FUNCTIONS KEY

Match the following functions / words with their Arabic meaning.
Function Arabic 1. Opinion الرأي 2. Advice النصيحة 3. Apology الاعتذار 4. Obligation الإلزام 5. Request الطلب المهذب 6. Agreement الموافقة 7. Congratulation التهنئة 8. Suggestion الاقتراح 9. Preference التفضيل 10. Blame اللوم 11. Probability الاحتمال 12. Indifference اللامبالاة 13. Surprise الدهشة 14. deduction / conclusion استنتاج / خلاصة 15. Approval الاستحسان
What do you say in these situations? There, certainly, is more than one possibility.
1. A friend of yours fell off her bike and broke her arm. You: Poor thing! It must be painful. 2. A classmate says that women should not go out to work. You disagree with him. You: You can't be serious. How can families make ends meet? 3. Your e-pal's mom passed away. Write a note of condolences. You: My deepest sympathy and condolences. 4. Your brother has just passed her driving test. You: Awesome. 5. Your teacher says she does not like soccer. You: So what?! 6. Someone offers you a cigarette. You don't smoke. You: No, thank you. I don't smoke. 7. You feel bored and you want to suggest going to the zoo with     your little brother. You: Shall we go to the zoo this afternoon? 8. Your mom promised to wake you up at 7 but she overslept too and  you missed class. You: It's your fault mom that I missed a math lesson this morning. 9. You see this sign at the zoo: "Don't feed animals". You: We can't park here. It's forbidden. 10. What do you think of cloning? You: For me, cloning shouldn't be used on humans.
What do the following statements express? choose from the list
1. I am angry about you last article. It discriminates  against women.(opinion / complaint / advice) 2. You aren't allowed to park your car here. (prohibition / obligation / refusal) 3. It's likely to rain tomorrow. (certainty / intention / probability) 4. May I go out, sir? (suggestion / permission / promise) 5. I am sure we'll be late for school.   (Possibility / indifference / certainty) 6. Oh dear! I am sorry to hear that. (sympathy / opinion / congratulation) 7. To my mind, pollution will destroy the world sooner or later. (agreement / surprise / opinion) 8. I am ashamed of not handing the project in time. (apology / preference / clarification) 9. I agree with you that education of girls in the country should be given more importance. (disappointment / approval / blame) 10. I see that you're out of breath. You must have been running.  (deduction / clarification / anxiety)
Express the same idea using different words.
1. I feel the world is moving in the wrong direction. It seems to me the world is moving in the wrong direction. 2. Sorry, my mind drifted off and I didn’t follow you. I do apologize but my mind drifted off and I didn’t follow you. 3. What a pity! Serena failed her test again. How sad! Serena failed her test again. 4. I am really delighted to hear of Aisha's marriage. I cannot tell you how happy I was when I heard of Aisha’s marriage. 5. Let's review the lectures at the cafeteria. Why not review the lectures at the cafeteria. 6. You'd better see a dietitian. You ought to see a dietitian. 7. We can't camp here. Look at the sign. It says, "No camping" We are not allowed to camp here. 8. Would you mind rolling up window, please? Will you roll up the window, please? 9. I am so much concerned about the spread  of swine flu among people in Mexico. I feel worried about the spread of swin flu among people in Mexico. 10. It might be fine tomorrow. Look at the horizon. It will probably be fine tomorrow.                        HOME