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FIRST YEAR BACCALAUREAT

 

 

 

 

The simple past

 

Write the past simple form of the verbs in the box then put them in the table:

 

Begin   – start –visit-write- leave –lose- buy- do- see- enjoy- go- take- paint-   have- drive- speak-travel- come- stay- meet- stand- make- give- be- forget-   win- choose- sell-pay- say.

 

 

 

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

infinitive

Past form

infinitive

Past form

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put the verbs in the simple past form.

 

  • Ø I (start)………………school when I was four.
  • Ø I (work)………………until 8:00, and then I (meet)…………some friends and we (go)………….to the cinema.
  • Ø She (sell)……………her old car, and (buy)…………….a new one.
  • Ø I (play)…………….. Tennis in the morning, but it (rain)…………..in the afternoon so I (study)………………..for my exams.
  • Ø Last week, we (drive)…………………to Edingburgh and (visit)……………our grandparents.
  • Ø I (lose)…………………my umbrella last week – I (leave)……………..it in the bank and someone (steal)…………………….it.
  • Ø He (retire)…………….and (move)…………………..to the country.
  • Ø Vasco Da Gama (sail)………………….around Africa in 1497.
  • Ø Pu Yi (become)…………………China’s last emperor at the age of three.
  • Ø Napoleon I (be)……………….born in Corsia in 1769 and (die)……………..on St. Helena in 1821.
  • Ø Christopher Columbus (not find)…………………….a quick route to India, but he (discover)………………….America in 1492.
  • Ø When ……………………………world war II(start)………………………..?

 

Make the positive sentences negative and the negative sentences positive.

 

  • Ø She drove to work.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………..
  • Ø My aunt gave me a birthday present.
  • Ø ………………………………………………………….
  • Ø It didn’t rain a lot during our holiday.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………………
  • Ø I didn’t drink the coffee, but I ate the sandwich.
  • Ø …………………………………………………………………………..
  • Ø She didn’t bring a bottle of milk.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………………………………
  • Ø She wasn’t tired, so she didn’t go to bed.
  • Ø …………………………………………………………………………….
  • Ø He forgot his passport and he lost his plane ticket.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………………………………
  • Ø It didn’t cost a lot of money.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………………………………..
  • Ø I didn’t have a lot of time, so I didn’t do the shopping.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………………………………………….

 

Rewrite the sentences using ago.

 

  • Ø I saw him last June.
  • Ø I saw him three months ago.
  • Ø I had breakfast at eight o’clock.
  • Ø …………………………………………………………………
  • Ø They got married in 1999.
  • Ø ………………………………………………………………………
  • Ø We saw john the day before yesterday.
  • Ø ………………………………………………………………………
  • Ø We met in 1980.
  • Ø ………………………………………………………………….
  • Ø My daughter started school last September.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………………………..
  • Ø Princess Diana died in 1997.
  • Ø ……………………………………………………………………..
  • Ø Alice came back from America last month.
  • Ø ………………………………………………………………………..
  • Ø Their son was born at two o’clock this morning.
  • Ø …………………………………………………………………………………

 


 

Complete the sentences with : was / were.

  • All my friends .................at the party on Saturday.
  • John and his brother ..................here ten minutes ago.
  • The exhibition ..............interesting.
  • My cousin ...................in Paris last month.
  • she ............very busy this morning.
  • where ............you born?
  • I..............in Meknes yesterday.
  • It ..............very hot last week.
  • you ............late to the meeting.
  • the film ..............great.
  • Soumaya and I ...............at the theatre last night.
  • the food ..............disgusting.
  • the buses ..............crowded.
  • My feet ............dirty.
  • the street...................deserted.
  • The children ................very noisy.
  • the tourist guide.............very friendly.
  • the museum tickets..............expensive.

Put the sentences in the negative.

  • she was born in 1953.                           : .......................................................
  • Nora and Kate were at the sports center :.....................................................
  • Sandra was in the museum                  :.......................................................
  • the children were very happy              :.......................................................
  • It was sunny and hot                            :.......................................................
  • They were here ten days ago              :...................................................

 

write the correct past form of these regular verbs:

Peter:(1)..................you ....................(enjoy)the picnic to the mountain last Sunday?

Samir: Yes, we (2)(like)..................it very much, but when we(3) (want)................to come back, an accident...

Peter: Oh! what (4)(happen)......................?

Samir: Well, a fire(5) (destroy)......................a few trees.

Peter: How(6) (it, happen).................................?

