Sujets d’anglais LV1 du BAC 2023, séries A1 et A2, avec corrigé

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

1. A

   Vocabulary

   Find in the text the words or expressions corresponding to the following meanings or definitions. The indicated lines will help you. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example: 1. – oust
   1. defeat (Line 2)

2. Comprehension

   Choose the right option for each statement or question about the text. Write your answers like in the example. Example: 1-C

   1. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the text?
   a. Elections in Africa.
   b. The defeat of Muhammadu Buhari in Nigerian elections
   c. The key role of Technology for free and fair elections in Nigeria
   d. The role of the youth in Nigerian elections

   1. 2. Buhari won the elections thanks to

   2. 3. Buhari came to power by a military coup

   3. 4. Buhari's success was based on

   4. 5. The youth was

   5. 6. The young people

   6. 7. With 127 million mobile phones, Nigeria is

   7. 8. The Internet in Nigeria has become

   8. 9. Goodluck Jonathan's campaign team

   9. 10. According to paragraph 5, what helped prevent fraud was

   10. 11. The card reader

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

Exercice 2 · PART TWO : LANGUAGE IN USE 30% · 6 points

1. A

   Read the passage below about digital technology and complete it with the right word from the box to make it meaningful. One word is not concerned. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example: (1) = convenient

   safe	convenient	effective	boosting	run	resolved
   create	privacy	increase	evidence	prevent	tests

   Studying Blockchain Technology and its potential use in fighting fraud, strengthening cybersecurity, and securing voting, I see signs that blockchain-based voting could make it more (1) … for people to vote, thereby (2) …………… voter participation. And blockchain system can be (3) …………… at strengthening the security of devices, networks, and critical systems such as electricity grids, as well as protecting personal (4) ……………

   The few small-scale tests (5) …………… so far have identified problems and vulnerabilities in the digital systems and government administrative procedures. That must be (6) …………… before blockchain-based voting can be considered (7) …………… and trustworthy. Therefore, I don't see clear (8) …………… that it can (9) …………… or even detect fraud.

   Early results show that Blockchain systems may (10) …………… voter participation, though it's not yet clear why. Many of the (11) …………… have been for informal ballots, such as student government groups and community projects.

   www.fastcompany.com.

2. B

   Read the text "Digital Technology in elections" and complete it with the right options between brackets. Example: 1. the

   Digital Technology in elections

   Digital Technology brings greater efficiency in many walks of life and elections are no exceptions. Online databases hugely facilitate (1 the-a-an-one) task of creating and managing accurate (2) …………… (but / and / or / so) (but-and-or-so) up-to-date electoral rolls. In less developed countries, (3) …………… (which / that / whose / who) (which-that-whose-who) citizens often lack reliable identity documents, biometric technology (4) …………… (be able to / can't / won't be able to / can) (be able to-can't-won't be able to-can) help to identify voters, thus (5) …………… (prevent / prevented / prevents / preventing) (prevent-prevented-prevents-preventing) fraud in the form of multiple voting. However, (6) …………… (for / into / with / at) (for-into-with-at) some aspects of election management, digitalization is more controversial. Electronic voting machines count votes (7) …………… (quick / quickly / quicker / less quick) (quick-quickly-quicker-less quick) and accurately. Firstly, (8) …………… (using / user / used / uses) (using-user-used-uses) in the United States, they have spread to several Latin American and Asian countries. However, the intangible nature (9) …………… (of / for / at / on) (of-for-at-on) digital processes makes detecting tampering more difficult; (10) …………… (due to / as a result / as soon as / moreover) (due to-as a result-as soon as-moreover), most European countries are sticking to tried (11) …………… (but / or / and / then) (but-or-and-then) trusted conventional paper ballots.

   www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/