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Examenul de bacalaureat 2010 Proba C) de evaluare a competenţelor lingvistice într-o limbă de circulaţie internaţională studiată pe parcursul învăţământului liceal
U C Proba scrisă la Limba engleză S E T I Toate filierele, profilurile şi specializările/ calificările N E Varianta 3 N D. N Este obligatorie rezolvarea unui I subiect din prima parte, de înţelegere a textului citit, T de producere de mesaje scrise. şi a unui subiect din partea a S doua, Timpul efectiv de lucru este C O de 90 de minute. C I H N ÎNŢELEGEREA TEXTULUI E CITIT T Subiectul I (nivel A1 - A2) L U Read the text below. IAre the sentences 1-7 ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough G ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B), choose ’Doesn’t say’ (C). Write your information to answer E Lexam sheet. answers on your O C
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Avatar is, is, after Titanic , the second profitable film of all time. It is a political film. The action is
set on the planet Pandora, which is rich in a mineral called creatively enough “unobtainium.” An evil corporation goes against the native population, the Na’Vi, who besides being a pleasant shade of blue, has the bodies of runway models. Earthlings sent to negotiate mineral rights with the Na’Vi go native (literally) and eventually conspire with the Na’Vi to fight the evil corporation. The Na’Vi are a peaceful people who live in a tree, hunt with bows and arrows, and recognize that they don’t own the planet, the planet owns them. Philosophically there is some pretty tricky work going on here. The plot attacks on corporate culture, on religion and capitalism. To summarize: corporations are bad, religion is misguided, and capitalism is wrong. I don’t think most people go to this film to get a dose of New Age religion, but it doesn’t prevent them either. In making this film a profitable one, we accept the message that humans are the problem not the solution, and that we could solve our environmental concerns by shooting ourselves into outer space. Or I suppose we could move into trees, hunt with bows and arrows, and ride around on the backs of pterodactyls. The irony of the success of Avatar is is that it is released by Fox Films which is a division of News Corp, the flagship of Fox Television and Fox News. (www.britannica.com)
U C S E T I N E N D. N I earned more money than Titanic . 1. Avatar earned TC Doesn’t say A B Right Wrong S O C 2. Pandora has a large amount of unobtainium. A B C Right Wrong C Doesn’t say s i I r N 3. The Na’Vi’s bodies are yellow. c H A B C Right Wrong Doesn’t say s E _ T C 4. The human negotiators are very experienced. _ A B L C Right Wrong Doesn’t say a U b I o G r 1 Varianta 3 Probă scrisă la Limba engleză E P L C O
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U for the production of Avatar . 7. Fox Films was the only film studio James Cameron contacted C Right Wrong Doesn’t say A B C S
E T I Subiectul II (nivel B1 - B2) N E Read the text below. For questions 1-10, choose Nthe answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Write your answers on your exam sheet. D. N The Christmas Man I S T O Last Christmas was a very difficult C time for me. My family and close friends were back home in Florida, and I was alone in a cold California. C I N Airlines ticket counter, on Christmas Eve. There were very few I was working at the Southwest H customers waiting to be helped. T E When it was time for me to call the next person I looked out to see the sweetest-looking old L man standing with a cane. He walked over to the counter and told me that U he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him that there were no more flights that night. He I G looked confused and E very worried. I asked if he had a reservation, but he seemed to become more L confused with each question. He just kept saying, “She said I have to go to New Orleans.” C O
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I finally managed to find out that he was dropped off at the curb on Christmas Eve by his sister-inlaw and told to go to New Orleans, to his family. She had given him some cash to buy a ticket. When I asked if he could come back tomorrow, he said that he had no place to stay. He then said he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. Naturally, I felt ashamed. Here I was feeling sorry for myself about being alone on Christmas, when this man, Mr.MacDonald, was sent to me to remind me of what being alone really meant. It broke my heart. I told him we would sort it out and our Customer Service agent helped him book a flight the next morning. We gave him the senior citizens fare, leaving him some extra money for travelling. About this time he started to look very tired, and when I asked him if he was all right, I saw that his leg was wrapped in a bandage. He had been standing on it that whole time, holding a plastic bag full of clothes.
U C S E T I I called for a wheelchair and we all stepped around to help him in. Suddenly, I noticed blood on his N bandage. I asked how he hurt his leg, and he said that he had just had bypass surgery and an E artery was taken from his leg. Can you imagine? This man had had heart surgery, N and then was dropped off at the curb to buy a ticket with no reservation to fly to New Orleans alone! . D I never really had a situation like this, and I wasn’t sure what I could do. I asked my supervisors if N a hotel voucher for Mr. we could find a place for him to stay. They both said yes, and they obtained I MacDonald for one night and a meal ticket for dinner and breakfast. Then we gave the porter a tip T to take him downstairs to wait for the airport shuttle. I patted him on the arm and told him S everything would be just fine. As he left, he said, Thank O you, bent his head and started to cry. Csaid, I love stories like that. He is your When I went back to thank my supervisor, she smiled and Christmas Man. C s ) (www.tscottgross.com i I r N c H 1. At Christmas time s E A the writer was in the mountains. _ T C B the writer was with his family. _ C the writer was at work. L a U b D the writer was very busy. I o G r 2 Varianta 3 Probă scrisă la Limba engleză E P L C O
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2. The ticket office was full of people. A completely empty. B at lunch break. C not really busy. D
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U C he saw 3. When it was time for him to call the next customer, S E a group of noisy ladies. A T I a young man with lots of luggage. B N E a very nice-looking old man. C N a huge aggressive dog. D D. N 4. The customer told him that I T he needed help with his S suitcase. A O he wanted to book a holiday. B C he had been hurt in a car crash. C C I he wanted a plane ticket. D N H E 5. When told that there Tno more night flights, the customer got very angry, A L unable to hide his feelings. U was not able B I to understand what was happening. G C was E amused by the new situation that occurred. L wanted to file a complaint to the superiors. D C O
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U C S E T 8. The old man looked very I A happy. N B worn out. E C angry. N D nervous . D 9. He had blood on his leg due to A N falling down the stairs. I B a terrible car crash. T C being hit with a cane. S D a risky medical operation. C O 10. Everybody at the ticket office C s A showed indifference. i I r B was very helpful. N c H C was very busy. s E D told the man to leave. _ T C _ L a U b I o G r 3 Varianta 3 Probă scrisă la Limba engleză E P L C O
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PRODUCEREA DE MESAJE SCRISE Subiectul I
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Write a short letter to your pen friend telling him/her about a typical week day in your life. Include U information about what you usually do in the morning/afternoon/evening, about how you feel at the C end of the day. S
E T I Write your answer in 80-100 words. N N E Subiectul II D. N Your school magazine organises a competition for articles entitled I in high school. S T O C Write your article in 180-200 words. C I N H T E L U I G E L C O
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(nivel B1 - B2) Remembering my first day
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