Composition Anglais · 1er Trimestre 1ère Année Secondaire Sujet N°: 14

school work. Only eight informants said they listened to music to avoid talking to people. Then I questioned them what their favourite music was. Fifty of them told me that they enjoyed Rai music while eighteen said they liked the local music. Only twelve of them stated that they love listening to Pop music. Finally, I found out that most teenagers spend much time in listening to music or doing something else rather than doing homework. They tend to give little importance to their studies. The showed also that Rai music is their favourite type of music. A- Comprehension : (07pts) 1. Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer. (01pt)  The text is about: a) Teenagers leisure activities b) music d) teenagers and music  The text is : a- A questionnaire b- A report c- An article 2. Are these statements true or false? Write “T” or “F” next to the letter corresponding to the statement. (02pts) a- The survey was undertaken about elderly people. b- 80 of the teenagers questioned like music. c- All informants prefer talking to people rather than listening to music. d- According to the survey, Rai music is the most popular among teenagers. 3. Complete the following table with information from the text. (03pts) Teenagers and music Number of informants: … Age: … Questions Answers 1-Do you like listening to music? Yes (…) No (…) 2- Why do you listen to music? …(60) To get rid of stress (…) To avoid talking to people (…) 3- What is your favourite music? Rai music (…) …(12) Pop music (…) 4. In which paragraph is the interpretation of the survey’s findings mentioned? (01pt) A- Text exploration: (08pts) 1. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following (1.5pt) a- Adolescents = (§1) b- Asked = (§2) c- Liked = (§3) 2. Which adjectives can be derived from the following words? (1.5) Adjectives Adverbs Attract Economy Nation 3. Rewrite sentence B so that it Means the Same as A. (03pts) a- The reporter asked the informants: “Do you have pets at home?” b- The reporter asked… a- They answered: “We listen to music to reduce stress.” b- They answered… a- The father asked his son: “What is your favourite pet?” b- The father asked his son… 4. Circle the stressed syllable in the following words.(02 pt) Bookshop – adverb– acidic – adverbial – acid

Part Two: Written expression (05pts)

Choose one topic.  Topic 1: As a journalist, you were asked to make a survey about children and school. The survey yielded the following results. Write the report. Children and school Number of informants: 70 Age: between 12 and 15 Questions Answers 1-Do you go to school? Yes (70) No (00) 2- Which level are you? 1st year (20) 2nd year (10) 3rd year (40) 3- Do you like school? Yes (65) No (05) 4-What are your favourite subjects? English (30) French (25) Physics (15)  Topic 2: You read an advert of a job (cook /cooker) in El-khabar newspaper. Write a letter of application in which you for this job.