Association des Professeurs d’Anglais de la Guadeloupe
Rallye Anglais
Edition 2005 – Epreuve Finale – Les lycéesDUREE: 1 heure / Etablissement: / Composition de l’équipe (noms, prénoms, classes)Temps: /
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N° I: Right or wrong ? Tick the correct answer.
1. In Guadeloupe the volcano bears the same name as the one in St Lucia.
2. The E.C $, the Gourde and the Trinidadian $ are all currencies used in the Caribbean
3. CUDJOE is the name of a famous Maroon chief in Jamaïca
4. The island associated with St Kitts is Anguilla
5. Slavery was abolished in the English Caribbean islands before it was in the French Caribbean
6. Jamaica’s capital is Kingstown.
7. Baldwin SPENCER is the Prime Minister of Saint-Lucia
N°II Underline the correct answer :
1. Which Caribbean island has never been colonized by the Spanish?
a) Barbados b) Jamaica c) Trinidad
2) Who wrote “Crick Crack Monkey”?
a) Agatha Christie b) Merle Hodge c) Ernest Hemingway
3) Which Caribbean island does not use the EC $ as its currency ?
a) Grenada b) St Vincent c) Barbados
4) Hyde Park is in :
a) New-York b) Washington c) London
5) What is the Mayflower ?
a) the Pilgrim Fathers' ship b) a flower c) a young girl
6) The Mimic Men, Miguel Street and A House for Mr Biswas are works by :
a) George Lamming b) Earl Lovelace c) V.S. Naipaul
7) Who said : “An iron curtain has descended across the Continent.”?
a) Winston Churchill b) John F Kennedy c) Charlie Chaplin
N°III) British English or American English? Match each American word with its English equivalent gas- flat –neighbour – truck- tin – trousers –sidewalk – movie – lift – stand in line – pavement –can – neighbor – lorry-queue – film – pants - apartment – elevator- petrol-
N° / AMERICAN English / BRITISH EnglishEx: / gas / petrol
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IV. Guess who I am.
1. I was in prison from 1964 to 1990 for my opposition to the country’s white government. I was the first black President of my country and in 1993 I shared the Nobel Peace Prize with President F.W. de Klerk.
I am ……......
2. I was born in 1955 and I am a US computer programmer and businessman. I started the Microsoft company and I am famous for being the richest man in the world. I am …………......
3. I am a British sailor and explorer who sailed to New Zealand and Australia and several islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii where I was killed. I am ……………………………………………..
4. I was born in Cold Spring in 1960, I have won many medals in major international competitions for Jamaica. In 2001 I decided to run for Slovenia. I am ………………………………………......
5. I am an Apache chief who fought white settlers so that my people could continue living on their own land. US paratroopers shout my name when they jump out of planes. I am ……………………………………..
V. What do these abbreviations stand for ? The word bank will help you :
S.M.S : ......
W.A.P : ......
V.C.R : ......
W.W.W :......
D.V.D :......
L.C.D : ......
WORD BANK
application - access – antenna – aid – access – air –code- camera- crystal- calculator- display – disc –design – dot – digital – diode - liquid – light – logical – liable - message – memory – mail – messenger-- point – practical – power – protocole - register –recorder – record – resource – request – random - read - start – send – select – system – site – shortvideo – variety – value – valid - world – word – wide – web – wireless –
VI. Idiomatic expressions. Find the right meaning and circle the right letter :
1) If someone is pulling your leg, he or she is
a) having a good time b) walking slowly c) running fast d) joking with you
2) If you have a bone to pick with someone, you
a) have some food to share b) are ready to start an argument c) are a faithful companion d) want to offer your services
3) If someone is said to be tight-fisted, he or she is
a) good at sport b) very angry c) ungenerous d) drunk
4) If you are on top of the world, you
a) are very famous b) in good shape c) have climbed up a mountain d) are very rich
5) If a job is a piece of cake it is
a) very difficult b) not difficult at all c) very well paid d) done for free
6) If someone foots the bill, he or she
a) pays the bill b) refuses to pay the bill c) decreases the price d) increases the price
VII. Pronunciation : find the odd man out (the word whose vowel sound has a different pronunciation) and cross it out.
Ex: style- fine- silver-mind- 1. worse – floor – learn – fur
2. leather – steak – pleasant – instead 3. steal – still – feel - field
4. taught – thought - rough - lawn 5. banana – snake – taste – break
VIII. Help this student with her letter. There are 14 mistakes in this extract, write the correct forms or the appropriate words in the boxes.
Dear friends
We are a group of twelve students and we would like visiting your island on an exchange programme. We are 18 to 22 years old and there has only one boy . We will rest during 2 weeks. During the journey we want to attend classes and visit places but in the evening we expect to go to parties. Our english teacher said we that your island is very interessant and according to me she always give good counsels. I have see in a book that there are much things to do and to see...
IX. Identification.
1. Tick the appropriate boxes to identify these famous people.
WHOIS
WHO?
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Film director
Jaws/ Catch me if you can/
Amistad /
Prime Minister
Refused to recognize the new Haitian government /
Beloved- Sula
Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 /
Prime Minister /
United States Secretary of state / The seventh Secretary - General of the United Nations
Kofi Annan
Percival Patterson
Toni Morrison
Condoleezza Rice
Tony Blair
Steven Spielberg
X. CARTOONS: The captions have got mixed up. Write the number of the correct caption under each cartoon.
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XI .THE QUIZ.
11. What’s the English word for : “Les Alizés”?
22. Which English-speaking island in the Caribbean did the Pope visit ?
33. Who is Florida’s governor ?
44. Who was awarded the oscar for the best actor ?
55.Where did the latest CARIFTA games take place ?
66. An S.O.S, a radio call for help ? (the word includes a month of the year)
XII .CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE LETTER.
1. a. I wish I hadn’t sold my Rollerblades. 2. a. If you worked hard you will succeed.
b. I wish I didn’t sell my Rollerblades. b. If you worked hard you would succeed .
3. a. We haven’t to get a visa. 4. We will start when they will arrive.
b. We don’t have to get a visa. We will start when they arrive
5 a. Yesterday I saw him with his new date. 6. a. It’s not nice to make fun of others.
b. yesterday I have seen him with his new date. b. It’s not nice to do fun of others.
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XIII. Vocabulary : cross out the word which does not fit :
1) a) aunt b) sister c) mother d) nephew
2) a) ship b) bus c) truck d) train
3) a) friendly b) selfish c) nice d) pleasant
4) a) coin c) paper c) change d) money
5) a) road b) street c) steam d) path
6) a) tongue b) tooth c) elbow d) lip
7) a) towel b) soap c) pillow d) shower
XIV. THINGS AND EVENTS
a. A day in Ireland and the US when people drink Irish beer and often wear green clothes.
b. Another word for remembrance Day celebrated in Great Britain
c. A formal dance party given for students in American highschool or college class
d. A Trinidadian specialty
e. A Barbadian dish
Write the appropriate letter in each box.
Poppy Day / Flying fish / St Patrick’s Day / Prom / RotiXV. Skip from one island to another following the riddles. Write the letters in the appropriate orders.
A. B. C. D.
Fly first to the island whose coast you can see from Anse- Bertrand. From there you are not too far from that island whose airport was destroyed in the eruption , so take the ferry, it’s just a 20 minutes’ trip , and pay a visit to the courageous population there. Say good bye and make arrangements to fly to that island whose capital is almost the same as our main administrative city. Finally you have heard too much English now and you would like to speak in and listen to the creole language. So fly down there and take some rest.
Letters in order:......
BON VOYAGE!
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