Merocco's street children live a dificult life, often filled with harmful drugs and crime. Effort to reiterate them into families and ‘schools are somewhat successful but experts say the problem is large ‘nd i 00 esi poverty and ficult social circumstances ‘tumane let his home and school atthe age of fourteen to ive. Fag fon the street. He no longer wanted to see his mother fight the daly. batle to get bread for his five ile siblings and pay for his schoo! expenses. “The see is not a beter place to live in." Ovhmane says, “but a est she will no have to think about my daily living Inthe meantime, I may be able 1 help her.” Otnane caries bags of vegetables and other purchases for customers a nearby market. In this way, be eam afew dithars 3 ay, enough to bring a litle money back home. ‘Othmane is one ofthe growing numberof street chilren in Morocco, These are the homeless and marginalizl youths withost identity or family, The sidewalks, public gardens. and the buildings ooesteps are their beds. In Casablanca, these children's main residences are alleys in the ol city, the port, the train station, and the fruits and vegetables wholesale marke. The port provides them with an opportunity 19 migrate legally. The wholesale market gives them the chance to werk as porters. At the tain tation they can ear litle movey from helping passengers o by begging from ours According to the most recent statics, 7,000 stret children live in Casablanca Wiley sone ‘8.800 more live in other major cites such as Marrakesh, Fez, and Meknes. The government sn many non-governmental organisations have adopted a stategy of building centres to shelter some of these street children and rentgrate them into schools ad families, but the challenge is enormous. The umber of children usually exceeds the centres” capacities; there are not enough beds forall of them, land urgent the need to act at once to save these cident 1. COMPREHENSION (as POINTS) BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT. A-ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. @ pts) 1.Why did Othnane become one ofthe street children ?2,What does he do to earn money ? 3, What fas been done to solve the problem of steet Child Yor 2 cease i B.PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT EXPRESSIONS OR PHRASES WHICH SHOW ‘THAT :2pts) LOthmane doesnt ike living in the street (para), 2,Thare is a need to build more ceners for street children (parags). C.FILLIN THECHART WITH THE RIGHT INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT.G pts) [The port 2-The wholesale market The tain sation D.FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS WHICH MEAN THESAME, AS: (pts) 1.origin (parag1) 2 clients (parag?) 3. without place to live in (pares) 4.aplan (parags) E, WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO ? (3pts) Vits 2 she 3.them ILLANGUAGE ——_(ISPOINTS) AFILL IN THEGAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LIST.2pts) ‘non-formal/coopperution fabour/non-profi/ conference UNESCO isa. lrganination which contributes to peace and security by promoting interrational through education science and culture B. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERBS.Q2pts) Puton—est upturn down— write down — make up 1. How could you svchan interesting job offer? % ‘your coat sts cold in here C. MATCH THE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE APPRORIATE, COLLOCATIONS . pts) opportunites equal bi. divers 2. problem c. mistake’ d_ solving 1 2 D. REWRITE THESE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN.Gpis)1.-The government shoul! take measures 10 reintegrate street chien into society. Measites, 2.°L will take her suggestions into considertion,”* Jack said Jack promised 3. Younes said ="” [regret having accepted my first cigarette” © Lfoniy 1 » Younes said E. PUT'THE VERBS BEWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE. (pts) Ourson run away) ‘fom home last week . We (stilllook 0. him. His bestfriend says that he (not se) fim for two weeks,"the father said. F, MATCH EACH SENTENCE WITH ITS APPROPRIATE FUNCTION. (3p4s) T-Mis Simpsontook her medication Yetshe didn't fel better] a.Cause and effect 2. My friend Tarik is saving money so as buy a computer. b. Concession 3. Becatse of poverty, children’s schooling isstilla problem in | c. Defining many African counts. 4. Pupose 1 2 3 THT. WRITING ‘WOPOINTS) Taking drugs is dangerous. Write a short article to your schoo! magazine about the ‘consequences of drug-taking on youths’ health snd education (Approximately 150 words) These questions may help you: ‘Why do you think young peopl take dogs? What effects do these drugs have on their heath and edueation? ‘What solitons do you suggest for them?