Subject: English Grade 8

Unit 1: Languages of the world

Worksheet

New Vocabulary
No Word Meaning
1 A bit of (n) A little
2 Foreign (adj.,n) From another country
3 Bilingual (adj.,n) Speaking two languages
4 Fluent (adj.) Using a foreign language easily
5 Native (adj., n) Belonging to a particular place by birth
6 Extinct (adj.) No longer existing
7 Mention (v) Name/ say
8 Population (n) People living somewhere/ inhabitants
9 Capital (n) Main city
10 Independent (adj.) Self-reliant/ Self-ruling
11 Isolated (adj.) Remote/ lonely
12 Official (adj.) Formal
13 Pidgin (n) A mixture of two languages
14 Creole (n) A pidgin language that has become a mother tongue
15 Community (n) Society/ Group
16 Majority (n) Largest group
17 Education (n) Training/ Study
18 Develop (v) Improve
19 At ease (expr.) Relaxed
20 Evidence (n) Facts that tell you something is true
21 Advantage (n) The good points about something
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Grammar
Determiner
A word placed before a noun to provide information such as
quantity and ownership
Both Neither Each/ Every All
Refers to two Refers to two They have the Means total
things, persons, things, persons, same meaning but Talks about three
etc. (one and the etc. (not one or every is more or more
other) the other) common than
each
Used with Used with positive Each: is used when Used with plural
positive plural singular verbs but you see the persons verbs
verbs in a group as
it has a negative Ex:
individuals.
meaning. Every: is used when All my friends
you see the persons study hard.
in a group as a unit

Both (of the)+ Neither+ a singular Each/ Every+ a

plural nouns noun+ a singular singular noun+ a
Ex: verb (no singular verb
Both (of the) + preposition of) Ex:
students speak Ex: Every/ Each time I
English well. Neither answer is visit them, I learn a
right. bit more.
Both of+ pronoun Neither of+ plural Each of +
Ex: nouns pronoun+ a
Both of them Ex: singular verb
speak English Neither of my Ex:
well parents speaks Each of them has
French his own car.
Neither of
+pronoun
Ex:
I like neither of
them
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Conjunctions

They are words that join together other words or groups of words

While/ Whereas Although

Used to balance two contrasting Used to join two contrasting ideas

ideas It shows that one fact makes the
other fact surprising
Ex: Ex:
I study English, whereas/while Although she ran very fast, she lost
my brother studies French the race.

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Test yourself
I- Vocabulary
A) Complete the following sentences with suitable words from brackets

(develop- fluent- a bit- at ease- advantage- education- bilingual-

majority- isolated- population- capital-extinct)

1- The ------------------of the idea was its simplicity.

2- In the museum, I saw the bones of an ------------------animal.
3- The ----------------of union members voted in favour of a strike.
4- ----------------of music will help you relax.
5- About 80% of the school students are ----------------------
6- The country has a total ------------------ of 65 million.
7- He is -----------------in a dozen foreign languages.
8- It is essential to feel ---------------------with your doctor.
9- Armed rebels advanced towards the -------------------
10- It is important to ----------------- good study skills.
11- Mistakes are an essential part of ------------------
12- The farm is----------------; the nearest house is 30 kilometers away.
B) Choose the correct answer:
1- These islands are too small to stand alone as ----------------states.
a) Isolated b) independent c) extinct
2- The inhabitants speak a kind of -----------Spanish.
a) Pidgin b) bilingual c) foreign
3- The new ---------------weakens the case against her.
a) Population b) advantage c) evidence
4- He didn’t want to -----------------the painful past.
a) develop b) mention c) extinct

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5- He speaks English, but his --------------- tongue is German.

a) Foreign b) official c) native
6- The new arts centre will serve the whole -----------------
a) Creole b) community c) bilingual
7- He made a/an ------------visit to Tokyo in March.
a) Official b) bilingual c) fluent
8- Troops are stationed in and around the -------------------
a) Population b) capital c) community
9- Long practice enabled that American to speak ------------Chinese.
a) Bilingual b) independent c) fluent
10- The --------------of holiday flights depart and arrive on schedule.
a) Majority b) community c) population

II- Grammar
A) Choose the correct answer
1- Ann has got two sisters. -------------------sisters are married.
a) Neither b) both c) all
2- Lucy, will you lay the table ------------- I help your sister with her
maths exercise, please
a) Although b) while c) but
3- We can’t find anywhere to stay. -------------the hotels are full.
a) All b) every c) both
4- We tried two hotels. -------------of them had any rooms. ---------of
them were full.
a) All/ neither b) neither/ both c) all/ both
5- The twins are very different: Paul is shy and reserved ------------ Dennis is
outgoing.
a) Whereas b) although c) or
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6- Ann and I didn’t know the time because------------- of us had a watch.

a) All b) each c) neither
7- Is your friend English or American? ---------------she’s Australian.
a) Both b) neither c) each
8- My aunt Sophie is a doctor -------------Uncle Pete is a dentist.
a) Although b) both c) whereas
9- --------------the car was destroyed; no one was injured in the crash.
a) Although b) whereas c) all
10- It wasn’t a good match. ----------team played well.
a) Both b) neither c) each
11- Zambia is a land- locked country, ------------ Kenya has a coastline.
a) Although b) whereas c) when
12- -------------- she has plenty of money, she is very mean.
a) When b) while c) although

III- Language function

Read the dialogues and choose the most appropriate options to
complete the dialogues:

1. Doctor: Take this medicine for a week and you’ll start to feel better.
Patient: --------------------------------------------------
Doctor: Are you sure? It’s the best on the market.
Patient: Yes, I am. Can you please prescribe another one?
a) What shall I do if unexpected side effects arise?
b) What is the ideal dosage for my weight?
c) No, it’s too early to prescribe another medicine.
d) But I’ve used it before and it didn’t help at all.
e) It looks as if the illness has already been cured.
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2- Jake: How did you like the movie you saw last night?

Karen: I can’t say it was the best I’ve ever seen.

Jake: -----------------------------------------

Karen: Certainly not. Do not waste your time.

a) Did you go alone or with a friend from work?

b) Hadn’t you read the reviews before you went to see it?
c) What do you mean by saying it depends?
d) I knew I could always count on you.
e) Then you wouldn’t recommend it, would you?

3- Father: What? You crashed again?

Son: -----------------------------------------------

Father: I’m sure it wasn’t. This is the third accident you have had this
year.

Son: You’re very angry now, dad. We had better talk about this later on.

a) I do apologize. I promise it won’t happen again.

b) Was the car in good condition?
c) But it wasn’t my fault. You’ve got to believe me.
d) Was it worth the money and time you had wasted?
e) Why do you ask? Don’t you know it’s too late now?

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IV- Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions below:

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A) Answer the questions about the text:

1- If you are with several people, why is it a good idea to make eye
contact with everyone?

Ans.: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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2- What can you do if smiling seems false to you?

Ans.: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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3- How quickly should you improve your body language?

Ans.: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B) Find words or phrases in the text with similar meanings:

a) Pieces of advice ------------------------
b) Making a lot of small movement with your hands. ----------------------
c) Long at someone for a long time. ----------------------

V- Writing
Write 12 sentence essay about:

“The importance of learning languages”

Good Luck
Ms. Noha Ahmed