The text : 1/Recently a series of advertisements has appeared in Spain in which men are being asked to help more in the home and to share the responsibility for household tasks with their wives This is part of a campaign organised by the town council in Granada in Southern Spain 2/As in other Western countries, the fight for gender equality continues Equality in terms of pay and opportunities has improved a lot in recent years It is in the home that traditional ideas are more difficult to change Although most women now have jobs outside the home, many Spanish men still think that house tasks are women’s work Life for the housewife is an endless round of tasks to ensure the comfort of every member of the family 3/Maria is in her late 50s and works full-time, cleaning the large building where I work Her husband works there too, although his job is less physically difficult When Maria arrives home, exhausted after a long and tiring day, her work begins again While the rest of the family relaxes, she does the household work Her five adult children, who still live at home don’t help "It’s not fair," Maria agrees, "but what can I do? When I ask them to help, they always have something more important to – going out with friends, making phone calls Or they say how much better their shirts look when I iron them." 4/On the other hand, it is not true to say that all Spanish men are lazy at home They too have their duties My friend, Pablo, is retired and does a lot of work at home The tasks are clearly divided between Pablo and his wife Pablo takes care of any outside jobs, such as watering the garden, but indoors belongs to his wife Perhaps the difficulty in changing attitudes to domestic responsibility is related to the differentiation between the sexes Here men are men and women are women School : 02/03/1934 Redeyef Teacher : Leila Tabbabi Global Test N°2 Name : ……………………………………… ………………………………………… …… 2nd Year Class : ……………………………… I) Reading Comprehension :( 15 marks) Task1: Read the text and tick (√) the most suitable title for the text (1mk) A/ Spanish men are so helpful B/ Where Men are Men and Women are Women C/ Men and Women are equal Task2: Read the text and pick out a sentence to correct the false statements (4mks) A/ Spanish men say that they share households with their wives (ph2) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… B/After returning from work Maria has not to the home chores (ph3) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… C/Maria’s children are usually so helpful with the domestic works (ph3) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… D/ Pablo share his wife nothing at home (ph4) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………… Task3: Answer the following questions with reference to the text (3mks) A/What is the campaign organised by the town council in Granada for? (ph1) B/Gender equality did not progress in the past years (ph2) C/ Why is it difficult to change opinions towards households? (ph4) Task4: Read the text then find words having the same meanings as: (4mks) *Divide (ph1) =…………………………………………………… *{Masculine+ Feminine} (ph2) =…………………………………………………… * Tired (ph3) = *In the house (ph4) =………………………………………… Task5: Change the following sentence from the active to the passive voice (1mk) *Pablo and his wife are sharing the house tasks →………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… Task6: What you think about gender equality? Is it becoming a reality? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… II) Language :( 10marks) Task1: Fill in the blanks with words from the list below There’re extra words (3 marks) Friendship -disadvantages – Secondly – community –uncomfortable compulsory – Uniforms- differently Although in many countries school uniforms have been prevented, school children in Britain and other countries still have to wear them This shows that no one can agree on the issue of …………… …… school uniforms It’s clear then that there are both benefits and ………… … ………to wearing one There are good reasons for wearing a school uniform Firstly, students don’t need to concern themselves with what they are going to wear to school every day.……… …… … , uniforms cost less than if students had to buy a variety of clothes In addition, when students wear a uniform, they feel they belong to a …… ……………….and are proud to represent their school However, not everyone likes the idea of wearing school This is because they are out of fashion, unsuitable and … in extreme weather conditions Task2: Circle the correct option (4marks) When you are preparing for a language exam, it is important to think positively You (1) always (1) need/ should/ ought to concentrate on what you can rather on what (2) will/ can’t/ must you (2), and you ought (3) an eye on the progress you’re making You (4) (3) keeping/ kept/ to keep never compare yourself with the excellent students and focus on what you (4) must/should/could need Instead, you (5) compare your performance now to your performance (5)ought/ should/ might two months ago, to see how much you have improved You (6) try to record (6)may/ need/ have yourself and playing back the recording a few months later; You’ll surprised (7)should/ shouldn’t/ mustn’t at the progress (8) could/ would/ can’t Time management is also important You (7) even consider studying hard in the last few days before exams You (8) hope to learn everything in a few days So, you must organize your time from very early time Task3: Put the bracketed words in the correct tense or form (3 marks) I have never had a “male friend” Then, a couple of months ago, one of my high school classmates (send) ………………….me an e-mail We started chatting and it was just (amaze) ………… .……… We talked about many things, shared the joys and problems in our life, laughed and cried together I know he (be) …………………… always there for the rest of my life So far, he (show)……………………… me that male friends can be honest and faithful, (support)…………………… and understanding He has enabled me to see myself (different)…………………….and to value my strength Now, the surprise to all this, is that we were in high school together 35 years ago! III) Writing: (12marks) Task1: Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent paragragh (5mks) A/ International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world on March every year B/It began as a campaign for better working conditions by women in New York C/but this is the date when thousands of women started annual marches in New York’s streets D/From that time on, IWD has spread around the world and women can now be happier that things are moving in the right direction E/Then, the first official IWD was on February 28, 1909 F/In fact, no one knows for sure why the date changed to March 8, A …………… ………… ………… …………… ………… Task2: It is often said that working women face physical, psychological and family problems What are those problems? What solutions you suggest to decrease them? Write a 12- line article speaking about the issue of working mothers (10mks) Adherence to the task + content adequacy / Lexis appropriacy + Grammar accuracy / Mechanical accuracy / Total Mark /8 Good Work