موضوع الإنجليزية — مناظرة التاسعة، دورة 2010

I. READING COMPREHENSION 6 marks

Read the text and answer the questions.

1- John Preddy, a remarkable young teenager from London, decided to climb Mt.Kilimanjaro – the highest mountain in Africa–as a way to raise money for “Live In Peace”.

2- “When I told my peers that I was thinking about climbing Mt.Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for the organization, they were very excited and amazed,” John said. “My dream is to help support all the kids from the conflict areas.”

3- With the support of his friends and family, the 15–year-old boy from London was able to raise over $ 10.000 for the organization. The majority of his support came online via a personalized fundraising page he created. On the site, supporters sent him messages that kept him “motivated all the way.”

4- The fund raisers help support the charity and spread knowledge about “Live In Peace”, which is more important than the actual amount of money raised. In the past, others have raised funds for the same organization but John is the first one to climb a mountain for peace.

5- “People are able to make peace,” John said, “and it is important for young people to take part in peace-making because we will be the next generation that will take on the world’s conflicts. If people get this message then it will be easier to solve all the problems. A great example of the possibility of peace is that while I was in Africa, I learnt that Tanzania consists of more than 120 tribes who live together peacefully.”

Adapted from the Internet
http://www.seeds of peace.org/

Comprehension Questions:
1.Tick (✓) the right alternative. (1 mark)
The text is about a teenager who wanted to:
a. join his family ☐
b. spend his holiday ☐
c. do voluntary work. ☐

2.Complete the table with information from the text. (1 x 2 = 2 marks)

3.Are the following statements true or false? Tick (✓) the proper box. (1 x 2 = 2 marks)

4. Circle the adjective that best describes John. (1 mark)
   selfish – courageous – careless – lazy.

II. LANGUAGE 8 marks
1.Complete the following paragraph with six words from the box. (0.5 x 6 = 3 marks)
me – close – born – about – angry – without – proud – with.

My mother has worked for as long as I can remember. There are times when I really regret that she is so busy, but I am very ⓐ………… of her. When I was ⓑ…………, my mother was at the beginning of her career and I used to spend days ⓒ………… seeing her. My mother and I have always been very ⓓ………… and I used to tell her ⓔ………… personal things. I have always thought everyone lived like ⓕ………… , but now that I am at secondary school, I realize that there are mothers who don't work at all.

2 . Match the sentence parts in Column A with those in Column B to get a coherent paragraph. There is one extra part in Column B .The parts in Column A are in the correct order. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.5 x 4 =2 marks)

3.Circle the right option. (0.5 x 6 = 3 marks)

I have been hurt by my brother all my life. For my parents, it was never considered as violence but only brothers (spending – fighting – saving). For me, it was (more – much – many) than that and what happened to me affected me in a serious and (physically – physics – physical) way. I could never fight back and I (forget – remember – think) being frightened all the time. I used to (spent – spending – spend) nights thinking about (what – when – why) could happen to me the next day. I couldn't tell anyone about it because it makes me feel like a loser.

⁦III⁩.⁦WRITING 6 marks⁩
⁦On Earth Day⁩, ⁦you decided to write an article for your school magazine on how urgent and important it is to care about our planet and save the environment⁩. ⁦Write the article and give your friends some practical advice on how to turn green and lead a healthy life⁩.
⁦You may use some of the following hints⁩:
⁦pollution⁩ – ⁦global warming⁩ – ⁦breathe⁩ – ⁦plant trees⁩ – ⁦save energy⁩ – ⁦waste - harmful⁩ – ⁦recycling⁩ – ⁦garbage⁩...
⁦DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME OR SIGN THE ARTICLE⁩.
[شكل: إطار مستطيل كبير مخصص للكتابة، يتضمن 18 سطراً منقّطاً متساوي الأبعاد، بدون أي كتابة يدوية.]