Key Grammar points to know

SIR SIDIBE
REUSSIR AUX EXEMENS

Exercise 1 : Put the verbs between bracket in right tense and form
1. Last year the criteria………………..good for you .( to seem)
2. She always………………………….to the feast.(to come)
3. The next day the men ……………to Dakar .( to go)
4. If you were the president, you ……………a stadium. ( to build)
5. The water …………………at 100°celsius ( to boil)
6. Yesterday, the tomatoes…………… 2000f the kilo . ( to cost)
7. The man usually…………………the rabit. ( to catch)
8. If the girl is happy , she …………….the secret. ( to tell)
9. The car ………………when we saw a monkey.( to run)
10.Peter was putting a bomb when the gards….. …………… him. ( to arest)
11.The workers …...................along the street the following day. ( to walk)
12.If the situation……………………again he would have gone. ( to happen)
13.The King………………… .. at the moment. ( to talk)
14.The boys ………………………..now.(to eat)
15.…………….. your brother sometimes………………oranges ? ( to not like).
16.………………….we ………………in the Exam last year ? (to succeed)
17.…………………he………………..alone tomorrow ?( to go)
18.The teacher entered in the classroom while student ……………………..on the
table( to lay)
19.……………….they ………… when Abdou came ? ( to listen)
20.The feast …………………on Friday. ( to happen)
21.Mr ndiaye………………………in this school for two years now
22.The girl….. ……. …….the letter four days ago. (to send)
23.We……………. ….recently………………….the job ( to finish)
24.Since he came , he ……………………….the lesson ( to not learn)
25.Since he goes…………… ………. He has not wathed
26.Sokhna talked after, she………………to pray. ( to finish)
27.The patient payed after she……………………..to be trest
28.Before the driver has stopped he …………………….the lights.(to switch off)

Exercise 2 : Reformulate the following sentences without changing their meaning

1. « I was the chief » Modou said
Direct speech :
Indirect speech :
2. What is your name ? The man asked
Indirect speech :
3.Abdou has not eaten for ten days now
It…………………………………….. ….
3. If Fatou does'nt go , she Will cry
Unless………………………………..
4. If the boy was there , he would cry
Was………………………………………………….
5.Don’t touch the girl. She orders
She orders…………….
6.Learn your lesson ,………….. ?
7. Learn your lesson. She orders ……………….
8. People worked hard,…………………. ?
9.Nobody comes late ,………………… ?
10.Nothing was better in your break, …………….. ?
11.The girls are watching TV, ……………………. ?
12. We had bought books,………………… ?
13 . The teacher Will go on strike,…………….. ?
14 Fatou Will write a letter tomorrow. They said
Indirect speech :………………………………..
15. Yesterday we were celebrating his birthday. They said
Indirect speech : ……………………
16 I talked to you and him . He said
Indirect speech :……….
17.Don't go alone. He ordered
 Indirect speech :…………..
18. Don’t go alone. He orders
Indirect speech :………………
19. Let’s go to the river, ……………….. ?
20 . Don’t cheat it is bad,……………….. ?
21. Never talk useless things,…………….. ?
22.None of you had succeeded in the test,…………… ?

Exercise 3 : Translate these sentences into English

A. Modou est plus gentil qu’ Abdou
B. Fatou est moins forte qu’Abdou
C. Cet élève est plus intelligent que Doudou
D. Tu es aussi malin que lui
E. Mais tu n’es pas aussi brave que lui
F. Il preferait que son mari reste à la maison
G. Je préfère le football que la lutte
H. Nous préférions partir ensemble
I. Le chauffeur doit avoir un permis de conduire
J. Le chauffeur a du parlé à son patron
K. Le chauffeur devait le dire à son patron
L. Il se peut qu’il pleuve
M. Il se pourrait qu’il Plût
N. Nous aurions pu lui parler le secret
O. Elle devrait te pardonner
P. Je dois acheter une chaussure
Q. J’ai du lui demander

Exercise4 : Rewrite the following sentences using a modal

1. I promise to phone you next week , I…………………………..
2. At the age of nine, he still didn’t know how to read . He …………………
3. It’s essential that we leave on time tomorrow. We…………..
4. Are you able to come with me tonight ?................ …tonight ?
5. It’s possible that they ‘ll be here soon……………..
6. It ‘s not a good idea for you to sell this house. You……………………….
7. Why don’t you we go and see a film ?..........................
 8. He said he intented to write me soon…………………..
9. Is it possible for me to sit here ?..............................
10.He refuses to give me an answer………………..
11.It is not necessary for you to apologize…………………..
12.Am I allowed to smoke in here ?...........................
13.You have the obligation to put your phone off…………………………
14.He’s in but he is not answering the phone. I am sure he is
asleep……………………………
15.I informed her about the meeting. I am sure he didn’t forget it……………….
16.Why not going out ?.............................

Exerxise5 : Match these sentences with their corresponding fonctions or notions

1.I can type 25 words a minute A.prediction
2.You should do as you are told B. Permission
3.You needn’t to wait, they have C.ability
posponed the meeting
4.It Will Rain soon D. No obligation
5.You May use the phone E. Total obligation
6.You must be quiet F. Duty/ moral obligation

Exercise 6 : Match each statement with the proper situation in which you might
use it
Sentences Situations
1.Should I take an online course ? A.Making an offer to someone
2.You shouldn’t buy this old computer B.Saying you are unable to do
something
3.Shall I put down your name on the C.Giving an order to someone
list service
4.Can I have an hour connection ? D. Deciding to do something
5.I can’t ride on a horse E. Giving someone a piece of advice
or your opinion
6.May I use your laptop ? F. Saying that something is possible
7.Dad May buy me another computer G. Making a suggestion
soon
8. Would you like to check your mail ? H. Asking for permission
9.I think I ‘ll take another hour I.Asking for advice
J.Asking for something

Words building
Exercise : Fill in the gap with the correct word
It’s ………………….(credible) the numbers of years Musa spent in Italy without
coming back. His children have reach the …………………..( Mature) age now. He
migrated abroad since Senegal is an …………………( developed) country.
Modou often causes small accidents on the roads. He ……………..( care) driver. He
is also always running after time . He is very ………………..( patient) with passengers
and treats them……………….(correctly). This attitude is …………..( polite). He must
be dismissed.
The meeting is over . It’s …………………( necessary) to go there. They were talking
about financing……………………( graduate) students who are doing their doctorate
in chemistry.
We can’t fight against that business man. He is very …………………( power) and he
has much…………………..(strong) on this market . We are very………………(fortune) to
compete with him.
Mandela once said that we have to fight against………………………( poor) since it’ s à
source of ………………..( corrupt).It also ………………..( jeopardy) our social system
and bring about………………( happy)
We have to …………………normal) the precarious financial situation of the project.
Many members are …………………..( regularity) in their contributions . If we want
the project to be ……………………..( succeed) we must keep our …………..( promise)
and contribute on time.
There is an …………………….( balance) between the rich and the poor. If we want to
……………….( short) the gap we must fight against……………..(justice) and
…………………..( equal).
Passive vs Active and verb tenses
This is a brief presentation of the achievements of FAWE ( Forum for African
Women Educationalists). Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in
brackets.
FAWE is a very dynamic and popular organization which fights against girls’ lack
of education and women illiteracy. Since its creation, many interesting and
salutary actions. (to realize)…………….in an attempt to provide young girls with an
education of quality. Their projects ( to launch)………………… in many African
countries over the last five years and in partenership with women leaders who
( to start)…………………..this fight in 1996 but with very limited means. So far this
situation (to bring)……………….FAWE and other women organizations to federate
their energies in order to solve definitively those problems. They ( to notice)
……………….a long time ago that their difficuties in many countries ( to be)
………………………….not only due to some traditional and religious beliefs but also
some family problems. However , their performances ( to praise/ always)
………………………………everywhere in Africa and many African governments ( to
make)………………………efforts nowadays by backing them with supplementary
financial resources.