Samir: A family (7)(cook)....................their lunch on a campfire, but when they (8) (finish) ................    eating, they(9) (not; extinguish)..............................the fire properly. The weather suddenly (10)(change) ............. and a strong wind(11)(start).......................to blow and (12)(cause).....................a fire to spread to some trees nearby.

Peter: What(13) (you; do)..........................................?

Samir: We (14) (use).........................some water, but in vain. Fortunately, some drivers (15) (stop) ............ their vehicles and with their help, we (15) (manage) ...................to put it out.

Put the irregular verbs between brackets in the simple past:

  • I (buy) .............. a leather jacket last Sunday.
  • My uncle (take) ............. me to the zoo and we (see) .......... a lot of wild animals.
  • We (get up) ...................early this morning and we (go) ..........out and (have) ...........breakfast in a café.
  • I(write)...............an e-mail to my friend last Friday.
  • last Saturday, I(sleep) .......... at my grandparents' house.
  • Carol was born in London, but she (grow up) ............. in Madrid.
  • I (meet) ......... my friend in the park and we (go) ............ jogging, then I (come)...............back home and I (feel) ...............very tired. I (eat)................ my dinner and (do) ................. my homework before I (fall) .............asleep.

Make the sentences negative.

  • I went to the cinema yesterday.
  • ....................................................
  • the children broke the window.
  • ....................................................
  • I bought a new dress last Saturday.
  • ....................................................
  • We had an English class this morning.
  • ......................................................
  • My parents travelled abroad last Summer.
  • .......................................................
  • I did my homework last night.
  • .......................................................

Correct the grammar mistakes the grammar mistakes in theses negative sentences:

  • I didn't went to school yesterday.
  • .....................................................
  • We wasn't at home last night.
  • .....................................................
  • My parents didn't saw the film.
  • ......................................................
  • I didn't took the bus to school.
  • .....................................................
  • My sister weren't at the zoo last Sunday.
  • ...........................................................

Reorder these time expressions. start with the nearest to the present.

  • a few minutes ago.
  • last century.
  • last month.
  • last week
  • in 1999.
  • six years ago.
  • the day before yesterday.
  • this morning.
  • three years ago.
  • yesterday afternoon.
  •  yesterday morning.

 

 

Health problems / minor ailements:

 

  • toothache.
  • stomachache.
  • headache.
  • earache.
  • backache.
  • temperature /fever.
  • cough.
  • flu / cold.
  • nose bleed.
  •  throat infection.
  • sore throat.
  • bruise.
  • sunburn.
  • cut.
  • graze.
  • rash.
  • throw up (vomit)
  • sprain.
  • a broken arm/ leg.
  • asthm
  • cancer
  • stomach ulcer
  • mouth ulcer.
  • diabets
  • blood pressure.

 

médicine:

 

  • eye drops.
  • cold remedy.
  • painkiller
  • cream.
  • suppository.
  • pill
  • tablet / tabloid.
  • syrup.
  • capsule.
  • phial.
  • injection/ shot
  • antacid.
  • (sticking)plaster.
  • gauze
  • bag....

 

medical specialists:

 

  • doctor/physician
  • general practitionnar
  • eye specialist /ophtalmologist.
  • ear, nose, throat specialist.
  • gynaecologist/ obstetrician
  • dentist.
  • paediatrician.
  • dietician.
  • dermatologist.
  • medical officer.
  • chemist/ pharmacist.
  • surgon.

 

  

 

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Present perfect:

  1. .........you ever...............(write) to a film star?
  2. I.................(meet)my friend's parents once only.
  3. ...............your sister.................(got)engaged yet?
  4. We.....................(choose) the hotel where t stay.
  5. They aren't here today. they .................(go) to their cousin's wedding.
  6. My dad .....................(forget)it's my mum's birthday today.
  7. My aunt and uncle.....................(have) three babies since their were married.
  8. .............you ever............(eat) here?
  9. She (never read).............................a novel in a foreign language.
  10. I....................(work)in three countries.
  11. A train ........................(crash)in London recently.
  12. I (never eat)........................ horse meat.
  13. My parents (live).................here since they were married.
  14. They (be).........................together since 2004.
  15. We (not see)..............................each other for a long time.                   

Present perfect continuous:

  1. how long...........you.....................(swim)?
  2. it (rain)................................for two hours.
  3. we (wait)...........................for the bus for 20 minutes.
  4. I (learn) .....................................Spanish since December.
  5. Mary (work)...........................there since 18 January.
  6. she (teach)..............................for ten years.
  7. Sarah is very tired. She (work).............................very hard recently.

