ANGLAIS

EPREUVE D’ANGLAIS

TEXT : Where does water come from ?

“These new wells are no good,” the women said.” We need water for drinking and washing, and there’s no water for our gardens and our animals. We have to walk ten kilometres to get water from our old wells. We must do something.” They went home. “Do something,” they said to the men. “What can we do?” the men asked. “We can build a dam,” said the women. “All of us. You, us and our children we must start now.” “No we must wait for the engineer from town,” said one of the men. “We can’t wait for him,” said the women. “We need the dam now. The rainy season is coming and we must be ready. We must start tomorrow.”
They started work the next day. The young people dug the foundations of the dam wall. As they worked, they sang to the sound of drums. They needed stones for the wall. The women carried the stones on their heads, and the children pulled them in carts. The men cut the stones. Everybody helped. The rains came. Soon the dam was full of water.

Vocabulary :

Well = puit ; dam = barrage ; to dig = creuser ; to pull = tirer

Cart = charette stone = caillou-pierre ; to be angry = être en colère.

I / Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). (4pts)

1- Women have to run to get water in old wells.

2- The engineer builds the dam for the villagers.

3- The villagers build the dam in the rainy season.

4- All the villagers participate to the building of the dam;

II / Comprehension : Answer the following questions. (3pts)

1- Why were the women angry ?

2- What did the women want ?

3- Who built the dam in the end ?

Essay : Is it good to have water or not ? Why ? (5pts)

III / Grammar : Choose the correct answer. (4pts)

1- My mother’s brother’s daughter is my…………………….
a- aunt b- cousin c- niece d- nephew.

2- In some tribes, people keep the same family name from one…...…to the next.
a- generation b- relative c- family tree d- relationship.

3- Commercial photographers are people…………take pictures at ceremonies.
a- who b- which c- while d- when

4- Abou hasn’t been to school………………he broke his leg.
a- ago b- for c- when d- since.

IV / Translate in English. (4pts)

1- Les enfants ont creusé le puit depuis la semaine dernière.

2- L’ingénieur provient de cette ville.

3- Cet homme a vécu à Bobo il y a six années.

4- Qu’est-ce qu’ils ont construit ?.

                                                SANS CORRECTION