BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES VOCABULARY EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

CORRECTION

A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. aspireيتطلعون إلى / يطمحون بشوق كبير

2. adventurous مغامرون و مخاطرون / يحبون المغامرة و المخاطرة

3. autonomy الاستقلالية

4. rebel يثورون و ينتفضون / يعلنون العصيان

B. USING THE SUFFIXES IN THE LIST FIND THE ADJECTIVES FROM THE GIVEN NOUNS

ian / al / ial / ic / eous / ous / ical / ing / ed / ful


Noun Adjective


peace == peaceful

authority == authoritarian

success == successful

skill == skilled / skilful

profession == professional

emotion == emotional

energy == energetic

ambition == ambitious

aspiration == aspiring

talent == talented

courage == courageous

politics == political

method == methodical

benefice == beneficial

hero == heroic

optimist == optimistic

pessimist == pessimistic

interest == interesting / interested

greatness == great

ideology == ideological

power == powerful

psychology == psychological

C.Read the following text and fill in the blanks choosing from the list.

benefit / talents / status / promotes / social / ensuring

1. statusوضعية / مكانة / مرتبة مركز

2. ensuringضمان

3. socialاجتماعي / اجتماعية

4. promotes ترقي / تنمي / تطور ترفع

5. benefitتفيد / تنفع

6. talents مواهب / مقدرات

D. CHANGE THE WORDS UNDERLINED WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS FROM THE LIST

1. contact / mixture / varied

Blend = mixture مزيخ / خليط

Diverse = varied متنوع / مختلف / متباين


Exposure = contact الالتقاء / معاشرة /

2. respect / communicate / races

Interact = communicate تفاعل / تواصل

Ethnicities = races أعراق / أجناس

Esteem = respectاحترام

3. cooperate / relationships / unfair / cohabitation

Coexistence = cohabitationتعايش

Collaborate = cooperateتعاون / تعاضد / تآزر

Inequitable =/ unfair غير عادل / ظالم / متفاوت

Bonds = relationships علاقات / روابط / وشائج

E. COMPLETE THE TEXT BELOW WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST.

self-interested / equal / community / customs / cooperate / considerate / freedoms / attitudes

1. Attitudes مواقف

2. Equalمتساو

3. Freedoms حريات

4. Culture ثقافة

5. Customs عادات / تقاليد / أعراف

6. Considerate مراع لمشاعر الغير / مهتم بالآخرين

7. Self-interested أناني / مهتم بالذات

8. Cooperate تعاون / تعاضد

9. Community المجتمع


F. FIND WORDS IN COLUMN A WHICH COLLOCATE WITH THOSE IN B.

1.Hالجمعية العامة

2.Cمساعدات إنسانية

3.Eالعمل التطوعي

4.Gالمجتمع المدني

5.Dالدول الأعضاء

6.Bمنظمات غير حكومية / منظمات المجتمع المدني / المنظمات الغير النفعية

7.F مفاوضات السلام / محادثات السلام

8.Aندوة صحفية

G. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

headquarters / donations / veto / resolution / negotiations / press release

1. negotiations مفاوضات / محادثات

2. donations هبات / عطايا / تبرعات عينية

3. press release بلاغ صحفي

4. veto حق الفيتو / حق النقض

5. headquarters مقر

6. resolutionقرار

H. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

spokesman / scheme / implement / sponsorship / charitable / deputies / partner

1. scheme مخطط / برنامج

2. deputies ممثلي الدول

3. sponsorship الاحتضان

4. spokesmanالناطق الرسمي

5. charitable خيرية / إنسانية

6. partner شريك / شركاء

7. implementتعزيز / توطيد

I. PUT THE VERBS IN THE BLAKS. MAKE ANY NECESSARY TENSE CHANGES.

suggest / express / warn / urge

1.expressedعبروا

2.warnedحذروا

3.urgedحثوا / حضوا الحوا

4.suggestedاقترحوا



J. MATCH THE WORDS IN COLUMN A WITH THOSE IN B TO FORM COLLOCATIONS

1.H

2.G

3.I

4.J

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.E

10.F

K. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WODDS FROM THE LIST

degrees / developed / opportunities / scholarship / measures / overseas / statistics / graduates / tempting / loss

