Anglais BEPC 2018 Madagascar : sujet et corrigé

A. READING COMPREHENSION (7pts)

Read the text carefully and answer the questions

TEXT: LOOKING FOR A JOB

Ikoto has been living in town for one year now. He hoped for better life when he left the country together with his family. He has been looking for a job since the day he arrived in the capital. He went from one factory to another. He walked from one villa to another and from one house to another. Nobody offered a job to him. His wife asked him to return to the country, but he did not accept his wife’s ideas. She told him ^[5] that she was tired of this poverty. Finally, she left him three months ago. He was discouraged and did not Know what to do.

On the other hand, Ikoto could not send his children to school nor pay his house rent. He desperately found any food for his children. Yesterday, he looked at them. Hefelt very sad and said to himself:” what shall I do? Going back to the country is not the best solution. We shall not be richer there. We shall not be happier either. I have no land to cultivate and I don’t want to beg for my bowl of rice.”

His cousin Bema was luckier. They both arrived in the capital together. He worked as a waiter in a restaurant. But as the restaurant went bankrupt, he lost his job too. Poor fellows! If they cannot find a job, they will probably become criminals. In that case if they are caught they will be sent to prison.

Le repère [5] reproduit le numéro de ligne écrit dans la marge du sujet. Les questions renvoient aux lignes 3-4 et 8-9.

QUESTIONS

I-Guessing words(0,5pt x2)=1pt

1- Find a word having the same meaning as «gave” in the following sentences:
“Nobody offered a job to him. His wife asked him to return to the country, but he did not accept his wife’s ideas.” (Lines 3-4)

2- Find the opposite of “worst” in the following sentences:
“He felt very sad and said to himself: “what shall I do? Going back to the country is not the best solution.” (Lines 8-9)

II- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linking words:(0,5pt x2) = 1pt)

1- She told him that she was tired of this poverty ………………… she left him three months ago.

2- He became very poor …………….. He could not find any job.

III-Answer the following question: (1pt)

Why did IKoto’s wife leave him?

IV-Classify the following ideas according to the order they appear in the text:

a- The unluckier men.
b- Risks of living in town.
c- Consequences of not finding a job

1)………………………… 2)………………………. 3)………………..

V-say if you agree or disagree with the following statement: (2pts)
Ikoto decided to move to town.

I agree because:

a)……………………………………………………………………………
b)……………………………………………………………………………

OR

I disagree because:

a)……………………………………………………………………………..
b)……………………………………………………………………………..

B-GRAMMAR IN USE(2PTS)

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate grammatical items so as to get the text restored:(0,25pt x 8= 2pts)

My aunt doesn’t live in town, She lives …1…. a village far from the capital which is called Morafeno. When I am ….2…. holidays, I always go there. ……3…. Uncle likes fishing and I’m fond ….4…. swimming. LastSeptember, .5… bought a big beautiful car …6… I helped him clean it. On Saturday afternoon, we go together ……7…. Different places to enjoy ….8…. nature.

1………… 2………… 3………… 4……………5………..6……….7……….8…………

C-INDIRECT TEST OF SPEAKING(4pts)

I- Make the sentences less formal:(0,5pt x 4= 2pts)

1) Do you mind turning the radio off?
2) Could you tell me where you live?
3) Could you possible send this letter on your way to the market?
4) Would you mind not smoking in this room please?

2-Build up a dialogue from the following situation:(0,5pt x4= 2pts)

A tourist would like to go to the market place, but he doesn’t know how to go there. You give him the direction. Then the tourist asked you politely to accompany him, but you must apologize him because you are busy.

Tourist:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
You:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Tourist:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
You:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

D-WRITING COMPOSITION(7pts)

Read the following advertisement below and write a letter of application for this job. (80 to 100 words)

Follow the layout below and do not change anything