Sujet du BEPC 2018 d’anglais, avec corrigé

Exercice 1 · PART ONE READING COMPREHENSION · 8 points

1. Vocabulary check

   Match the words in Column A with their synonyms or meanings in Column B. One option in Column B is not concerned. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example: 1. convenient = e. practical

   1. 2- incurred (L.2)

   2. 3- fire up (L.3)

   3. 4- hold (L.4)

   4. 5- share (L.6)

   5. 6- swamped (L.9)

   6. 7- issues (L.11)

   7. 8- benefit (L.11)

   8. 9- breakthroughs (L.14)

   1. atopics
   2. bhave
   3. cdiscoveries
   4. dadvantage
   5. epractical
   6. ffull of
   7. gthat must be paid
   8. hwatch
   9. iconnect to
   10. jexchange

2. True/False statements

   Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text. Write (T) for true and (F) for false. Indicate the lines of the text to justify your answers. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example: 1. = F (L. 1)

   1. 2- The Internet is expensive.

   2. 3- Internet users have to pay some money to the service provider.

   3. 4- With the Internet, it is easy to exchange ideas with people everywhere in the world.

   4. 5- With Skype, you can interact live with people from different countries.

   5. 6- All sorts of information can be found on the Internet.

   6. 7- Nowadays, people look for free advice on the Internet about all sorts of issues.

   7. 8- Search engines permit the Internet users to find information.

   8. 9- Nothing on medicine is available on the Internet.

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 paragraph below is about the importance of the Internet. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses or forms to make the paragraph meaningful. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example: 1. = do not have /don't have

   The Internet has become very popular in many countries today. With the Internet, businessmen can save a great deal of time and money as they 1. (have to/negative) to travel to do business with their partners. It also (2) …………… (to facilitate) research for students and (3) …………… (to link) millions of people all over the world. Last year, our school (4) …………… (to give/passive) the Internet and fifty computers by an English-speaking Embassy to familiarize the students with that very modern communication tool.

2. Task 2

   Here is a passage about what people can do with the Internet. Choose the correct preposition from the box to fill in each gap and make the passage meaningful. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example: 1. = to

   of to at by

   The Internet is a very useful communication tool today. In one click, people can send emails, printed documents and even pictures and videos (1) to their relatives and friends all over the world. Exchanging mails (2) …………… the net is cheap and very fast. And what is interesting about the Internet is that you don't need to be good (3) …………… computer science to use it. One thing you must be aware (4) …………… is that the Internet can be very dangerous for young people if parents do not control it.

Exercice 3 · PART THREE WRITING · 6 points

1. Article

   TOPIC (Not more than 12 lines)

   The English club magazine of your school asked you to write an article about the advantages and drawbacks of the Internet at school or at home. In your article,

   - list the different equipments we need in order to get connected to the Internet;
   - talk about the good things the Internet permits us to do;
   - tell your friends about the bad side of the Internet.