Devoir de Contrôle 1 Anglais Bac Lettres

I- COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (8 marks)

Listen to the phone conversation and :

• Tick the correct alternative (1 mark) :

The phone conversation is about : a- Buying a return ticket / b- Going on vacation

c- Booking a journey.

• Fill in the following table (3 marks) :

• The following statement is false? Justify (1 mark) :

The Tourist will fly directly to his destination.

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

• Circle the suitable function corresponding to the statement (1 mark) :

SPELLING :

Listen to the conversation and complete the following sentence (1 mark) :

I’d like to ………………………….. a return flight on the twenty-ninth and I’d like the

…………………………… flight available.

PRONUNCIATION :

Listen to the conversation and say if the underlined sounds are Similar or Different (1 mark) :

[ destination  / available ]      (    )                      [ flight   / price]      (    )

II- LANGUAGE (12 marks)                            Name : ……………..……………….

4^th Form ARTS :………

• Put the words between parentheses in the right Tense and / or Form (4 marks) :

Born in Charlemagne, a small town 30 miles east of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Celine is the youngest of 14 children of a 1-(high)………………………….. musical family. Her parents,

both musicians, operated a small club, and on weekends, the entire family 2-(perform)

………………………….. and entertained the local population. Since the tender age of 5, Celine

3-(sing)…………………….. with her siblings and quickly acquired the ability to perform live. At the age of twelve, together with her mother and one of her brothers, Celine composed a French song which 4-(will)………………………………………………….. forever alter the course of her life.

The demo tape containing the song 5-(bring)……………………….. to the attention of René

Angélil, a 6-(well / respect)……………………….. personal manager In January 1981, René

was so taken by the voice of the young Celine, that he became 7-(determine)…………………

to make her an internationally known talent. He even 8-(mortgage)……………………………….

his house to finance the recording of Celine’s debut album!

• Fill in the blanks with 8 words from the box to get a coherent paragraph (4 marks) :

Idyllic island retreats can be closer than you think. When Cuban native Sandra Perez was looking for a secluded place to create her 1-……………………………………….. , she fell under the

spell of Holbox on Mexico’s Caribbean coast north of Cancún, 2-………………………………….

beachcombing and barefoot dinners under the stars are part of the 3-……………………………

routine. Soon after, Perez founded a 17-room beachfront 4-…………………….. , Casa Sandra.

“This place is not made for mass tourism,” she declares. “It’s not all about profit like in other larger 5-   ; it’s more about being creative, welcoming, and inspiring.

Love in our guests is a philosophy that repeats 6-………………………… at other secret

Caribbean hotels 7-……………………………. other less-known islands, from tiny specks in the

Bahamas to UNESCO-listed hideaways off the coast of 8-…………………………. America.

• Circle the correct alternative to get a coherent paragraph(4 marks) :

Space Tourism is the term that’s come to be used to mean ordinary members of the public buying tickets to travel to space and 1-(forth – return – back). Many people find this idea futuristic. But over the past few years a 2-(increasing – growing – satisfying) volume of professional work has been done 3-(on – at – with) the subject, and it’s now clear that setting up commercial space tourism services is a realistic target 4-(of – by – for) business today. The first steps 5-(may – will – can) just be short sub-orbital flights, like Alan Shepard made in 1961, since 6-(these – this – that) are easier than getting to orbit. But the technical know-how to make passenger launch vehicles and orbiting hotel accommodation is

available. Market research has 7-(seen – showed – revealed) that most people, at least in the industrialized countries, would like to 8-(take – go – fly) a trip to space if it was possible. This gives huge scope for reducing the cost of space travel by large-scale operation like airlines.

Travel Agent: Freedom Travel. How may I help you?

Caller: Yes, I’d like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month.

Travel Agent: Okay. What is your destination?

Caller: Well. I’m flying to Helsinki, Finland.

Travel Agent: Okay. Let me check what flights are available?. [Okay] And when will you be returning?

Caller: Uh, well, I’d like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth. Oh, and I’d like the cheapest flight available.

Travel Agent: Okay. Let me see. Um, hmm . . Well, there is one with only $980.

Caller: Alright. Well, let’s go with that.

Travel Agent: Okay. That’s flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki.

Caller: Alright. And, uh, I’d like to have a vegetarian meal.

Travel Agent: Sure, no problem. And could I have your name please?

November 2013 By Emma Sloley (Adapted)

Appeared as “Secret Caribbean” in T+L Magazine