Wish,regret and complaining

Use of I wish / if only:

There are three distinct types of I wish / if only sentences:

1. 
   Wish, wanting change for the present or future with the simple past.
2. 
   Regret with the past perfect.
3. 
   Complaints with would + verb.

Expressing wish

Let's start off with the easy part. ' I wish to' can mean the same as 'I want to' but it is much, much more formal and much, much less common.

• I wish to make a complaint.
• I wish to see the manager.

You can also use 'wish' with a noun to 'offer good wishes'.

• We wish you a merry Christmas.
• I wish you all the best in your new job.

Teenager rebellion

Third Term Examination of English (3LFL)

Mahatma Gandhi

Second Term Examination of English - 2LP

The Incan civilization

First term English exam - 3LFL

The civilizations relation

Read the text and answer the questions :      

      History shows that civilizations enrich one another. This enrichment is often the result of contacts of various kinds. For example, though Ancient Egyptians invented many things and achieved important scientific successes on their own, they didn’t keep theses inventions and achievements for themselves. In their contact with Ancient Egypt, Greek travellers and scientists like Thales borrowed both scientific and cultural ideas from the ancient Egyptians. Greek genius contributed to the development of these ideas. When the

University students

Part One: Reading (16pts)

             Read the text carefully, then do the following activities.

    Twenty years ago, many university students believed that once they had graduated, their education was complete. They would get a job and all they had to do was to work hard with the same employer until it was time to retire and rest after long years of work. Today, work isn’t like that. In the modern world, most young people must expect to change employers several times in their working lives. Many of them will possibly become self-employed, running their own businesses.

Education and youngsters

    In the 21st century, getting high grades is what parents are pressing youngsters for.It will allow youngsters to enter specialized universities such medicine and business management ones,the parents think.

Teachers in high school constantly remind youngsters that grades count for high school applications. What many authorities over us do not seem to notice is how busy or hard life can be for us, youngsters. We have too much homework, sometimes evening classes; and on top of this, tests and exams awaiting for us.

Can't some people realize that youngsters aren't made to be perfect? We spend seven or more hours in classrooms each day and have short lunch periods, then I get home only to tackle my immense pile of homework and household chores. We are really trying to be the best we can be. Isn't that enough? For many of our authorities, apparently not.

Education of gifted students

  Education of Gifted Students, area in the field of special education concerned with the instruction of students who have exceptionally high abilities. The United States Department of Education describes “giftedness” as exceptionally advanced performance or the potential for distinguished performance in intellectual, creative, leadership, artistic, or specific academic fields. Children who demonstrate exceptional talents come from all social, cultural, and economic groups.

ATHENIANS

Read the text carefully then do the activities

        Athenians thought of themselves as the shining star of the Greek city states. They were famous for their literature, poetry, drama, theatre, schools, buildings, and government. Before the Greek dark ages, Athens was a small village and developed rapidly until it became one of the two most powerful city states in the ancient Greek world.                                                                                                                  

          The Greek believed that each city state in ancient Greece had a god or a goddess in charge of it, their special patron. For Athens, the patron was Athena, goddess of wisdom. Perhaps because Athena was their patron, Athenians put a great deal of emphasis on education. 

Advertising and young people

Are ads that appeal to young people a waste of time? – Believe it or not, young people are an advertiser’s best investment.

Elizabeth, aged 16, remembers the first time she saw an ad for pore-cleaning strips. “It really made me want to do something right away – to go out and buy them”. Before she saw the ad on TV and in teen magazines, she doesn’t remember worrying about the state of her pores. “I think commercials try to make you feel self-conscious,” says Elizabeth. “They want you to worry about clean pores, about your hair being shiny enough, about how muscular you are, and how much you weigh.”

False advertising

Part 1. Reading : (15 points)

a)   Comprehension : Read the text carefully then do the activities: (8 points)      

False advertising is the use of deliberately false statements or deception in advertising, in order to gain a commercial advantage. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use regulations to control false, deceptive or misleading advertising.

Advertising the maximum is the most frequent deceptive and misleading method used by advertisers. Internet service providers, for example, may advertise their service as offering "up to 256 kbit/s", whereas on average use it could be just 20 kbit/s. The use of "up to" in the description protects them legally, while raising false hopes in the customers. Further, in the fine print it is mentioned that this includes both the download and upload speeds, deteriorating the customer's usage experience even more.

Ancient Egypt civilization

Read the text carefully and do the activities
          The civilazation of ancient egypt dates back to around 3000 Bc when the first pharaoh was
established as ruler of Upper and Lower egypt.many different dynastiest ruled the country ever almost
3000 years,but in 332 BC it was conquered by Alexander the Great and so become part of the Greek
world.
        Ancient Egypt developed one of the earliest forms of writing hieroglyphics, but very few people
could read and write.Only a certain group of people were allowed to train to be scribes.
       Egyptians burial practices information about religious beliefs,including the belief in an after life.
This required the body to be preserved.We call this process mimmification.