سوالکده زبان انگلیسی دبیرستان

C. COMPREHENSION

I. Answer the following questions orally.

1. It didn't mean anything a hundred years ago.

2. They can speak to each other by telephones.

3. No, I don't shout when I talk on the phone.

4. When I start talking on the telephon, I usually say "hello".

5. Yes, they change in Farsi too. For example the word hazar has

changed to Hezar

6. It comes from the name of a plant called papyrus.

7. No, we don't have to know the secret stories of words.

8. Yes, I can. For example, 'Nefrin "means curse. In fact in Farsi it means I don't say well- done to you.

II. True/ False

1. (True)

2. (False)

3. (False)

4. (True)

5. (False)

III. Complete the sentences. Use a, b, c, or d.

1. The first paragraph suggests that were phones more than a hundred years ago. (A)

2. They used the word "Hello" over the phone to be heard well, (B)

3. The passage says that every word is a puzzle. This is because every word has a kind of secret story behind it. (B)

4. Long ago in Egypt they knew how to make paper, (B)

Speaking 2

Substitution Drills

A)

1. We were surprised because the book was surprising.

2. He was surprised because the news was surprising.

3. She was surprised because the cartoon was surprising,

4. They were surprised because the story was surprising.

5.The boy was surprised because the animal was surprising.

6. The children were surprised because the picture was surprising.

B)

1. He was frightened because the story was

2. He was confused because the story was confusing.

3. He was suiprised because the story was surprising.

4. He was amused because the story was amusing.

5. He was excited because the story was exciting.

Speaking 3

1. The boy are excited because the match is exciting.

2. The woman is surprised because the spaceship is surprising.

3. The man is frightened because the lion is frightening.

4. The children are amused because the story book is amusing.

5. The girl is confused because the puzzle book is confusing.

Structure 2

Speaking 2

Substitution Drill

1. The old English Physics teacher got surprised.

2. The old English Physics teacher seems confused,

3. The old English Physics teacher became rich.

4. The old English Physcis teacher feels happy.

5. The old English Physics teacher looks tired.

Speaking 3

1.The chicken soup tasted good.

2. The cake on the table smells nice.

3. Mehdi wasn't very well yesterday. But today he feels happy.

4. Ahmad is sad because his father looks sick.

5. That's why the driver is angry.

Speaking 4

1. I am fine, thank you.

2. Yes, he felt tired last night.

3. No, it didn 't taste good yesterday.

4. It was nice.

5. Yes, he looks happy today .

E. WRITE IT DOWN

Writing 1

1. The old gold watch was expensive.

2. The new difficult history book is over there,

3. The tomato soup tates very good.      

4. The old man felt very tired.      

5. She is surprised because the story is surprising.

6. He got bored because the film was boring.

Writing 2

1. Ali was bored because the film was boring.

2. He was excited because the story was exciting.

3. Ali was interested because the book was interesting.

4. Reza was confused because the puzzle was confusing.

5. Mina was excitd because the cartoon was exciting.

6. The children were amused because the game was amusing.

H. VOCABULARY DRILL

1. This seems to be a difficult problem. I don't know how to solve it.

2. "Leave the room, immediately."

    "Do you really mean it?"  

3. I haven't anything about the accident yet.

4. 'Where have you parked your car?"

     "It is just behind yours."

5. "Don't shout. I am going to teach.

6. He picked up the child and put her on the chair.