REVISION OF THE UNIT 1 AND 2 ( THE GIFTS OF YOUTH / HUMOUR)

 

REVISION OF THE UNIT 1 AND 2 ( THE GIFTS OF YOUTH / HUMOUR)

 

I-VOCABULARY: The Gifts of Youth

1- Collocations:

Gifted student      

Skilled student

Talented student

Audacious person

Creative person

Strong headed person

Obstinate person

Bossy person

Courageous person

ambitious person

Generation gap

Highly motivated

Fulfill a dream

Voice an opinion

Win a prize

2.Word formation:

Adventure ➡Adventurous 

Ambition ➡Ambitious 

Audacity ➡Audacious 

Care ➡Careful/ Creless 

Courage ➡courageous

Creativity ➡Creative 

Depend ➡dependent / independent

Gift ➡gifted

Help ➡Helpful

Success ➡Successful 

Hope ➡hopeful / hopeless 

Imagination ➡Imaginative

Innovation ➡Innovative 

Motivate ➡Motivated 

Skill ➡skilled

Gift ➡Gifted

Talent ➡Talented 

Use ➡useful / useless 

Vigor ➡vigorous

Vitality ➡vital

Self confidence ➡self confident Efficiency ➡efficient 

Enthusiasm ➡enthusiastic 

Pessimism ➡pessimistic 

Optimism ➡optimistic 

Grow ➡growth 

Deep ➡depth 

Young ➡youth 

Strong ➡strength 

II-Grammar: Gerund = verb+ing

Verbs used with infinitive :

ask - refuse  accept - expect agree - promise need - hope plan - seem -want - decide- offer - manage

Verbs used with gerund :

admit - avoid enjoy - appreciate imagine - recall suggest - understand  mind - keep  finish - miss

WITH BOTH (gerund and infinitive ):

like - love - hate -  begin - intend – start - stop - prefer

EXPRESSOINS WITH GERUND :

be excited about -  be worried about - complain about dream about/of  - talk about/of - think about/of be - accused of-  be tired of - be responsible for-  apologize for-  make an excuse for -  have a reason for  -blame … for -  forgive … for-   thank … for

III-Function: Expressing Opinion

- Expressing Opinion : •I think / guess / believe (that)… •As far as I’m concerned,… 

•In my opinion, … •From my point of view, … •As I see it, … •For me, …

-Agreeing : •I agree with you.  •I share the same viewpoint.  •I think so.

 

-Disagreeing : •I don’t agree / disagree with you. •I don’t share the same point of view. •I don’t think so

I-VOCABULARY: Humor

1- Collocations:

Burst into laughter

Feel exhausted

Funny person

Have fun

Humorist person

Humorous scene

Laugh at your friend

Sense of humor

Silly person

Take a break

Tell a joke

Witty person

2-Word Formation:

Amusement ➡Amusing / Amused

Anxiety➡Anxious

Comedy ➡Comedian

Depression ➡Depressed

Fun ➡Funny

Happiness ➡Happy

Humor➡Humorous / Humorist

Loneliness ➡Lonely

Optimism ➡Optimist

Pessimism ➡Pessimist

Stress ➡Stressful / Stressed

II-Grammar: Modals 

ABILITY
PRESNT	PAST
can + V / can’t+V	Could+v / couldn’t +v
Advice
Present	Past
Should / need	Should have
Obligation / necessity or absence of it
Have to / must	Had to
Prohibition
Present : must not – can not
Permission
May – can – may not – can not

III-Function: Making Requests

*Show lack of understanding :

*I beg your pardon.

 *Sorry, I don’t understand.

*I’m not quite sure I follow you.

*I don’t quite see what you mean.

*Ask for clarification

*What do you mean by…?

*Could you say that again, please?

*Could you repeat it, please?

Could you clarify that please?

*Making request

*Could you please + verb…?

* I wonder if you could + verb…? *Would you + verb…? 

*Will you + verb…? *Can you + verb…? *Would you mind + verb + ing…?

*Accepting/refusing

Accepting :Yes, of course. Certainly. Why not? With pleasure. Sure.

Refusing : Sorry, I can’t. I’m afraid, I can’t. I’m sorry, but… I wish I could, but…