Autre Série ACD : Session 2008

TEXT

One or the reasons why so many children start smoking is that they see adults smoking:

they think that it’s a “grown-up” thin to do. They smoke in order to impress their friends and also because they don’t really believe that cigarette will do them any harm. Quite reasonably they are not impressed when adults warn them about the dangerous of smoking is so dangerous, why do so many adults do it?

Smoking can cause cancer, bronchitis and heart disease. The nicotine inhaled from cigarette makes the heart beat faster, and makes the arteries contract: this can lead the blockages in the arteries, particularly in the legs. Cancer and bronchitis are caused by the tar and carbon monoxide taken into the lungs. Although these harmful effects are well known, people continue to smoke. Some people carry on even after having heart attack or leg amputated.

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) exists in order to make the public aware of the danger on smoking. So far, it has succeeded in persuading the government to ban cigarette advertising on television.

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QUESTIONS

A- READING CUMPREHENSION

I – Choose one title for the text, from the list below

a- Children are smoking c- Today’s children

b- Cigarette and its dangers d- Adults and children are sinkers

Il- say if these statements are TRUE, FA LSE or INC. Justify your answer

1- The public does not really know the dangers of smoking

2 – Pregnant women shouldn’t smoke because the baby may die before birth

III- Find in the text the

a- synonym of “quicker”

h- opposite of ”healthy”

IV -Answer the following questions

1- Why do audits cannot impress the children about the smoking dangers?

2- What is the mission of the ASH?

V- complete with one Word

I – the audits cannot persuade the children because they smoke………..

2- There is…………….. cigarette advertising on television today

B- GRAMMAR IN USE

Fill in the blank with the suitable grammatical items

I had a letter from my sister who lives in Nigeria yesterday. She …… she would conic to Paris next year………….. she comes, she will be surprised. We are now living in a beautiful new house…………. the country. Work on it had begun before my Sister left the house……………… finished five months ago.

C-INDIRECÎTESTOFSPBAICING

Write the following expressions in a more polite way

a- Thanks!

b- Can I use your phone?

2- Complete the following dialogue

John (tourist): l’m hungry ………………….. ?

Jack: Yes. There are many …………….?

John: Chinese or l’ ranch ones

Jack: Well, I know a good place. Shall we go there?

John: Yes ,……………………………..?

Jack: No, it isn’t It’s five minutes’ walk from here

John: Great! Let’s go

D-WRITING

Speaking foreign languages is an advantage. What cal. you say about t? (About 80 words)