El-Hamri Middle School, Maghnia, Tlemcen.

School year: 2017/2018

Date: Thursday, November 16th, 2017. 20 Duration: 1h
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Level: 4 M.S ….....
Name: ............................................................. THE FIRST TERM TEST (2)

A leading British international school in Cairo is seeking to appoint a teacher of French for
August 2018. The school follows the English National Curriculum and received excellent
in all areas in the most recent inspection. The successful candidates will have completed
their Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and will be required to teach French from Year 3 to
Year 8 and Spanish to Years 7 & 8.

Remuneration:
 Annual tax free salary between £22,000-32,000
 Annual flights
 Medical
 Accommodation allowance
 Relocation allowance
 Dependant schooling

APPLY for this Position:

Contact Heather Thompson at
mideast@compassteaching.com for more information.

For Prospective Candidates:

Compass will only provide full details of international
teaching vacancies to those teachers that have registered.

Adapted from: “The Guardian”

PART ONE:

A) Reading Comprehension

Activity One (02pts): Circle the correct answer:

1- The text is: a- application letter b- newspaper article c- job advert
2- The required job is: a- teacher of French b- teacher of English c- teacher of Spanish

Activity Two (03pts): Complete the table with information from the text:
Publisher Date Qualifications
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Activity Three (02pts):

1- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:
a- employ = ………………………… , b- achieved = ……………..…………
2- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:
a- unsuccessful ≠ ………………………… , b- regions ≠ …………………………
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 B) Mastery of language

Activity One (02pts): Spot the mistakes and write the corrected sentence:
I woud be delighted to attended a personel interview with yours.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Activity Two (03pts): Find the questions to complete the following dialogue:
A: ...........................................................................................................................?
B: I read your advertisement in the Guardian newspaper.
A: ...........................................................................................................................?
B: I am 27.
A: ...........................................................................................................................?
B: I speak French, Spanish and English.

Activity Three (02pts): Pick out from the text four words and complete the table according to the
pronunciation of their final – s:
/s/ /z/ / iz /
1- .................................. 1- ...................................... 1- ..................................
2- ......................................

PART TWO (06pts): Written Expression

You have read the advertisement in the Guardian newspaper for a job
opportunity in Egypt. You decide to apply for the job.
Write a letter of application about:
• Introduce yourself.
• What experience and special skills you have.
• Why you are interested in the job.
Do Not Sign Your Name.
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