الفرض الاول اللغة الانجليزية للجدع المشترك الدورة الاولى

Rachida was born in a rural Moroccan village, Ain Jdid, in 1973. She is married and has four children. Her husband is a seasonal agriculture worker who earns about 700 dhs per month if he works.

                When an aid organisation offered literacy classes in her village, Rachida immediatly recognised that an excellent opportunity was suddenly offered to her. The class signaled a new beginning for Rachida- if she took classes, she would be abe to read and write, add and subtract, and acquire skills that were always reserved for others. When she first learnt how to write her name on a slate, and then on paper, she was overjoyed. Although Rachida and her classmates were laughed at by some villages as they walked to school each day, they ignored them and were proud of their accomplishment.

                The course went a step beyond provoding basic literacy training the women of Ain Jdid. Those who performed best on the final exam were also offered support in setting up a business – a farm animal cooperative. Armed with their newly acquired numeracy and literacy skills, and with technical assistance from the organization, they started a successful business. Their example gave rural women a new image- that of independent female entrepreneurs who could manage their own businesses. They were no longer field workers.

                Rachida now buys and sells farm animals through the cooperative and earns enough income to support her family. More importantly, she can share the joy of learning with her school-aged children and help them with their homework. She is confident about the future. She says her new skills have given her more than just an income. « Through this programme, women have paved the way to a new life », she said.

                As a proof to the programme’s success, now even some of the men in village who had criticized Rachida and her classmates want to attend literacy classes.

                                                                                                                              (Baccalaureate Test- June 2008)

I.                    COMPREHENSION                                                                                                               (15points)

BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT

1. ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE ? JUSTIFY

1.       Rachida is originally from a big city.

2.       Some villagers made fun of women going to literacy classes.           

3.       Some women of the village became independant.

2. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR OWN WORDS

1.       What opprtunities did literacy classes offer to Rachida ?

2.       Which group of women benefited from technical assistance ?

3.       How do Rachida’s chilren benefit from her literacy ?

4.       How did some villagers change their opinion about literacy programme ?

3. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS REFER TO ?

1.       they :………………………………….

2.       them :…………………………………

4. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS :

1.       Periodical  (parag. 1)

2.       Very happy (parag. 2)

3.       Starting (parag. 3)

4.       Money (parag. 4)

5. WHICH OF THE FOLOWING WOULD BE THE BEST TITLE FOR THE PASSAGE ?

1.       Female entrepreneurs change rural men’s life.

2.       Literacy changes a rural woman’s life.

3.       Rural men change rural women’s life.

II.                  LANGUAGE                                                                                                                                            (15points)

A.      GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB BETWEEN BRACKETS

Moroccan NGOs have made great efforts to combat illiteracy. They help youth with basic knowledge and (manage) ………………skills. They also train them to become (financial)……………….independant.

B.      FILL IN THE GAP WITH AN APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERB

(picked up – found out – grew up – went through – turned down)

1.       Jane was accepted to work in a bank but she…………..the job because the salary was not interesting.

2.       My uncle Ibrahim …………………….his American accent when he was in the USA.

C.      MATCH THE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE COLLOCATIONS 

1.    Have                                                                             a. care

2.    Information                                                               b. technology

                                                                                      c. fun

D.  REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH WORDS GIVEN

1. « Do we need a lot of money for the project ? » some villagers asked the manager.

                Some villagers asked………………………………………………………………………………………..

2.  The cooperative awarded a prise to Rachida.

                Rachida…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3.    Salah didn’t but the farm because he didn’t get financial support from the bank.

If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

E.  PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE

1.  The city council (to build) ………………………..a new stadium two years ago.

2. Before she became a doctor, Salma (already – to work)………………….as a biology teacher for 2 years.

3. At the moment, a foreign NGO (to prepare)…………………….a huge project for human development in rura areas in Yemen.

E. JOIN THE PAIR OF SENTENCES WITH THE LINKING WORDS GIVEN

1. The local authorities opened new schools. They wanted to serve the community better. (so as to)

2. The government invests a lot of money on tourism. Not many tourists visit our town. (however)

3. Tom and his wife needed money. They decided to work over time. (because)

III.                WRITING                                                                                                                                 (10points)

Countries around the world celebrate events (national/international, cultural, or religious). Choose one of the events celebrated in Morocco ( Aid Al Fitr, Imilchil festival, New Year’s Eve, Moussems, etc) and write a letter to your pen friends about it.

(approximately 150 words)