Questions
Vaidehi : I hope that Senegalese women have achieved party………………… ?
Elhadj ndiaye : Yes many of them
Elhadj ndiaye : ………………………………………………………. ?
Vaidehi : Yes we are fighting for our rights in india
Elhadji ndiaye : ………………………………………………………. ?
Vaidehi : we have been doing it for over 10 years now
Elhadji ndiaye : Last week , I heard on TV that a famous woman freedom fighter
went to jail,…………………………….. ?
Vaidehi : That’s it . It’s Mahatmana
Elhadji ndiaye : ………………………………………………………….. ?
Vaidehi : The government always jails women freedom fighters
Elhadj ndiaye : ……. …………………………………. ………………………….. ?
Vaidehi : I think that this is abnormal
Elhadj ndiaye : You have to get together and fight,…………………………………….. ?
Vaidehi : Of course.
Exercise : 7 Complete or Rewrite the following sentences without changing their
meaning
1. I have never seen such bad movie
This is …………………………………..
2 . He has never accepted such interesting debat
This is…………………………………
3.we have not drunk thea for two days
It is………………………..
4.I have been teaching in this school for 3 years now
It is ………………………………..
5 .How pity ,I regret I did not come at time
I wish I ……………..
6.She would rather …………..recently ……….by plane. (to go)
7.He hardly answer the question, ………………. ?
8. She regret she beats the boy
She wish , she……………………….
9.I would rather ……………….at home if I finish working ( to stay)
10. Moussa would rather his father…………………..a car last year . ( to buy)
11. They …………….Aliou ………………..Abdou (prefer)
12 The teacher…………….working ………………..staying at home ( prefer)
13 . He ……………………to watch the match …………………..to participate ( prefer)
14 . The girls would rather you………………………..the book that day before.( to buy)
15. He is becoming……………………………..interesting. ( gradual increase)
16.My father is becoming …………………….toward me. ( kind) ( gradual increase)
17 That man was becoming………………………talkative. ( gradual decrease)
18 The tree is becoming ……………………………….. (tall) ( gradual decrease)
19. The ( soon) he came the ( good) it was.
20 . The ( natural) it becomes the ( important) it is.
21. If I …………….you I told the secret. ( to be) ( zero clause)

BOCAR DIOGOYE DIOUF Level 4th form

Private school.
MR SIDIBE

They used to say that Practice makes perfect. I agree it. I travelled to Spain. I was in Madrid a very renown region because of its
image in the football. There were not many Black People where I lived in Madrid. So I had to work harder and harder in order to live
peacefully and to earn money which is among one of my visit in that country. I tried to have friend and make relationship. I was
working as a plumber .I also had to be a good plumber for having more contracts . Then I used to destruct and repair my tap , bath,
in my flat for having more experiences. I did not regret. I became a very good plumber. Yet when I left from my native country I was
not . If I did not effort I would not have work or I could not repair anything related to my job. Thus I believe that practice makes
perfect or God helps who helps himself.
I saw any types of discrimination or racism . But I did not mind. I believe in myself. One day I got a job offer from a company. I was
happy because I knew that might be another door of succes in my life. I was surprised when a man called Juan told to the
headmaster of the company that I am not a good plumber . Then I also have to prove that I am among the best plumber. After I
train all the week . I repair and destruct every kind of tools ( taps , bath, tubes...).
The day I have to go for my first test in the company, I was afraid a bit but thanks to God I finally succeed because of my training. I
found out that the effort is the fast way to have success .

I.Comprehension

A. The best title of the text could be 1pts

a. The plumber in Madrid

b. A student in Madrid
C. A plumber in France

B.Say whether the following satements are true or false and justify from a passage in the text. 3pts

1. The man was not good when he left from his country
2. Juan told to the chief of the company that the man is a good plumber
3. The man did not finally succeed in the test

II. Linguistic and competence 4pts

C. Complete the dots meaningfully.
1. If the man was not good he ...................in the test. ( to succeed)
2. Juan told to the chief that the man was bad........................?
3 " Practice makes perfect. God helps who helps himself"
The man said..............................................................
4. Juan repaired the tap . The tap ........................by Juan
5 . We liked to be plumber ...................you( so/ neither)
6 . He was care..........(adjectif)
7. They work peace................(adverb)
8. If Juan hadn't told to the chief , the man .............. ( to be angry)

III. Complete the dots with the right modals 3pts

a. You ................work harder for succeeding ( obligation)
b. They ..............repair the car ( capacity)
C.He ..............succeed in the test .( certainty)
d. He .............be the plumber ( probability in present)
e. He .............be the plumber ( probability in past)
F. .............I use your car please? ( permission)
IV .Tenses . Put the verbs between bracket in right tense and form 2,5pts
1. In Madrid he (to see) many blacks last year. This year he ( to like) to go to Italia.
2. The charpenter ( to buy ) a wood after he repaired the bed.
3. Every years we ( to travel) but we never (to go ) to Japan.
4. The next day she ( to take not) the train she ( to travel ) by bus.
5. They ( to play ) football when he fell down.
6 . She ( to live ) in Spain for 10 years now.
7. Stop ! The teacher ( to explain) the lesson.

V.Vocabulary 2pts
Choose the suitable word that complete meaningfully the dots
repaired - travelled- works- see- permission- necessity- jobs'- plane - tubes- tap- flat- repairs

1.The Plumber ............... everyday the...........

2.He give him a ....................to use his car
3 There are many.................in spain that need a training
4. We ...........a .......... where we can live
5. She .................to America by ...........

VI. Writting 5pts

Topic . People used to say that practice makes perfect .
Do you agree ? Yes or no

THE FIRST ENGLISH EXAM

ESICOM institute
2022/2023
Teacher : Mr SIDIBE
Level: BEP/ CAP

EXERCISE 1: Put the verbs between bracket in the simple present

1. Today the minister (to visit) the company.

2. She usually ( to like not ) salad fruits.
3. People ( to finish) the job.
4. Moussa ( to catch) the rabit and he ( to go back) home
5. The doctor ( to finish ) treating the patient and ( to fix) well the tooth.
6. .......Rama ........to Dakar this afternoon? ( to go not)

EXERCISE 2: Fill the dots with the appropriate quantifiers

much - many -every- all- little- any- everything- everybody- some-few- lot of

1. The students buy ..............oil for their feast.

2. He informs..................about the birthday but unfortunately ..........among them are present.
3. How................guests are in the ceremony? I think they are 50 persons
4.Please if you make Coffee , put ..........spoonful of sugar.

