Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2008 Proba E/F Proba scris la Limba englez L1 normal L2 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu. Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore. (30 puncte) Varianta 071

SUBIECTUL I
Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

For over two hundred years, scholars have shown an interest in the way children learn to speak and understand their first language. (1). These studies used data recorded in parental diaries. But detailed, systematic investigation did not begin until the middle decades of the twentieth century, when the tape recorder came into routine. This made it possible to keep a permanent record of samples of child speech, so that analysts could listen repeatedly to obscure extracts. (2). The problems that have to be considered when investigating child speech are quite different from those encountered when working with adults. (3). This happens because some aspects of childrens cognitive development, such as their ability to pay attention or to remember instructions, may not be sufficiently advanced. (4). This is a task that is virtually impossible below the age of three. Moreover, anyone who has tried to make a tape recording of a representative sample of a childs speech understands how frustrating this can be. Some children, it seems, are innately programmed to switch off as soon as they notice a tape recorder being switched on. 1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text. There is one sentence that does not fit. 4 points A. B. C. D. Tape recorders didnt help scientists much in their research. In this way scientists could produce detailed and accurate descriptions. Nor is it easy to get children to express systematic judgements about language. Several small-scale studies were carried out, especially towards the end of the nineteenth century. E. Thus it is not possible to carry out certain kinds of experiments. 2. What/Who do the words in bold refer to? 3. Give the synonyms of the following words. 1. investigation 2. extract 3. to encounter 6 points 10 points 4. development 5. frustrating 6 points

4. Answer the following questions using information from the text:

A. What have the scholars been interested in for over two hundred years? B. Which are the problems that have to be taken into consideration when investigating child speech? C. What helped analysts in their study? 5. In your own words, comment on the following sentence: Some children, it seems, are innately programmed to switch off as soon as they notice a tape recorder being switched on. 4 points