English: 2Bac (All Streams)

Unit 1 (Youth: Potential and Challenges)
Vocabulary

 

 

Professeur : Mme ZAARA Asmae

 

Summary

 

I- Activity 1

II- Activity 2

III- Activity 3

IV- Activity 4

V- Activity 5

 

I- Activity 1

 

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the list :

talent - vigour - passion - ambition - enthusiasm - audacity - vitality - adventure - innovation - imagination

  1. Natural ability or skill : ____________________
  2. The ability to take risks and do dangerous things : ____________________
  3. A feeling of energetic interest in a subject or activity : ____________________
  4. Willingness to achieve success : ____________________
  5. Physical strength and health : ____________________
  6. The ability to form pictures in the mind : ____________________
  7. Courage or bravery : ____________________
  8. Activity or energy : ____________________
  9. The use of a new idea or method : ____________________
  10. Extreme wish for doing something such as a hobby, activity, etc : ____________________

 

II- Activity 2

 

Match the adjective with its meaning :

Adjective

mature
reliable
punctual
honest
sociable
creative
cooperative
ambitious
self-confident
energetic
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Meaning

does what he promises to do
believes in himself and his abilities
works well with other people
active
behaves like an adult
respects his time at school, work ...
tells the truth, doesn't lie
friendly, enjoys being with others
able to create new things or methods
wants to succeed

 

III- Activity 3

 

Complete the following table :

Adjective suffixes : ful - less - ous - ive - tic - al - ed - able - ible - ent / ant
Noun Suffixes :- ment - ance/ence - tion - cy - ity - ness - ism

imagination : ____________________
innovation : ____________________
cooperation : ____________________
creativity : ____________________
vigour : ____________________
adventure : ____________________
ambition : ____________________
audacity : ____________________
energy : ____________________
enthusiasm : ____________________
optimism : ____________________
pessimism : ____________________
democracy : ____________________
talent : ____________________

gift : ____________________
skill : ____________________
maturity : ____________________
honesty : ____________________
vitality : ____________________
reliability : ____________________
flexibility : ____________________
sociability : ____________________
independence : ____________________
tolerance : ____________________
patience : ____________________
intelligence : ____________________
self-confidence : ____________________
success : ____________________

 

 

IV- Activity 4

 

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the list :

cooperative - ambitious - adventurous - sociable - reliable - gifted - optimistic - imaginative - punctual - honest

  1. Mehdi is a _______________ student. He always goes to school on time,
  2. A lot of people believe that Messi is a _______________ football player.
  3. The youths are usually _______________ . They can do risky and dangerous things.
  4. Sara is a _______________ girl. She enjoys being with other people and she can make friends easily.
  5. When the students are assigned a team project. Nabil helps and works well with them. He is really _______________ .
  6. My little brother is very _______________ . He wants to become a successful man.
  7. People must be _______________ all the time. They have to tell the truth and never lie.
  8. We have to be _______________ and look at the good side of things. Life is beautiful.
  9. Nada is an _______________ student. She can write very wonderful stones.
  10. Whenever I ask my friend for help,he never lets me down. He is really _______________ .

 

V- Activity 5

 

Put the word between brackets in the correct form :

  1. Some people are (pessimism) ___________________ . They see only the negative side of things.
  2. Youths are full of (energetic) ___________________ . They move too much.
  3. Some parents think that their children are (strong-head) ___________________ . They don't listen to their advice.
  4. Everybody wants to live in a (democracy) ___________________ country.
  5. Most students need only (self-confident) ___________________ to pass their exams.
  6. If you want to be (success) ___________________ , you must work hard.
  7. A (skill) ___________________ driver never makes accidents.
  8. We have a (creativity) ___________________ teacher. He explains the lessons with good methods.
  9. (Audacious) ___________________ and adventure are the keys to success.
  10. Tom says that his father is (old-fashion) ___________________ . He still believes in old principles and traditions.