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Youssou Ndour: English Club Contest Guide

The document is a school exam for a class assessing reading comprehension and linguistic skills based on a passage about Senegalese musician Youssou Ndour. The passage provides details about Ndour's background, including being born in 1959 in Dakar, Senegal, starting singing at age 12 with local groups, and forming his own band called "L'Etoile de Dakar" in 1979. It notes he was appointed UNICEF Ambassador for Children for his work helping children. The exam questions test comprehension of the passage and basic grammar skills like forming negatives and interrogatives.

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Youssou Ndour: English Club Contest Guide

The document is a school exam for a class assessing reading comprehension and linguistic skills based on a passage about Senegalese musician Youssou Ndour. The passage provides details about Ndour's background, including being born in 1959 in Dakar, Senegal, starting singing at age 12 with local groups, and forming his own band called "L'Etoile de Dakar" in 1979. It notes he was appointed UNICEF Ambassador for Children for his work helping children. The exam questions test comprehension of the passage and basic grammar skills like forming negatives and interrogatives.

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TAIBA ICS HIGH SCHOOL/MBORO.

SCHOOL YEAR : 2008/2009 LEVEL: 2nd form

First Name.Surname.Class....................

ENGLISH CLUB CONTEST. Text: An international star: Youssou NDOUR Youssou Ndour, nicknamed Enfant de la Mdina by the press and you (his little name) by the youth, was born in 1959 in the capital city of Senegal: Dakar. As a child, he began singing in small districts groups of Mdina. He started singing at the age of 12 and sang especially with the most famous groups of Dakar of that time: le Star Band de Dakar. In 1979, he formed his own band, lEtoile de Dakar, which became the Super Etoile in 1981. He initiated the mbalax because it was the best vehicle for the Senegalese cultural background and it was closer to his ethnic group. He did a lot of things for children and was appointed Ambassador for children by UNICEF. I READING COMPETITION. Exercise 1: Read the text carefully and answer these questions 1- What are the two other names of Youssou Ndour? . 2- When and where was Youssou Ndour born? .. 3- What did Youssou Ndour in 1979? .. 4- Why did Youssou Ndour initiate the mbalax ? .. 5- How did Youssou Ndour start his singing career? .. Exercise 2: Say whether these sentences are true or false. Justify by quoting from the text. 1- Youssou Ndour is nicknamed Enfant de la Mdina by the youth. 2- Youssou Ndour started singing at the age of 12. 3- Youssou Ndour initiated reggae music. 4- Youssou Ndour did nothing for children. . 5- Youssou was appointed Ambassador for children by UNICEF. ..

II LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE. Exercise 1: Put these sentences in the negative and in the interrogative forms. 1- Yesterday, the traders went to Diaob. a b 2- Alain and Rachle got married last week. a b 3- Aliou Diao was busy last Monday. a b. 4- The pupils had an easy test. a b. 5- Youssou Ndour formed his own band in 1979. a.. b... Exercise 2: Ask questions corresponding the underlined words 1- The teachers played football yesterday. . 2- Youssou initiated the mbalax .................................................................... 3- Moussa Ngom went to Gambia last week. .. 4- Mr Ka was very happy. 5- The school boys liked history and geography. Exercise 3: Complete with the right possessive adjective The children are doinghomework. I like football. Itsfavourite sport. Mr Niang has bought a new television..antenna is broken. We have a twinning with Gambians. So we invitecolleagues from Kounkane. 5- Ndeye Khady has two children.elder son is 13. 1234GOOD LUCK!

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