2012 Brevet de fin d'tudes moyennes (BFEM)

preuve d'anglais L1
I. Reading comprehension (8 points)
Laura was a new 10
th
grade student at Millport High School. Laura quickly
became friends with her next door neighbor and cassmate! "essica. #hey li$ed
in the same neighborhood and had all of the same classes. %ecause they
looked similar! they shared e$erything & they e$en had the same type of cell
phone. ln the afternoons! they would play! study! and work on their homework
together. 's their friendship grew! their studying decreased and they began to
talk during cass.
%ecause of their incessant talking! they had to be separated during (nglish
classes. #his was a perfect classroom situation until one day they took a test.
)hen the tests were graded! the teacher noticed a similarity between Laura and
"essica*s answers. +n all the correct answers they had the exact same
explanation! and they missed all of the same questions. #he teacher confronted
Laura and "essica about this phenomenon. #hey caimed that there was no way
for them to cheat because they were sitting on opposite sides of the room.
#he teacher belie$ed them but decided to carefully monitor the class during
each exam. ,or the first exam! she did not notice anything out of the ordinary &
howe$er! Laura and "essica*s tests were exactly the same. +n the next test! the
teacher kept her eyes on Laura and "essica. She noticed that both girls kept one
hand on the desk and one hand in their lap. )alking quietly! she came up to
Laura and disco$ered that she was using her cell phone. "essica was using her
cell phone as wel. She immediately confiscated both cell phones and ga$e both
girls a -ero on the exam.
#he teacher began to further in$estigate the use of the cell phones. She
disco$ered that Laura and "essica were sending the test answers through text
messaging. #his practice of sending answers through text messaging has
become $ery common among teenagers. .o sounds can be heard and
teenagers can type without looking at the phone. #he next day Laura also
admitted to taking a picture of some of her test answers and sending it to
"essica.
Adapted from The University of Alabama Computers and Applied Technology
Program (2006) Technology !ducation " A series of case studies Available at
http"##$$$bamaeduaedu#edtechcasesl#
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A. Read the text and write down the letter corresponding to the most appropriate
answer (3 pts)
1) A title for the text could be ...
a/ Helping schoolgirls succeed with cell phones &
b/ #he benefits of cell phones* usage in school &
c/ 0heating with cell phones in school &
d/ Laura and "essica 1 experts in new technologies.
2) Laura and Jessica were separated in the class because ...
a/ they were too talkati$e &
b/ they had similar answers in their tests &
c/ they were using their cell phones in the tests &
d/ the teacher wanted to punish them.
3) he teacher confiscated the two girls! cell phones when she noticed ...
a/ a similarity between the two girls* answers &
b/ the cell phones were ringing in class &
c/ they kept one hand on the desk &
d/ the cell phones were dissimulated under the desk.
". ic# ($) in the rue or %alse column& then 'ustif( with specific passage )uoted
from the text (3 pts)
*tatements rue %alse Justification from the
text
2/ #he teacher caught the two students
right after the first test
3/ "essica showed Laura the answers
during the tests
4/ #he two girls could text message with
their eyes closed
+. ,hat do the following words refer to in the text - (1 pt)
5/ #his in 6 #his was a perfect classroom situation 7 1 .................................................
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8/it in 6 ...sending it to "essica 7 1 ................................................................................
.. ,hich of the following ad'ecti$es best describe the teacher!s and the two
girls! attitudes - (1 pt) respectful 9 suspicious 9 impatient 9 dishonest 9 inquisiti$e 9
unfair
:/ Laura and "essica (2 ad'ecti$es) 1...............................................................................
10/ #he teacher (2 ad'ecti$es) 1.......................................................................................
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II. Communicative competence (7 points)
/. After the teacher confiscated the two girls! cell phones& she as#ed them
)uestions. +omplete their con$ersation coherentl(. (2.0 pts)
he teacher 1 .ow l want you to answer my questions ; <ight = .o more lies ;
'm clear =
he two girls 1 >es! Madam ;
he teacher 1 >ou Laura! why did you ?11/ ...........................................................
=
Laura 1 %ecause l wanted to help her to get good grades in the exam.
he teacher 1 "essica! how
?1@/ ............................................................................... =
Jessica 1 l recei$ed the test answers from Laura through text messaging ;
he teacher 1 So you*$e been communicating all these weeks with your cell
phones! ?1A/.................you =
he two girls 1 >es! Madam ; )e*re $ery ?12/ ...................about that ; )e won*t
do it again! Madam ;
he teacher 1 )hat = Make no apologies ; .ow it*s too late ;
he two girls 1 ?13/...................................................................................... =
he teacher 1 #he school* s Bisciplinary 0ommittee is going to make a decision
on your case.
%. ,hen the two girls! parents were informed of their daughters!& problems
at school& the( reacted angril(.
Select from the list below four ?2/ phrases illustrating the parents* angry
reactions. ?@ pts/
6 l*m proud of you ; 7 C 6 Shame on you ; 7 C 6 How can you do that to me = 7 C 6
)hat a bad teacher ; 7 C
6 don*t care ; 7 C 6 l*m terribly disappointed ; 7 C 6 Bon*t worry ; #hat*s not really
a problem ; 7 C
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6 Bon*t you e$er talk to me ; 7
14 1 ...................................................................................................................... &
15 1 ...................................................................................................................... &
18 1 ...................................................................................................................... &
1: 1 ...................................................................................................................... &
2. Laura!s father is tal#ing about his daughter!s addiction to cell phones.
+omplete his re$elations coherentl( with the most suitable words in
brac#ets. (1.0 pts)
D)hene$er l see my daughter l see (23) .....................(his 4 her 4 him) cell phone
; t is sort of glued to her 1 she sleeps with her cell9phone on the pillow! she eats
with her cell9phone nearby! she brings the cell phone to the bathroom. 'nd the
other day! l (21) .............(am 4was 4 ha$e been) surprised to see that the cell9
phone in her hand while (22)................(ser$e 4 ser$ed 4 ser$ing) herself some
hot soup ;D
5. Report Jessica!s mother )uestion. (1 pt)
@A/ 6 )hy can*t you imagine yourself without a cell phone = 7 "essica*s mother
said.
E "essica* s mother asked her daughter.............................................................
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Writing (5 points)
+hoose 67/ topic and write about 839123 words
opic 1 1 Laura and "essica ha$e to face the members of the school*s
Bisciplinary 0ommittee ?composed of the Frincipal! the Gice9Frincipal and the
teacher/ for their Hudgment. )rite their con$ersation and gi$e the final decision of
the Bisciplinary 0ommittee.
opic 2 1 Laura and "essica write a letter of apology to the school*s
administration.
opic 3 1 0heating has become a real problem in schools. 'ccording to you!
what are the causes and consequences = )hat can be done to find a solution to
this phenomenon =
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