1. opportunitiesفرص

2. lossخسارة

3. overseasما وراء البحار / الخارج

4. statisticsإحصاءات

5. scholarshipمنحة / منح

6. degreesشهادات التخرج / دبلومات

7. measuresخطوات / إجراءات

8. graduatesمتخرجون

9. temptingمغرية

10. developedمتقدمة

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

CORRECTION

I- REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES CHANGING THEM FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH

1. .... he hoped to have time for reading the following week.

2. ....she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

3. ... he was going to visit his parents the following month.

4. ... his friend Brahim had found a new job in the IT business.

5. ....he had already written that paragraph four times.

6.. ...he couldn't continue to depend on his parents.

7. ... he would not stop until that factory was shut down.

8…..he didn’t think so.

9. .. .he would play cards after two days.

10. ..she had gone to bed early the previous night.

11. .. Jawad that he had to change that sentence into reported speech.

12… they couldn't come to the party the following Saturday.

13. .. .his parents were fine and he really got on well with them.

14. ... he couldn't come to my birthday party because he was going away for that weekend;

15. .. officer that was her first visit to Lebanon.

16. ...they wanted to leave at once.

17. .. .he didn't like his new flat.

18......if I didn't take any exercises, I wouldn't be healthy.

19. ...she had bought herself a lovely new dress.

20....he thought it was from Spain.

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

I- REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES CHANGING THEM FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH

1. Amjad: "I hope to have time for reading next week."
Amjad said......................................................................

2. "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen," he told her.
He told her.....................................................................

3. Nasser: "I'm going to visit my parents next month."
Nasser declared that............................................................

4. Mahir: "My friend Brahim has found a new job in the IT business."
Mahir said......................................................................

5. Jamil: "I have already written this paragraph four times."
Jamil complained that...........................................................

6. Fawzi: "I cannot continue to depend on my parents."
Fawzi was sorry that............................................................

7. Badr: "I will not stop until this factory is shut down."
Badr announced that.............................................................

8. Jabir: "I don't think so."
Jabir said......................................................................

9. Majd: "I will play cards the day after tomorrow."
Majd informed me................................................................

10. Soraya: "I went to bed early last night."
Soraya said.....................................................................

11. "You have to change this sentence into reported speech," the teacher said to Jawad.
The teacher told................................................................

12. Loubna and Tamir: "We can't come to the party next Saturday."
Loubna and Tamir said...........................................................

13. Lotfi: "My parents are fine and I really get on well with them."
Lotfi told me...................................................................

14. Jabir: "I am sorry but I can't come to your birthday party because I'm going away for the weekend."
Jabir explained to me that......................................................

15. Leila to the immigration officer: "This is my first visit to Lebanon."
Leila told the immigration......................................................

16. My friends: "We want to leave at once."
My friends told me..............................................................

17. Hamid: "I don't like my new flat."
Hamid said......................................................................

18. "If you don't take any exercises, you won't be healthy" - the doctor told me.
The doctor warned me............................................................

19. Her friend told her: "You have bought yourself a lovely new dress."
Her friend told her.............................................................

20. The postman: "I think it is from Spain."
The postman said................................................................

