TD Anglais 4e
SECTION A : GRAMMAR
Complete the dialogue below choosing the best alternative from the brackets.
Ngoh: Hello my name is Ngoh.
Awa: I’m Awa. Good to ---------------------------------------------------------------you.(met, meets, meet)
Ngoh: I am from Gabon. And you?
Awa: I am a Cameroonian from the far North.
Ngoh: where do you live ?
Awa: In independence street and ------------------------------------------------------------- ? (I, she, you)
Ngoh: Near there too. We-------------------------------------------------------------neighbors (were, are, is)
Awa: Do you like your neighborhood?
Ngoh: Yes. I really like it. It is clean and quiet.
Awa: I like it too. It’s beautiful with many trees along.
Ngoh: With ------------------------------------------------------ do you live (who, whom, whose)
Awa: I live with my aunt and cousins. We often help --------------------------------------------- out (ourselves,each other, one another).
Use the correct relative pronouns to complete the following phrases.
A library is a place---------------------------------------------------------------we can read and borrow books.
Tsafack lives on Maroua---------------------------------------------------------------is a town in the far North.
The friend -----------------------------------------------------------birthday attended last week lives in Douala.
The women to -----------------------------------------------------------Stella handed the parcel is her mother.
I like neighbors ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- are friendly
SECTION B: Vocabulary
I-Complete the following sentences with words chosen from the list below:
respect, apologise, candles, polite, tradition.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- is a custom or belief that is passed down through the generations.
You should be --------------------------------------------------------------------------- to those around you.
In Canada you are expected to -------------------------------------------------if you bump into someone.
In Cameroon it is a sign of to cast your eyes down when greeting on elder.
It is time to light the--------------------------------------------------------------------------------on the cakes.
SECTION C: Reading comprehension.
Read the passage and complete the sentences that follow.
British people are generally quite reserved and they do not show their emotions openly. This does not mean that they are unfriendly. They are private people who respect other. They believe that it is important not to interfere in others beliefs or business.
Manners are very important. For example it is considered rude to be late for a meeting or to jump a queue in a shop or a bank. It is also considered impolite to talk with your mouth full of or put your elbow on the table when you are eating.
When you meet someone you do not know, you should shake hands with the person and introduce yourself. British people don’t usually kiss one another in public unless they are good friends or members of the some family.
QUESTIONS:
According to the passage, most British people are
(A)Very interfering (b) quite noisy (c) quite reserved (d) very unfriendly
In Britain, it is considered impolite to
- Push ahead in a queue
- Not talk when you have a mouth full of food
- Kiss everyone you meet
- Shade hands with strangers
When you meet a man or woman for the first time, you should
- Shake hands and introduce yourself
- Shake hands and say nothing
- Introduce yourself and kiss the person
In Britain, it is considered to talk while you are chewing food
- Polite
- Bad manners
- Good manners
- Respectful
In Britain, people don’t usually
- Greet each other when they meet
- Shake hands with each other when they meet
- Kiss each other in polite
- Hug one another in public
SECTION D: COMPOSITION
Write a composition on the topic below.
TOPIC: You celebrated your birth day. Describe the event stating
Where, when an how. It took place
The way that invitations were sent at
The food and drinks served
How the party ended
