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SESSION 2023 SERIE A2 – Coefficient : 2
Durée : 3h

LANGUE VIVANTE 1 : ANGLAIS

SERIES : A1-A2
Cette épreuve comporte quatre (04) pages numérotées 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4

PART ONE: READING 40%

Read the text below and do all the activities that follow it.

THE YEAR OF YOUTH

During his address to the Nation on the eve of the new year, the President of the Republic of
Côte d’Ivoire spoke about several major projects that have been undertaken by the Ivorian
government, such as “the fight against high cost of living”, “the salary increase for civil servants and
the defense and security forces”, “the strengthening of national security” and many others. But he
5 particularly announced 2023 as the ‘Year of Youth’, with increased support for further and higher
education to improve the employability of young people, including university centres which will offer
thematic, innovative programmes to meet the country’s socio-economic needs.
In his address to the nation the President said: “I am convinced that your talent and your energy
are an opportunity for our country. I firmly believe in your ability to contribute to the development
10 of Côte d’Ivoire. That is why I have decided to make 2023 the ‘Year of Youth.” In their will to
support and make resources accessible, the Head of State and the government will seek to
implement plans that could help strengthen and accelerate support mechanisms for young people.
During the next 12 months the government will increase and speed up the system of support
for young people through a number of measures, including: ‘second-chance schools’ for those who
15 left education too early or who wish to retrain; upgrading the employability aspect of the
professional and university training systems; accelerating construction of sports and recreational
facilities; improving the direct funding system for youth projects; encouraging the involvement of
young people in public affairs; and setting up an incubator for innovation and entrepreneurship to
encourage creative talents of the young and development of startup .
20 Measures were being carried out in professional and university education to improve results
through structural reforms, and the rehabilitation and construction of infrastructure.
Higher education would continue to expand with thematic university institutions offering innovative
programmes adapted to the country’s socio-economic needs, to grow human capital and ensure
young people were included as essential participants in the development of the country.
25 During the past year the government had undertaken the construction of seven new colleges to
train technicians and engineers, matching the demands of the private sector. Additionally, in
November 2022, the Prime Minister launched the third phase of a youth employment and skills
development project aimed at 100,000 young people.

Adapted from https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2023011118292569

COMPREHENSION CHECK

A. Vocabulary 20%
The words in column A are from the text. Match each of them with the corresponding
meaning in column B. One meaning in column B is not concerned. The indicated lines will
help you. Write your answers like in the example.
Example: 1-c

Column A Column B
1. youth (Title) a. to educate again
2. civil servants (L. 3) b. opened
3. employability (L. 6) c. young people
4. to implement (L. 11) d. government workers
5. speed up (L. 13) e. to use
6. to retrain (L. 15) f. new business
7. startup (L. 19) g. integrated, incorporated
8. to improve (L. 20) h. working skills
9. to expand (L. 22) i. to ameliorate
10. included (L. 24) j. accelerate
11. launched (L. 27) k. to prove
l. to flourish

B. Comprehension 20%

Write short answers to the following questions about the text.

1. Who announced the year 2023 as “the year of youth”?

2. What has the President of Cote d’Ivoire decided to do to support the young people?
3. List two qualities he is convinced of concerning young people.
4. Why has the President decided to make 2023 “the year of youth”?
5. What will the government do during the next twelve months?
6. List two actions that show how the government intend to accelerate the system of support for
young people.
7. Why were measures carried out in professional and university education?
8. Why should higher education programmes be adapted to the country’s socio-economic needs?
9. Why had the government undertaken the construction of seven new colleges?
10. What did the Prime Minister launch?

