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I. GRAMMAR
PASSIVE VOICE
 MODAL VERBS
Generally speaking modals have the following form:
Present: modal verb + bare infinitive ( inifinitive without to)
Past: modal verb + have + Past participle
Example:
Present: You should see a doctor.
Past:You should have seen a doctor

EXCEPT for modals that express obligation, ability and lack of necessity:
Obligation: Present = I must / have to work hard. -- Past = I had to work hard
Ability: Present = I can run fast. -- Past = I could run fast when I was young.
Lack of necessity: Present = You don't have to / needn't take your umbrella.
Past = You didn't have to / didn't need to take your umbrella.
 Modal Verb Expressing Example

Strong obligation You must stop when the traffic lights turn red.
Must/ have to

He must be very tired. He's been working all day

logical conclusion / Certainty
Must long.

must not prohibition You must not smoke in the hospital.

ability I can swim.

can permission Can I use your phone please?

possibility Smoking can cause cancer.

ability in the past When I was younger I could run fast.

could polite permission Excuse me, could I just say something?

possibility It could rain tomorrow!

permission May I use your phone please?

may
possibility, probability It may rain tomorrow!

polite permission Might I suggest an idea?

might
possibility, probability I might go on holiday to Australia next year.

Needn’t lack of necessity/absence of I need not buy tomatoes. There are plenty of
don’t have to obligation tomatoes in the fridge.

Impossibility/inability Amine is an excellent student. Ha can’t fail that

Can’t exam/ I can’t speak Chinese
I should / ought to see a doctor. I have a terrible
Advice
headache.
should/ought
to advice You should / ought to revise your lessons

We should have a medical checkup at least once

Advice
a year

had better advice You 'd better revise your lessons

Shall Suggestion Shall we go to the cinema ?

Will/can Request Will you do me a favor?

would/could Polite request Could/ would you do me a favor?
 LINKING WORDS
ADDITION ex. Career women work outside. They do the housework at home.
o Career women work outside and do the housework at home
o ______________________ . They also do the housework at home
o ______________________. In addition, they do the housework at home.
o ______________________. Moreover, they do the housework at home.
o ______________________. Furthermore, they do the housework at home.
o ______________________. Besides, they do the housework at home.
o Career women both work outside and do the housework at home.
o Career women not only work outside but (also) do the housework at home (as well).
o Not only do career women work outside but also do the housework at home.

PURPOSE ex. Alex works very hard. Alex wants to succeed.

o Alex works hard in order to succeed
o Alex works hard so as to succeed.
o Alex works hard to succeed. (to/ in order to/so as to+ infinitive)
o Alex works very hard so that he can succeed. (so that+ s+ can/could+ infinitive)

 CONCESSION: ex. I was very exhausted. I couldn’t sleep.

o I was very exhausted, but I couldn’t sleep.
o _______________ . However, _______________ .
o _______________. Yet, _______________ .
o _______________. Nevertheless, _______________ .
o Though I was very exhausted, I couldn’t sleep.
o Although I was very exhausted, I couldn’t sleep.
o Even though _____________ , ____________ .
o In spite of being exhausted , I couldn’t sleep. (verb+ing or noun)
o Despite my exhaustion I couldn’t sleep. (verb+ing or noun)
o In spite of/ despite the fact that I was very exhausted, I couldn’t sleep.
(In spite of/ despite+the fact that +s+verb)

