Emirates Schools Establishment

Zakher private School

Cycle 3

Final Assessment Booklet

12 General
Term 1
2024-2025

Ms. Salam Kareem

English Language
Coverage, Grammar and Functional
Language Teaching Resource
Level 8.1
Term 1
2024 - 2025
The Exam will be split into 2 sections:

- Writing Exam

- Reading Exam
 Writing part
You will be asked to do 4 things:
Part 1: Give your opinion – what is your opinion about the question? (5 marks)

Part 2: Create a plan – you will write a plan for your essay (5 marks)
Part 3: Extended response – you will write an essay which answers all the bullet
points in the question. This should be organized into paragraphs and contain an
introduction and a conclusion. This essay should be at least 170 words long.
(25 marks) (This is the most important part of the writing exam)

Part 4: Inference and Justification – you will then be given a short reading
passage and asked to make an inference and explain your answer (5 marks)
Part 1: Writing Exam
The Writing Exam will be worth 40% of your summative exam score.
For Grade 12 the writing exam will be on Swift Assess
Possible topics:

Culture and Technology people

customs
Part 2: Reading Exam
• The reading exam will have 2 parts
MAZE Reading (you will choose the correct word from choice of 3)
- Reading Maze 1 – 4 questions (80 words)
- Reading Maze 2 – 8 questions (150 words)
Reading Comprehension (multiple choice questions)
- Reading Comprehension 1 - 5 questions (350 words)
- Reading Comprehension 2 – 3 questions (260 words)
- Reading Comprehension 3 – 7 questions (350 words)
- Reading Comprehension 4 – 3 questions (350 words)
Part 2: Reading Exam
The MAZE section will look something like this:
Part 2: Reading Exam
The Reading Comprehension section will look something like this:
Part 2: Reading exam
The Reading Exam will be worth 60% of your summative exam score.
For Grade 12 the writing exam will be on Swift Assess
Possible topics: - culture and customs , technology , people
Vocabulary
 word synonyms meaning

Tradition / traditional Customs/ ritual/ heritage/culture/ practices ‫تقاليد\تقليدي‬

Venue Place/site/ location ‫مكان‬

Gather collect ‫يجمع‬

host The person who welcomes the guets / \‫مضيف\ يستضيف‬

welcome the guests / crowd/ public ‫تجمع‬
Tribes People/ communities/societies/ families/ ‫قبائل‬
relatives
agriculture Farming/ cultivation/ crop growing/ planting ‫زراعة‬

