Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION The exam consists of different sections: ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ Listening. Grammar & Vocabulary. Reading Writing 1 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION WRITING Writing One : Evaluative Writing ( opinion / agree and disagree) ) (10 marks) يكون الموضوع االول متعلق بالتعبير عن رأيك بخصوص موضوع معين (عبارة السؤال It aims to persuade ( convince ) / ( ) يقنعreaders with your opinion regarding the topic of the question. Notes: 1. Read the topic carefully, understand it , then decide your opinion ( agree/disagree) ) ضد/ افهمها ثم حدد رأيك ( مع،اقرأ عبارة السؤال جيدا 2. Brainstorm some reasons to discuss and support your opinion. .اعمل عصف ذهني لألسباب التى تؤيد رأيك 3. Try to convert your ideas into paragraphs. ( )ابدأ بتحويل افكارك الى جمل وفقرات 4. Be careful about the language you use; Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation marks. ( )ال تنسى التدقيق اللغوي واللفظي والقواعد وعالمات الترقيم 2 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION Agree / Disagree Structure 3 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION Introduction paragraph ( )المقدمة It consists of 2-3 sentences. ➢ Sentence 1 : Paraphrase the question statement . إعادة صياغة عبارة السؤال و ذلك من خالل محاولة استبدال بعض الكلمات بمرادفات لها Examples: Original: Paraphrasing is one of the most important skills to learn before doing your IELTS test. Paraphrased: Before taking the IELTS test, mastering paraphrasing is one of the most crucial things to do. As you can see, the second sentence (paraphrased sentence) uses synonyms to change some vocabulary (e.g., ‘important’ for ‘crucial’ and ‘’prior’’ to ‘before’ and changes the grammar (e.g., Paraphrasing is one of the most important skills” for “mastering paraphrasing”). You can also change the word order. We can start with phrases like: ✓ It is argued / believed / thought by some people that……………… ✓ Some people argue or believe that………………………………….. . Example: Some people think foreign visitors should should be charged more than local people when they visit the cultural and historical attractions in a country. Do you agree or not? Give your reasons It is believed by some that tickets prices for cultural and historical sites should be more for international tourists than local tourists. 4 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION ➢ Sentence 2 : State your opinion قدم رأيك ✓ This essay will agree with the idea that……….. ✓ In my opinion, I strongly agree that ……………… ✓ This essay will argue that ……………….. يمكن اضافة جملة مثل There are some reasons to support my point of view أبسط أنواع المقدمات في هذا النوع من الكتابة كمايلي Some people agree that (……………………………………………………………). On the other hand , others do not agree with this statement. For me, I strongly agree / disagree that (………………………………………………………..). There are some reasons to support my opinion. ➢ Main Body consists of at least 2 paragraphs for the reasons that support your opinion. ➢ Forms to start the first body paragraph: • The first reason why I believe that…………………….is ……….. • First of all, • Firstly, • To begin with / To start with, • My first reason is that…… ➢ Forms to start the second body paragraph: ❖ Secondly, ❖ My second reason is that……… ❖ The second reason why I agree that ………………… is ……………. ❖ Moreover, / Furthermore, / In addition , 5 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION How to write a body paragraph? • A topic sentence ( your main reason) • Supporting sentence(s): explanation • Examples. Example Using screens for long hours causes healthy problems. Watching mobile screens for a long time affects eyes and causes redness. They also hurt the eyes’ sight power because of the rays released by them. Moreover, watching mobiles affect hands and necks. ➢ Conclusion ❖ Restate your opinion All in all, …… / As a conclusion,….. / To conclude, …… As a conclusion, for the reasons I mentioned above, I strongly agree that ……………….. 6 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION Writing 2: Narrative Notes: ➢ Use Past Tenses in narrating the events. ( Past simple , Past continuous , Past perfect ) Use adverbs that show time sequence ( next , later , then , after that , Finally , before, At the end, while , when , suddenly, as soon as , …………..) Use Direct Speech if possible Start with give details about the settengs. ( people, place , time , weather , ) Use a variety of adjectives to describe feelings ( happy , sad, excited , frightened , bored , ……) 7 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 8 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION LISTENING Listening questions aims to find out how good the students are at listening skills. 7 Marks • • • LISTENING 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE يجب قراءة األسئلة جيدا قبل البدء في االستماع و ركز على المطلوب :اسم شخص ,وقت ,عدد ,مكان ......الخ عادة تتسلسل االجابات حسب اإلنصات. سؤال االستماع يعاد مرتان فقط .المرة االولى استمع وجاوب ثم المرة الثانية استمع و تأكد من االجابات. LISTENING TWO يقسم الى جزأين ( ) TWO PARTS Part One: Listen , then answer with not more than four words. تكون االسئلة ( .) WH- Questionsويجب أوال فهم المطلوب من السؤال حسب أداة السؤال. ) كم عدد ( How many / )مكان ( Where ) كم سعر أو مقدار ( How much / ) وقت ( When ) كم طول المدة الزمنية ( How long ) كم عمر ( How old ) لماذا ( Why / ) من الشخص ( Who / )كم المسافة ( How far / ) ما ( What ) كم مرة ( How often / ) لمن ( Whose ) أي وقت ( What time / ) أي ( Which يجب التركيز على أي معلومات إضافية تعطى مع السؤال بين قوسين ,مثال: )Where was Edison born? ( country )When was the first world cup held? ( year ) إختيار من متعدد ( Part Two: multiple choice ويكون االنصات لهذا الجزء منفصل عن الجزء االول ولكن كالهما عن نفس الموضوع 9 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 10 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 11 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 12 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 13 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 14 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 15 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 16 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 17 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 18 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 19 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 20 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 21 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 22 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 23 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 24 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 25 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 26 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION Grammatical Points 27 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 28 Mr. RA’ED QUBBAJ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE / GRADE 12 EXAM EVENING’S REVISION 29
