Composition Anglais · 2ème Trimestre 3ème Année Moyenne Sujet N°: 30

which was translated to many languages made radical changes in the western optical traditions. Through his researches, Ibn Al Haitham made important contributions to our understanding of light, optics and vision. He is known as ‘’the father of optics’’. His most famous invention is the Camera Obscura : the Pinhole Camera. He also had great impact on thinkers and scientists that came after him such as Issac Newten who was aware of Ibn Al Haitham’s works. Questions Reading and comprehension:07pts 1. Read the text and answer the questions: a. In which period did Ibn Al-Haitham live? b. What is Ibn Al Haitham known as? c. What is the most important book that he wrote? Level: 3m.s March 2020 Enlish EXAM n°2 Class : Name : …/ 20 2. What do the underlined words in the text refer to : Who – which – which - that 3. Match each verb to its right definition : 1. To invent a- be the first person to find a place or something. 2. To discover b- reserve time and effort for knowledge and science. 3. To study c- make something for the first time. 4. To search d- make research using tests and experiments. Mastery of the language : 7pts 1. find the mistake in each sentence and correct it: a. Al Jazari is a Muslim scientist which invented the elephant clock. b. Science is the study ov structure and behaviour. c. Those shoes are made of Italy. d. My father used to took me to school every morning. 2. Turn the following sentence into Negative and Interrogative form They were taking photos. Negative→ Interrogative→ 3. Choose the correct model verb “can” or “may” to start the following requests: a. Nihal asks her classmate to give her the book: …you give me your book, please? b. The pupil asks his teacher to explain an activity to him: … you explain the activity to me, please? 4. Classfy the following words in the right column: Art –cat – far- cheese /æ / /a:/ /i:/ Written expression: 6pts Your school is organizing a competition about the “best biography” written in English the winner will be awarded on the 16 th April by the headmaster. Use the information in the table to write a short biography. Use the simple past tense. Name: Al-Zahrawi Date and place of birth: 936 CE. Al Andalous. Fields of study: physics, medicine Job: Surgeon Inventions: medical and surgical instruments (scalpels, forceps) Discoveries: ‘’the catgut’’ used in surgery, dissolves away naturally Books: kitab Al-Tasrif Date and place of death: 1013 CE. Cordoba Good luck Correction Reading and comprehension:07pts 4. Read the text and answer the questions d. Ibn Al-Haitham was born during the golden age of muslim civilisation. e. Ibn Al Haitham is known as the father of optics. f. The most important book that he wrote is Kitab Al Manazir. 5. What do the underlined words in the text refer to 6. Who→ Ibn Al-Haithem. Which→ “the golden age” Which →kitab al Manazir that→ thinkers and scientists 7. Match every verb to its right definition : 1. To invent a- be the first person to find a place or somthing.