THE MOROCCAN BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM

THE MOROCCAN BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM

At the end of the millennium, a lot of importance was given to the campaign against child labour. The last time there was hope for change was at the turn of the last century, during the campaign to get US children out of factories.

Brazil, the South America’s largest, richest and most heavily populated country, exports everything from shoes to orange juice to the U.S its largest market. Yet, for all its riches, Brazil also the enormous problems: 76% of the population lives in urban areas, In the countryside millions of workers work as day labourers. Among them are badly-paid children under 14 who work illegally.

Parliament members denounced Nike’s involvement with child labour, and asked the Brazilian government to cancel the sponsorship contract signed with that company. It means that the Brazilian soccer team wouldn’t use Nike’s symbol on their T-Shirts or any other sports material until the company stopped the exploitation of children .According to the international Labour Organization, there are 250 million working children around the world 3.8 million of them are from Brazil.

Brazil has been working with UNICEF and the international Labour Organization to eradicate child labour, which has become a national issue. The municipal Child Foundation programme id designed for children working on sugar – cane plantations under hazardous conditions, or for those about to start working in such places. The project has managed to enrol 330 children in public schools, provided them with additional educational activities and food, and helped transport them to the local public health posts for medical and dental care. As a result of the project, employers began banning children from their fields.

COMPREHENSION

BASE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT

A-ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY

1-There has never been any child labour in the USA.

2-Brazil has many commercial exchanges with the USA.

3-In Brazil, the majority of people live in the countryside.

B-CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER FROM THE LIST GIVEN

1-Which title is the most suitable for the text?

a)UNICEF in Brazil.

b)Child labour in Brazil.

c)Sports in Brazil.

2-The purpose of the writer is to:

a)Criticize the advertising of NIKE.

b)Give us facts.

c)Talk about UNICEF projects in the world.

C-PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT EXPRESSIONS WHITCH MEAN THE SAME AS:

1-Working children get very little money for their work.

2-Children will no longer work in sugar – cane plantations.

D-FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THET MEAN THE SAME AS :

1- Criticized severely ( paragraph 3) …………………………………

2- Eliminate (paragraph 4) …………………………………….

3- Dangerous (paragraph 4) ………………………….

E –WHAT DO THE UNDELINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? ( WORDS IN BOLD TYPE AND ITALICS )

1- Them: (paragraph 2)

2: Their: (paragraph 3)

3: Those: (paragraph 4)

LANGUAGE:

A-PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE:

1-By the year 2030, the population of some African countries (double)…………………

2- Why did you tell her about the surprise? I really wish you (keep) ………………….it secret.

B- GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS BETWEEN BRACKETS:

1- If you want to be a (success)…………..……diplomat, you have to demonstrate a good mastery of the language of the host country and know its culture in (deep) ………….…….

C-REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN:

1-when people get educated, the country develops fast.

The more ……………………., the……………………………….

2-you should not leave a baby alone at home without a babysitter.

A baby………………………………….

D/ MATCH A WORD FROM COLUMN A WITH ANOTHER FROM COLUMN B TO MAKE COLLOCATIONS


COLUMN A

1- Family

2- Primitive

COLUMN B

a- monuments

b- societies

c- code

d- penalty

D-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORD FROM THE LIST

Purchase / indigenous / pilgrimage / pinpoint

1-To be able to overcome difficulties, you have to ……………..them first.

2-The …………………people of America are Red Indians

WRITING:

Road accidents are very serious problem in Morocco.

Write an article to your school magazine explaining the causes and the consequences of road accidents, and offer adequate solutions to reduce their number.