PART TWO: LANGUAGE IN USE 30%

Do the two tasks
A. The text below is about the activities of the Ministry of Youth Promotion, Professional
Integration and Civil Service in favour of the young people in Cote d’Ivoire. Read it and fill in
the gaps with the right word from the box. There are more words than gaps. Write your
answers like in the example.
Example: 1- through
 to – from – and – on – also – through – for – at – within – into – up – with

The Ministry of Youth Promotion, Professional Integration and Civic Service, (1) …. the Agence
Emploi-Jeunes, signed on Thursday July 22, 2021 a partnership agreement (2) …. Webhelp of Côte
d'Ivoire to pool their resources to create employment opportunities for Ivorian youth. The
collaboration will focus (3) …. the placement of personnel in direct jobs, taking (4) …. account their
needs and eligibility criteria. During this collaboration, the objective will be to recruit 950 young
people to Webhelp, ensure recruitment in Webhelp's human resources (5) …. skills, register job
seekers in a professional project that will allow them to offer their skills (6) …. this structure and
achieve better employability outside the company. In addition, a recruitment forum for young
jobseekers was set (7) …. with the support of Webhelp. Of these young people recruited, 300 will
have a direct job, 450 in a qualifying internship and 200 more will benefit (8) …. a validation
internship.
(9) …. the end of the signing ceremony, the Minister expressed his pride in having a company
alongside the government to help create integration opportunities (10) …. the youth of Côte d'Ivoire.
He (11) …. thanked the managers of this company who spare no effort to integrate young people
into the socio-economic structure.
Adapted from www.ivorycoasttribune.com/cte-divoire-signing-of-a-framework-cooperation
agreement-between-youth-e.htmlMarch 2017.

B. Choose the best option for each numbered gap in this text about youth employment in Cote
d’Ivoire. Write your answers like in the example.
Example: 1-is
In Côte d'Ivoire, the Youth Employment Agency (1) …. (are / is / am / to be) responsible for
contributing to the mobilization of resources for the implementation of projects and programs of (2)
… (profession / professionally / professionalism / professional) integration and youth
employment. The Office of Coordination of Employment Programs (3) … (having / have / to have
/ to have / has) for mission to ensure the management of (4) … (externally / extern /
externalisation / externalise) financed projects dedicated to employment assistance projects, and
the (5) … (monitor / monitoring / monitored / monitors) and evaluation of operational activities;
internal audit of activities (6) … (carry / to carry / carrying / carried) out under the projects; and
communication on the various projects implemented for the benefit of (7) … (young / youth /
youngsters / youngest) people.
The Civic Action Service for Development is (8) … (responsibility / responsible / response /
responding) for defining the strategic orientations and priority missions of the SCAD; ensure
equitable (9) … (access / accessory / accessibly / accessible) for eligible citizens to the SCAD;
facilitate the insertion of young trainees into the (10) … (worldly / worldwide / worldview / world)
of work; fight against youth (11) … (employment / employ / unemployment / employee);
contribute to the establishment of security and peace in Côte d'Ivoire.

Adapted from www.devex.com/organizations/ministry-of-promotion-of-youth-and-youth

employment-ministere-de-la-promotion-de-la-jeunesse-et-de-l-emploi-des-jeunes-mpjej-cote-d
ivoire-134111
PART THREE: WRITING 30%

Do only one of the two tasks. (Not more than 25 lines)

Task 1

Your British pen-friend heard about the problem of unemployment (lack of job) faced by
young people in your country. He wrote you a letter in which he wants to know more about it.
In your reply,
- describe the manifestation of unemployment in your country,
- list some consequences of it on young people,
- suggest some solutions to solve this problem.

Task 2

Most of the young people in your country refuse entrepreneurship because they find it too
difficult and want to work as civil servants.
In the magazine of your school English club, write an article to:
- give a clear definition of entrepreneurship,
- sensitise young people about the importance of creating their personal business,
- give examples of people who have succeeded by creating their personal business.
 CORRIGE ET BAREME

CORRIGE BAREME

(Ce corrigé et barème comporte trois (3) pages)

THE YEAR OF YOUTH 100/100

PART ONE: READING 40 POINTS, SOIT :

10 points, soit : 1
VOCABULARY point par réponse
juste
1. (youth) – c (young people) (Example)

2. civil servants – d (government workers)

