EXAMENDUBACCALAUREAT SESSIONUNIQUEDEJUIN2009 EPREUVE : ANGLAIS(LV1) SERIE : B DUREE : 3Heures

N.B.:PrirecrireLV1surlafeuilledecomposition

ILINGUISTICCOMPETENCE

A Puttheverbsinbracketsintotheircorrecttenseandform.Writenumbers andanswersonly.
1- Bythistimenextyear,I(tostart)Universitystudies.

2 Hebehavedasifhe(tobe)theDirectorofthesociety. 3 Itisuseless(togive)advicetothosestupidboys. 4 We(toeatalready)thecakebeforeMothercamehome. 5 Iftheyhadworkedhard,they(tosucceed)intheirexam. BFillineachgapwiththemostappropriatechoice:Writeoutnumbers andlettersonly. 1Herarelylaughsatpeople,

a) doeshe?b)didnthe?c)doesnthe?

2Thegirlwonthefirstprizeismycousin.
a) who

b)which

c)whom b)neitheror c)noror

3YemiisfromAbomeyfromPortoNovo a)neithernor a)Inspiteof 4heisanuglyman,hegotmarriedtoabeautifulwoman. b)Although c)Providedthat

5easythisexerciseis! a)Suchb)Howc) 6Thereisntinthisflat.

a) nobody

b)anybody

c)somebody

CFromthelistbelow,choosethewordorwordsnearlyoppositetothe underlinedones.Writenumbersandanswersonly:lazytoease generoustohardentostrengthenwickedeasyweaknoisy.

1- kind 2- quiet 3- hardworking 4- strong 5- toweaken 6- hard

DReorderthesewordstohavemeaningfulsentences. 1/saw/airport/I/Bintou/last/at/./the/night/ 2/Childrens/respected/all/be/should/over/rights/the/world/. 3/The/bought/and/the/Salimata/are/drinks/by//cakes/. 4/your/wash/dont/why/hands/your/eating/you/before/food?/

IIREADINGCOMPREHENSION TEXT:
Everyoneexpectstoderiveasmuchpleasureasonecanfromlife.Thequestof joyisanaturalhumanurge. Astheschoolyearhadbrokenup,Iwasinvitedtooneofmyfriendsparties.I hadnohesitationtoaccepttheinvitationasmyintentionwastoforgetaboutmy failureinmyexam.Theyoungboys,whowereinchargeofthepreparationofthe

party,werequiteclever.Theyhaddonetheirbesttomaketheguestsforgetabout educationandeverythingthathadarelationshipwithschooling. Thereweremanyschoolboysattheparty.Someofthemhadpassedtheirexam, othersfailedit.Thepartywasheldinalargevillainaseasidetown.Theroomin whichwewerewelcomed,waspaintedindifferentcolours.Whenweenteredit,Igot theimpressionthatweweresurroundedbyarainbow.Ononeofthewalls,Icould readwedontneedanyeducation. Inthemiddleoftheroom,alargetablewaslaid.Onittherewasabigrecord player.Inoneofthecorners,therewasanothertablewithmanyplatesfullofdifferent cakesandsweet.Justneartheplates,hundredsofsmallbottlesoflemonadewere served. Beforethepartyhadstarted,ayoungmanabouteighteen,stoodonachairand saidSilenceplease!Youngladiesandgentlemen,beforewestartourparty,Iwould like to welcome all of you. Then Idliketoaddanotherthing:letsforgetabout studiesandletsdance.Letthemusicplayon,please.Whenhefinishedhiswords, theguestsapplauded,butIwasastonished.Icouldntbelievemyeyesandears.The speakerwasanoldfriendwhomIhadntseenforabouttenyears.Iwastoldthathe hadgoneabroadtofinishhisstudies.Iwasreallysurprisedandstoodmotionless.But whenpeopleroundmebegantodance,Imadeupmymindtogetintouchwithmy friend.Hehaddisappearedintheoverwhelmingcrowdofyoungdancerswhohad cometoenjoythemselves. Atlast,Icaughtsightofhimtalkingtotheboywhowasinchargeofthe recordplayer.IwalkedtowardshimandtriednottobeseenuntilIreachedhim. WhenIhadreachedhim,Ihidhiseyeswithmyhandsandsaid: Canyouguess whoisbehindyou?.Myfrienddidntsucceedinrecognizingmyvoice.ButwhenI put my hands away, he uttered acry of surprise. His crymade the dancers stop dancingandlookatus.Hetookmyhandandaskedmetoaccompanyhimtothe gardenwherewecouldspeakinpeace.Therewetalkedabouteverythingexceptthe school. After a very passionate conversation, we returned to the room to have somethingtodrinkaswewerefeelingthirsty.
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A- Write or forthesesentences.Givethenumberandtheansweronly true false . 1- Thestudentsandtheteachersorganisedtheparty.

2 Theauthorthinksthatleisureisnecessaryinlife. 3 Theguestsbroughtthecakesandthedrinks. 4 Theschoolboyspaintedtheroominwhichthepartytookplace. 5 Someoftheguestspassedtheirexam. 6 Thepartytookplaceinthemiddleoftheyear.

B- Answerthesequestionsonthetext .

1- Whywasthepartyorganised?

2 Didthenarratorknowtheyoungmanofeighteen?Justifyyouranswer.
3- Wasthepartywellorganisedaccordingtoyou?Justifyyouranswer.

C- Translate intoFrench

From:"Astheschoolyear.. downto:"arelationshipwithschooling."

