BACCALAUREATE WRITING HINTS N' TIPS LINKING WORDS / TRANSITIONS/ USEFUL PHRASESLINKING WORDS / TRANSITIONS/ USEFUL PHRASESPersonal opinionIn my opinion, / In my view, / To my mind, / To my way of thinking, / Personally I believe that / It strikes me that / I Feel very strongly that / I am inclined to believe that / It seems to me that / As far as I am concerned, / I think that the world would be a much better place without nuclear power.To list advantages and disadvantagesOne advantage of / Another advantage o f / One other advantage of / A further...
Thursday, 27 May 2010
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE GRAMMAR: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION ANSWERS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICEGRAMMAR: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION ANSWERSREWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTEDA-1. Kamal said (that) he wouldn’t be able to attend the wedding party.2. Many social projects have been funded by the association.3. Mounir wishes he hadn’t dropped out of school at an early age.B-1. An educational programme was launched by the government in 2006.2. "The film has attracted a lot of viewers," the film director said.3. The teacher wishes Saida hadn’t left school at an early age.C-1. Measures should be taken ( by the government) to...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE GRAMMAR: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE I- GRAMMAR: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONREWRITE THE SENTENCES AS SUGGESTEDA-1. "I Won’t be able to attend the wedding party."Kamal said …………………………………………………….2. The association has funded many social projects.Many social projects …………………………………………….3. Mounir dropped out of school at an early age.Mounir wishes ………………………………………….………….B-1. The government launched an educational programme in 2006.An educational programme …………………………………..2. "The film has attracted a lot of viewers," the film director said.The film director said that...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE VOCABULARY ANSWERS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICEVOCABULARY: WORD FORMATION ANSWERSGIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS BETWEEN BRACKETSA-Addict = addictionHarm = harmfulBehave = behaviourB-1. Achieve = achievement2. Promotion = promoted3. Develop = developmentC-1. Know = knowledge2. Graduate = graduation3. Invent = inventionD-Manage = management / managing / managerialFinancial = financiallyE-Illiterate = illiteracyAware = awarenessDevelop = developmentBACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICEVOCABULARY : GAP FILLING ANSWERSFILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LISTA-Non-profitCooperationB-GiftedInterestAmazingLooking...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE VOCABULARY : COLLOCATIONS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICEVOCABULARY : COLLOCATIONSMATCH THE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE COLLOCATIONSA-1. natural2. formal3. braina. priorityb. disasterc. gaind. educatione. opportunityB-1. equal 2. problema. opportunitiesb. diversityc. mistaked. solvingC-1. have2. informationa. careb. technology c. funD-1. take 2. sense of3. local a. energy b. humourc. communityd. c...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE VOCABULARY : GAP FILLING
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICEVOCABULARY : GAP FILLING FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LISTA- Non-formal - cooperation - labour - non- profit - conferenceUNESCO is a ………. organisation which contributes to peace and security by promoting international ……… through education, science and culture.B-Looking forward to - combine - gifted - caring - damaged – interest - disappointed –amazingReda is a ………………….young student, he does complex mathematical calculations quickly. He also shows……………………in foreign languages. His ability...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICE VOCABULARY: WORD FORMATION
BACCALAUREATE EXAM PRACTICEVOCABULARY: WORD FORMATIONGIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS BETWEEN BRACKETSA- Parents often worry about their children’s (addict) …………..to computer games. They think that playing games for a long time can be (harm) …………….to their children’s health. They are also afraid of changes that might occur in their (behave) …………B-1. Reducing the rates of drop-outs in Morocco will be an important (achieve) ……………..2. Fatima will be (promotion) …………….for her hard work.3. Many NGOs contribute to the (develop)………………… of citizenship...
FOOTBALL HOOLIGANS
FOOTBALL HOOLIGANSIt is football time again. Currently, the qualifying rounds are being played to decide which countries will send teams to Japan and Korea for the 2002 World Cup. Soccer is becoming more and more popular on a worldwide scale and these qualifying legs are causing much excitement.The game is popular at club level as well. Many fans go every week to support their team, whether the fixture is a home or away one, hoping to get a result. They all hope for an attacking game, with a lot of goals being scored. Obviously, they do not want...
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGEExperts in climatology and other scientists are becoming extremely concerned about the changes to our climate which are taking place. Admittedly, climate changes have occurred on our planet before. For example, there have been several ice ages or glacial periods.These climatic changes, however, were different from the modem ones in that they occurred gradually and, as far as we know, naturally. The changes currently being monitored are said to be the result not of natural causes, but of human activity. Furthermore, the rate of change...