belief Trust/ confident / faith ‫ايمان\ ثقة‬

 word synonyms meaning

Data Information / facts ‫بيانات‬

network Website/ internet/ ‫شبكة‬

Telecommunication Telephone, radio and ‫اتصاالت‬

TV/ communication by
wires
Code encrypt ‫كود‬

Social media Communication ‫وسائل التواصل االجتماعي‬

websites
Virtual reality Cyber space ‫الواقع االفتراضي‬
 word synonyms meaning

Confidence Sure/ certain ‫الثقة‬

inspired Encouraged ‫موحي \ ملهم‬

/motivated
Loyal Trustworthy /faithful ‫وفي‬

Passionate loving ‫عاطفي‬

Competitive Ambitious /keep ‫منافس‬

Modest Shy//quite/simple \ ‫متواضع‬

\humble
influence Effect / impact ‫تأثير‬
 Common words in the final reading exams Common words in the final reading exams
Regret Guilt/ shame ‫ندم‬ Impact effect ‫تأثير‬
Consequence result ‫نتيجة \ عاقبة‬ Successful effective ‫ناجح‬
Previous Earlier ‫سابق‬ Realise understand ‫يفهم ويدرك‬
Refuse reject ‫يرفض‬ Circumstances situations ‫ظروف‬
Contribute Take part/participate ‫يشارك‬ Audience viewers/people ‫جمهور‬
Preferences favourites ‫تفضيالت‬ Discourage dishearten ‫يحبط\ويثبط الهمة‬
Certain/uncertain Sure/unsure ‫متأكد \غير متأكد‬ Struggle Fight ‫يكافح ويصارع‬
Concerned worried ‫قلق\ مهتم‬ Pleasant happy ‫سعيد‬
Admit confess ‫يعترف‬ Depressed sad ‫حزين‬
Opportunity chance ‫فرصة‬ Purpose Aim/goal/objective ‫هدف وغرض‬
Aware of Mindful ‫مدرك‬ Describe define ‫يصف‬
Potential Possible ‫احتمال‬ Highlight Underline/emphasize ‫يسلط الضوء\يوضح‬
Distress pain ‫ألم‬ Introduce present ‫يقدم‬
Attitude Position/ behavior ‫موقف‬ initially firstly ‫أولي‬
Satisfying Enjoyable ‫يرضي‬ suggest Advise /propose ‫يقترح‬
unpleasant Bad/unfriendly ‫حزين\متضايق‬ infer understand ‫يستنتج‬
Gradually Step by step ‫بالتدريج‬ hesitantly In a shy way ‫متردد‬
Disappointed Upset/ sad ‫حزين‬ lack shortage ‫نقص‬
Decide/ decision Choose/agree/choic ‫يقرر\قرار‬ Avoid /hinder/stop Keep away from ‫يتجنب‬14
Conjunctions
1. Coordinating conjunctions (and, but,
so, for, nor, yet)
join two or more sentences, main
clauses, words, or other parts of speech
which are of the same syntactic
importance.
2. correlative conjunctions (Both … and,
Neither … nor, Not only … but also,
whether … or
work together (co-) and relate one
sentence element to another
Common Linking Words in English with Their Meaning in Arabic:
1.And – ‫و‬
2.But – ‫لكن‬
3.Or – ‫أو‬
4.So – ‫لذلك‬ 21.As a result – ‫ نتيجة‬/ ‫كنتيجة لذلك‬
5.Because – ‫ألن‬ 22.On the other hand – ‫من ناحية أخرى‬
6.Although – ‫ بالرغم من‬/ ‫رغم أن‬ 23.Despite – ‫بالرغم من‬
7.However – ‫ لكن‬/ ‫ومع ذلك‬idea. 24.Furthermore – ‫ إضافة إل ذلك‬/ ‫عالوة عىل ذلك‬
8.Therefore – ‫ وبالتال‬/ ‫لذلك‬ 25.Consequently – ‫ بالتال‬/ ‫بناء عىل ذلك‬
9.Since – ‫ منذ‬/ ‫بما أن‬ 26.Meanwhile – ‫ نف الوقت ذاته‬/ ‫نف هذه األثناء‬
10.As – ‫ كما‬/ ‫ألن‬ 27.After – ‫بعد‬
11.If – ‫ لو‬/ ‫إذا‬Used to introduce a condition. 28.Before – ‫قبل‬
12.Although – ‫عىل الرغم من أن‬ 29.As soon as – ‫بمجرد أن‬
‫ن‬ ‫ن‬
13.While – ‫ بينما‬/ ‫ف حي‬ 30.In contrast – ‫ عىل النقيض‬/ ‫نف المقابل‬
14.Until – ‫حت‬.
15.Unless – ‫ما لم‬
16.Even though – ‫بالرغم من أن‬
17.In addition – ‫باإلضافة إل‬
18.Moreover – ‫ باإلضافة‬/ ‫عالوة عىل ذلك‬
19.For example – ‫عىل سبيل المثال‬
20.Such as – ‫ كـ‬/ ‫مثل‬
1.She is both intelligent and beautiful.
2.I will either go for a hike or stay home and watch TV.
3.Jerry is neither rich nor famous.
4.He is not only intelligent, but also very funny.
5.Would you rather go shopping or spend the day at
the beach?
Subordinating Conjunctions

GRAMMAR
COMPARISON TIME CONCESSION RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Than After Though Who
Rather than As soon as Although Whoever
Whether Until Even though Whom
As much as Whenever Whomever
Whereas Now that PLACE whose
Where
REASON CONDITION Wherever RELATIVE ADJECTIVES
Because If That
Since Only if Whatever
So that Unless MANNER Which
In order to Provided that How Whichever
As Assuming that As though
As if
Objective: To identify the grammar rule
Subordinating Conjunctions

GRAMMAR
1. As Muna blew out the candles atop her birthday cake, she

caught her hair on fire.

