Lesson 14: -Two cities in the world - Comparatives of equality . You are going to learn1- The comparative of equality2- Two cities in the world3- Exercise4- Remember5- Solutions
The comparative of equality We form the comparative of equality with : As + adjective + as eg : He is as fat as his mother . This painting is as valuable as that one. A lion is as dangerous as a tiger . Two cities in the world
Sarah : What’ s Pekin like ?Chang : Well , it is a very big city .Betsy : I think it is as big as New York City .Chang : And as crowded and noisy .Sarah : What about its population ?Chang : It has a population of 17million inhabitants . I suppose it is as populated as New York .Sarah : Is it polluted ?Chang : Yes , it is as polluted as, euh.......Mexico City. ExercisesExercise 01 Read the conversation and complete these sentences with the adjectives that describe Pekin . اﻗﺮ اﻟﺤﻮار و أآﻤﻞ اﻟﺠﻤﻞ اﻵﺗﻴﺔ eg : Pekin is a big city 1- It is ...............................… .. 2- It is ................................…. . 3- It is ...........................…….. . 4- It is ................................….. .
Exercise 02 What cities is Pekin compared to ? ﻣﺎ هﻲ اﻟﻤﺪن اﻟﺘﻲ ﻗﻮرﻧﺖ ﺑﺒﻜﻴﻦ………………………………………………………………..........................................………....................................Exercise 03 Find the words in the conversation that correspondto these definitions أﺟﺪ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻨﺎﺳﺐ هﺬﻩ اﻟﺘﻌﺎرف؟ 1- Having large numbers of people………………… 1- Full of noise……………………………… 2- Made dirty ......................................Exercise 04 Look at this example , then write similar sentences. ﺛﻢ اآﺘﺐ ﺟﻤﻼ ﻣﻤﺎﺛﻠﺔ ﻟﻪ، ﻻﺣﻆ هﺬا اﻟﻤﺜﺎل eg : Amine is 23 years old .Chang is 23 years olld . Amine is as old as Chang. 1- A Ferrari is fast . A Porche is fast ………………………………………. 2- A sofa is comfortable . An armchair is comfortable. ………………………………………………………………
3 - Djamel Debbouze is funny . Gad El Maleh is funny ………………………………………………………….. 4 - Sydney is modern. Hong Kong is modern ……………………………………………………Exercise 05 Complete these sentences with the right words. as dangerous as / as fast as / as useful as / as cold as / as deep asأآﻤﻞ اﻟﺠﻤﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ 1- A dictionary is ......................... an encyclopedia . 2- This well is ................................. the river. 3 - Fires are .................................... floods. 4 - An ostrich is ........................…... an emu . 5 - Norway is .................................. Sweden.Exercise 06 Look at this example, then write correct sentences: اآﺘﺐ ﺟﻤﻼ آﺎﻟﻤﺜﺎل eg : My brother / my father / tall My brother is as tall as my father. 1- Spanish / French / easy. 2 - The film / the novel / interesting . 3 - Japan / Germany / wealthy. 4 - A hippopotamus / a rhinoceros / heavy.
5 - Mountain climbing / diving / exciting .Exercise 07 Reorder these words to write correct sentences .رﺗﺐ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت ﻟﺘﻜﺘﺐ ﺟﻤﻼ ﺻﺤﻴﺤﺔ 1- as / a coat / a jacket / is warm / as / . / 2 - a motorbike / is / expensive / a car / as / as / ? / 3 -The Olympic Games /as / the World Championships / important / are / as / . /Exercise 08 Write 4 sentences comparing Algiers to other cities using: beautiful - polluted - crowded - large ﺟﻤﻞ ﺗﻘﺎرن ﻓﻴﻬﺎ اﻟﺠﺰاﺋﺮ اﻟﻌﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﺑﻤﺪن أﺧﺮى4 اآﺘﺐ 1- Algiers is ................................ 2- Algiers is ............................. 3 - Algiers is .............................. 4 - Algiers is............................
