BACCALAURÉAT DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT GÉNÉRAL SESSION 2022

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Henintsoa ANDRIAMAHOLY
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MINISTÈRE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR
Service du Baccalauréat

BACCALAURÉAT DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT GÉNÉRAL
SESSION 2022

Épreuve : ANGLAIS
Série : Scientifique – C-D
Durée : 2 heures 30 minutes
Coefficient : 1 (Bonification)

TEXT: My job is special

For most people, a job means they get up at 7:00 am and drive to work by 8:30 or 9:00 am. Later, they have lunch at noon, and then they start their work again at 1:00 pm. Finally, they finish their work at about 5:00 pm and then go home and have dinner with their families. That kind of job is okay for most people, but my job is so special and I love it! I’m a commercial airline pilot. That means I don’t drive to work, I fly! In fact, I fly to many different destinations in the world and I have friends in many countries. Usually, I fly between countries in Asia, North America and South America.

It’s not surprising, then, that my best friend lives in Japan and we stay in touch by Facebook and e-mail. When I’m in Tokyo, he always invites me to have dinner with him and his family. In fact, my favorite food is sushi. Another good friend of mine, Gustavo, lives in Brasília. That’s the capital city of Brazil. Gustavo and I love to watch football matches together when I visit him.

Is my job perfect? No, it’s not. Because I fly across many different time zones, I sometimes go to bed at 2:00 am. At other times, I go to bed at 2:00 pm. That kind of schedule is not easy. In addition, my job often separates me from my wife and two children. We live in New York and often, I am many thousands of kilometers away. Sometimes, I miss them very much. However, I think I have an exciting job. And my kids think it’s great that I can say “Hello” in eighteen different languages: in Chinese, in Japanese, in German, etc.

A- READING COMPREHENSION (6 pts)

I.

  1. What is the main idea? (0.5 pt)
    a) The writer’s job
    b) The writer’s schedule
    c) The writer’s language skills
    d) The writer’s leisure activities
  2. Re-order the following ideas to get a summary of the text (0.25 x 4 = 1 pt)
    a) The writer’s language skills
    b) Description of other people’s schedule
    c) The writer’s job and its advantages
    d) The drawbacks of being a pilot

II.

Say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE (0.25 x 2 = 0.5 pt)
a) The writer can greet people in 18 languages.
b) The writer’s best food is pizza.

III.

  1. Fill in the following chart with information from the text (0.5 pt):
    The writer’s activity when in Brazil:
  2. Choose which means of transport the writer uses (0.5 pt):
    a) Bus b) Taxi c) Motorbike d) Plane

VOCABULARY (1 pt)

  1. Find in the text the synonym of “timetable”:
    “That kind of schedule is not easy.”
  2. Find in the text the antonym of “similar”.
  3. Fill in the blank with a word from the text:
    Mr. Smith uses _______ to communicate with his friends.
  4. Match the word with its correct definition:
    A pilot is:
    a) someone who flies planes.
    b) someone who sells planes.
    c) someone who travels by plane.

V. Answer the following questions (2 pts)

  1. Has the writer got an African friend?
  2. Where does the writer live?

B- GRAMMAR FOR COMMUNICATION (4 pts)

I. Choose the best item to complete each sentence (0.5 x 3 = 1.5 pt)

  1. My ________ is very interesting.
    a) father job b) fathers job c) father’s job
  2. The students review the lesson and ________ do many exercises.
    a) they b) their c) them
  3. We don’t go to school ________ Wednesday afternoons.
    a) in b) on c) at

II. 1. Combine the sentences with a relative pronoun (0.5 pt)

What was the name of the girl? She came here last week.

→ __________________________________________

II. 2. Reformulate the sentences using the cue pronouns (0.5 x 4 = 2 pts)

a) Employers must protect their workers.
→ Their workers must be protected.

b) I have no pen.
→ I don’t have one.

c) Alice said: “I have to bring a gift for you.”
→ Alice told me that she had to bring a gift for me.

d) When I saw her, she was crossing the road.
→ While she was crossing the road, I saw her.

C- INDIRECT ORAL TEST (5 pts)

I. Express the following sentences in 1 monologue (1 pt)

A: Help me move this table!
B: I’m busy now.

II. Say if it’s agreement or disagreement (1 pt)

  1. What do you do?
    → What are you doing?
  2. That’s right.
    → I think so too.

III. Complete the dialogue (3 pts)

Steve: (1) ____________________________ to my birthday party?
Tania: When is it?
Steve: On Wednesday, August 18.
(2) __________________________________________
Tania: (3) _____________________________________
Steve: So, I’ll pick you up at 8:30 pm.
Tania: See you then, and thanks for your invitation.

D- WRITING COMPOSITION (5 pts)

Having some leisure activities is necessary in life. Why?
(80 to 100 words)