Sujets d’anglais LV1 du BAC 2010, séries A1 et A2, avec corrigé

Exercice 1 · PART ONE : READING 40% · 8 points

1. The words and phrases in column A are from the text. Match them with their meanings or synonyms in column B. Example: 3. Nomads = i. people who move from one place to another
   3. nomads (L. 9)

   1. 1. myths (L. 2)

   2. 2. Paleolithic times (L. 5)

   3. 4. livestock (L. 10)

   4. 5. chase away (L. 14)

   5. 6. faithful (L. 16)

   6. 7. seeking favours (L. 22)

   7. 8. crossed their Rubicon (L. 21)

   8. 9. confrontation (L. 29)

   9. 10. treaty (L. 29)

   10. 11. symbiosis (L. 32)

   1. acows, sheep, chickens, etc.
   2. bancient stories
   3. crun after
   4. dagreement
   5. erelation of interdependence
   6. ftrying to please
   7. gstone age
   8. hloyal
   9. ipeople who move from one place to another
   10. jwent too far
   11. kopposition, conflict

2. Say whether these statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
   Then indicate the lines to justify your answer. Example: 1– F (L 4).

   1. 1. We know how long people have been living in Côte d'Ivoire.

   2. 2. People came to settle down in the South of Côte d'Ivoire because of floods in the North.

   3. 3. Migrants were also looking for cattle to raise.

   4. 4. Some people are said to have been in this land since the beginning of times.

   5. 5. The Senoufo had to kick out some people to settle in the North.

   6. 6. The social structure of the Senoufo varies from year to year.

   7. 7. The Agni and the Baoulé had to fight before finding a place to establish themselves.

   8. 8. The Adjoukrou have lived in peace only after the 17th century.

   9. 9. The Adjoukrou lived along the Bandama River in the 17th century.

   10. 10. There was a confrontation between the Adjoukrou and the Kru.

   11. 11. The Ivorian wisdom helped solve initial migration problems.

Le corrigé de cet exercice est offert, à la fin de l’énoncé

Exercice 3 · PART THREE : LANGUAGE IN USE 20% · 4 points

1. A

   Select the most appropriate word from the box to fill in each gap.
   Write your answers like this: Example: 1 – wars.

   in need of – refugees – conflicts – to flee –
   tendency – wars – besides – escape –
   years – dictatorships – fellowman - inside

   Many centuries ago, King Salomon spoke of one basic cause of (1) …… when he said: “Man has dominated man to his injury”. Science and technology have not been able to change the (2) …………… of man to want to dominate his (3) ……………. In the 20th century, this has led to oppressive (4) …………… within countries and horrendous (5) …………… between countries.
   Think of the human anguish that this figure represents – millions of families (6) …………… comfort.
   Wars have also led to other kinds of suffering (7) …………… violent death: at the end of the second World War, there were more than 12 million (8) …………… in Europe. In more recent (9) ……………, over one and half million fled the war zones in southeast Asia. Warfare in the Balkans has forced more than two million (10) …………… their homes – in many cases to (11) …………… “ethnic cleansing”.

2. Fill in each gap with the appropriate word or expression. Example: 10 – c. Hundreds/their
   10. …… of people were clapping ……hands.
   a. Hundred/his b. Hundreds/the c. Hundreds/their d. Hundreds/one's

   1. 1. I'll ...... this letter Xeroxed for you.

   2. 2. They ...... in England but they moved to Spain in 1992.

   3. 3. Can I look ...... this word in the dictionary!

   4. 4. It's high time we ...... a decision.

   5. 5. An object of great importance has been stolen ...... my father.

   6. 6. Your hair needs ......

   7. 7. It's been two hours ......

   8. 8. The news about the Elephants' being vice champion during the 2006 African Nations Cup ......

   9. 9. What ...... honest person!

   10. 11. When I ...... mine, I will help you.