Function:                                     Asking for and giving advice.

 

Asking for advice:

  • What can I do.......?
  • what do you advise me ......?
  • what should I do...?
  • tell me what I can do.....?

Giving advice:

  • you should......?
  • you ought to ..............?
  • why don't you ........?
  • why not go / try.......? 

 

 

 

 

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Before you read:

How can a person’s life change in an hour? Think of some ways.

 

The story of an hour

                                                 Kate Chopin

 Mrs. Mallard had a weak heart, so her sister Josephine was very careful. She spoke slowly and quietly. She didn’t tell her everything, but she had to tell. Her husband was dead.

Her husband’s friend Richards was there too. He knew about the train accident, because he was in the newspaper office at the first time. He saw the names of the dead, with Brently Mallard’s name at the top. He went quickly to her sister’s house and told her.

When Mrs. Mallard understood, she cried suddenly and wildly in her sister’s arms. Then she stopped. She left them and went to her room. She didn’t want them to follow her.

There was a big armchair in her room, next to an open window. She was very tired, and she sat down heavily.

She could see an open square outside her window. It was spring, and the trees were green. There was a light wind. “it’s going to rain,” she thought. Birds sang in the trees. The sky was dark over the square, but it was blue in the west.

She sat in the chair and didn’t move. She began to cry again, and then she sat quietly.

She was young, and her face was pretty and quiet. It was a strong face, but now there was no light in her eyes. She looked out at the blue sky, but her eyes saw nothing. She didn’t want to think.

She waited for something, and she felt afraid. What was it? She didn’t know it’s name, but she could feel it. It came in through the open window with the sounds and colors.

It came nearer, and then she knew its name. she tried to stop it, but it was too strong. The idea came and stayed.

Her mouth opened, and once quiet word came out. She repeated it again and again: “free, free, free!” she wasn’t afraid now. The light came back into her eyes. Her heart felt strong and her body felt warm. She was happy now. Was that bad? She didn’t think about it. It wasn’t important.

She thought about her husband, and remembered his face. “I know that I’ll cry again,” she thought. “I’ll be sad when I see him. He always looked at me with love, and now he’s cold and gray and dead.”

But then she thought about the future. “it’s mine!” she thought. “those days and years are all mine.” She opened her arms to those days. “I’ll be free,” she thought. “Nobody will tell me, ‘do this! Don’t do that! Why do people say that? Sometimes they’re kind, but it isn’t right,”

Her husband was a good man, but she wasn’t free. She sometimes loved him, but often she didn’t. love wasn’t important now. She felt something stronger. She felt free! She said the same words again and again: “Free! Free!”

Her sister Josephine came to her room and spoke to her. “Louise! Open the door! Please! Louise, are you sick?”

“Go away! I’m fine!” said Louise. She was very well. Her new life came in through the open window, and it brought her hope. She thought about the future again. She saw spring days and summer days. “Those days will be mine!” she thought. “Only yesterday, I wanted a short life, but now I want it to be very long!”

She stood up and opened the door for her sister. Her eyes shone. Her head was high when she walked. She took her sister’s arm and they went down the stairs. Richards waited for them at the bottom.

Then somebody opened the door. It was Brently Mallard, home from the train station. He didn’t know about the accident. He wasn’t there when it happened.  

Josephine screamed. Richards moved quickly in front of Brently Mallard’s wife, but he was too late.

“It was her heart,” said the doctors, later. “she was too happy, and it killed her.”

 

After you read:

 

Answer these questions about the Story of an Hour:

 

  1. What does Josephine tell her sister?
  2. Why does Mrs. Mallard want to have a long life?
  3. How did she feel the day before? Why?
  4. What happens to Mrs. Mallard at the end of the story? Why?

 

Prepositions:

Prepositions tell us:

  1. Where things are: "the cat is Under the table"
  2. When things happen: "we start work at 8:15"
  3. How things are done: the cards were printed in gold"
  4. about directions and movements:"he is walking down the steet"

prepositions of place and movement:

A/ place:

  • at : he is at the door/ we live at number 12.
  • in : the students are in the classroom/he puts his hand in his Pocket.
  • on : the bag is on the desk/the books are on the shelf.
  • near : our school is near our house.
  • beside : he sits beside me.
  • over : the plane flies over the houses.
  • in front of : the car is in front of the house.
  • opposite : the shop is opposite the station.
  • Under : the cat is under the table.
  • above : our office is above the hairdresser's.
  • below : the kitchen is below my bedroom.
  • among : he is among the players to play in the match.
  • Next to : my neighbour is the person who lives next to my house.
  • between : the chemist shop is between the post office and the greengrocer's.
  • behind : the garden is behind the house.

