Sujet. 1. Would you mind a few questions for our survey? A. to answer B. answer C. answering D. answered

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1. Would you mind ________ a few questions for our survey?

A. to answer B. answer

C. answering D. answered

2. What have we ________? Let me listen to that again.

A. hear B. here

C. ear D. heir

3. He ________ wearing a suit and tie to go to work in the office.

A. used to B. is use to

C. has used to D. is used to

4. ________ the huge crowd of people, I managed to see the Prime Minister as he ________ 10 Downing Street.

A. In spite / left B. Although / was leaving C. Despite / was leaving D. Regardless / left

5. If we ordered the new machine today, ________ install it next Monday?

A. would you able to B. would you be able to C. will you able to D. will you be able to 6. The Taj Mahal is ________ monuments in the world.

A. one of the most romantic B. the most romantic C. the one most romantic D. the more romantic

7. Choisir la bonne traduction : « Il n’existe pas de solution à ton problème. » A. It doesn’t exist any solution to your problem.

B. It exists no solution to your problem.

C. There isn’t any solutions to your problem.

D. There’s no solution to your problem.

8. Susan ________ her shopping every weekend ________ her local supermarket.

A. is doing / in B. has done / at C. do / in D. does / at

9. The manager decided to ________ the contract with the subcontractor.

A. break out B. break off C. break of D. break through

10. If people watched ________ violence on TV, there would be ________ crimes.

A. fewer / less B. less / fewer C. less / less D. fewer / fewer

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11. I have just met the two new students. ________ both very nice.

A. They’re B. There’re

C. Their D. There

12. She said she ________ never come back again ________ was very surprising.

A. will / who B. would / which

C. has / that D. would / what

13. The new project cost the company ________ .

A. twenty-two millions euros. B. twenty-two million of euros.

C. twenty-two millions of euros. D. twenty-two million euros.

14. Jane and her family ________ from London to Paris .... . A. were moving / since five years B. moved / five years ago C. have moved / five years ago D. are moved / for five years.

15. Choisir la bonne traduction : « Combien de temps faut-il pour aller de Paris à Londres ? »

A. How many times it takes to go from Paris to London?

B. How much time it takes to go from Paris to London?

C. How long does it take to go from Paris to London?

D. How long it takes to go from Paris to London?

16. You mustn’t forget ________ a present. It’s Elisabeth’s birthday tomorrow.

A. buy B. buying

C. to buy D. to buying

17. Choisir la bonne traduction : « Paul n’est pas allé au cinéma depuis un mois. » A. Paul hasn’t gone at the cinema since a month.

B. Paul hasn’t gone at the cinema for a month.

C. Paul hasn’t been to the cinema for a month.

D. Paul hasn’t been to the cinema since a month.

18. It’s high time politicians ________ that today people don’t believe all ________

they say.

A. realised / what B. realise / what C. are realising / that D. realised / that

19. The new manager would like ________ how this software works.

A. his assistant to show him B. that his assistant shows him C. his assistant shows him D. that his assistant will show him

20. Finding new sources of water will be a challenge ________ populations ________

in the future.

A. who / has to meet B. whom / have to meet C. what / will have to meet D. which / will have to meet 21. After the accident, Barbara ________ .

A. was to make her car repaired B. had to make her car repaired C. had to have her car repaired D. had to made her car repaired

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22. I appreciate your comments, as I think that constructive ________ is always positive.

A. critic B. criticism

C. critical D. criticize

23. The goods ________ delivered ________ two weeks, if you don’t want to pay penalty fees.

A. must been / by B. must to be / until C. must have been / at D. must be / within 24. You lied to me when you ________ on time.

A. say you arrived B. said you had arrived C. have said you arrived D. said you have arrived

25. If the police ________ just a few minutes earlier they ________ the bank robbers.

A. arrived / catch B. arrives / would catch C. had arrived / would have caught D. arrived / will catch

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Traitez en 200 à 250 mots l’un des deux sujets suivants.

Indiquez le numéro du sujet choisi et le nombre de mots à l’endroit prévu sur la copie.

Tout essai hors sujet sera sanctionné par la note zéro.

