اللغة الأجنبية الثانية: الإنجليزية
What the exam tests
The English paper at the Lebanese Brevet checks reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, and short written production. You read a passage, answer questions, complete language tasks, then write a paragraph or short letter on a given topic.
Core rules
- Read the questions before the passage so you know what to look for; then read the passage twice.
- Answer in your own words unless the question asks for a quotation. Keep answers short and direct.
- Tenses: use present perfect for past actions with a present result or no definite time; use past simple with a definite past time.
- Passive voice: be + past participle; the object becomes the subject.
- Conditionals: first conditional (if + present, will + base verb) for a real future; second conditional (if + past, would + base) for an unreal present.
- In writing, use a clear topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence; link ideas with however, therefore, in addition.
Worked example
Choose the correct form: “She ___ (live) here since 2019.” Reasoning: “since 2019” marks a period starting in the past and continuing now, so use the present perfect: “has lived”. Past simple “lived” would suggest a finished period. “Is living” can describe a temporary situation, but it does not fit the standard “since” pattern tested here.
Traps
Subject–verb agreement with third-person singular, confusing “since” and “for”, using double negatives, copying whole sentences from the text, and ignoring the word limit or the required format.