L’origine  des  appellations Saemss-cusems et cusems

Au début des années 2000 le syndicalisme enseignant du primaire au secondaire  était dominé par le SUDES et l’UDEN. Il se trouvait que les enseignants du moyen secondaire s’était rendus compte que la plupart des dirigeants de ces syndicats opéraient pour l’essentiel dans le primaire. Certains du moyen-secondaire se plaignaient disant que ces syndicats prenaient plus en compte les revendications du primaire aux dépens du secondaire.

 Ainsi les enseignants du moyen-secondaire décidèrent de se départir de ce groupe hétéroclite aux intérêts souvent divergents. C’est suite à cette posture que naquirent des syndicats exclusivement voués aux préoccupations du moyen secondaire on parlait de SNEMS de SAEMSS des acronymes ayant comme dénominateur commun le MS final signifiant moyen-secondaire.  S’y ajoute d’autres syndicats préoccupés surtout par les corps émergents c’est le cas de L’UES, L’union des enseignant du Sénégalais.

 Le SAEMSS  et le SNEMS  s’étant rendu compte de leurs préoccupations communes décidèrent de se retrouver dans un cadre appelé CUSEMS (Cadre Unitaire des Syndicats de L’Enseignement Moyen et Secondaire) en y incluant l’UES. Il devient clair qu’initialement le CUSEMS n’est pas un syndicat mais un cadre ou se retrouvaient des syndicats aux intérêts convergents pour lutter ensemble. Du reste vous ne verrez pas un bulletin de solde d’un professeur ou il est écrit pour les cotisations sociales et syndicales CUSEMS, vous verrez SNEMS ou SAEMS S voire UES.

 On se demande maintenant pourquoi SAEMSS-CUSEMS et CUSEMS ? Ces deux appellations sont issues d’un conflit entre les membre du SAEMSS et du SNEMS qui composaient majoritairement le Cadre Unitaire. En effet avec la création du Conseil de la République pour les Affaires Economiques et Sociales par Wade, il s’était agi d’inviter les syndicats par le biais de leur leaders à siéger à  ce conseil. Ce fut la pomme de la discorde entre les membres qui voulaient qu’un des leaders de l’époque du nom de Mbaye Fall Léye puisse rejoindre le conseil économique et social et d’autres qui rejetaient l’idée pour éviter de se mêler à la politique. C’est en ce moment qu’est née la scission entre le SNEMS et le SAEMSS qui avaient comme cadre commun le CUSEMS. Notons que Mbaye Fall Léye faisait parti du SAEMSS.

 Ainsi le SNEMS avec des leaders tel que Dame Mbodj, voulant garder le label CUSEMS, car si l’argent est le nerf de la guerre on peut affirmer sans gros risque de se tromper qu’au 21^e siècle la communication est un des muscles ou moteurs de la guerre, ont pris contact avec le BSDA pour sécuriser le label CUSEMS qu’ils transforment en syndicat alors que c’était un cadre syndical. D’ailleurs le S de CUSEMS n’est plus syndicats mais syndical. Donc ce syndicat porte un acronyme qui se décline comme suit : Cadre Unitaire Syndical des Enseignants du Moyen Secondaire au lieu de Cadre Unitaire des Syndicats Du Moyen Secondaire. Donc du pluriel (syndicats)  on est passé au singulier ( syndical)  du terme nominal (syndicats) on est passé à un terme adjectival (syndical). Toutefois les dirigeants du SAEMSS comme Mamadou Dianté ou M. Sam n’entendaient pas les choses de cette oreille. Ils ont donc voulu garder le Cadre Unitaire des Syndicats du Moyen Secondaire. Ceci explique pourquoi on parle aussi de SAEMSS-CUSEMS. Aujourd’hui le CUSEMSS et le SAEMSS-CUSEMS sont les syndicats majoritaires dans le moyen secondaire. Le premier n’a pas encore suspendu son mot d’ordre mais les négociations sont en cours. Le second a suspendu son mot d’ordre de grève et continue de négocier. Personnellement je reste optimiste quant à une issue heureuse sur la crise scolaire.

