Baccalaureate English National Exam Arts July 2020

A. Choose the right answer. (1 pt)

b. youth voluntary work.
The text presents different kinds of voluntary work done by young people.

B. Complete the following chart with information from the text. (3 pts)

Educational charity groups → teaching English and Mathematics to children (e.g. James teaching in Uganda).
Practical work groups → building houses or schools for poor children (e.g. a secondary school in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone).
Conservation groups → protecting turtles and their eggs (e.g. on Redang Island, Malaysia).

C. Are these sentences true or false? Justify. (3 pts)

1. False. “There is a wide variety of voluntary jobs to choose from.” (paragraph 1)
2. False. “I volunteered as a teacher in Uganda.” (paragraph 2)
3. True. “To some volunteers, it seems that they are not doing much by helping out for only a couple of weeks.” (paragraph 5)

D. Answer the following questions. (3 pts)

1. They get to know people and their culture, train with local teachers and develop their own skills.
2. Because he was just a teenager and had no experience of teaching before.
3. Three weeks and a half.

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

1. take care of
2. opportunity
3. endangered

F. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)

1. Abroad (in other countries)
2. The turtles

A. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the lists. (2 pts)

1. must
2. which

B. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate collocations. (2 pts)

1. computer technologies
2. young people
3. financial difficulties
4. local customs

C. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 pts)

participation · competitive

D. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (2 pts)

had already left · will have destroyed

E. Rewrite the sentences as suggested. (3 pts)

1. New species of insects are discovered by scientists every year.
2. The minister said (that) the stadium would be closed for six months.
3. Although the confinement during Covid 19 was hard for people, it was efficient in fighting the pandemic.

F. Choose the appropriate expression from the list. (2 pts)

1. b. I see what you mean, but it was the only option.
2. c. Don’t worry about it.

G. Write appropriate responses to the following situations. (2 pts)

1. You should go to bed earlier and avoid using your phone at night.
2. Of course. Just click on the link and then press “Join”.

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

There are many benefits of studying abroad. To start with, students can learn a foreign language faster because they use it every day. In addition, they discover new cultures and make friends from different countries. What’s more, they get a high-quality education that helps them find better jobs. Last but not least, they become more independent and responsible.

Task 2: Write an article about posting videos on social media. (6 pts)

Why Do Young People Post Videos Online?

More and more young people are posting videos on YouTube and TikTok. There are several reasons for this.

First, they want to express themselves and show their talents, such as singing, dancing or cooking. Second, some of them hope to become famous and to earn money from their videos. Moreover, posting videos is an easy way to make new friends and to share ideas with people from all over the world. Finally, many teenagers do it simply for fun.

In conclusion, posting videos can be useful, but young people should be careful about their privacy and about what they publish.