IIICOMPOSITION
Youmetintownanoldfriendyouhadntseenforalongtime.Writeaboutyour conversation. (Notmorethan20lines)

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EXAMENDUBACCALAUREAT SESSIONDEREMPLACEMENTAOUT2009 EPREUVE : ANGLAIS(LV1) SERIE : B DUREE : 3Heures

N.B.:PrirecrireLV1surlafeuilledecomposition

ILINGUISTICCOMPETENCE
A- Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate word or

expression.Writedownnumbersandanswersonly.

1- ThepersonnelManagercouldnthelp.thatstupidemployee (rebuke;

rebuking,torebuke)

2- Whichofthesetwinsis..?(thesmarter;thesmartest;thesmart)

3 Couldyouplease,showmethe..totheHall?(entrance;enter;close)
4- Wealwayshave.lunchatschool.(a;the;) 5- candidatescansucceedinthisexamitisveryeasy.(No;Some;Alot

of)

6- Septemberisthemonthoftheyear.(nine;nineth;ninth).

B- But the verbs in brackets into the correct tense and form. Write down the

numbersandtheanswersonly.

1- Charity(tobegin)athome,saidBabatome.

2 Bytheyear2012,anewpresident(already/toelect). 3 FathergotAlima(tosweep)thecompoundyesterday.

4 What(todo)you,ifyouhadbeeninformed? 5 Hontonch(nottowrite)measinglelettersinceIleftthecountry.

C- Fillintheblan kswithawordorexpressionfromthelist.

Writedownthenumbersandtheanswersonly. Wordlist:critical;deforestation;corruption;sitinmoralvalues;poor. 1/ 2/ 3/ The teaching of .. in our schools will undoubtedly stop the spread of ..inthefuture. Darling,Idontmeantobe..butisntyourskirtalittleshort? LastTuesday,theemployeesofthisenterprisehelda..toshowtheiranger. D Rewritethefollowingsentencesusingthepromptsgiven. 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ Azowatoisneverfreeasecond. Please,canIsendyouthelettertomorrow? Theteachermadethelazystudentsrehearsetheirlessons. IwishRaissahadlearntherlessonsyesterday. A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. *Azowatoisalways *Wouldyoumindme? *Thelazystudents *Imsorry,

*Sciencedeclared

IIREADINGCOMPREHENSION
Readthispassagecarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsbelowit.

TEXT:
1 Theworldsforestsareingravedanger.Overhalfoftheworldsforests have been destroyed already. If this continues, we will be left with a planet without trees. This wouldbecatastrophic : not onlyareforests hometoimportantplantsandanimals,buttheyalsoplayavitalrolein regulatingtheclimateandmakingEarthhabitable. MuchoftheEarthwasoncecoveredwithtrees,butthemajoritywere cleared to make room for anincreasing human population. There was twiceasmuchtropicalforestattheturnofthe20thcenturyasthereis today.TherateofdeforestationinAfricaisacauseforextremeconcern: about4millionhectaresofforestsaredestroyedeachyearand45%of forestshavealreadydisappeared. Therearemanycausesofdeforestation,suchaslogging;clearingfor farming;roadsandrailroads,mining;fuelwoodcollectionandclearing forlivingspace.Peoplehavebeenlivinginandaroundtropicalrainforests fortensofthousandsofyears,usingwhattheyneededfromthewealthof naturalresourceswithoutdestroyingtheenvironment.However,inthelast twocenturies,thepopulationhasincreased,requiringmoreandmoreland forhousesandfarming. ThelargestcauseofdeforestationinAfricatodayisfarming.Inthe past,peoplefarmedtheforests,butmovedonwhenthesoilbecameless fertile.Thisdidnthurtordestroytheforestsbecauseusedlandwasleftto regrowtrees.Thiswassustainablefarming.Now,peopleareusingthe samelandandnotlettingforestsregrow.Thelandbecomessoinfertile thatforeststhencannotregrow.Theforestsarelostforever!
Adaptedfrom"HumanpopulationNumbersasaFunctionofFoodSupplyby RusselHopfenbergandDavidPimentalinAcollectionofmaterialsfor EnglishTeachers(PeaceCorpsBenin20062007)page83.

QUESTIONS
A/SaywhetherthesestatementsareRight( )orWrong( ).Writenumbers R W andanswersonly. 1 Morethan50%oftheworldsforestshavebeendestroyed. 2 Today,overpopulationleadstodeforestation.
3- Tropicalforestaremorenumerousnowadaysthaninthe20 century.
th

4 Intheoldtimes,peoplebenefitednothingfromthenature. 5 Charcoalisobtainedfromtrees. B/Answerthesequestionsbasedonthetext. 1)Thesuitabletitleofthistextis: a) DesertificationinAfrica. b) PopulationgrowthandpollutioninBenin. c) Deforestation. d) Theclimatechange. 2)Howmanyhectaresofforestsareruinedeachyearonourcontinent? 3)Whatisthemostimportantcauseofdeforestationmentionedinthetext? 4)Didpeopledestroytheforestsinthepast?Pickoutasentencefromthetext tojustifyyouranswer. C/MatchthewordsinColumn withtheiroppositesinColumn . A B Writedownthenumbersandthelettersonly. ColumnA 1)vital 2)disappeared 3)wealth ColumnB a)Lost b)Poverty c)Mortal

4)won 5)stops

d)Continues e)appeared

D/TranslateintoFrench(theFirstparagraph.). From:Theworldsforestsareingravedanger... Downto:.andmakingEarthhabitable

IIICOMPOSITION
Afterstatingtheimpactoftreesonhumanlife,onanimalslifeandonthe environment,saywhatcanbedonetoprotectourforests. (NB:notmorethan20lines)

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