الواجبات ف خطه ب سابقأ خصوصاً e يتفضل !!

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هدا موضوع نزلته مشاركه ف الايميس( فـ المنتدى ) ,,,

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Express yourself CORRECTLY

- Do you want to stop feeling confused while talking to others !

- Do you want to know which word you should

use and which one you shouldn't while speaking – writing !

- Do you want to speak English correctly .

Do you keep asking yourself time after time:

- What's the difference between "back up" and "backup" ?

- Should I write "everyday" like this or should I write it like this "every day"

And is there really a difference ?
- Is there a difference between "gray" and "grey"

- Don't they both refer to this color !!

For those who want to speak English

and express themselves correctly
Common Errors in English Usage

is the book they should read

it is a book that provides more than 1000 words

- that people usually commit mistakes while using them -

explains their meanings with easy language and many examples

and then states when should we use each one of them.

Here is a website version of this book that makes

reading it and looking for specific words much easier than you can imagine !


http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

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Hope you can benefit from it

××××××× اكتب اسمك)

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Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
The word diet in English has more than o­ne meaning. The most general meaning of the noun is "a person's or a group's usual food choices and habits." In a more specific meaning, diet means “an eating plan with o­nly certain kinds or amounts of food.” For instance, a diet is often a plan to lose weight. And as a verb, diet means "to lose weight." People can "go o­n a diet". In other words, they are subject to a program in the purpose of losing weight – mainly accumulated fat.
The global diet these days wherever you go includes fast food-prepared items from inexpensive restaurants, snack bars, or food courts. Some examples of typical American fast food are burgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken. Some common international fast foods might be Middle Eastern shawarma and falafel, German sausage and schnitzel, Italian pizza and pasta, Mexican tacos and burritos, Japanese sushi and tempura, and Chinese egg rolls and noodles. Why is this kind of food becoming even more universal, or worldwide? First, fast-food restaurants usually prepare and serve the items quickly. Second, many fast-food restaurants are part of fast-food chains (eating places with the same name and company owner). For instance, the biggest and most famous American fast-food chain serves hamburgers in every continent o­n the planet except Antarctica. Its menu items may not be exactly alike in all cultures, but its 25,000 restaurants all have the same look and style. The atmosphere seems comfortable and familiar. Third, the items at fast-food places usually cost less than meals in formal restaurants or special dishes made at home. Finally, most people usually find this type of food delicious, and they ignore its bad influence o­n their health.
1. The best title for this passage could be_____________________.

• • Fast-food Restaurants in the United States
  • Food Preferences around the World.
  • Fast-food Places and Formal Restaurants
  • German Fast Food

• The verb “diet” means _________ weight.
  • to gain
  • to lose
  • to waste
  • to paste

• Examples of Middle Eastern fast food are ___________________.
  • Burgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken.
  • Sausages and schnitzel.
  • Shawarma and falafel.
  • Sushi and tempura.

• Why is fast food becoming more and more popular around the world?

There are different reasons why fast food is becoming more popular around the world; first, fast-food restaurants usually prepare and serve the items quickly, second, many fast-food restaurants are part of fast-food chains (eating places with the same name and company owner), third, third, the items at fast-food places usually cost less than meals in formal restaurants or special dishes made at home, and finally, most people usually find this type of food delicious.

• Are the items served at fast-food restaurants good for your health? Explain.

No, most of such items are not good for our health. They have a large number of calories which might affect health badly. Such kinds of food as hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries do not have vitamins that are necessary to have good health. Some also contain fats which are also quite harmful.

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Choose the correct word(s) to complete the following sentences.

1. Khaled: You've been here for a long time. _______________ about your
family now?
a. Are you thinking
b. Do you think
c. You are thinking
d. You think
Omar: Yes, I am. I miss my parents a lot.
2. Ahmed: Why are you carrying an umbrella?
Samir: Because _____________ heavily outside.
a. it rains
b. it rained
c. it's raining
d. it rain
3. Emad: What _______ are you going to leave?
a. time
b. day
c. month
d. minute

Mahmoud: At 2:00

4. Mother: Are there any flowers in the vase?
Hamed: No, there ______. I'll bring some from the garden.
a. is
b. are
c. aren't
d. isn't

