MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI ŞI CERCETĂRII

Concursul de ocupare a posturilor / catedrelor vacante

din învăţământul preuniversitar
15 – 16 iulie 2004

PROBA SCRISĂ LA LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

Varianta 1
♦ Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 4 ore.
♦ Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.

1. Consider the following text:

Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy
disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-
one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.
She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father; and
had, in consequence of her sister’s marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period.
Her mother had died too long ago for her to have more than an indistinct remembrance of her
caresses; and her place had been supplied by an excellent woman as governess, who had fallen
little short of a mother in affection.
Sixteen years had Miss Taylor been in Mr Woodhouse’s family, less as a governess than a
friend, very fond of both daughters, but particularly fond of Emma. Between them it was more the
intimacy of sisters. Even before Miss Taylor had ceased to hold the nominal office of governess, the
mildness of her temper had hardly allowed her to impose any restraint; and the shadow of authority
being now long passed away, they had been living together as friend and friend very mutually
attached, and Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor’s judgement, but
directed chiefly by her own.
The real evils, indeed, of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her
own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself: these were the disadvantages which
threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at present so unperceived,
that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her.
Sorrow came – a gentle sorrow – but not at all in the shape of any disagreeable consciousness.
Miss Taylor married.
(Jane Austen, Emma)
Write an essay of about 500 words in order to:

a. contextualize the text from a historical and cultural point of view; (about 150 words) 5 points
b. discuss its relevance in connection with other contemporary literary productions; (about 150
words) 5 points
c. present two activities by which you would increase your students’ critical approach to a literary text.
(about 200 words) 10 points

2. a. Write about the characteristics of FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE and give an appropriate
example to illustrate its impact on the reader. (about 150 words) 5 points
b. How would you teach FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE to your students? Define your target
group (age, level) and design two activities that you would use, focusing on two complementary
skills. 10 points

3. Write about the MODALS OF POSSIBILITY in English: 10 points

a. identify the modals which express possibility;
b. identify and illustrate the contextual values which they may have;
c. discuss the differences between the MODALS OF POSSIBILITY.

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4. Mention three classes of verbs that can take both an INFINITIVE and a GERUND as their
complement. Discuss the differences between the two structures for each class of verbs and give
examples to illustrate them. 15 points

5. Specify and illustrate five uses of the SIMPLE PRESENT. 10 points

6. a. You are going to teach the BE GOING TO future to a Grade 5 class:

(i) devise one activity (within timing and objectives); 2 points

(ii) does the BE GOING TO future present any difficulties for young Romanian learners of
English? How would you deal with these difficulties? 4 points
b. You are going to teach the value(s) of the BE GOING TO future to advanced learners.
Devise an activity whose objective is to teach your students the difference(s) between the
BE GOING TO future and the WILL / SHALL future. 4 points

7. Write about CLASS MANAGEMENT stating its main aspects and its importance to the success
of the class activities organised by the teacher. (about 200 words) 10 points

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