GLOBAL WARMING: A WAY OUT
GLOBAL WARMING: A WAY OUTWe have the technology and ingenuity to reduce the threat of global warming today. Solutions are already available that will stimulate the American economy by creating jobs, saving consumers money, and protecting our national security. By investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and increasing the efficiency of the cars we drive, we can take essential steps toward reducing our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels that cause global warming.Using energy more efficiently and moving to renewable energy (wind,...
EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING
EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMINGThe predicted effects of global warming on the environment and for human life are numerous and varied. It is generally difficult to attribute specific natural phenomena to long-term causes, but some effects of recent climate change may already be occurring. Rising sea levels, glacier retreat, Arctic shrinkage, and altered patterns of agriculture are cited as direct consequences, but predictions for secondary and regional effects include extreme weather events, an expansion of tropical diseases, changes in the timing of...
CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING
CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING The greenhouse effect was discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824. It is the process by which absorption and emission of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases warm the planet's surface.Existence of the greenhouse effect as such is not disputed. Naturally occurring greenhouse gases have a mean warming effect of about 33 °C (59 °F), without which Earth would be uninhabitable. Rather, the issue is how the strength of the greenhouse effect changes when human activity increases the atmospheric concentrations of some greenhouse...
FOR A GREEN MOROCCO
FOR A GREEN MOROCCOSustainable development aims to satisfy the present’s needs without compromising those of the future. It conciliates environment preservation, economical development, and social well-being. Beyond the definitions, it designates a new humanism; the only possible path for humanity to keep its unique collective good : the planet and its resources. Striving to link between all these big sectors. Sustainable development deals with each line of business, each territory and each local community. Maintainable over time, sustainable...
NATIONAL CHARTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL CHARTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTOn April 22, 2010, during the celebration of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, Morocco announced an unprecedented National Charter for Environment and Sustainable Development. This is the first environmental charter of its kind. It will form the framework for national environmental laws as well as for future environmental policy.The aim of this environmental charter is to govern water and solid waste management in all public and private sectors, while preserving natural resources and spaces....
Saturday, 8 May 2010
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 3 ANSWERS
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 3ANSWERS41) Prices have ___ again, which will result in an increase in inflation.A) taken awayB) turned overC) kept outD) gone up = If a price, amount, or level goes up, it becomes higher or greater than it was.E) looked in42) I tried to telephone you all afternoon but I just couldn't ___.A) carry outB) go upC) get through = 1- If you get through to someone, you succeed in contacting them on the telephone.2- If you get through an examination or get through, you pass it. 3- If you get through a task or an amount of...
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 3
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 341) Prices have ___ again, which will result in an increase in inflation.A) taken awayB) turned overC) kept outD) gone upE) looked in42) I tried to telephone you all afternoon but I just couldn't ___.A) carry outB) go upC) get throughD) call atE) break in43) Although he had never studied French, he ___ what he knows while watching films.A) gave inB) picked upC) took afterD) turned downE) looked up44) While I was sitting at my table, a waiter came over and told me if I could ___ my cigarette.A) drop offB) find outC)...
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 2 ANSWERS
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 2ANSWERS21) When the firemen arrived, the office building was full of smoke and they had to ___ the building because the door was locked.A) fall to B) bring outC) get offD) break into = If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.E) hear about22) The little boy ___ a story about falling into the mud because he knew that his mother would be angry if she knew that he had been playing in it.A) let downB) looked intoC) made up = If you make up something such as a story or excuse, you invent it, sometimes...
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 2
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 221) When the firemen arrived, the office building was full of smoke and they had to ___ the building because the door was locked.A) fall to B) bring outC) get offD) break intoE) hear about22) The little boy ___ a story about falling into the mud because he knew that his mother would be angry if she knew that he had been playing in it.A) let downB) looked intoC) made upD) ran afterE) threw up23) In order to avoid any mistakes, students should listen closely for any instruction as the teacher ___ the test.A) hands outB)...
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 1 ANSWERS
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 1ANSWERS1)You have to ___ your report before the committee meeting this afternoon.A)go up B)drop inC)cheer upD)hand in = If you hand in something such as homework or something that you have found, you give it to a teacher, police officer, or other person in authority.E)pull out2)When I ___ that what he said was a lie, I decided to talk to him about it.A)put outB)took upC)threw upD)put offE)found out = If you find something out, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort...
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 1
TEST YOUR PHRASAL VERBS PART 11)You have to ___ your report before the committee meeting this afternoon.A)go up B)drop inC)cheer upD)hand inE)pull out2)When I ___ that what he said was a lie, I decided to talk to him about it.A)put outB)took upC)threw upD)put offE)found out3)I haven't been able to stop smoking but at least I am trying hard to ___.A)put onB)look inC)cut downD)cross outE)call out4)It doesn't mean that you ___ everybody who counted on you just because you lost a game.A)let downB)came toC)fell uponD)broke upE)gave in5)My sister has...
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