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Lycee :Mouloud kacem School year :2010/2011
Level :3rd year scientific streams Time : 2 hours
Second exam in English
Part one : Reading and interpreting :
Read the text carefully then do the activities :
There is no gravity in space .Thatmeans that very simple jobs are complicated . Shuttle astronaut Mike Mulane says that a simple job like changing the batteries in a walkman can take five times longer in space ! the astronaut float , the old and new batteries and the machine float , all in different directions !
Inside th espace Shuttle , there are controls on all the surfaces and astronauts use Velcro to attach themselves or other objects .there are specialcupboards for sleeping , or astronauts can use sleeping bags they attach to the wall , ceiling or floor .
Astronauts have individual menus of dehydrated foods and normal foods like buisccuits or choclate .Eating is quite easy , but astronauts can only drink with straws .Drinks are in bags .People always ask astraonauts how they go to the toilet .The answer is "with difficulty " ! there is one toilet for the seven or eight astronauts and it resembles a caccum cleaner .
A /Comprehension :
1 / The text is about :
a-everyday life in space
b- mike mulane's life
c-T he technical aspects of th espace shuttle .
2 / Say whether the following statements are true or false :
a- Because there is no gravity , life is very difficult in space .
b- Inthe space shuttle astronauts sleep in beds .
c- Astronaut can eat and drink in space shuttle .
3 / Answer the following questions according to the text :
a-Why do astronauts use velcro ?
b- How many toilets are there in space shuttle ?
4 / What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text :
They (§ 2) →…………… it (§ 3 ) →…………….
B /Text exploration :
1 /Find in the text words or phrases opposites in meaning to :
Sink ≠….(§ 1 )… detach ≠…(§ 3 )… ease ≠…(§ 3 )… ..
2 / Complete the following chart :
adjective
noun
Verb
………………….
eating
……………….
complicated
……………….
………………
3 / Rewrite sentence "b" so that it means the same as sentence "a" :
1 –a- Astronauts use velcro to attach themselves .
b-velcro ……………………………………….
2 – a-The rockets brought astronauts to the moon .The shuttles are orbiters that have been designed foe repeated use on mission into space .
b –Unlike ………………………………………………………………………………
4 / Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final " s " :
Jobs - astronauts - surfaces - controls
/iz /
/ z /
/ s /
5 /Re-order the following words to make coherent sentence :
System /and / the / orbits / it /consists / sun / that / solar / around /of / the / everything
Part two : Written expression :
Choose one of the following topics :
Topic one :Some scientits say that life may exist on another planet one day .what do you think about this ? If this will be true How do you think life will look like ?
Topic two : Some businessmen say :< Business is Business>. They mean that every businessman is free to choose his personal ethical standards; business profits are more important that moral values. Write a short essay (a speech) saying that ethics is important in business.
Businessmen arguments
-You need money to make money
-People start business to become wealthy
-Respecting ethics may limit production
Ethics can undermine the values of work -
Your arguments
-Business should comply with ethics
-Business can endanger the environment
-Greed may result in unfair competition
-Good practices ensure fairness and success
Undermine: make less effective. / Greed: a desire to get more (example: profits-money...)
Lycee :Mouloud kacem School year :2010/2011
Level :3rd year scientific streams Time : 2 hours
Second exam in English
Part one : Reading and interpreting :
Read the text carefully then do the activities :
There is no gravity in space .Thatmeans that very simple jobs are complicated . Shuttle astronaut Mike Mulane says that a simple job like changing the batteries in a walkman can take five times longer in space ! the astronaut float , the old and new batteries and the machine float , all in different directions !
Inside th espace Shuttle , there are controls on all the surfaces and astronauts use Velcro to attach themselves or other objects .there are specialcupboards for sleeping , or astronauts can use sleeping bags they attach to the wall , ceiling or floor .
Astronauts have individual menus of dehydrated foods and normal foods like buisccuits or choclate .Eating is quite easy , but astronauts can only drink with straws .Drinks are in bags .People always ask astraonauts how they go to the toilet .The answer is "with difficulty " ! there is one toilet for the seven or eight astronauts and it resembles a caccum cleaner .
A /Comprehension :
1 / The text is about :
a-everyday life in space
b- mike mulane's life
c-T he technical aspects of th espace shuttle .
2 / Say whether the following statements are true or false :
a- Because there is no gravity , life is very difficult in space .
b- Inthe space shuttle astronauts sleep in beds .
c- Astronaut can eat and drink in space shuttle .
3 / Answer the following questions according to the text :
a-Why do astronauts use velcro ?
b- How many toilets are there in space shuttle ?
4 / What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text :
They (§ 2) →…………… it (§ 3 ) →…………….
B /Text exploration :
1 /Find in the text words or phrases opposites in meaning to :
Sink ≠….(§ 1 )… detach ≠…(§ 3 )… ease ≠…(§ 3 )… ..
2 / Complete the following chart :
adjective
noun
Verb
………………….
eating
……………….
complicated
……………….
………………
3 / Rewrite sentence "b" so that it means the same as sentence "a" :
1 –a- Astronauts use velcro to attach themselves .
b-velcro ……………………………………….
2 – a-The rockets brought astronauts to the moon .The shuttles are orbiters that have been designed foe repeated use on mission into space .
b –Unlike ………………………………………………………………………………
4 / Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final " s " :
Jobs - astronauts - surfaces - controls
/iz /
/ z /
/ s /
5 /Re-order the following words to make coherent sentence :
System /and / the / orbits / it /consists / sun / that / solar / around /of / the / everything
Part two : Written expression :
Choose one of the following topics :
Topic one :Some scientits say that life may exist on another planet one day .what do you think about this ? If this will be true How do you think life will look like ?
Topic two : Some businessmen say :< Business is Business>. They mean that every businessman is free to choose his personal ethical standards; business profits are more important that moral values. Write a short essay (a speech) saying that ethics is important in business.
Businessmen arguments
-You need money to make money
-People start business to become wealthy
-Respecting ethics may limit production
Ethics can undermine the values of work -
Your arguments
-Business should comply with ethics
-Business can endanger the environment
-Greed may result in unfair competition
-Good practices ensure fairness and success
Undermine: make less effective. / Greed: a desire to get more (example: profits-money...)