امتحان اللغة الإنجليزية شهادة البكالوريا موضوع اللغة الإنجليزية شعبة ل.أ

Additionally, they devised tools, skills and techniques as the plow, the sculpture in stone, engraving and inlay. They originated a system of writing on clay later called cuneiform. Sumerians were remarkable not only for their material and technological progress, but also for their ideas, ideals and values. They were the first to compile laws as the Sumerian was deeply conscious of his personal rights. There was a spirit of co-operation among individuals shown through the irrigation process in which communal effort and organization were manifested. Whatever is said about the Sumerians one can never be grateful enough for their contributions to modern life. Adapted from: “The Sumerians” by Samuel Noah Kramer, University of Chicago Press, - Write the letter that corresponds to the right answer. A- The soil of Sumer is ... a. salted b. fertile c. sterile B- The Sumerians developed irrigation using ... a. rainfall water b. river flood c. sea water C- Cuneiform is a... a. system of irrigation b. system of writing c. code of laws D- The Sumerian’s spirit of co-operation was manifested through ... a. his consciousness of his rights b. irrigation process c. his technological progress - Fill in the following table with information from the text. Sumer Achievements Place Climate Soil Agriculture Building Writing :اختبار يف مادة/ اللغة الاجنليزية الشعبة: لغات أجنبية / بكالوراي7312 - Answer the following questions according to the text. a- What helped the Sumerians develop the first high civilization in the history of mankind? b- How were sickles, pots, plates and jars made in Sumer? c- Why did Sumerians compile laws? d- Why should we be grateful to Sumerians for their contributions to modern life? - Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text? a- their (§2) b- which (§3) - Copy the title you think is the most appropriate: a- Life in Mesopotamia b- The Garden of Eden c- The Ingenuity of the Sumerians B/ Text Exploration (07 pts) - Find in the text words or phrases that are opposite in meaning to the following: a- advantages ≠ … (§ ) b- unaware ≠ … (§ ) c- obligations ≠ … (§3) - Divide the following words into roots and affixes. classical - originated - organization - additionally Prefix Root Suffix(es) - Combine each pair of sentences with one of the connectors provided. Make changes where necessary. so ... that - although - so that - provided that a- The soil was arid. Sumerians developed a sophisticated agriculture. b- Sumerians were conscious of their rights. They compiled law. c- Sumerians baked clay. They made bricks. - Classify the following words according to the number of syllables. materials - rights - sculpture - manifested - Fill in the gaps with only 4 words from the list given. control - use - banks - constructed - rivers - dry As it hardly rained in Mesopotamia, the soil was too ... ... for farming. Therefore, the Sumerians had to build huge ... ... on both sides of the Euphrates. They also ... ... an irrigation system made of canals, reservoirs and dams to ... ... the distribution of water.

Part Two: Written Expression (06 points)

Choose ONE of the following topics. Topic One: