EXAMEN BFEM 2011 : EPREUVE ET CORRIGE D’ANGLAIS
DUREE : 2 H
COEFFICIENT : 2
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)
I. REANDING COMPREHENSION (8 pts)
A. Choose the appropriate sentences among a, b, c or d proposals 1pt
1. The title for this 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
C. Read the text and fill the gaps with the words below
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 __________________________________________________
III. WRITING (6 pts)
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
Corrigé:
I. Reading Comprehension
A. Multiple choice:
1. C. The girl who wanted to be a bus driver
B. True or False
2. False " I have never seen a woman driving a car."
3. True: " Tisa had always being on buses....... and operated the pedals."
C. Information Transfer:
her (4) grandmother said that it was not impossibl; her (5) father said it was possible for boys, not for girls; her (6) mother thought it was a stupid idea.
D. Vocabulary in context:
7. Uncommon 8. took a deep breath
E. Descriptive adjectives:
9. Determined 10. curious 11. ambitious
II. Linguistic Competence:
F. Modals:
People generally think that women (12) __can't___________ do some jobs because they are too
weak. But many things have changed in this word. A lot of female workers (13)
____can___________compete with men in the domain reserved to men. Yong girls
(14)___should____________ be encouraged to do any job they would like to do. Consequently
parents (15) _____mustn't_________ 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; _neither______does her mother (so /
neither / either).
17. The bus was __driven________ by a woman (drove / driving / driven)18. The driver__had______ his car repaired by a mechanic (had / made / let)
19. She isn’t allowed to drive ___unless___________she has her driving license (if / unless / in
case)
H. Turn the sentences in the way indicated. 2 pts
21. The conductor was given money by the passengers.
