REPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur

et de la Recherche Scientifique

Concours Nationaux d'Entrée aux Cycles de

Formation d'Ingénieurs

Session 2017

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i Date : Jeudi 25 Mai 2017 Heure : 14 H 5

ft." 41,,INII,erref,

Durée : 2 H Nb pages : 08

Barème : Part I : 30, Part II: 30, Part III : 20

IMPORTANT: L'épreuve d'anglais comporte deux séries de feuilles :

- Les énoncés s'étalant sur 4 pages gide les candidats sont appelés à garder

- Les feuilles réservées aux réponses (Answer sheet) s'étalant sur 4 pages, lesquelles

Doivent être rendues à la fin de l'épreuve aux professeurs surveillants Il sera tenu compte de la présentation, (l'écriture au crayon n'étant pas permise)

Reading passage: 1-(CNN) -- As Qatar goes on a construction Mita ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, much of the new infrastructure will be built by migrant workers. And given Qatar's track record, that's cause for major concern, a human rights group says.

2-A new report from Amnesty International finds that worker abuse is rife in Qatar's construction sector. The report, called "The Dark Side of Migration," says some workers endure excessive and often dangerous working hours, squalid living conditions and have their payments withheld. One manager referred to workers as "cattle." The report is based on interviews with 210 workers, 22 companies and govemment officiais. It includes investigations into companies subcontracted by major organizations, including the govemment's Qatar Foundation and South Korean group Hyundai Engineering & Construction. Amnesty said its researchers witnessed 11 men signing papers before govemment officiais, falsely claiming they had received ail payments and benefits to allow them to leave the country.

3-"It is simply inexcusable in one of the richest countries in the world that so many migrant workers are being ruthlessly exploited, deprived of their pay and left struggling to survive," Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty said.

4-The report also questions the safety standards on construction sites, citing a report from Doha's main hospital that says more than 1,000 people were admitted to the trauma unit last year after falling from heights. Ten percent were disabled as a result, according w that report. Qatar's Ministry of Labor has not responded to CNN's request for comment.

5-Qatar has the highest ratio of migrants to citizens in the world, according to U.N. Special Rapporteur Francois Crepeau. About 94% of workers in Qatar are migrants, the United Nations' International Labour Organization said. The Amnesty report follows a visit to Doha by Crepeau in Concours Toutes Options Session Juin 2017

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November to review worker standards. His preliminary findings called for abolishing the kefala system, which ties workers to a single employer. Under kefala, workers cannot change jobs without permission from employers. Crepeau also called for a minimum wage for ail workers.

6-In response to Amnesty's allegations, the director of the Human Rights Department at Qatar's Foreign Ministry said laws are in place to protect workers from mistreatment. "In the event that the Ministry of Labor becomes aware that the employer has flot adhered to the contract then it will take ail legal means and measures against the employer," the agency wrote to Amnesty. But Amnesty and other human rights groups have cited lack of enforcement as a key problem. This isn't the first time Qatar's working conditions for migrants have corne under fire. After a report in the UK's Guardian newspaper that likened such conditions to "modern-day slavery," Qatar's Ministry of Labor issued a number of reforms in October. Those changes included doubling the number of labor site inspectors, increasing the number of labor branch offices and increasing the number of translators to ease communication with workers.

7-Amnesty said à recommends improving living standards, revising Qatar's labor laws, reforming the sponsorship system and removing the "exit permit," permission from a sponsor to leave the country. Qatar's Ministry of Labor will set up a website for those seeking jobs in Qatar to "ensure that there will no longer be any discrepancy between the job the worker has signed up for in his country from that signed in Qatar," the Foreign Ministry said.

8-And the Qatar 2022 Supreme Comrnittee, which oversees Qatar's World Cup plans, said Monday that à will release new "Workers' Welfare Standards" regarding recruitment, pay, housing and repatriation policies for foreign workers by the end of this year.

By Leone Lakhani and Holly Yan,CNN

Part A- READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 marks)

1-Say what type of text it is and justify: narrative- informative- descriptive : ( 2 marks)

H- Complete the following sentences with reference to the text (5 marks)

Not only ...(a)... but also ...(b)... criticized the bad working conditions for migrants in Qatar.

Amnesty International resorted to ...(a)... and ...(b)... to write its new report.

It is inadmissible that in Qatar, one of..(...)..., foreign workers suffer from modern day slavery.

III- Say whether the following statements are true or false and justify from the text (4 marks)

Qatar has a known previous history with regard to work abuse ,according to human rights

groups.

