Baccalauréat de l'enseignement
général
Madagascar
Session 2004
anglais – Série : A
TEXT
:
In the
Third World, children have always suffered from exploitation. This is
especially true of Malagasy rural children. This sort of exploitation is often
disguised. Children seem not to realize it though it does have some bad side
effects, especially in the educational field.
At
a very early age, as soon as she is strong enough to help her parents , a rural
girl has to take part in the daily family tasks. The older she gets, the more
responsibility she must assume. She has to take care of the baby. Besides, she
cannot avoid the family chores such as pestling rice, feeding poultry, drawing
water from the river, most of the time with baby humped on her back. As for the
boy, his tasks consist in collecting, preparing fire-wood, tending the cattle,
scaring birds off the family rice-fields. In such conditions, little time is
given to children to learn their lessons and do their homeworks.
Moreover,
most rural children are poorly nourished. Maize, cassava, sweet potatoes along
with vegetables compose their diet. Meat and sometimes rice are quite a luxury
for them. Sustained attention and effort at school are unlikely to be expected
of such pupils. No wonder that there are so many school drop-outs. Worst of
all, some parents pay little or no attention to education. They are rather
reluctant to send their children to school because, for example, raising beef
cattle would be more beneficial than being educated.
QUESTIONS
A-
READING COMPREHENSION (7
points)
I°- General
text comprehension (1
point)
1- What does the text talk about ?
(0,5 point)
2- In what aspect of life are Malagasy rural children disadvantaged ? (0,5point)
II°-
TRUE, FALSE or ING Justify your answer : (1
point)
1-
Malagasy children are conscious of their situation.
2-
Children are likely to be inattentive at school.
III°- Fill in the
chart with information from the text (1
point)
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Reasons
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Results
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1-
family chores
2-
…………….
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…………………….
Few children
attend schools
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IV°- Find in the
text (1
point)
1-
The synonym of : well-hidden.
2-
The opposite of : to neglect
V°- Answer the
questions (3 points)
1- Give
two examples of chores girls have to do at home (0,5
point)
2- Why
are there so many drop-outs ? (0,5
point)
3- Some
parents think that “ raising beef cattle would be more beneficial than being
educated.” Do you approve or disapprove that mentality ? Why ? (2
points)
B-
GRAMMAR IN USE (2
points)
Fill
in the blanks with grammatical items:
More and more young people want to live …….1…….. their
own. They don’t want to depend ………….2…………. their parents. …….3………… if their
parents don’t help them at all, they ………..4………. have a lot of problems. In
fact, they can’t manage …….……5…………… their parents. So ……..6………. children and
parents.……….7………… try to get on …………8………..with each other.
C-
INDIRECT TEST OF SPEAKING (4 points)
I°- Match
the utterances with the situations : (1
point)
1-
I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number a) At the hairdresser’s
2-
I’ll pay you back tomorrow. b) Giving directions
c)
On the phone.
d)
Borrowing.
II°- Complete
the dialogue as indicated (3
points)
Father
has just received his son’s school report book.
Father
: your exam result wasn’t very good.
Son :
……………………, Dad. (disagreeing)
Father
: you should have done better.
Son :
……………………, Dad. (expressing a regret)
Father
: yes, you could have. ……………next time. (giving advice)
Son :
yes, Dad. But …………………football (expressing preference)
Father
: …………………….!………………………? (expressing surprise)
Son :
But I’m very good at that, Dad.
D- WRITING (7
points)
You
have read this statement in a magazine :
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“ POVERTY CONTRIBUTES TO PROSTITUTION.”
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Do you agree or disagree ? Give your opinion in
about 120 words.