Epreuve d'anglais des BEP / CAP du secteur industriel Session de juin 2001
ROLLERBLADING - SENSATIONAL SPEED
RollerbladinghasbecomeanintegralpartofAmearniclife.ThereisaU.S.Rollerbasketball league and police patrols on Rollerblasd.eBut Rollerblades are causing such chaosonthestreetsthatsomeU.S.citiesarepnaoswsinglawsagainstthesport...
GoingthroughCentralParkinNewYorkonaSatyurdafaternoonyoumightthinkwalkingisillegal.EveryoneisonRollerblades,orin-lisnkeatesastheyaremorecorrectlycalled.Itseems that everyone in America is skating these sd,ayfrom the boardwalks of Venice, California,tothebeachesofMiami,Florida.Antimeasted20millionAmericanshavealready put on a pair of in-line skates and set foruta ride.
Virtuallyunknowntenyearsago,in-lineskatingshabeenAmerica'sfastestgrowingsport.And Rollerblades, or "blades" as they're often ecda,ll are an increasingly familiar sight in Europe. Skate manufacturers report that worldwidealess have at least doubled in each of thelasttenyears.Whatskateboardingwastoth9e801s,in-lineskatinghasbecomeforthe1990s.Butwhiteskateboardingwasasportdnoamteidbyboysandyoungmen,in-lineskating has attracted men and women of all ages.
Theincreaseinin-lineskatingisnotjustvisibilnethestatisticsgivenbyskatemanufacturers,butbyhospitalsaswell.TheU.So.nsCumerProductSafetyCommissionestimated a doubling of skating injuries between 9139 and 1994. One problem is that beginnersfinditdifficulttostopwithin-lineatessk.Theotherproblemisthatoneofthepreferredplaygroundsforskatersisthestairsanradilingsleadingtopublicbuildings.Cities like Washington and New York are banning tisnkga in such areas.
Vocabulaire : a law :une loi. in-line :en ligne. a ride:un tour, une balade an injury:une blessure a railing:une rampe to ban :interdire.
Adapted from Today in English November 1996
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1.Ditessilesinformationssuivantessontvraioeusfausses. Cochez la bonne case et justifiez dans tous lesetxeteltnatiacsovnseenctrerépo anglais.(BEP : 3 pts ; CAP : 6pts)
a. Le roller fait partie de la société américaine.
2.Répondezauxquestionssuivantesenanglaisentisfaesdetancomplètephrases.sBEP:6pts(1pt/bonneréponse);CAPquestionetsfa seulement : 4 pts (2 pts par bonne réponse).
a. What is the correct name for Rollerblades ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. On Saturday afternoonsCentral Park is invaded by skaters. ................................................................................................................................................
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c. Stopping with in-line skate iss difficult for beginners.
................................................................................................................................................d. Washington and New York started banning skatin 6gpublic areas in 199.