example, we would like to go...
CONDITIONAL : ZERO CONDITIONAL
CONDITIONALI- ZERO CONDITIONALIf + simple present + simple Present:The zero conditional is used when describing situations which have automatic orhabitual results : (scientific facts general or personal truths. The probability ofthe result is 100%.)EXAMPLES:If the weather isn't good, I don't like to go out.If the weather isn’t nice, we usually stay indoors.If he gets thirsty, he satisfies his thirst drinking cola.If you heat ice, it melts.If you heat ice, it turns into water.If there is a shortage of any product, its prices go up.If she drinks...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LM HSC JULY 2009 WITH CORRECTION
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LM HSC JULY 2009 WITH CORRECTIONNadia was born in France and now lives in Douar Inchaden, her family's home village, in a valley in the Atlas Mountains. After studying Business Administration in Nantes (north-east of France), Nadia spent six years working in the sales department of a semiconductor factory and for an Internet provider in France.In 2006, she returned to Morocco to set up her own business in Inchaden, 40 km south of Agadir. Today, she buys prickly pears from a dozen farmers' families in the area. After collecting...
Thursday, 2 July 2009
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : CONNECTORS LINKING WORDS CORRECTION
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : CONNECTORS LINKING WORDSCORRECTIONCHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERANSWERS:1- D 2- C 3- E 4- C 5- A 6- B 7- E 8- B 9- C 10-C 11-E 12-C 13-E 14-E 15-E16-C 17-D 18-C 19-C 20-D 21-C 22-A 23-A 24-D 25-E 26-B 27-B 28-C 29-E 3...
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM SC JULY 2009 WITH CORRECTION
BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM SC JULY 2009 WITH CORRECTIONEducating girls offers many benefits to current and future generations. Yet, in many developing countries, girls' illiteracy still remains a serious issue because it is often considered an obstacle to social and economic development. Over 120 million children of primary school age are not at school. The majority are girls, and Geetha is one of them.Geetha can barely read and write. The pretty eleven-year-old girl is the youngest child in a poor family living in rural India. She was pulled out...
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