CAUSE ex. People are killed in accidents. Drivers don’t respect the road code.
o People are killed in accidents because drivers don’t respect the road code.
o _______________________ since_________________
o _______________________ as ___________________
o Because drivers don’t respect the road code, people are killed in accidents.
o As drivers don’t respect the road code, people are killed in accidents.
o Since drivers don’t respect the road code, people are killed in accidents.
o Because of the drivers’ disrespect of the road code, people are killed in accidents. (because of+ noun)
o Due to___________________________________, _______________________ (due to + noun)
o People are killed in accidents because of the drivers’ disrespect of the road code.
o ________________________ due to________________________________
o Because of/ due to the fact that drivers don’t respect the road code, people are killed in accidents.
(Because of/ due to + the fact that +s+verb)
o Thanks to hard work, many students succeed. (thanks to  positive)
o Jamila is pregnant. She can’t assume her household duties.
o Jamila can’t assume her household duties because of/ due to being pregnant/ her pregnancy/ the
fact that she is pregnant (due to/ because of + gerund/ noun/ the fact that +s+v)
o Jamila couldn’t assume her household duties because since/ as she is pregnant
Effect/ consequence/ result ex. It rained. We postponed the match.
o It rained. So, we postponed the match.
o _______. Therefore, _____________________.
o _______. Consequently, __________________.
o _______. As a result, ____________________ .
o _______ .As a consequence, _______________.
o _______. That was why, __________________ .
Comparison ex. John is hardworking. Sarah is hard-working too.
o Both John and Sarah are hard-working.
o John is hard-working in the same way Sarah is.
o John is hard-working. Similarly, Sarah is.
Contrast ex. Cities are noisy and stressful . The countryside is calm and relaxing.
o While cities are noisy and stressful , the countryside is calm and relaxing.
o Cities are noisy and stressful whereas the countryside is calm and relaxing.
o Cities are noisy and stressful . In contrast, the countryside is calm and relaxing.
o _______________________. However, ________________________________
o _______________________. Yet, ____________________________________
o ______________________ . On the contrary, the countryside is calm and relaxing.
o On the one hand, cities are noisy and stressful . On the other hand, the countryside is calm and
relaxing.
o Unlike cities, the countryside is calm and relaxing.
o Contrary to cities, the countryside is calm and relaxing.
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Sequence/ time order
First, ………..Second,………..Third,……………..Finally
Or To begin with, ……... Then,……………… Next,………… After that, …….. Finally, ………….

Giving examples
For example, ……………….For instance, …………….To illustrate,…………

Summarizing
In short, ………………..In brief,…………..To summarize, ………….. To conclude,…………..
In conclusion, ……………. All in all, ………………

VOCABULARY

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

1. A prefix is a letter or a group of letters that we add at the beginning of a word or root to change its meaning and
form a new word. For example, the word unsatisfied consists of the prefix « un » which means » not »
combined with the root word « satisfied » to give us the meaning of not satisfied.
Prefix Meaning Example
Dis- -not/opposite of -disappear
pre- -before in time -prehistoric
un- -not -unhappy
con-tra -opposite -contradict
anti- -against -antibiotic
re- -again -reelect
post- -after in time -postwar
out- -more than -outnumber/outstanding
co- -together -co-manage/cooperate
mis- -wrongly/ badly -misuse/misunderstand
inter- -between nations -international
extra- -out of -extraordinary
intra- -within -intranet
under- -too little, not enough -underpaid
over- -more then/ too much -overdose
super- -Big/great -supermarket
hyper- -huge -hyper blood-pressure
ex- -former -ex-husband/ex-president
bi- -two/twice -bi-lingual
auto- -by oneself -autobiography
multi- -many -multi-media
semi- -half -semi-finals
sub- -under -submarine
pro- -in favour of/ advantage - proactive
en - em -make/cause to be -Enrich/enlarge / empower
A suffix is a letter or group of letters that we add to the end of a word or root. For example, the word homeless consists
of the root « home » and the suffix « less » which means without, thus the wor. .d homeless means without a home.

I. NOUN SUFFIXES & ADEVRB SUFFIX

…tion/ation ……ment …..ity …..hood …….t ….ion

Suggestion Development Creativity childhood Gift Decision
Information Criterion
….ism …..ance ……ence ……ship ….cy …ture ….ics
Feminism Tolerance Conference Citizenship Illiteracy Signature Politics
Charactersitics
….ry ly(adv suffi
Industry quickly
Recovery

II. ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES

…..ical ……al ….able ….ful ……ic ……..y ….ed …ous …ish …less
Logical National Capable powerful historic Cloudy addicted courageous selfish poweless
…..ive …ible
Creative Possible

COLLOCATIONS
COMMUNICATION
WRITINGS
Writing examples for national exam
 Writing topics in the national exam are templates / examples that are meant to help students in their writing
task during the national exam. it includes :

