COLLEGE FRANCOIS XAVIER VOGT SCHOOL YEAR: 2024 / 2025

THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DATE: APRIL, 2025

Class: TUTORIALS FOR 1ères

SECTION A: GRAMMAR

Exercise 1: M. James Bill is a tourist visiting our country for a second time. During a walk in a botanic
garden, he is interviewed by a Cameroonian journalist. Complete their conversation by selecting the
best verb form amongst those in the brackets.
Journalist: Hello. May I ask you a question M. James Bill: Certainly

Journalist: Since when are you here?

M. James Bill: Oh! We (1) ________________ here for one week. (Has stayed/has been staying /Have been
staying)
Journalist: You said “we”. Who is with you?
M. James Bill: My wife and my children (2) _________________________ with me. (have been/are/will be)
Journalist: That is great! Is it your first time to visit our country?

M. James Bill: No, it is not my first visit and it (3) __________________ the last. (will not be / had not
been/was not)

Journalist: Which places have you visited?

M. James Bill: We have visited Lolodorf. There, we (4) _______________ (will see/ saw/ see)
the beautiful waterfalls of La Lobe and _________________(discovered/discovers/discover)the
pygmies culture.

Journalist: What (5) ______________people ______________ in Cameroon? (will eat/were eating/ had
eaten)
M. James Bill: in Cameroon, people eat much vegetable. I really love Cameroonians; they are too kind,
welcoming and their food is bio.
Journalist: M. James, it was a pleasure to discuss with you. Thank you and have a nice stay.
M. James Bill: Thank you.
Exercise 2: Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Paul: When did you (1) ______________________ (to arrive) yesterday?
Mary: At 8 pm
Paul: What happened? I think you said you hated (2) ____________________ (to travel) by night!
Mary: Yes, but I (3) _______________________ (to do) something in the office and lost count of time.
Paul: (4) ___________________ (to do) you meet anybody at home?
Mary: No, mum (5) ________________________ (to go) out when I arrived. So, when (6)
_______________________you _____________________ (to visit) the new project?
Mary: First thing tomorrow morning.
Paul: Isn’t that early? I (7) ____________________________ (not to finish) my homework by then. If it
doesn’t rain, I (8) ___________________ (to wish) to go with you.
Mary: I (9) _____________________ (to be) very happy to hear it tomorrow. (10) __________________ (to
wear) warm dresses is advised.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct Adjectives, Adverbs, Question words or Tags from the brackets and
complete these sentences.
1. _____________________ is Yaounde from Douala? I think it is 400kms. (how much, how tall, how far)
2. The services offered there are often of ____________________ Quality (poor, poorest, poorer)
3. We are lucky, you can ___________________ hear mosquitoes at night. (scarce, scarcerer, scarcely)
4. My friend made the _____________________ mistake of her life (bad, worse, worst)
5. Citizenship is the ___________________difficult subject in the Special Bilingual Education Programme.
(less, least, loan)
6. Some prisoners ______________________. From Kondengui last night. (ran away, ran back, ran out)
7. Ana never went to Kribi, _______________________? (wasn’t she; didn’t she; did she; was she)
8. _____________________ does that dress cost? 10 000Frs. (How many, how much, how far)
9. SBEP students speak both English and French _____________________ (fluent, fluently, affluent)
10. Emade won’t attend her father’s funeral services, ________________? (won’t she, will she, will not she)

Exercise 4: Complete with the correct Conjunctions, Prepositions, Pronouns,

1. Ngolo is good ____________________ keeping her association’s funds. (at, about, for)
2. When she came to my home, I offered ______________________a champagne. (me, her, herself)
3. The petrol station __________________I buy petrol is not far from here. (who - which - where -whose)
4. Have you ______________________played beach volley? (never, ever, not)
5. I have been waiting__________________ 2 hours; the Doctor is really late today. (for, since, during)
6. Many students in Nkambe go to school ____________foot; a plea for their late coming. (on; by; in)
7. I feel tired; I have not eaten ______________________this morning. (for, during, since)
8. ______________________she runs fast, she didn’t win the first price. (but, and, although)
9. This is the lady ________________________dog bite me. (who, whom, whose)
10. My brother and _________________Are doing some exercises to prepare for exams. (I, me, my)
11. What is your brother suffering _____________________? (from, about, off)
12. Kindly take____________ (off, out, on) your shoes and put _______ (out, off, on) the slippers before
coming in.
13. I will go without you _____________________ you come early. (if, unless, until)
14. She wants to find out ______________________ I came late. (who, why, where)
15. When he saw me driving a car, he couldn’t imagine that the car was ________ (me, mine, myself)
16. Peter and Mary always help ____________in class (them, each other, themselves)
17. The policemen didn’t see _________________in the gangster’s house. (something, nothing, anything)
18. _____________it is forbidden, some communities in Cameroon still practise genital mutilations.
(Although, but, after)
19. I search for it everywhere but I saw ____________________ (nothing, anything, something)
20. The girl with _________ I felt in love is not from my tribe, but I will marry her. (Who, whom, which)