5. Give me ..........water.
6. There are ......................cars in the street...........of them are
from THIES because it is written behind them TH.
7. I want ..........of you in the office , today we talk ..................related to sport.

EXERCISE 3: Match the clauses to have a Wonderful complete sentences

1. The export and import are a. in the Coffee

2. The arrival date of b. as a dessert

3. The commerce is in c. for my family and me

4. You put a spoonful of sugar d . the plane is tomorrow

5. She uses cheese and ships e. refreshing water

6. In computer science you study f. Is the physical element

of a computer.

7.The custommer g. the applications

8. I find accommodation h. Computer tools

9.He likes i. Bonus malus

10. The hard ware is j. the hard ware of a

computer

11. Buyers and sellers are the two k. The displacement

of merchandise from one place to another

12. Keyboard, screen, mouse and the computer system unit are

13. Reduction and increase are L. Informatique

14. Excel ,words, and power point are M. Two sides in the

market N. Tertiary sector

15 . The soft ware is O. Are those who

buy or need services

BOCAR DIOGOYE DIOUF PRIVATE SCHOOL

Academic year 2022/2023 5em
Mr SIDIBE
The Second English Exam
Exercise 1: Put the correct Genetive or possessive case as the example below
Ex The book of Modou : Modou's book

1.The brother of Aliou

2. The Teacher of Fanta and Astou
3The house of the driver
4 The dress of the baby

Exercise 2: Choose the suitable comparative or superlative

1. Issa is ...........than Abou ( the best - better- more experience)zt
2 Uncle Pascal is 1m 80 he is .........than My father who is 1m 90 ( less tall- taller)
3. Sadio Mané is ...................football payer he won the price. ( the most - the best)
4. You are ..............fast as your Sister ( than - as)

Exercise 3: Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs in the following sentences
1. We are careful and we work carefully
2. Today is a Wonderful day.
3 . The English teacher is giving us now a hard exercise
4. Tomorrow the children Will celebrate occasionaly the feast.

Exercise 4: Choose the appropriate verbs to complete meaningfully the sentences

1. Last year he ...............the president. ( were - was- Had)
2. Today the baby ............a lot . ( cried- cries- cry)
3. She always ................the work too late. ( finish-finishes- finished)
Next year they .............to Touba ( go- goes- Will go)
4. Yesterday I .................to America ( travels- travelled- travelling)

Exercise 5:
Writting ( Rédaction)
Topic Do you like travelling? Why or why not justify your answer in 6 line at least.

BOCAR DIOGOYE DIOUF PRIVATE SCHOOL

Academic year 2022/2023
Mr SIDIBE
The Second English Exam

Exercise 1: Put the correct Genetive or possessive case as the example below
Ex The book of Modou : Modou's book

1.The brother of Aliou

2. The Teacher of Fanta and Astou
3The house of the driver
4 The dress of the baby

Exercise 2: Choose the suitable comparative or superlative

1. Issa is ...........than Abou ( the best - better- more experience)
2 Uncle Pascal is 1m 80 he is .........than My father who is 1m 90 ( less tall- taller)
3. Sadio Mané is ...................football payer he won the price. ( the most - the best)
4. You are ..............fast as your Sister ( than - as)
Exercise 3: Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs in the following sentences
1. We are careful and we work carefully
2. Today is a Wonderful day.
3 . The English teacher is giving us now a hard exercise
4. Tomorrow the children Will celebrate occasionaly the feast.

Exercise 4: Choose the appropriate verbs to complete meaningfully the sentences

1. Last year he ...............the president. ( were - was- Had)
2. Today the baby ............a lot . ( cried- cries- cry)
3. She always ................the work too late. ( finish-finishes- finished)
Next year they .............to Touba ( go- goes- Will go)
4. Yesterday I .................to America ( travels- travelled- travelling)

Exercise 5: Reorder the sentences to form Wonderful paragraphs

1. Secondly I buy vegetables, oil and rice.
2.Finally " the thiébou dieune is ready we can start to eat.
3.When I want to Cook " the thiébou dieune " First I go to the market.
4. Then I put the pot on fire and start cooking.
5. Next I go back home.
BOCAR DIOGOYE DIOUF Year :
2023/2024
Private school

Sir SIDIBE

Text: At the hotel

The Receptionnist : Good morning dear Sister, welcome to

Radison blue hôtel.
What can I do for you?
The Customer : I need a room for my sojourn in senegal, I come
from America.
The Recept: Good ! We have room for single and room for
couple. Each room has TV air conditionner, and even bath room
I think you wont regret to choose the radison
The Recept: All right I choose the room for couple because I am
with my husband.
The Customer : Now for the lunches, What about them?
The Recept: The lunches are included to the price you pay for your
sojourn.
The Customer Thank you.
The Recept : Thank you too Sister, you are the custommer. In
Radison custommers are Kings.

I. Comprehension

1.What does the American need?

2. What did the Receptionnist tell him about the price of the
lunch ?

3. What is the name of the hotel ?

II. True or false and justify

 A. The hotel has only a room for couple : true / false

B. The hotel is in America : true / false

C. The Customer is finally happy : true / false

III. Tenses

Put the verbs between bracket in right tense and form

1. Today the teachers ………………………to school. ( to go not)

2. We usually ………………….a rabit and we often ………………..it.
( to catch/ to eat)
3.Stop talking I ………………..the match now. ( to watch)
4.Yesterday my brother ………………..the guest and he ………………a
good job.( to be/ to have)
5.Last year they ……………the man and they ………………..together
( to call/ to travel)
6.…………..she ………………my opinion this year ? ( to accept)
7.…………..the boys ……………….alone on Friday ? ( to work not)
8.………………we ………………………the lessson before Yesterday ?
( to write not)

IV. Vocabulary

Give the definition of the following words in french

Borehold :

Well :
 Spare part :

Shallow :

to supply :

IV. Writting

Write six sentences in which you introduce yourself and your family.

Exercise 8 : Classify the words in the board

Efficiently – beautiful- The writer- Moussa – danced- soon- there- talkative- careful-
moneyless- repetitive- yellow- today- Black- happily- happy- strenght- biggest- best –
house- creative- inside- always- network- had put- sky- liveliless- harmful- invicible-
valuable- abordable-
Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs

Exercise : 9 Complete the dots or rewrite them without changing their meaning.

1. The mangoes are (delicious) thanpatatoes

2.we had spent more than twelve days last month in his house . He said

Indirect speech :

3.Tomorrow Will be our ceremony. Moussa told

Indirect speech :

4.she must buy the car. They said.

Indirect speech :
5.Alphonse should have caught the robber. Father said

Indirect speech :…. ……………..

6.I May write the letter.

The letter ……………………………………. …..me

7. People can have accepted the candidate.

The candidate……... .. .. ……. …. . People.

8. Many animals do not like hostility . Neither …………………………the horse

9. Ansou was a football player. So ………………………..Jean

10. Jihane and Bernadette are talkative. Both…………….

11. The young girls will love travelling when they (to have) the opportunity.

12 My daughter would give you the secret as soon as I ( to give) her it.

13 Amadou ( to not go ) back home while you had been working

14. Hardly…….they………….the lesson when the teacher stopped the course .( to write)

15. No sooner …………..Abdou……………told the history when his father punished him

16.Sacarcely………………..you ……………….the car then he shouted at you.

