Ahmed Tata Secondary School-Bourouba Academic year: 2021/2022

Form: 2nd Year Economy and Management Time: 2 hours

Third Term Exam of English
Part One: Reading (15points)
For any business to flourish, teamwork needs to be taken into account. Recently, different studies
report the significance of working in harmony in buildings efficient companies.
To begin with, teamwork in workplaces offeres both the company and staff members the ability to
become more familiar with each other and teaches them how to work together. To illustrate, a team that
works collectively understands the strengths and weaknesses of each member. Moreover, while working
together, the employees learn to trust and rely on each other. These bounds are important when facing a
particular difficulty later .As a result, team leaders and members then will become proficient at dividing
tasks so they are done by the most qualified people. Additionaly, without a strong team it would be
difficult for managers and executives to determine which staff members can best accomplish job tasks.
Colaboration between workers allows the company to take on more work and generate more
revenue without having to add more employees . For instance, teams in the workplace often meet to
discuss how to solve company issues; consequently, team members become accustomed to processing
brainstorming information and the company benefits from the employees' variety of suggestions ,
creativity, in addition to efforts.
To conlude, it is true that challenges are likely to occur each day at work . Yet, a strong team
environment can act as a support for all the administratives. Teamworking thus improves performance
together with professional development.
Adapted from the Internet with the teacher’s reference.
Comprehension (8pts)
1.Say whether the following statements are true or false. (02)
a) Different research show the importance of individual work in companies T
b) Collaborative work is essential to build successful relations among workers. T
c) Team work does not allow companies to make more money F
d) Workers grow more professional in their careers thanks to collaboration. T
2. Identify the paragraphs in which the following ideas are mentioned: (1)
a. Team work helps in the identification of the employees’ weaknesses 2
b. Overcoming work challenges via team spirit 4
3. Answer the following questions according to the text:(03)
a. Mention two benefits of team work from the text.

 Working together builds efficient companies

 Working together helps workers identify each other’s weaknesses and strengths
b. Does the company benefit from the workers’ different opinions ?
  Yes, it does.
c. What are the different activities a team can perform together to help the company succeed?

 Brainstorming, suggesting different opinions, deviding tasks...ect.

4 . What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text. (02)
These bounds:(§2) : trust/ relying on each other / identifying each other’s strengths
They:(§2) : tasks
B) Text Exploration (07pts)
1. Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following words: (01)
Effective:(§1): efficient Cooperation: (§3) collaboration Enhance:(§4) improve
2.Divide the following words into roots and affixes: (1,5)
Uncomfortable_irregular_Unconfidently

Prefix Root Suffix

Example: Un employ ment
Un Comfort able
Ir Regular /
Un Confident Ly

3.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (1)

They started this project two years ago. Remarkably, they worked it night and day . They said that they
are going to finish it July,7th. If they do, they will gain a lot of profits.
4.Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a):
1. a) We will prevent unethical behaviours at work.
b) Unethical behaviours will be prevented at work.
2. a) The government protected citizens from fake products.
b)Citizens were protected by the government from fake products.
5. Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final “s”:
Factors / branches / posts / passes /

/S/ /Z/ /IZ/

Posts Factors Branches
Passes

Part two: Written Expression (5pts)

Choose ONE of the following topics
Topic 1: Startups may be small companies but they can play a significant role in economic
development.Write an essay of about 12 lines for your school magazine about the positive
impact of start up companies on economic growth. The following notes may help you :
 Centers of innovation and competition
 Improvement of employment/ creating more jobs
 Supporting the market with new inventions and revolutionary technologies
 Wealth creation

Topic 2: Safety measures are considered to be a critical element in surviving and saving
lives in different unpredictable natural disasters. Thus, to raise your classmates' awareness
about the importance of these, write a short paragraph in order to give some pieces advice
about what people should do before, during and after floods.