Sujet du BEPC 2022 d’anglais, avec corrigé

Exercice 1 · PART ONE: READING FOR COMPREHENSION · 8 points

1. Vocabulary check

   Match the words in Column A with their synonyms or definitions in Column B according to the text. One option in Column B is not concerned. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example****: 1. ensure = f. guarantee

   1. 2- widely (L3)

   2. 3- growth (L4)

   3. 4- notably (L5)

   4. 5- caretakers (L6)

   5. 6- elders (L6)

   6. 7- providing (L8)

   7. 8- urges (L11)

   8. 9- however (L13)

   1. alargely
   2. bpeople who look after others
   3. cgiving
   4. dencourages, pushes
   5. efollow
   6. fguarantee
   7. gdevelopment
   8. hbut
   9. iparticularly
   10. jolder family members

2. True / False statements: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Indicate the lines of the text to justify your answers. Write your answers like in the example.

   Example****: 1-F (L1-2)

   1. 2- The majority of small farmers are women.

   2. 3- Agriculture can reduce poverty in African families.

   3. 4- The decisions about food are mostly taken by women.

   4. 5- Men are the first caretakers of children and elders.

   5. 6- Both men and women urge children to attend school.

   6. 7- Most often fathers encourage children to attend school.

   7. 8- The role of women has increased during the past two years.

   8. 9- Today, men still have more opportunities than women.

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 statements below are about the activities of African rural women. Rewrite each of them starting by the underlined words or phrases. Write your answers like in the example.

   Example****: 1-The family food is cooked for all the members by women.

   1- Women cook the family food for all the members.
   2- Mothers take young children to school.
   3- Women and girls fetch water from the river.
   4- Women can do several activities on the same day.

2. Task 2

   The paragraph below is about other activities of African rural women. Choose the correct preposition in brackets to make it meaningful. Write your answers like in the example.

   Example****: 1= in

   African rural women work a lot. Generally, they are actively involved (1-on / in / at) domestic activities which include cooking and caring (2) …………… (for / on / in) children and older family members. These women are also engaged (3) …………… (in / on / at) economic activities for the support of their families. To improve the quality (4) …………… (of / at / in) rural women's life, social development that reduces illiteracy and poverty should be encouraged.

Exercice 3 · PART THREE: WRITING · 6 points

1. Article

   Topic (Not more than 12 lines)

   On the International Women's Day, write an article for your school English Club magazine about the topic “The role of women in Africa”. In your article,

   -list three (3) activities African women do;
   -mention three (3) roles they play today in modern societies;
   -suggest what can be done to have more women in the administration.