Voilà quelques éclairages que j’ai voulu apporter pour éclairer la lanterne des Sénégalais de façon impartial sans parti pris. Il n’apparait dans mes écrits mon appartenance au CUSEMS ou SAEMSS-CUSEMS , même si je suis membre d’un de ces syndicats par souci, d’équité.

El Hadji Ibrahima Diop, professeur titulaire d'anglais au Lycée Alboury Ndiaye de Linguére

Question tags

Question tags

Form

auxiliary verb + subject

1. If the auxiliary verb in the sentence is positive, the tag is negative. 
You are Spanish, aren't you?

2. If the auxiliary verb in the sentence is negative, the tag is positive. 
You're not Spanish, are you?

3. If there is no auxiliary verb in the sentence, we use do. 
You live in Spain, don't you?

Functions and examples

1. We use tag questions to confirm information. 
This meal is horrible, isn't it?
That film was fantastic, wasn't it?

2. We use tag questions when we are already sure of the answer and just want confirmation (falling intonation with the tag question). 

3. We use tag questions to check information. 
You haven't got a piece of paper, have you?
You don't know where the boss is, do you?
The meeting's tomorrow at 9am, isn't it?

Important points

1. In the present tense, if the subject is 'I', the auxiliary changes to 'are' or 'aren't'. 
I'm sitting next to you, aren't I?

2. With 'let's', the tag question is 'shall we'. 
Let's go to the beach, shall we?

3. With an imperative, the tag question is 'will you'. 
Close the window, will you?

4. We use a positive tag question after a sentence containing a negative word such as never, hardly, nobody, little, no, nothing, scarcely,  
Nobody lives in this house, do they?
You've never liked me, have you?

5. When the subject is nothing, everything, anything, something we use 'it' in the tag question. 
Nothing bad happened, did it?

6. When the subject is nobody, somebody, everybody,anybody,  no one, someone, everyone,anyone we use'they' in the tag question. 
Nobody asked for me, did they?

7. If the main verb in the sentence is 'have' (not an auxiliary verb), it is more common to use 'do'in the question tag. 
You have a Ferrari, don't you?

8. With used to, we use 'didn't' in the tag question. 
You used to work here, didn't you?

Liste des verbes et adjectifs et les prépositions qui les suivent

                        Liste des verbes et adjectifs et les prépositions qui les suivent:

PREPOSITION-DEPENDENT VERBS

A abide by abstain from accuse someone of add something to something adhere to advise someone to agree on/with aim at/for allow for apologize for apply to/for approve of argue with/about arise from arrest someone for arrive in/at ask for attend to B beg for believe in belong to beware of blame someone for boast about borrow something from someone brag about buy something for someone C call for care about/for choose between comment on compare to/with complain about/of comply with conceal something from concentrate on condemn someone for conform to congratulate someone on/for something consent to consist of contribute to cook something for someone count on/upon cure someone of a disease

D deal with decide about/on/upon depend on differ from disagree with discriminate against distinguish from do research on/into/about do something for someone dream of/about E escape from excel in exchange something for excuse someone for expect someone to F face up to find something for someone fine someone for forget about forgive someone for G get something for someone give something to someone H hide from hope for I insist on/upon interfere with/in introduce to invite someone to J joke about L laugh at leave for some place leave something for someone lend something to someone listen to long for look  for look at look after M make something for someone  mistake someone for

O object to offer something to someone P participate in something pay for something pay something to someone persist in praise someone for pray for prepare for present someone with prevent someone/something from prohibit someone from protect someone/something from protest about provide someone/something with punish someone for R recover from refer to rely on/upon rescue from respond to S save someone from sell something to someone send something to someone sentence someone to show something to someone smile at stare at stop from subscribe to substitute for succeed in suffer from T take advantage/care of talk with/to someone about something thank someone for think of/about V volunteer to vote for W wait for warn someone about worry about