B/ movement:

  • towards /to : we drove to Marrakesh / he ran towards the door.
  • into : she jumped into the pool.
  • out of : she climbed out of the pool.
  • onto : the glass fell onto the floor.
  • off : I took the photo off the wall.
  • across : we walked across the field to the river.
  • through : he walked out through the door/ i see through the window.
  • along : they planted trees along the street.
  • up / down : he walks up and down the street.
  • around : we planted flowers around the tree.
  • from : they are from France.

Time prepositions:

in on                   at                    
year (in 1998..) on day/ date (on monday/on15 April/on that day) at+ clock time (at 3 o'clock/at lunch/ at the moment/ at that time...)
month (in October...) on + a single day (on Easter day: on Christmas day..) at+ two/three days(at the week-end/at Christmas/Easter) (U.S.on the week-end)
season ( in winter...) on+day+part of day(on Friday morning/on Tuesday afternoon..) at+ night (when it is night): I can't sleep at night.
Centry(in 21th century)
week(more)(inthe Summer Holiday..)
part of day (in the morning...)
NB:in the night(in the middle of the night  ex:I woke up in the night...

In time: early enough/before time

( ex: we got to the airport in time to have a coffee before checking in)

 

On time: at the right/exact time"on Schedule".

(ex: The plane took off on time. / I hope the meeting starts on time.)

NB:   1/we can use in for the time it takes to complete something:

ex: I did the crossword in five minutes.

         2/we can use in for a future time measured from the present.

ex: the photo will be ready in 10 minutes.(10 minutes from now).

      The shop will open in six weeks.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Economy / money

Vocabulary

  •  Match the words with their definitions.

1.       retailer

1.       one of the people who own a company

2.       Shareholder

2.       A company or businessman that sells small quantities.

3.       Wages

3.       Money put in a business or bank to make more money.

4.       Investment

4.       Money lent to a person or company

5.       Currency

5.       Money that is used in a country.

6.       Loan

6.       Produce, especially in large quantities.

7.       Jobless

7.       Unemployed.

8.       Discount

8.       Money paid for work.

9.       Manufacture

9.       Reduce the value of a currency.

10.   devalue

10.   a reduction in the price of a product.

 

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  •  Choose words from the exercise above to fill in the blanks.

1.       The company ………………………….. a brand of coffee.

2.       Mr  Wilson  is one of the main ……………………………………. of the company.

3.       A lot of workers became …………………………… during the economic crisis.

4.       Tax and insurance are deducted from the workers’ ……………………….  .

5.       That shop offers a 10% ………………………….. if you pay cash.

 

  •  Complete this table.

Verb

Noun

Advertise

……………………………………

………………………………..

Distribution

Sponsor

…………………………………..

………………………………..

Consumption

Invest

………………………………….

…………………………………

management

 

 

 Reading

What’s a bank?

         Why do we feel better about having our money in a bank than we do having it under a mattress? Is it just because they pay interest on some of our accounts? Is it because we know that if we have the cash in our pockets, we’ll spend it? Or, is it simply because we prefer to write checks and use credit cards rather than carry cash? Any and all of these may be the answer. Now, we don’t even have to write a check; we can just present a credit card or, in some countries, click the ”pay” button on the bank’s Web site.

         Banks are useful to our economy. The first function of banks is to make money  “move” by lending it to others who can then use it to buy homes, businesses, send kids to college and do other things.

          When you deposit money in the bank, your money goes into a big pool along with everyone else’s, and your account is credited with the amount of your deposit. When you write checks or make withdrawals, that amount is deducted from your account balance. The interest you earn on your balance is also added to your account.

        Banking is all about trust. We trust the bank because it will have our money for us when we go to get it. Besides, it will honor the checks we write to pay our bills. The thing that’s hard to grasp is while people are putting money into the bank every day, the bank is lending that same money and more to other people every day. That’s a little scary. But if you go to the bank and demand your money, you’ll get it. However, if everyone goes to the bank at the same time and demands their money, there might be a problem.

 

Match the ideas with the paragraphs.

a.       We put in or take out money from our accounts.

b.      Banks are necessary for all countries.

c.       Banks are successful because we have confidence in the system.

d.      People put their money in banks for different reasons.

