2010 – Exam Proposal – Lettres
المملكة
المغربية
الإمتحان
التجريبي في
مادة
الإنجليزية
مدة
الإنجاز: 3
ساعات
الأكاديمية
الجهوية
للتربية
والتكوين
المستوى:
السنة
الثانية بكالوريا
دورة ماي 2010
تانوية الفتح
الاستاد: الداودي
الشعبة:
الآداب
والعلوم
الإنسانية
المعامل:
4
المسلك:
الآداب
Much has been said about how
anti-social the Internet and mobile phones are. The truth is however, according
to new research, communication technology is bringing people closer together. A
study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found family members were
keeping in regular contact today more than ever before. And this is all due to
e-mail, chat, our cell phones and SMS messaging.
It makes sense. Years ago, it took a
long time to write a letter, then find an envelope and go to the post office to
buy a stamp and post it. Today we write mails while we wait for our change in
the convenience store and they are sent in an instant. Having free Internet
telephone calls also helps us to stay in touch more often and for longer.
Everyone is at it, from five-year-olds to tech-savvy grandparents.
According to the Pew survey,
technology has a very positive effect on communication within families.
Researchers asked 2,252 adults whether new technologies had increased the quality
of communication with their family. Fifty-three per cent said it increased
communication with family members they did not live with,
two per cent said technology decreased this. Numbers were similar for those
living in the same house as their family.
The project director Lee Rainey
said: “There’s a new kind of
connectedness being built inside of families with these technologies.” Survey
co-author Barry Wellman agreed: » It used
to be that husbands went off to work , wives went off to a different job or
else stayed home… and the kids went off to school … and not until 5.30, 6
o’clock did they ever connect, » he said.
COMPREHENSION ( 15 points ).
BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS
ON THE TEXT.
A. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS (
1. Find a suitable title to the
text:
………………………………………………
2. Why are people getting closer together than
before?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
How many people were questioned during the survey?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What change has technology
brought to people?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
B. ARE THESE SENTENCES
TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY.
1. Communication technology is reuniting people
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. More than half of the participants in the
survey said that technology is negative
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Barry thinks that family members need a lot of
time to get connected
…………………………………………………………………………………………
C. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES ( 2pts).
1. If you want to contact a person
in the past you need
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Two per cent of the interviewees
said that technology
…………………………………………………………………………………………
D. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS
OR PHRASES THE SAME AS . ( 3pts).
1. because of (paragraph one) :………………......….
2. quickly: (paragraph
two) :…………….....……..
3. linking :
(paragraph four ) : …………….………..
E. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED
WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (
1. This :
………............……………
2. They :…………………………….