‫اجلمهورية اجلزائرية الدميقراطية الشعبية‬

‫متوسطة الشهيد حممد زيوي‬ ‫وزارة الرتبية الوطنية‬

2016 ‫دورة ماي‬ ‫االمتحان التجرييب لشهادة التعليم املتوسط‬
‫ ساعة و نصف‬:‫املدة‬ ‫ اللغة اإلجنليزية‬:‫اختبار يف مادة‬
Text: Hobbies key to class, says study
Early research for survey suggests cultural activities are a mechanism for
obtaining and maintaining social advantage. Wealth and social connections are
no longer the key indicators of class in modern-day Britain. Instead, it is those
with the widest range of hobbies who have the most power and influence in
society.
"This is the first time that cultural activities have been investigated as a key
influence on all of our life chances," said Philip Trippenbach, producer of the
Great British Class Survey, which will be conducted in coordination with some
of the country's top sociologists.
"Our initial research suggests that cultural activities now have an effect on
divisions of power in a totally new way. Our cultural choices are no longer just
an indicator of class. Instead, they are an actual mechanism for obtaining and
maintaining social advantage. They are a key means of exercising power and
influence in today's society," Trippenbach said.
Adapted from: www.theguardian.com
Part one: Reading Comprehension. (7 pts)
Read the text carefully and do the following activities:

Activity one: (3 pts)

Write true, false, or not mentioned.

a- People with more hobbies have no power on society.

b- Video games and sports are the most popular hobbies in Britain.
c- Philip Trippenbach is the producer of the Great British Class Survey.

Activity two: (2pts)

Answer the following questions:

1- Will this study be conducted in coordination with other sociologists?

2- What does this survey suggest?

Activity three: (2 pts)

Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:
preserving = ………. completely = ………..........

Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:
the last ≠............... disadvantage ≠..................

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 Mastery of language. (7 pts)
Activity one: (3 pts)
Put the verbs between brackets in the right tense:
Sociologists (to conduct) many studies on society since 1950. These studies (to be)
very helpful in the past. Scientists (to do) more surveys in the future.

Activity two: (2 pts)

Provide capitals and punctuations correctly in the following:

for years algerian people have practised many hobbies

Activity three: (3 pts)

Classify these words in the following table:
time – way – maintaining – life.

/ ai / / ei /

Part Two: written expression. (6 pts)

An English friend of yours is preparing a project about how Algerians pass their free
time, so s/he asked you for help.
Write a letter in which you tell your friend about the most common hobbies of the
Algerian people. You can use the following cues:
- Sports (football, handball, cycling ... etc).
- Collecting stamps, coins, shells ... etc.
- Reading books.
- Travelling.

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