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KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN Model Answer

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DIRECTORATE OF EXAMINATION /EXAMINATION SECTION
SECONDARY EDUCATION /UNIFIED TRACKS & RELIGIOUS
First Semester Exam 2022-2023
COURSE NAME: English Language TRACK: UNIFIED TRACKS & RELIGIOUS
COURSE CODE: Eng. 301 TIME: 2 Hours

Listening Section (20 marks)

A) Listening One (2 x 5 = 10 marks)
You will hear a job interview between an interviewer and Maria. Choose the best answer,
A, B, C or D to complete each statement.

1. According to the interviewer, the company’s business is………………

A. growing. B. diminishing. C. starting. D. closing.
2. Maria thinks that her skills make her ………………for the new job.
A. unfit B. improper C. worthless D. qualified
3. Maria has already a certificate in …………..
A. Psychology. B. HR. C. L&D. D. management
4. It seems that Maria has learnt.............about the company.
A. very little B. well C. little D. nothing
5. At the end of the interview, the interviewer seems ………………
A. disappointed. B. frustrated. C. satisfied. D. demotivated.

B) Listening Two: (2x5 = 10 Marks)

You will hear part of a radio program about a place called Shangri-La. Are the
following statements True or False? Put a tick (  ) in the right box.

Statement True False

1. James Hamilton wrote a book about Shangri-La after visiting it. 
2. The book was a total failure when it was first published in 1933. 
3. In the book, the inhabitants of Shangri-La didn’t care for money. 
4. In the book, the inhabitants live up to 150 years thanks to the food they eat. 
5. Tourists don’t find the present day Shangri-La as they expected. 
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Reading Section (40 marks)

Reading One (20 marks)

Read the article and answer the following questions.
The Amazon rainforest continues to decrease. This warning statement was concluded by a
report presented at the 5th Summit of Indigenous Peoples that took place in February 2021,
establishing that 26% of the Amazon rainforest, also known as the planet's lung, is irreversibly
destroyed. This represents a quarter of the largest forest on the planet, which is mainly due to
deforestation, drug trafficking and soil contamination. The last few years have been some of
the worst in the last twenty years for forest ecology. In November 2021, Brazil's National
Institute for Space Research stated that deforestation of the planet's lungs had increased by
22% between August 2020 and July 2021. Thus, 13,235 km2 of forests had been destroyed, a
figure approaching the previous "record" reached in 2005-2006 when 14,286 km2 went up in
smoke.

Deforestation is mainly caused by commercial agriculture by multinational corporations and

subsistence farming by local people. In Brazil, for instance, large areas of the Amazon rainforest
were cleared to grow soya and vegetable oil. Subsistence farmers clear an area that is big
enough to feed cattle or grow crops by cutting down the trees and burning them. However, after
two or three years, the land can no longer be used so the farmer moves to another piece of
land as it takes around 10 years for the piece of land to recover. Nevertheless, in populated
areas, the land cannot recover and this leads to heavy erosion which leads to the removal of
the layer of soil that protects the ground during the crop growing process. This may lead to
serious flooding problems in the event of heavy rain.

Forest destruction also has a serious effect on biodiversity. The remarkable increase in the
world's population is causing the damage and loss of the natural habitats where plant and
animal species live. Such a situation leads to the reduction of biodiversity and leading to the
extinction of many species. The reduction in biodiversity threatens entire ecosystems and
destroys future sources of food and medicine. By this, governments should find ways to protect
the forests from illegal logging and plant more trees to absorb carbon dioxide. Deforestation on
such a large scale is sure to have disastrous effects for the environment unless urgent
measures are taken.
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A. Answer the following questions. (1x2= 2 marks)

1. In the article, the Amazon rainforest is also called the planet's lungs.
2 . How much of the Amazon rainforest was destroyed between 2020 and 2021?
13,235 km2 of forests
B. Read the article again and correct the following sentences. ( 5x 1 = 5 marks)
1. In Brazil, trees are cut down to make way for olive oil plantations.
In Brazil, trees are cut down to make way to grow soya and vegetable oil.
2. Subsistence farmers can feed livestock on their land for ten years.
Subsistence farmers can graze livestock on their land for two or three years.
3. Deforestation protects future sources of food and medicine.
Deforestation destroys future sources of food and medicine.
4. Governments should plant more trees to absorb oxygen.
Governments should plant more trees to absorb carbon dioxide.
5. Small- scale deforestation will have devastating impacts on the environment.
Large- scale deforestation will have devastating impacts on the environment.