THE FIRST ENGLISH EXAM

ESICOM INSTITUTE ACADEMIC YEAR

SIR SIDIBE 2022/2023

TEXT : At the front office

Shron : Good mornong , Sir May I help you ?
Guest : Yes ,please. I need a room for tonight
Sharon : What kind of room would you like , sir ?
Guest : A single room with bath please
Sharon : And how long would you like to stay ?
Guest : Three night please
Sharon : Just a minute , sir ?
Yes we have a single room available on the fifth floor .
Guest : How much is it ?
Sharon : 1,200 baht sir.
Guest : Does that include breakfast ?
Sharon : Certainly , sir , the room has air conditionning , free WiFi, mini bar , hot
shooter, and other common facilities , sir
Guest :OK I Will take it

Comprehension : Answer to these questions after reading the text

1. What did the guest want ?
2. Did he have a reservation ?
3. How long would he be staying ?
4. What floor was the offered room ?
5. What facilities did the room offer to the guest ?
6. How much did the room cost ?

II.VOCABULARY : Match the words from column A to their equivalents in column B

A B
Fifth Room
A minute For one
Chamber I want
I need Number five
A single Sixty second

III. Translation : Translate into french

Good morning , Sir May I help you ?
Yes , please . I need a room for tonight.

IV. Linguistic and comptence : Complete with the appropriate words

May - Can - Much -Little - Many -Must
The carterer put ……………..salt in the meal because the guest doesn’t like salt.
She ……………….be the the hotel manager. How…………………..does your car cost ?
………………..I use this room please ? Yes you……………………..
Today we have ………………………..visitors ,you ……………………Cook salad fruits because
they like it so much.

V. Tenses : Put the verbs between bracket in right tense and form
1. Tomorrow she ………………..to France. [to go]
2.Today he …………………the job and he ………………it. [to finish] / [to want not].
3.Moussa usually …………….a guest. [ to have]
4.Last year I……………..the chef and they ………………………[ tobe] / [to accept].
5……………….you ……….coffee when you were Child ? [ to like]

BOCAR DIOGOYE DIOP The 23rd of JUNE 2O22

Private school

MR SIDIBE

ENGLISH TEST

TEXT : My Family

I grew up in a big family with eight kids. I was the youngest child in my family but the cleverest I hope. I
respected my studies for I knew that was the only way for me to get rid of my father and mother from the
misery they were living. I used to get the best mark from all the tests we did at school. My teacher told me
that I was very intelligent then I have to keep on working hard. I think that piece of advice gave me what I
am today. I am presently a Doctor. I am very rich now .I treat patients. I try to understand the patient who
cannot pay the hospital fees and I reduce the price for them. I never leave them to go back home because
they can’t pay the hospital fees. I lived misery I know. Everybody is happy for me. My parents are proud of
me. Now I am the house manager. I pay spends.

VOCABULARY

Manager: Dirigeant, responsable kids : Gamins , enfants cleverest : Plus intelligent

Misery: misère, pauvreté youngest : plus jeune Doctor : Medecin fees : frais

QUESTIONS

I.COMPREHENSION

A. Say whether the following statements are true or false justify by quoting a relevant passage from the
text.

a. The boy is presently a driver /…………………………………………………………………….

b. The boy was rich/……………………………………………………………………

c. Now the boy is the responsible of the house/……………………………………………………

II. Linguistic and competence

A. Put the verbs between bracket in right tense and form

1.Before the boy …………..a student. Presently he……………a Doctor. ( to be)

2. …………….you……………..the boy was clever? (to think not)

3.The parents …………………………..the school fees of the boy at the moment. (to pay)

4. What ……………….his teacher …………………him last year? ( to tell)

5. How many kids ……………….the family………………? ( to get)

6. Tomorrow , the boy…………………the manager of the house. (to be)

B. Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs

The doctor always listens to patients carefully. The boy gives fees soon.

It is interesting and clear. He goes early in the morning. The patient was there.

Since you take the car , he walks fast.

III Phonetic and transcription:

Give the phonetic transcription of the following words

Come ( ) man ( ) route( ) student ( )

Baby ( ) school ( ) take ( ) go ( )

IV. TRANSLATION:

Translate the following sentence into French

1.The doctor can pay the hospital fees.

2.The manager is a kid.

3. The kid is the youngest and the cleverest.

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MR SIDIBE

ENGLISH TEST

TEXT : History of drugs , and basics of Pharmacotherapy

Doctors have always divided themselves into surgeons and physicians. The surgeon’s tool is the scalpel; the
physician’s tool has traditionally been the drug. The surgeons were originally barber surgeons who cut
people’s hair and performed other cutting procedures ( such as draining abscesses) at the same time. The
physicians thought that they were cleverer and more cultured than the surgeons. In fact, people did not
think of surgeons as doctors at all! In ancient times physicians did not touch the human body directly. They
decided what was wrong with the patient by asking questions and looking at body fluids such as urine,
phlegm and vomit. In ancient times, physicians used herbs to treat patients. More recently as the sciences
of chemistry and pharmacology developed, they began to use artificals chemicals or drugs.

QUESTIONS

I.COMPREHENSION

A. Say whether the following statements are true or false justify by quoting a relevant passage from the
text.

a. The surgeons were at the beginning barber surgeon/…………………………………………………………………….

b. In ancient times physicians touched directly human/……………………………………………………………………

c. They began to use drug when the sciences of chemistry and pharmacology developed/………………

B. Match each word to its correspondence in french

Phlegm chirurgien

Body fluid Medecin

Urine la lymphe

Doctor physicien

Surgeon liquide corporelle

Physician l’urine

II. Linguistic and competence

A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing theirs meanings

1) I worked as a surgeon yesterday. Modou said

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

2) The children looked at the monkey/………………………?

3) The surgeon thinks that they (clever) than the physician

4) Physics are (important) than the chemistry.

5) Fatou looked at the women. / The women…………………………………………………by Fatou

B. Put the verbs between brackets in right tense and form

1. What ………………you………………last day? (to think)

2. How many students …………………he…………. for three years ? (to teach)

3. We saw a monkey when we (to travel) to kaolack.

4.The next week men (to go not) to the stadium

5. Sokhna talked after she (to finish not ) to pray. People (to not accept) visiting on Tuesday.

III. TRANSLATION:

Translate the following sentences into French

I must go to school then I can be a manager and I may work for my country.

My father has to pay my school fees it is as important as giving to us food.

IV. ESSAY WRITING

Do you think Doctors are important in the society ?

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MR SIDIBE
 ENGLISH TEST

TEXT : History of drugs , and basics of Pharmacotherapy

Doctors have always divided themselves into surgeons and physcians. The surgeon’s tool is the scalpel; the
physicians’s tool has traditionally been the drug. The surgeons were originally barber surgeons who cut
people’s hair and performed other cutting procedures ( such as draining abscesses) at the same time. The
physicians thought that they were cleverer and more cultured than the surgeons. In fact , people did not
think of surgeons as doctors at all !In ancient times physicians did not touch the human body directly . They
decided what was wrong with the patient by asking questions and looking at body fluids such as urine ,
phlegm and vomit. In ancient times, physicians used herbs to treat patients. More recently as the sciences
of chemistry and pharmacology developed, they began to use artifical chemicals or drugs.