           Pick out from the text expressions which show that: 

1.       Some people keep their money at home.

2.       People can make payments through the Internet.

3.       People pay for their children’s education.

4.       Banks lend more money than they get from you and me.

             Find in the text words/expressions that mean the same as:

1.       Use our hands to write.

2.       Supplemented.

3.       Take money out of the account.

4.       Difficult to understand.

Reading comprehension

The call of the wild(2)

At a place known as college park Manuel met a man. Manuel  received some money.

‘Why didn’t you put this dog in a crate?’ said the man angrily.

‘Just pull the rope and he won’t give you any trouble,’ replied Manuel and the other man seemed satisfied.

Buck growled at the stranger, but the man pulled the rope so hard that Buck choked and fainted.

Then Buck was placed in a crate and taken by train north. Buck travelled for two days without water. He became very thirsty and very angry. Buck wanted revenge!

After two days of travelling Buck was carried off the train by four men. A stout man in a red sweater had bought him.

When Buck saw him he threw himself against the bars of the crate. Buck had become a wild beast.

‘You are not going to let him out now,’ said one of the four men.

‘ yes I am,’ said the man in the red sweater.

He had a club in one hand and a hatchet in the other. He began to open the cage with the hatchet, and Buck attacked each time the man hit the crate. Finally, Buck was free. Buck attacked the man, but he was stopped by a terrible shock that knocked him to the ground. Buck attacked again and again received the same painful shock.

Buck had discovered something he would never forget: a man with a club must be respected.

When Buck was defeated, the man in the red sweater came up to Buck and patted him on the head.

‘Well, Buck my boy,’ said the man in the red sweater with a friendly voice, ’You have learned your lesson. But if you try to attack me again, I will beat you until you’re dead.’

Then the man gave Buck some food and water. Buck was then sold to two French- Canadians, Perrault and François. These two men carried mail for the Canadian government. They took Buck and other dogs up to southern Alaska in a boat

One morning, during the trip, they brought the dogs up onto the deck. At the first step on the cold surface Buck felt something cold and soft in his feet. He jumped with surprise. This strange substance was white and some of it was falling from the sky. Buck smelled it and then licked it with his tongue. He was very confused. Everybody laughed at him, and Buck felt ashamed. It was Buck’s first snow.

Put these sentences into the active.

Example : Buck was placed in a crate by the man.

The man placed Buck in a crate.

1.     Buck was kidnapped by Manuel.

…………………………………………………………………………………..

2.     Buck was bought by a man in a red sweater.

…………………………………………………………………………………..

3.     Buck was hit by a man in a red sweater.

………………………………………………………………………………….

4.     The man in the red sweater was attacked by Buck.

………………………………………………………………………………….

5.     Men with clubs were respected by dogs.

…………………………………………………………………………………

The going-to future in English often indicates intention.

Change the following sentences according to the example.

Example: you don’t intend to let him out?

You are not going to let him out?

       1. I intend to kidnap Buck.

          ……………………………………………………

       2. They intend to buy some dogs.

          …………………………………………………….

       3. I intend to call you.

          ……………………………………………………….

Crate: a big box made of wood used for transport.

To growl: to make a menacing sound.

To faint: to lose consciousness.

Revenge: retaliation, vengeance, vendetta.

Club: a big stick used for hitting.

Hatchet: instrument with a metal head and wooden handle used for cutting wood.

To pat: to hit or tap in a friendly way.

 

 

Read the text.

Hardware and Software

    Hardware usually covers items , such as telephones, transmitters, cables, interface devices, switches, and computers. In the past, telecommunications relied heavily on hardware, such as dedicated switching elements, and on the logic providing its control functions. A situation is now developing in which more of the system relies on elements operating under computer(software) control.because this software can be updated,this makes it easy to add new,enhanced functionality later.

    Software is the code that instructs a computer or network device. Until the 1980’s,most of the operational instructions used by a telecommunications network were hard-wired or preset.The advent of digital systems and data networks has led to a much  wider range of network services. Software solutions are well suited to the complexity and flexibility inherent in these services.

 

Answer the following questions :

  •  Name six items that are considered hardware .

………………………………………………………………………………

  •  What did telecommunication rely on in the past ?

………………………………………………………………………………

  •  What does the system rely on today ?

………………………………………………………………………………

  •  What is software ?

………………………………………………………………………………

  •  Why is software relied on more today ?

………………………………………………………………………………

  •  In the 1980’s,how were instructions used by a telecommunications network ?

………………………………………………………………………………

  •  What has led to a wider range of network services ?

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