‫ ساعات‬2 :‫مدة الناجاز‬ ‫ اللغة الناجليزية‬:‫المـــــــــادة‬

2 :‫المعــامـــل‬ ‫ كل مسالك الشعب العلمية‬:‫الشعــبـــــة‬

‫والتقنية و الصأيلة‬

In changing times,
Moroccan women play dual role
For many Moroccan working women, the trade-off between home lives and jobs
occurs at the expense of time and peace of mind. While women have acquired some freedom
in the working environment, attitudes have not changed as regards the role of a woman within
the family. The equality they seek has not yet been achieved on the domestic front.
"Women have more responsibility than men. When men come home, they relax,
whereas women must cook and take care of the house and children on their own. Women have
gained freedom, but attitudes have not kept pace. Equality must come about in the home,"
said bank clerk Halima B.
Fatima M., a lawyer and Member of Parliament, said that tradition is very important
and that only women themselves can change this. In her view, they must teach their children
that boys and girls are equal so that the future will be different. "In Morocco, it's still taboo for
a man to help his wife with the cooking. Others take a ruthless view on this. Often, even those
who help their wives with chores avoid doing so in front of other people," she said.
Siham M., a public-sector worker, said that the mothers of the future will face less
stress, since the way in which children are being brought up is changing. The mother of two
boys and a girl, she tries to teach her children the important of equality in the home: "I treat
my sons and my daughter just the same. I involve all of them in the housework. In future, I
think my sons will help their wives."
Halima E., a nurse, agrees. She said that women must organise their time so that they
do not fall victim to daily pressures. In her opinion, discussing this subject with their
husbands should help women. "At first, my husband didn't help me; I had to do everything
myself," she said. "When I talked over with him, I persuaded him to get more involved around
the house for the happiness of our family."

COMPREHENSION: (15 points)

A. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY. (4 pts)

1. Morocco's working wives see progress on the job front but little change at home.
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2. For Fatima, a man enjoys helping their wives in housework.
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B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. (6 pts)

1. What does the writer mean by “dual role”?
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2. Why is Siham optimistic about the future?
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3. Does Halima E.’s husband help her at home? Explain.
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C. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (2 pts)

1. “this”(line 12 ) : ………………………………………………….
2. “them” (line 17 ) : ………………………………………………….

D. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS: (3
pts)
1. forbidden (paragraph 3) : ………………………………………………….
2. pressure (paragraph 4) : ………………………………………………….
3. convinced (paragraph 5) : ………………………………………………….

LANGUAGE: (15 points)

A. MATCH THE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE

COLLOCATIONS. (2 pts)
Collocations:
1. boarding a. access 1. ………………………………
2. have b. school 2. ………………………………
3. note c. solving 3. ………………………………
4. problem d. taking 4. ………………………………

B. FILL IN EACH GAP WITH AN APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERB FROM THE LIST. (2
pts)
add up – break into – check in – hand out – let down – take back – wait for
1. "When you arrive at the convention, be sure to ------------ ------- at the registration
desk."
2. "This book is due tomorrow. I guess I should ------------ it ------- to the library."
3. "What's the total of those bills? Could you ------------ them ------- and see?"
4. "I know I ------------ you ------- when I didn't do what I promised. I'm really sorry."

C. REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS INDICATED. (4 pts)

1. She said that tradition is of great importance.
Tradition
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. “Why didn’t Brian come to the party yesterday?”
They wanted to know
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D. PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE. (3 pts)

Mrs Assadi (start)……………………… her job as an airhostess in 1990. She (be)
……………………… to many countries since then. By the end of this year, she (work)
……………………… for twenty years.

E. WHAT DOES EACH SENTENCE EXPRESS? (4 pts)

SENTENCES FUNCTIONS
1. I’m sorry to have to say this, but you are a selfish ………………………………
person. 2. Equality can be referred to as the ………………………………
state of being equal. ………………………………
3. What do you think I should do? ………………………………
4. Yesterday I went to the cinema so as to see an
interesting film.

WRITING: (10 points)

Write an article to your school magazine talking about how to empower women so that
we can reach equality both at work and at home.