REMEMBERThe comparative of equality with : as + adjective + as . eg : Pekin is as populated as New York Greece is as beautiful as Spain .
SolutionExercise 01 1- Pekin is a crowded city 2-..............a noisy city . 3-..............a populated city . 4- ..............a polluted cityExercise 02 Pekin is compared to New York and Mexico CityExercise 03 1- populated 2- noisy 3- pollutedExercise 04 1- A Ferrari is as fast as a Porche 2- A sofa is as comfortable as an armchair 3- Djamel Debbouze is as funny as Gad El Maleh 4- Sidney is as modern as Honk KongExercise 05
1- as useful as 2-as deeps as 3- as dangerous as 4- as fast as 5- as cold asExercise 06 1- Spanish is as easy as French . 2- The film is as interesting as the novel. 3- Japan is as weathy as Germany. 4- A hippopotamus is as heavy as a rhinoceros. 5- Mountain climbing is as exciting as divingExercise 07 1- A coat is as warm as a jacket. 1- Is a motorbike as expensive as a car ? 2- The Olympic Games are as important as the World Championships .Exercise 08 1- Algiers is as beautiful as Rio De Janeiro 2- Algiers is as polluted as Mexico City 3- Algiers is as crowded as Shanghai 4- Algiers is as large as San-Francisco .
LESSON 15: - A visit at Ryad el Feth - The comparatives of superiority You are going to learn1- The comparatives of superiority2- A visit at Ryad el Feth3- Exercises4- Remember5- Solutions
The comparatives of superiority We use the comparative form of adjectives when wecompare 2 persons, 2 things or 2 animals .The Adjectives can be classified into 3 categories :1-Short adjectivesThey are adjectives : - with one syllable : eg : bright , new - with two syllables , ending with er , y or ly eg : pretty , holy , cleverWe form the comparative of a short adjective withadjective ( + er) than eg : small smaller than Tunisia is smaller than Algeria .2-Long adjectivesThey are adjectives with three or more syllables , theyform their comparatives with : more + adjective + thaneg : important more important thanHealth is more important than wealth.3-Irregular adjectives : good , bad and far
good better thanbadfar worse than eg : farther than 17 is better than 12 20 20A visit at Ryad el FethAmine : This is Ryad El Feth , a shopping center , and this tower is Maqam El Chahid . Let’s come in .Chang : That’s a big shopping center and there are so many things to see .Mary : Oh , look at the lovely jewels . How much is that ring with a blue stone ?Amine : 14,000 Da ! It’s very expensive !Sarah : Yes , and that ring with a red stone is more expensive .Amine : Any article here is more expensive than the same one downtown .Pierre : Oh ! look at these Nike shoes !Amine : I think the Adidas shoes are better than the Nike ones .
Pierre : But the Nike shoes are lighter than the Adidas ones .Chang : And they are cheaper , too . ExercisesExercise 01Read the conversation and say if these sentencesare True or False اﻗﺮأ اﻟﺤﻮار و اآﺘﺐ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ أو ﺧﻄﺄ 1- Ryad El Feth is a tower . 2- Mary is interested in jewels . 3- Articles at Ryad El Feth are not expensive . 4- Amine likes the Adidas shoes . 5- The Adidas shoes are lighter than the Nike ones . 6- The Nike shoes are cheaper than the Adidas ones .Exercise 02Match the questions in A with their answers in B B ﻣﻊA ارﺑﻂ AB1- What is Ryad El Feth ? a - The price of a ring2- What does Mary want to know ? b- No , they aren’t .3- Why does Pierre prefer the Nike c- A shopping center . shoes ?