1. Writing a report.
2. Film review.
3. Personal (informal) email.
4. Official (formal) email.
5. Articles
6. Story
7. Biography
8. Paragraph
9. An avertissement/ an add
10. A blog
Report
Normally the topic is as follows: Write a report about………..
Last……….(write the date)……… I attended / there was a……..(name the activity)…….. It took place in
………(country, city, place)………... The ….(event)…. was about ……………….. Several people attended it,
approximately ……(number of the attendants)……….. were present. The activity continued for ……………..
(say for example: 4 hours, half a day, 2 days, 1 week etc.) ………………………... There were different
activities during the event, such as …………………(say what happened throughout the
event)……………………...
Finally I …………………. (give your opinion/evaluation of the event)…………………because it was time
for me to (give some reasons to justify your evaluation)
 Past StoryTelling
One day I woke up late for school/work….
One day I forgot to do my English homework…
One day I took a walk at Boulevard Lake…
One day I took a very difficult English test…
One day I met the most beatiful/handsome man/woman…
One day I fought with my best friend over….
One day I saw my English teacher with a beautiful/handsome woman/man…
One day I saw a building on fire and a woman was…
One day I went to a dance club with my friends and I…
One day I ate too much and I…
One day I bought a beautiful new…

film review: Normally the topic is as follows: Write a review of a film or a book that you have seen or read
…………….(Title of the film)……………… is one of the films that attracted my attention. It was produced
by………….. (name of producer)………………. in (date of production)…………... It is a …………(genre e.g. an
action / detective / story / drama / humour / thriller / sci-fi / comedy / adventure / western etc.)………………… film.
The castings are the famous ……….(names of actors)……………………….

During (1h30 / 2 hours / 45 minutes etc.) …………….(Name of the film)…………………… evolves

around ………………. (give a brief summary of the film)……………………..

To sum it up, I really ………………….(you opinion/evaluation)………… because it (justify your opinion)……………..

 PRACTICE
A. PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE
1. Morocco (produce) ..............................................40% of its energy needs via solar energy by the year
2026.
2. The tramway (to leave / already) ..................................................when we arrived at the station yesterday.
3. It’s cloudy and windy, it ........................................................( to rain) soon.
4. Experts predict that the world population ( to double ) …………………….by the year 2060.
5. Experiments on animals should (to forbid) ………………….
6. A new nationwide poll shows that in a few years’ time, women (achieve) …………………….………….
equal rights as men
7. Before Halima got home, her husband (already / to prepare) ………………………. lunch.
8. After my cousin, Omar, ………………...........… (to study) nuclear Physics for six years, he got his
diploma in 2006. He’s been looking for a decent job but in vain. By the end of next June,
he………………........……… (to be) jobless for about three years. Now, he regrets studying nuclear Physics
and wishes he……………………………… (to study) something else.
9. I think that by the end of 2030, scientists (find) …………………………. an effective cure for all sorts of
cancers.
10. By the year 2028, a new generation of online games (replace)....................................the actual three
dimensional ones.
11. Our neighbours( to live) ...............................................in Fez before they moved to Ouarzazate.
12. “Soon after I …...................... (to drop) out of school, I began...............… (to work) for a non -
governmental organisation. But in a month’s time, my contract….................... ( to expire) .” said a young
girl.
13. When Fatima joined the literacy class in her neighbourhood, she wasn’t altogether illiterate. She (to
receive / already) ………………some basic education.
14. Women are improving remarkably in all domains. By the next decade, they (to achieve)
…………….......................... more progress.
15. If we trained very well, we (to win) ……………..…………… the match.
16. By next month, I (to complete)…………………………….. reading my second novel.
17. He (to visit) …………………………..… Fez, before he came here in 2003.
Rewrite the sentences with the words given

1. Catherine’s school results are low ,still she spends hours chatting
Although …………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “we walked 8 km before we arrived to the station”
Tom said that ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. “always cook with butter never use margarine"
her mother warned her…………………………………………………………………………………..
4. It was raining, Ann went out without an umbrella.
In spite of……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. John doesn't read much , as a result his writing is unsatisfactory
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. “What else did you see ?”
I asked the boy…………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. “Don’t walk on the grass. It isn’t safe”
He warned us because………………………………………………………………………………..
12.There is a lot of pollution because there are factories
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. “What shall I do with my heavy bag?
The boy asked his mother …………………………………………………………………………….
15. The team played well; however, they lost the match
Despite ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
18. “I wish I had something to eat yesterday”
Peter said ................................................................................................................................................
19. "we met them last year"
she informed her mother that…………………………………………………………………………
2. You should keep medicines out of the reach of children
Medicines …………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You must sign the visa application
The visa application………………………………………………………………………
4. You can fill it in Arabic, too.
It………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We could inform you about your visa application either by e-mail or phone
You……………………………………………………………………………………….
 REFERENCES
1) www.mytechernabil.com.
2) www.karim-teacher.webs.com.
3) Fundamentals of writing by Prof. Moamed Elmohajir.
4) Previous national exams.
5) Varied online resources.