Sujet du BEPC 2023 d’anglais, avec corrigé

Exercice 1 · PART ONE READING COMPREHENSION · 8 points

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

   Example****: 1- kids = c. children

   1. 2- focus (L.2)

   2. 3- latest (L.3)

   3. 4- smart (L.3)

   4. 5- however (L.5)

   5. 6- show off (L.9)

   6. 7- trends (L.10)

   7. 8- afford (L.12)

   8. 9- footwear (L.12)

   1. aelegant
   2. btendencies
   3. cchildren
   4. dbuy
   5. eshoes, boots, sandals etc.
   6. fgive
   7. gattention
   8. hmost recent
   9. ibut
   10. jattract attention
2. B.1

   Comprehension questions: Read the text again and write short answers to the following questions (2 lines maximum).

   Why did parents keep their kids away from fashion in the past?

3. B.2

   What do parents want for their children today?

4. B.3

   What should students do instead of concentrating on fashion?

5. B.4

   Find in the text two things boys and girls wear today.

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 paragraph below is about fashion. Fill in 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- on

   in — from — on — at — for

   Social media has increased the passion for fashion among the youth. Young people post everything (1) on the social media. They post their pictures wearing clothes (2) …………… fashion wherever they are. This has become the new trend (3) …………… young people. Posting pictures and viewing the pictures posted by stars (4) …………… all over the world is the favourite hobby of the youth today.

2. Task 2

   The paragraph below is about parents' attitude about fashion. Complete it with the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets to make it meaningful. Write your answers like in the example.

   Example****: 1-did not care

   Things change quite quickly. In the past, parents (1- do not care / did not care / had not cared) very much about children's clothing. This is no more the case nowadays. Parents are the ones who (2) …………… (wants / wanted / want) the latest accessories for their children. In these conditions, the future generation (3) …………… (will forget / would forget / had forgotten) what is more essential for them. We must all react (4) …………… (make / to make / makes) things change positively for the youth.

Exercice 3 · PART THREE WRITING · 6 points

1. Article

   TOPIC****: (Not more than 12 lines)
   Young people in your school are more attracted by fashion than by their studies. Write an article for the English Club's magazine to sensitize them. In your article,

   -name three (3) things in fashion for the young people in your country;
   -give three (3) reasons why young people want to be always in fashion;
   -present two (2) dangers of following fashion blindly.