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Good writing depends on factors such as purpose, type of writing and audience. That's why knowledge of
the major categories of the the rhetorical modes is important . This notion accounts for the variety that
one finds in texts. Rhetorical modes (also called modes of discourse) refer to the variety, conventions,
and purposes of the major kinds of writing. In fact, there are four major categories of rhetorical modes.
They are the following:
1. exposition,
2. argumentation,
3. description,
4. and narration
It is however worthwhile noticing that these modes are not monolithic. For example, in narrative modes,
there is a group of events and states in sequence that are bound by a unifying theme. Narrative mode,
however, rarely consists only of sequence of events. There are also descriptive and sometimes
argumentative passages.
Awatif Morsy will never forget the day she heard that a new school was open in her village. Someone
came to the house asking for the names of the children who werent attending class, she recalls. My
mother gave them my name. I was so excited. Like most eight year-olds in the village of Beni Sharaan,
Awatifs life until that important day was divided between back-breaking work in the fields or at home. To
girls like her, the new school- a single classroom on the ground floor of a converted house- was a dream
come true.
Not everyone in the village was so enthusiastic, at least initially. Some farmers complained that the school
would deprive them of the cheap labour the children provided. Even Awatifs own step-father,
Abdelwadoud, was unconvinced. What does a girl need to study for? he would ask. Happily, that wasnt
the view of Farouk Abdel Naim, the elderly merchant who was persuaded to donate the premises for the
school to use. Ive come to believe that a girls education is more important even than a boys, Mr. Abdel
Naim says. A man can always make something out of his circumstances, but a girl cant. She needs to be
educated in order to get on in life.
Ten years on, its hard to find anyone in Beni Sharaan who doesnt share that opinion. The school- which
has now expanded into three classes- is today seen as a wise investment from which the community is
getting tangible rewards. Take the example of the shopkeeper Ahmed Abdel Jabar, himself illiterate. Until
Rawia went to school, my store accounts were in a complete mess, he recalls. But before long, she was
taking care of all the books for me, as well as helping her elder sister to read and write. Rawia is disabled,
but her father says shes the most capable of his four daughters. I can say that to me, Rawia is no longer
just a girl; shes more precious than ten sons.
While the drive to get more Egyptian girls into school is bringing benefits in places like Beni Sharaan, the
impact has been felt nationally. From 227 community schools set by UNICEF and its partners since 1990
has emerged a campaign setting girls education as one of Egypts top development priorities.
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a. an interview.
b. a play.
c. a newspaper.
1. How did Awatif spend her days before the school opened?
2. What was Abdelwadouds reaction to sending girls to school?
3. Why does Rawias father consider her more precious than 10 sons?
4. What was the effect of schools like Beni Sharaans on girls education in Egypt?
D. Find in the text words or phrases that mean the same as: (3pts)
1. convinced (paragraph 2)
2. real (paragraph 3)
3. advantages or profits (paragraph 4)
1. them :
2. his:
II-LANGUAGE: (15points)
1. The driver wasnt careful. That was why he had that terrible accident.
If ...
2. People should take care of the environment.
The environment ...
3. What a pity! I cant visit your country.
If only ...
4. The weather was bad. Nevertheless, the football match wasnt stopped.
Despite ...
B-Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs from the list: (2 points)
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1. I ... an old friend while I was walking down the street the other day.
2. She ... when she heard of her father's death.
3. The company will certainly ... your application if you dont have the required qualifications.
4. All Leila's colleagues respect her because she ... everybody.
C- Put the words between brackets in the correct form using these affixes: (3points)
-able/dis-/mis-/re-/anti-/under-/ex-
Ahmed: I (not see) ... kamal for ages. Whats up with him?
Jamal: Oh yes. He finally (get) ... a visa to Canada and (buy) ... a plane ticket last week. I think by the end
of this month, he (fly) ... to Montreal
1- I'm sorry to say this, but the coffe tha you brought me is ...
too cold to be drunk.
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In conclusion, today society is in the middle of a technological boom. People can either choose to take advantage
Conclusion: of this era, or simply let it pass them by. The Internet is a very powerful tool. It has many advantages; however,
people need to be extremely aware of the disadvantages as well.
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A pun, also called paronomasia, involves a word play which suggests two or more meanings, by
exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or
rhetorical effect. Puns are constructions used in jokes and idioms whose usage and meaning are
entirely local to a particular language and its culture. To be understood, puns require a large
vocabulary.
I owe a lot to the sidewalks. Theyve been keeping me off the streets for years.
Atoms are untrustworthy little critters. They make up everything!
If you forget to pay for exorcism, will you get repossessed?
Imagine if you would hit the clock in the morning and the clock would hit you right back.
I think it would be truly alarming.
Which bees produce milk? The boo-bees!
Why is a skeleton a bad liar?
You can see right through it.
I hate my printer.
Whenever I need to print, all I get is upbeat music coming out of it and a message that the
paper is jamming.
Jokes about unemployed people are not funny. They just don't work.
Have you heard about the Italian cook with an incurable disease? He pastaway.
Dracula didnt have many friends because he was a real pain in the neck.
What do you receive when you ask a lemon for help?
Lemonaid.
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A Mississippi.
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