I- Informations générales

CEG 2 Abomey-Calavi ANNEE SCOLAIRE: 2022-2023

Première Série des évaluations Classe : 2nde ABCD
Durée 03H
Sommatives du Premier Semestre
Epreuve ANGLAIS

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II- Compétences à évaluer
- Réagir à un texte ou à un support multimédia.

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- Produire un texte ou un support multimédia de type particulier.
III- L’épreuve

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A- La réaction à un texte écrit

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Contexte
L’importance et la valeur sociale, écologique et environnementale des arbres ne sont plus à
démontrer.
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Support
Text: Importance and value of trees
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1-Since the beginning, trees have furnished us with two of life’s essentials: food and oxygen.
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They also provide additional necessities such as shelters, medicine, and tools. Today, their value
continues to increase and more benefits of trees are being discovered. Trees increase our quality
of life by bringing natural elements. We gather under the cool shade they provide during
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outdoor activities with family and friends. In cities, trees deflect the sunlight and reduce the
heat caused by pavement and commercial buildings or industries.
2-Trees contribute a lot to the environment of human beings by providing oxygen, improving
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air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, and supporting wildlife.
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During the process of photosynthesis, trees take in carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we
breathe. Trees also filter air by removing dust and absorbing other pollutants like carbon
monoxide. Apart from influencing wind speed and direction, trees also shield us from downfall
of rain. Trees also lower the air temperature and reduce the heat intensity of the greenhouse
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effect by maintaining low level of carbon dioxide.

3-Many animals, including elephants and giraffes, use leaves as food. Flowers are eaten by
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monkeys, birds, bats and many insects. Animals also eat much of the same fruits that we enjoy.
Of course, hundreds of living creatures call trees their homes because leaf-covered branches
keep many animals such as monkeys and gorillas, birds and squirrels, out of the reach of
predators.
Source : www.savatree.com/whytrees.html

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 Critères d’évaluation
Après avoir lu le texte ci-dessus, tu montreras que tu l’as compris en :
- reconnaissant certains de ses détails ;
- Répondant à des questions de façon approfondie ;
- démontrant ta maîtrise de son vocabulaire ;
- faisant des choix judicieux ;

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- reformulant certaines de ses idées de façon autonome ;
- traduisant un de ses passages en français.

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NB : Tu traiteras les items en anglais, à l’exception de la traduction.
Tâches:

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Consignes:

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Item1: Complete these sentences with pieces of information from the text. Write down the
numbers and answers only.

1- ………………are some additional necessities provided by trees.

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2- Our quality of life depends on …………………
3- Trees reduce the heat in……………………..
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4- Trees also purify the air that we ……………………..

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Item 2: Answer these questions based on the text.

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1- What are the two important things that trees have furnished people with?
2- What is the contribution of trees to the environment of human beings?
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3- Why are trees called to be houses to many living creatures?

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Item 3: Find in the text words meaning the same or almost the same as the following ones.
1- fundamentals (paragraph 1)
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2- decrease (paragraph 1)
3- respire (paragraph 2)
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4- like (paragraph 3)
Item 4: Choose the correct answer from the brackets to complete each sentence. Write down
the numbers and the answers only.
1- Trees and water are important (nature; natural; naturally) resources.
2- Some people ignore that certain plants are (tradition; traditional; traditionally) used to
treat some diseases.
3- Many living creatures call trees their homes. Giraffes and monkeys, (such as, for
example, likely), live in the forests.
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 4- Monkeys, birds, bats and many insects use flowers (to; as; in) food.
5- Trees are used for (preserve; preserved; preserving) soil from erosion.
Item 5: Rewrite the following statements using the prompts given. Do not change their
meanings.
1- Roots, barks and leaves are used for treating many diseases.
 Roots, barks and leaves are used to…………………………………

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2- We should plant trees to enjoy cool shade.
 How about …………………………………………………………..………?

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3- It is high time we stopped destroying forests.
 Let’s ……………………………………………………………………..

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4- The villagers planted some acacia seedlings a week ago.
 It is ………..…………………………………………………………….
Item 6: Translate the following passage into French.

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From: “Many animals …….” down to: “……..we enjoy.” (Paragraph 3)
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B- La production d’un texte
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Contexte
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La forêt est très utile à l’homme.

Critères d’évaluation
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Tu montreras ta compétence à produire un texte explicatif en :

- respectant le contexte et le type de texte ;
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- respectant la cohérence et la logique interne du texte ;

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- construisant des phrases grammaticalement correctes ;

- utilisant le vocabulaire, l’orthographe et la ponctuation appropriés.
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Tâche:
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Consignes:
Writing:
Through a coherent paragraph, show how forests are useful to villagers, traditional doctors
and builders.
(15 lines at most).

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