d- They are lighter .4- Are the Nike shoes more expensive than the Adidas ones ?Exercise 03Now make sentences using is or are . are أوis اآﺘﺐ اﻟﺠﻤﻞ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﻼ1- The Nike shoes a- cheaper than the one with a red stone .2- The ring with a red b- better than the Nike stone ones .3- The Addidas shoes is c- more expensive than those downtown .4- The ring with a blue stone are d- lighter than the Adidas ones.5- The articles at Ryad El e- more expensive than Feth the one with a blue stone Exercise 04Complete these sentences , using the comparativeform of the adjectives in brackets . أآﻤﻞ هﺬﻩ اﻟﺠﻤﻞ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﻼ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت ﺑﻴﻦ ﻗﻮﺳﻴﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻴﻐﺔ اﻟﻤﻘﺎرﻧﺔ 1- English is …………………Chinese . (easy ) 2- Algiers is …………………..Constantine . (large )
3- Tom Cruise is ……………. .Tom Hanks . ( good ) 4- Laghouat is ………………… from Algiers ( far ) 5- Shanghai is …………………Paris . (populated ) Exercise 05Complete these sentences with the right comparatives exciting – cheap - bad – early - valuable أآﻤﻞ اﻟﺠﻤﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻴﻐﺔ اﻟﻤﻘﺎرﻧﺔ1- The food in this restaurant is …………...school food . 2- I think travelling by boat is ………travelling by plane . 3- My sister always gets up ………………..me . 4- Diamonds are ………………………gold . 5- A motorbike is …………a car .Exercise 06Answer these questions أﺟﺐ ﻋﻦ هﺬﻩ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ1- Which is heavier , a chair or a table ?…………………………………………….2- Which is more interesting , a novel or a film ?………………………………………………3- Which is hotter , June or August ?………………………………………………4- Which is more famous , Khaled or Mami ?………………………………………………
5- Which is bigger , a school or a stadium ?………………………………………………Exercise 07Look at this table then write as many sentences as you can اﻧﻈﺮ ﻟﻬﺬﻩ اﻟﺠﺪول واآﺘﺐ ﻣﺎ اﺳﺘﻄﻌﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻤﻞMountains: 2,308 m high The Djurdjura 1,833 m The Babors 19 Million populatedCities: 16 Million New York Pekin $ 8,000 expensive $ 12,000 cheapCars: Clio Xsara1-…………………………………………………………….2-……………………………………………………………..3-……………………………………………………………….4-………………………………………………………………..5-………………………………………………………………..6-……………………………………………………………….. Exercise 08 Compare a Mercedès and a Matiz.Use these adjectives :
Large , comfortable , fast , beautiful , expensive ,cheap . : اآﺘﺐ ﺟﻤﻼ ﻣﻘﺎرﻧﺎ اﻟﺴﻴﺎرﺗﻴﻦ اﺳﺘﻌﻤﻞ هﺬﻩ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت 1- A Mercedes is ……………………………………… 2- ………………………………………………………. 3- ………………………………………………………… 4- ……………………………………………………….. 5- ………………………………………………………….. 6- ………………………………………………………….REMEMBERComparatives of superiority bigger than.1- Short adjectives eg : big2- Long adjectives more beautiful than. eg : beautiful3- Irregular adjectives better than. eg : good
bad worse than.far farther than.
SolutionExercise 01 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-T 5-F 6-TExercise 02 1-c 2-a 3- d 4-bExercise 03 1- The Nike shoes are (d) 2- The ring with a red stone is (e) 3- The Addidas shoes are (b) 4- The ring with a blue stone is (a) 5- The articles at Ryad El Feth are (c)Exercise 04 1- easier than 2- larger than 3- better than 4- farther than 5- more populated than
Exercise 05 1- worse than 2- more exciting than 3- earlier than 4- more valuable than 5- cheaper thanExercise 06 1- A table is heavier than a chair . 2- A film is more interesting than a novel 3- August is hotter than June 4- Khaled is more famous than Mami 5- A stadium is bigger than a school.Exercise 07 1- The Djurdjura is higher than the Babors 2- New York is more populated than Pekin 3- A Clio is cheaper than a Xsara 4- A Xsara is more expensive than a ClioExercise 08 A Mercedes is larger than a Matiz It is more comfortable and faster than a Matiz A Matiz is cheaper than a Mercedés A Mercedes is more beautiful and more expensive than a Matiz .
