Dar Chabaane Sec. School 2009-2010 Mr Hadji
ENGLISH TEST N °3
Name: …………………….. N°….. 4 th M1 /4 th M 2
I/ Language (12 marks) 1/ Fill in the blanks with words from the box. (4 marks) synchronously / talk and chalk / collaborative / boredom / virtual / precious flexibility / alternative / constraints / presentations / As teacher or student anywhere in the world, you can enjoy this new approach. Just connect and meet up your cyber classmates in the (1) classroom for an online class. Because the web conferencing environment is (2), it enables you to communicate live and (3) using video and audio or through text chat, and to share (4), documents and images on an interactive whiteboard with the other cyber students. As a teacher, you can conduct your online live class and experience the best (5) to classroom teaching. Away from the (6) routine, you and your students will feel the real (7) this teaching-learning environment offers and make the most of it without bearing in mind the time and space (8). 1
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2/Reinsert the missing sentence parts. There is one extra item (4 marks) A lot of people stop being curious (1) --------------------------------------------------------------------. But if you are able to persist (2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------that can help a lot of people. It’s hard to stay curious when the world around you seems to keep (3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . But I believe that, in the end, (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ . It’s not about knowing what the future will be like. It’s rather looking forward to (5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------. It’s about exploring and learning new things that (6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Old proverbs such as ‘curiosity has almost killed the cat’ (7) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- and people use it and pass it on to their kids without thinking. If everybody abhors curiosity, (8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ . Missing Sentence Parts a- a risky life is what living is all about b- what’s going to come whatever that may be c- your curiosity will become an easy habit d- fill the gaps in your understanding of the world e- we will miss most of the inventive minds that have had a great impact on our lives f- because the school systems are not focused on keeping people curious g- abhor curiosity as being a source of trouble h- see learning new things as a chore beyond their capacities i- telling you to go with ‘certainty’ instead of living a ‘risky’ life
Mr Hadji 10
Test N°3
4 th formers- Dar Chabaane Sec. School
2009/
3/Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form. (4 marks) Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (1) (present) the latest version of RiSE to the public soon. It is a (2) (four-leg) robot that can both run along the ground and (3) (rapid) climb a tree or a pole. The third version of RiSE (4) (design) and built at Boston Dynamics--the company that (5) (produce) the military robot Big Dog few years ago. RiSE3 has four legs, and tiny claws that can dig into a vertical surface. The robot can climb at 21 centimeters per second. “RiSE3 is the first machine that (6) (ever/achieve) this vertical climbing speed. It can play an (7) (believe) role in rescue, reconnaissance, surveillance, or inspection applications", says Daniel Koditschek, the professor who (8) (lead) the work so far. 1
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II/ Listening (8 marks) 1) Complete with information from the text Name Place of Birth Early interest Father’s job
Richard Allen Garriott
2) Complete with the corresponding events Date 1961 1980 1980s October 12, 2008 October 24, 2008
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3) Garriott’s achievements with… a-Amateur Radio : 1……………………………………………………………………… 2……………………………………………………………………… b-Windows On Earth software: 1……………………………………………………………………… 2……………………………………………………………………… 4) Listen and Complete with the missing words
Origin Systems became one of the most ...........................game……………………. ………………………………..in the history of videogames. 5) Circle the four words that contain the same sound
astronaut Mr Hadji 10
photographs Test N°3
launched
4 th formers- Dar Chabaane Sec. School
2009/
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LISTENING SCRIPT TEST1 2008/9
Richard Allen Garriott was born in Cambridge, England, in 1961 and raised in Texas. He is the son of scientist Owen K. Garriott, the astronaut who flew with Skylab 3 . At High School, Richard took an interest in computers and began self-directed courses in programming in which he created fantasy computer games. He produced his first published game in the summer of 1980 while working at a Computer and retail store. Garriott earned much money from it to pay for his education at the University of Texas. In the early 1980s, Garriott developed the Ultima computer game series. By the time he developed his third installment, the games had such a large success that Garriott along with his brother and father established Origin Systems, their own video game publisher which became one of the most influential game developers in the history of video games. On October 12, 2008, Garriot launched aboard Soyuz TMA-13 to the International Space Station as a self-funded tourist and returned safely to Earth on October 24. He is the sixth space tourist, reportedly paying $30 million USD. During his stay on the International Space Station (ISS), Garriott took part in several education efforts. As an Amateur Radio Operator, he communicated with students and using Amateur Radio. Garriott also transmitted photographs using the ARISS SSTV amateur radio system. Garriott also worked with the Windows on Earth project to provide an interactive, virtual view of Earth as seen from the ISS. Garriott used Windows on Earth software to assist in the selection of locations on Earth to photograph, and the public could use the same online tool to track the ISS and see the view Richard was experiencing out there. After the flight, Richard's photographs will be available to the public through Windows on Earth.
Mr Hadji 10
Test N째3
4 th formers- Dar Chabaane Sec. School
2009/