WRITING SAMPLES Part 3

11. What are Advantages and disadvantages of modern technology?

       

Technology can be defined as science applied to practical purposes. It is easy to think about the advantages of modern technology, but what about its disadvantages? Technology today has made life easier and quicker but also dangerous.

        Modern technology makes life easier for people. For example, microwave ovens cook food easily. Dishwashers wash all dirty dishes and dry them. Moreover TVs, personal computers, cell phones and the internet have enhanced the welfare and wellbeing of people worldwide. These have provided various ways of entertainment, have improved people’s lives, helped hem to communicate, and offered them ways to get to distant parts of the world in little time.

        Also, modern technology saves many innocent lives.  Medical science is very progressive and vastly available today. Many life-saving discoveries are

WRITING SAMPLES Part 2

6. Why do some people fear modern Technology?

Today we are living in the Age of Technology but some people do not like, trust, or want to use technology, especially computers. So we either accept these changes and move with the times, or we resist and become technophobes.

Technophobes are anxious because the environment in which they live and work is changing. Most fears are expressed by a strong physical reaction. Technophobes suffer feelings of self doubt and anxiety. They often feel insecure and obsolete. Some worry that they will lose their job because they cannot keep up with the times. In more extreme cases, technophobes convince themselves that technology will take over the world or that humans will be controlled by computers and robots.

In most cases technophobes belong to older generations who were not brought up playing with computer games and cell phones .They have never sent a text message or heard of an iPod. Not only do they not possess a DVD, they still have not worked out how to use their VHS .These examples seem to validate the old saying

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1. Describe the place where you live and say whether you like it or  not.                 

I’ve lived in Khemisset city all my life and it has never lost its unique charm in my eyes. Although it is small and lacks a lot of facilities and infrastructure I prefer it to other places.

One reason I prefer it is climate. In Khémisset the weather is often mild and temperate. It is not very cold in winter and not very hot in the summer. It is a salubrious weather and protects me from allergies and some other illnesses that I may catch in coastal or big cities.

Another reason to prefer Khémisset is its size. It is a small city with less stressful traffic jam. This means also fewer fumes and less car noise. There are almost no factories either. This makes the city cleaner than the big metropolitan ones. Living in a small city, as well, allows me to know most people here and be known. However, in big cities people suffer from loneliness and solitude.

Relative Pronouns

 

Fill in the blanks with: that, who, whom, whose, which, when, where, and why.

1. Bni Chiker is _________ Mohammed Choukri was born.

2. An actress is a woman _________ plays in films or plays.

3. This is the girl _________ mother taught me at primary school.

4. This is the time of the year _________ many people travel.

5. The book _________ you gave me was interesting.

6. Smoking on the job is the reason _________ he was fired.

7. I come from a small town _________ only Berber is spoken.

8. A carpenter is a person _________ job is making and repairing wooden objects.

9. This is the man _________ I talked to you about.

CONDITIONALS & WISHES

                              GRAMMAR SUMMARY
 

Conditional Type	Form	Use
Conditional 0	If + present + present	General truth
Conditional 1	If + present + past	Possible condition
Conditional 2	If + past + woul/could/might + verb	Impossible condition
Conditional 3	If + past perfect + woul/could/might + have +p. participle	Impossible condition in the past

ENGLISH IDIOMS

An idiom is a phrase whose words altogether have a different 

meaning from the individual meaning of the words in the dictionary.

   A. match the English idioms with their Arabic meaning                                        

Idiom	Arabic meaning
1. Add fuel to the fire	على مدار الساعة
2. Be all ears	يصب الزيت على النار
3. Around the clock	يسهر الليالي
4. The ball is in your court	العصا و الجزرة
5. Vicious circle / cycle	الكرة في مضربك
6. Be behind bars	حصة الأسد
7. Burn the midnight oil	الحلقة المفرغة
8. Calm before the storm	مضمون
9. Carrots and sticks

LINKING WORDS Revision

 A. Choose the correct linking word to fill in the gap.

1. ___________ he is poor, he is happy. (Although, Whereas, Besides, Since)

2. _________ she gets a job, she won't get married.   (Except, Without, Unless, Even)

3. You'll miss the train ______ you don’t hurry up. (as, if, for, unless)

4. It is neither hot ______ cold in winter in the south of Morocco. (nor, or, but, and)

5. Do you have any good friends _________ Jamal? (also, and, besides, with)

Adjectives Rview

Order of Adjectives

NB: The order of adjectives is often: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose + NOUN

Opinion	Size	Age	Shape	Color	Origin	Material	Purpose
Famous	Huge	Old	Broad	Yellow	Morocan	Plastic	Carving
Innocent	Colossal	Young	Round	Grey	American	Leather	Reading
Poor	Tiny	1 year	Curved	Indigo	French	Wooden	Playing
Stupid	Average	Ancient	Square	White	Italian	Metal	writing

 Rewrite the following sentences in the correct order. 

1.     We have a green / beautiful / playing / pitch.

2.     My sister bought a leather / big / Moroccan / black / purse

 

3.     I like that red / Berber / pretty / carpet

WORD FORMATION

 A. Write the word between parentheses in the correct form. 

1. Hamid is a (friend) _____________ person. 

2. The (hot) _____________ destroyed all the crops.

3. Our teacher has a profound (know) _____________ of Moroccan history.

4. Walt Disney is the (create) _____________ of Mickey Mouse.

Tongue Twisters

A tongue twister is a phrase or sentence or rhyme which is difficult to say quickly without  stumbling or mispronouncing some words because it contains (many) similar sounds.
Easy Tongue Twisters 1.     You know Unique New York? 2.     Three free throws. 3.     Double bubble gum, bubbles double. 4.     Sly Sam slurps Sally's soup.

Riddles

1.     What often runs but never walks? 2.     What’s black when clean and white when dirty? 3.     What starts with a “t”, ends with a “t” and is always full of “tea”? 4.     What never stops? 5.     What time is it when you see a lion? 6.     What looks empty when full?

FUNCTIONS

 

Advice
I advise you to... If I were you, I’d … (I'd = I would) If I were in your shoes, I’d … (I'd = I would)  (I think) you’d better … (you'd = you had) If I were in your place, I'd… If I were in your position, I'd… It is advisable to …

Reported Speech

Rewrite the sentences in the indirect speech.

1. Hamid said, "I work in the garden."

Hamid said (that) he worked in the garden

2. "I worked in the garden yesterday," said Rachid.

………………………………………………………………………

3. Iman said, "I have seen this film."

………………………………………………………………………

4. "I had lived in Meknes before I moved to Khemisset in 1981," Houda said.

………………………………………………………………………

5. Youness said, "I will travel tomorrow."

………………………………………………………………………

6. "I can use a computer," said Salim.

………………………………………………………………………

7. "I would leave early," said Hassan.

………………………………………………………………………

8. Reda said, "I'm doing my homework."

Irregular Verb List

As you know, regular verbs in English end in -ed or d, however irregular verbs don’t have a rule and just need to be learnt by heart (by memory) which is a frustrating thing. To help you with this task I've provided a list of the most important irregular verbs as well as their Arabic translation.
Base Form	Past Simple		Past Participle	Arabic Translation
Awake	Awoke		Awoken	استيقظ
BE	Was/Were		BEEN