SUjET N° 1

Crowdfunding websites have caught the imagination of millions of web users, pro- viding businesses and creative ventures with a platform to appeal for money. Pro- jects raise money by asking people to pay in advance for products and services that don’t exist yet, using the cash for development. Donors get rewards, often linked to the amount they’ve promised as a thank you for their support. The rise in crowdfunding has been encouraged by some remarkable successes. The story of how an unknown computer gaming firm reached an ambitious funding target for a new console in eight hours and then went on to raise more than $8m has become an Internet legend. But for some the bubble has burst. Some entrepreneurs say it’s got so competitive, and there are now so many projects that it has become very difficult for small players to get noticed. A rising generation of crowdfunding entrepreneurs seem to be rediscovering a fact of business life: starting a new enterprise is tough.

Adapted from BBC News.com, December 2013

Crowdfunding is becoming more and more popular to raise money to finance many different types of projects. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of crowdfunding and why you would or would not give money for projects on a crowdfunding website.

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SUjET N° 2

The mayor of a small town has decided to install video cameras (CCTV) in the town centre. Imagine the dialogue between two inhabitants who have conflicting views on the subject. One of the inhabitants is for the installation of cameras in their town whereas the other is against.

Begin with a short description of the situation by one of the inhabitants and then develop the dialogue between the two inhabitants.

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Traduction :

Le financement participatif est de plus en plus populaire pour financer de nom- breux types de projets différents. Développer les avantages et inconvénients du financement participatif et expliquer pourquoi vous donneriez ou ne donneriez pas de l’argent pour des projets sur un site web de financement participatif.

Suggestion de plan Introduction

• Description du financement participatif – technique de financement de projets utilisant internet comme canal de mise en relation entre créateur(s) du projet et investisseur(s)

• Raisons pour sa popularité – simplicité de fonctionnement via internet, nouveau et innovateur

Avantages : moins contraignant qu’un prêt classique, possible même en cas de refus d’un prêt bancaire, plus transparent pour l’investisseur qui choisit selon ses envies et ses valeurs, possibilité de petite mise de fonds, très rapide pour rassem- bler des fonds, très bonne communication autour du projet donc meilleur position- nement sur le marché.

Inconvénients : nécessite beaucoup de temps et d’énergie pour créer et suivre le

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projet, possibilité d’être copié, mauvaise image du projet si pas assez d’investisseurs, le site web prend un pourcentage des fonds, hésitations des investisseurs par rapport à la viabilité du projet, peur des arnaques

Donner ou ne pas donner : argumentation pour/contre et expression de l’opinion personnelle en fonction des projets

Conclusion

Monde actuel en mouvement, changement des schémas classiques, internet et les nouvelles technologies de plus en plus importants dans tous les domaines, financement participatif actuellement le vent en poupe, mais est-ce un modèle durable ?

ESSAI – SUjET N° 2

Traduction :

Le maire d’une petite ville a décidé d’installer des caméras de vidéo surveillance dans le centre-ville. Imaginez le dialogue entre deux habitants qui échangent des arguments contradictoires sur ce sujet. L’un des habitants est pour l’installation de ces caméras dans leur ville alors que l’autre s’y oppose.

Commencez votre dialogue par un bref rappel de la situation par un des habitants puis développer le dialogue entre les deux habitants.

Suggestion de plan Introduction

Courte description de la situation : décision de l’installation des caméras par le maire – raisons pour cette décision.

Idées exprimées par l’habitant qui est contre :

se sent espionné – perte de liberté – atteinte à la vie privée – interrogations sur les personnes autorisées à visionner les enregistrements – utilisation des images à d’autres fins – couteux pour la ville, qui va payer ? – mieux d’investir dans davan- tage de policiers, plus humain et social – le problème sera simplement déplacé, les délinquants iront ailleurs – pas une solution de fond.

Idées exprimées par l’habitant qui est pour :

plus de sécurité pour les habitants – dissuasif pour les délinquants – possibilité d’avoir des preuves pour des actions en justice – identification facilité pour la police – intervention beaucoup plus rapide des forces de l’ordre en cas d’incident – il n’a rien à se reprocher, il n’a donc pas peur d’être filmé – nombreux exemples.