N.B.:PrirecrireLV1surlafeuilledecomposition
ILINGUISTICCOMPETENCE
A Puttheverbsinbracketsintotheircorrecttenseandform.Writenumbers andanswersonly.
1- Bythistimenextyear,I(tostart)Universitystudies.
2Thegirlwonthefirstprizeismycousin.
a) who
b)which
b)anybody
c)somebody
IIREADINGCOMPREHENSION TEXT:
Everyoneexpectstoderiveasmuchpleasureasonecanfromlife.Thequestof joyisanaturalhumanurge. Astheschoolyearhadbrokenup,Iwasinvitedtooneofmyfriendsparties.I hadnohesitationtoaccepttheinvitationasmyintentionwastoforgetaboutmy failureinmyexam.Theyoungboys,whowereinchargeofthepreparationofthe
party,werequiteclever.Theyhaddonetheirbesttomaketheguestsforgetabout educationandeverythingthathadarelationshipwithschooling. Thereweremanyschoolboysattheparty.Someofthemhadpassedtheirexam, othersfailedit.Thepartywasheldinalargevillainaseasidetown.Theroomin whichwewerewelcomed,waspaintedindifferentcolours.Whenweenteredit,Igot theimpressionthatweweresurroundedbyarainbow.Ononeofthewalls,Icould readwedontneedanyeducation. Inthemiddleoftheroom,alargetablewaslaid.Onittherewasabigrecord player.Inoneofthecorners,therewasanothertablewithmanyplatesfullofdifferent cakesandsweet.Justneartheplates,hundredsofsmallbottlesoflemonadewere served. Beforethepartyhadstarted,ayoungmanabouteighteen,stoodonachairand saidSilenceplease!Youngladiesandgentlemen,beforewestartourparty,Iwould like to welcome all of you. Then Idliketoaddanotherthing:letsforgetabout studiesandletsdance.Letthemusicplayon,please.Whenhefinishedhiswords, theguestsapplauded,butIwasastonished.Icouldntbelievemyeyesandears.The speakerwasanoldfriendwhomIhadntseenforabouttenyears.Iwastoldthathe hadgoneabroadtofinishhisstudies.Iwasreallysurprisedandstoodmotionless.But whenpeopleroundmebegantodance,Imadeupmymindtogetintouchwithmy friend.Hehaddisappearedintheoverwhelmingcrowdofyoungdancerswhohad cometoenjoythemselves. Atlast,Icaughtsightofhimtalkingtotheboywhowasinchargeofthe recordplayer.IwalkedtowardshimandtriednottobeseenuntilIreachedhim. WhenIhadreachedhim,Ihidhiseyeswithmyhandsandsaid: Canyouguess whoisbehindyou?.Myfrienddidntsucceedinrecognizingmyvoice.ButwhenI put my hands away, he uttered acry of surprise. His crymade the dancers stop dancingandlookatus.Hetookmyhandandaskedmetoaccompanyhimtothe gardenwherewecouldspeakinpeace.Therewetalkedabouteverythingexceptthe school. After a very passionate conversation, we returned to the room to have somethingtodrinkaswewerefeelingthirsty.
ByAbdelilahHACHIMIandAbdelhamidELJAZOULI PassYourBACinEnglish Page220
1- Whywasthepartyorganised?
2 Didthenarratorknowtheyoungmanofeighteen?Justifyyouranswer.
3- Wasthepartywellorganisedaccordingtoyou?Justifyyouranswer.
C- Translate intoFrench
From:"Astheschoolyear.. downto:"arelationshipwithschooling."
IIICOMPOSITION
Youmetintownanoldfriendyouhadntseenforalongtime.Writeaboutyour conversation. (Notmorethan20lines)
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ILINGUISTICCOMPETENCE
A- Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate word or
expression.Writedownnumbersandanswersonly.
1- ThepersonnelManagercouldnthelp.thatstupidemployee (rebuke;
rebuking,torebuke)
2- Whichofthesetwinsis..?(thesmarter;thesmartest;thesmart)
3 Couldyouplease,showmethe..totheHall?(entrance;enter;close)
4- Wealwayshave.lunchatschool.(a;the;) 5- candidatescansucceedinthisexamitisveryeasy.(No;Some;Alot
of)
6- Septemberisthemonthoftheyear.(nine;nineth;ninth).
B- But the verbs in brackets into the correct tense and form. Write down the
numbersandtheanswersonly.
1- Charity(tobegin)athome,saidBabatome.
