Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării

Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2009

Proba E/F
Proba scrisă la Limba engleză
L1 - Bilingv

• Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.

• Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL I (30 de puncte) Varianta 050

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

The first top tip if you want to get the most out of a lecture is to be there. If you feel you've
heard it all before, (1) …, even if only because it helps with revision and gives a structure to the
rest of the course. It also makes sure you're on the spot once the lecturer stops making sense and
starts addressing something completely new.
The other reason to be there is that "standard" lectures were so last year. These days the
cool lecturers don't just stand up and talk, (2) … in an attempt to help you remember something.
OK, ideas of fun may vary, but the remembering bit is handy when it comes to exams.
But being there in body isn't enough. (3) … . The best way of doing this is to prepare
beforehand. Think about where the lecture fits into the course, how it follows on from the last
lecture, seminar or lab session, and try to anticipate what might come up, what questions might be
addressed and what you want to get out of it.
Once the lecture starts, you have to make notes. "I don't know of any successful student
who hasn't made notes," says Sandra Sinfield, coordinator for learning development at London
Metropolitan University. It's a good idea to work out beforehand how you are going to do this. Start
by giving the notes a title, (4) … .Then what you need to get down are the key points, people and
ideas in one colour or column, and your own questions and comments in another. Don't just copy
things down because everyone else is doing it, but do watch out for lecturers getting over-excited,
leaving huge pauses or saying things like, "This is very important. Write it down." Chances are it's
worth noting.
Phil Race, author of How to Study, says you need to make notes rather than take notes; in
other words, look for what it all means and develop your own way of putting it.
But don't reject other people's input. If you find you have been assessing the lecturer's
dress sense rather than his or her learning, don't attempt scribbled catch-up notes - ask friends to
fill in the gap later. And discussing the lecture afterwards with a group is invaluable.

1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for
each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 4 points

A. You have to make sure your mind is somewhere in the vicinity too
B. so you will be able to find them again
C. it's still worth turning up
D. they involve you in fun activities
E. so you know it now.

2. Give the synonyms of the following words. 6 points

1. attempt
2. to anticipate
3. don’t reject

3. Sum up the text in about 50 words. 10 points

 Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

4. For the following questions, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits according to the
text. 6 points

1. Attending a lecture may help you to …

A. revise better and order your ideas more coherently.
B. keep the pace with the bulk of information.
C. catch up with the other students.

2. What is attractive about lectures nowadays is …

A. the new technology involved.
B. the entertaining activities.
C. the open-minded lecturers.

3. In order to make full use of a lecture, you should …

A. pay attention to the lecturer’s body language.
B. consider preparing in advance.
C. turn up not too late.

5. Comment on the following in about 100 words: Phil Race, author of How to Study, says
you need to make notes rather than take notes. 4 points