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES VOCABULARY EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. Young people, for instance, show a great deal of ambition as they passionately………. to achieve their dreams and wishes. (aspire- aspiration)

2. Besides, they are………… and usually tend to take risks. (adventure- adventurous)

3. They also prefer………. and resist interference from parents. (autonomy- autonomous)

4. One more thing, youngsters like freedom and usually………… against adults' rules. (rebel- rebellious)

B. USING THE SUFFIXES IN THE LIST FIND THE ADJECTIVES FROM THE GIVEN NOUNS

ian / al / ial / ic / eous / ous / ical / ing / ed / ful

Noun Adjective


peace ==
authority ==
success ==
skill ==
profession ==
emotion ==
energy ==
ambition ==
aspiration ==
talent ==
courage ==
politics ==
method ==
benefice ==
hero ==
optimist ==
pessimist ==
interest ==
greatness ==
ideology ==
power ==
psychology ==


C.Read the following text and fill in the blanks choosing from the list.

benefit / talents / status / promotes / social / ensuring

One of the most effective ways of improving the…..1……and well-being of women is by…2…… their full, equal and effective participation in decision-making at all levels of political, economic and…3……. life. This approach……4… and protects women's human rights while allowing society to……5…from the diverse experiences,….6….., and capabilities of all its members.





D. CHANGE THE WORDS UNDERLINED (in italics) WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS FROM THE LIST

1. contact / mixture / varied

The world is a rich blend of cultural traditions and beliefs. Is this an advantage? Some people welcome the fact that we live in an increasingly diverse world. Others may feel more hesitant, especially if they have not had much exposure to people different from themselves.

2. respect / communicate / races

Today, more than ever, we can interact with people of differing ethnicities and cultures. This diversity enriches our knowledge of other people and helps us understand and esteem them.

3. cooperate / relationships / unfair / cohabitation

Coexistence in today's world depends on being able to accept, appreciate, and collaborate with other. This means respecting and learning from others, valuing differences, bridging cultural gaps, rejecting inequitable stereotypes, discovering common ground, and creating new bonds.

E. COMPLETE THE TEXT BELOW WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST.

culture / self-interested / equal / community / customs / cooperate / considerate / freedoms / attitudes

Tolerance necessitates that you should possess certain beliefs and…1….. First, you must believe sincerely that all people are born…2…… This means that everyone in the world deserves the same rights and…3…. Things such as skin, colour, gender, religion or…4…… should not matter to you. Do not think that people with…5…..that differ from yours are silly. Besides, you have to be…6……and cooperative with others. You should be concerned with everyone's needs, wishes, or feelings. Avoid being…7….., leading your life the way you want and getting what you need regardless of what the others want or need. Instead, try to be an altruistic person, ready to help…8…… and share. Only then you can be part the global…9….


F. FIND WORDS IN COLUMN A WHICH COLLOCATE WITH THOSE IN B.

A B
1. general A. conference

2. humanitarian B. organisations

3. voluntary C. aid

4. civil D. states

5. member E. work

6. non-governmental F. talks

7. peace G. society

8. press H. assembly


G. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

headquarters / donations / veto / resolution / negotiations / press release

1…………….are formal discussions between people who have different aims or intentions, especially in business or politics, during which they try to reach an agreement.

2……………refer to money or other things given to a charity or an organisation.

3.A……………… is a written statement about a matter of public interest which is given to the press by an organisation concerned with the matter.

4…………… is the right that someone in authority has to forbid something.

5……………. is the principal office of an organisation.

6. A ……………….is a formal agreement or decision taken at a meeting by means of vote.

H. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST

spokesman / scheme / implement / sponsorship / charitable / deputies / partner

The United Nations has received letters of support for its……1…. to reduce poverty in the world. Most……2…. have expressed their will to cooperate either with moral support or financial……3…. The United Nations…4…… stressed the important role of…5….. organisations, such as UNICEF and UNESCO, as well as other…6……civil associations. The UN Secretary General urged rich countries to offer donations and send staff to help…7…. the scheme.

I. PUT THE VERBS IN THE BLAKS. MAKE ANY NECESSARY TENSE CHANGES.

suggest / express / warn / urge

Participants in the climate change forum last March….1….. their pessimism about the future of Earth. They…..2… that if pollution continued to increase, life on Earth would cease. They…..3….. industrialised countries to save the planet. They also….4…….to set up a fund for the preservation of the environment.