LESSON 16 : - Do you know ? - Superlatives You are going to learn1- The superlative2- Do you know?3- Exercises4- Remember5- Solutions
The superlativeWe use the superlative of an adjective when we comparemore than 2 persons, 2 things or 2 animals .1- The superlative of a short adjective is formed with:the + adjective + (e) steg : high the highest nice the nicest2- The superlative of a long adjective is formed with :the + most + adjectiveeg : important the most important interesting the most interesting3-The irregular adjectives form their superlatives in this way :good the bestbad the worstfar the farthestDo you know ?
It’s a rainy day . The settlers are in a tent, playing thegame : « Do you know ? »Chang : What is the highest mountain in the world ?Sarah : That’s easy ; Mount Everest in the Himalayas .Pierre : What’s the biggest ocean ?Mary : I think it is the Pacific .It is the biggest and the deepest ocean .Now , it’s my turn . What is the most populated country ?Amine : It’s China ,and what’s the most beautiful building in the world ?Betsy : I think the Taj Mahal in India is the most beautiful building .Amine : You’re right , and who is the best football player ?Pierre : Zineddine Zidane , of course . ExercisesExercise 01 Read the dialogue and write True or False . اﻗﺮأ اﻟﺤﻮار ﺛﻢ ﺿﻊ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ أو ﺧﻄﺄ 1-The Pacific is an ocean ……………………………. 2- Mount Everest is not a mountain …………………. 3- China has a very big population…………………….
4- We can see the Taj Mahal in China …………………5- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in…..………. the world …………………………………………..…...Exercise 02a) - Read the conversation and match A with B . B ﻣﻊA ارﺑﻂ A B1- The pacific a- The most beautiful building2- Mount Everest b- The most populated country3- The Taj Mahal c- The highest mountain .4- Zineddine Zidane d- The best fooftball player .5- China e- The biggest ocean .b) - Now , write full sentences اآﺘﺐ أﻻن ﺟﻤﻼ ﻣﻔﻴﺪة1- ………………………………………………………………2- ………………………………………………………………3- ………………………………………………………………4- ………………………………………………………………5- ………………………………………………………………
Exercise 03 B ﻣﻊA ارﺑﻂ B Match A with B : A a –The hottest mont in the year London b- The fastest athleteMount Everest c – The most important city in Great BritainHicham El Guerroudj d -The best athlete in the Olympic GamesAugust e-The highest mountain in the worldShawn Crawford
Exercise 04Choose the best answer أﺧﺘﺮ أﺣﺴﻦ ﺟﻮاب1- Pluto is ( the coldest / the most cold /) planet .2- The Petronas towers in Malaysia are ( the most tall /the tallest ) building .3- The U.S.A is (the powerful /the most powerful) country.4- Tom Cruise is ( the best /the most good ) actor .5- Bordj Badji Mokhtar is ( the most far / the farthest ) place in the South .Exercise 05 Complete these sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets : أآﻤﻞ اﻟﺠﻤﻞ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﻼ ﺻﻴﻐﺔ اﻟﺘﻔﻀﻴﻞ 1- Algiers is …………….city in this country . ( large ) 2- Rice is ……………… food in Asia . ( important ) 3- The Nile is ……………river in the world . ( long ) 4- Australia has…….beaches in the world . ( beautiful )6- Football is …………….sport . (popular )
Exercise 06Answer these questions about Algeria :اﺟﺐ ﻋﻦ هﺬﻩ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺨﺺ اﻟﺠﺰاﺋﺮ 1- What is the longest river ? ……………………………………………. 2- What is the most popular sport ? ……………………………………………… 3- What is the highest mountain ? ………………………………………………. 4- What is the most interesting place to visit ? ………………………………………………… 5- Who is the best singer or actor ? …………….………………………………….Exercise 07Reorder these words to write correct sentences : رﺗﺐ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺘﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻤﻼ ﻣﻔﻴﺪة 1- Sahara/ world /the / desert / biggest /in /the / is / the 2- silver /valuable /more / is / gold / than . 3- brother / my / younger / is / than / sister /my. 4- Algerian / like / food /I / than / food / Chinese / better..
