BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L1-L2, V-4, Sb-1, [ sub + rezolv ]

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Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2009
Proba E/F
Proba scrisă la Limba engleză
L1 normal – L2

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

Varianta 4

SUBIECTUL I (30 de puncte)

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Adolescents who play violent video games may become increasingly aggressive over time, a new study of Japanese and U.S. teens suggests.

Researchers found that among three groups of 9- to 18-year-olds followed over several months, those who regularly played violent video games were more likely to get into more and more physical fights over time. … (1). It lends weight to evidence that violent video games can encourage violence in some kids.

"Basically what we found was that in all three samples, a lot of violent video game play early in a school year leads to higher levels of aggression during the school year – … (2), lead researcher Dr. Craig A. Anderson explained.

In general, Anderson's team found that kids who habitually played violent video games were more likely than their peers to become increasingly involved in physical fights — even when their behaviour in the months leading up to the study was taken into account.

… ( 3). Nor is media violence alone to blame for teenagers' aggression, the researchers point out.

But what these video games may do, the investigators say, … (4).
(Newsweek)

1. Four sentences/ groups of words have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence/ group of words for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence/ group of words which you do not need to use.
4 points

A. Of course, not all kids who play aggressive video games act them out in real life.

B. They’re affected pretty much the same way American kids are.

C. The study is among the first to chart changes in gamers' aggressive behaviour over time.

D. is feed the idea that violence is a normal and acceptable way to react to everyday conflicts.

E. even after you control how aggressive the kids were at the beginning of the year,”

My word explanation:

● more likely = more probable;
● to lend weight to something = to make an opinion / idea more correct; [ to lend credence / plausibility / weight to something ];
● basically = in essence;
● sample = group, exemplification;
● lead = head, protagonist;
● to be taken into account = to be considered;
● to be to blame for = to be accused for;
● to chart = to delineate, to outline, to cast;
● to point out = to indicate, to show;

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – E;
● 2 – C;
● 3 – B;
● 4 – A;

2. Who / What do the words in bold refer to?
6 points

Solution
My answer:

● Those = violent video game players;
● Their = violent video game kid-players’ [ behaviour ];
● These = video games;

3. Give the synonyms of the following words.
10 points

1. fights 2. evidence 3. habitually 4. peers 5. study

Solution
My answer:

● 1. [ fights ] = altercations, clashes, conflicts ;
● 2. [ evidence ] = proof;
● 3. [ habitually ] = usually, customarily;
● 4. [ peers ] = coequals, companions;
● 5. [ study ] = analysis;

4. Answer the following questions.
6 points

A. Who are the subjects of the study on violent video games?

B. What does the study lend weight to?

C. What idea may violent video games feed?

● A -- three groups of 9- to 18-year-olds;
● B -- evidence that violent video games can encourage violence in some kids;
● C –- the idea that violence is a normal and acceptable way to react to everyday conflicts;

5. Comment on the following sentence:

Adolescents who play violent video games may become increasingly aggressive over time, a new study of Japanese and U.S. teens suggests.

(50 words)

4 points

● It MIGHT be true that playing violent video games can lead to teens getting into physical fights, thus encouraging their violence or making them accept it as a normal way to react to every day conflicts. But this just MAY lead to it. Being more temperamental, I think it cannot be generalized. ( 52 words )