J. MATCH THE WORDS IN COLUMN A WITH THOSE IN B TO FORM COLLOCATIONS

A B
1. reconstruct A. technology

2. set up B• emigration

3. developed C• gain

4. tempting D. of living

5. brain E• resources

6. information F. crisis

7. standards G. a business

8. clandestine H. economy

9.human I. countries

10.economic J. salaries



K. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WODDS FROM THE LIST

degrees / developed / opportunities / scholarship / measures / overseas / statistics / graduates / tempting / loss

Studying abroad is a double-edged sword. It expands education……1…. while at the same time it induces the risk of brain drain. It is a big……2….. for a developing country when talented students who are sent….3…. , choose to work there instead of coming back to their own country. According to some…4…., only one third of students who go to foreign countries on a national…5….. program in the fields of information and communications, choose to come back after receiving their……6…… Patriotism alone can't bring students back home. Courageous…7…….should be taken by home countries to make these students come back. Only when these…8……..are convinced that they can live their dreams at home will they return. Otherwise, they will not be able to turn down the…..9….job offers in…..10…. countries and come home.

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : CONDITIONAL REPORTED SPEECH PASSIVE VOICE....

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

CORRECTION

REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED

1. The local police are chasing criminals everywhere.
Criminals ARE BEING CHASED everywhere by the local police.

EXPLANATION:

This is a passive transformation.
“THE LOCAL POLICE” is the subject of the active sentence.
“CRIMINALS” is the object.
The passive needs to reverse the order of the subject and the object, to introduce a form of the verb “BE”
and to change the active verb into a past participle.
“ARE CHASING” is the verb and it’s in the present continuous.
In the passive, the present continuous changes as follows:
“ IS DOING / ARE DOING” changes into “ IS BEING DONE / ARE BEING DONE.”
“ARE CHASING” would change into “IS BEING CHASED / ARE BEING CHASED” and since the new subject is plural “CRIMINALS”, the verb “BE” must concord with its subject hence “ARE BEING CHASED.”

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

2. "I pressed the brake a little bit late and hit the lamp post", the driver told the police.
The driver admitted that he HAD PRESSED the brake a little late and HAD HIT the lamp post.

EXPLANTION

This is a reported speech transformation.
When reporting someone else’s words there always must be a tense shift into the past mainly when the reporting verb is in the past.

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTED SPEECH LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

3. Last week, the car stopped as the driver ran out of petrol.
If the driver HAD NOT RUN OUT OF petrol last week, the car WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED.

EXPLANATION

This a conditional type 3 transformation.
Since the time context in the original sentence / in the context / in the real situation is past, automatically we need conditional type 3.
The grammatical rule for conditional type 3 is: if + past perfect==== would have / could have / might have + past participle.
Conditional type 3 is unreal / imaginary and contrary to facts.
Both verbs in the context / in the real situation are positive / affirmative, so in the imagined / unreal conditional sentence they should become negative.

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

4. The doctor will have to examine the patient before the operation.
The patient WILL HAVE TO BE EXAMINED before the operation.

EXPLANATION

This is again a passive transformation but with the verb must in the future: WILL HAVE TO
Any verb preceded by “TO” should be in the infinitive with few exceptions. The verb of the active
“ EXAMINE” is the infinitive, so “BE” needed by the passive transformation should also be in the infinitive because as a general rule of the passive “BE” takes the tense of the verb in the active.

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

5. Unemployment is high because industry is heavily automated.
If INDUSTRY WERE NOT heavily automated, unemployment WOULD NOT BE high.

EXPLANATION

This a conditional type 2 transformation.
Since the time context in the original sentence / in the context / in the real situation is present,
automatically we need conditional type 2.
The grammatical rule for conditional type 2 is: if + simple past==== would / could / might + verb (infinitive without to)
Conditional type 2 is unreal / imaginary and contrary to facts.
Both verbs in the context / in the real situation are positive / affirmative, so in the imagined / unreal conditional sentence they should become negative.

