Part one: Reading (15pts)
Read the text carefully then
do the activities:
The
British government is soon to pass legislation that would raise the school
leaving age to 18. The new plans will come into effect by 2013. Pupils will
have the choice of staying in formal classroom education that covers academic
lessons, or of receiving vocational training. It is the first major revision of
the compulsory education age limit since 1972, when it went up to
the present 16 years old. The government hopes the additional two years of
schooling or training will bolster the quality of young Britons and ensure more
British youth have qualifications or workplace skills. If successful, Britain
may be able to boast the best educated and most highly trained school leavers
in the world, which is bound to have positive knock-on effects for industry and
the economy. It should also bring down levels of crime.
Britain’s
Minister for Education Alan Johnson told The Times newspaper that it was
"repellent that a youngster of 16 is not getting any training". He
lamented on his mistakes of the past, saying: "I regret not staying on in
education... when I left school there were loads of jobs you could walk into
without qualifications. That's not going to be the case in the future."
The leader of Britain’s teaching union Steve Sinnott concurred. He described
the upcoming legislation as "inevitable". He warned: "We cannot
afford to neglect those young people who currently leave school
at 16 unprepared for the rigors and demands of life in the 21st Century."
Toby Ashford, a 16-year-old student from Londonwasn’t as enthusiastic. He
complained that: “It is another example of politicians trying to be Big
Brother with young people.”
A- Comprehension /Interpretation ( 7pts):
1- Are the
following statements true or false according to the text:
a-The British
government plans to reduce the compulsory education age.
b- There have
been several revisions for school leaving age since1972.
c- In the
future people without qualifications will find jobs easily.
2-In which paragraph
is it mentioned that :
“Politicians
should not discard those young people who left school unprepared for the
demands of life”.
3- Answer the
following questions according to the text
a- What are the choices that pupils will have thanks to the new legislation?
b- What does the British government hope when passing this
legislation?
c- How didThe leader of Britain’s teaching
union, Steve Sinnott,
describe the new legislation?
4-What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to:
c-he(§2) b-who(§
2) (§1) a- it
B/ Text Exploration (8pts):
1- Find
in the text words closest in meaning to the following ones:
a- professional (§1) b- obligatory (§1)
c- agreed (§2)
2-Divide
the following words into roots and affixes:
Education
- government - unprepared
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3- Rewrite
sentence ( b) so that it means the same as( a)
a- He said : “ I regret not staying on
education”
b- He said
that………………………………………………………………………..
a- The new law should bring down the level of crimes
b- The level of crimes……………………………………………………………………………
4- Fill in the gaps with only four words from the
list given
Decreases-
education- training -attend- pupils
Pupils have to ………………….school regularly to benefit from their…………………..
Missing out on lessons leaves …………………to achieve less and ……………..their chances
of success.
Part two : wtitten expression : (5pts)
Choose one of the following topics:
Topic one:
Using the following notes write a composition of about 70-80 words about the causes that can make teenagers
leave their schools.
-pupils academic failure/ levels
- wrong decisions
-family financial problems / economic realities
-pupils want to help their families
Topic two:
Do you think that the study of ancient civilizations is so important?
Justify……
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