2 :‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻣﻞ‬ ‫اﻻﻣﺘﺤﺎن اﻟﺘﺠﺮیﺒﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻤﻐﺮﺏﻴﺔ‬

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2006/2005 :‫اﻟﺴﻨﺔ اﻟﺪراﺱﻴﺔ‬ ‫ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺏﺎك‬:‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى‬ ‫اﻷآﺎدیﻤﻴﺔ اﻟﺠﻬﻮیﺔ‬
‫ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم اﻟﺘﺠﺮیﺒﻴﺔ و اﻟﺮیﺎﺿﻴﺔ‬:‫اﻟﺸﻌﺒﺔ‬ ‫ﺏﻮﻟﻤﺎن‬-‫ﺝﻬﺔ ﻓﺎس‬

Many women worldwide still go about their daily routines as their mothers and
grandmothers have done for generations; others have gone outdoors to work side by side
with men. Are these women satisfied with their new situation? What do they complain
about? Here are two career women, in two different countries, giving their opinions about
their new ways of living.

Tamara Ivanova, 43, Soviet Union.

Ivanova, who was interviewed on the condition that her real name not be used, is a
biologist. She shares a two-bedroom apartment in Moscow with her husband, mother-in-law
and one of her two adult children. She enjoys her job as an analyst of forensic pathology and
earns a yearly salary of about 4.800$, the same as similarly qualified men in her profession.
As a young mother, she received paid maternity leave and day care. Her family now has free
health benefits. Ivanova, in short, has the sort of rights and professional opportunities that are
a dream for most of the world’s women. Nonetheless, she is angry about the conditions
Soviet women must endure: “After a woman marries in our country, she no longer lives. She
only exists.” Says Ivanova. “She is always short of sleep. A married Soviet woman has three
professions: her career, motherhood and house-keeping. They take all her time and energy,
and she is left a worn-out wreck. “She is critical of Soviet men for scorning domestic chores,
though she admits that it is a fault more of tradition than of discrimination. “Women run this
country,” Ivanova says, “but the bosses are men. “She reads underground feminist literature
but considers herself neither a dissident nor feminist. “For women’s conditions to improve
there has to be a change in the whole society. Men must share the burdens of the family.

Inger Ring, 48, Norway.

Ring and her husband Roy, 50, a service technician, will celebrate their 25th wedding
anniversary this year. They live in Oslo. Ring works part time as a switchboard operator and
receptionist for an office-equipment company. Her main focus has alwys been “to create a
relaxed and creative atmosphere for the home and the children.”
Ring describes herself as a humanist rather than a feminist. “I want women to be listened
to, to be respected, to have an equal chance to reach the top”. She believes that women who
have chosen to have children should put the role of mother above a career. “I believe that we
are moving toward equality between the sexes in practical terms, like equal pay for equal
work. I see no need to bully the men in the process.”

A. COMPREHENSION :

I. Find in the text words or expressions which mean :

1. The same as :

a. Tolerate b. in need
2. The opposite of:

a. Get worse b. Tense

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 II. What do the underlined words in the text refer to?

1. She 2. They

III. Find the questions to these answers in the text:

1. The conditions Soviet women must endure.

2. For the 25 years.

IV. Answer these questions:

1. What are the complaints Tamara Ivanova makes as soviet women are concerned?
2. What does Tamara Ivanova suggest to improve women’s conditions in her country?
3. What is Inger Ring’s purpose in working outside home?

B. Language:

V. Rewrite these sentences as suggested:

1. It’s a pity women weren’t able to go to school in the past.

If only ____________________________________________________________.
2. The women said she rarely ha time for her hobbies.
She said:”_________________________________________________________.
3. Drivers ought to check their cars regularly.
Cars ____________________________________________________________.

VI. Put the verbs into the correct tense:

1. They plan (travel) a lot in the future.

2. She failed her driving test, but she intends (keep) (try) until she passes.
3. When he (come), I’ll tell him the news.
4. She can’t live in Ifran because she isn’t used to (live) in cold weather.
5. By this time next year, they (build) more schools in our country becaue more and
more girls are going to school.

VII. Fill in the blanks with the right word from the list: ( too many- very little- very
few –a lot- a few):

The lecturer spoke (________), but the audience showed (________) interest.

VIII. Fill in the blanks with the right words from the list: ( appeals- accountable –
privacy-sense):

Jane is happy with her work and her family life. Life at home gives her a (________)
of belonging. There, she enjoys her (________). Her job is also something that (________) to
her and gives her self-respect.

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 IX. Give the correct form of the e words in the brackets:

While Sarah feels (enthusiasm) about her life at home and her ( satisfy) job, her friend Jane
fells that men’s attitudes (destruction) her hopes and dreams as a modern woman.

C. Composition:

Write a letter to one of your English friends telling him/her about the life of a Moroccan
working woman (what she does- How she feels……)

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