CORRIGE BEP/CAP 2006 ANGLAIS - TOUTES SECTIONS - MARDI 6 JUIN 2006

2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS

The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London, United Kingdom (from 27th July to 12th August 2012). London will become the first city to host (1) the Olympics three times, with previous games in 1908 and 1948.
"This is our moment," said London bid leader (2) Sebastian Coe, a former Olympic middle-distance champion. "It's massive, it's huge!"

London's Olympic project is centered on the massive urban renewal of a ruined area of East London, which will be turned into an Olympic park.

Infrastructure:
Public Transport will see numerous improvements including the London underground and the new Olympic "Javelin" train.

Budget:
The budget projection is around £1.4 billion. The majority of the estimated costs will be met by a special lottery game. The rest of the £1.4 billion is to be met by a yearly £20 surcharge on the council tax of households (3) in Greater London.

Sports involved:
It has been confirmed that baseball and softball will not be part of the Olympic program of the 2012 Olympics and will be part of the Olympic program for the last time at the 2008 games in Beijing. They were the first sports to be dropped (4) since polo in 1936. The candidates short-listed to replace them were rugby, karate, squash, golf or roller-skating but none of these sports was approved by the I.O.C. (5); therefore, only 26 sports will take place at the 2012 games.

I.O.C. President Jacques Rogge encouraged the losers to bid again. But it's unlikely (6) that the games will go back to Europe in 2016...

Adapted from the Internet, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport, July 6th 2005

Vocabulary:
1) host: accueillir
2) bid leader: Président du comité de candidature
bid (v): faire acte de candidature
3) Council tax of households: taxe d'habitation
4) dropped (ici): abandonné
5) I.O.C.: Comité International Olympique (CIO)
6) unlikely: improbable




COMPREHENSION
I) Cochez la bonne réponse (1)
This document is an article from
A British newspaper
A sports magazine
A website
A sports programme on TV

II) Complétez le tableau suivant à l'aide des données chiffrées du texte (2)
Date of the next Summer Olympics in London:
Date of the Summer Olympics in Beijing:
Budget of the next Summer Olympics in London:
Number of sports on the Olympic program in London:

III) Les affirmations suivantes sont-elles vraies (Right) ou fausses (Wrong)? Cochez la bonne case. Sous chaque affirmation, recopiez la phrase du texte qui a guidé votre choix (5)

1. The Olympic games have never taken place in London city.

2. The Olympic Park will be situated in a rich area of London.

3. A special public transport will be built for the Olympic games.

4. People from Greater London will pay more taxes.

5. The I.O.C. accepetd to include roller-skating in the Olympic program.




COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE
I) A l'annonce du résultat du CIO, Sebastian Coe, président du comité de candidature britannique, réagit avec enthousiasme. Complétez ses propos en mettant les adjectifs à la forme qui convient. (2)

The Olympic Games are the _________________________ event in the world. The choice of the I.O.C. is the _________________________ (fantastic) opportunity for British sport. I was sure that London was the _________________________(good) candidate. Believe me, this is the _________________________ (great) day in my life!

II) David Beckham a apporté son soutien à la candidature de Londres. Complétez ce paragraphe avec:
(2) a - an - the - 0 (absence de déterminant).

David Beckham is _________________________famous football player. He played _________________________ football for Manchester United for several years. As he is _________________________international star, he was invited in Singapore to support _________________________British delegation.

III) Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses à la forme exigée par le contexte (4)
Every four years, the I.O.C. members _________________________(choose) a town to host the Olympic Games. The 2004 Olympic Games _________________________(take place) in Athens. Now Beijing _________________________(get ready) to welcome the athletes from all over the world. London _________________________(host) this great sports event in 2012.


EXPRESSION ECRITE:
Rédigez en anglais un paragraphe d'environ 60 mots dans lequel vous répondrez à la question suivante:
"Why is it so important for a city to host the Olympic Games?"

Vocabulary help:
- Verbs you can use: build, modernize, develop, attract, welcome, create...
- nouns you can use: economic development, equipments (swimming pools, stadiums...), tourism (hotels, restaurants...), means of transport....

CORRIGE RAPIDE

COMPREHENSION
I) Cochez la bonne réponse (1)
A website


II) Complétez le tableau suivant à l'aide des données chiffrées du texte (2)
Date of the next Summer Olympics in London: 2012
Date of the Summer Olympics in Beijing: 2008
Budget of the next Summer Olympics in London: £1.4 billion
Number of sports on the Olympic program in London: 26

III) Les affirmations suivantes sont-elles vraies (Right) ou fausses (Wrong)? Cochez la bonne case. Sous chaque affirmation, recopiez la phrase du texte qui a guidé votre choix (5)

1. The Olympic games have never taken place in London city.
W: "three times"

2. The Olympic Park will be situated in a rich area of London.
W: "ruined area"

3. A special public transport will be built for the Olympic games.
R: "the new Olympic 'Javelin' train".

4. People from Greater London will pay more taxes.
R: "a yearly £20 surcharge"

5. The I.O.C. accepetd to include roller-skating in the Olympic program.
W: "none of these sports was approved".




COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE
I) A l'annonce du résultat du CIO, Sebastian Coe, président du comité de candidature britannique, réagit avec enthousiasme. Complétez ses propos en mettant les adjectifs à la forme qui convient. (2)

The Olympic Games are the ___ most important______________________ event in the world. The choice of the I.O.C. is the _____ most fantastic____________________ (fantastic) opportunity for British sport. I was sure that London was the ____best_____________________(good) candidate. Believe me, this is the ________greatest_________________ (great) day in my life!

II) David Beckham a apporté son soutien à la candidature de Londres. Complétez ce paragraphe avec: (2)
a - an - the - 0 (absence de déterminant).

David Beckham is _______a__________________famous football player. He played ____0_____________________ football for Manchester United for several years. As he is _______an__________________international star, he was invited in Singapore to support ______the___________________British delegation.

III) Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses à la forme exigée par le contexte (4)
Every four years, the I.O.C. members _____choose____________________(choose) a town to host the Olympic Games. The 2004 Olympic Games __________took place_______________(take place) in Athens. Now Beijing ___________is getting ready______________(get ready) to welcome the athletes from all over the world. London ______will host___________________(host) this great sports event in 2012.


EXPRESSION ECRITE:
Rédigez en anglais un paragraphe d'environ 60 mots dans lequel vous répondrez à la question suivante:
"Why is it so important for a city to host the Olympic Games?"

Vocabulary help:
- Verbs you can use: build, modernize, develop, attract, welcome, create...
- nouns you can use: economic development, equipments (swimming pools, stadiums...), tourism (hotels, restaurants...), means of transport....