Level :TCL March 2014

Global Warming

Global warming is when the earth heats up, that is; the temperature rises.It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth and plants.

Many cannot take the change, so they die.

What is the greenhouse effect?

The gree house effe t is whe the te perature rises e ause the su ’s heat and light is trapped i the earth’s at osphere. This is like when heat is trapped in a car. On a very hot day, the car gets hotter when it is out in the parking place. This is because the heat and light from the sun can get into the car, by goi g through the wi dows, ut it a ’t get a k out. This is what the

greenhouse effect does to the earth. The heat and light can get through the atmosphere, ut it a ’t get out. As a result, the te perature rises.

We are all personally responsible for releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels for transportation (driving and flying) and home energy (electricity, heating and cooling). This leads to global warming, which is destroyi g Earth’s iodi ersity a d ati e e osyste .

Part One: A)-Reading Interpretation. (8pts)

1) - Say if these sentences are true or false according to the text:

a- Global warming is when the temperature of the earth rises.

b- Carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming.

c- Human beings are responsible for releasing carbon dioxide.

d- Carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming.

Level :TCL March 2014

Second Term English Exam Time: 02h

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لولعق يح –

يرحبلا جرب -

رئازجلا

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2) - Answer the following questions according to the text:

a- Where do the heat and light come from?

b- What is the earth’s at osphere o pared to?

c- What do the inhabitants of the earth release into the atmosphere?

d- What are the different consequences of global warming?

3) - What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text:

It (§1) =……… it (§2) =………

This § ) =……….... Which (§3) =………

B) - Text Exploration: (7pts)

1) - Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:

Warmer (§ ) =……….

Occur (§1) =………..

2) - Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:

Live (§ ) ≠………..

Decreases (§ ) ≠……….

Building (§ ) ≠……….

3) - Complete this table by adding some suffixes to these nouns in order to form adjectives.

Noun Adjective

Climate Globe Access Agriculture danger

……….

………..

………..

………..

……….

4) - Put the verbs between brackets into the correct form.

a- If you (to heat) water to 100° c, it (toevaporate).

b- If you leave wood in water, it (to decay).

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c- If you get absent minded, you (to make) another mistake.

d- If the a ou t of CO rise), ore of the su ’s heat (be) held.

5) - Rewrite this paragraph using all (of),most of,some (of),a few (of) to replace the underlined words.

100 % of the population in my country like traveling abroad, visiting foreign ou tries a d lear i g a out other people’s ultures a d tradition, but only 30 % have the change to do so. 70 %of the Algerian people cannot afford to pay for holidays abroad, so they go to beaches. Among those people, 40% of them prefer spending their holidays with their families.

6) -Underline the silent letters in the following verbs:

Climbed- island- know- often

Part Two: Written Expression (5pts)

Use the following notes to write a small text about what people are doing to stop global warming.

-Reducing the fumes of factories.

-Reducing the fumes of cars by traveling by bus.

-Walking to work and to school by riding bicycles.

-Planting trees and recycling rubbish instead of burning it.

-Reducing the number of greenhouses.

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لولعق يح –

يرحبلا جرب -

رئازجلا

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Part One: Reading Interpretation : 1) - true or false:

a- true b- true c- true d-true 2) - Answering questions:

a- The heat and light come from sun.

b- The earth’s at osphere is o pared to a ar.

c- The inhabitants of the earth release into the atmosphere carbon dioxide.

d- The o se ue es of glo al war i g are that earth’s biodiversity and native ecosystem are destroying.

3) - Referring words:

It (§1) = global warming it (§2) = the car

This (§2) = the green house effect which (§3) = global warming B- Text Exploration:

Warmer (§1) = hotter Occurred (§1) = happened

2) - Words that are opposite in meaning to the following:

Live (§1) ≠ die

Level : TCL March 2014

Correction of Second Term English Exam

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Decreases (§1) ≠ rises Building (§3) ≠ destroying

3) - Complete the table:

noun adjective

Climate Globe Access Agriculture danger

Climatic Global Excessive Agriculture dangerous 4) - The verbs between brackets into the correct tense.

a- heat – evaporates b- Leave – decays

c- get- will make d- Rises - will be

5) -The use of quantifiers:

All of – some of – most of – some of

6) - Underline the silent letters:

Climbed- island- know- often

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