Part I: Reading(15pts):
Read the text carefully then do the activities.
In the United States, almost all high schools or secondary schools begin with ninth grade and offer four-
year programs. High schools prepare students either for college, universities, technical schools, or for a
vocation.
The United States has one of the world's highest high school enrolment rates. Almost all U.S. girls and
boys enter high school, and about 75 percent graduate. High schools in the United States offer college
preparatory programs and vocational programs. College preparatory programs give students the necessary
background for admission to a college or university. Vocational programs prepare students for jobs
immediately following high school.
All high schools offer required courses--that is, classes in such subjects as English, science, and social
studies. High school students also may choose from a wide variety of elective courses, such as music, foreign
languages, or industrial arts. Extracurricular high school activities, which occur outside of classroom time,
include sports, clubs, and plays.
Most United States high schools are free public schools supported chiefly by state and local taxes. Each local
school district has a governing body, usually a school board, that makes school policies. Each high school is
headed by an experienced educator, usually called the principal.
About 90 percent of students in the United States attend public high schools. The United States also has
several types of secondary schools outside the public-school system. Most of these private schools include
parochial schools, which are operated by religious groups, and private college preparatory schools, also called
prep schools which prepare students for admission to colleges and universities. Each state has laws and rules
that its high schools must follow.
(Adapted from World Book 2004)
A/ Comprehension(7pts):
1/ Give a title to the text.
2/ Are the following statements true or false?
a- In the USA, secondary education lasts three years.
b- American students may start working after leaving high schools.
c- Few American students go to private high schools.
d- American schools are governed by the same laws.
3/ Answer the following questions according to the text.
a) How long does secondary education last in the USA?
b) Who is the principal?
c) Do American students finish their secondary education with success? If so, how many?
d) What do the underlined words refer to in the text?
4/ Which idea best summarizes the text. Choose a, b or c.
a) American high schools offer promising opportunities for students.
b) Going to school in America is a right.
c) Public and private Schools in the USA have special funds.
B/ Text Exploration(8pts):
1/ Find in the text words whose definitions follow.
a) preparing for something. (§1)
b) The educator who has executive authority for a school. (§3)
2/ Match words from list A with those from list B to form compounds.
A school writting reading book
B store age paper room
3/ Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).
a) First you should graduate from a high school, then you apply for university.
b) If.................................................................................................
a) Some high school students want to work, so they will apply for vocational programs.
b) If………………………………………………………….
a) If a student does not attend preparatory programs, he will have difficulty getting admission at university.
b) Unless ……………………………………………………...
c) If the state taxes were collected, schools would not have financial problems.
d) Unless ……………………………………………………...
4/ Reorder the following sentences to have a coherent paragraph.
we could get 100 million more children into school.”
the world’s richest countries have broken their promises to send the world’s poorest children to school.
There are still millions of children who have no schools to go to.
The report says that: “For about the cost of four Stealth bombers,
The report ended with a warning of what might happen if children have no education.
A report from the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) organization has said that
5/ Classify the words according to their stressed syllables.
prepare - highest - courses - classroom - percent
1st syllable is strssed 2nd syllable is strssed
Part I: Writing(5pts):
Choose one of the following topics .
Topic (1): Write a magazine article to introduce American readers to the Algerian educational system.
Make use of these notes.
stages (primary, middle, secondary)
subjects
exams
certificates
streams
Topic (2): What would you do to improve our educational system if you were the Minister of Education?
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