Amnesty International stated that the Qatari Authorities have an idea about work abuse

prevailing in the country.

IV- With reference to the text, define the following in your ou n words : (4 marks) *I- Amnesty International *2- Kefala

V- Mention 4 examples of abuse migrant workers are often victims of in Qatar (2 marks)

VI- Cite 4 reforms the government introduced to improve the conditions for workers (2mks)

VII- What does Amnesty International put forward to incite Qatar to make things better for

migrant workers? Give 4 recommendations (2 marks)

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VIII- Select the correct option (2 marks)

*1-The text conveys the idea that:

Despite some problems, Qatar remains the land of opportunity and dream for migrant workers.

FIFA World Cup will certainly contribute to improving foreign workers' working conditions in

Qatar.

Worker abuse is still commonplace in Qatar before World Cup, according to Amnesty

International.

2- The "workers' welfare standards" (paragraph 8) is:

a new govemment law to impose sanctions on foreign workers who violate the laws of

immigration.

a committee in charge of supervising the building of stadiums according to international

standards.

a program that sets the specifications and minimum requirements to protect migrant workers.

IX- Pick out 8 words or expressions showing the bad plight of migrant workers in Qatar :

(4 marks)

X- Choose the 6 adjectives that best describe the migrants' working conditions in Qatar

(3 marks)

inhuman- hostile - outraged- appalling- hazardous- appealing- helpless- merciless- awesome - awful

Part B- LANGUAGE ( 30 marks) Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form ( 10 marks)

Finland is planning to pay ail of its citizens, [1] ( regard) of income levels, 800 Euros ($1,187) per

month as part of its plan for a national basic income. The Finnish Social [2] ( insure ) Institution

(Kela) said that the payment [3] ( replace ) ail other benefit packages. It [4] ( hope ) the plan

[5] ( decrease ) unemployment rates, which were at high levels of 8.7 per cent in October. In

Finland, [6]( take ) on low-paid temporary work can leave people worse off due to a decrease in

welfare payments, as well as slow reinstatement of benefits once the job is over. The proposai is

being prepared by Kela to [7] ( present ) in November 2017, and it is still unclear how the

govemment — one of the European Unions shakier [8] ( economic ) — will afford the costs. If the

population of 5.4 million Finns [9] ( give ) 800 Euros every month, h would cost the govemment

52.2 billion Euros a year. So far, the government [10] ( project ) a revenue of 49.1 billion Euros.

II- Complete with the appropriate word. ( The first two letters the word begins with and a synonym of the word are provided to help you ) ( 10 marks)

Littered plastic is a [1] hu ...(= tremendous ) problem for the health of wildlife, as many animais

ingest il thinking it is food and can have problems thereafter breathing and digesting. The non-profit

Worldwatch Institute reports that at least 267 [2] sp... (= breeds ) of marine wildlife are lcnown to

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have suffered from entanglement or ingestion of marine [3] wa... (= rubbish), most of

which is [4] co...(= consisting of) of plastic; tens of thousands of whales, birds, seals and [unies

die every year from contact with ocean-bome plastic bags. A recent European Commission study on

the [5] im... (= effect ) of litter on North Sea wildlife found that some 90 percent of the birds [6]

ex ... (= studied ) had plastic in their stomachs. Another reason for [7] ba (= forbidding )

plastic bags is their fossil fuel burden. Plastic is not only made from petroleum—producing it

typically [8] re (= needs ) a lot of fossil-fuel-derived energy. The fact that Americans throw

away [9] ro ... (= about) 100 billion plastic grocery bags each year means we are drilling for and

importing millions of barrels worth of oil and natural gas for a [10] co (= appropriate ) way to

carry home a few groceries.

III- Express differently starting as given on the answer sheet (keep the sanie meaning) ( 10 marks)

They managed to solve the problem.

He is too young to go to school.

She did not have a camera that is why she did not take any pictures.

I prefer reading a book to watching television.

Did the company carry out the regular safety checks?

I was stupid to say that.

You find this price nowhere.

We haven't seen each other for months.

Despite their convictions, scientists refuse to rely on preliminary theories.

Most today's photocopiers are machines that organize files.

Part C- WRITING ( 20 marks) I- Find and correct the 5 mistakes in this paragraph (23 marks):

It may be to early to accurately assess how the deteriorating security situation will affect the sector tourism. Nevertheless, indicators point at an increased level of concem am6ng tourists which

intended to spend there holidays in Tunisia.

