SAMPLE
BAC PAPER
1
STREAMS:
Sc.Exp.
/ Math. /T. Math. / G. E.
PART
ONE:
READING
AND INTERPRETING (15pts)
Read
the text carefully then do the activities.
Some
people may feel upset that shops during this holiday season failed to
meet their expectations. Not Bill Talent, a New York priest, who has
been going on the streets of the city exhorting people to resist the
temptation to shop and the demon of consumerism.
Shoppers,
he believes, have little regard for how or where or by whom the
products are made. They have almost no resistance to the media
messages that encourage them, around the clock, to want things and
buy them. He sees a population lost in consumption, and the meaning
of individual life vanished in a fog of wanting, buying and owning
too many things.
‘Consumerism
is a dull way of life,’ he says. ‘That’s why I am trying to
stop this frenzy and the buy-nothing-day is meant to reduce its
intensity.’
It
is not that Bill Talent thinks that no one should ever buy anything.
On a recent afternoon, he was seen purchasing a ream of printer paper
and other goods. It is the futility of shopping he is trying to
address – the futility of leaning too heavily on the material at
the expense of the spiritual and emotional. He wants to help awaken
desensitized shoppers because they are underestimating the complexity
and the beauty of life beyond the frustration of the feeling that
they are poor or have little or not enough possessions.
Constance L. Hays
The New York Times : Jan.2003
- Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
- During holiday seasons, shops do not provide everything people need.
- Shoppers pay particular attention to where and how products are made.
- Consumers cannot resist advertisements.
- Bill Talent is not totally against consuming.
2.
Answer
the following questions according to the text.
a.
How does Bill Talent try to stop excessive consumption?
b.
What is Bill Talent’s campaign called?
c.
Why are people frustrated according to Bill Talent?
3.
Choose the best answer. The text is:
a.
a radio report
b.
a speech made by a priest
c.
a newspaper article
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4.
Find in the text words, phrases or expressions that are closest in
meaning to
the
following:
a.
annoyed (§1) b.
all day and all night (§2) c.
buying (§4)
5.
Find in the text words, phrases or expressions that are opposite in
meaning to
the
following:
a.
discouraging (§1) b.
interesting (§3) c.
giving the right value (§4)
6.
Fill in the table with the appropriate words.
- VerbsNounsAdjectives- encourage---- consumption---- intensive
7.
Combine the following statements using the connectors in
brackets making the necessary changes.
a.
People do not care about the spiritual aspect of life. They do not
find life enjoyable.
(if)
b.
People feel upset during holiday seasons. They do not find what they
need. (as)
c.
A variety of goods is available on the market. People still ask for
more. (although)
- Underline the stressed syllables in each of the following words.
a.
consumption b.
vanished c.
expense
PART
TWO:
WRITTEN
EXPRESSION
(05pts)
Choose
one of the following topics:
- Imagine you are organizing a compaign against fraud and cheating in the local commercial centre, and now you are meeting the participants in this compaign. Make a short speech in which you
a.
welcome and thank the participants,
b.
explain the reasons for the compaign,
- tell them how you are going to proceed,
- close up the speech.
- Do you think that Bill Talent’s method of discouraging people from buying unnecessary goods is appropriate? Would it work in the area you live in? Say why. If not, suggest an alternative (another) way that would be more successful. Give reasons.
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CORRIGE ET BAREME
SAMPLE
BAC PAPER
1
STREAMS:
Sc.Exp.
/ Math. /T. Math. / G. E.
PART
ONE:
READING
AND INTERPRETING (15pts)
1. 2pts
(0.5 x 4)
a.T/
b.F/
c.T/
d.T
2. 3pts
(1x3)
a.
by (going on the streets of New York city and) exhorting people to
resist the
temptation to
shop and the demon of consumerism.
b.
The buy-nothing-day
c.
Because they are poor or have little or not enough possessions.
3. 1pt
c.
a newspaper article
4.
1.5pt (0.5x3)
a.
upset b.
around the clock c.
purchasing
5.
1.5pt (0.5x3)
a.
exhorting b.
dull c.
underestimating
6.
1.5pt (0.5x3)
- VerbsNounsAdjectivesencouragement / courageencouraged / encouragingconsumeconsumed/(ing)Intensifyintensity
7. 3pts
(1x3)
a.
If
people cared about the spiritual aspect of life, they would find life
enjoyable.
b.
As
people do not find what they need, they feel upset during holiday
seasons.
c.
Although
a variety of goods is available on the market, people still ask for
more.
8. 1.5pt
(0.5x3)
a.
consumption
b.
vanished
c.
expense
PART
TWO:
SITUATION
OF INTEGRATION
(05pts)
- Suggested evaluation gridCompetencesIndicatorsGrades1.Task achievementContent /format relevance to topic1.52.Coherence/cohesionLogical structuring of ideas/use of markers1.53. AccuracyLanguage correctness: spel. /punct.14. Struct./lexis rangeChoice of appropriate struct./lexis1Total= 5pts
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