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Vocabulary: Gifts of Youth

Nouns Adjectives Examples Exercise One: Give the correct form of the words in
Talent Talented Messi is a very talented football player. brackets. (7 points)
Gift Gifted My friend is gifted in mathematics. Some students are very ___________
creative (creativity)
Skill Skilled This man is a skilled carpenter. because they come up with new ideas.
Vigour Vigorous Badr Hari is a vigorous boxer. Students become more ___________
independent (independence)
Ambition Ambitious I am very ambitious. I want to be a pilot. when they go to university.
adventure Adventurous Mountain climbers are adventurous people. My students are so ___________
passionate (passion) about
Audacity Audacious My friend is an audacious driver. playing vocabulary games in class.
Vivacity Vivacious Tom has a vivacious personality. Young people are usually so ___________
ambitious (ambition)
Imagination Imaginative This film is based on an imaginative story. and have big dreams.
Innovation Innovative Picasso was an innovative painter. The dancer was so ___________
energetic (energy) that she got
Creativity Creative Leonardo da Vinci was a creative artist. a standing ovation in America Got Talent.
Optimism Optimistic You should be optimistic about your future. Although he is 65 years old, this man is a ___________
vigorous
Pessimism Pessimistic You should not be pessimistic!! (vigour) weightlifter.
Energy Energetic Teenagers are very energetic. We need people that can come up with ___________
imaginative
Passion Passionate She is so passionate about teaching children. (imagination) and effective solutions to this issue.
Independence Independent My friend wants to be independent.
Collocation Arabic translation Exercise Two: Complete the following sentences with the correct collocations from the
Talented youth ‫ش ب وهو ون‬ chart. (5 points)
Realize a dream ‫تح ق ح م‬ Some students work hard every day because they want to ______________________.
realize a dream.
Strong headed ‫ع د‬ Young people are able to understand ______________________
abstract concepts like freedom, identity
Abstract concept ‫ف ه م ردة‬ and values. can

Express an opinion ‫الت ر عن الرأي‬ Teenagers are very ______________________

strong headed because they don’t listen to their
Make a decision ‫إتخ د ال رار‬ parents’ advice.
Old fashioned ‫د م ال‬ Young people think that the elderly are very ______________________
old-fashioned because of the
‫إستخ ص ال ت ئج‬ type of clothes they wear.
Draw conclusions
‫د ظم‬ You should think a lot before you ______________________.
make a decision
Well organized
Writing: Descriptive Paragraph

General information Appearance Abilities and character

‫ا و تا ة‬ ‫ا ظ ر ا رج‬ ‫ا درات و ا ش ص ة‬
Name Age Relation Height Build Face Eyes Hair Clothes Abilities Character
‫ا م‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ا ة‬ ‫ا ة‬ ‫اش ل‬ ‫ا وجه‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫اش ر‬ ‫ا س‬ ‫ا درات‬ ‫اش صة‬
Jack 17 Friend Tall Slim Small Small Long Shabby Play Openminded
‫جك‬ ‫صد‬ ‫طو ل‬ ‫ف‬ ‫صغ ر‬ ‫صغ ر‬ ‫ا ون‬ ‫رديء‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬
Tom 20 Brother Short Obese Big Big Short Neat Speak Sociable
‫طوم‬ ‫أخ‬ ‫صر‬ ‫دن‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫صر‬ ‫ظف‬ ‫دث‬ ‫إج‬
Khalid 30 Sister Medium Strong Fair Colour Colour Stylish Understand Friendly
‫د‬ ‫أ ت‬ ‫و ط‬ ‫وي‬ ‫أ ض‬ ‫ا ون‬ ‫ا ون‬ ‫أ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ودود‬
Jack is my best friend. He is seventeen years old. Jack is tall and slim. He has got a round fair face and small blue eyes.
Besides, he has got long black hair. Jack always wears neat clothes because he loves new styles. My friend Jack is very talented. He can
play the piano and the guitar very well. Also, he can speak many languages like Arabic, French and English. In addition, Jack is a very
good person. He is open minded and friendly. Moreover, he is very sociable because he has many friends. People say that Jak is a gifted
and a passionate student.