  PREPOSITION-DEPENDENT ADJECTIVES

abreast of absent from accused of accustomed to acquainted with addicted to adjacent to afraid of  angry with annoyed with/by associated with aware of blessed with bored with/by capable of close to cluttered with committed to compatible with composed of concerned about confronted with connected to conscious of consistent with content with contrary to convinced of coordinated with covered with crowded with

dedicated to devoted to different from disappointed with discriminated against divorced from done with dressed in engaged in/to envious of equipped with equivalent to excited about exhausted from exposed to faithful to familiar with filled with finished with fond of friendly to/with frightened of/by full of furnished with gone from grateful to/for guilty of good at innocent of interested in invited to involved in jealous of

known for limited to located in made of/from married to opposed to patient with pleased with polite to prepared for protected from proud of qualified for related to relevant to remembered for responsible for satisfied with scared of/by suitable for terrified of/by tired of upset with used to useful to worried about

EPREUVE ET CORRIGE ANGLAIS BFEM 2011

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 

20. Granny tolfd Tisa that women sometimes drove busses in cities.

21. The conductor was given money by the passengers.

ÉPREUVE ET CORRIGE BFEM ANGLAIS 2010

Text : The story of St Valentine

Do you know why we celebrate St Valentine’s Day ? Nowadays it is the opportunity to tell people how much you care about them, to give and receive presents. But according to one legend, St Valentine’s Day is meant for people to remember a brave martyr whose name was Valentine.

Roman emperor Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a strong army, but many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius thought the men wanted to stay with their wives and children instead of leaving to fight wars.

Claudius thought of an awful solution to his problem. He decided to cancel all marriages ! No one in all of Rome could get married. Claudius thought that if men couldn’t get married, they would ignore women and want to be soldiers.

Valentine, who was a priest, believed that people needed to get married. He thought that if people were not married, they would be tempted to sin by living together without being married. So he secretly and illegally married couples anyway ! He performed the weddings in secret places, so Roman soldiers would not find out.

But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the emperor. The emperor thought Valentine was a well spoken and wise man, and he encouraged him to stop being a Christian and become a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny his beliefs, and he refused. He was sent to prison until he could be executed. While in prison, he sent out letters to his friends and asked them to pray for him by writing Remember your Valentine.

Valentine was killed on the 14th or 24th of February in year 269 or 270. We celebrate St Valentine’s Day on February 14th in honour of St Valentine.

Slightly adapted from www.abcteach.com

I) Text comprehension 8 pts

A) Read the text and choose the most appropriate answer. 3 pts

1) The emperor decided to cancel all marriages means ...

a) He wanted all marriages to be celebrated ;

b) He decided to attend the wedding parties ;

c) He decided to oppose all weddings ;

d) He didn’t care about marriages

2) The emperor wanted men to ...

a) live at home and work for the empire ;

b) raise their children and be loyal Roman citizens ;

c) go to other countries and raise families ;

d) go and fight wars in other lands

3) They would be tempted to sin means ...

a) They would offend God’s prescriptions ;

b) They would be seduced by Claudius ;

c) They could disobey the emperor ;

d) They would divorce their wives

B) Find in the indicated paragraphs words corresponding with the définitions below. 1.5 pts

4) a victim who suffered a lot because of his/her beliefs =.......................... (paragraph 1) ;

5) terribly bad = ............................ (paragraph 3)

6) knowledgeable and experienced = ........................... (paragraph 5)

C) Are the following sentences True or False ? Justify with passages from the text 2 pts

7) Valentine was a married man who did not want to be a soldier ...............

Justify : ........................................

8) Valentine wrote letters to his friends for the emperor to remember him in prison ...............

Justify : ........................................

D) Who do the following words refer to in the text ? 1.5 pts

9) their (line 5) : ..................................................................

