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point where we feel a bit more confident about ourselves, feeling more capable of engaging in all sorts of conversations. Social media websites not only enrich the dialogues that we have with people; we can also get in touch with our long distance friends. We can also get other people informed about noble causes or involve in online projects that will help many people benefit from them. We can also promote our business with much more success, if we know how to properly promote our products or services on social media, so as to get people to talk about them. Using social media websites is a good way of expressing yourself or revealing a part of your personality that you might find difficult to share during face-to-face communication. As long as we do not forget that online communication is not enough and cannot be a real substitute for face-to-face human contact, social media can indeed improve the way we communicate. A. COMPREHENSION ( 8pts) 1. Choose the right answer A. The text is about : a) The importance of social media b) The disadvantages of social media c) communication technology B. The text is : Choose the right answer a) An email b) a web article c) a letter. 2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T or F next to the letter of the corresponding statement. a) Social media help us better our communication skills. b) Face to face, communication is becoming difficult. c) Businessmen profit from social media. d) Social media websites make it easy to express oneself. 3. Answer the following questions according to the text. a. According to studies, are we affected positively or negatively by social media? b. How do social media help shy people? c. Can social media replace face-to-face communication? 4. In which paragraph is it mentioned that we can help others using social media? 5. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text? Mohamed El Mokrani High school School year : 2016/2017 Level : 1st year ( scientific stream) Duration : 2 hours. THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION a) That §1 b) them§3 B.TEXT EXPLORATION. (7pts) 1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following. a. develop § 1= … b. reasons §3 =… ___ c. hard §4 = … 2. Complete the following table: Verb Noun To addict To prefer … … To inform To enquire 3. Use the appropriate link word to fill in the gaps. ( in order to– so as to –not to ) B) We revise our lessons … forget them. C ) I use an anti-virus program … protect my computer from viruses. 4. Fill in the gaps with the following words. (share – social- largest –students ) 5. Classify the words in the following table according to their vowel sounds Play – buy – file – mail-rain- write /ei/ / ai/

PART TWO :Written expression ( 5pts)

Choose one of the following topics. Either topic 01: You have heard that a private school in your city is giving extra lessons for high school students. You want to study there but you need more information about it. Write an enquiry letter to the school asking about: - School monthly fees.