Evaluation Paper for 3 ASLLE (Pecuniary Corruption)

by tanita Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:46 pm

Level : 3ASLLE School Year: 2009/2010
Assessment English N°02 2nd term

Part one: Reading

A/ Comprehension

Read the text carefully then do the activities.

Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption, constitutes a crime and is defined as the offering, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in discharge of a public or legal duty. The bribe is the gift bestowed to influence the recipient’s conduct. It may be any money, good, right in action, property, privilege, advantage, or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or
influence the action, vote, or influence of person in an official public capacity.

The offence may be divided into two great classes: the one, where a person invested with power is induced by payment to use it unjustly; the other, where power is obtained by purchasing the suffrages of those who can impart it. Likewise, the briber might hold a powerful role and control the transaction; or in other cases, a bribe may be effectively extracted from the person paying it, although this is better known as extortion.

The forms that bribery takes are numerous. For example, a motorist might bribe a police officer not to issue a ticket for speeding, a citizen seeking paperwork or utility line connections might bribe a functionary for faster service. Bribery may also take the form of a secret commission, a profit made by an agent, in the course of his employment, without the knowledge of his principal. Bribers and recipients of bribery are likewise numerous although bribers have one common denominator and that is the
financial ability to bribe.

1- Say whether the following statements are True or False according to the text.

a- Bribery is giving a valuable item to influence the recipient conduct.
b- Bribery is a lawful activity.
c- Bribery can take different forms.

2- Complete the following table with information from paragraph there.
Who uses bribery? Who receives the bribe? Why do they use bribery?
……………………… ……………………….. ……………………………..
………………………. ……………………….. ……………………..
3- What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a- It( §1) b- the one (§2) c- his (§3)

4- Answer the following questions according to the text.
a- What are the effects of bribery?
b- What is meant by extortion?
c- What characterizes bribers?
5- What type is the text?

a- Narrative b- expository c- prescriptive

B/ Text Exploration

1- Find in the text words or phrases closest in meaning to the following:
a- Effect (§1) b- unfairly (§2) c- looking for (§3)
2- Complete the following chart as shown in the example.

Verb Noun Adjective

Example: to corrupt Corruption Corrupt
……………… Action ………………..
To influence ……………….. ……………….
……………….. …………….. Financial

3- Combine the following pairs of sentences using the given connectors. Make any necessary changes.

a- The system of law is well implemented. Companies avoid bribery actions.
(so…..that)
b- Specialists consultancies will help multinational companies. Multinational
companies trade more ethically. (provided that)

4- Fill in each gap with one word from the list.

Contract – exchange- services- offering- business.

Employees, managers, or salespeople of a …………may offer money or gifts to a
potential client in …………….of favor. For instance, s food service company was
recently accused of …………..gifts to an assistant warden of a local prison in
exchange of a ………………allowing the company to provide the
food…………..in the state’s prisons.

5- Underline the stressed syllables in the following words.

Corruption- public- capacity-extortion

Part Two: Written Expression

Choose one of the following topics.

Either Topic one:

According to you, how can we fight bribery? Use the following notes to write a composition of about 100 words.

- Setting well implemented system of law.
- Punishing any offence (bribery activities)
- Making companies sign commitment contracts
- Inspecting the work of public officials /agents

Or Topic Two:

You are a victim of a corrupt agent or civil servant. Write a composition of about 100 words in which you speak about the circumstances of that situation and how you reacted.

by Mohamed Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:14 pm

Thanks, sir.

Evaluation Paper for 3 ASLLE (Pecuniary Corruption)

Evaluation Paper for 3 ASLLE (Pecuniary Corruption)

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