QUESTIONS

I. What does the text deal with ?

II. Use words : how –what- when-where-who to complete the dots

…………….did physicians treat in Enciant times ?

…………….has been the physicians tool ?

………………….have always divided themselves?

……………………did physicians not touch directly human body?

III. Give the definition of the underlined words in French

IV. What do you think is the major disadvantages of taking drugs?

a . addiction d.immunosuppression

b. Side effects

c. The placebo effects

V. Link each drug to the disease that it treats

Digitalis Diabetes

Cyclosporin heart disease

Cimetidine cancers

Insulin Ulcers

Streptokinase and aspirin Graft rejection

Cytotoxic heart attacks

VI. Put the last sentence of the text in simple present negative form then in present perfect affirmative
form
 THE FIRST ENGLISH EXAM
ESICOM INSTITUTE
2022/2023
Teacher : Mr SIDIBE
Level: BEP/ CAP

EXERCISE 1: Put the verbs between bracket in the simple present

1. Today the minister (to visit) the company.
2. She usually ( to like not ) salad fruits.
3. People ( to finish) the job.
4. Moussa ( to catch) the rabit and he ( to go back) home
5. The doctor ( to finish ) treating the patient and ( to fix) well the tooth.
6. .......Rama ........to Dakar this afternoon? ( to go not)

EXERCISE 2: Fill the dots with the appropriate quantifiers

much - many -every- all- little- any- everything- everybody- some-few- lot of

1. The students buy ..............oil for their feast.

2. He informs..................about the birthday but unfortunately ..........among them are
present.
3. How................guests are in the ceremony? I think they are 50 persons
4.Please if you make Coffee , put ..........spoonful of sugar.
5. Give me ..........water.
6. There are ......................cars in the street...........of them are from THIES because it
is written behind them TH.
7. I want ..........of you in the office , today we talk ..................related to sport.

EXERCISE 3: Match the clauses to have a Wonderful complete

sentences
1. I find accommodation a. in the Coffee
2. The arrival date of b. as a dessert
3. He likes c. for my family and me
4. You put a spoonful of sugar d . the plan is tomorrow
5. She uses cheese and ships e. refreshing water

I. Reading comprehension (8 points)

Tisa had many ideas of what she wanted to be when she grew up. She was
always thinking of something unusual. “I have decided that I want to be a bus
driver,” she told her grandmother one day. Granny smiled, but she did not laugh.
“I have never seen a woman driving a bus, my dear,” she said. “But I have heard
about it on the radio. Women sometimes drive buses in cities.”

When Tisa told her mother about her idea, her mother laughed. “Oh Tisa, what
funny dreams you have in your head!” but this did not stop Tisa dreaming. Could
she be a bus driver one day?

Tisa had always enjoyed being on buses since she was quite young. Her father
was a bus driver. She liked to sit next to him on the bus. She watched him
carefully to see how he drove the bus and operated the pedals. When Tisa told
him about her plan, her father sighed. “Tisa, I am a bus driver. Your brother can
be a bus driver when he grows up. But not you! Do you forget you are a girl? “

… But her father’s remarks did not make her abandon her project. She was just
going to do the things she enjoyed doing. She liked to make toy cars for herself
and her brother. This time, she would become what she wanted to be: a bus
driver.
Adapted from Two Girls And Their Dreams, Rachel Carnegie, 1999 (Longman
A. Choose the appropriate sentences among a, b, c or d proposals 1pt

1) A title for the text could be ...

a. The bus driver’s ambition

b. The boy who wanted to be a bus driver

c. The girl who wanted to be a bus driver

d. Driving women

B. Are these sentences true or false? Justify with quotes from the text. 2pts

2. Tisa’s grandmother has seen women drive buses in cities

3. Tisa was very much influenced by her father’s job

C. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the word below. 1,5 pts
Father / mother / grandmother

When Tisa told her family members about her dream, her (4) _________________said

that it was not possible; her (5)__________________said it was possible for boys, not
for girls, her
(6)-------------------------thought it was a stupid idea.

D. Choose the most suitable meaning for these words among a, b, c or

d proposals 2pts

7. “something unsual” (line 2) mean …

a. Uncommon
b. Funny
c. Easy
d. Ordinary

8. “Her father sighed” (line 9) means…

a. Her father laughed

b. Her father smiled
c. Her father got angry
d. Her father took a deep breath

E. Select 3 (three) adjectives from the list below that describe Tisa’s
personality? 1,5 pts

determined – demoralized – curios – ambitious – pessimistic

9. _____________________;
10. _____________________;
11. _____________________
II. LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (6 pts)
F. Fill in the gaps coherently with the words in the list below. 2 pts
Can – can’t – mustn’t – should

People generally think that women (12) ______________ do some jobs

because they are too

weak. But many things have changed in this word. A lot of female
workers (13)

_______________compete with men in the domain reserved to men. Yong

girls

(14)_______________ be encouraged to do any job they would like to do.

Consequently

parents (15) ______________ prevent them from making their own choices.

G. Complete the sentences below with the correct words in brackets. 2 pts

16. Tisa’s father doesn’t want her to be a bus driver; _______does her
mother (so / neither / either).

17. The bus was __________ by a woman (drove / driving / driven)

18. The driver________ his car repaired by a mechanic (had / made / let)

19. She isn’t allowed to drive ______________she has her driving license (if /
unless / in case)

H. Turn the sentences in the way indicated. 2 pts

20. “Women sometimes drive buses in cities” Granny said.

Granny told Tisa ________________________________________________

21. The passengers gave the conductor money.

The conductor was ______________________________________________

Writing (6 points)
Choose ONE topic only and write about 80-120 words

Topic 1: Write a paragraph to tell about how Tisa became a bus driver a few
years later.

Topic 2: tell the story of a tomboy (a girl who behaves like a boy) in school) in
your school, district or village.

Topic 3: Mrs Ndiaye and Mr Diop work in the same office. Mrs Ndiaye is the
boss, but Mr Diop doesn’t accept her authority because she is a woman.
Complete their conversation.

Mrs Ndiaye: Mr Diop, why did you refuse to obey my orders?

Mr Diop: Because you’re just a woman! And I am a man.

Mrs Ndiaye: Do you ___________________________________________

Mr Diop: Yes! A man is superior to a woman. It’s God decision. So I don’t have
to obey you.

Mrs Ndiaye: But God has also decided that, in this office
I’m________________________

Mr Diop: It’s just you are a lucky woman! But you’re only a woman!

Mrs Ndiaye: Don’t you know that

_____________________________________________

Mr Diop: Of course, I know that women are our

__________________________

Mrs Ndiaye: So for this reason, you should have more respect for all women.