Exercise 5: Complete these Conditional sentences with the correct form of the word(s) in the brackets.
1. If I _________________ (be) there on time, what would you do?
2. If it ______________________ (not/rain) I would have gone out for a walk.
3. Uncle John would still be alive, if he ___________________ (observe) all the prescribed
measures.
4. If you _________________________ (not/help) me with the garden, it would have disappeared.
5. If only Mick had come to the disco, then we ___________________ (have) a great time!
6. If I ______________________ (not/pay) the phone bill today, the phone will be cut off.
7. If I __________________ (have) your tools, I would have been able to fix the car.
8. Provided that you _________________ (touch) that electric cable, it would hurt you.
9. If he catches that ball, we _____________________ (lost) the match.
10. If she __________________ (have) the means, she would buy a new computer.

Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences in the space provided as instructed in brackets.

1. Many families in our villages consult the doctor. (Change into negative)
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2. Mrs. Akum injects the student suffering from cholera. (Change into passive voice)
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3. Waza Park will be visited during the summer holidays by Europeans. (Change into active voice)
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4. Young people use condoms. They want to avoid sexually transmitted diseases. (Join by expressing
purpose)
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5. The participants did not express their opinion on time. (change into interrogative sentence)
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6. The child has a dress, a scarf, a ball and a toothbrush in his box. (change all the words in the plural)
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7. I will be rewarded. I produce a good sample. (change into conditional type 1)
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8. There were many geese eating leaves under the trees. (change all the words into singular)
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9. The old lady was not happy and did not accept your excuses. (positive sentence)
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10. They sang the National anthem early this morning. (change into an interrogative sentence)
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Exercise 7: Combine each pair of sentences below using the conjunction, the pronoun, the modal,
adverb…. in brackets.
1. Raissa cannot cry. Raissa cannot laugh. (neither … nor)
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2. If anything happened to him, I would be very sad (in case)
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3. My sister went to work yesterday at 7 o’clock. (everyday)
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4. He had good intentions. However, she hurt him (in spite of)
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5. Mr. James bought a car. The car was stolen (which)
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6. Ntouba was reading a novel. Tsogo was playing online games. (While)
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7. Ngono uses her smartphone to save documents. She also uses her laptop to save documents. (either…or)
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8. Raissa is an internet user. Diana is also an internet user. (Both…and)
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9. My father gave me some money yesterday. I could buy a mobile phone. (so that)
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10. Edea is the town. The Minister launched the solar panel campaign in this town. (Where)
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SECTION 2: VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Underline the synonyms of the words in bold.
1. I have a rough idea about what you mean. (exact, hard, smooth, general).
2. Would you be able to run a bookshop? (complete with, manage, open, buy).
3. When things are scarce, prices soar. (double, collapse, rise very fast, are cut in half).
4. Would you please give that old man a hand! (help, a blow, a greeting, a lift)
5. Talla has given up smoking for good. (for good reasons, for a long time, for my health, for ever).
6. The crowd jeered at the thief and threw stones at him. (sighted, cheered, booed)
7. She took part in the meeting. (assisted, participated, sat)
8. AIDS is a disease that can not be cured. (illness, incurable, infection)
9. This food is poisoned you shouldn’t eat it. (inedible, throw, eaten)
10. Cameroonians are welcoming. (hostile, hospitable, beautiful, inhospitable).

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the underlined words so that each sentence
makes sense.
1. Fotso is very greedy, and because of his ___________people don’t want to invite him to parties anymore.
2. Suzanne is not a thief, she has never committed any _____________________
3. This skirt is too long for you, take it to a seamstress who will reduce it _____________________
4. Mary always sleeps early, but lately she has been _________________ late instead.
5. Alice’s stomach was aching. She acknowledge it was and ___________________________

Exercise 3: Write in the gap what each sentence expresses.

