Hassan Brou Tabet High School Level: 2Bac

Teacher: Leila AA Date : 2024/2025

EXERCISE 1 Fill in the chart below with the missing word form.

Words Nouns
8. vigorous
1. energetic
9. contribute
2. independent
10. participate
3. enthusiastic
11. artistic
4. famous
12. skilled
5. ambitious
13. gifted.
6. confident
14. talented:
7. creative
15. imaginative
EXERCISE 2 Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Tom is an (ambition) actor who wants to become (fame) in a short time.
2. If you want to be a writer, you need to be (creativity) and (imagine)
3. "Only candidates who have (art) talents are welcomed here," the jury said.
4. Some young people are (confidence) and (independence)
5. He is a (gift) boy; he can speak more than eight foreign languages fluently.

Reading text
[1] Professional football player Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. He started football at

the

age of 8, playing for the Newell's Old Boys - a team in his native town.

[2] As a kid, Messi was smaller than most of the boys he played with; he was sufering from a hormone deficiency that

restricted his growth. Medication was costly and Messi's parents couldn't pay for it. At the age of 13, Messi was offered

an opportunity to play for Barcelona and have his medical bills paid by the team. So, the whole family moved across

the

Atlantic to Spain.

[3] Messi was famous for being short and rapid with a fierce style of play. He was soon compared to another

well-known Argentinean footballer: Diego Maradona. Messi moved quickly through the ranks of the team's junior

system, and by the age of 16, he had made his first appearance for Barcelona. He put himself in the record books on

May

1,2005, as the youngest player to ever score a goal. That same year he led Argentina to the title in the under-20 World

Cup.

[4] In recent years Messi has become one of the highest paid football players, earning an estimated $18 million a year.

He has justified that he is worth that price by leading Barcelona to a lot of success; the left-footer's team won the

Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Club titles in 2009. That same year, he took home the FIFA World Player of

the Year award.

[5] Even Maradona, the renowned retired player, has praised Messi. "I see him as very similar to me," he told the BBC.

"He's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different from any other player in the

world.

[6] Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match in early March. By the end of 2012,

he had scored 91 goals in club and international matches. Therefore, he broke one more record. In January 2013,

Messi was named the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner for the fourth time!
Hassan Brou Tabet High School Level: 2Bac
Teacher: Leila AA Date : 2024/2025

COMPREHENSION (15 POINTS)

BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT.

A CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER FROM THE LIST. (2 pts)

The text is mainly about:
1. Messi's biography
2. Messi's childhood
3. Messi's family
The right answer is: . .

B ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. (3 pts)

1. Why did Messi's family move to Spain? .

2. How much money does Messi earn each year? .

3. What did Messi achieve in 2012? .

C COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. (2 pts)

1. The first team Messi played for was . .

2. Maradona thinks that Messi.

D FILL IN THE CHART WITH THE RIGHT INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT. (2 pts)

Year Messi's awards and performances

2005 Messi put himself in the record books.

Messi won the FIFA World Player of the Year.

2013

E FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS: (3 pts)
1. expensive (paragraph 2) : . .
2. fast (paragraph 3) : . .
3. famous (paragraph 5) : . .

F WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (3 pts)

1. native town (paragraph 1): . .
2. team (paragraph 4): . .
3. he (paragraph 5): . .
Hassan Brou Tabet High School Level: 2Bac
Teacher: Leila AA Date : 2024/2025

Idioms
A. Study these idioms in context:
1. When the score reached 12 to 2 we knew the game was in the bag.
2. The meeting was a dead loss. We didn't come to a single decision.
3. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism. I can't let it slip through my
fingers.
4. Finally she went cold turkey on a 23-yearsmoking habit and hasn't smoked since.
5. Say I'm all ears, waiting to hear your excuse for not getting this job done!
6. Some people are fed up with so much violence on television. I'm fed up with her ;
she always keeps me waiting.
7. This hard and loud music is getting on my nerves
8. 'How was the test?' 'A piece of cake!'
9. I've been on the go all morning and I'm exhausted.
10. I have to go cram for a test now. When you study during the school term, you do
not have to cram.
11. He is rather green and doesn't have enough experience to drive that machine yet.
12. I'm waiting for the results: i'm keeping my fingers crossed!
13. It is hard to keep your feet on the ground when you suddenly become famous.
14. You look like you feel blue. What's wrong?
15. It's raining cats and dogs. Look at it pour! I'm not going out in
that storm.
16. My boss and I get along very well; we never had an argument.

B. Now match them with their meanings

A. Seize opportunity B. Failure C. Safe or certain D. To rain heavily

E.To suddenly and completely stop doing something, especially. a bad habit.

F. Tired of somebody/something G. to be very easy H. to study very hard for an exam

I. To irritate or exasperate J. to be very busy and active K.Eager to listen

L. to feel sad. M. have a good relationship N. To keep wishing and hoping that all will go well

O. to be immature or inexperienced P.practical and realistic

 Hassan Brou Tabet High School Level: 2Bac
Teacher: Leila AA Date : 2024/2025

Phrasal Verbs with "In" & "Out"

IN
. OUT .
inside something, in a situation, outside something, outside a situation,
include, restrict, imprison, reduce exclude, distribute, disappear, project
enclose complete

1.Let in allow sb inside a building 1.Lock out keep sb out

2.Log in sign in by typing your ID and 2.Log out sign out finish using an account
password 3.Put out extinguish (fire)
4.Pull out leave, depart
3.Fill in complete information 5. Take outask sb to go out with you
4.Hand in submit, give papers, documents... 6.Pass out : faint, lose consciousness
5. Ask in invite 7.Start out begin a journey
6.Check in register 8.Watch out: be cautious
7.Come in enter 9.Sneak out leave secretly
8.Give in surrender 10.Let out (sigh, a cry)
Hand out distribute
12.Knock out: defeat
13.Pick out single out, choose
14.Give out : allow (news) to be known
15.Find out : discover
16.Come out : get out

Practice : the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs. from the above lists
1. Lauren was late for her English class, so the teacher refused to her
2. When they told her that she didn't pass her exams she
3. You can to check your e-mails, but make sure you when
you finish.
4. They their journey in the early morning, yet the train had
already when they got the train station.
5. The baby a cry when his mother left the room.
6. The criminal to hide from the police, but they
where he was hiding. So they knocked him out.
7. a car is coming!
8. a new password. You have so many choices.
9. For security reasons, the firemen people outside the building as they
were trying to the fire.
10. He his kids every weekend so that they have fun
11. You should your project by tomorrow.
12. The government waited for a month to the bad news.
13. You should keep on fighting for your rights; don't easily.
14. Once they got the hotel, they and went up to their room.
15. Please I need to talk to you right now.