Association des Professeurs d’Anglais de la Guadeloupe

Rallye Anglais

Edition 2006 – Epreuve Finale – Lycées / CORRIGE

N° I: The Right Word:

Match the words given below with the sports they evoke.

1d - 2a -- 3e -- 4 c - 5b

N°II THE ODD MAN OUT.

Cross out the word which doesn’t fit.

1. Prize, reward, fine, trophy /2. Coach, referee, umpire, judge/3. Ring, hold, punch, glove

4. Contestant, competitor, supporter, contender / 5. Weak, fit, accurate, resilient

N° III. IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

Fill in the gaps in order to complete the following expressions

1. To take the bull by the horns (prendre le taureau par les cornes)

2. To have a bee in one’s bonnet (avoir une idée fixe)

3. To pull somebody’s leg (se moquer de quelqu’un)

4. To live from hand to mouth (vivre au jour le jour)

5. To take French leave (filer à l’anglaise)

N° IV. Pick out the grammar mistakes and correct them

I am determined to pass this exams, otherwise my parents and my friends will being very disappointed. Besides, it would be too harder for me to repeat the year in my high school. It would be too bored. I will prepare a BTS in tourism next year. I will start a new life in a new school with others friends. I like meeting people from different cultures. I have a friend which wish he could to find the ideal school and start to working quickliest.

Mistakes / exams / being / harder / bored / wish / others / which / to / working / quickliest
Correct words / exam / be / hard / boring / wishes / other / who / work / more quickly/quicklier

N°V. PRONUNCIATION: Underline the word whose vowel sound is different.

Ex: style – fine – silver – mind

1. sit bill quick idea

2. car war bar tar

3. blood book could pull

B. Write the word corresponding to its phonetic symbol.

1. [mIs׳tIerI∂s] mysterious…, 2.[ӨI:m] theme 3. [∂'bI:dI∂ ns] obedience

N°VI. GUESS WHO I AM?

1..I am Prince William 2. I am Coretta Scott King 3..I am Ray Charles 4. I am John F. Kennedy

5. I am Bill Gates.

N°VII. THE QUIZ.

N° VIII. What do these abbreviations stand for?

EEC: European Economic Community BET: Black Entertainment Television

CNN: Cable News Network CIA: Central Intelligence Agency

UNO:United Nations Organization FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation

HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

N°IX. RIGHT OR WRONG?

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1. Clint Eastwood starred and directed the film “Million Dollar Baby”

2. Niagara Falls is the world’s highest water falls.

3. Basket Ball was invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

4. Mount Soufriere on the island of Montserrat erupted in 1997.

5. Heathrow is one of the airports in Sydney.

6.Joachim Noah plays in the Lakers

N° X. LANGUAGE: MCQ. Circle the appropriate letters for the right answers.

1. Her parents wouldn’t… out late. a) let her stay b)let her staying c)let her to stay

2. If you…me beforehand, I wouldn’t have gone. a)told b)would have told c)had told

3. .. does the film last? a)how much b)how long c)how much time

4.The book … is on the desk is mine. a)whose b)who c)which

5. … can do that, it’s so easy! a)someone b)no one c)anyone

6. This restaurant s not a success. They have very… customers. a)many b)little c)few

7. You’ve just eaten. You … go swimming now. a)can’t b) can c)should

8. It depends… what they really want. a) of b) on c) for

9. I’d rather you… with me tonight. a) staying b)will stay c) stayed

N°XI. British English or American English? Match each American word with its English equivalent.

Trolley – suspenders – trunk – nappy – eraser – braces – boot – diaper – cart – rubber – cookie – candy floss – biscuit – cotton candy – freeway – antenna – vest – motorway – waistcoat – aerial.

N° / American English / British English
Ex. / gas / petrol
1 / cart / trolley
2 / suspenders / braces
3 / trunk / boot
4 / diaper / nappy
5 / eraser / rubber
6 / cookie / biscuit
7 / cotton candy / candy floss
8 / freeway / motorway
9 / vest / waistcoat
10 / antenna / aerial

XII. In what year did it happen?

So Jesse Owens won his 4 gold medals in: ……1936…….

XIII. Identification.

1. Tick the appropriate boxes to identify these famous people.

Cathy Freeman / +
Tiger Woods / +
Venus Williams / +
Jesse Owens / +
Ellen Mc Arthur / +

N° XIII. CARTOONS

Who says what? Write the correct letter under each cartoon.

1. b - 2. c - 3. d - 4.a

N° XIV. TH E CHAT ROOM.

Pick out the “false friends” and provide the appropriate words.

vacancy / rest / deceived / attend / journey
holidays/vacations / stay / disappointed / wait for / day

N° XV. Where exactly were those photos taken? ( cities and countries)

1.  Mexico City MEXICO 2. Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA

3. Bridgetown BARBADOS 4. London ENGLAND

5. Sidney AUSTRALIA 6. Plymouth MONTSERRAT

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