2AS Sujet D'anglais 1er Trimestre
2AS Sujet D'anglais 1er Trimestre
2AS Sujet D'anglais 1er Trimestre
Scientists have revealed that air pollution may be responsible for a significant reduction in intelligence.
Research conducted for the World Health Organization (WHO) in China showed that air pollution was
responsible for notable falls in student test scores for languages and arithmetic. The Chinese study is called ,
"The impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance". It was published in a journal called,
"Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences".
The study took place over a period of four years. Researchers analyzed verbal and arithmetic tests taken
by 20,000 people of all ages. They said: "Polluted air may impede cognitive ability as people become older "
Researchers say their study is a warning to the rest of the world, especially to those who live in cities. The
WHO says over 91 per cent of the world population live in areas with toxic air.
Air pollution is currently the fourth highest cause of cruel death worldwide. The researchers
discovered that the longer people were exposed to polluted air, the greater was the damage to their
intelligence. They equated the impact of air pollution to losing a year's worth of education. For those aged
over 60, this could be the equivalent of several years of lost education. Researcher Dr Xi Chen warned: "There
is no shortcut to solve this issue. Government really need to take measures to reduce air pollution .
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B- Text Exploration:
1- Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to the followings.
a-grades (§1) = b-poisonous (§2) = c-presently (§3) =
2-Complete the following chart as shown in the example.
Topic One :
Air pollution is one of the world’s largest health and environmental problems . Use the following notes to
write a composition of about (80/ 100) words on the measures that should be taken to reduce air pollution.
Topic Two :
All of us have a dream to be able to live in peace one day. Write a speech about what people should do so as
to be able to create a peaceful world