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 2 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

6. "You should avoid junk food and eat more fiber."
The doctor advised the patient TO AVOID junk food and TO EAT more fiber

EXPLANATION

This is a reported speech transformation.
Since the idea / the notion of advice is expressed by the sentence “YOU SHOULD…”, the reporting verb then should be “ADVISE”. And we generally say “TO ADVISE SOMEONE TO DO / NOT TO DO SOMETHING.”

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTING VERBS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

7. You need a passport and a visa to enter the States.
Not only DO you NEEED a passport to enter the States, BUT ALSO a visa.
…………………………………,BUT a visa AS WELL.
…………………………………..,BUT you ALSO NEED a visa.
…………………………………..,BUT you NEED a visa AS WELL.

EXPLANATION

As we saw in class, “NOT ONLY” is used to express addition, adding one item to another, one idea to another.
But there is a somehow small transformation when “NOT ONLY” is in initial position / when it begins the sentences.
An “AUXILIARY” is needed on top of an inversion.
When the verb is in the present tense, “DO / DOES” are needed.
When the verb is in the simple past, “DID” is needed.
When the verb is in the future, “WILL” is needed and so forth.
The “AUXILIARY” verbs are: “IS / ARE / WAS / WERE / HAVE / HAS…..”

GO BACK TO YOUR LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

8. " I managed to get through the customs without a passport." The man said.
The man told his companion that he HAD MANAGED TO GET…………..
EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTED SPEECH LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

9. They may organise a conference on immigration soon.
A conference on immigration MAY BE ORGANISED soon.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION


10. I got up late so I missed the bus.
If I HAD NOT GOT UP late, I WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED the bus.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

11. People shouldn't throw away garbage in the streets.
Garbage SHOULD NOT BE THROWN AWAY…….

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

12. Karim not only likes the cinema, but he also enjoys the theatre.
Not only DOES Karim LIKE the cinema, BUT he ENJOYS the theatre AS WELL
…………………………………………., BUT he ALSO enjoys the theatre.

The verb in this sentence is “LIKES” and the “AUXILIARY” for the present tense is in this case “DOES” and not “DO”.
The third person marker “S” is dropped because we have it in the “AUXILIARY” “DOES”

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

13. "I stayed at home all day last Sunday because the weather was terribly bad."
Brahim told Allen.
"Since THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLY BAD, I STAYED AT HOME ALL DAY….. " he said.

EXPLANATION

This a “CAUSE / EFFECT” transformation.
The cause is “THE WEATHER BEING TERRIBLE” and the effect is “STAYING AT HOME ALL DAY.”

GO BACK TO YOUR LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

14. "They took my mother to a hospital in London," Sally told her neighbour.
"My mother WAS TAKEN……." she told her.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

15. They didn't ask for international help, the whole forest caught fire.
If they HAD ASKED….., the whole forest WOULD NOT HAVE CAUGHT fire.

EXPLANATION

The first verb in the first clause, which is the cause, is negative “DIDN’T ASK”, in the conditional transformation it becomes positive / affirmative “HAD ASKED”. And the verb in the second clause,
Which is the effect, is positive / affirmative “CAUGHT” , in the conditional transformation it becomes negative.

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

16. "Greenpeace fights to protect nature. It also protects animals.
Not only DOES Greenpeace FIGHT………….

EXPLANATION

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17. They should find a solution to the problem.
A solution TO THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE FOUND.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

18. The athlete didn't train enough last year. So, he lost the race.
If the athlete HAD TRAINED ……., he WOULD NOT HAVE LOST the race.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

19. "If you don't stop eating sweets, your teeth will decay," She said to her son.;
The mother warned her son IF HE DID NOT STOP EATING sweets, HIS teeth WOULD DECAY.

