Baccalaureate National Exam 2021 June Services – Cooking

Baccalaureate National Exam 2021 June Services – Cooking

[1] When she was 16 years old, Ana Moreno watched buses of tourists arrive in her village. They came to see the wildlife in the Sierra Gorda Reserve, Mexico. “How is it possible that I don’t speak English?” She thought to herself. So, Ana went on to study tourism and learn English at university. Ana’s father had worked as a forest guard, and she accompanied him into the mountain on several occasions. Eventually, Ana achieved her goal to become a guide and lead tourists into the forest.

[2] Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ana is facing hard times and she is not leading tourists into the jungle this year. “It’s going to be really tough,” she says. “If we don’t have people coming, we won’t have income,” she adds. Her brother Joel and his wife Ellen founded a nonprofit organization that employs six people to patrol the mountain and protect the forest from loggers, or people who cut down trees for wood. Joel and Ellen are facing hard times too; they couldn’t keep to their promises and their guards have not been paid for three months.

[3] It is not just the Moreno family who has lost income: Tourism employs eighty people from the local community as guides, horse handlers, or drivers. Unfortunately, in the last few months, some of them have already returned to cutting and selling wood, which threatens both the forest and its wildlife. Tourism businesses like Ecotours have also lost a large amount of their revenue.

[4] Today, locals and ecotourism businesses are finding new ways to welcome tourists. Ecotours has brought alternative solutions to manage tourists in a way that minimizes the environmental impact and the risk of virus transmission. The business has already adopted small-scale outdoor recreation as a solution to large-group touristic activities in the time of the pandemic. Visitors to the jungle can explore the rainforest in small groups through guided tours. Similarly, Ana and her brother Joel designed virtual tours. “I hope it can save us this year,” says Ana. Thanks to these virtual tours, visitors enjoy watching wildlife in different ways.

[5] It may take a long time for ecotourism to return to normal. But in Mexico, forest communities are finding ways to adapt their ecotourism services to the constraints of the pandemic. In doing so, they provide both an alternative to large group trips and a means of preserving the environment.

I- COMPREHENSION (15 points) N.B. Base all your answers on the text

A. CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER. (1 pt)

The best title for the text is:

a. Tourist attractions in Mexico
b. Tourism in Mexico during the pandemic 
c. Environmental problems in Mexico

The right answer is: …………………….

B. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY. (4 pts)
1. Ana’s father worked in the forest as a tourist guide. ………………………………………………….
2. Before becoming a tourist guide, Ana used to go to the forest with her father. ………………………………………………….
3. Ecotours decided to stop all its touristic activities during the pandemic. ………………………………………………….
4. The writer believes that ecotourism will return to its normal situation very soon. ………………………………………………….

C. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. (3 pts)
1. How did Ana become a tourist guide? 
…………………………………………………. 
2. Why can’t Ana work with tourists in the forest this year?
………………………………….. 
3. People who lost their jobs are doing another activity. What is it?…………………………………

D. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT. (2 pts)
1. Because of the pandemic, Joel and Ellen couldn’t ………………… 
2. Tourism in Sierra Gorda creates jobs such as ………………..

E. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS THAT MEAN ALMOST THE SAME AS (2 pts)
1. set up (paragraph 2): ……………….
2. protecting (paragraph 5): ……………..

F. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (2 pts)
1. They (paragraph 1): ……………………………………………..
2. The business (paragraph 4): …………………………………

G. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. (1 pt) The main idea of Paragraph 4 is:

a. Ecotours is organizing small-scale visits to the forest.
b. Ana and her brother offer tourists virtual visits to the forest.
c. Ecotourism is adopting new solutions to maintain the revenues.

► The main idea is: ……………..

II- LANGUAGE (15 points)

A. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE RIGHT COLLOCATIONS FROM THE LIST. (2 pts) 

social concerns – technological innovations – human rights – popular music

civic engagement – local communities – intercultural understanding

1. Young people are often called digital natives because they adapt easily to ………
2. Social media have contributed a lot to ……………between people of different races and religions.
3. The government is building new roads and water facilities to satisfy the needs of ……….
4. A lot of ……… businesses are facing challenges due to Covid-19.

B. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE RIGHT WORDS FROM THE LISTS. (2 pts)
1. The stadium …………………… has been built recently will host the championship finals. 

whose – where – which 

2. People …………………… wear face masks if they want to attend the show. 

might – must – will

C. REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS INDICATED. (3 pts)
1. “I will improve the working conditions soon,” said the new manager.
The new manager promised …………………………………
2. The criminal was wearing a mask but the police managed to identify him. 
Although ……………………………….
3. The coach did not include Girard in the list of players because of his injury. Because of his injury, Girard ……………..

D. PUT THE WORDS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM. (2 pts)
1. Gad Elmaleh’s shows are really (enjoy) …………
2. Mass media has helped a lot in making people (awareness) …….. of the dangers of pollution.

E. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE. (2 pts)
1. Jane will take the kids to the zoo when the weather (get) ………… better.
2. Before Rachid moved to the Faculty of Sciences, he (already/work) …………. as an engineer in a company.

F. CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER. (2 pts)
1. Latifa: How do you find Turkish drama?
Leila: ………………………….

 a. I can’t agree more – b. Yes, I do – c. I can’t stand it

2. Ann: Thank you for helping me with my exercises.
Nancy: ……………………………………………………… 

a. My pleasure – b. Sorry for that – c. Yes, why not?

G. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS? (2 pts)
1. Meg: A new university will open in our city next year. I think this will benefit students in our area.
John: …………………………….
2. Badr: I’m sorry to say this, but internet connectivity has become very slow these days.
Telecom agent: …………………

III- WRITING (10 points) DO TASKS 1 AND 2

TASK 1: (4 pts) Complete the following paragraph:

For me, a good sportsman/sportswoman should have many personal qualities. First, ………………………………………….. …………………………………

TASK 2: (6 pts) Respond to the following email.

Dear Amine,

………………………………………….