لغات أجنبية

Part One: Reading (1 points)
A/ Comprehension (07 points)
Read the text carefully then do the following activities:
The field of education has always acted as an essential factor in the cultural and
economic development of nations. It serves as the frame which provides the necessary
training for the future learned classes who will run the general affairs of countries.
However, the chance they have to carry out their mission successfully depends on the type
of teaching they have received and the pedagogical environment where they have acquired
their skills.
The contribution of the educational system to the progress of communities cannot be
fulfilled if some vital elements are not supplied. The constitution of buildings where the
learning takes place is not the only condition required in this branch. The main thing that
sustains schools and their work is the support and consideration they receive from society.
Schools can be efficient institutions ready to act as the backbone of the society if they
receive enough recognition and trust from everybody.
Moreover, schools are bound to fail in their noble task if they do not benefit from the
material facilities they need to ensure success to their complex business. The important
means that should be put at their disposal will not be effective unless the educational
organisation gets supervised not only by competent teachers but also by devoted staff.
Besides, it is vital to update the methods of teaching and introduce in the syllabi the latest
information covering every subject matter. Above all, clever learners should be integrated
into the professional world when they become adults; otherwise, their enthusiasm for
studies declines and nothing justifies their sacrifices. (Adapted from Internet)
1. Say if the following statements are true or false.
a. The field of education paves the way for economic progress.
b. The mission of schools is of a simple nature.
c. All that schools need to succeed in their mission is the material facilities.
2. Order the following ideas according to their occurrence in the text:
a. The type of people needed to manage school efficiently.
b. The active role of schools in pushing society forward.
c. The relation between the quality of education and the attitude of the public towards
schools.
3. Answer the following questions according to the text.
a. What do we expect from the learned classes?
b. What happens when schools do not get any respect?
c. When do learners lose interest in studies?
4. WHAT or WHO the underlined words in the text refer to?
a. they (§1) b. this branch (§2) c. their (§3)
5. Choose the right answer:
The text is:a descriptive b narrative c. expository

B/ Text Exploration (07 points)
1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to.
a. the action of teaching and forming by practice (§1)
b. having the power to produce a required effect (§2)
c. make something more modern (§3)
2. Derive adjectives from the following words.
a. environment b. success c. progress d. benefit
3. Complete sentence 'b' so that it means the same as sentence 'a'
1. a. Important means should be put at their disposal.
b. We .......................................................................................
2. a. The methods of teaching must be updated; otherwise, the mission of schools won’t
be successful.
b. If ..........................................................................................
3. a. Schools can be efficient institutions if they receive enough recognition and trust
from everybody.
b. Unless ...................................................................................
4. Classify the following words according to the stressed syllable.
receive - pedagogical - constitution - success
1st syllable
2nd syllable
3rd syllable
5. Fill in the gaps with words from the list.
host - their - inabilities - either - provide - schools
Most children from many countries are not getting education; ……1……. because they
are refugees or as their ……2……. have been bombed,” said Juliette Touma. Other reasons
may be countries’ …….3…… to build schools, ……4……. transportation and properly train
teachers. At the same time, impoverished ……5…….. communities have been overwhelmed
by the number of refugees, who aren’t paying taxes. Increasingly, schools have closed
…..6…… doors to Syrian children.
PART TWO: WRITTEN EXPRESSION (06 points)
Choose only ONE of the following topics.
Topic one: UNICEF and UNESCO said in a study on education that million Syrians and
Iraqi children are out of school as a result of violence in their countries. Write a
composition of about 100 to 120 words about the major reasons which lead pupils to drop
out from schools.
 Wars / poverty / to help parents
 Hard living conditions: transportations …
 Traditions :( girls should stop at an early age … )
 Family problems: divorce …
 Lack of jobs’ opportunities …
Topic two: A great number of children over the world drop out of school and engage in
hazardous and exploitative jobs for a variety of reasons. Write a public statement of about
100 to 120 words saying what governments should do to fight child labour.