Examen Anglais Baccalauréat Sujet Anglais Filières SCI

The Chinese government has ordered emergency checks on ail dairy products.l0% of the items it tested contained melamine. OfficiaIs have promised to punish those responsible for the scandaI. The crisis has spread beyond China's borders, with Malaysia, Singapore and Japan banning Chinese milk imports. A famous coffee company in China has reacted quickly. Hundreds of its coffee shops have stopped servÎÎig drinks with milk. This measure is affecting its business. A. COMPREHENSION (8points) 1. Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text. Write T for true and F for faise next to the sentence Ietter. a) The contaminated milk affected essentially babies and children. b) The contamination of milk was a natural phenomenon. c) The Chinese officiaIs have taken measures to check aIl milk products. d) The milk scandai has affected other countries. 2. In which paragraph is it mentioned that... a) the Chinese officiais have taken measures to punish the criminals? b) melamine is the cause of the contamination? 3. What/Who do the underlined words in the text refer to? a. their (§1) b. its (§2) 4. Answer the following questions according to the text. a) What happened to many babies and children who had drunk the contaminated milk? b) Why did sorne dishonest milk producers add melamine to milk? 4~1~ B. TEXT EXPLORATION (07 points) 1. Match the words with their meanings. WORDS MEANINGS 1. contaminated (§l) a. weH-known 2. tragedy (§l ) b. infected . c. catastrophe banning (§2) famous (§2 ) d. prohibiting 2. Combine the following pairs of sentences using the correct connector in brackets. a) Many parents are furious at their country's dairy products industry. Theil' children have been contaminated by poisoned milk. (so that 1because) b) The authorities have warned people not to consume the contaminated milk. Sorne people still buy that milk. (though 1since) 3. Complete sentence b. so that it menns the same as sentence a. 1 a. He warned his children not to bu)' cxpired mille b. " …expired milk," he said. 2 a. Many people regret having bought that contaminatcd milk. b. lYIany people ""vish… . 4. Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final 'ed'. ordered promised - admitted - contained Itl Idl lidl 5. Imagine what A says and complete the follmving dialogue. A: … B: Almost 6,500 children fcll i11. A: … . B: Because of the poisonous substance foune' in milk. LL\: ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• :':'… B: A company producing milk. A:… B: The police arrested the company manager and rcmoved the products from the market.

PART T\VO: \VRITTEN EXPRESSION

(05 points) Write a composition ofabout 80 JVords Oll ONE ofthefollowillg topics: Choose Either Topic 1: Vou have been asked to write an article for your school magazine about t'raud and the consequences of fake goods and uneontrolled impol't. YOli may lise the follolVillg Ilotes: -unethical/immoral/illegal business. -affects people's health 1economy of the country. -loss of money Itaxes not paid... Or Topie 2: The story you have read (reading text) is one of fraud and tragedy thnt took place in China. 'Vhat is your opinion about the scandai of the contaminated milk? Make suggestions on what should be donc so that this will never happen again. ------ ------------_…__…

PART ONE: READING (15points)