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There are only few days before the great sport event begins. The Football World Cup 2014 which ill take pla e i Brazil, o e of the orld’s largest a d ost populous countries.

Brazil is situated in South America. It extends from North of Equator to the South of Capricorn. It is the largest country in South America. Occupying almost half of the continent, it covers an area of 8.547.404Sq Km and it has a population of 191.908.600 million inhabitants. The official language in Brazil is Portuguese and its currency is the real.

The most important cities in Brazil are Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Salvador...but Brasilia is the capital city. Rio is the second largest city after Sao Paulo. It is an important port and a commercial e tre. The assi e statue k o as Christ the redee er tops Cor o ado Mou tai i Rio. The statue as uilt to o e orate Brazil’s first years of i depe de e fro Portugal. The limate in Brazil is generally tropical.

Part One: (14pts)

Section One: Reading comprehension (07pts)

A/ Read the text carefully then answer the following questions: (03pts) -How many paragraphs are there in the text?

-Is Sao Paulo larger than Rio?

-What and who do the underlined words in the text refer to:

- Which (1§): ... -It (2§): ...

B/ complete the following table. (02pts)

Country location Area population

C/ Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to: (01pt) -Starts=... -located=...

Time:01h30 Final English Exam

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-Find in the text words or phrases that are opposite in meaning to: (O1pt) -Smallest≠..., -Last≠...

Section Two: Mastery of language. (07pts) A/ add a word to each list: (01pt)

1- Fascinating- beautiful-...

2- Horrible- ugly-...

B/ Complete the following table: (02pts)

Adjectives Comparative Superlative

-Cold

-...

-Bad

-...

-more developed than -...

-The coldest -...

-The worst C/ Choose a, b, c to complete the following sentences. (02pts)

-My uncle ...in Brazil for 10 years.

a- lives b-has lived c-lived -The plane for Brazil ...at 10am

a- will take off b-takes off c- is taking off -Next June, I...to Brazil.

a- Will travel b-Travel c- Travelled -While I... Brasilia, I took beautiful photos.

a- visited b-was visiting c-visits

D/ classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their vowels: (02pts) - cup -capital -event -large

/æ/ (cat) /e/ (get) / / (put) /a: / (car) -... -... -... -...

Part Two: (06pts)

Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. Use the following information and write a short paragraph (6-8 lines) about it.

-location: North American continent.

-Borders: Arctic Ocean (north)-The United States (south)-Pacific Ocean (west)- Atlantic Ocean (east)

-Area:9.984.670sq/Km

-Population: 33.697.263 million -Capital city: Ottawa.

-languages: French/English

-climate: long, cold winters/ warm, sunny summers

Good Luck

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Level: 3AM School year:

2013-2014

Final English Exam (corrigé) Part One: (14pts)

Section One: Reading comprehension (07pts)

A/ Read the text carefully then answer the following questions: (03pts) -There are three (03) paragraphs

- Yes, it is.

- Which (1§): the football world Cup 2014 -It (2§): Brazil

B/ complete the following table. (02pts)

Country location Area population

-Brazil -north American continent

-

8.547.404Sq/km

-191.908.600 million

C/ Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to: (01pt) -Starts= begins -located= situated

-Find in the text words or phrases that are opposite in meaning to: (O1pt) -Smallest ≠ largest, -Last ≠ first

Section Two: Mastery of language. (07pts) A/ add a word to each list: (01pt)

1- Fascinating- beautiful- impressive-attractive-wonderful-fantastic 2- Horrible- ugly- terrible-grotesque- awfull

B/ Complete the following table: (02pts)

Adjectives Comparative Superlative

-Cold -developed -Bad

- colder than

-more developed than - worse than

-The coldest

- The most

developed

-The worst

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C/ Choose a, b, c to complete the following sentences. (02pts) -My uncle has lived in Brazil for 10 years.

-The plane for Brazil takes off at 10am

-Next June, I will travel to Brazil.

-While I was visiting Brasilia, I took beautiful photos.

D/ classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their vowels:

(02pts)

- cup -capital -event -large

/æ/ (cat) /e/ (get) /฀/ (put) /a: / (car)

-Capital -event -cup -large

Part Two: (06pts)

Canada is situated in North American continent. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the United States to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. It covers an area of 9.984.670 sq/Km. It has a population of 33.697.263 million inhabitants. Canada is made of ten provinces and its capital city is Ottawa. English and French are the two national languages of Canada. The climate is characterized by long, cold winters and warm sunny summers.