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    LYCEE MODERNE MANOUAN AYEBI GILBERT ANNEE SCOLAIRE: 2022-2023

    MAFERE NIVEAU: 2NDE


    CONSEIL D’ENSEIGNEMENT ANGLAIS DURÉE: 2 H

    LANGUE VIVANTE 1: ANGLAIS


    Cette épreuve comporte deux pages numérotées 1/2 et 2/2.
    Le candidat est libre de commencer par la composante de son choix.
    Cependant il devra numéroter ses réponses conformément à la numérotation du sujet.

    PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (8 pts)


    Read the text below and do all the activities that follow it.

    THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II

    The Queen is Head of State in the United Kingdom. As constitutional monarch‚ Her
    Majesty does not ‛rule’ the country‚ but fulfils important ceremonial and formal roles with respect
    to Government. She is also Fount of Justice‚ Head of the Armed Forces and has important
    relationships with the established churches of England and Scotland.
    5 The elder daughter of King Gorges VI and Queen Elizabeth‚ she was born in 1926 and
    became Queen at the age of 25‚ and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous
    social change and development. Her husband‚ Prince Philip‚ comes from the royal family of
    Greece and was created Duke of Edinburgh prior to their wedding on 20 November 1947.
    Elizabeth and Philip had four children: Charles (b. 1946) Anne (b. 1950) Andrew (b. 1960) and
    10 Edward (b. 1964); as the eldest Prince Charles is heir to the throne. The queen celebrated her
    Golden jubilee in 2002‚ marking 50 years on the throne.
    The Queen is supported in her official duties by other working members of the Royal
    Family who carry out a wide range of public engagements.
    Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor‚ better known as Queen Elizabeth II‚ died peacefully
    15 at her Scottish residence Balmoral on 8 September 2022.
    Adapted from Internet.

    COMPREHENSION CHECK

    A. Vocabulary check

    The definitions below have their meanings in the text. Read the text and find them out. The
    lines are indicated to help you. Do it like in the example.

    Example: 1. Queen

    1. female sovereign ruler (line 1)


    2. territory ruled by a king or a queen (line 1)
    3. armed services (line 3)
    4. periods of ten years (line 6)
    5. male holding the highest title of nobility (line 8)
    6. before‚ in advance (line 8)
    7. helped; aided (line 12)
    8. perform; execute (line 13)

    1/3
    9. passed away; lost one’s life (line 14)

    B. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

    1. What is the other name of Queen Elizabeth II and how long was her reign?
    2. What are the different roles of Her Majesty and When was she born and become Queen?
    3. When did she get married and how many children has she got with her husband Philip?
    4. At what age did Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor pass away?

    PART TWO: LANGUAGE IN USE (6 pts)

    Task 1:
    Here is a passage about the late Queen’s hobbies. Read it and put the verbs between brackets
    into the appropriate tense. Do it like in the example.

    Example: 1. was
    The Queen’s day and hobbies
    When she 1- (to be) alive‚ every morning‚ she 2- (to get up) at 9 am when a bagpipes player 3-
    (to play) for 15 minutes outside her window. Most of the day she 4- (to work). After that‚ she
    played with her dogs. Her favorite dog 5- (to be) corgi. Sometimes‚ she 6- (to drive) her car. She
    was the only person in UK who 7- (not to need) a car license.
    Adapted from internet.

    Task 2:
    Below is a text about Her Majesty’s life. Read it carefully and choose the best preposition for
    its better understanding. Do it like in the example.

    Example: 1. on

    Who is Elizabeth II
    Elizabeth was born 1- (in / on / from) April 21st 1926. She became Queen 2- (at / of / by) United
    Kingdom 3- (in / on / by) 1952. She was the longest‒serving monarch 4- (to / of / in) British
    history. While she is known as the Queen of England‚ she is actually the Queen of seven countries
    5- (from / in / by) total: The United Kingdom‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ New Zealand‚ South Africa‚
    Pakistan and Sri Lankan. However she is a “ceremonial head of state”‚ so she doesn’t have any
    real power. She is married 6- (with / to / by) Philip and she was mother 7- (of / from / to) four
    royal children.
    Adapted from Internet

    PART THREE: WRITING (6 points)

    Back from a conference about students’ qualities at the American embassy you are asked
    to explain to your classmates what a successful student is. In a 12 line paragraph;

    ‒Define a successful student


    ‒Mention three negative qualities of a student

    2/3
    ‒Propose three positive qualities for a successful student.

    3/3

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