5. The cheese burger that we had yesterday at that restaurant ________ tasty.
a. was
b. were
c. has
d. does


6. Mr. Mansour: When is the staff meeting?
Mr. Mas'oud: It's _____ Thursday.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. above

7. Parents always advise ________ kids to go to bed early.
a. his
b. her
c. your
d. their

8. Omar: Does your father drop you off every day?
Mazen: No, he _________.
a. doesn't
b. does
c. isn't
d. aren't

9. Mr. Yun comes from China. He is _________.
a. Japanese
b. Korean
c. Malaysian
d. Chinese

10. Fou'ad: Are you free on Thursday _____ Friday? We need to go out together.
a. or
b. thus
c. so
d. and
Omar: I'm quite free on Thursday.

11. My brother is very fond of reading short ________.
a. stories
b. story's
c. storys
d. storeys

12. Teacher: ________ do kangaroos eat?
a. Why
b. What
c. When
d. Where
Student: They eat plants.




13. Samir: Are the kids making a lot of noise?
Rashed: Yes, they _________. They're playing soccer in the garden.
a. are
b. do
c. don't
d. have

14. Teacher: _________ book is this? It's been on the desk for a long time.
a. What
b. Who
c. Where
d. Whose
Mazen: It's Omar's.

15. Marwan: How was the English exam?
Alaa': __________ it wasn't difficult at all.
a. I'm thinking
b. I'm not thinking
c. Do I think
d. I think

[sam83]

Match the words with their meanings.

1. stress
a. the opposite of mental
2. age
b. cancer, AIDS, diabetes
3. bilingual
c. drinks
4. couch potato
d. lines on your skin
5. damage
e. always there; lasting long time
6. beverages
f. a person who watches a lot of TV
7. physical
g. the opposite of relaxation
8. diseases
h. get older
9. chronic
i. hurt
10. wrinkles
j. speaking two languages


1. g
2. h
3. j
4. f
5. i
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. e
10. d

[sam83]

Read the following passage, and then answer the questions below:

Nobody wants to be sick. Everybody wants to be healthy, and most people want to have a long life. But a healthy body is not enough. We all want physical and mental health. What can we do to stay well? Most of us know some things to do. It’s a good idea to exercise (for example, in a gym), eat fruit, vegetables, and fish, and drink a lot of water. We also know things not to do; it’s a bad idea to eat much junk food such as chips, ice-cream, candy, donuts and other kinds of food with sugar or fat. It’s a bad idea to be a couch potato – a person who watches a lot of TV and doesn’t exercise. It’s a terrible idea to smoke. But scientists now have new information about other ways to stay healthy. Some of it is surprising.

Several beverages are good for the health, too. Orange juice has vitamin C. Milk has calcium. Black tea and green tea are good for the health. They have antioxidants; these fight diseases such as cancer, and heart disease. Most people know this. But most people don’t know about cocoa – hot chocolate. They enjoy the sweet, chocolaty beverage, but they don’t know about its antioxidants. It has more antioxidants than tea!

To have physical and mental health, we need to eat right, relax, sleep enough, and exercise (both the body and the brain). There is a lot of new information about health. Some of it is surprising. We need to know about it.

• What is the main idea of paragraph o­ne?
  • A healthy body is not enough.
  • It’s a good idea to exercise.
  • It’s not a good idea to watch a lot of TV.
  • How people can keep fit and healthy.

• What is the main idea of paragraph two?
  • Orange juice has vitamin C.
  • Tea has antioxidants.
  • Some kinds of food are good for our health.
  • Some beverages are good for our health.

• Which o­ne of the following is NOT good to enjoy a long healthy life?
  • Exercising.
  • Drinking cocoa.
  • Smoking.
  • Sleeping.

• Which o­ne of the following is good for our health?
  • Eating junk food.
  • Watching a lot of TV.
  • Having drinks with antioxidants.
  • Disease.

• According to the passage, what are some kinds of junk food?

Chips, ice-cream, candy, donuts and other kinds of food with sugar or fat.

• Why are antioxidants good for our health?

Because they fight diseases such as cancer, and heart disease.

• A “couch potato” is someone who watches a lot of TV and doesn’t exercise.

• Why is hot chocolate more important than tea to health?

Because it has more antioxidants than tea.

