יש לקרוא את הטקסט ולענות באנגלית על השאלות בחלקים A ו-B (70 נקודות). אחר כך כותבים את החיבור בחלק C (30 נקודות). אפשר לענות במילים שלך, אלא אם השאלה מבקשת להעתיק מהטקסט. בחלק הקריאה לא מורידים נקודות על טעויות בדקדוק או בכתיב.
Read the text and answer the questions in Parts A and B in English (70 points). Then write the composition in Part C (30 points). Answer in your own words if the question does not ask for words from the text. In the reading part, points are not taken off for grammar or spelling mistakes.
A letter from a volunteer in Greece
Dear Grandma,
I'm sorry I haven't written for two weeks, but I've been very busy! As
you know, I'm volunteering for two months on a small island in Greece. I'm
part of a team that protects sea turtles. There are twenty volunteers here
from eleven different countries, and we live together in tents near the
beach.
Every summer, female turtles come out of the sea at night to lay their
eggs in the sand. Each one digs a hole, lays about a hundred eggs and goes
back to the water. Our job is to find these nests and protect them. We put a
small metal cage over each nest so that people don't walk on it or put their
beach umbrellas into it.
My day starts at five in the morning. We walk along the beach in pairs
and look for turtle tracks in the sand. It's hard to get up so early, but
the sunrise over the sea is wonderful. In the afternoons we talk to tourists
and explain why they must not leave chairs or rubbish on the beach at night.
Last night was the best night of my life. One of the nests began to
hatch! We watched about eighty tiny turtles climb out of the sand and walk
towards the sea. Baby turtles find the water by following the light of the
moon on the waves, so we had to turn off all our torches. A few of them went
the wrong way, towards the lights of a hotel, and we carried them gently
back.
I've learned so much here, and not only about turtles. I'm cooking for
twenty people, and my English is getting better every day.
I'll be home on 3rd September. Please tell Grandpa I miss his coffee!
Lots of love,
Noa
Exercices
Part A — Understanding the text
Exercice 1
Why is Noa in Greece? Choose the correct answer. (lines 2–4)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : D She is volunteering to protect sea turtles.
Exercice 2
Give TWO facts about the volunteers on the project. (lines 4–6)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|There are twenty volunteers; They come from eleven different countries / they live together in tents near the beach.}}
Exercice 3
Complete the table. What does a female turtle do? Write the steps in the correct order. (lines 7–9)
1. It comes out of the sea at night.
2. ___
3. ___
4. ___
2. ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|It digs a hole (in the sand)}}
Exercice 4
Complete the table. What does a female turtle do? Write the steps in the correct order. (lines 7–9)
1. It comes out of the sea at night.
2. ___
3. ___
4. ___
3. ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|It lays about a hundred eggs}}
Exercice 5
Complete the table. What does a female turtle do? Write the steps in the correct order. (lines 7–9)
1. It comes out of the sea at night.
2. ___
3. ___
4. ___
4. ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|It goes back to the water}}
Exercice 6
Why do the volunteers put a metal cage over each nest? (lines 9–11)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|So that people don't walk on the nest or put their beach umbrellas into it.}}
Exercice 7
Noa finds it easy to get up early.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “It's hard to get up so early”
Exercice 8
The volunteers walk along the beach alone.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “We walk along the beach in pairs”
Exercice 9
Talking to tourists is part of Noa's job.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Vrai · “In the afternoons we talk to tourists”
Exercice 10
Complete the sentences according to the text. (lines 16–18)
Noa says that last night was ___.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the best night of her life}}
Exercice 11
Complete the sentences according to the text. (lines 16–18)
About ____ baby turtles came out of the nest.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : About eighty baby turtles came out of the nest.
Exercice 12
Answer the questions. (lines 18–21)
Why did the volunteers turn off their torches?
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Because baby turtles find the water by following the light of the moon on the waves (other lights confuse them).}}
Exercice 13
Answer the questions. (lines 18–21)
What did the volunteers do with the turtles that went the wrong way?
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|They carried them gently back (to the sea).}}
Part B — Language and thinking
Exercice 14
What do the following words refer to?
“Each one” (line 8) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|each female turtle}}
Exercice 15
What do the following words refer to?
“it” (line 10) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the nest}}
Exercice 16
What do the following words refer to?
“them” (line 20) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the (few) baby turtles that went the wrong way}}
Exercice 17
Noa writes: "I've learned so much here, and not only about turtles." What does she mean? Choose the correct answer. (lines 22–23)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : B She has also learned to cook for a big group, and her English has improved.
Exercice 18
Would you like to volunteer on a project like Noa's? Give TWO reasons.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Personal answer: two clear reasons that fit the question, for example helping animals, meeting people from other countries, improving English / or not: getting up at five, living in a tent. Understandable English.}}
Part C — Writing
Exercice 19
You want to volunteer abroad next summer. Write an email to a volunteer organisation. Say who you are, what kind of project interests you, and why you would be a good volunteer. Write 70–90 words.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|A good answer: polite greeting and closing; a short introduction (name, age, school); the project that interests the writer; two reasons why he or she would be a good volunteer (skills, experience, character). Rubric: content 12, organisation 8 (email form, paragraphs, linking words), language 10 (A2 vocabulary and grammar; mistakes that do not block meaning cost little).}}