Baccalaureate English National Exam Sciences June 2025

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

1. False. “Before thinking globally, Fatima wanted her waste treatment business to respond to the needs of the local people.” (paragraph 3)
2. True. “Biodome is proud to rely 100% on local engineers and workers.” (paragraph 4)
3. False. “Convincing farmers to try this new technology was not easy.” (paragraph 5)

B. Answer the following questions. (4 pts)

1. a. lack of money
   b. lack of technical assistance (in any order)
2. Financial support from European Union programs like The Next Society.
3. Up to 2 tons of waste each week (the text says “0 kg to 2 tons”).
4. The money he used to spend on buying fertilizers dropped by 50% and his farm productivity went up.

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

1. …underground domes (built on farms) and bags that turn waste into gas on the ground.
2. …selling the fertilizers they make from the treated waste.
3. …with schools and businesses (and overseas, for example in Ivory Coast).

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

1. affordable
2. dropped

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

1. farmers
2. Biodome

F. Choose the correct option. (1 pt)

c. inform the reader of a creative and economical technique to produce gas.
The text describes how Biodome works and what it brings. It does not try to convince or to warn.

A. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense. (1 pt)

graduated · is working

B. Put the words between brackets in the correct form. (2 pts)

innovative · cultural

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the lists. (2 pts)

1. where
   where refers to a place.
2. to continue
   decide is followed by to + verb.

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list. (2 pts)

awareness · communities

E. Rewrite the sentences as indicated. (4 pts)

1. In spite of the players’ big efforts, the team lost the match.
2. If the boss were kind, the workers would respect him.
3. The car industry strategy should be promoted by the government.
4. The teacher advised Oumaima to work on her pronunciation more.

F. Complete the exchanges with the most appropriate option. (2 pts)

1. c. Never mind, I’ll help.
   Arwa offers to help.
2. a. Glad to hear that!
   A polite waiter thanks the customer for the compliment.

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

1. Don’t worry, you can use mine. / I’m sorry to hear that. I can lend you my laptop.
2. I agree with you. / I’m not sure about that, but it is possible.

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

There are many reasons why people should respect teachers. First, teachers give us knowledge and teach us how to think, so they help us build our future. Second, they work hard every day to prepare lessons and to help every student, even the weakest ones. Moreover, teachers guide us and teach us good values such as honesty and respect for others. Finally, a society that respects its teachers has better schools and better citizens. For all these reasons, we should always respect and thank our teachers.

Task 2: Write a blog post about your country. (6 pts)

My Country: What Makes it Special!

Morocco is a unique country, and I am proud to live here. First of all, our food is famous all over the world. Couscous on Fridays and mint tea with the family are traditions that bring people together. Moreover, Morocco has many beautiful places: you can see the blue streets of Chefchaouen, the golden dunes of Merzouga and the snowy peaks of the Atlas Mountains in the same trip.

Another special thing is our festivals and traditions. For example, the Rose Festival in Kelaat M’Gouna and the Moussem of Tan-Tan show how rich and varied our culture is. Finally, Moroccans are welcoming and generous, and visitors always feel at home.

For all these reasons, Morocco is truly special, and I invite everyone to discover it.