2.Sara begins to sneeze whenever she opens the window to get

a breath of fresh air.

3.When the doorbell rang, my dog barked loudly.

Objective: To identify the grammar rule

Subordinating Conjunctions Choose the correct subordinating
conjunction.

GRAMMAR
1._________ the basement flooded; we spent all day cleaning up.
a. After
b. Although
c. Before
2.I don't want to go to the movies _____________ I hate the smell of
popcorn.
a. Although
b. Because
c. So that
Objective: To identify the grammar rule
Subordinating Conjunctions Choose the correct subordinating
conjunction.

GRAMMAR
3. I will help you with your homework ______________________you come
to the party with me.
a. Because
b. If
c. unless
4. ___________ spring arrives, we have to be prepared for more snow.
a. Because
b. Until
c. Although

Objective: To identify the grammar rule

Subordinating Conjunctions Choose the correct subordinating
conjunction.

GRAMMAR
5. I will call you back __________________________I get home.
a. As soon as
b. So that
c. until
4. ___________ she is sick, she will go to school.
a. Since
b. Even though
c. When

Objective: To identify the grammar rule

Conditional
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 conditional

1. If (present simple verb), (will +inf)

2. If ( past simple verb) , (would + inf)

(If I were you, I would study hard.)

1. If ( had + p.p) , ( would have+ p.p)

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Ali’s mother would be much happier if only he worked harder at school.

Conditionals (wish/if only)

Grammatical wish/if only + past verb form (about present situation)
structure wish/if only + would + infinitive (about future situation or expressing desire for a
different situation)
We use if only and wish to express wishes, regret or a desire for things to be
different. We use wish/if only + past verb forms to talk about a wish for the
Usage present. To talk about a wish for the future or to show a contrast between how
things are and how we would like them to be, we use wish/if only + would +
infinitive without to e.g. If only someone would buy the house.
Ali’s mother wants her son to behave differently. He doesn’t work at school and
Meaning
she wants him to be a better student.
I wish we had more time at the beach.
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He will finish the work before he leaves the classroom.

The instruction from the speaker is that ‘he’ cannot leave the classroom until
Meaning
he finishes the work.

Grammatical Verb tense: imperative

structure 'he/you/they will' + VP inf for instructions

You can use the imperative form to give an order, to give a warning or advice,
and make a request. We use will + imperatives to give instructions or
Usage commands. To make the imperative, use ‘will’ plus the infinitive of the verb
without ‘to’. Imperatives are commonly in the second person, directly
addressing another person.
You will do as you are told or you will be in trouble.
Other examples They will wait till they’re called to the reception desk.
Everyone will listen carefully to the instructions before starting the test.
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Verb Tense: Imperative

He will finish the work before he leaves the classroom.

The instruction from the speaker is that ‘he’

Meaning
cannot leave the classroom until he finishes the work.

Grammatica Verb tense: imperative

l structure 'he/you/they will' + VP. (inf) for instructions
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Verb Tense: Imperative

You can use the imperative form to give an order, to

give a warning or advice, and make a request. We use
will + imperatives to give instructions or commands.
Usage To make the imperative, use ‘will’ plus the
infinitive of the verb without ‘to’. Imperatives are
commonly in the second person, directly addressing
another person.
You will do as you are told or you will be in trouble.
They will wait till they’re called to the reception
Other
desk.
examples
Everyone will listen carefully to the instructions
before starting the test.
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Verb Tense: Imperative

Check the imperative form in the sentences and correct them if
Activity
they are incorrect.

1. You will clean your bedroom before going out with your
friends.
2. They will working together in the group and help each other. work

3. She will apologizes to her teacher. apologize

4. You willing go to school and that’s final. will

5. He will sat quietly and listen to the teacher. sit

Modals
Grammar
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She might be on the bus.

