PART ONE: READING/ INTERPRETING
A- COMPREHENSION: (7pts)
READ THE TEXT CAREFULLY THEN DO THE ACTIVITIES;
To the editor,
My solution to the problem of discipline in schools would be to bring back the cane.
I can't understand why it was stopped. If they had known the result when they took the
decision, they would certainly never have stopped it.Obviously, if children are allowed to do
what they like, in schools then the standard of discipline will continue to go down in the
years ahead.
The time to do something about the problem is now , before it is too late. I do not want my
children to suffer because of lack of discipline when they go to school next year, I believe
there should be a return to old methods .I am against children being allowed to be rude to
teachers.
Believe me, when I was a child, when we misbehaved we were punished. It seems that
today things are different in schools. I hope your paper continues to support the reintroduction
of discipline in schools.
JOHN WILSON
1 - What type of document is the above text?
2 - The above text is:
a- narrative b- argumentative c- descriptive
3 - Say whether the following statements are true or false?
a-The author complains about the new methods used in schools to deal with discipline.
b-The problem of discipline will improve in the coming years.
c- Old methods should be reintroduced to solve the problem of discipline.
4 - Answer the following questions according to the text.
a- What's the biggest problem in schools nowadays?
b- Does the writer agree with the methods schools use today?
c- What does the old method consist of?
d- Which argument does the writer give to support his opinion?
B- TEXT - EXPLORATION: (8pts)
1 - Find in the text words whose definitions follow.
a- A long thin stick used in the past as a school punishment.
b- Absence of something that is needed.
c- Way of doing something.
1/2
2 - Which nouns can be derived from the following words?
Punish - understand - believe - rude - behave.
3 - Underline the silent letter in the following words.
School - discipline - teacher - writer.
4 - Classify the following words according to their vowel sounds.
Cane - like - child - late.
[ai]
[ei]
5 - Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
Uniform - which - schools - same
Education in Algeria is not the .............as the one in England. There are more
independent...............in the U.K. than in Algeria. Besides, each British school chooses its
uniform................ is different from the other schools'..................
PART TWO: WRITTEN -EXPRESSION: (5pts)
Choose one topic:
Topic one:
Use the following notes to write a letter to a British pen friend describing education in
Algeria.
- Different types of schools: primary, middle, secondary.
- The subject matters to study: foreign ********s, maths, history, Arabic.......
- Streams: scientific, literary.
- The exams you take: BEM; Baccalaureate,
Topic two :
Is the re- introduction of discipline in schools important? Why? Why not?