(Apology; complaint; compliment; request; gratitude; surprise; condolences;)
Example: Oh! 18/20, what a big mark! Good surprise
1. This “snack bar” keeps playing music all night long. I cannot sleep well. ___________________
2. Could you close the door, please? __________________________
3. I must recognize that I did something bad by insulting you, please forgive me. _______________
4. Parent: I am very grateful to you Mrs. Principal as you have recruited my son into 1ère. _______________
5. You are a very good boy! That is the type of student we want in this school. ___________________
6. Receive my sympathy for the lost of your loved ones. _______________________
7. Please, be on time tomorrow! __________________________
8. What a great recognition! I was not expecting to be the 2019 Nobel peace prize. ___________________
9. I am honoured to be so well welcomed in this village. __________________________
10. Many People don’t respect the prescribed measures; they must be sanctioned. ____________________
Exercise 4: Use your own words to complete this conversation between a patient and a doctor.
Patient: Good morning Doctor.
Doctor: Good morning. What can I do for you?
Patient: I am not actually (1) _________________________________
Doctor: What’s the (2) _____________________________________
Patient: I have headache. I am very cold. I also vomit. I (3) __________________ so tired that I can’t do
anything. My muscles pain and my (4) ___________________ is bitter.
Doctor: Do you eat regularly?
Patient: Not at all. I have no (5) ____________________________
Doctor: Ok. I can see. I think you must suffer (6) ______________________ malaria. Do you
sleep under a (7) ______________________________?
Patient: No, doctor. My (8) ________________________are so poor. They cannot afford it.
Doctor: I am sure you will need one in order to avoid mosquito (9) _______________________________
Make efforts to clear the surroundings and also avoid stagnant (10) _______________________________
For the time being, this is your prescription. After taking this medication, you will certainly get better.
Patient: Thank you doctor.

Exercise 5: Choose the best option from the list below to complete the paragraph on bank transaction.
(Budget, deposit account, interest, cheque book, pay in, current account, credit card, withdraw,
Overdraft, statement, purchase, account, cash).
It is quite easy nowadays to open an (1) ______________ at a bank. You will fill in some forms
and (2) ______________ some money. You’re usually given a (3) _______________ to use when
shopping instead of carrying (4) _____________. You can also ask for a (5) _______________
which is useful in restaurants and hotels and for making large (6) ___________________. Your first
account is normally a (7) ______________. You can pay in or (8) ___________________ money
as often as you like, as long as you don’t run up a large (9) ______________! You will receive a
regular (10) _____________ which shows what has been paid in and withdrawn. But if you want to
save money, a (11) _____________ is better, because the bank pays you (12) _______________ on
savings.

Exercise 6: Complete the sentence down with the correct homophone from the word in brackets.
1. We had heavy ___________________ during the ……………. of Paul Biya. (reign, rain)
2. The _______________ Delegate ______________all his staff before his arrival. (knew; new)
3. I like to drink beer on _____________during __________________ (draught; drought)
4. I received his __________________on the veranda under an extremely hot _______________ (Sun; son)
5. _________________ Food will be ready in an _______________ (Our; hour)
6. I stopped __________________that new shop to ______________ white a T-shirt (by, buy)
7. Unfortunately ______________fall on my __________________ of shoes. (pair; pears)
8. I have seen many________________ in the white ______________ (ship, sheep)
9. I need to _____________________ My ___________________ on my door. (rights, write)
10. I ______________________Mr. Eba ____________________me last year. (thought, taught)
 SECTION 3: COMPOSITIONS
TASK: Write a composition of at least 200 words on ONE of the following topics

1) The use of mobile phone has become a serious matter in the society nowadays. Imagine that
you are the President of the Youth Club of your school. Write a speech about new technologies seen
as a serious poison to young people in school. This speech will be presented during the Youth Week in Lycée
de Batcham.
Lay out:
- Greetings from the highest authority to your mates;
- 3 paragraphs;
-End with “long live……/long live…..”
Introduction: thank your audience and give the reason of your speech;
Body: Define the topic (new technologies) and then present its uses; show how useful it can be for students.
Then, show how it is wrongly used by student (how poisonous it can be)
Conclusion: Give advice on the usefulness of ICTs for students.

2) You were caught with a phone in class and are supposed to be expelled. Write a letter of apology to the
Vice-Principal telling her why you had to bring the phone to class. Your name is Patrick Ombala, your
address is: G.B. H.S Sahel /P.O. Box 2957, Maroua.
Lay out: format of a formal letter
Introduction: reason of your letter
Body: explain why you had the phone;
Conclusion: apologize and make a promise

3) Your name is JOSITO, a student in college LULU. You live in a country where many young
people face lots of difficulties. You decide to write a story about the difficulties face by the youths in
your country. Clearly state four (4) relevant problems faced by the youth and suggest solutions.
Introduction: who is a youth?
Body: List problems faced by youths (4) (lack of job opportunities; dangerous habits; bad companies; family
problems) Suggest solutions to these problems
Conclusion: give them advice on how to live without problems

4) Write a speech in which you educate young students of your village or town on four (04) advantages and
four (04) disadvantages of the internet. You must not write the name of your village in the essay.

5) You took an active part in the celebration of the International Day of Woman. Describe the event. Use the
following WH-words to guide yourself: where – when – who – what – how – why).

6) All the people of your village believe that boys and girls must not be given equal education, in accordance
with their tradition. Write a letter to the chief of your village to convince him and the villagers that things have
changed and that all children are now equal and should be given equal opportunities and rights at home and
at school. The chief of your village is called chief Souahibou, His post office Box number is 21 and is located
in Kito. Your name is Moussa Issou and you are in Government High School of Olembe.