Baccalaureate English National Exam Arts June 2021

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

1. False. “Jane arrived with her mother at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania.” (paragraph 2)
2. True. “She protested about the cruel use of chimpanzees in scientific experiments.” (paragraph 6)
3. False. “She still goes every year to the forest in Gombe to watch chimpanzees.” (paragraph 6)

B. Answer the following questions. (3 pts)

1. She was interested in observing animals (and in zoology).
2. a) Chimpanzees eat meat. b) They use tools to get food (and even make their own tools).
3. Because the human population was increasing, which caused deforestation.

C. Complete the following sentences. (3 pts)

1. worked as a secretary at Oxford University and then as a part-timer at a documentary film company.
2. helped the local community to grow more trees in the region.
3. setting up shelters for them.

D. Fill in the chart with information from the text. (2 pts)

1960 → Jane arrived at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
1969 → She published her first book, My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees.

E. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as: (2 pts)

1. habitats
2. brightest

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

1. Animals
2. Gombe (the region of Gombe)

A. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the lists. (4 pts)

1. to
2. whose
3. broke down
4. might

B. Fill in the gaps with the right words from the list. (2 pts)

1. priority
2. achievements

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

went · were playing · will lend · will have finished

D. Rewrite the sentences as indicated. (3 pts)

1. The exam results will be announced on Friday.
2. James said (that) he had worked as a waiter for three years.
3. Although the weather was bad, we had a great time in the forest.

E. Put the following exchange in the correct order. (2 pts)

1. d
2. b
3. a
4. c

F. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)

1. Excuse me, your music is too loud at night and I can’t sleep. Could you turn it down, please?
2. I hope so. I think it will help a lot if everybody gets vaccinated.

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

First, documentary films teach me about the real world, such as nature, history and science. Second, they show me places and cultures that I cannot visit. Moreover, they are a good way to learn new vocabulary and improve my English. Finally, they make me think about important problems, like pollution and poverty.

Task 2: Write an email to apply for a summer job. (6 pts)

Dear Mr. Naji,

I am writing to apply for the job of waiter in your restaurant. My name is Youssef Alami; I am 18 years old and I live in Casablanca.

I am a Baccalaureate student in the Arts stream, and I speak Arabic, French and English. Last summer, I worked as an assistant waiter in a café for one month. I am hard-working, polite and good at working in a team. In my free time, I like football and reading.

I am available for an interview at any time. Thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely,
Youssef Alami