Composition Anglais · 1er Trimestre 1ère Année Secondaire Sujet N°: 23

with them. I am very passionate of learning languages, for the moment I am taking courses of German. I would like to inform you as well that I am a well-organized person who prefers to do his tasks at time. I had occupied the post of secretary-assistant in a public office for 18 months from March 2010 to August 2011. At the present time, I am working in a private cyber-café where I deal with administrative documents, business like papers, researches and other services. I attached two letters of reference which approve my good conduct, my resume and my 2 diplomas. Regarding the experience I have in using computers and speaking English; I believe I would have a great chance to be accepted as your secretary. Looking forward your positive reply soon. Yours sincerely, Redha Meziani

Part one : Reading comprehension (8pts)

1) What is the type of this letter? (1pt) a) Application b) Invitation c) Apology 2)Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text: (1,5pts) Level : TCST February2021 First Term English Exam a) The sender can speak English and German . b) The sender got the diploma of informatics in 2009. c) Redha Meziani worked in a private office for one year and half. 4)Answer the following questions according to the text: (4pts) a)Why does the sender write this letter ? b) What are the diplomas of the sender? c)Where did he work before? d)Do you think the sender will be accepted for the post? If yes say why? 5) What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1,5pts) a)My( §2) … b) Where (§3)… c) You ( 3 § )… B/ Text Exploration: ( 7 pts) 1)Find in the text synonyms of the following: (0,5pt) a)Announcement (§1) = … b) Position (§4) =… 2)Find in the text opposites of the following: (0,5pt) a) Private (4§) ≠ … b) Refused (6§) ≠… 3) Join each pair of sentences using the right connector in brackets ( Either ..or / Neither ..nor / Both..and) (3pts) 1)a-Redha is a punctual person . b-.Redha is a reliable person. 2)a- Ali is not accepted for the job . b-Ahmed is not accepted for the job. 3)a-You can send an e-mail or you can call the company . 4)Fill in the gaps with the right reflexive pronoun: (2pts) a) Mr Meziani prepares … for work every morning. b) The computer cleans … from viruses by anti-virus. 5) Classify the following words according to their stressed syllable: (1pt) Apply - level – member – believe On the 1st syllable On the 2nd syllable

Part two : Written expression:

Choose one of the following topics. ( 5pts) TOPIC 1: It is the end of the school year and you have read in El Watan newspaper that a new private school is looking after a good teacher of English to children between 6and 7 years old .Write an application letter in which you apply for the post. The following notes may help you : Application &contact : The language school Contact name: Recruitment Service. Address: Cité Boushaki Bab Ezzouar Algiers,Algeria.