Examen national du Brevet de technicien supérieur session de 2022

Epreuve d’anglais
Toutes spécialités
Durée: 3 heures

Write all the answers on the provided answer sheet and following the chronological order of
each part. Do not write your answers on the question paper./ Ecrivez toutes les réponses dans
le cahier de composition mis à votre disposition, en suivant l’ordre chronologique de chaque
partie. N’écrivez pas de réponses sur l’épreuve.

MARKING GUIDE FOR TOPIC 1/CORRIGE DU SUJET 1

PART I : LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE 15 MARKS

I-GRAMMAR 10 MARKS
Exercise 1 : 5marks
A-Arrange the sentences following the instructions in the brackets
1) ”This laptop is my favourite”, The purchaser told the seller. (Re-write the sentence in the
reported speech). =The purchaser told the seller that, that computer was his favourite.

2) The man whom I gave your phone number will call call you (complete with who, whose or
whom).
3) Do you have much time for us to discuss ? (complete with many, much, most).
4) Are you interested in that job ? (complete with for, by, in).
5) Cameroonians speak English and French=English and French are spoken by
Cameroonians. (Re-write the sentence in the passive voice).

Exercise 2 : 5marks
A-Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense
1)If the weather was friendly, I would attend (to attend) the tournament.
2) We will meet/shall meet/are meeting (to meet) next week.
3)You’d better take (to take) a bike to school.

C- Put the adjective in brackets in comparative or superlative

John is the most serious (serious) of my brothers. Getting a job is more difficult (difficult)
than graduating in my country. I wish 2022 to be my best (good) year of
success.
II-VOCABULARY 5marks

A-Fill the gaps with the suitable word or phrase from the list
List: Retailer, whole-seller, advertisement, competitors, trucks, spend, purchase.
Companies spend too much money to promote their products trucks drivers should only work
at night in order to avoid road accidents. A whole-seller sells goods in large quantities, and a
retail seller sells goods in small quantities. The purchase price of this watch is really low.

B-Complete the table writing each number in letters

11 Eleven
It’s 4: 15PM o’clock Quarter past four/fifteen (minutes)past four
CFAF 23,450 Twenty three thousand, four hundred and fifty
23.25 KM Twenty three point twenty five
3/5 (fractions) Three fifth

PART II : Reading comprehension

Youth across the world have always played an active, positive and effective role in societal
transformation. They have played vital roles in fostering democratic transitions and
spearheading movements in countries such as China, Colombia, Burma and South Africa. In
2010- 2011, it was the virility and determination of the young people against the dictatorships
in Tunisia and Egypt that marked a turning point in the history of democracy in North Africa,
as well as the rest of Africa and the Middle East. Despite these achievements, political leaders
have always relegated young people to the background of society when it comes to nation
building. Youth have been excluded from the decision-making arena and forced to accept
outcomes and decisions without raising their voices.

The problem in Cameroon has never been the lack of institutions, policies and laws on youth,
but rather the absence of political willingness to effectively monitor and implement these laws
and policies.

If the letter of the law is to be followed, Cameroon has one of the strongest laws and policies
on youth, which have been adopted by many African states as the base of their own policies.
Paradoxically, there have been countries which have used Cameroon’s youth legislation as an
inspiration, but have eventually been more effective in adopting and implementing progressive
youth policies than Cameroon. The problem in Cameroon has never been the lack of
institutions, policies and laws on youth, but rather the absence of political willingness to
effectively monitor and implement these laws and policies.

Young people in Cameroon constitute over 70 percent of the population, yet they are the most
economically marginalized. In recent years, the number of young people aged between 15 and
35 has increased dramatically in Cameroon. Even though the number of policies and institutions
tasked with fostering and ensuring the implementation of youth programmes has increased,
their actual effectiveness in the field remains highly questionable to those outside of Cameroons
political elite.

