📝 BAC Exam 2012 — English — Foreign Languages Stream
Duration: 3 hours — Coefficient: 3 — Stream: Foreign Languages
📌 Text:
The environment is facing unprecedented threats from human activity. Climate change, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and pollution are just some of the challenges we must address urgently. However, there is still hope. Around the world, individuals, communities, and organizations are taking action to protect our planet. From recycling programs to renewable energy projects, these efforts show that change is possible. But individual actions alone are not enough. Governments and corporations must also play their part by adopting sustainable policies and investing in green technologies. The future of our planet depends on the choices we make today.
— Adapted from an environmental awareness article
📌 I – Reading Comprehension (14 points)
- Global understanding: Tick the right answer:
- The text is mainly about: (i) Climate change (ii) Environmental protection (iii) Renewable energy
- Detailed understanding: Answer the following questions:
- What environmental threats are mentioned in the text?
- According to the author, why is there still hope?
- What should governments do to protect the environment?
- Vocabulary:
- Find in the text words that mean: “never seen before” (paragraph 1), “quickly” (paragraph 1).
- Give the opposite of: “hope” (paragraph 1), “individual” (paragraph 2).
- Grammar:
- “The environment is facing unprecedented threats.” Change to present perfect.
- “Governments must play their part.” Rewrite using “have to”.
📌 II – Written Expression (06 points)
Topic: What can young people do to help protect the environment? Write a paragraph of about 10-12 lines suggesting practical actions.
✅ Model Answers / الحل النموذجي
🔹 I – Reading Comprehension
- Main topic: (ii) Environmental protection
- Detailed understanding:
- Climate change, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and pollution.
- Because individuals, communities, and organizations are taking action to protect the planet.
- Adopt sustainable policies and invest in green technologies.
- Vocabulary:
- “unprecedented” = never seen before ; “urgently” = quickly
- Opposite of “hope” = despair ; Opposite of “individual” = collective / corporate
- Grammar:
- “The environment has faced unprecedented threats from human activity.”
- “Governments have to play their part.”
مدونة التربية و التعليم في الجزائر – دروس، فروض، نتائج امتحانات مدونة التربية والتعليم في الجزائر | تحضير الدروس، فروض واختبارات، نتائج البكالوريا وBEM، مسابقات التوظيف، والتوجيه المدرسي للطلاب وأولياء الأمور.