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...
Monday, 13 July 2009
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...
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : CONNECTORS / LINKING WORDS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : CONNECTORS / LINKING WORDSCHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER01- Jack bought an MP3 player last week and he's been listeningto music….. .A) For a while B) Though C) By then D) Ever since E) So far02- You had better repeat your instructions carefully……. youhave written them down.A) Until B) Since C) Unless D) Lest E) For fear that03- Her apology may be utterly sincere, ………I don't think it willbe accepted.A) So B) As a result C) Consequently D) In addition E) However04- ………the beginning of the term , he has never attended to...
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