Cameroon remains very strategic in terms of institutional arrangement which also covers issues
of the younger generation. The lack of adequate technical and professional education for youth
remains a major concern and is one of main causes for massive youth unemployment in
Cameroon, which is currently above 64 percent. Additionally, the failure to practically
implement, monitor and evaluate the numerous youth policy instruments continues to cripple
the institutions established to take care of youth concerns in Cameroon.

QUESTIONS 10 marks

1. One example the author has used to show that youths are relegated to the background
of society when it comes to nation building is that they have been excluded from the
decision-making arena and forced to accept outcomes and decisions without raising
their voices.

2. Some problems the author mentions about the situation of youth Cameroon are :
- The absence of political willingness to effectively monitor and implement these laws and
policies.
- In Cameroon, young people are the most economically marginalized

3. One of the main causes of youth unemployment in Cameroon is the lack of adequate
technical and professional education for youth.

4. According to the text, does Cameroon have efficient ways that can help improve youth
conditions. Some of these are :
- The country has one of the strongest laws and policies on youth ;
- The government should adopt adequate technical and professional education for
youth.

5. Youth and unemployment in Cameroon (other titles to be appreciated).

PART III : TRANSLATION 5marks

A-Translate into French

1. The company will give a conference on sustainable development.= L’entreprise

tiendra une conférence sur le développement durable.
2. The mechanics was not available in the morning. = Le mécanicien n’était pas
disponible en matinée/ Le mécanicien n’était pas disponible matin.
3. The meeting has been postponed.= La réunion a été reportée/La réunion a été
renvoyée.
4. Electricity bills must be paid on time.= Les factures d’électricité doivent être réglées à temps/
Les factures d’électricité doivent être payées à temps.
5. Can you put on the light, please ?= Peux-tu allumer ?/Peux-tu mettre la lumière ?

B-Translate into English

 1. Le numéro que vous venez de composer n’est pas disponible pour l’instant.=The
number you are trying to call is not reachable for the moment./The number you have
dialed is not available for the moment.
2. Peux-tu éteindre ton ordinateur portable ?=Can you put your laptop computer off ?
3. Le séminaire a été reporté.=The seminar has been postponed.
4. Qui veut peut.= Where there is a will there is a way.
5. La CAN 2021 s’est déroulée au Cameroun.=The 2021 AFCON took place in
Cameroon.

PART IV : CREATIVE WRITINGS 10 MARKS

In about fisteen (15) lines, develop one of the following topics :

1.The role of youths in economic development in Cameroon.

2. Do you think the 2021 AFCON was advantageous to Cameroon ?

3.As a young committed Cameroonian, write a letter to the mayor of your community to
suggest him meaningful ways to improve youth conditions.

Your name is Frank Mbanu, and your address is PO. BOX 19, Dikous

TOPIC 1
Firstly, the youths should fully participate in the decision-making process. Assuming active
roles in implementation and monitoring of development interventions, the youths will also
ensure that those interventions are really solving problems on the ground.

Also, youths also need to use their skills to contribute to the national development by working
in groups or in small and medium enterprises. In a country that largely depends on agriculture
like Cameroon, innovations such as basic machine inventories are needed.
Last but not the least, the youth should provide voluntary services and commit into creating
activities that can create employment and generate benefits.

TOPIC 2

ADVANTAGES OF ORGANISING THE AFCON :

- Acquisition of facilities to meet international standards. Eg. Stadia and luxurious

hotels ;

-Rebuild or reinforce patriotism and unity among Cameroonians without

distinction of languages and regions ;

-Foster economic development.

DISADVANTAGES OF ORGANISING THE AFCON :

-Incurring huge debts ;

- Abandonning important issues in the life of the nation, such as the political and economic
life of the country,due to intensifying pressure to host a successful tournament;

-COVID 19 : high risks of contamination with the opening of the country to visitors, fans and
players.

TOPIC 3

ASPECTS TO BE ASSESSED :

-Layout of the addresses, date, and signature ;

-Use of appropriate opening and closing formulas;

-Suggestion of at least two meaningful ways to improve youth conditions, with relevant
explanations ;

-Spelling and use of tenses.