10) they (line 11) : ...............................................................

11) him (line 15) : ...............................................................

II) Linguistic competence 6 pts

E) Circle the most suitable words to make a meaningful paragraph 2 pts

Nowadays, St Valentine’s Day (12) has celebrated - is celebrated - was celebrated everywhere in the world on February 14th. It is surprising that (13) someone - anyone - no one - everyone really knows the story of St Valentine. Emperor Claudius II cancelled all marriages (14) thanks to - because - that’s why - while people did not want to leave their wives. But Valentine secretly married people to help them avoid (15) ungratefulness - unfaithfulness - misfortune - honesty. Unfortunately, he was discovered and executed.

F) Complete this skeleton dialogue between Julie and her teacher, Mr Sarr. 1.5 pts

Julie_ What is St Valentine’s Day ?

Mr Sarr_ It’s a festival.

Julie_Is ...................................................................................... ? (16)

Mr Sarr_ No, it isn’t a religions feast as many people think, but it’s a special feast of lovers.

Julie_.......................................................................... ? (17)

Mr Sarr_ Yes, I celebrate it every year with my wife.

Julie_................................................................................ ? (I8)

Mr Sarr_ I offer her a rose and a beautiful card. But for me, St Valentine Day is everyday.

G) Put the words in brackets in the right form to make a meaningful paragraph. 2 pts

Valentine was really (19)................ (courage) to refuse to accept the emperor’s decree. This was the cause of his (20).........,....,.. (executed). His (21).................. (dead) made him a martyr ; he will be remembered as a saint whose faith and (22)...................(wise) will serve humanity forever.

H) Write the following dates in full letters. 0.5 pt

23) (February) 14th, 269 =..............................................................................

III) Writing : Choose one topic only and write about 80-100. 6 pts

Topic 1 : Do you think that it is important to celebrate St Vaientine’s Day in Sénégal ? Give your opinion.

Topic 2 : It’s St Vaientine’s Day. Write a letter to a friend to tell him/her how much you care about him/her.

Topic 3 : Describe an important figure in your country. Focus on his/her qualities and the reasons why you think he/she is considered as a model.

Corrigé de l'épreuve:

I. Text Comprehension

A. 1. C 2. d 3.a

B. 4 =martyr 5=awful 6=wise

C. True or false

7. false " Valentine who was a priest"

8 False: "he sent out letters to his friends and asked them to pray for him by writing remember your Valentine."

D.

9.= men 10= people 11= Valentine

E. Nowadays, St Valentine’s Day (12) is celebrated everywhere in the world on February 14th. It is surprising that (13) no one really knows the story of St Valentine. Emperor Claudius II cancelled all marriages (14) thanks because people did not want to leave their wives. But Valentine secretly married people to help them avoid (15) unfaithfulness . Unfortunately, he was discovered and executed.

F) Complete this skeleton dialogue between Julie and her teacher, Mr Sarr. 1.5 pts

Julie_ What is St Valentine’s Day ?

Mr Sarr_ It’s a festival.

Julie_Is it a religious feast ? (16)

Mr Sarr_ No, it isn’t a religions feast as many people think, but it’s a special feast of lovers.

Julie_ Do you celebrate it ? (17)

Mr Sarr_ Yes, I celebrate it every year with my wife.

Julie_ What do you offer to your lover ? (I8)

Mr Sarr_ I offer her a rose and a beautiful card. But for me, St Valentine Day is everyday.

G) Put the words in brackets in the right form to make a meaningful paragraph. 2 pts

Valentine was really (19) courageeous to refuse to accept the emperor’s decree. This was the cause of his (20) execution. His (21) death made him a martyr ; he will be remembered as a saint whose faith and (22) wisdom will serve humanity forever.

H) Write the following dates in full letters. 0.5 pt

23) (February) 14th, 269 = February, fourteenth, two hundred and sixty -nine.

Chers lecteurs bientot l'epreuve et le corrigé du BFEM 2010