موضوع الإنجليزية — مناظرة التاسعة، دورة 2001

THE TEXT

① Angela and Graham, both 34, have been married for 10 years. They have three sons, aged six, seven and eight. Graham is a manager in a clothes company, while Angela works part-time as a music teacher at a local school.

② For about a year, Angela has become unhappy about Graham's behaviour with the children. She thinks that he doesn't spend much time with them. He usually works late every evening and rarely returns before 8 pm. By then, the children are already in bed and he doesn't see them at all.

③ Graham spends Saturday with his friends. He usually plays squash or tennis with them. The only day that he spends with the children is Sunday. He takes them to the zoo or to parks where they play sports. He also buys them their favourite cakes and all the things they like to eat. Graham and Angela usually argue. Angela thinks that Graham's relationship with the boys isn't a good one but Graham doesn't agree. He says...

Adapted from "SHE" (Magazine)
Nov.1999

I. READING COMPREHENSION (7 points)

1/ Complete the following table with the appropriate information from the text (0.5 x 6 = 3 pts)

2/ Tick ( ✓ ) the correct alternative. (0.5 x 3 = 1.5 pts)

a- Angela has been unhappy for

[ ] many years.
[ ] five years.
[ ] almost one year.

b- Angela wants her husband
☐ to spend more time with their children.
☐ not to spend any time with their children.
☐ to see their children at 8 pm every evening.

c- Graham often returns home
☐ before 8 pm .
☐ after 8 pm .
☐ before the children go to bed.

3/ Tick the alternative that best completes the text (0.5 pt)
Graham doesn't agree. He says …
☐ a- " I love my children and my relationship with them is fine."
☐ b- " You're right, Angela. I promise to see the children more often."
☐ c- " OK. OK. I agree. But I'm busy all day."

4/ What do the words underlined in the text refer to ? (0.5 x 2 = 1 pt)
a- them (paragraph 2) refers to …………
b- one (paragraph 3) refers to …………

5/ Say whether the following statements are true or false. Tick ( ✓ ) the right box. (0.5 x 2 = 1pt)
true false
a- Graham works five days a week. ☐ ☐
b- Graham spends Saturday and Sunday ☐ ☐
with his children.

II. LANGUAGE (8 points)
1/ Circle the correct alternative (a, b or c) (0.5 x 6 = 3 pts)
Emma Woodhouse was pretty and rich. She was the younger (a. son - b. daughter - c. brother ) of Mr. Woodhouse. The family lived (a. in - b. at - c. on ) a large, beautiful house called Hartfield, in Highbury, a village (a. far away - b. next - c. near ) to London.

Emma's mother (a. death - b. died - c. dead ) when Emma was

very young so she felt (a. lonely - b. only - c. own ). Emma was also a

very clever girl. She believed she (a. could - b. can - c. will ) change

people's lives.

2/ Fill in the blanks with 6 words from the list. (There are 2 extra words). (0.5 x 6 = 3 pts)

Mr Johnson is a guard at the Tower of London. He looks very smart in his

well-known ………… , and of course, tourists …………

photos of him. He stands at the door ………… the Tower and he

answers the visitors' ………… . He has a ………… job, but he

likes it because he ………… people from all over the world.

3/ Complete the interview with the right question or answer from the list on the right. There

are two extra answers.

Do not write. Just put the corresponding letters (a,b,c,d,e,f) in the box below the
interview. (0.5 x 4 = 2 pts)

Write your answers here.

III. WRITING (5 points)

Your parents want to buy a new house, but they cannot decide whether to live in the city or in the countryside.

What do you prefer ? Give your reasons. (about 8 lines).