Grammatic Modals: present

al structure present modals: modal + main verb
Modal verbs are used to express such things as
Usage
possibility, probability, permission and obligation.
Meaning It is possible that she is on bus. It is not certain.
It might not be a good idea to do that. Would you
please do me a favour?
Other
Should you need any help, please ask. May I ask
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Modals + An infinitive verb
1) She can reads.
2) They could
playing.
3) I may studied Math.
 Gerunds - Passive

Need / needs + gerund (v+ing)

The kitchen( singular) needs cleaning.

The tables ( plural ) need changing.
past perfect passive
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 now

X X
Action 1 Action 2 future

The computer had been sent for repair last week, so we used paper instead.

The computer wasn’t in the classroom because it was sent to be fixed last
Meaning
week. They couldn’t use it, so they had to write on paper.

Grammatical past perfect passive:

structure object + had been + V3 (past participle) + rest of sentence.

We use past perfect passive to talk about an action or state that started in the
past and continued up until another point in the past. The other clause may be
Usage a time phrase. If there are two actions, the earlier action is past perfect and the
later action is past simple. As this is a passive construction, the object is in the
place of the subject as the agent is being obscured.

The school had been built three years ago.

Other examples
A smartphone had been found and given to the police.
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Past Perfect Passive Change into passive

GRAMMAR
The doctor had saved the patient.

The patient had been saved by the doctor.

Salem had received the check.

The check had been received by Salem.

Muna had written the novel.

The novel had been written by Muna.

Ahmad had driven the car.

The car had been driven by Ahmad.

Objective: To identify the grammar rule
Relative clauses defining and non defining
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My friend John, who went to the same school as me, had been to Japan three times.

The speaker is describing his friend John. John has been to Japan and also
Meaning
went to the same school as the speaker.

Grammatical
Clauses and phrases: non-defining relative clauses
structure
Non-defining relative clauses add extra information that is not essential to
understanding who or what we are talking about. They need commas at the
Usage beginning and end of the clause. They can start with relative pronouns (who,
which, whom, whose), relative adverbs (when, where – both mean ‘in which’)
and quantifiers (followed by of which/whom).
The classrooms, both of which had smartboards, were for grade 12.
Other examples I told my sister, who already knew what happened.
Safr park, where we used to go as children, has been renovated.
The teacher whose students have significantly improved their English has just won an award.

The speaker is referring to a specific English teacher who has won an award.
Meaning
The students of the teacher have become better at English.

Grammatical
Clauses and phrases: defining relative clauses
structure
Defining relative clauses give information that is essential to understanding
who or what we are talking about. They do not have commas. They can start
Usage
with relative pronouns (who, which, whom, whose, that) and relative adverbs
(when, where, why).
It was difficult to see the reason why he did that.
Other examples The museum that houses several priceless artifacts is open today.
That’s the restaurant we ate in last weekend.
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Relative usage rule

pronoun
Used for people when the person is the subject of the
who Noun(subject) + relative pronoun+ verb
verb
Used for people when the person is the object Noun (object) +relative pronoun + Subject + verb
whom of the verb

which Used for things and animals Noun(animals /things) + relative clause

whose Used for possessions Noun + relative pronoun + Noun(belongs to the previous noun)

where Used for place Noun(place) + relative clause

when Used for time Noun(time) + relative clause

that That: general

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, (comma) , (comma)

that that
•Which is the correct relative pronoun to complete this sentence:

The person ___ I was talking to is my supervisor.

•a) which
•b) who (Correct Answer)
•c) whose

The movie ___ we were discussing was nominated for an award.

•a) who
•b) which (Correct Answer)
•c) whom
•The woman, ___ I was working with, is a talented artist.
•a) which
•b) who
•c) that
•d) where

•My friend, ___ I traveled with last summer, is moving to a new city.
•a) that
•b) which
•c) who
•d) where
•
The company, ___ I applied to, is very reputable.
•a) who
•b) which
•c) whose
•d) where

:
The book ___ I was looking for is out of stock.
•a) who
•b) whom
•c) that
•d) whose
Miss Salam Kareem