TD Anglais 2nde A4
SECTION A: GRAMMAR (10 marks)
Fill in the blanks in the dialogue below by choosing the best alternative from those in brackets.(5 marks)
Delbo: Good afternoon madam. I wish to know how food can be………………………safely. (store, stored, storing).
Rahi: There are ………………………ways of storing food such as freezing and smoking. (much, any, many).
Delbo: Which do you prefer between ………………..and smoking? (freezer, frozen, freezing)
Rahi: I prefer smoking………….………….its advantages. (because, due to, if)
Delbo: If I were you i………………..freezing since it is very simple and long-lasting. (were, am, was)
Rewrite the sentences below about shopping and means of payment as started for you. (5 marks)
Rahinatou is currently settling a bill.
A bill……………………………………………………………………
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Many people still shop in supermarkets. Supermarkets sell at expensive rate.
Despite………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….
The attendant declared: “these clients have so many exigencies”.
The attendant declared………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Mobile money payment is easier than cheque payment.
Cheque payment is not as…………………………..………………………………………………….mobile money payment.
It is very easy storing food in a freezer.
Storing food…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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SECTION B: VOCABULARY. (10 marks)
I- Fill in passage below putting the words in brackets in the correct form. (5 marks)
We were taught by mister NGUEFACK that washing fruits and foodstuffs before eating them is a……………..............
measure. (safe).
Meanwhile many people have………….for imported goods rather than local ones.(prefer). Reason why they find it………………………feeding from Europeans products. (interest). Such practices do not help our local…………………………..(economize). The government is exhorted to promote the........................of local products. (consum).
II- Complete the dialogue below with the words from the box. (5 marks)
Damage, brand, currency, domestic, mediation, integration, lightening, heavy, assault, sale
Acero: Is it true that an alcoholic can………………………...........family members?
Angel: Yes of course. Heavy drinking leads to much……………….…….violence. Children sometimes end up traumatized.
Acero: Doctors say that alcohol, drugs and cigarette considerably………………….. our vital organs. Do you share that idea?
Angel: Absolutely. They can lead to diseases such as liver and lungs cancer.
Acero: Why do some persons use skin……………………………….creams in Africa?
Angel: I believe they do so in order to correct skin imperfections.
Acero: There is a new………………….of body lotion known as “Fair and White”. Have you heard of it?
Angel: Yes. It is produced in France by Dermo Laboratory.
SECTION C: COMPREHENSION (10 marks)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
The productive activities in a country form the economy of that nation. Economics is a social science because it’s concerned with the scarce resources used by the members of the society who choose them to satisfy their needs. The study of an economy involves the analysis of the creation, the allocation, the exchange, the distribution and the consumption of goods or services. An economist is a scientist who objectively describes and explains production, showing our numerous everyday needs.
Picking fruits, fishing and hunting are subsistence activities whereas manufacturing, cattle breeding and farming have become market oriented; such socially organized occupations create goods to be exchanged for money. In industry, an entrepreneur, if he has got capital or can borrow from a bank, will combine it with other factors such as technical knowledge, land and labour to make machines, objects or food. He can only do so if there is a profit motive or self-interest..
Producers often anticipate on our strong desire for goods or services. Our insatiable appetites are deconcentrated on basic needs such as food, shelter and clothes. Demand for these is almost inelastic because we go on buying them despite their high prices. The satisfactory power of non-essential wants such as music and cinema changes with circumstances. The amount of pleasure or enjoyment derived from a cigarette or a book is influenced by time, place and taste.
Smoking cannot rank first in a non-smoker's scale of preferences. Even the smokers adjust the number of cigarettes they buy to market conditions. At a given time, if prices rise, they will reduce their consumption. The cigarette manufacturers will cut the quantities for sale in the market. Supply, like demand, is therefore elastic. The law of supply and demand reflects those facts: a rise in prices, other things being equal (O.T.B.E.)
QUESTIONS.
1) What is the passage talking about? (2 marks)
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2) Where can an entrepreneur borrow money from to start up a business? (2 marks)
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3) Name four (4) components of the study of an economics (2marks)
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4) List four subsistence activities which are now market oriented. (2marks)
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5) Identify two (2) human beings basic needs mentioned in the passage. (2marks)
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SECTION D: COMPOSITION. (10 marks)
Write an essay of about 200 to 250 words on any of the following topics.
1) “The major cause of juvenile delinquency is the presence of drinking spots around schools” Do you share this view? You shall insist on the various causes of juvenile delinquency and means to fight against it.
2) Write a letter to your sister Olivia telling her about various food safety measures which are necessary so as to be healthy. Your name is John Courtesy, your address is GTHS Banguem, PO Box: 134 Douala.
3) Your younger sister severely injured herself while cooking and was loosing a lot of blood. What happened next? Say where you took her to and how she was cared for. Moreover say what you think about such actions you just carried out.
