Devoirs Anglais 1ère année Secondaire

1. Circle the correct option. (1mark)

• Lindsay speaks about her 

pocket money   _  family     _ dream job

• What about when you were fifteen?

• Making suggestion
• Asking for information
• Asking for permission.

1. Circle the correct option. (1mark)

• The two speakers talk about   

pocket money   _   fame and celebrity     _ dream jobs

• I wanted to wear an all black suit and have a briefcase. 

• Expressing satisfaction
• Expressing hope
• Expressing desire

1. Language  (12 marks)

1. Put the bracketed words in the correct tense or form. (4 marks)

A British teenager has become a multi-millionaire after selling an app he created to web giant Yahoo. Nick D’Aloisio, 17, (start) ………………………his Summly app when he was just 15. He was studying for school exams and became (frustrate)……………….……… at struggling through lengthy online articles. He created the app summarizing long reports so people could (digest)………………………… the content. Yahoo’s boss of mobile content development Adam Cahan said: “It started with an insight, that (our)……………………… are living in a world of constant information and need new ways to simplify how we find the stories that are                                   (importance) ………………………….. to us, at a glance.” The acquisition by Yahoo makes the British teen one of the world’s (young)……………………………. self-made millionaires. He believes (he)………………………   agreement  with Yahoo is perfect, saying: “To me, Yahoo is the                      (good) …………………… company to be joining right now because it’s one of these classic Internet companies.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the child prodigy par excellence. He could (playing  _ play _ to play)  songs on the harpsichord at four years old and compose simple music at five. (When _Where _Which )  he was seven years old, the Mozart family (go  _ goes _ went ) on the first of several tours to demonstrate the prodigious musical abilitie of the young marvel and ( his _ him _ he )   elder sister Maria Anna , who was also remarkably ( gift _ gifts _ gifted) . So there is no shortage of anecdotes about the young Mozart’s astonishing musical dexterity, memory, and creativity in composition. He (wrote- writes – write) his first opera at the age of twelve. By the time Wolfgang was 6, he was an (gifted _ boring _ excellent ) pianist and violinist. When he (grows – grew – has grown) up, Mozart moved to Vienna, and tried to earn a living as a pianist and composer.

Anyone who enjoys cooking has probably thought about what it might be like to be a chef. And                       let’s (1) —————————– honest more than a few of us have pretended (2) ————————– kitchen was a studio and we were the latest Food Network star. But, in (3) —————————–, the road to becoming a chef takes time. It requires countless hours of (4) —————————— work. “Paying your dues” is definitely what aspiring chefs must do to make it to                                                   the (5) ——————————  .There are no strict educational or training requirements to                              work (6) ——————————–  a chef. For most, the knowledge and skills are                                           (7) ——————————- gained during those long hours in the kitchen. However, those who                      (8) ——————————- to become the best have to do their best.

1. LANGUAGE (12 marks) 

1. Fill in the blanks with ( 8) words from the  box below. (4 marks)

Adele is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame owing to her distinctive voice .                             She  has (1)————————– one of the best-selling artists of our time. Born (2)————————– England, she enjoyed (3) —————————–  contemporary pop music from an early age.                              In (4) —————————- early teens, she considered a career in music while studying                                 (5) —————————– the ‘BRIT School. Adele (6) ——————————- her first album ‘19’ in 2008. Later, her second album ‘21’, (7) —————————- contained several hit singles, including ‘Rolling in the Deep’, was launched.’ She also received an ‘Academy Award’ for her song ‘Skyfall,’ which she (8) —————————- and composed for a James Bond film of the same name. 

Everyone has a career dream. From a very young age, children dream of (become) ————————- big professionals. They are fed with the importance of building a (success) —————————–career. Everyone asks (they) ——————————–about their purpose in life and career is the most focused. Everyone has (ambitious) —————————– or desire. Everyone feels that                      (our) ————————— grow up to be a great person in our life. As a child, I was fascinated by Bollywood actresses and (want) ———————————- to become an actress. There is no harm in dreaming big but choose your path (wise) ———————————– keeping in mind your ability and other aspects. Do not (set) —————————– unrealistic career goals. Everyone has to fix small and big goals to fulfil their dream.

Despite being blind from birth and growing up in poverty, Stevie Wonder managed to become                                 a (skill _ skills _ skilled ) musician in early childhood, learning to write music, sing, and                                     (to play _ play _ playing )  the piano, organ, harmonica, and drums. In 1962, ( of _ at  _ in ) age 12, he began recording music and performing professionally under the name Little Stevie Wonder. Although (his _ he _ him )  stage name suggested a novelty child performer, he ( hardly _ desperately _ quickly ) established himself as a serious musician who (combined _ combines _ combine ) creative songwriting and mastery of disparate styles (of _ from _ in ) music including rhythm and blues, soul, funk, rock, and jazz. By his 21st birthday he had written or cowritten more than a dozen hit songs. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, (where _ which _ when ) he was only 38 years old.