2nd term exam in englinsh math''englsh @the bac''

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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...)

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