3 LPH 2023. Bareche Chawki
3 LPH 2023. Bareche Chawki
3 LPH 2023. Bareche Chawki
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and
stones.” Albert Einstein.
Savagery, much attributed to the ‘old world’ is not entirely absent in the ‘new world’ but rather it is
more prevalent than ever before. Western civilization has made the 20th century the bloodiest century in
human history. This civilization witnessed, besides the two most brutal World Wars, the worst acts of
barbarism - holocaust, Gulag concentration camps, genocides and atomic bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. Industrialization of wars and violence in this century led to killing of more than 350 million
people, directly and indirectly.
It was not possible to have world wars 1000 years ago where you could kill 50 million innocent
citizens. World Wars became possible only when science and technology developed aeroplanes, ships and
other carriers which could transport millions of troops and millions of tonnes of weapons from one corner of
the globe to the other.
Right at this moment there are several countries fighting wars with one another. There is internal
war going on in almost half of the countries in the world. All these wars are being fuelled and sustained by
billions of tonnes of weapons produced by the Military-industrial complex every year. An impressive array
of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons are waiting to be dropped on our heads. What has been
produced at great cost and is being stored with great care, is certainly meant for use and will be used one
day.
Adapted from Threat 5 - Violence & Wars, Clash of Civilizations. pp 189.190
3- Find what or who the underlined words in the text refer to.
a) this century (§1) b) which (§2)
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B/ Text Exploration (08 pts)
1- Find in the text words that are opposites in meaning to the following:
a- present(§1)≠… b- the best (§1) ≠… c- external(§3) ≠…
3- Combine each pair of sentences with the connectors given between brackets. Make changes
where necessary.
a- People of the past started from nothing. People could build great civilizations.(Although)
b- The ancient civilization flourished for centuries. It fell into decline due to unforeseen environmental
challenges. (after)
4- Fill in each gap with the appropriate word from the list given.
factors watch collapsed degradation
In fact, it's safe to say that more civilizations have ...1… than have persisted. If we examine the reasons
for their collapse, we find one or two like neglect of agriculture, moral …2…or lack of leadership. But in
our present day civilization, all these…3… with many more additional ones are operating. We better
……4…...out!
Topic Two:
No country in North Africa has as many World Heritage Sites as our country Algeria.( Timgad, Djemila,
Tipaza, Tassili n’Ajjer …etc) . Despite its richness, many people still have little information about them.
In no more than 120 words, write an article in which you define the location of these sites and which
civilization they belong to.
“Never give up, great things take time, be patient.” Braeche Chawki
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First Term Exam /Answers and Scale Mark
( Literature and Philosophy) 2023-2024
Part one : 7 points
1- True/false
a- F b- F c- T d- T 0.5x4 2
2- Answering questions
a- Western civilization has made the 20th century the bloodiest 1
century in human history. Corruption is that it is the abuse of
public power for private benefit.
b- They could transport millions of troops and millions of tonnes of 1
weapons from one corner of the globe to the other. 3.5
c- Yes, they could. 0.5
d- What has been produced at great cost and is being stored with
great care, is certainly meant for use and will be used one day. 1
3- Reference words
a- this century :20th century.
b- which: aeroplanes, ships and other carriers 0.5x2 1
3- Sentence combination
c- Although people of the past started from nothing, they could build great
civilizations. 1.5x2 3
d- After the ancient civilization had flourished for centuries, it fell into
decline due to unforeseen environmental challenges.
4- Filling the gaps
1- collapsed 2- degradation 3- factors 4- watch 0.5x4 2
Part Two