Mr Diop: Okay, I agree with you. But do me a favour! Promise me ___________

 Mrs Ndiaye: Promised! I won’t_____________________________ when I give
you an order

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ANGLAIS
Gender Wage Gap : Are you paid as much as a man if he had your job?
How much money are you losing because you’re not paid fairly? Most working women today,
if they’re over thirty, would probably say : “Quite a lot ! Anyway, men would be getting more”.
Their intuitive sense is borne out by the facts. Women working full time – not part time, not
on maternity leave, not as consultants – still earn only 77 cents for every full-time male dollar. This
wage gap exists between
5 women and men working at every economic level, from waitresses to corporate lawyers, from
nurse’s aides to CEOs.
Very few individual women can ever find out exactly what their male counterparts would be
making in the same job. But that yawning gap between the average male and average female
paycheck is a pretty good clue that he’d be paid more.
10 Few women think about it this way. Women don’t talk about what they should have earned,
or how each year’s missing lump of money – whether one thousand, ten thousand, or fifty
thousand – would have added up over lifetime. Surely that attitude is personally sensible: no sane
person wants to worry about what she believes she can’t have. But we’re not going to close the
gender wage gap until women realize how much it’s costing us and our families.
15 Of course, your losses aren’t subtracted in one lump sum. That money disappears over
time, in small cuts to your paycheck. Maybe you were hired for $ 1,000 less than the young man
who took the same entry level job. Or you got a smaller year-end bonus because you and the man
working alongside you were awarded bonuses as percentage of salary – and his salary is larger.
Or you had to wait longer for a promotion because you had to prove yourself first, while your
male colleague was promoted and given a raise based on his
20 potential. Or you were passed over for a project that would have brought in a large bonus, because
the boss assumed you had to go home and cook for your family.
Each such loss accrues. Many of us have seen those investment charts that show how
much $1,000 invested today would turn into over ten or twenty or thirty years. That’s what happens
to the money you weren’t paid: it doesn’t just add up, it multiplies over time.
25 Why do you and other women lose so much money? Decades ago, women used to hear
 that it was because women weren’t as well-educated as men, hadn’t worked as long as men, didn’t
work as hard as men, or really didn’t need the money because they were just working until they got
married. That’s no longer true. For decades, women have been graduating from college at the
same rate as men – and have even surpassed men in recent years. Women work as hard as men.
Women are often supporting children, and maybe a disabled or
30 unemployed husband, and need the money just as much as men do. Often, married couples
rely on both
paychecks. The only demographic difference between male and female workers is a small, and
closing, difference in the length of years women have worked in their careers. That cannot account
for 23 cents.

Adapted from Evelyn Murphy with E.J. Graff,

Thursday, 02 April 2009.
Notes : 1. CEO : Chief Executive Officer (Directeur Général) 2. A lump sum : une somme
forfaitaire
3. Yawning gap = écart important /béant 4. 100 cents = 1 dollar

I. COMPREHENSION (08 marks)

A. Vocabulary in context : Match the following words or phrases with their equivalents in the
text (6 x 0.25 = 1.5
marks)
1 Time off for women who have just
Delivered a baby
2 Money paid daily or weekly
3 Someone doing the same job as you
4 To gain money or salary
5 Extra money added to the salary
6 A percentage

B. Referenci
ng : What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to ? (4
x 0.5 = 2 marks)
7. That attitude (line 12) : ……………………………………………………………………
8. It (it’s costing us and our families) (line 13) : ……………………………………………
9. You (Maybe you were hired…) (line 16) : ……………………………………………….
10. Both (paychecks) (line 30) : ………………………………………………………………
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C. Are the
following statements true or false ? Circle T or F and justify your
answers by quoting from the text a specific passage. (3 x1 = 3
marks)
11. According to the writer, a working woman earns fifty per cent less than her male counterpart.
T/F……………….;…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Justification :
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. The fact that working women are not as well paid as men affect them as well as their families.
T/F……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Justification :
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. The gender wage gap is quite fair because women are less educated than men.
T / F……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Justification……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
D. Cloze test : Fill in the blanks with relevant words from the text. Use only
one word in each gap
(6 x 0.25 = 1.5 marks)

The narrator seems to express her disagreement on the gender...............................................gap that

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many........................................women have been suffering from for quite a long time. She believes
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that the assertion according to which they are not as well educated as their male……….....................
16
is simply groundless. Moreover, they often need to.....................................their children as well as
17
their disabled or...........................................spouses, which is a heavy burden. For all these reasons,
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she thinks that they deserve to be well………………………….. .
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II. COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (06 marks)
E. Fill in the gaps with the right form of the words in parentheses (2 x 0.5 = 1 mark)
20. Sharing expenses in a household is more.......................................................(economy) for a couple.
21. Because of their falling purchasing power, people living in urban areas are getting more and more
….....................................(individual)
F. Penda, an accountant in a company, has gone to see her boss to discuss
her wage. Complete the dialogue meaningfully and coherently. (2,5
marks)
The Boss : Good morning, Penda ! Have a seat, 22.......................................? What can I do for you?
Penda : I would like to talk about my wage. I think I need a pay raise.
The Boss : 23............................................................................................................................?

Penda : I’ve been working here for ten years now and I don’t understand why Biram, who’s doing the same job
as me, is better paid than I am . We have the same qualifications, 24..............................................?
The Boss : You’re right ! I need to think it over ! Give me some time, 25........................................................?
Penda : Yes ! Thank you, sir !
G. Reporting (2,5 marks)
Find below an extract of a speech made by a lady who faces discrimination in her country. Report what she says,
reflecting her feelings with (to believe, to wish to wonder).

“… In many countries like mine, women are discriminated against. Why do men underestimate us ? It’s
 really a pity that governments don’t take the appropriate measures to put an end to this situation…” ?
26. The lady …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………...................................................................

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

III. WRITING (06 marks)

Choose one topic and write about 150-200 words

Topic 1 : Despite women’s considerable contribution to the world economy, some men still believe that their
place is at home. Do you share their point of view ? Why or why not ?
Topic 2 : Fanta is a young CEO (Chief Executive Officer) who wants to get married with a man in a lower
social and professional position. She has a discussion with her friend Aïda who is trying to
dissuade her to do so. Complete their conversation.
Aïda : Listen , Fanta ! If I were you, I wouldn’t get married with that man.
Fanta : Well, Aïda ! …………………………………………………………………………………

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AN GL AISIS

Africa’s jobless youth cast a t a shadow over e r economic growth

African governments are confronting unemployment in many different ways. In Senegal,

with 200,000 Senegalese joining the labor market each year, a programme was launched in
February 2013 to create 30,000 jobs within a year. The African Development Bank is financing
some of Senegal’s se s self-employment programs for y r youth and women.
Youths account for 60% of all of Africa’s jobless, according to the World Bank. In North
Africa, the youth unemployment rate is 25% but is even greater in Botswana, the Republic of
Congo, Senegal, a l, and South Africa, among others. With 200 million people aged between 15 and
24, Africa has the largest population of young people in the world, they added. In most African
countries, youth unemployment is twice higher than that of adults, notes the African Development
5 Bank. Young women feel the effects of unemployment even more sharply than young men. The
African Development Bank found that in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and all of those in
North Africa, it is easier for men to get jobs than it is for women, even if they have the same skills
and experiences.
Africa’s unemployment statistics exclude those in vulnerable employment and those who
are underemployed in informal sectors. Many young African university graduates are doing menial
jobs. “Young Africans find work, but not in places that pay good salaries, develop skills or provide
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a measure of job security”, reports the Brookings Institution. This Institution considers
underemployment a problem serious enough to deserve greater attention, since it masks the

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reality in countries that post low unemployment rates. “In some African countries, more than 70%
20 of the youth are either self-employed or contributing to family work”, adds the Brookings Institution
report.
Alexander Chikwanda, Zambia’s former finance minister, put it succinctly in an interview:
“Youth unemployment is a ticking time bomb”, that now appears to be perilously close to
exploding. The analogy draws attention to the consequences of high youth unemployment in a
25 continent where about 10-12 million young people join the labor market each year. “In North
Africa, the Arab Spring has s s shown that a lack of employment opportunities can undermine social
cohesion and political stability”.
By Kingsey Ighobor from Africa Renewal: Special Edition on y dition on y dition on youth 2 h 2017
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I. READING COMPREHENSION (08 marks)

A. Match the statements in column A with their equivalents in the text in column B.
(2x1= 2 pts)

Column A Column B
En Afrique, beaucoup de diplômés de 1-
l’université sont sous-employés.
Le chômage peut fragiliser la cohésion 2-
nationale.