EXPLANATION

This a reported speech transformation.
The sentence is in “CONDITIONAL TYPE 1” , so it is transformed into “CONDITIONAL TYPE 2”

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL / REPORTED SPEECH LESSONS FOR MORE INFORMATION

20. They have signed an agreement to build new stadiums.
An agreement TO BUILD NEW STADIUMS HAS BEEN SIGNED.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

21. 'I have never seen such a great invention'
Paul said that he HAD NEVER SEEN……….

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTED SPEECH LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

22. Kennedy did not listen to his secretary's advice. He was shot.
If Kennedy HAD LISTENED…….., he WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SHOT.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

23. She went quietly into the room. She did not want to wake her parents up.
She went quietly into the room so that SHE WOULD NOT WAKE her parents up.

EXPLANATION

This a “PURPOSE” transformation.
Purpose is expressed in many ways.
1- “TO” / “SO AS TO” / “IN ORDER TO”== This is for the infinitive of purpose
2- “SO THAT” / “IN ORDER THAT”== This is for the clauses of purpose.
Clauses of purpose need the “AUXILIRIES” “ CAN / WILL” if the time context in the original sentence is present or future and they need “COULD / WOULD” if the time context is past as in our example here.

GO BACK TO YOUR PURPOSE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

24. Brahim should send his job application before the deadline.
The job application SHOULD BE SENT……..

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PASSIVE VOICE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

25. They gave the thief a fair trial and sent him to prison.
The thief WAS GIVEN…….and WAS SENT……

EXPLANATION

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26. Somebody can't have shut the windows properly.
The windows CANNOT HAVE BEEN SHUT……

EXPLANATION

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27."If you don't drive carefully, you'll have an accident", she warned me.
She warned me that IF I DID NOT DRIVE carefully, I WOULD HAVE an accident.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL / REPORTED SPEECH LESSONS FOR MORE INFORMATION

28. We pollute the world because our environmental education is weak.
If OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WERE / WAS NOT weak, we WOULD NOT POLLUTE the world.


EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 2 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

29. We produce a lot of waste and we don't recycle it.
A lot of WASTE IS PRODUCED and IT IS NOT RECYCLED.

EXPLANATION

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30. We damage the environment and we are not aware of it.
Not only DO WE DAMAGE the environment, BUT we are not aware of it AS WELL.

EXPLANATION

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31. "Bill didn't arrive at school in lime, so he missed the first part of the lesson," Bill's teacher said.
"If Bill HAD ARRIVED …….., he WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED the lesson," he said.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL / REPORTED SPEECH LESSONS FOR MORE INFORMATION

32. They moved to a small village. They wanted to breathe pure air.
They moved to a small village so that THEY COULD / WOULD BREATHE pure air.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR PURPOSE LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

33. I won't take a holiday abroad because I don't have a passport.
If I HAD ………., I WOULD TAKE …….

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 2 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

34. It's not necessary to spend a sleepless night. You still have two more days for revision.
You NEEDN’T / DON’T HAVE TO / DON’T NEED TO SPEND a sleepless night.You stil……..

EXPLANATION

This sentence expresses “LACK / ABSENCE OF OBLIGATION-NECEESITY”

GO BACK TO YOUR MODAL AUXILIARIES LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
35."I have never taken drugs in my life".
The young man confessed to the police that he HAD NEVER TAKEN drugs in his life.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTED SPEECH LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

36. Pollution from oil destroys sea plants and kills shellfish.
Not only DOES pollution from oil DESTROY sea plants, BUT it ALSO kills shelfish.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

37.We can use aspirin to treat certain types of heart diseases.
Aspirin CAN BE USED TO TREAT……..

EXPLANATION

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38. Hydrocarbon is toxic.
Environmentalists described hydrocarbon AS toxic.

EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR REPORTING VERBS LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

39. You should do these exercises without cheating.
These exercises SHOULD BE DONE…………….

EXPLANATION

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40. I prepared well for the test. So I did all the exercises correctly.
If I HAD NOT PREPARED WELL……, I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE……..


EXPLANATION

GO BACK TO YOUR CONDINAL TYPE 3 LESSON FOR MORE INFORMATION

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

A-FILL THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT CONNECTORS

1. Rachida never went to Spain,………, she knows a lot about its famous cities.
(Therefore / Nevertheless / So)

2. Ahmed would never feel afraid ......he were in danger.
(So as / Even if / In spite of)

3. International organisations try hard to establish peace and welfare. ………. , local governments sometimes do not cooperate.
(Besides / Although / However)

4. UNICEF benefits children in various ways……… it makes sure that all children get the protection and education they need.
(For instance / Because / All the same)

5. …………..an epidemic had spread in some African countries, Medecins Sans Frontieres Organisation sent volunteers to the area.
( As a result / As soon as / Immediately)

6. The United Nations sent troops to stop war inLiberia……………, peace and security reigned for a while.
( As a consequence / Because / However)

7 ………………….Amnesty International denounces all violations, cases of severe human rights abuse are still noted here and there.
(In spite of / Although / Despite)


B- CHOOSE THE CORRECT CONNECTORS
(Since / Although / Even if / However)

1. Aspirin is an efficient medicine. ……….., you should consult your doctor before taking it.

2. ……………the house is large and cheap, why don't you buy it ?



C- REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT CONNECTORS FROM THE LIST

(As a result / Nevertheless / Consequently / Besides / In spite of)

1. Thanks to its impartiality, Transparency International is well-regarded by all states.

2. Although many NGOs campaign against corruption, this vice grows incessantly.

3. Medecins Sans Frontieres sometimes cannot reach some areas because of danger.

4. In addition to the medical assistance it provides, the Red Cross supplies poor people with nutrition and clothing.

5. Too many casualties have been recorded. However, the two conflicting countries refuse to make peace.

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERBS FROM THE LIST

Figure out / throw away / take in
Put off / put down / pick up / look up
Take off / turn off / make up / cut down on

1. Never………… today's work till tomorrow.

2. Ann couldn't understand what the text was about even when she……….. so many words in a dictionary,

3. All your books are on the floor. …………….them.

4. If you don't like the film, I’ll………….the TV………….and start doing my homework.

5. What he is saying isn't true. Don't believe him. He always…………… stories.

6. The patient was obliged to…………… some food because it was dangerous for his health

7. "Your plane will………. at 7: 00 p.m. Mr Wilson will……you ……when you arrive in London." The secretary said to her boss.

8. Don't………that newspaper, please. I haven't read it yet.

9. It's getting hot. Why don't you…………… your jacket?

10. "You are allowed to………. new words in your dictionaries" Said the teacher.

11. I am sorry, I can't meet you tomorrow; I'm really busy. Could we…… our meeting until Friday?

12. The minister had to…………..the press conference because he had an urgent meeting.

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS

1.Your (profession)………… skills and fluency in the language, will not cause you any problems of (integrate)……………….in the host culture.

2. Many underdeveloped countries still suffer from (literate)……………

3. The last films which were (succeed)……….. directed showed the great efforts made by the (talent)……………actors.

4. This article needs some (improve)……………… to be published.

5. Physical exercise contributes to fitness and (relax)…………..

6. "This problem is quite difficult, it needs a lot of (concentrate)……………. ," Ken told Tim.

7.Scientific (predict)…….. say that we must save the environment before it’s too late.

8. "Bob is a (rely)………….. person, so you can ask him to help you," Ted told Patrick.

9. The government is building new houses for (home)…………… people.

10. Said Naciri amused the audience with his exciting (perform)……………

11. At the police station, she was asked to give a (describe)………….. of the thief.

12. When I take medicine, I feel (sleep)………………….

13. Patients feel (cheer)………….. when their friends visit them in hospital.

14.The patient has long been suffering from a heart disease. Doctors have confirmed that an operation will not be (succeed)……………….