Task One: Describe your favourite actor in a well-organized paragraph (6 points) www.englishwithsimo.com
My favourite actor is ______________.
Rakik Boubker _________________________________________________________________________________
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 Communication: Expressing opinion: Agreeing and Disagreeing

Asking for opinion Expressing opinion Agreeing Disagreeing

‫رات ا ؤال ن ا رأي‬ ‫رات ا ر ن ا رأي‬ ‫ق ع ا رأي‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر ة ا رأي‬ ‫ر‬
In your opinion, what / why / I think that… I agree with you. I disagree with you.
how / who …? I believe that … I share the same view. I don’t think so.
What do you think about …? For me, … I think so too. I am afraid I disagree.
Don’t you think that…? To my mind … I feel the same way about it. I don’t see it that way.
What’s your opinion about …? As far as I am concerned … You are right. That’s not always true.

Study these dialogues Exercise 1: match these statements with their functions. (5 points)
Khalid: What do you think is the best city in Morocco? 1. Expressing opinion 2. Agreeing 3.Disagreeing
Simo: I think that Marrakesh is the best city in Morocco. a. As far as I am concerned distance learning is very effective __
1
Khalid: I agree with you. b. To my mind, young people are very rebellious __
1
************ c. I don’t feel the same way about that idea. __
3
Khalid: In your opinion, who is the best American actor? d. I share the same view on this topic. __
4
Simo: For me, the best American actor is Kevin Hart. e. As I see it, public schools are better than private schools __
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Khalid: I disagree with you. I believe that Tom Cruise is the Exercise 2: Complete the following dialogues (2 points)
best American actor. Jamal: In your opinion, which is the best video-conferencing software?
************ You: ________________________________________________________
I think that the best video-conferencing software is Zoom
Amina: What’s your opinion about Moroccan music? Friend: I believe that mobile games are dangerous for teenagers. Do you
Leila: As far as I am concerned, Moroccan music is great. agree?
Amina: You are right. I love it too. You: ________________________________________________________
I agree with you.

Grammar: Gerund and infinitive

I. Study the following examples: NOTE:

a. My children love watching TV before going to bed. • love / before + verb + ing
b. My friend decided to change his job because he wants to earn more money. • decide / want + to + verb
c. It’s getting late! Let’s go home. We can’t wait more than two hours. • let’s + can’t + verb
Practice 1: Tick the correct form of the verb (2 points) www.englishwithsimo.com
1. My friend can _______ three languages. 3. She decided _______ in America for another year.
□ speak □ to speak □ speaking □ stay □ to stay □ staying
2. Let’s _______ to Canada next summer holiday. 4. I hate _______ with lazy people.
□ travel □ to travel □ travelling □ work □ to work □ working

Expressions followed by (verb + ing) Expressions followed by (to + verb) Expressions followed by (verb)
Like Look forward to Manage Adjectives: easy / Modals: can + may + should + would +
Dislike Be used to Expect difficult / simple / must + ought to + have to + might …
Enjoy Can’t stand Agree hard …. Recommend
Love Can’t help Decide Would like Let’s
Hate Can’t resist Want Would love
Suggest Prepositions: on / Forget What
Regret in / by / for / about Learn How
Imagine / at / with / up … Promise Where
Continue Be able When
Quit
Keep
I like swimming, but I dislike jogging. She managed to pass her driving test. You should study hard for your exam.
Practice 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (10 points)
I am looking forward to ________
seeing (see) you soon. He is a genius. He is so talented in ________
playing (play) the piano
Thank you for ________
being (be) here with us. We appreciate that. I can’t imagine sally ________
going (go) to cinema alone.
If you finish your work, I will let you ________
go (go) out with your We have agreed ________
to work (work) in groups in English class.
friends. You must ________
rely (rely) on yourself when it comes to
My father promised ________
to buy (buy) me a new phone if I pass the home assignments.
exams. He is thinking about ________
leaving (leave) Morocco and go work
Just keep ________
working (work) I will be back in a minute. abroad.
Many workers are so worried about ________ losing (lose) their jobs. I am looking forward to ________
meeting (meet) my best friends.
I am not used to ________
doing (do) this kind of work. I am tired. The teacher did not expect students ________
to get (get) good
You should always ________
revise (revise) your lessons before coming to marks, but they surprised him.
class. My family decided to ________
to buy (buy) a new house.
I finally managed ________
to start (start) my online business. When you read a text, please avoid ________
making (make)
My brother decided ________ (take) part in the political campaign.
to take pronunciation mistakes.
My parents want me ________to be (be) a doctor in the future.
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