B. What do the underlined words refer to in the text? (0.5 X 2 = 1 pt)

3- It (parag.3): _ ): ____________________________________________________________
4- The analogy (parag.4): __________________________________________________

C. Fill in the chart b rt below with facts and figures from the text.
(0.5 X 3 = 1.5 pts)

Figures Facts

5- _____ Joblessness in ss in Africa

Youth
unemployment
in Africa 6- _____ Joblessness in ss in North Africa

70% 7-____________________

D- These statements are FALSE. Justify them with relevant information from the text.
(1 X 2 = 2 pts)
8. In Africa, there is n is no gender d r discrimination in the job market.
Justification: ____________________________________________________________

9. Youth unemployment is n s not a real menace to national stability in Africa.

Justification: ____________________________________________________________
E- Experts and Institutions have different opinions about youth unemployment in Africa. Match
them in the table below. One option does not apply: (0.5 X 5 = 1.5 pts)

Experts and ins nd institutions Opinions

10-Alexander C r Chikwanda A-African countries d s deal w l with youth unemployment differently.

11-Brookings I s Institution B-Youth joblessness is a is a menace in Africa.

12-The author C-There are more young people in Africa than in any other
continent.
D-Young Africans w s who get jobs a s are not well paid.

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Your a our answers: (just the letters) 10=______ 11=______ 12=______

II. LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (06 marks)

F. Complete the passage below with suitable words derived from the ones in brackets.
(0.5 X 4 = 2 pts)
The large number of low-paying jobs and unemployment illustrate the (13) ______________
(vulnerable) of young job seekers in the African labor market. Such a situation can cause social
(14) _______________ (stability). If left uncontrolled, youth unemployment can have serious
social consequences because (15) _______________ (employed) young people tend to feel
excluded from society. In fact, youth (16) ________ (jobless) can lead to anxiety and lack of hope.
G. Complete meaningfully this conversation bet tion between t n two y o young univ g university
graduates who have just got t got jobs. (2 pts)
Fatu: Congrats, Modu! I heard y rd you got a job!
Modu: Thanks, Fatu! Fortunately, a good one that matches my expectations.
Fatu: Boy, how (17 ) _ ) _________________ you are!
Modu: How about you? Have you (18)__________ anything yet?
Fatu: Well, unlike you, (19) __________________________________________________ .
Modu: Sorry about that but don’t g ’t give up!
21.

H.22.
Match the tch the notions in (B) in (B) with th ith the statements in ( n (A). (0.5 X 4 = 2 marks)
Regret – Fact – Prohibition – Suggestion – Opinion

(A) Sta ) Statements (B) Notions

20. Africa’s unemployment statistics show that those in vulnerable
employment and the under-employed are so re socially marginalized. ____________
Youth unemployment seems to be without solutions in Africa. However, a ____________
number of African governments keep on making efforts to solve this problem.
What about providing African university graduates w s with decent jobs? ____________

23. It is really a pity that some African governments haven’t been able to ____________
reduce youth unemployment.

III. WRITING: C : Choose one topic and write about 200 words on i on it. (6 pts)

TOPIC 1: Adama, a young African university graduate who can’t get a decent job has decided
to be a “Barça” or “Barsax” candidate for illegal immigration. Write a dialogue in
which you try to dissuade him from going abroad.

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Africa’s jobless youth cast a t a shadow over e r economic growth

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 African governments are confronting unemployment in many different ways. In Senegal,
with 200,000 Senegalese joining the labor market each year, a programme was launched in
February 2013 to create 30,000 jobs within a year. The African Development Bank is financing
15 some of Senegal’s se s self-employment programs for y r youth and women.
Youths account for 60% of all of Africa’s jobless, according to the World Bank. In North
Africa, the youth unemployment rate is 25% but is even greater in Botswana, the Republic of
Congo, Senegal, a l, and South Africa, among others. With 200 million people aged between 15 and
24, Africa has the largest population of young people in the world, they added. In most African
countries, youth unemployment is twice higher than that of adults, notes the African Development
Bank. Young women feel the effects of unemployment even more sharply than young men. The
African Development Bank found that in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and all of those in
North Africa, it is easier for men to get jobs than it is for women, even if they have the same skills
and experiences.
Africa’s unemployment statistics exclude those in vulnerable employment and those who
are underemployed in informal sectors. Many young African university graduates are doing menial
jobs. “Young Africans find work, but not in places that pay good salaries, develop skills or provi
a measure of job security”, reports the Brookings Institution. This Institution considers
underemployment a problem serious enough to deserve greater attention, since it masks the
reality in countries that post low unemployment rates. “In some African countries, more than 70%
20 of the youth are either self-employed or contributing to family work”, adds the Brookings Institution
report.
Alexander Chikwanda, Zambia’s former finance minister, put it succinctly in an interview:
“Youth unemployment is a ticking time bomb”, that now appears to be perilously close to
exploding. The analogy draws attention to the consequences of high youth unemployment in a
25 continent where about 10-12 million young people join the labor market each year. “In North
Africa, the Arab Spring has s s shown that a lack of employment opportunities can undermine social
cohesion and political stability”.
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I. READING COMPREHENSION (08 marks)

A. Match the statements in column A with their equivalents in the text in column B.
(2x1= 2 pts)

Column A Column B
En Afrique, beaucoup de diplômés de 1-
l’université sont sous-employés.
Le chômage peut fragiliser la cohésion 2-
nationale.

B. What do the underlined words refer to in the text? (0.5 X 2 = 1 pt)

3- It (parag.3): _ ): ____________________________________________________________
4- The analogy (parag.4): __________________________________________________

C. Fill in the chart b rt below with facts and figures from the text.
(0.5 X 3 = 1.5 pts)

Figures Facts

5- _____ Joblessness in ss in Africa

Youth
unemployment
in Africa 6- _____ Joblessness in ss in North Africa

70% 7-____________________

D- These statements are FALSE. Justify them with relevant information from the text.
(1 X 2 = 2 pts)
8. In Africa, there is n is no gender d r discrimination in the job market.
Justification: ____________________________________________________________

9. Youth unemployment is n s not a real menace to national stability in Africa.

Justification: ____________________________________________________________
E- Experts and Institutions have different opinions about youth unemployment in Africa. Match
them in the table below. One option does not apply: (0.5 X 5 = 1.5 pts)

Experts and ins nd institutions Opinions

10-Alexander C r Chikwanda A-African countries d s deal w l with youth unemployment differently.

