Examen Anglais Baccalauréat Sujet Anglais Filière LE

scholarship. Most of the important Greek knowledge was preserved in Arabic translations. Although the Muslims did not alter the foundations of Greek science, they made several contributions within its general framework. When interest in Greek learning revived in Western Europe during 12th and 13th centuries, scholars turned to Islamic Spain for the scientific texts. Working within a predominantly Greek framework, scientists of the Middle Ages reached high levels of sophistication and prepared the ground for scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries. According to Will Durant, the Western scholar, “for five centuries, Islam led the world in power, order and extent of government, in refinement of manners, scholarship and philosophy.” An extract from Encyclopaedia Britannica 1- Say whether the following statements are True or False? Write T or F next to the letter corresponding to the statement and correct the false one(s). a) Islamic works translations into Latin were unbeneficial. b) The 12th century was marked by the transmission of the European knowledge to Muslims. c) Muslim scholars improved most of the important Greek works. d) Western scholars used to refer to Muslim works to improve theirs. 2- Identify the paragraphs in which the following ideas are mentioned. a) Muslim scholars did not make a radical change in Greek science. b) Muslim achievements’ recognition by western scholars. 3- Answer the following questions according to the text. a) How did Islamic Civilization contribute to the European Renaissance? b) What caused the collapse of the Muslim scholarship? c) How did scientists pave the way to scientific major changes just after the Middle ages? 4- Find who or what do the underlined words in the text refer to. a- Which (§2) b - its (§2) اختبار يف مادة: اللغة الإجنليزية/ :الشعبة لغات أجنبية / بكالوراي 8102 من4 ∮∮ 5- Give the general idea of the text. B/ Text Exploration (07 pts) 1- Find in the text words whose definitions follow: a) The conversion of a text from one language to another (§2) b) Make a change (§2) 2- Complete the chart as shown in the example. Verb Noun Adjective Example To contribute contribution contributory civilization intense To influence 3- Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a). A) a- Greek scientific texts were preserved by Muslim translators. b- Muslim translators … B) a- If Muslims didn’t translate Greek works, western scholars couldn’t study Greek science. b- Unless … 4- Classify the following words according to the stressed syllable. political – Latin – civilization – revolution 1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable 4th syllable 5- Fill in each gap with the appropriate word from the list given. developed - became - Indian - independently - contact - philosophy The Muslims had come into…1… with Persian astronomy, history, and medicine; …2…mathematics; and Greek science and ...3… They made significant contributions of their own in mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and other sciences. They also …4…literature of their own in Arabic.

Part two: written expression (06 points)

Choose ONE of the following topics. Topic one: You visited the historical site of Timgad. You noticed that people ignore its value and write their names on columns, walls and throw trash everywhere. Write an article of about 80 to 100 words for the