Université Gaston Berger de St-Louis Année universitaire 2022-2023

U.F.R. SEG Anglais / Semestre 2

Licence 1 Sample Exam 3

A – Translate into English the following sentences.

1. On pense que les économistes sont aussi de grands acteurs sociaux.

2. Elle reste la meilleure économiste que je n’ai jamais rencontré au Sénégal.
3. De nos jours, les économistes sont capables de transformer les phénomènes économiques
en données scientifiques.
4. Dans un système économique, l’argent est à la fois un moyen de payement final et un moyen
d’échange.
5. Tu vois clairement qu’elle est sur le point de devenir une très bonne analyste financière.

B - Choose the best words to complete the sentences.

1. If you don't have a cheque book, you can pay by getting a _________ from a branch of your bank.
a. banker's draft b. bank paper c. bank ticket

2. If you want to borrow money from a third party, you may have to supply a __________.
a. banker's support b. banker's promise c. banker's reference

3. A banker's reference proves to a third party that you are __________.

a. moneyed b. creditworthy c. rich enough

4. Regular automatic payments of the same amount (e.g. to a charity) are called __________.
a. standing orders b. direct debits c. direct orders

5. Regular automatic payments of varying amounts (e.g. electricity bills) are called __________.
a. standing orders b. direct debits c. direct orders

C – Essay writing.

Comment on the following statement drawing your examples or illustrations from your local
socioeconomic context :

‘‘Economics plays an important role in our everyday life. Studying economics

enables us to understand past, future and current models, and apply them to
societies, governments, businesses and individuals.’’