REMEMBER1- The superlative of short adjectives. the + adjective + est eg : Yasmine is the youngest child in her family .2- The superlative of long adjectives . the +most + adjective eg : football is the most popular sport all over the world3- The superlative of irregular adjectives . eg : -This is the best film I have ever seen . - Amina is the worst pupil in her classroom . - Pluto is the farthest planet .
SolutionExercise 01 1-T 2-T 3-F 4-TExercise 02a) 1-e 2-c 3-a 4-d 5-b b) 1- The Pacific is the biggest Ocean 2- Mount Everest is the highest mountain 3- The Taj Mahal is the most beautiful building 4- Zineddine Zidane is the best football player 5- China is the most populated countryExercise 03 1-c 2-e 3-d 4-a 5-bExercise 04. 1- The coldest 2- The tallest 3- The most powerful 4- The best 5- The farthest
Exercise 05 1- The largest 2- The most important 3- The largest 4- The most beautiful 5- The most popularExercise 06 1- The Chlef is the longest river 2- Football is the most popular sport 3- The Hoggar is the highest mountain 4-The Casbah in Algiers , the Roman Ruins in Tipaza , the Sahara...... 1- Guerrouabi is the best singer. Sid Ahmed Agoumi is the best actor.Exercise 07 1- The Sahara is the biggest desert in the World. 2- Gold is more valuable than silver. 3- My brother is younger than my sister 4- I like Algerian food better than Chinese food .
Lesson 17: -A postcard - Simple past “ to be “ You are going to learn1- The simple past tense ( with the verb to be)2- Exercises3- Remember4- Solutions
The simple past tense ( with the verb to be )1-We use the simple past tense for an action whichhappened in the past (yesterday,last week, last year ....) eg : He was at school yesterday2- The simple past tense of the verb to be is : was or were - we use was with the pronouns : I , he , she , it - we use were with the pronouns : we , you , they eg : - It was hot yesterday - They were in London last week3- There is no auxiliary ( did / didn't ) in the interrogativeand negative with the verb to be eg : - Was she at work yesterday ? - No , she was not . Affirmative Négative InterrogativeI was I was not Was I ?He was He was not Was he ?She was She was not Was she ?It was It was not Was it ?We were We were not Were we ?You were You were not Were you ?They were They were not Were they
Dear parents,Some news from Algeria where it isnice to live .Yesterday, we were at Ryad El Feth ,a commercial center up Algiers . Itwas built by the Canadians .I was withAmine , Betsy and Chang .The shopswere not open but the center wascrowded because there was a concerton the spot ,it was Andalousian songs Mr Mrs Durandand music .We were there from 9 p.m 4,Victor Hugo Avenueto 12 p.m. The weather was warm and Paris 13°there were plenty of stars in the sky. FranceThat was fantastic ! Mary was not withus, what a pity ! Love Pierre Exercises
Exercise 01Read the text and answer the questions. اﻗﺮا اﻟﻨﺺ و اﺟﺐ ﻋﻦ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ1- Who is writing a postcard ? ...........................……………………………………1- Where was he yesterday ? ………………………………………………………2- Were Betsy and Sarah with him ? ………………………………………………………3- Was there a film at Ryad El Feth ? ………………………………………………………4- How long were they at Ryad El Feth ? ……………………………………………………….5- What was the weather like ? ………………………………………………………6- What about the sky ? ………………………………....……………………Exercise 02 Read the text and write True or False ﺿﻊ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ أو ﺧﻄﺎ1- Pierre was in Tipaza yesterday …………….2- Amine , Betsy and Chang were with him . ……………3- There was a Rai concert at Ryad El Feth . ……………4- There were not many people there . ……………..5- It was cold and raining . ……………..
