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Read the text and answer the questions in English. Answer in your own words if the question does not ask for words from the text.
An interview from our school newspaper
A year ago, Chloé Azoulay, 14, moved with her family from Lyon,
France, to Netanya. Today she is in the eighth grade at our school.
Our reporter, Itai Levi, asked her about her first months in Israel.
Itai: Why did your family decide to make aliyah?
Chloé: My parents talked about it for years. My grandparents moved
to Israel in 2015, and my mother missed them a lot. Also, my father is
an engineer, and he found a good job in a high-tech company here.
Itai: How did you feel about the move?
Chloé: I was angry at first. I had to leave my best friend, Inès,
and my dance class. I cried on the plane. But I was also curious. I
had visited Israel on holidays, and I loved the beach.
Itai: What was the hardest thing at school?
Chloé: The language, of course. I knew some Hebrew words from
summer camp, but in class the teachers spoke so fast! In maths, I
understood the numbers but not the questions. For the first three
months, I went to an ulpan class every morning, and it helped a lot.
Another surprise was how informal Israeli students are. Here,
everybody calls the teachers by their first names. In France, I would
never do that!
Itai: How did you make new friends?
Chloé: At the beginning, I sat alone during the breaks. Then a
girl in my class, Shira, invited me to join the school basketball
team. I was terrible at basketball, but the girls didn't care. After
practice, we went for ice cream, and they taught me Hebrew slang. Now
Shira is my best friend here.
Itai: Do you have any advice for new olim?
Chloé: Be patient with yourself. Don't be afraid to make mistakes
when you speak – people here really want to help. And keep in touch
with your old friends. I still talk to Inès every Sunday, and she is
coming to visit me in the summer!
Exercices
Part A — Understanding the text
Exercice 1
Who is Chloé? Choose the correct answer. (lines 1–3)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : A An eighth-grade student who moved from France a year ago.
Exercice 2
Give TWO reasons why Chloé's family moved to Israel. (lines 5–7)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Her mother missed her own parents (Chloé's grandparents), who moved to Israel in 2015; Her father (an engineer) found a good job in a high-tech company in Israel.}}
Exercice 3
Chloé had mixed feelings about the move. Write ONE negative feeling and ONE positive feeling, with the reason for each. (lines 9–11)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Negative: she was angry / sad (cried on the plane) because she had to leave her best friend Inès and her dance class. Positive: she was curious / she loved the beach in Israel.}}
Exercice 4
Chloé did not know any Hebrew before she came to Israel.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “I knew some Hebrew words from summer camp”
Exercice 5
In maths, Chloé found the questions hard to understand.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Vrai · “I understood the numbers but not the questions”
Exercice 6
Chloé studied in an ulpan class for a whole year.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “For the first three months, I went to an ulpan class every morning”
Exercice 7
What surprised Chloé about Israeli students, and how is it different in France? (lines 17–19)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Israeli students are informal: everybody calls the teachers by their first names. In France, she would never do that.}}
Exercice 8
Complete the time line: how Chloé made new friends. (lines 21–25)
Columns: When? | What happened?
At the beginning — She ___.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|sat alone during the breaks}}
Exercice 9
Complete the time line: how Chloé made new friends. (lines 21–25)
Columns: When? | What happened?
Then — Shira ___.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|invited her to join the school basketball team}}
Exercice 10
Complete the time line: how Chloé made new friends. (lines 21–25)
Columns: When? | What happened?
After practice — The girls ___.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|went for ice cream with her and taught her Hebrew slang}}
Exercice 11
Complete the time line: how Chloé made new friends. (lines 21–25)
Columns: When? | What happened?
Now — Shira is ___.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|her best friend in Israel}}
Exercice 12
Write TWO pieces of advice that Chloé gives to new olim. (lines 27–29)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Any two: be patient with yourself; don't be afraid to make mistakes when you speak; keep in touch with your old friends.}}
Part B — Language
Exercice 13
What do the following words refer to?
“them” (line 6) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Chloé's grandparents}}
Exercice 14
What do the following words refer to?
“it” (line 16) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the ulpan class}}
Exercice 15
What do the following words refer to?
“they” (line 24) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the girls on the basketball team}}
Exercice 16
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “curious” (line 10)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : D wanting to know more
Exercice 17
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “terrible” (line 23)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : A very bad
Part C — Thinking about the text
Exercice 18
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the interview? Choose the correct answer.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : C The first months in Israel were hard for Chloé, but with time, help and new friends she feels at home.
Exercice 19
Imagine that a new student from another country joins your class. Write TWO things you could do to help him or her feel at home. Use ideas from the interview or your own ideas.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Personal answer, for example invite the student to join a team or an activity (like Shira did); sit with him/her during the breaks; teach him/her Hebrew words or slang; be patient with mistakes. Two good ideas + clear English.}}