15. People generally feel (sleep)……………. after exercising a lot.

16. Some people think that (physique)…………………… exercise leads to a longer life.

17. This interesting book gives a detailed (describe)…………..of the most interesting places in Morocco.

18. 'Jurassic Park' is one of Spielberg's most (success)…………… films.

19. The boss warned all the workers that he would not (tolerance)……………. any absenteeism.

20. (law)………..immigrants create many problems to the host countries .

21.(government)…………..measures should be taken to stop this clandestine immigration.

22.Canada requires (professional)………………..(qualify)………….such as degrees and records of (employ)………………in order to apply for a visa.

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BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES

REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTED

1. The local police are chasing criminals everywhere.
Criminals…………

2. "I pressed the brake a little bit late and hit the lamp post", the driver told the police.
The driver admitted that he………….

3. Last week, the car stopped as the driver ran out of petrol.
If………….

4. The doctor will have to examine the patient before the operation.
The patient……………………..

5. Unemployment is high because industry is heavily automated.
If………….

6. "You should avoid junk food and eat more fiber."
The doctor advised the patient………..

7. You need a passport and a visa to enter the States.
Not only………………

8. " I managed to get through the customs without a passport." The man said.
The man told his companion that he…………..

9. They may organise a conference on immigration soon.
A conference on immigration …………….

10. I got up late so I missed the bus.
If…………

11. People shouldn't throw away garbage in the streets.
Garbage…………

12. Karim not only likes the cinema, but he also enjoys the theatre.
Not only………………..

13. "I stayed at home all day last Sunday because the weather was terribly bad."
Brahim told Allen.
"Since .............................................. " he said.

14. "They took my mother to a hospital in London," Sally told her neighbour.
"My mother……………….." she told her.

15. They didn't ask for international help, the whole forest caught fire.
If they………………….

16. "Greenpeace fights to protect nature. It also protects animals.
Not only………………

17. They should find a solution to the problem.
A solution………………..

18. The athlete didn't train enough last year. So, he lost the race.
If ................................,............

19. "If you don't stop eating sweets, your teeth will decay," She said to her son.;
The mother warned……….

20. They have signed an agreement to build new stadiums.
An agreement…………….

21. 'I have never seen such a great invention'
Paul said……

22. Kennedy did not listen to his secretary's advice. He was shot.
If………

23. She went quietly into the room. She did not want to wake her parents up.
She went quietly into the room so that………..

24. Brahim should send his job application before the deadline.
The job application……..

25. They gave the thief a fair trial and sent him to prison.
The thief……….

26. Somebody can't have shut the windows properly.
The windows……………

27."If you don't drive carefully, you'll have an accident", she warned me.
She warned me that…………

28. We pollute the world because our environmental education is weak.'
If…………….

29. We produce a lot of waste and we don't recycle it.
A lot of……………………… and………………

30. We damage the environment and we are not aware of it.
Not only…………….

31. "Bill didn't arrive at school in lime, so he missed the first part of the lesson," Bill's teacher said.
"If .................,............... .," he said.

32. They moved to a small village. They wanted to breathe pure air.
............. so that………………

33. I won't take a holiday abroad because I don't have a passport.
If……………………..

34. It's not necessary to spend a sleepless night. You still have two more days for revision.
You……………..

35."I have never taken drugs in my life".
The young man confessed to the police……………….

36. Pollution from oil destroys sea plants and kills shellfish.
Not only…………

37.We can use aspirin to treat certain types of heart diseases.
Aspirin……….

38. Hydrocarbon is toxic.
Environmentalists described………..

39. You should do these exercises without cheating.
These exercises……………………………………

40. I prepared well for the test. So I did all the exercises correctly.
If……………………….

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