Professor: Mohamed Boujamaaa Review Of Unit One And Unit Two Website www.englishwithsimo.

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Vocabulary exercises
Exercise One: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the list given below.
Humour | optimism | successful | funny | laughter | self-confident | kidding | generation | pastime | responsibility
1. Aziz Akhannouch is one of the most ________________ businessmen in Morocco.
2. Reading funny stories is my favourite ________________ activity. I really enjoy them.
3. Many people believe that childhood is the best period of our lives because we had no ________________ .
4. I am sure you will get along with him because he has a great sense of ________________ that everyone likes him.
5. Students should always be ________________ and believe in their potential in order to achieve their dreams.
6. Why are you laughing man! I think that the scene is not ________________ at all. You’re exaggerating!!!
7. My father wasn’t serious when he said he hates you. He was just ________________ .
8. The misunderstanding between youth and the elderly is owing to ________________ gap.
9. Being one of the outstanding marketers in Morocco, Simolife always promotes ________________ and hope in his vlogs.
10. When the teacher fell off the chair, students burst into ________________ because the scene was hilarious.
Exercise Two: Put the words between brackets in the correct form.
1. A ________________ (comedy) is someone who can entertain other people by telling them funny jokes.
2. Stephen told us an ________________ (amusement) story on our trip to the mountains.
3. I think that Johnny was ________________ (boredom) because he had watched that film three times.
4. Doctors claim that ________________ (laugh) exercises our muscles the same way sports do.
5. His wife felt a bit ________________ (anxiety) when she heard that they would move to another neighbourhood.
6. You ought to see a psychiatrist if you’ve been ________________ (depression) for a very long time.
7. People who have humour at work do not usually feel work stress and ________________ (tense).
8. A: Did you have ________________ (funny) with your friends when you travelled to Paris? B: Yeah, to the fullest.
9. He confessed that ________________ (lonely) was killing him when his wife had to move to another country for a year.
10. At first, he was ________________ (pessimism) about the outcome, but when he saw the result, his face shone.
Grammar
Exercise One: Choose the correct answer from the options given in front of each sentence.
1. My uncle promised _______ me a new computer when I move to university. ☐ to buy ☐ buying ☐ buy
2. You’d better _______ your wife the whole story to clear the air. ☐ to tell ☐ telling ☐ tell
3. I am fond of _______ Japanese amine. I’ve watched ten series so far. ☐ to watch ☐ watching ☐ watch
4. My friend is looking forward to _______ his visa to England next month. ☐ to get ☐ getting ☐ get
5. I don’t mind _______ in a five-star hotel. I just don’t have enough cash now. ☐ to book ☐ booking ☐ book
6. He _______ made a horrible mistake because they expelled him. ☐ should have ☐ must have ☐ could have
7. My grandpa _______ play football very well in his twenties ☐ could have ☐ can ☐ could
8. You _______ prepared all that food because only two of them came. ☐ should have ☐ may have ☐ needn’t have
9. I haven’t made up my mind yet, but I _______ go to seminar later. ☐ should ☐ needn’t ☐ may
10. I _______ call you yesterday because I didn’t have internet access. ☐ must ☐ could ☐ had to
11. You _______ buy tickets because my father already got them. ☐ need to ☐ should ☐ needn’t
12. This_______ be the reason why she didn’t come, but we’re not sure. ☐ must ☐ might ☐ had to
13. Would you like_______ to the movies with me tonight? ☐ to come ☐coming ☐ come

Language Functions
Exercise One: Match the following statements with their functions.
1. I am afraid, I didn’t get your point when you mentioned absenteeism. A. Expressing regret
2. Do you believe that students prefer online lessons over classroom lessons? B. Expressing opinion
3. Would you be more explicit regarding the new regulation? C. Agreeing
4. From my standpoint, using humour at works boosts productivity and creativity. D. Expressing lack of understanding
5. You shouldn’t have left your car in that neighbourhood! It wouldn’t have been stolen. E. Disagreeing
6. I share the same view on that education issue. We need a radical change. F. Asking for opinion
7. I am afraid, I don’t see it that way. G. Asking for clarification
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________
Exercise Two: Unscramble the following dialogue and rehearse it with your partner.
Student: Yeah, what I am trying to say is that students nowadays prefer taking online courses than going to school. Besides, phones, for
example, are the best tool to have access to unlimited stock of information.
Student: I am not quite following you. Would you be more explicit?
Student: Ah, I got you. Well, personally speaking it does because students nowadays rely more on technology to learn.
Journalist: I mean does technology helps students do well in their studies.
Journalist: Do you believe that technology facilitates learning?
Journalist: Can you elaborate more on that?
Journalist: You're right.
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