3. employability – h (working skills)
4. to implement – e (to use)
5. speed up – j (accelerate)
6. to retrain – a (to educate again)
7. startup – f (new business)
8. to improve – i (to ameliorate)
9. to expand – l (to flourish)
10. included – g (integrated, incorporated)
11. launched – b (opened)

COMPREHENSION 30 points, soit : 3

1. The President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (announced points par réponse
the year 2023 as the year of juste
youth)
2. He has decided to increase support for further and higher
education.
3. He is convinced of young people’s talent and energy.
4. Because he firmly believes in young people’s ability to
contribute to the development
of Côte d’Ivoire.
5. During the next 12 months the government will increase
and speed up the system of
support for young people.
6. The government intend to accelerate the system of support
for young people through:
Second chance schools/upgrading the employability aspect of
the professional and
university training systems/ accelerating construction of sports
and recreational
facilities/improving the direct funding system for youth
projects encouraging the
involvement of young people in public affairs/setting up an
incubator for innovation and
entrepreneurship. (Any two elements from the list are
expected)
7. To improve results through structural reforms, and the
rehabilitation and construction
of infrastructure.
8. To grow human capital and include young people as
essential participants in the
development of the country.
9. To train technicians and engineers, matching the demands
of the private sector.
10. The Prime Minister launched the third phase of a youth
employment and skills
development project.
N.B: Any relevant answers can be accepted.

PART TWO: LANGUAGE IN USE 30 POINTS, SOIT :

A– 15 points, soit : 1,5
1- through (Example) point par réponse
2- with juste
3- on
4- into
5- and
6- within
7- up
8- from
9- at
10- for
11-also
B– 15 points, soit : 1,5
1- is (Example) point par réponse
2- professional juste
3- has
4- externally
5- monitoring
6- carried
7- young
8- responsible
9- access
10- world
11- unemployment

PART THREE: WRITING (Candidates do only one task)

30 POINTS pour le
A. AN INFORMAL LETTER sujet que le/la
I. GENERAL REMARKS candidat (e) aura
The expected piece of written work is an informal letter. The choisi
candidates should write a letter to inform their British pen-
friend about the problem of unemployment faced by young
people in their country. They should take into account the
following guidelines:
- describe the manifestation of unemployment in the country,
- list some consequences of it on young people,
- suggest some solutions to solve this problem.
II. MARKING CRITERIA
1. Layout
The expected layout is that of an informal letter below: 30 points, soit :
5 points

1.The writer’s address

2.The date

3.The salutation (Hi, Hello, Dear friend …)

4.The body of the letter

5. Closing words
6. Your friend (or any other relevant expressions that
preserve anonymity)

2. Relevance 5 points
The candidate deals with the topic
3. Mechanics of writing 5 points
Indenting, paragraphing, topic sentences, punctuation,
capitalization etc.
4. Flow of ideas 5 points
Number and pertinence of ideas
5. Cohesion and coherence 5 points
Use of linking words, logical organization of ideas
6. Correctness of language 5 points
Grammar and vocabulary
B. AN ARTICLE WRITING
I. GENERAL REMARKS
The expected piece of written work is an article for a school
magazine. The candidates
should write an article to:
- give a clear definition of entrepreneurship,
- sensitise young people about the importance of creating
their personal business,
- give examples of people who have succeeded by creating
their personal business.
30 points, soit :
II. MARKING CRITERIA
1. Layout
6 points
A framed or underlined title, an introduction, a body with the
required paragraphs
(give a clear definition of entrepreneurship, sensitise
young people about the importance
of creating their personal business, give examples of
people who have succeeded by
creating their personal business) and a conclusion
2. Relevance
The candidates deal with the topic 6 points
3. Mechanics of writing
Indenting, paragraphing, topic sentences, punctuation, 4 points
capitalization etc.
4. Flow of ideas 4 points
Number and pertinence of ideas
5. Cohesion and coherence
6 points
Use of linking words, logical organization of ideas
6. Correctness of language 4 points
Grammar and vocabulary