2 Bytheyear2012,anewpresident(already/toelect). 3 FathergotAlima(tosweep)thecompoundyesterday.
4 What(todo)you,ifyouhadbeeninformed? 5 Hontonch(nottowrite)measinglelettersinceIleftthecountry.
C- Fillintheblan kswithawordorexpressionfromthelist.
Writedownthenumbersandtheanswersonly. Wordlist:critical;deforestation;corruption;sitinmoralvalues;poor. 1/ 2/ 3/ The teaching of .. in our schools will undoubtedly stop the spread of ..inthefuture. Darling,Idontmeantobe..butisntyourskirtalittleshort? LastTuesday,theemployeesofthisenterprisehelda..toshowtheiranger. D Rewritethefollowingsentencesusingthepromptsgiven. 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ Azowatoisneverfreeasecond. Please,canIsendyouthelettertomorrow? Theteachermadethelazystudentsrehearsetheirlessons. IwishRaissahadlearntherlessonsyesterday. A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. *Azowatoisalways *Wouldyoumindme? *Thelazystudents *Imsorry,
*Sciencedeclared
IIREADINGCOMPREHENSION
Readthispassagecarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsbelowit.
TEXT:
1 Theworldsforestsareingravedanger.Overhalfoftheworldsforests have been destroyed already. If this continues, we will be left with a planet without trees. This wouldbecatastrophic : not onlyareforests hometoimportantplantsandanimals,buttheyalsoplayavitalrolein regulatingtheclimateandmakingEarthhabitable. MuchoftheEarthwasoncecoveredwithtrees,butthemajoritywere cleared to make room for anincreasing human population. There was twiceasmuchtropicalforestattheturnofthe20thcenturyasthereis today.TherateofdeforestationinAfricaisacauseforextremeconcern: about4millionhectaresofforestsaredestroyedeachyearand45%of forestshavealreadydisappeared. Therearemanycausesofdeforestation,suchaslogging;clearingfor farming;roadsandrailroads,mining;fuelwoodcollectionandclearing forlivingspace.Peoplehavebeenlivinginandaroundtropicalrainforests fortensofthousandsofyears,usingwhattheyneededfromthewealthof naturalresourceswithoutdestroyingtheenvironment.However,inthelast twocenturies,thepopulationhasincreased,requiringmoreandmoreland forhousesandfarming. ThelargestcauseofdeforestationinAfricatodayisfarming.Inthe past,peoplefarmedtheforests,butmovedonwhenthesoilbecameless fertile.Thisdidnthurtordestroytheforestsbecauseusedlandwasleftto regrowtrees.Thiswassustainablefarming.Now,peopleareusingthe samelandandnotlettingforestsregrow.Thelandbecomessoinfertile thatforeststhencannotregrow.Theforestsarelostforever!
Adaptedfrom"HumanpopulationNumbersasaFunctionofFoodSupplyby RusselHopfenbergandDavidPimentalinAcollectionofmaterialsfor EnglishTeachers(PeaceCorpsBenin20062007)page83.
QUESTIONS
A/SaywhetherthesestatementsareRight( )orWrong( ).Writenumbers R W andanswersonly. 1 Morethan50%oftheworldsforestshavebeendestroyed. 2 Today,overpopulationleadstodeforestation.
3- Tropicalforestaremorenumerousnowadaysthaninthe20 century.
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4 Intheoldtimes,peoplebenefitednothingfromthenature. 5 Charcoalisobtainedfromtrees. B/Answerthesequestionsbasedonthetext. 1)Thesuitabletitleofthistextis: a) DesertificationinAfrica. b) PopulationgrowthandpollutioninBenin. c) Deforestation. d) Theclimatechange. 2)Howmanyhectaresofforestsareruinedeachyearonourcontinent? 3)Whatisthemostimportantcauseofdeforestationmentionedinthetext? 4)Didpeopledestroytheforestsinthepast?Pickoutasentencefromthetext tojustifyyouranswer. C/MatchthewordsinColumn withtheiroppositesinColumn . A B Writedownthenumbersandthelettersonly. ColumnA 1)vital 2)disappeared 3)wealth ColumnB a)Lost b)Poverty c)Mortal
4)won 5)stops
d)Continues e)appeared
IIICOMPOSITION
Afterstatingtheimpactoftreesonhumanlife,onanimalslifeandonthe environment,saywhatcanbedonetoprotectourforests. (NB:notmorethan20lines)
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