• All of the following are beverages except ______.
  • green tea
  • orange juice
  • fish
  • hot chocolate

• According to the passage, what are some ways to have good physical and mental health?

In order to have good physical and mental health, we need to eat right, relax, sleep enough, and exercise (both the body and the brain).

[sam83]

Re-write the following paragraph after choosing o­nE appropriate word from those between parentheses to complete each sentence:


Families in almost every country are changing. This is true in rich (basics, children, countries, women) and poor o­nes. It is true in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. All over the world, (aunts, branches, families, relatives) are getting smaller.

In North Africa, in the past, many people lived in (nuclear, average, extended, married) families. Fifty to a hundred people (alternated, lived, argued, played) together in a group of houses. They were all family (grandparents, children, members, weddings) – grandsons, aunts, uncles, cousins, children, and grandchildren. But now, this traditional family is breaking into small groups.

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1. Khaled: Does Sami _______ a DVD player?
a. has
b. has had
c. have
d. having
Muhannad: Yes, he's got a new o­ne; the latest, I suppose.

2. Mother: Is your brother watching television?
Ahmed: No, he _________. He is working o­n his term project.
a. does
b. is
c. doesn't
d. isn't

3. Omar: __________ a health club in the neighborhood?
a. There is
b. There are
c. Is there
d. Are there
Ra'ed: Yes, there is.

4. Ahmed: ______'s the weather like at this time of the year?
a. Where
b. What
c. Who
d. When
Samir: It's warm by day but cold at night.

5. Sa'id: Why was Mona absent yesterday?
Ahmed: I don’t know. I’ll have to ask _________.
a. she
b. him
c. her
d. them

6. Khaled: Where did you put the keys to the store?
Ahmed: They're __________ the kitchen table.
a. in
b. o­n
c. above
d. from





7. Teacher: Are you from Makkah?
Marwan and Omar: Yes, __________.
a. I am
b. are we
c. you are
d. we are

8. Emad: What does your brother prefer to watch o­n television?
Abdullah: He often ________ action movies.
a. watches
b. watch
c. watched
d. watching

9. Mr. James is Welsh. He comes from ____________.
a. Ireland
b. England
c. Wales
d. Poland

10. My friend asked me if I preferred to stay home and watch TV, _____ go for
walk.
a. but
b. and
c. or
d. so

11. ___________ like to eat candies.
a. Child
b. Children
c. Children's
d. Child's

12. Teacher: __________ does Mr. Russell come from?
a. When
b. What
c. Where
d. Why
Marwan: Canada.

13.Ali: You are always in good shape. Do you go to the gym every day?
Hossam: No, I ________________. I regularly exercise at home.
a. am not
b. hasn't
c. don't
d. didn’t
14.Teacher: How do you get to campus every day?
Fahd: O­n __________. The campus is a walking distance from home.
a. foot's
b. foot
c. feet
d. feet's.

15.Mazen: Are you studying now?
Khaled: No, _____________.
a. he isn't
b. you aren't
c. aren't you
d. I'm not

[sam83]

Write questions for the following answers. Use the underlined words to help you choose the correct question word.

• Dave had a bad day yesterday.
• Last weekend, I saw Ahmed in a café.
• Yesterday evening, I had to stay at home because I had a lot of assignments to do.
• Omar came home at 10:00 p.m.
• Khaled read the newspaper an hour ago.

1. Who had a bad day yesterday?
2- Where did you see Ahmad last weekend?
3- Why did you have to stay at home yesterday evening?
4- When did Omar come home?
5- What did Khaled read an hour ago?

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Find the meaning of the underlined words. Read carefully the sentence or phrase that follows them. Choose the best answer.

• My friends like to travel. Last week, they went to Hong Kong. I prefer to stay here in my own city o­n my vacation.
  • study
  • go places
  • exercise

• I was very anxious. This always happens to me. I’m always very worried before an exam.
  • happy
  • busy
  • nervous

• I was in a new city. Everything was strange. Nothing was familiar.
  • from my family
  • something that I knew
  • beautiful

• The math problem was very complicated. I couldn’t do it, and my teacher couldn’t do it, either.
  • easy
  • interesting
  • difficult

• You can’t stay home today! Don’t you realize that we have an important exam?

a. understand
b. want
c. wonder