TD Anglais 2nde A4
SECTION A: GRAMMAR
I- Choose the correct answer from the brackets and complete these sentences. (5 marks)
a)………………………………………..….I please have some bread please? (can, could, should).
b)We keep the environment clean …………………….prevent diseases. (so that, so as to, that).
c)After the treatment, the man looks………………..than ever. (healthy, health, healthier).
d)…………………………………much did you say this costs? (who, how, which).
e)They still drink unpotable water……………………………the doctor’s warning. (although, while, despite).
II- Complete these sentences as started. (5marks)
“We are careful now so as to prevent domestic accidents” Said the women.
The women said that…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
Some people still buy goods from the market. Online shopping is becoming frequent.
Despite…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Buying in the market is easier than buying in a shop.
Buying in a shop is not as…………………………………….buying in the market.
They shall be healthy as long as they respect hygiene and sanitation rules.
Unless they……………………………………………they will not……………..……………..………………
5- “My mother is presently buying food in the market”
Food…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
SECTION B: VOCABULARY. (10 marks)
I- Use the words in the box to complete the sentences below. (2,5 marks)
First aid, injury, solidarity, internet, connexion, fast, purchases, emergency, volunteer, accident.
a)Prompt and ………………………….…..…actions are taken in cases of urgent situations.
b) In case of a domestic……………………………, the victim may have an…………………….. Such injuries require………………….…actions that aim to prevent danger before heading to the hospital.
c) Nowadays, people do shopping online with the use of the …………………….. For this to be possible, the buyers needs internet………………………………………………………
Buyers do their……….......................………here quickly and easily.
d) In case of an………………neighbours should………………….to help the victims. It is an act of………………….………………………..
II- Complete these sentences with your own words so that they make sense. (5 marks)
Drinking alcohol and smoking…………….can be…………… to our health. This becomes very dangerous when the persons become…………………………………………
In such a situation, they are entirely dependent to these substances. This requires medical…………………
Like taking them to…………………………centres.
The……………………….of alcohol and drugs can……………………………………people’s lives and lead to social…………..……….like juvenile………………………
Youths who drink much alcohol, are likely to…………………………………….of school and become dangerous to the society. This is because some of them end up being thieves and terrorizing the society.
PRONUNCIATION.
Circle the words which the underlined parts are pronounced differently.
A)spoon, blood, room,
b) time, big, lime, c) feed, bridge, tie, d)circulation, curious, calcium
e) change, game, page.
SECTION C: COMPREHENSION.(10 marks)
These days, with inexpensive air travel, mobile phones, emails and the internet, teenagers see the world as a smaller place than it appeared to their grandparents. Of these innovations, the internet appears to be the one with the most potential for global influence, and which will change lives the most.
For example, until recently, friendships developed over the lifetime but that has now changed. People often made friends locally at school and continued those friendships into adulthood. But many young people today find the majority of their friends on the internet through social networks like: facebook, whatsapp, twitter, etc since these modern instruments are not restricted to them. Paula SEN, who has just turned 30, says: «I met most of my best friends over the internet, through common interest forums. The internet is my lifeline”.
The internet has also greatly influenced how people buy and sell goods. International internet shopping has now become common, with people buying and selling goods from sites like Amazon, the most successful online retail site. These sites allow millions of people to buy and sell to unknown persons. But beware, there are many unscrupulous salespeople online as in the high street.
One of the internet greatest success stories is Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, which is compiled and updated by its users. It facilitates researches world-wide. The other major information resource on the internet is Google, a search engine which finds and ranks web pages according to the number of links made to them.
Nowadays, it is much easier to share experiences with others too. Sites such as Youtube allow people to upload and share videos, with unlikely clips becoming huge hits and a number of figures becoming internet phenomena.
The most powerful impact of internet lies in the way people develop new ways of being creative and innovative, combining ideas and skills without an organization or hierarchy. In essence, if the internet hadn’t existed, it would have been created anyway.
(Adapted from http//www.algebralab.org/passage).
QUESTIONS.
What is the importance of internet mentioned in the second paragraph?
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Why do teenagers see the world as a smaller place than their parents?
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Identify other two importance of the internet mentioned in the passage apart from easing friendship.
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What can be the advantages and disadvantages of buying and selling online?
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What can be the advantages and disadvantages of making friends with people you have never seen?
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SECTION D: COMPOSITION. (10 marks)
Write an essay of about 200 to 250 words on any of the following topics.
1) “The major cause of juvenile delinquency is the presence of drinking spots around schools” Do you share this view?
2) Write an article in “Cameroon Tribune” on means of preventing domestic accidents in our society. Your address is COBEMSO, PO Box: 134 Douala and Your name is John Courtesy.
3) Your younger sister injured herself while cooking and was loosing a lot of blood. What happened next? Say what you think about such actions you just carried out.
