Biletul nr. 12 Bacalaureat Limba Engleza

Limba Engleza 1-2 ore/saptamana

SUBIECTUL I

Read the text below and do the following tasks:

a. state the central idea of the fragment;
b. give two possible causes for the existing situation of children in council care;
c. state your opinion about the other ideas expressed in the text.

Anita is two years old and in council care. Her general health is good, she has no behavioural difficulties and she has eyes like saucers. That those eyes cannot see, however, is one of her multiple disabilities. She can move her hands and legs, but is otherwise immobile. She is very passive, but will respond to loud noise. She doesn't smile, but she does express contentment with a facial expression, say the adoption people at Brent council in north London, who are looking for a loving family to take her in.
While Anita may be at the extreme end of the spectrum, most of those being looked after by local authorities come with considerable baggage. As one London social services director puts it: "The people who want to adopt babies outnumber the babies by 1,000 to one. The people who want to adopt our children are outnumbered by the children probably by three to one".
Children in care are not, either, especially young. The average age is over 10 and fewer than 20% are under five. More than 40% are aged 10-15 and 18% are over 16. A strapping adolescent is not often exactly what the potential adopter had in mind.

SUBIECTUL II

Talk about the town/village where you live. Give two reasons why you would recommend a friend from another town/village to come and visit it.