C. Match the UNDERLINED words in the article with their meanings. ( Note: There is
ONE EXTRA WORD.) (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

deforestation figure recover extinction species ecosystem

meaning word
a. a group of animals or plants of the same kind species
b. when a type of animal or plant stops existing extinction
c. all the animals and plants in an area and their relationship to each other
ecosystem
and the environment
d. when all the trees in an area are destroyed deforestation
e. to bring back to normal condition recover

D. USING YOUR OWN WORDS, explain the meaning of IRREVERSIBLY DESTROYED in the
following sentence “…26% of the Amazon rainforest is irreversibly destroyed.”(paragraph 1)
( 4 marks)
Possible answer: damaged in a way that is not possible to change or impossible to return to
a previous condition. ( ACCEPT ANY SIMILAR ANSWER THAT SHOWS UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE DAMAGE IS IRREPARABLE. )

E. What possible measures can governments take to convince people to stop damaging the
natural environment? ( Suggest two possible measures.) ( 4 marks –two marks each)
Possible answers:
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• Reduce, reuse, and recycle (Cut down on what you throw away. Follow the three "R's" to conserve
natural resources and landfill space.)
• Educating people to help them understand the importance and value of our natural resources.
• Passing laws that are used to protect the environment. (ACCEPT ANY LOGICAL ANSWERS
THAT ARE RELATED TO THE QUESTION.)
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Reading Two (20 marks)

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.
Ibn Khaldun is not just one of the greatest Arab historians, but also a scholar of universal dimension.
While it is often difficult to trace the life of the great men of the Arab world, that of Ibn Khaldun is quite
well known, thanks to his own writings. In 1332, he was born in Tunis, the brilliant capital of one of the
main Maghreb kingdoms. His family, originally from Seville, went into exile at the beginning of the 13th
century, due to the advance of the Christian troops in Andalusia. They were part of the city's high
society. Ibn Khaldun lost several members of his family, including his parents, in the Black Death
epidemic which struck Tunis in 1348. These personal and family sufferings would deeply mark the
historical thought of Ibn Khaldun.

Ibn Khaldun received a very classical education, but with the best teachers in Tunis. After graduating
from the University of Al-Zaytouna, where he learned Muslim law and took an interest in literature, Ibn
Khaldun put himself at the service of the sultans of the Maghreb. At the age of 18, in 1350, he began
his political career as a seal-bearer of the Tunisian ruler Ibn Tafrakin. Then he left for Egypt where the
sultan appointed him as a professor and judge. In Egypt as in the Maghreb, Ibn Khaldun was at the
forefront to observe the functioning of power and completing an immense and innovative work, “Kitab
al-Ibar’, until his death in 1406.

“Kitab al-Ibar’ is one of Ibn Khaldun’s most famous books, and it includes seven volumes. Perhaps the
most famous part is the Introduction, known as “Al-Muqaddima of Ibn Khaldun” and it constitutes a third
of the book. It includes Ibn Khaldun’s opinions on geography, construction, astronomy, and people’s
conditions and nature.

The thought and writings of Ibn Khaldun, the Philosopher, Historian, and Social Scientist of the 14th
century, were discovered by the West in the 19th century. His work is still surprisingly modern because
it offers an analysis of society by taking into account very varied factors, such as the economy, and
social or psychological phenomena. Ibn Khaldun is sometimes considered the founder of modern
sociology and the father of history and economics.
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Now answer the following questions.( 2x10=20 Marks)

1) Where did Ibn Khaldun’s family come from?
Seville/ Andalusia
2) The pronoun that in the first paragraph refers to the life/ life.

3) The pronoun ‘they’ in the first paragraph refers to family.

4) What was the cause of Ibn Khaldun’s parents’ death?

the Black Death epidemic

5) What was the first position that Ibn Khaldun got?
a seal-bearer
6) Find one word in the second paragraph that means ‘using new methods or ideas’
innovative
7) What makes from the writings of Ibn Khaldun so important?
They are still surprisingly modern because they offer an analysis of society by taking
into account very varied factors, such as the economy, and social or psychological
phenomena.
8) ‘the book’ in the third paragraph refers to Kitab al-Ibar.

9) The word account in the last paragraph probably means…

a) explanation.
b) statement.
c) consideration.
d) report.
10) Ibn Khaldun is known as the founder of modern sociology. / the father of history

and economics./ one of the greatest Arab historians.

(ACCEPT ANY OF THE ANSWERS ABOVE.)

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Writing Section

Writing One: (20 marks) (YOU MUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION.)

Should students do a part-time job while they are still studying?

Write an essay in which you discuss the arguments for and against and give your
opinion. (200-250 words)

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Writing Two: (20 marks) (150-200 words)

Write on ONE of the following two topics.
A. The tables below show the cost of living statistics of the United Kingdom and India.
Summarise the information in the tables by selecting and reporting the main features.
Make comparisons where relevant.

Table 1: Average salary and rent. United Kingdom (UK) and Finland

UK Finland
Average salary (after tax) $2,961 $2,924
Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > Outside city $955 $771
centre

Table 2: Price of selected items

UK Finland
Loaf of bread > Fresh, white $1.71 $2.88
Rice > White, 1kg $2.64 $2.45
Apple > 1kg $2.99 $3.03
Potatoes > 1kg $2.03 $1.25
Water > 1.5 litre bottle $1.74 $2.41
Restaurant prices > Coffee > Regular cappuccino $3.86 $4.19
Public transport > Monthly pass $99.77 $63.50
Tennis court rent > 1 hour, weekend $15 $25

Or
B) Write a review of a memorable film that you saw recently. Include the following;

- the cast/ actors

- describe the setting
- the plot in brief
- describe one important event
- describe one important cast
- the recommendation
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