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 - Bilingv

• Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.

• Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL I (30 de puncte) Varianta 040

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

In contemporary U.S. society, many adolescents spend considerable amounts of time in

online interactions. The language used on the Internet demonstrates an evolution of discourse,
(1)…
Sometimes referred to as netspeak, the language of the Internet entails both traditional
linguistic forms and adapted ones that (2) … Netspeak is an emergent discourse that is shaped
entirely by the creativity of its community. The introduction of acronyms (e.g., "lol = laugh out loud,"
"brb = be right back"), plays or variations on words (e.g., "cya = see you", "latah = later"), graphical
icons that represent emotions, called emoticons (e.g., :) ) or graphical icons that represent a real
person in a virtual context, called avatars, are all examples of language produced by online
communicators. This language continues to evolve and remains an important area of study when
considering the ways in which Internet users interact and express who they are.
Scholars have actively explored how identity and language are manifested in online
interactions. Current research in computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments such as
chat rooms, newsgroups, and MUDs (3) … language is used, and interactions have transpired. Yet,
as new Internet applications are created and embraced, CMC studies must continue to strive
toward the understanding of online identity, language, and interaction.
Such is the case for weblogs or "blogs." Blogs are personal journals or reversed-
chronological commentaries written by individuals and made publicly accessible on the web, and
they have distinctive technological features that set them apart from other forms of CMC. These
features include: 1) ease-of-use, as users do not need to know HTML or other web programming
languages; 2) opportunities for others to comment or provide feedback for each blog post; and 3)
links to other "bloggers" to form online communities.These features are especially important for
constructing online identity. First, the lack of technical expertise needed to create or maintain blogs
makes the application more accessible regardless of gender and age. Next, the ability to archive
blog posts creates a way to scaffold on previous impressions and expressions; thus, constructing
identity can be a continual process for adolescents, and one to which they can refer. (4) …, this
can foster a sense of peer group relationships, another important aspect for the developing
adolescent.

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. Finally, when blog software offers ways to provide feedback or link to other bloggers
B. include slang and non-standard forms that are sometimes used in offline life.
C. has revealed interesting trends in the way individual identity is presented,
D. and there is no way to stop them.
E. and adolescents are in the midst of that language evolution.

2. Give the synonyms of the following words. 6 points

1. entirely
2. embraced
3. previous
 Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

3. Sum up the text in about 50 words. 10 points

4. For the following questions, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits according to the
text. 6 points

1. Netspeak makes it possible for adolescents to use …

A. imposed linguistic forms.
B. different stereotyped linguistic patterns.
C. various forms of language.

2. Blogs primarily help adolescents …

A. to create their own identity.
B. to form strong relationships online.
C. to forget about school.

3. Bloggers need to …
A. have advanced computer knowledge.
B. create online communities.
C. have basic computer skills.

5. Comment on the following in about 100 words: In contemporary U.S. society, many
adolescents spend considerable amounts of time in online interactions. 4 points