épreuve / devoir d'Anglais - deuxième baccalaureat avec la correction - 2 second session

مواضيع التقييم / الفرض الكتابي في الانجليزية لمستوى السنة الثانية من سلك الباكالوريا مصحوبة عناصر الإجابة - الدورة الثانية

A joint initiative called Our Stories, which makes personal stories available online, in many languages, to preserve and share the history and identity of cultures around the world has been launched by Internet search engine company Google, UNICEF and One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit association.          Children will be able to record stories of elders, family members and friends in their native languages using recording devices such as laptops and mobile phones. The stories will then be shared through the Our Stories website, which can be found at http://www.ourstories.org, where theycan be located via a Google Map.           OLPC said it will provide easy-to-use technology for children in developing countries to enable them to record their stories and interviews, with its XO laptop serving as a tool for sharing and collaboration.           The project aims to contribute to an improved understanding of shared humanity, across cultures, countries, languages, religious traditions and generations. It will initially include stories recorded for UNICEF by young people in Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania and Pakistan, along with stories collected by Brazil's Museum of the Person, with more stories to be added each month.

Source: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ECZ/is_2007_Dec_10/ai_n21149830

1. COMPREHENSION
   
   1. Answer these questions
      1. What is "Our Stories" project?    
      2. Who started the project?   
      3. How can the project be implemented?    
      4. What is the purpose of the project?   
   2. Are these sentences True or False? JUSTIFY.
      1. Children can record the stories their grandparents tell them.
          
      2. The participants will use papers to write their stories.
          
      3. The project will launch African children’s stories first.
          
   3. What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
      1. "they" (paragraph 2)    
      2. "them" (paragraph 3)    
      3. "it" (paragraph 4)    
   4. Find in the text words or phrases that mean the same as:
      1. Project.   
      2. safeguard   
      3. cooperation   
2. LANGUAGE
   
   1. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense.
      1. As soon as the referee (whistle)   the match started.
      2. She (hear)    the good news by the time she arrives home.
   2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs from the list.
      

      put off   -   keep up   -   find out   -   come across   -   pick up   -  let down

      1. She can't  why the man was so interested in her car.
      2. They  the meeting until next June.
      3. Youth always try to  with the latest fashion.
   3. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given
      1. They were wasting time.
         - If only 
      2. They are looking after the children.
         - The children 
      3. "Read the questions carefully!"
         - The teacher told the pupil 
      4. Nobody can repair my old tractor.
         - My old tractor 
      5. "Don't waste all the money on cookies"
         - The mother told the child 
      6. No one has accepted her proposals.
         - Her proposals 
      7. He will not come back.
         - We wish 
      8. Someone broke into the bank last night.
         - The bank 
   4. Give the correct form of the words between brackets.
      1. "Indiana Johns" is about an (adventure)    archaeologist.
      2. Dr. Johns is (audacity)    and full of (vital)    . He is also (passion)    for treasures.
      3. The other story is about a (talent)    little boy.
      4. He is (innovation)    and full of (vigorous)   . He is also (imagination)   .
   5. Match each sentence with its appropriate function:
      
      1. They intend to sell their house so that they could set up the project.
         1. Giving opinion
         2. Expressing certainty
         3. Complaining
         4. Expressing purpose
      2. It seems to me that citizenship is a duty.
         1. Giving opinion
         2. Expressing certainty
         3. Complaining
         4. Expressing purpose
      3. Enough is enough!
         1. Giving opinion
         2. Expressing certainty
         3. Complaining
         4. Expressing purpose
      4. He will undoubtedly regret being lazy.
         1. Giving opinion
         2. Expressing certainty
         3. Complaining
         4. Expressing purpose
      5. I have to answer all the questions. Is that so?
         1. Complaining
         2. Expressing cause and effect
         3. Asking for clarification
         4. responding to bad news
      6. Excuse me! I am sorry to say that but you are sneezing.
         1. Complaining
         2. Expressing cause and effect
         3. Asking for clarification
         4. responding to bad news
      7. Oh my God! That's awful.
         1. Complaining
         2. Expressing cause and effect
         3. Asking for clarification
         4. responding to bad news
      8. Nobody claims the cell phone so they sold it.
         1. Complaining
         2. Expressing cause and effect
         3. Asking for clarification
         4. responding to bad news
   6. Match the words that go together to make appropriate collocations

      1. renewable	a. education	1.
      2. civic	b. energies	2.
      3. culture	c. drain	3.
      4. common	d. shock	4.
      5. brain	e. good	5.

         
3. WRITING
   
   Write an article about the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology.