The Gifts of Youth Vocabulary 2016 - Copie (2)

THE GIFTS OF YOUTH –RELATED VOCABULARY A-MATCH THE WORDS IN THE LIST WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS: Creative – sociable – ambitious – punctual – honest – persuasive – conscientious - cooperative

1. comes/arrives on time. 2. is friendly and enjoys the company of other people. 3. has a talent in making new things and new ideas. 4. is good at influencing people. 5. wants to succeed. 6. tells the truth/does not lie or steal. 7. works very well with other people. 8. takes his job seriously.

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D- MATCH THE WORDS IN COLUMN A WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS IN COLUMN B: A

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

B

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a- independence; ability to control one's life b- hostility and competition c- a difference in attitude and behaviour between old and young people which often results in conflict d- act of free-will, carried out for the benefit of the community without the primary concern being financial gain e- time by which something must be done

B- MATCH EACH OF THE QUALITIES BELOW WITH ITS CORRECT DEFINITION: Qualities

1. energetic 2. mature

Answer Definitions ………………… a) does what he says he will do ………………… b)feels good about himself-is sure of his own

……………….. ………………..

ability c) works well and doesn't waste time d) good at solving problems with whatever is available e) acts like an adult, not a child f) does not tire easily

……………….. ………………..

g) adapts easily to different situations h) is interested in and excited about sth

3. resourceful ……………….. ……………….. 4. reliable 5. flexible 6. selfconfident 7. enthusiastic 8. efficient

C- FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS: 1. My father hates waiting in lines. He is a very______________________person. 2. Karim, our classmate, is known to be very______________________. When we are assigned projects, he works well with us and always does his share of work. 3. My uncle is a very ______________________person. He works for hours without getting tired. 4. Go and ask John. He's a _____________________man. He never lets his friends down when they need help. E- SUPPLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE WORDS BELOW: 1. lazy:……………………. 2. optimistic:……………. 3. open-minded:………… 4. sociable:……………… 5. tidy:………………….. F- FIND THE SYNONYMS OF THESE WORDS: 1. inquisitive:…………………….. 2. stubborn:……………………… 3. independent:………………….. 4. risky:…………………………. 5. rebellious:…………………….. G- WHAT GOES WITH WHAT? MATCH THE WORDS IN A WITH THOSE IN B TO MAKE COLLOCATIONS: A

B

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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a) a dream b) an opinion c) a decision d) politics e) corruption

H- FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH WORDS FROM THE LIST: Shy away – vital – decisions – independence – opinions – appeal – conscience protest-acknowledge – raise – responsible - potential 1. The youth need their_____________in order to grow into _________________ adults. 2. A high percentage of young people no longer believe in their country's political parties; that's why they tend to__________________from politics.

3. Volunteering does not _____________________to my neighbour. Money is what counts more for him. 4. We must ____________________that youth have a ____________________role to play in the society. They should, by no means, be marginalized. 5. The young man left the conference room with a clear_____________________. He felt happy he had been able to______________________people's awareness to the importance of community work. 6. Hundreds of people took to the streets in Rabat last week to __________________ against the spread of corruption in the country. 7. "It's high time we gave the youth the opportunity to demonstrate their _________________. They are positive the future will be much better if they are allowed to voice their___________________and make___________________of their own," said a high official in a ministerial meeting.

I/-SYNONYMS ARE OFTEN USED TO AVOID REPEATING WORDS. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SYNONYMS OF THE WORDS IN BOLD AND ITALIC: 1. Fikri: I've lost faith in our present government! Rochdi: Me, too. I don't ___________a word they say. 2. Jane: What was the meeting like, dull, as usual? Kate: Oh, yes. It was so_________that I fell asleep several times. 3. Father: Weren't you terrified when you were attacked by the police? Young man: We were absolutely_________________. 4. Hamid: What's that noise? Rashid: It____________like a demonstration in the street. You can hear people shouting slogans. 5. Wife: Our next-door neighbours are always arguing. Husband: That's true! Their ____________last for days.

THE GIFTS OF YOUTH-RELATED VOCABULARY A-Match the words in the list with their definitions: (creative-sociable-ambitious-punctual-honest-persuasive-conscientious-cooperative) 1. comes/arrives on time. 2. is friendly and enjoys the company of other people. 3. has a talent in making new things and new ideas. 4. is good at influencing people. 5. wants to succeed. 6. tells the truth/does not lie or steal. 7. works very well with other people. 8. takes his job seriously.

…………………………….. ……………………………. …………………………….. …………………………….. ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………

B- Match each of the qualities below with its correct definition: Qualities 1. energetic 2. mature 3. resourceful 4. reliable 5. flexible 6. self-confident 7. enthusiastic 8. efficient

Answer Definitions ………………… a) does what he says he will do ………………… b)feels good about himself-is sure of his own ability ……………….. c) works well and doesn't waste time ……………….. d) good at solving problems with whatever is available ……………….. e) acts like an adult, not a child ……………….. f) does not tire easily ……………….. g) adapts easily to different situations ……………….. h) is interested in and excited about sth

C- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words: 5. My father hates waiting in lines. He is a very____________person. 6. Karim, our classmate, is known to be very____________. When we are assigned projects, he works well with us and always does his share of work. 7. My uncle is a very ____________person. He works for hours without getting tired. 8. Go and ask John. He's a ___________man. He never lets his friends down when they need help. D- Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B:

A

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B a. independence; ability to control one's life b. hostility and competition c. a difference in attitude and behaviour between old and young people which often results in conflict d. act of free-will, carried out for the benefit of the community without the primary concern being financial gain e. time by which something must be done

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E- Supply the opposite of the words below: 1. lazy:……………………. 2. optimistic:……………. 3. open-minded:………… 4. sociable:……………… 5. tidy:………………….. F- Find the synonyms of these words: 1. inquisitive:…………………….. 2. stubborn:……………………… 3. independent:………………….. 4. risky:…………………………. 5. rebellious:…………………….. G- What goes with what? Match the words in A with those in B to make collocations: A

B 6. make 7. shun 8. voice 9. fight 10. fulfil

a) b) c) d) e)

a dream an opinion a decision politics corruption

H- Fill in the blanks with words from the list: (shy away-vital-decisions-independence-opinions-appeal-conscience-protest-acknowledgeraise-responsible-potential) 8. the youth need their_____________in order to grow into____________adults. 9. a high percentage of young people no longer believe in their country's political parties; that's why they tend to________from politics. 10. volunteering does not ___________to my neighbour. Money is what counts more for him. 11. we must __________that youth have a __________role to play in the society. They should, by no means, be marginalized. 12. the young man left the conference room with a clear___________. He felt happy he had been able to____________people's awareness to the importance of community work.

13. hundreds of people took to the streets in Rabat last week to__________against the spread of corruption in the country. 14. "It's high time we gave the youth the opportunity to demonstrate their_________. They are positive the future will be much better if they are allowed to voice their_________and make_________of their own," said a high official in a ministerial meeting.