Baccalaureate English National Exam Arts July 2017

A. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (3 pts)

1. True. “The finalists for this prize included teachers from India, Kenya, Finland, and the United States.” (paragraph 1)
2. False. “Pope Francis announced via a video conference that Hanan had won…” (paragraph 2)
3. False. “With no help from the educational authorities, she started inventing games at home.” (paragraph 3)

B. Answer these questions. (3 pts)

1. One million dollars ($1 million).
2. They learn how to be social through games and they learn the joy of life.
3. She will support her students by creating scholarships to encourage excellent ones to become teachers.

C. Complete the following sentences with information from the text. (3 pts)

1. sent a video message of congratulations.
2. they were shot at.
3. improve the standards of education for underprivileged children throughout the world.

D. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as: (3 pts)

1. supporting
2. impact
3. inspire

E. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (3 pts)

1. Her children (Hanan’s children)
2. Students (her students)
3. Hanan (Al Hroub)

A. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phrasal verbs from the lists. (2 pts)

1. looked after
2. found out

B. Choose the correct sentences. (3 pts)

1. a. Leila would have come if you had invited her.
2. b. By the end of July, all students will have finished their exams.
3. a. Ali left the meeting quickly. He must have received an urgent call.

C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (2 pts)

returned · had broken

D. Replace the underlined phrases with the right collocations from the list. (2 pts)

1. brain drain
2. adult literacy

E. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the lists. (2 pts)

1. where
2. might

F. Choose the appropriate answer. (2 pts)

1. b. Why don’t we go swimming?
2. c. Congratulations on getting the top mark.

G. Complete the following exchanges as indicated. (2 pts)

1. Excuse me, could you take a photo of me, please?
2. What do you think of the film? / Did you like it?

Task 1: Complete the following paragraph. (4 pts)

First, poverty is the main cause: some families cannot feed their children, so the children leave home to find money. Second, some parents treat their children badly or fight in front of them, so the children run away. Moreover, some children leave school early and have nothing to do. Finally, the lack of care from the authorities makes the problem worse.

Task 2: Write an email to your American friend about cultural aspects. (6 pts)

Dear Jane,

Thank you for your last email. You asked me about my culture, so I would like to tell you about some aspects of life in my area.

First, our food is delicious. We often eat couscous on Fridays and drink mint tea with our guests. Second, people wear traditional clothes such as the djellaba and the caftan on special occasions. As for music, we listen to Andalusian and Amazigh music, especially at weddings and festivals.

I hope you can visit us one day and enjoy our culture.

Best wishes,
Ali