4 BAC 12015 Anglais Série :AyCetD Durée: I- READING COMPREHENSION (5 pts) Instructions: Read the text carefully and answer the questions that follow in your own words. TEXT: HERBAL TREATMENT ‘Thanks to herbal treatment, a West German woman who had been declared barren in her country has given birth to a bouncing baby girl. Miss Cornela, that is her name, 33years old, had been declared barren in Germany by doctors who claimed that her womb was irreparably damaged and that she would never be able to have a child. Later, she met and married Mr. Boateng Owusu, a Ghanaian resident in Germany, who firmly assured her that herbal cure in Ghana could make her fertile again. So, Comela went to Ghana with her husband in October 2005, on holiday after a lot of persuasion. Once there, the couple consulted the Drobo Memorial Herbal Center in Koumassi where she was put on herbal treatment for some weeks. Back in Germany, medical tests showed that Comela was pregnant and that the pregnancy was genuine. On August 16, 2006, she gave birth to a bouncing baby girl in the same hospital in Germany where she had previously been declared barren, Henceforth, Wester doctors in general and German doctors in particular began to give credit to the Afvican traditional medicine which formerly was not so much considered. Questions: 1) Where and by whom was Comela declared barren? 2) Why was it said that Comela would never be able to have a child? 3) Comnela consulted the herbal center a- with her German hiusband in Koumassi. with her Ghanaian husband in Germany. c- on her own in Ghana, - with her husband in Ghana, 4) Miss Comela knew that she was pregnant before going back to Germany. True ot false? 5) From this text, what lesson have you learnt about the African traditional medicine? EPREIES = 76. COM: A; VOCABULARY (4 pts) ‘© Match the words from the text in column A number and beside it the corresponding letter. il- LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE synonyms in column B, Just write the Column B a- uterus b- correct sterilewe ‘* Complete the chart below. NOUN, ADJECTIVE high width sunny falsehood B- GRAMMAR (4pts) ‘Tum the following sentences into passive, 1) Everybody knows that Koukou plays the drum better than any other player. 2) Bvalo wrote q sweet poem to Akpeng. © Rewrite thé sefitence beginning wit ed in the brackets, 3) Kodjo learn¢ hiard and he passed his exam easily. (By) 4) Though she is beautiful, she can't find a good man to marry. (Despite) ‘© Complete the sentence with the appropriate word inthe brackets. 5) You can't succeed in life ..... making efforts. (unless, without, instead of, enjoy) 6) Idon't care ..... watching war films. (of, in, for, on) 7) sess. tich oF poor you are, you will die one day. (whoever, however, whatever, moreover) * Put the verb in the brackets into the correct tense. 8) Itis a long time since my father (to buy) a house downtown. IIl- WRITING (4pts) ‘The drift to townships is a phenomenon which seriously takes size in Togo nowadays. In 4 concise essay, state clearly the possible causes that drive away people, and particularly the youths, from villages to cities then point out a few consequences of that exodus and suggest some solutions to attenuate the problem, (Not more than 150 words) IV- TRANSLATION (3pts) Translate the following advice into good French. EBOLA-VIRUS DISEASE: Ebola-virus disease is real. It made its appearance in three West African countries only some months ago but it has already killed thousands of people. Caution: Avoid eating meat from wild animals, Do not manipulate or bury the corpse of people who died from that disease. Wash hands cleanly with soap and plenty of water before ‘every meal. ale Sp