Sujets d’anglais LV1 du BAC 2011, séries A1 et A2, avec corrigé

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

1. Match the words and expressions in column A with their synonyms or meanings in column B according to the text. Write your answers like this: 7. jeered at = d. made fun of, booed
   7. jeered at (L. 16)

   1. 1. burst (L. 2)

   2. 2. scared (L. 4)

   3. 3. firing (L. 8)

   4. 4. headed to (L. 9)

   5. 5. barely (L. 12)

   6. 6. in the mood (L. 14)

   7. 8. vacate (L. 20)

   8. 9. homestead (L. 20)

   9. 10. wondered (L. 23)

   10. 11. unbearable (L. 25)

   1. ashooting
   2. bdrove to
   3. cexplosion
   4. dmade fun of, booed
   5. efrightened
   6. fabandon
   7. gsite, location
   8. hhardly
   9. iasked himself
   10. jtoo heavy to carry
   11. kwilling

2. Say whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) according to the text. Justify your answers by giving the line (s) of the text : Example: 11 = T (L. 20-24)

   1. 1. Diogu and his two friends had gone to Umuoma school for a meeting.

   2. 2. Titi was driving the car.

   3. 3. A group of soldiers were running away from the compound.

   4. 4. Diogu was more frightened than his two friends.

   5. 5. Diogu had run away with the car keys.

   6. 6. Onuoha and Titi were quite calm; they pushed the car and it started.

   7. 7. Onuoha and Titi refused to take Diogu in the car.

   8. 8. The refugees had no time to give way to cars; they were running for their lives.

   9. 9. People laughed at Onuoha and Titi because they did not listen to their warning.

   10. 10. When the villagers saw groups of refugees, they started fleeing their villages as well.

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

   Choose the most appropriate words from the box below to fill in the numbered gaps. Write your answers on your sheet like this : 1 – abolished. There are more words than gaps.

   resurgence – effectively – people – wars – retribution
   – chiefly – achieved – forcing – framework – haunts
   – abolished – manoeuvre - brandished

   Although most countries claimed to have legally (1) …… slavery, in some areas there has been a recent (2) …………… of traditional chattel slavery. This usually takes place in regions torn by civil (3) …………… or armed conflicts. "In the areas of conflict the rule of law has (4) …………… been suspended", reports Anti-slavery International, "and soldiers or armed militia are able to force (5) …………… to work for them ... without fear of (6) ……………. Such practices have been reported (7) …………… in areas controlled by armed groups which have not (8) …………… international recognition". However, according to the same organisation, "there have also been recent reports of government soldiers (9) …………… civilians to work as slaves outside any legal (10) ……………. Sadly, the curse of slavery still (11) …………… humanity in many forms and disguises.

2. Choose the right answer to fill in the gap. Write your answer like this : 11 – b (which).
   11. He lent me his camera, …… was really kind of him.
   a. that b. which c. who d. whose

   1. 1. The criminals ...... to leave the country yesterday.

   2. 2. Where have you been? ...... to the zoo.

   3. 3. What a beautiful painting! ...... it fantastic?

   4. 4. Did your parents ...... smoke? My father did.

   5. 5. My father ...... to smoke a pipe but he stopped a few years ago.

   6. 6. This test is ...... less difficult than the previous one. In fact it's quite easy.

   7. 7. I only knew ...... the people at the meeting.

   8. 8. What would he do, if he ...... his keys?

   9. 9. If I ...... you, I'd go to bed. You look tired.

   10. 10. You look exhausted! I am. I ......