Level: 3ASLLE School Year : 2011-2012

Homework

Part one: Reading Comprehension

Read the text carefully, and answer the questions

The International Labour Organisation (I.L.O) has estimated that 250 million children between the
ages of five and fourteen work in developing countries-at least 120 million on a full time basis. Most
working children in rural areas are found in agriculture; many children work as domestics; urban children
work in trade and services, with fewer in manufacturing and construction.
Working children are the objects of extreme exploitation. They work the longest hours and are the
worst paid of all labourers. They are being abused. Many of them endure lives of pure deprivation.
Theyre deprived of the simple joys of childhood which together with hard work hinder their physical
and mental development.
Children work for a variety of reasons: the most important being poverty. Though children are not
well paid, they still serve as major contributors to family and themselves.
Schoolings problems also contribute to child labour. Many times children seek employment simply
because theres no access to schools (distance, no school at all). When theres a waste of time for the
students.
Extract from World Bank report.

1- Are these statements True or False? Justify the false ones:

a- Urban children work in commerce and services.

b- Working children are the best paid of all labourers.

c- The only reason for child labour is poverty.

d- Schooling problems force children to work.

2- Read the first paragraph then fill in the following table with the right information:

Children In which field do they work

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 3- Answer the following questions:

a- What do the working children suffer from?

b- How can schooling problems contribute to child labour?

4- In which paragraph is it mentioned that childrens working conditions are not

suitable.

5- What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text:

They (2)=/ them (2)=. / Their (3)=..

B- Text Exploration:

1- Find in the text words whose definitions follow:

a- Calculated approximately= (1)

b- Making goods by industrial process=(1)..

c- To suffer from something that is painful= (2)..

d- To help to cause something =( last paragraph)..

2- Fill in the following table:

Words Nouns

Legal

Endure

Counterfeit

3- Combine the following pairs of sentences using the words in brackets:

- I feel sick and hungry. So .that

- I steal some milk and bread.

- We eradicate corruption.
Providing that
- Our suppliers wont use child labour

- People are working in bad conditions ..such.that

- Many companies are designating executives to oversee the area of social responsibility

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 4- Complete sentence (b) so that it leans the same as sentence (a)

a- Counterfeiters are copying almost everything.

Almost every thing .

b- I regret having bought that counterfeit.

I wish

5- Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final /s/

Domestics- hours- lives- makes- services- areas.

/IZ/ /Z/ /S/

6- Supply the following sentences with the right preposition:

Many products are smuggled.. the country a broad and are put.salethe

markets.

Part Two: Written Expression

Choose one of the following topics:

Topic one:

Write a short composition on the following topic

1- Would you boycott products from foreign companies which use child labour? Justify your

answer.

2- How can we put an end to bribery in our country? Write a paragraph to express your

opinion.

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M/D