Sujet du BEPC 2016 d’anglais, avec corrigé

Exercice 1 · PART ONE READING COMPREHENSION · 8 points

1. Vocabulary check: The words or phrases in column A are from the text. Match each of them with its synonym or definition in column B. One word or phrase in column B is not concerned. Write your answers like in the example.

   Example****: 1 - i

   1- mentioned (L. 2)

   1. 2- feeble (L. 5)

   2. 3- noticed (L. 6)

   3. 4- weep (L. 6)

   4. 5- daughters (L. 9)

   5. 6- fees (L. 9)

   6. 7- look for (L. 10)

   7. 8- grow (L. 12)

   8. 9- poor (L. 13)

   1. anot rich
   2. bcry
   3. cmoney paid to go to school
   4. dcultivate
   5. eweak
   6. ffemale children
   7. gtry to find
   8. hsaw
   9. isaid
   10. jwanted
2. B.1

   Comprehension questions: Read the text again and answer each of the following questions in two lines maximum

   What did Isaac Okonkwo go to take in his room?

3. B.2

   Why did Obi cry when his mother came to him?

4. B.3

   How many boys did Isaac Okonkwo have?

5. B.4

   What did Obi's mother do to get money when she was young?

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

Exercice 2 · PART TWO LANGUAGE IN USE · 6 points

1. Task 1

   The following text about Obi's life is to be published in your school English club magazine. Complete each gap with a word from the box to make it meaningful. One word in the box is not concerned. Write your answers like in the example.

   Example****: 1 – ago

   since – for – ago – before – after

   Obi is now back in Nigeria after many years in Europe. He left Nigeria fifteen years (1) ago; he was then twenty years old. When he arrived in Europe, Obi had to live with his uncle (2) …………… three months before getting his official papers.

   Two days after he came back, Obi went to his village to visit his parents and friends he had left fifteen years **(3)** ……………. They gave him a lot of presents. Obi returned to Lagos one week after: later, his relatives helped him get a good job in the administration. He has been working in a big office **(4)** …………… that time.
   

2. Task 2

   The text below is an exercise for a competition in your school English club magazine. It is about Okafor, Obi's friend. Complete it with an option in brackets to make it meaningful. Write your answers like in the example.

   Example****: 1 – the youngest

   Okafor was born in a family of ten children. He was 1 (the youngest – young – younger) child in his family and he was the only one to go to school. He had very good results.

   In fact, he was **(2)** …………… (smaller – small – the smallest) than all the children of his age group and he was **(3)** …………… (the most intelligent – more intelligent – intelligent) too. Okafor's school results made his parents **(4)** …………… (prouder – the proudest – proud) people in his village. So, they bought him everything he needed to go to school.
   

Exercice 3 · PART THREE WRITING · 6 points

1. Text

   TOPIC

   During a stay in Accra, you visited an old people's home, a house where old persons live. The guide explained to you how they took care of old persons. For your English club magazine, write a text of 10 to 12 lines about this visit.

   In your text,
   -describe old people's home (house, rooms, etc.);
   -mention what these old people eat;
   -say to the readers of your text why they should help their parents and grand-parents.