11-Brookings I s Institution B-Youth joblessness is a is a menace in Africa.

12-The author C-There are more young people in Africa than in any other
continent.
D-Young Africans w s who get jobs a s are not well paid.

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Your a our answers: (just the letters) 10=______ 11=______ 12=______

II. LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (06 marks)

F. Complete the passage below with suitable words derived from the ones in brackets.
(0.5 X 4 = 2 pts)
The large number of low-paying jobs and unemployment illustrate the (13) ______________
(vulnerable) of young job seekers in the African labor market. Such a situation can cause social
(14) _______________ (stability). If left uncontrolled, youth unemployment can have serious
social consequences because (15) _______________ (employed) young people tend to feel
excluded from society. In fact, youth (16) ________ (jobless) can lead to anxiety and lack of hope.
G. Complete meaningfully this conversation bet tion between t n two y o young univ g university
graduates who have just got t got jobs. (2 pts)
Fatu: Congrats, Modu! I heard y rd you got a job!
Modu: Thanks, Fatu! Fortunately, a good one that matches my expectations.
Fatu: Boy, how (17 ) _ ) _________________ you are!
Modu: How about you? Have you (18)__________ anything yet?
Fatu: Well, unlike you, (19) __________________________________________________ .
Modu: Sorry about that but don’t g ’t give up!
21.

H.22.
Match the tch the notions in (B) in (B) with th ith the statements in ( n (A). (0.5 X 4 = 2 marks)
Regret – Fact – Prohibition – Suggestion – Opinion

(A) Sta ) Statements (B) Notions

20. Africa’s unemployment statistics show that those in vulnerable
employment and the under-employed are so re socially marginalized. ____________
Youth unemployment seems to be without solutions in Africa. However, a ____________
number of African governments keep on making efforts to solve this problem.
What about providing African university graduates w s with decent jobs? ____________

23. It is really a pity that some African governments haven’t been able to ____________
reduce youth unemployment.

III. WRITING: C : Choose one topic and write about 200 words on i on it. (6 pts)

TOPIC 1: Adama, a young African university graduate who can’t get a decent job has decided
to be a “Barça” or “Barsax” candidate for illegal immigration. Write a dialogue in
which you try to dissuade him from going abroad.

TOPIC 2: One of your friends who has come back to Senegal after her graduation from a
prestigious European university finds it difficult to get a job. She writes an email to
ask for a r advice. Write her b r back t ck to tell her w r what to do.

I. Text comprehension (8 points)

'Uncle, please forgive me. I will try to pass my exam next time, ' cried Guinea Jo when his uncle applied the long
thick cane on his bare back and buttocks.

As if Uncle Imam suspected what had happened, he bellowed angrily, 'Passing your exam next time is not the point.
You must tell me how you failed your school leaving examination. '

Guinea Jo: Dada Awuru caused it.

Uncle Imam: Do you mean the traditional doctor near Ketu village on the way to my farm ?

Guinea Jo: Yes, uncle. His medicine let me down in the examination haIl.

Uncle Imam applied the cane once more and shouted, ‘You are a liar. You must tell me the whole truth’.

Guinea Jo : Uncle, I am telling the truth. Six months before our school leaving examination I heard about Dada
Awuru. He was reputed to be a powerful juju man and in a position to help ambitious students pass tbeir exarns
without reading their books at all. I went to consult Awuru, who boasted that I would easily pass my exam with a juju
handkerchief. He told me that if I used the hanky(1) to wipe my face, my eyes would be opened spiritually and I would
just copy out the answers to all questions. I saved my transport and pocket money for sorne months to buy a juju
hanky. I did not bother to read my books any more throughout the five months preceding the examination.

Uncle Imam: What happened at the examination hall ?

Guinca Jo: When I applied my hanky three times with incantations as directed by Dada Awuru, the questions
remained on the papers given to me by the examiner and I became very nervous sweating all over my body!

Uncle Imam: You are a foolish lazy boy. Juju cannot help you pass exam . You have to study hard day and night.
Dada Awuru duped ou for nothing. Anyway, you' ve learnt your lesson.
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1980.

Note : (1) a hank (or handherchief): un mouchoir.

A. Choose the most appropriate suggested answer (2 pts)

1) A good title for the text could be ... ..

a. How Guinea Jo passed his school leaving exam.
b. Guinea Jo, the strong juju.
c. Guinea Jo, a stupid student.

2. Uncle Imam « applied the long thick cane » (parag. 1) means ...
a. He beat the boy with his cane.
b. He gave the boy some sugar cane.
c. He showed the boy a long thick cane,

3. Guinea Jo failed his exam because ...

a. the hanky didn’ t clean his face.
b. he didn't read his books.
c. he was given a handkerchief.

4. The story presented in this text is ...

a. tragic b. comic c. romantic

B. Fill in the table with the names in the list below according to the

text. 3 marks Guinea Jo – Uncle Imam – Dada Awuru

5. ................................................... believed in juju.

6. ….............................................. pretended to have misterious powers.
7. ….............................................. did not believe in juju.

C. Tick (√) in the True or False column , then justify with specific passages from
the text 2 marks

Statements True False Specific justifications from text

8.Guinea Jo correctly followed the
instructions of Dada Awuru,
9.Guinea jo didn'nt pay the traditonal
doctor for the service
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10. It in « Dada Awuru caused it »: ………………………………………………………..

11. His medicine let me down : …………………………………………………………….

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marks
E. Fill in the blanks with words from the list below. (One does not apply).
2.5 marks

justified - confessed - blamed - apologized - asked - promised

12 « Uncle, please forgive me ! » Guinea Jo………………………………………………….

13. "I will try to pass my exam next time," the young boy . 14 «
You are a liar » uncle
Imam…………………………………………………………….
15.« What happened at the examination hall ? » Uncle Imam
……………………………….
16."Uncle, I am telling the truth ! » : Guinea Joe
……………………………………………..

F. Complete the following sentences meaningfully and correctly. 3 marks

17.Lazy students don't pass their exam because they don t learn their lessons !
But if they
learn t their lessons, they
………………………………………………………………………..
18.When Guinea Jo said that he hadn't read bis books any more throughout the five
months preceding the examination, his uncle reacted in these words: «
What ? So you mean that
you................................................................................for five months. »
19.When Uncle Imam applied the cane again and shouted, ‘You must tell me the
whole truth.’
Guinea Jo understood that he………………………………………………………. the whole truth.

G. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in braekets.
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Giving his nephew advice, Uncle Imam said: “Listen, Guinea Jo ! You have to understand
that your (20)................................(fail) is caused by your foolish attitude. Yeu need
to know
that (21)…………….. (lazy) is a bad habit. If you want to (22)………………… (success)
in this life, you must always remember that hard work only pays off.“

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III. WRITING 5 marks

Choose one topic only and write about 80-100.

Topic 1: Man people think that juju can help pass exams. Do you agree or disagree
with them ?
Why or why not ?

Topic 2 : Bara and Samba are two students preparing for examination. Bara
often learns bis lessons, but Samba spends most of his time playing. Write their
dialogue.

Topic 3 : After a year of teachers' strike, Binta writes a letter to the Minister of
Education to complain about the situation.

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