Composition Anglais · 1er Trimestre 1ère Année Secondaire Sujet N°: 9

that my excellent record of success in sales will help attract and satisfy more customers. Yours sincerely, Alan Gustafson

Part one:

A/- Reading / Interpreting: (7pts) 1. Choose the best answer: (1pt) a- The text is a letter of: application enquiry apology b- Alan found the advertisement on: TV the internet newspapers 2. Say whether the following statements are true or false: (2pts) a- Alan wrote the letter to enquire about the services of Samsung company b- Alan wanted to work for Puma c- Alan worked for Samsung Electronics d- The candidate had a good experience in the field. 3. Answer the questions from the text: (3pts) a-Why did Alan write the letter? b-Where did he study? c-Was Alan suitable for the job? Justify your answer ! 4. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1pt) Company = … There = … B/- Text Exploration: (8tps) 1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following: (1pt) Job = … in addition = … 2 .Complete the following table: (0,75pt) Verb Noun application apology enquire 3.Combine the pairs of sentences using the connectors provided in brackets (1,5pt) a- Alice needs an anti-virus / She wants to remove a virus from her computer (so as to) b-The candidate is not competent. / The candidate is not well-informed. (neither..nor) a- The secretary is punctual. / She is rapid at work (both..and). : s (2pts) of the words in bracket or tense the correct form Give 4. a- She ( not go) to the cyber café every day. b-E-mails are ( fast) than snail-mails. c-You ( have) an E-mail address? d-Speaking English is (difficult) than writing it. 5. Ask a question on the underlined word in the following sentence: (0,5pt) Alan always reads the newspapers. 6.Fill in the gaps with words from the list : (through – newspapers- communication- information) (1pt) Internet is a means of … which that facilitates information and ideas through a network. Today, most people can communicate … social networks, get … and knowledge through e-books and … 1. Classify the following words according to the stressed syllable: (1,25pt) Exchange - service - repeat - network - apply Stress on 1st syllable Stress on 2nd syllable

Part Two:

Writing (5pts) Choose one topic: Topic one: You are a businessman and you will have a meeting in Paris. You want to register in St- Louis Hotel but you have no information about the services of the hotel. Use the clues to write a letter to enquire about the services of the hotel. Date of the meeting: January 12th. 13th and 14th, 2014 The availability of rooms on these dates The fees of booking The services provided and the meals served. Topic two: Write a short paragraph in which you talk about the disadvantages of internet.!!