CEG1 ALLADA 1ER DEVOIR SURVEILLE DU 1ER SEMESTRE ANGLAIS 2NDE AB 2014-2015

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1 Finally there is the problem of cash crops for export

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In many African coun

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ries the forest is being

cleared so that products such as cocoa, tobacco, coffee, tea, bananasand pineapples can be sent to

"Cut and burn agriculture" or "shifting cultivation" may be traditional, but it is tao destructive. It is

an old practice in Africa for people ta farm in one area for a year or two and move on to another area

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the next year. The reason for this is simple. After the first fire, the soil is fertile, but two years later

this land is not being used for crops anymore becausethe sail is dead and the people have moved on

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Theorlglnal fores

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Y-'ill eventually re-grow, but only after many years.'.Sothese forests are being used

up faster than they cari be replaced.

Consequentlytropical forest is be

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ng destroyed at a very fast rate

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For example, 500,000 hectaresper

year are being lost in Côte d'Ivoire alone.

The demand for tropical timber ls another problem

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The wood in most homes in the West furniture,

windows, doors etc

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.. come from tropical forests, and about one quarter of the wood the world

needs is being exported from Africa. Logging

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s very destructive to the forest. The loggersonly want

the tallest and the straightest trees, this meansthat only a few trees per hectare are being felled, but

when trees fait they injure and kil! the trees that remain.

ln Africa, as in other parts of the develop

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ng world, Vast numbers of trees are being cut down for

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cooklng and heating. Eighty per cent (80%) of the energy needs of African households are being

supplied by firewood. Thus firewood ls becoming scarce,and people have to go further and turther

toflnd it. In parts of Burkina Faso,for example, women walk three and a hait hours to find wood.

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Contexte: L'abattage d'arbres

à

la base de nombreux problèmes tels que J'avancéedu désert,

l'inexistence de pluies et de quelques espècesd'arbres médécinaux. Tu es lnvltéte)

à

réagir par

rapport aux dégâts que causece phénomène.

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Compétence Disciplinaire N°2: Produire de façon appropriée des textes de

type et de fonctions variés.

Compétence Disciplinaire N°l: Réagir de façon précise et appropriée

à

des

messageslus ou entendus

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2-African households use firewood for eooking and heating. • People---~---

----1-Vast numbers of trees are being eut down.

Itèm4 :

Rephrase the following sentences using the prompts given : don't change their meaning e-one quarter

S-A long time

d-at

a very fast rate 4-Are left

c-scarce

3-Hard to get b-rernaln 2-very quickly a-)many years 1-twenty five percent

Column

B

(synonyms) ColumnA (expressions)

Item3 : Match the sentences or expressions in column A with their synonyms in column B 1- Where does the majority of energy used in Mriean household come from

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',-2~ Find two (2) reasons why people are destroying tropical forests.

3-

Give a synonym of

"shlftlng'

cultivation" Item2 : Answer these questions on the text

1- It is easy for African housewives ta find wood for cooking.

2-

Burkina-Faso's women walk for two hundred and ten minutesto fetch firewood.

3-

Tropical forests are the main suppliers of wood for Europeans. 4- African farmers work on the same area for several years. Iteml : According to the text, are these statements true or false

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A-REACTION A UN TEXTE ECRIT

• Reconnaissantles détails du texte; • Exprimant tes appréciations i

• Associant des mots ou expressions

à

leur synonyme; • Montrant ta maîtrise de certaines structures grammaticales; .. Traduisant un passage du texte en français.

Après avoir lu le texte tu montreras que tu l'as bien compris en : Tâche:

developed countries. Thus forests are being replaced by large plantations which donot even provide

food for the local population.

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NB : Mind the presentation of your letter.

(Not more than 20 lines)

Nowadays, rain becomes rare because of the frequent destruction of trees. One of your friends named James, regularly cuts down trees without replanting some new. As a protector of the natural resources, write a letter to your friend James who lives in TOFFO to warn

him

about the dangers of his practices for people and animais and ta tell him about the importance oftrees.

Writing:

'. • Respectant le contexte du sujet;

• Respectant l'orthographe et la ponctuation adéquates; • Rédigeant une lettre.

Tu montreras ta compétence

à

écrire une lettre en Anglais en: Tâche:

Beaucoup de personnes ignorent encore l'importance de la forêt. Tu es invité(e)

à

écrire une lettre

à

ton ami James pour-le convaincre de la nécessité de planter les arbres pour lutter contre