موضوع الإنجليزية — مناظرة التاسعة، دورة 2006

THE TEXT

1- Things have never been the same since our daughter Sophia, who's 13, discovered the Back Street Boys. They have taken control of our life, our house and our daughter. At first, she just read their life story in magazines, collected their photos and walked around happily attached to her personal CD player.

2- Then, last November, I got a phone call at work. "Mum ! They're playing a concert at Wembley Arena ! Can I go with my friend Rebecca ? " I wanted to please her, so I agreed. But it was only later that I started to worry. Terrible scenes passed quickly through my mind. I imagined my little girl in a huge crowd of strong fans. I worried what would happen if she got separated from her friend. I feared she wouldn't get up for school the next day. And I was terrified the noise might damage her ears. Perhaps I should accompany them, I wondered.

3- So, before I booked tickets, I phoned some friends and asked about their daughters' first concert experience. All advised me to wait for her outside, in a café at Wembley. When the ticket finally arrived she felt so excited. I understand her reasons although it's twenty years since I went to a concert myself.

4- To be honest, now the Boys' concert is so near, I wish I could go myself. I know the words of most of their songs, thanks to my daughter singing along and the band looks decent after all.

Adapted from Woman , March 9 , 1998

1. READING COMPREHENSION 7 marks

2. Which is the best title ? Tick (√) the right box. (0.5 mark)

[ ] a- Sophia Joins a Pop Group .
[ ] b- She's Going to her First Concert.
[ ] c- My Mother Goes to Wembley.

2. Complete the table with the proper information from the text. (0.5 x3 = 1.5 marks)

3. Are the following statements true or false? Tick (√) the proper box . (0.5 x5 = 2.5 marks)

4. Complete the paragraph with words from paragraphs 2 et 3 (0.5 x 3 =1.5 marks)

Sophia’s a Back Street Boys' fan. When they came to London, she wanted to go to their ⓐ………… at Wembley Arena. Her mother ⓑ………… about her so she ⓒ………… some friends to ask for advice.

5. What do the underlined words in paragraph 2 refer to ? (0.5 x 2 =1 mark)

a. "They" refers to…………
b. "her friend" refers to…………

II. LANGUAGE 8 marks

1. Fill in the blanks with six words from the box. (0.5 x 6= 3 marks)

easiest – approve – after – ironing – think – help – others – parents.

It is pleasant to see parents and children share the responsibility of the house. Women, who usually look ⓐ………… kids and do housework need some ⓑ………… . Many husbands don't mind giving a hand but ⓒ………… would never like to do the ⓓ………… routines like the washing-up or the ⓔ………… . They ⓕ………… that housework is a woman's job.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct alternatives. (0.5 x 6= 3 marks)

Dave and Jenny have known each other for many years. They ⓐ………… neighbours since they were children. They grew up together, ⓑ………… to school together and visited each other almost everyday. Now, Dave ⓒ………… because he ⓓ………… a new job in another city. Dave and Jenny have been an important part of each other's lives ; ⓔ………… it's difficult to say goodbye. Dave has promised to call Jenny ⓕ………… .

ⓐ have been , are, were
ⓑ left, went, studied
ⓒ is leaving, left, leave
ⓓ applied, found, asked
ⓔ but, so, until
ⓕ rarely, regularly, only.

3. 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. Number 4 is an example (0.5 x 4=2 marks)

⁦III⁩. ⁦WRITING⁩ [⁦5 marks⁩]

⁦In his last letter⁩, ⁦your English penfriend Paul told you about the clothes people wear in England⁩. ⁦He asked you to describe the clothes people wear in Tunisia⁩. ⁦Write Paul a letter and tell him what Tunisians wear on different occasions⁩(⁦wedding /Aid⁩,…). ⁦The following hints may help you⁩.

⁦PLEASE DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME⁩.

[شكل: إطار مستطيل يمثل ورقة رسالة، في أعلاه "⁦Dear Paul⁩,"، ثم أحد عشر سطراً منقوطاً متتالياً للكتابة، وفي أسفله يميناً "⁦Your Tunisian friend⁩."]

⁦Dear Paul⁩,

⁦Your Tunisian friend⁩.