Sujets d’anglais LV1 du BAC 2024, séries A1 et A2, avec corrigé

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

1. A

   Vocabulary

   Read the text and find the words or phrases whose definitions or synonyms are given below. The lines where you can find them are indicated. Write your answers on your answer sheet like in the example.
   Example: 1- huge

   1. enormous, colossal (L. 1)

2. B1

   Comprehension

   Read the text again and write short answers to the following questions.

   What makes the year 2023 a remarkable year in the history of climate change?

3. B2

   How does the writer describe today's climate as opposed to the one in which the human civilisation developed?

4. B3

   What can you conclude from the 1.48C increase as compared to the 1.5C set by the countries in Paris in 2015?

5. B4

   What condition must be met for the temperature target set in Paris in 2015 to be considered broken?

6. B5

   Mention the key factors behind the increase in global heating.

7. B6

   List two consequences of the high temperature in 2023.

8. B7

   What does the CCCS data reveal about the year 2023 in relation to pre-industrial records?

9. B8

   According to Carlo Buontempo, do the extremes affect the Paris agreement? Justify your answer.

10. B9

    What urgent action does Carlo Buontempo suggest in response to the observed climate risks?

11. B10

    According to scientists, is the planet a safe place to live in? Justify your answer.

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

   The passage below is about the world temperature increase in 2023, but some words have been deleted. Select the right word or phrase from the box below and complete each gap appropriately. One word is not concerned.
   Example : 1. perceived.

   smashed	emissions	heating	record	period	impact
   expected	unprecedented	marine	remarkable	including	perceived

   Hundreds of scientific studies have shown the climate crisis is causing more and more extreme weather. While 2023 was (1........) by many as a year in which global (2) …………… was surprisingly high, scientists said the higher temperatures were in line with the predicted result of increased carbon (3) ……………

   Prof Bill Collins, at the University of Reading, UK, said: "It is a shock that 2023 unarguably **(4)** …………… the global temperature **(5)** ……………. More global warming is **(6)** …………… to cause even wetter winters in the UK and yet more flooding".
   
   The CCCS highlighted a number of **(7)** …………… events in 2023 **(8)** …………… huge blazes in Canada that helped drive up global carbon emissions from wildlife by 30%, and **(9)** …………… ocean temperatures that caused **(10)** …………… heatwaves to strike many regions. Antartic sea ice also crushed to record lows, having previously experienced little obvious **(11)** …………… from global warming.
   

2. B

   In the following text about climate change, some words have been removed. Choose the correct word from the box below and fill in each gap appropriately. Some words can be used more than once. Number one is an example.
   Example : 1. of

   in

   on

   to

   into

   with

   of

   In the year 2023, the world experienced a significant surge in global temperatures, leading scientists to raise alarm bells about the accelerating pace of climate change. The impacts (1...) this phenomenon were felt across the globe, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and severe.

   Many regions were confronted (2) …………… unprecedented heatwaves, causing detrimental effects (3) …………… ecosystems, agriculture, and human health. Scientists attribute the surge (4) …………… temperatures (5) …………… human activities, particularly the burning (6) …………… fossil fuels, which release greenhouse gases (7) …………… the atmosphere, trapping heat and contributing (8) …………… the warming of the planet. The urgency (9) …………… addressing this crisis has never been more as nations must collaborate and implement sustainable practices (10) …………… order to mitigate the adverse effects (11) …………… climate change.