II- Re-order to obtain a coherent paragraph ( 2.5 marks): fundamental questions NASA and its partners so we cari answer some of the humanity's

about life beyond Earth are worlcing on the solutions every day

III- Essay ( 15 marks)

Modem technological consumer products such as television, computers and portable phones are

having negative effects on our health. Develop and give clear concrete examples. ( 15 unes)

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Part A- Reading Comprehension (30 marks) What type of text is it? ( 2 marks ) Informative

Justification: The use of numbers, dates, names, facts, information, quotes etc...

Complete the following sentences with reference to the text (5 marks) Not only humait rights groups but also newspapers and news channels (media)

criticized the bad working conditions for migrants in Qatar.

Amnesty International resorted to interviews with workers and

investigations into companies (surveys/inquiries) to write its new report.

It is inadmissible that in Qatar, one of the wealthiest courztries in the world,

foreign workers suffer from modem day slavery.

Say if the statements are true or false and justify from the test (4 marks) (True) And given Qatar 's !rack record that 's cause for major concert (1)/ This

isn't the first lime Qatar 's working conditions for migrants have corne under fire (§6)

(True) Amnesty said its researchers witnessed il men signing papers before

government officiais.

IV- With reference to the test, define the following in your own words: (4marlcs) Amnesty International : A global organization focused on human rights, its main

objective is b conduct research and undertalce action to prevent and end abuses

Kefala : a sponsoring system used to monitor migrant workers, working

particularly in construction and domestic sectors and usually having their employer

responsible for their visa and legal rights.

V- Mention 4 examples of abuse migrant workers are often victims of in Qatar (2marks) *1- excessive cmd ofien dangerous working hotus *2- squalid living conditions *3- payments withheld *4- workers referred to as caille and treated as slaves

VI- Cite 4 reforms the government introduced to improve the conditions for workers (2marks)

taking ail legal means cmd measures against employers who do not adhere W the

signed con tract. doubling the number of labor site inspectors. increasing the number of labor branch offices increase the number of translators to ease communication with workers

What does Amnesty International put forward to incite Qatar to make things better for migrant workers? Give 4 rccommendations (2 marks)

improving living standards revising Qatar 's labor laws reforming the sponsorship system removing die "exit permit"

VIII- Select the correct option (2 marks)

*1-The text conveys the idea that: (c) Worker abuse is still commonplace in Qatar...

*2- The "workers' welfare standards" is: (c) a program that sets the specifications...

IX- Pick out 8 words or expressions showing the bad plight of migrant workers in Qatar : (4 marks)

abuse *5- as cattle endure *6- ruthlessb, exploited dark sicle *7- deprived of acbnitted to the trauma *8- squalid + (disabled modern-day slavery) etc...

X- Choose the 6 adjectives that best describe the migrants' working conditions in Qatar (3 marks)

inhuman *4- hostile appalling shazardous merciless *6- awful

Part B- Language (30 marks)

I - Put in the right tense or form (10 marks) 1 regardless 6 taking

2 insurcmce 7 be presented

3 would replace 8 economies

4 is hoped 9 were given

5 will decrease 10 has projected

Fill in the blanks with the annropriate words 10marks 1 huge 6 Examined

2 species 7 Banning

3 waste 8 Requires

4 cotnposed 9 Roughly

5 impact 10 Convenient

III- Express differently starting as given (keep the same meaning) (I Om art) I- They succeeded in solving the problem.

2- He is not old enough to go to school.

3-If she had had a camera, she would have taken pictures.

I'd rather read a book Man watch TV.

Were the regular safety checks carried out?

I should not have said thaï.

Nowhere do you find this price.

It's been a long time since we last saw each other.

Although they are convinced, scientists refuse to rely on prelimincuy theories.

Most today's photocopiers are file-organizing machines. Part C- Writing (20 marks)

Find and correct the mistakes (2.5 marks)

Mistake Correction

1 to early toc early

2 sector tourism tourism sector

3 point at point to

4 winch who

5 there holidays their holidays

II- Re-order to obtain a coherent paragraph ( write the corresponding letters ) :

(2.5 marks)

1—+ (b) 2--. (e) (e) 4—> (a) 5—> (d)

Essay (15marks)

Suggested marking scheme: 5 pts: ideas / 2 pts: grammar / 2pts: vocabulary / 2pts: spelling / 2 pts: cohesion & coherence/ 2pts: punctuation

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