ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

Santa: Hello Bouba! I’m so glad to see you again. What are you doing in the Douala?

Bouba: Hi Santa! Glad to see you too. I here to buy a computer so that I can follow lessons on the Distance Learning programme. The lessons are very rich and easy to understand and I don’t want to miss them.

Santa: Really! Hum! Thank you for information.

Bouba: It is said that the lessons have registered on YouTube. You can download them and study whenever you want.

Santa: That’s great! the COVID-19 has many negative consequences, we now have the best lessons on our screens. You said teachers use teaching aids such as pictures, drawings, and real objects, you.

Bouba: Yes, I did. Join me in this programme. You’ll not regret it.

1) Girls below the age of 18 are too to get married. (young, younger, youngest)

2) genital mutilation is forbidden, some communities in Cameroon still practise it. (Although, But, In spite of)

3) Children who have gone to their villages will hardly know their tradition. (ever, never, no)

4) Ben nor Pamela attended the conference on national unity last week. They are not patriotic. (Either, Neither, Both)

5) The girl with I fell in love is not from my tribe. But I will marry her because I believe in national integration. (who, whom, whose)

The other day we went to a party at our friend’s house. We ate dinner together. Then we sat and talked for a while. I had not met many of the there. I am a shy person and very quiet. Sometimes it is to get the courage to ask people questions to get to know them. But as I keep trying, it is getting easier to talk to people. I found in talking to them that we each have similar experiences. I learned that some of us had hobbies.

Afterwards, we shared our phone numbers, and addresses so we could contact each other again sometime. I was impressed with their personalities and characters. Throughout my life I have met many people. We all look different, but we are all human beings. We should learn to socialise and get along with everybody.

1) The earth’s resources are being at an alarming rate. (used up, run down, scrolled down)

2) The virus on my computer has some of my important files. (wipe, deleted, cleaned)

3) The for excellence requires hard work and determination. (quest, award, reward)

4) Sandra eats a lot of junk food and sweets. She has much weight in one week. (won, earned, gained)

5) The of the breast of the girls child is a crime punishable by National and International law. (ironing, mutilation, damaged)

Read the following text and answer the questions that follow. Use your own words as far as possible.

Every Cameroonian desires to see an emerging nation. So, all of us have rights and obligations towards whatever happens in our educational milieu because the repercussions will go beyond us and our generation. It is no longer a secret to anyone in this country that in many of our educational institutions, there are teachers who have found themselves in education by accident because they are looking for means to survive. We know of students who are not interested in studies but who graduate with good results because they know how to navigate their way around some teachers. They offer in exchange of marks either money, gifts or their bodies for female students. There have been flagrant cases of students and teachers who promote copy work and all kinds of examination malpractices.

We are equally aware of parents who bribe to get their children pass examinations, get them admitted in schools or enter into prestigious and renowned professional schools which should be reserved only for the best. There is a lot that we all know and either ignore or have no time to handle.

But, if our future, the future of this nation means anything to us, then now is the time for any stakeholder in education in this country to make a serious examination of conscience. If not we will be gradually getting to a point where our best brains will leave this fatherland so as to excel in more enabling countries. This is the time for real patriots to be honest and to attend to the issues of education without any sentiments; merits and excellence must be encouraged.

(Culled and adapted from Cameroon Tribune, 2018)

QUESTIONS

1) What is the common aim of each Cameroonian?

2) Identify two problems affecting the educational milieu.

3) Which two values should excel in schools?

4) Why do intelligent Cameroonians migrate?

5) As a patriotic citizen, what advice do you give to the Government to help them solve the problem raised by the author of this article?

Write a composition of 150 to 180 words on one of the following topics. You are reminded of the necessity for good English and orderly presentation of your material.

1. Your Italian friend wants to marry a Cameroonian girl from your village. Write a letter to him and describe the traditional marriage in your village. Consider that your name is Sanam Bache and your friend’s name is Peter and your village is Moudou in Nkam.

2. “We must protect our natural environment in order to live longer”. This is the theme of the essay writing competition organised by UNESCO.

• They expect you to say if this accession is true or false,
• Define what natural environment is,
• Say how the environment is destroyed by man
• Give the importance of preserving our environment.

3. Many youths in your village are running to the town with the belief that success and progress can never be achieved in the village. You have lived in town and you think that those youths are mistaken. Give your villagers a talk to sensitise them on this issue. Assume that your village is Menka in Suntah.