Contrôle continue 

: communication en anglais

Niveau : Technicien Spécialisé nom et prenom…………………………………………………

Group :…………………….

Formateur : Mr younes Taourirt

1 Touria Chaoui is the first Moroccan and Arab young woman to consider flying. Daughter of an intellectual and a forward-
thinking father, she successfully became a female pilot, a hero for so many girls in the Kingdom at a time when the French
protectorate was still taking control of the country. However, Touria’s success story and glorious achievement took a tragic turn
when she was only 19 years old in a mysterious incident.

2 Touria is now resting at the Ahl Fas cemetery in Casablanca next to her father’s lonely grave. Born in Fes on the 14th of
December, 1936, she was the eldest daughter of the Chaoui couple, Abdelwahed and Zina. The father who was one of the few
French-speaking journalists, a theater director and a figure of nationalism in the colonized Kingdom has raised his only daughter
as a boy.

3 Moving to Casablanca has also been a turning point in the life of the young girl. According to an article issued by Zamane in
2012, the Fasi family left the northern city for Casablanca in 1948. Once in Casablanca, Touria and her youngest brother «rubbed
shoulders with the greatest figures of the Moroccan nationalist movement, such as Allal El Fassi and Ahmed Balafrej, thanks to
their father a well-respected intellectual», recalled the history magazine.

4 Touria, and unlike girls her age at the époque, was dreaming of becoming a pilot. She wanted to fly, a dream that her father
respected and worked on realizing. In 1951, and after graduating high school, the journalist enrolled his daughter into the aviation
school based in Tit Mellil. As hard and unusual as it sounded at the time, Touria was the only first Moroccan girl to step in the
aviation school reserved for the French Forces. Historical accounts suggest that her enrollment was fought and that she had to
struggle to be finally accepted at the aviation program.

5 By the age of 15, Touria received her aviation license and her story became a national pride. According to Centennial of
Women Pilots, a platform that celebrates female pilots, «in 1952, Touria was actually the first aviatrix from the Arab world».

6 On the 1st of March 1956, one day before the signing of the independence decree, Touria Chaoui couldn’t escape her killer.
Historical sources suggest that she was killed by Ahmed Touil, a man with a troubled past who was involved in nationalist
resistance and who was rumored of being in love with the 19-year-old aviatrix. Regardless of speculations, Touria’s death is still a
mystery.

(BASE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT)

COMPREHENSION
A. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER. (UNDERLINE THE RIGHT ANSWER)
The writer’s objective from Chaoui’s story is:
1- description
2- inspiration
3- explanation

B.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT

1. Where did Touria rest now?
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2. Was she easily accepted in Tit MELLIL aviation school?
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 3. Who was her father?
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4. Who was the cause of Touria’s accident?
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B. FILL IN THE CHART WITH THE RIGHT INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT.

Date Events

1936 ………………………………………………

……… Touria moved to Casablanca

1951 ………………………………………………

……… Touria received her aviation license

C. ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY.

1. Touria spent all her life in Fez.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Touria’s father enrolled her in the aviation school.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Touria died a year before the independence.
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D. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

1. Touria was only 15 years old when ………………………………………………….......................
2. Regardless of rumors ……………………………………………………………………………

E. PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT SENTENCES OR PHRASES WHICH SHOW THAT:
1. Morocco was still colonized when Touria was born.
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2. Touria was older than her brother.
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3. It is abnormal to have girls enrolled in aviation programs at that time.
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F. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS:
1. sad ……………………………… …………………………(parag 1)
2. well educated ………………………………………..………(parag 3)
3. a puzzle………………………………………………………(parag 6)

G. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS REFER TO:

1. The Fasi family……………………………………………….
2. Her killer………………………………………………………
H. PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THE CORRECT ORDER ACCORDING TO THE
TEXT.
a. The murder of Touria is still a puzzling issue.
b. Casablanca was a place where Touria’s life changed for better.
c. Touria was enrolled in an aviation school.
d. Touria obtained the authorization of aviation at an early age.
1: ………… 2: …………. 3: ………… 4: …………