Devoir de Anglais pour la 3ème Année Secondaire, 2ème Trimestre 2018. Avec corrigé. 3 pages. Contient : Part one: Reading ; Part Two: Written Expression (06pts) ; Part Two: Written Expression(6pts).
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3 pages · 1 118 mots · 3 parties
- Part one: Reading
- Part Two: Written Expression (06pts)
- Part Two: Written Expression(6pts)
Class: 3ASLLE
Part one: Reading
A) Read the text carefully then do the following activities Money laundering is the process of creating the appearance that large amounts of money obtained from serious crimes, such as drug trafficking or terrorist activity, originated from legitimate source. It is a crime with varying definitions. It is a key operation of the underground economy. In US law, it is the practice of engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of illegally gained money. In UK law, the common law definition is wider. The act is defined as taking any action with property of any form that will disguise the fact that it is the proceeds of a crime, or obscure the beneficial ownership of said property. In the past, the term “money laundering” was applied only to financial transactions related to organized crime. Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators such
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as the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to mean any financial transaction which generates a value as the result of an illegal act, which may involve actions such as tax evasion or false accounting. In the UK, it does not even need to involve money, but any economic good. Courts involve money laundering committed by private individuals, drug dealers, businesses, corrupt officials, members of criminal organizations such as the Mafia, and even states. As financial crime has become more complex, and “Financial Intelligence” (FININT) has become more recognized in combating international crime and terrorism, money laundering has become more prominent in political, economic, and legal debate. Money laundering is illegal; the acts generating the money almost always are themselves criminal in some way (for if not, the money would not need to be laundered). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sept 2009 A) Comprehension (7pts) 1. The text is : (0,5) a) expository b) narrative c) argumentative 2. Are the following statements true or false? Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ next to the letter corresponding to the statement. (1,5 pts) a) Money laundering is the process of making the illegally gained money legal. b) In the past, the term money laundering was not restricted to actions related to crimes. c) Money laundering has become less important in political, economic, and legal debate. 3. Answer the following questions according to the text.(3pts) a) How is money laundering defined by the American law? b) Who are the people that can commit money laundering? c) Why has money laundering become more prominent in political, economic and legal debates? 4. In which paragraph is it mentioned that it becomes too difficult to fight money laundering:…(0,5pt) 5. Choose the general idea of the text. (O,75) a) Money laundering has varying definitions. b) Money laundering is committed by criminal organizations 6. What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to? (0,75) a) The act (§2) … b) which (§3) … c) Themselves (§4)... B/ Text Exploration (07pts) 1. Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to the following (1pt) a) things owned by somebody (§2)=… b) money that has to be paid to a government for public services (§3)= … 2. Give the opposites of the following words keeping the same roots. (1pt) a) appearance b) legitimate c) economic d) practicable 3.Complete the table (1pt) Verb Noun Adjective To finance To abuse Abusive Corruption 4. Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).(2pts) 1(a) Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators. (b) Government and international regulators… 2(a) The government must fight money laundering. (b) It’s high time the… 5. Reorder the following sentences to make a coherent passage.(1pt) a) It is clear that such activity damages the financial sector institutions, b) and can distort the economy’s external sector to the detriment of long-term economic development. c) Money laundering has negative effects on economic development. d) reduces productivity in economy by diverting resources and encouraging crime and corruption, 6.Mark the stress on the following words (1pt) a) economy b) economic c) criminal d) conceal
Part Two: Written Expression (06pts)
Choose ONE of the following topics:
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