Exercise 03 Look at this example then do the same . : اآﺘﺐ ﺟﻤﻼ آﺎﻟﻤﺜﺎل eg : Yesterday Pierre was in Algiers . - Was he in Tipaza ? - No , he was not .1- Last week , Amine and Sarah were at the cinema . ……………………………… at the theatre ? - No, …………………………………………2- Last year , Chang was in China ………………………….........................in Paris? - No , …………………………………………..3- Last month, Betsy was at her parents ‘ . …………………........................... at her friends ? - No , ……………………………………………4- Last Tuesday , we were at school . ………………………………………on holiday ? - No , .. ……………………………………………Exercise 04Put in: when / where / why / who where necessary . when/ where/ why / who اﻣﻸ اﻟﻔﺮاغ ﺑـ 1- .........….......were you last week ? - I was at home 2- ........……...Omar at the doctor's yesterday ? - Because he was sick 3- ...…......... were the settlers at R.E.F ? - Yesterday 4- .....…........was the concert ? - Yesterday
Exercise 05Write questions on the underlined words اآﺘﺐ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ اﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ ﺣﻮل اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت اﻟﻜﺴﻄﺮ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ 1- ………………………………………..? I was in Paris last year . 2- ………………………………………….? My parents were happy yesterday . 3- …………………………………………? Assia was sad because she went back the day before yesterday . 4- ………………………………………….? You were at home last week . 5- ………………………………………….? Amine was nice with the settlers .Exercise 06Put in : was or were اﻣﻸ اﻟﻔﺮاغ ﺑـ Yesterday , I ..……...at my friend's house fordinner . His sister Amel and his brother Kamel .…...inbed .It ...……...8.30 . His father ..……....in the livingroom .There……..a documentary on T.V, and hismother ..….....in the kitchen , The radio ……......on.We …......with her because there ….......a concert onlive .of EltonJohn, It………. cool !!!!
REMEMBERSimple past tense of the verb to beAffirmative : I , he , she , it , was We , you , they , wereNegative : I , he , she , it , was not We , you , the , were notInterrogative : Was I , he , she , it.......…… ……..? Were we , you , they ..… ……..…?
SolutionExercise 01 1- Pierre is 2- He was at Makam El Chahid 3- Yes, they were 4- No, there was a concert 5-They were there from 9 p.m to 12.pm 6- It was warm 7- The sky was plenty of starsExercise 02 1- FALSE 2- TRUE 3- FALSE 4- FALSE 5-FALSEExercise 03 1- Were they at the theatre ? - No, they were not 2- Was he in Paris last year ? - No, he was not 3- Was she at her friend's last month ? - No, she was not 4- Were we on holidays ? - No , we were not
Exercise 04 1- Where 2- Why 3-When 4- When 5-WhoExercise 05 1- When were you in Paris ? 2- Who was happy yesterday ? 3- Why was she sad the day before yesterday ? 4-Where were you last week ? 5- Who was nice with the settlers ?Exercise 06 1- Was 2- Were 3- Was 4- Was 5- Was 6- Was 7- Were 8- Was 9- Was
Read-1: KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR You are going to learn1- KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR2- Exercise3- Solution
KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the Islamic name of LewAlcindor. He is a famous basketball player.He plays thecenter position. Jabbar is 7' 2 '' tall. Jabbar went to collegeat UCLA. He played on the UCLA basketball team. WhenJabbar played for UCLA , the team won 88 games andlost twice. The team won three NCAA championships in arow . Jabbar was voted the most valuable player threetimes in a row. Jabbar studied the Islamic religion . That was whenhe changed his name to Kareem Abdul Jabbar. This newname means\" generous and powerful servant of Allah \".
ExerciseRead the story and underline the best answers forthese questions. 1 – What sport did Jabbar play ? a – Football b – Basketball c – Baseball 2 – What position did he play ? a – Guard b - Center c – Forward 3 – How tall is Jabbar ? a – 2' 7'' b – 7' 2'' c – 6' 22'' 4 – Where did Jabbar go to school ? a – UCLA b – USC c - UM 5 – What religion did Jabbar study ? a – Catholic b – Islamic c – Protestant.
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