BACCALAUREATE
SAMPLE PAPER Sc/Exp
+ Maths
PART
ONE: Reading and interpreting (15 points) Tech/Math
Read
the text carefully then do the activities
GE
The Nobel Peace Prize has been jointly awarded to
Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh and The Grameen Bank he
started. The prize was given for their work in lending very small
amounts of money to poor people to set up businesses, especially
women in the countryside.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has
been awarded in Oslo to the Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus and the
Grameen Bank. Announcing the winner, the chairman of the Norwegian
Nobel Committee said Muhammad Yunus had shown himself to be a leader
who had managed to give hope to millions of people. Mister Yunus is
the founder of the concept of ‘micro credit’, which is the
extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for
traditional bank loans.
The award came as a surprise to many
here who had tipped someone involved in peace talks as winner this
year. Mr Yunus himself told national Norwegian television he was
delighted with the prize soon after the announcement was made. The
winner is expected to receive the award and 1.4 million dollars in
prize money during a ceremony here in December.
Lars
Bevanger, BBC News, Oslo
(A/
COMPREHENSION/INTERPRETATION)
1.
The text is about:
a-
Bank management in Bangladesh
b-
Nobel Prize for anti-poverty work
Tick
the right answer.
2.
Say whether the following statements are true or false, according to
the text.
a-
The Nobel Prize was given to Pr Muhammad Yunus alone.
b-
The Nobel Peace Prize announcement was made in Norway
c-
‘Micro credit’ consists in lending money to wealthy entrepreneurs
to set up businesses
3.
Answer the following questions according to the text
a-
What was the Nobel Peace Price awarded for?
b-
Why did the award come as a surprise?
c-
What will happen in Oslo in December?
4.
This text is:
a-
a newspaper article
b-
a radio news report
5.
This text is:
a-
descriptive
b-
narrative
6.
a- Find in the text a word which means : quantities (§1)
b-
Find in the text a word whose definition is: money lent to someone
(§2)
c-
Find in the text an opposite to: unhappy (§3)
d-
Write a sentence using only one of the three words you have found in
the text.
(B/
TEXT EXPLORATION)
7.
Complete the following table
NOUNS
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VERBS
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ADJECTIVES
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Peace
|
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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……………
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Winner
|
…………………………….
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
|
Founder
|
…………………………..
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
|
……………
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To translate
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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8.
Combine the following statements using the connector given in
brackets
Yunus
lent money to the poor. They were able to set up businesses. (so
that)
9.
Ask questions on the underlined word
Mister Yunus
is the founder of the concept of ‘micro credit’.
10.
Underline the silent letters
-
talks / - delighted
11.
Underline the content words in the following
The
prize was given for their work.
12.
This is a conversation between Yunus and a reporter. Imagine what
Yunus says
Reporter:
Congratulations Mr Yunus! May I ask you some questions ?
Yunus:
………………………………………………..
Reporter:
What are your feelings now that you have won the Nobel Peace Prize ?
Yunus:
………………………………………………..
Reporter:
How did the idea of lending money to the poor come to you ?
Yunus:
………………………………………………..
Reporter:
But lending money to the poor is somehow risky, isn’t it ?
Yunus:
………………………………………………..
Reporter:
Thank you, Mr Yunus.
PART
TWO (05 points)
Choose
one of the following topics
- Imagine a dialogue in which Pr Yunus explains to a radio reporter how ‘micro credit’ can result in the creation of social conditions for peace.
Explain in particular how the lending
of money to poor people can help:
- generate wealth
- create jobs
- prevent criminality
- make people more hopeful….
- Write a letter to the chairman of the Nobel Prize Committee to propose a candidate for next year’s prize.
Support your proposal by giving a
coherent account of the problems she / he has solved for the benefit
of humanity.
KEYS
PART 1.
1.
answer ‘b’
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1.5
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2. a) F :
- b ) T
- c F :
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0.5
0.5
0.5
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3.a- It was awarded for their
work in lending money to poor entrepreneurs
b- because many people thought
the winner would be someone involved in peace talks
c- In December, the winner will receive the award
and 1.4 M dollars
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3
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4. answer ‘b’
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1
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5.
answer ‘b’
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1
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6. a- amounts
b- loans
c- delighted
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1.5
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7.
peaceful / to win / to found / translation-translator
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1
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8.
Yunus…. so that they would be able to set….
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0.5
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9. Who is the founder of the concept of ‘micro
credit?
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0.5
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10.
‘l’ / ‘gh’
|
0.5
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11.
The prize was
given
for their work
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1
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12……………………..
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2
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Writing
( See writing evaluation grid in the
syllabus)
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5
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