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۩ Would rather + inf. = would prefer + to + inf. تفيد التفضيل

I'd rather stay at home. = I'd prefer to stay at home.

§Would rather + inf. ………….than + inf.يفضل

I'd rather goto the cinema than watch TV.

§Would rather + inf. +n.-------than + n. يفضل

¨ I'd rather have coffee than tea.

۩ rather + adj. / adv. = fairly / to some degree إلي حد ما

¨It's rather hot today, isn't it?

§Prefer to + inf. / V+ing. يفضل

¨He prefers to play tennis. ¨He prefers playing tennis.

§would prefer to + inf. يفضل

¨I'd prefer not to discuss this issue.

§Prefer + V+ing. + to + V+ing

¨He prefers watching football to playing it.

 

§ It is time to + inf. لقد حان وقت ¨It is time to go home.

§ It is time for + n. لقد حان وقت ¨It is time for dinner.

§ It is time + فاعل . + Past simple

¨It is time she wenthome. لقد حان وقت

۩ Biography سيرة حياة (يكتبها شخص عن آخر)

۩ Autobiography سيرة حياة (يكتبها الشخص عن نفسه)

¨ He wrote a biography of Queen Victoria.

¨ He described his childhood in his autobiography.

at the end (of) غالبا يأتي بعدها الاسم

in the end يأتي بعدها جملة أو تأتي في نهاية الجملة

¨My house is at the end of this street.

¨We went shopping and visited some friends. In the end, we went home.

۩ Respected (adj.) يحظي بالاحترام والإعجاب بسبب عمله أو انجازاته

۩ Respectable (adj.) محترم (يتصرف بطريقة مقبولة اجتماعيا وأخلاقيا)

۩ Respectful (adj.) يُظهر الاحترام لـ

¨He is one of the most respected managers.

¨He comes from a respectable family.

¨We should be respectful towards elderly people.

۩ human (adj.) بشري / إنساني

¨The accident was the result of human error .

۩ humane (adj.) عطوف

¨The refugees اللاجئون receive humane treatment .

۩ Find + obj. + adj.

¨I find it easy to study English.

۩ Fend for (yourself) يعتني (بنفسه) ¨defend (yourself) يدافع عن نفسه

¨The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.

¨You should be able to defend yourself in dangerous situations.

۩ Fault خطأ ¨Foul خطأ في الرياضة

¨I'm very sorry. It's my fault.

¨He had committed 3 fouls in the match.

 

۩ fall / fell / fallen يسقط ¨fail يفشل / يرسب ¨ fell يقطع (شجرة)

¨The book fell from his hands.

¨He failed the English exam.

¨More than 50 trees were felled.

 

۩ relation علاقة رسمية (بين الدول مثلا) ¨relationship علاقة شخصية أو أسرية

¨Relations between the two countries have improved recently.

¨I have a good relationship with my parents.

۩ Make + someone + inf. يُجبر شخص علي عمل شيء

۩ Make + Obj. + adj. ۩ Make = be / become

¨They made me sign the cheque. ¨He did everything he could to make us happy.

¨I don't think he will ever make a good doctor.

Exercises on Vocabulary and Language Notes:

Choose the correct answer:

1- My brother went on holiday to Aswan. Now he's decided to live there (annually – permanently – perfectly – strangely).

2- I thought the test would be easy, but I must (admit – deny – try – refuse) that I'm finding it quite difficult.

3- Someone (booked – locked - knocked – shocked) on our door late last night, but I didn't open it.

4- Doctors and nurses belong to the medical (procession – confession – division – profession).

5- All my friends come from very (respect – respecting – respectable – irresponsible) families.

6- My grandfather is (recombining - recuperating – recounting – recalling) at the moment after a long illness.

7- I'm reading a new (biology – demography – biography – graph) of William Shakespeare. He had a very interesting life.

8- Ali wasn't badly injured in the accident, but his (recuperation – realization – reclamation – recommendation) took longer than we thought.

9- I've worked in a lot of different places. Now I'd like a more (temporary – permanent – partly – divided) job.

10- You can find (electrical – anatomical - biographical –arithmetical) information about many writers on the internet.

11- When he said he was sorry, it was an (aggression - admission – ambition – absorption) that he was wrong.

12- I (inspect – expect – inject –respect) people who are honest and do hard work.

13- If you are a doctor, it's very important to behave (professionally – accidentally – annually – automatically) towards your patients.

14- Where (did – could – was – were) you born? In Cairo.

15- She has a very nice (acidity – activity – personality – ambiguity). She's kind to everyone she meets.

16- People who (commit – emit – submit – vomit) serious crimes should be sent to prison.

17- He left everything to his son in his (receipt – cheque – card – will).

18- When my brother started his new job, all his (catalogues - colleagues – dialogues – presenters) were friendly and helpful.

19- If you are going to a job interview, your (appearance – acquaintance – allowance – audience) is important. You must look your best.

20- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (takes – makes – does – acts) place in London.

21- Dr Jekyll was (taking – making – doing – acting) research into human nature.

22- He (did – planned – made – gave) a special medicine for himself.

23- When he (gave – did – put – took) the medicine, he changed into Mr Hyde.

24- The medicine (made – took – had – acted) him do terrible things.

25- (Annoyance – Approval – Conflict – Anger) is a situation of disagreement or fighting between people or groups.

26- A (well – will – wall – wail ) is a legal document saying what would happen to someone's money and things after they die.

27- A (classmate – neighbour – enemy – colleague) is a person you work with.

28- (Personality – Behaviour – Conduct - Appearance) means someone's character or the way someone behaves towards others.

29- Human (race – kind – nature – goal) means behaviour or qualities typical of ordinary people.

30- To (conflict – connect – contact – commit) a crime is to do it.

31- (Endurance – Appearance – Difference – Independence) is the way someone looks to other people.

32- To (intend – decide – deny – admit) means to agree or say that something is true, although you do not want to

33- A/An (biography – research – experiment - survey ) is a book about someone's life.

34- A (job – position – career - profession) is a job that needs special education and training.

35- To (recuperate – recreate – recognize - reconsider) means to spend time getting better after an illness.

36- To (kidnap – embezzle - blackmail - steal) means to make someone pay you money or do what you want by threatening to tell secrets about them.

37- I'm sure my cousin will (make – take – do – act) a good accountant. He loves mathematics.

38- She believes it was the doctor's (false – foul - fault – fake) that Peter died.

39- It was raining. There were no taxi. (At the end – To the end – In the end – Of the end) we managed to arrive home.

40- She wrote a/an (autograph – telegram – autobiography – biography) of Winston Churchill.

 

Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:

1- It is time thinking about buying a house.

2- She'd rather watching TV than go to the cinema.

3- At first he denied stealing the money but he later indebted it.

4- He locked on the door before he entered.

5- Smoking is likely to damage your health parentally.

6- She spent a month in the country cooperating from the operation.

7- She has a very nice person. Everyone likes her.

8- May I introduce one of my colleges at the bank?

9- It's only human creature to want the best for your children.

10- There was a lot of infect between him and his father.

11- She left me some money in her wool.

12- He was sent to prison because he had connected murder.

13- They changed the whole annoyance of the house just by painting.

14- He felled in his attempt to break the record.

15- We should restrict the environment and not pollute it.



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