Devoir de Contrôle 1 Anglais 2ème Lettres

Jess : Right, Tom, tell me, what three things can you not live without?

Tom : Well, number 1 is my iPod and it is fantastic. I often take long bus journeys at the weekend and on this little electronic storage device with screen I can watch a movie. Number 2 is the internet. I can’t live without the internet. I’m online every day – reading newspapers, checking my e-mail and keeping in touch with family and friends. The internet is such a huge part of my life. Number three, I suppose is the sun. For me it’s just being able to lie and relax in the soft warmth, tanning by the pool letting my mind empty and clear. Those are my three. How about you?

Jess : Well, I have to agree with your second one, definitely the Internet is number 1 I can’t live without either, for the same reasons you mentioned, really, just to stay in touch with people for things like reading the news, checking my e-mail, finding phone numbers, getting information. The second thing would be my family. I can’t live without them. I really miss them all the time, and I love going back to see them, so they’re my number two, and my number three would be music. Music’s a huge part of my life and I think I’ll remember periods of my life by what songs I was listening to or what album I bought. So for me my memories are very much brought back to me by music, so those are my three things: the Internet, my family, and music.

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I- COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (8 marks)

Listen to the dialogue and :

• Fill in the table (2 marks) :

• The following statements are false? Justify (2 marks) :

• Tom is hooked on the mobile

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

• Jess is connected to the Internet to read e-books.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

• What can Tom do on his long bus journeys? (1 mark) :

Tom can ………………………………………………………………….

• Circle the suitable function corresponding to the statement (1 mark) :

SPELLING :

Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentence (1 mark) :

I think I’ll remember…………………………. of my life by what songs I was listening

to or what……………………….. I bought.

PRONUNCIATION :

Listen to the dialogue and say if the underlined sounds are Similar or Different (1 mark) :

[Journeys /   Huge]      (    )                          [The / Warmth]      (    )

II- LANGUAGE (12 marks)                            Name : ……………..……………….

2^nd Form Arts : ………

• Circle the correct alternative to get a coherent paragraph (4 marks) :

There are a lot of reasons for the problems that happen between teenagers and parents. But the biggest ones are media and technology, where child and teenager can 1- (makes – make – made) their secret life. With technology, the internet becomes their new father and guide so that many teenagers are not close 2-(for – to – of) their family and remember 3-(their – they – them) only at the time of needing money. And if you ask me, I say that it’s due to the adults 4-(which – who – whose) dive into their business and forget children and teenagers, and let them 5-(on – in – at) front of that wolves’ world without any vaccines. I am not a psychologist, but I try to find resolution to the problems that 6-(grow – feel – decrease) bigger day after day. However, something has to be done for them and I’m talking here about those who just sleep without any plan to their life and wait for fathers or mothers to supply them 7-(by – from – with) money. Again, I say that it does not mean for them to lose their personality and be 8-(controlled – cared – looked) completely by their parents.

• Put the words between parentheses in the right Tense and/or Form (4 marks) :

There is nothing more wonderful than having two friends reunited after years of being apart. Next to family, friends are the 1-(many)…………………………………………… important things

in our lives. Losing your best friend could sometimes be the 2-(hard)………………………..

thing you ever have to go through. If you are looking to reunite with your friend whom you

3-(not / see)………………………….. for a long time, looking at the members’ database of websites that specialize in friend searches is the first step you should take. These websites 4-(be)         an easy place to register, or look for people who you have

not been in contact with for years. Perhaps it 5-(be)……………………………… an old

classmate you are looking for, but you have no idea where to start 6-(look)………………….

There have been many success stories of long time friends reuniting after years of 7- (separate)……………………………………… with the help of the Internet. There are literally thousands

of different websites available to help you look for your special someone.

These websites contain databases that allow you to search the specific school they 8-(go)

……………………………. to so many years ago, as well as their current contact information.

• Fill in the blanks with 8 words from the box to get a coherent paragraph (4 marks) :

Families are much more than groups of individuals. They have their own goals and aspirations. They also are places 1-………………………………………….. every child and adult should feel that

he or she is special and be encouraged to pursue his or her own 2-………………………….. .

Although every family has 3-…………………………. , all the family members should feel as

though they can express themselves openly, 4-…………………………. their feelings, and

have their opinions listened 5-………………………….. with understanding. In fact, problems

and disagreements are a normal part of family life.

The family instructs children and gives 6-………………………. about personal values and

social behaviour. It helps them develop positive relationships, and it 7-…………………….…

an environment that encourages learning both in the 8-………………………… and at school.