BACCALAURÉAT DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT GÉNÉRAL
Épreuve de : ANGLAIS
Durée : 03 heures
Coefficient : A1= 2 ; A2=1 ; Série A
TEXT :
In the Third World, children have always suffered from exploitation. This is especially true of Malagasy rural children. This sort of exploitation is often disguised. Children seem not to realize it though it does have some bad side effects, especially in the educational field.
At a very early age, as soon as she is strong enough to help her parents , a rural girl has to take part in the daily family tasks. The older she gets, the more responsibility she must assume. She has to take care of the baby. Besides, she cannot avoid the family chores such as pestling rice, feeding poultry, drawing water from the river, most of the time with baby humped on her back. As for the boy, his tasks consist in collecting, preparing fire-wood, tending the cattle, scaring birds off the family rice-fields. In such conditions, little time is given to children to learn their lessons and do their homeworks.
Moreover, most rural children are poorly nourished. Maize, cassava, sweet potatoes along with vegetables compose their diet. Meat and sometimes rice are quite a luxury for them. Sustained attention and effort at school are unlikely to be expected of such pupils. No wonder that there are so many school drop-outs. Worst of all, some parents pay little or no attention to education. They are rather reluctant to send their children to school because, for example, raising beef cattle would be more beneficial than being educated.
QUESTIONS
A- READING COMPREHENSION (7 points)
I- General text comprehension (1 point)
1- What does the text talk about ? (0,5 point)
2- In what aspect of life are Malagasy rural children disadvantaged ?(0,5point)
II°- TRUE, FALSE or ING Justify your answer : (1 point)
1- Malagasy children are conscious of their situation.
2- Children are likely to be inattentive at school.
III°- Fill in the chart with information from the text (1 point)
| Reasons | Results |
| 1- family chores
2- ……………. |
…………………….
Few children attend schools |
IV°- Find in the text (1 point)
1- The synonym of : well-hidden.
2- The opposite of : to neglect
V°- Answer the questions (3 points)
1- Give two examples of chores girls have to do at home (0,5 point)
2- Why are there so many drop-outs ? (0,5 point)
3- Some parents think that “ raising beef cattle would be more beneficial than being educated.” Do you approve or disapprove that mentality ? Why ? (2 points)
B- GRAMMAR IN USE (2 points)
Fill in the blanks with grammatical items:
More and more young people want to live …….1…….. their own. They don’t want to depend ………….2…………. their parents. …….3………… if their parents don’t help them at all, they ………..4………. have a lot of problems. In fact, they can’t manage …….……5…………… their parents. So ……..6………. children and parents.……….7………… try to get on …………8………..with each other.
C- INDIRECT TEST OF SPEAKING (4 points)
I°- Match the utterances with the situations : (1 point)
| 1- I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number
2- I’ll pay you back tomorrow. |
a) At the hairdresser’s b) Giving directions c) On the phone d) Borrowing. |
II°- Complete the dialogue as indicated (3 points)
Father has just received his son’s school report book.
Father : your exam result wasn’t very good.
Son : ……………………, Dad. (disagreeing)
Father : you should have done better.
Son : ……………………, Dad. (expressing a regret)
Father : yes, you could have. ……………next time. (giving advice)
Son : yes, Dad. But …………………football (expressing preference)
Father : …………………….!………………………? (expressing surprise)
Son : But I’m very good at that, Dad.
D- WRITING (7 points)
You have read this statement in a magazine :
|
“ POVERTY CONTRIBUTES TO PROSTITUTION.” |
Do you agree or disagree ? Give your opinion in about 120 words
CORRIGÉ
A- READING COMPREHENSION
I- Re-order the following ideas as they appear in the text
a- A fever may benefit the children’s immune system.
b- Parents treat their children when their temperature rises a bit.
c- The temperature of room and stress may have an influence on the body’s temperature.
d- Children’s immune systems are not yet mature.
II- Say if these statements are TRUE or FALSE Justify your answer
1- Modern cleanliness has exposed children to microbes. True
2- When a child’s temperature rises above 38,3°C, he should be given medicines. True
III- Multiple choice questions: Choose the correct answer
1- “A small increase should not be of concern” means:
a- Adults should not worry when children’s temperature increases a little.
2- The article says that:
b- Children’ temperatures change more quickly than adults’.
IV- Find in the text.
1- The opposite of: dirtiness is cleanliness
2- The synonym of: medicines is medication
V- Answer the questions
1- For a child, early infections protect against later allergies by boosting the immune system.
2- Two different ways of measuring the body’s temperature is via the mouth and under the arms.
3- According to the text, modern cleanliness has made children more exposed to allergies.
I agree because parents nowadays are hysterical with the cleanliness. And the more they are afraid of sickness, the more it happens.
B- GRAMMAR IN USE
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate grammatical words:
Your success depends on your own efforts. You will succeed if you work hard. Some students spend most of their time playing without thinking of their future life.
C- INDIRECT TEST OF SPEAKING
I- Complete the dialogue:
Interviewer: Hello, please can I have your name?
Katie: Katie King.
Interviewer: Where do you come from?
Katie: From California.
Interviewer: What do you do?
Katie: I’m a journalist.
Interviewer: Where are you working?
Katie: I work for a radio station.
Interviewer: Do you love your job?
Katie: Yes, I do. It’s an Interesting job.
II- Match the sentence in column A with those in column B
A
1- Will you join us for dinner?
c) That’s good idea.
2- Could you do me a favor?
d) That depends on what it is.
III- WRITING
You have seen the following statement about computer use in a newspaper.
| “Computers are at the same time useful and harmful.” |
Do you agree or disagree with it? Give your opinion in about 80 words.
I agree with it because everything has its bad and good side. And it works for computers too. Computers are made to make a work easily; people use it to go to the internet. And some of them go to the internet to embezzle people by creating fake account to make them send money and then, they disappear.
In the other way, computers can help a lot of people in their everyday life. Like buying something on the internet, finding someone or something in the world, personal research, studies and more.