ANGLAIS

09NC-CILVEAB-AGL
Session 2009
Brevet de Technicien Supérieur
COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
à référentiel commun européen
Épreuve écrite E2 langue vivante étrangère
ANGLAIS
Durée 3 heures
Coefficient : 2,5
L'usage d'un dictionnaire bilingue est autorisé.
Les dictionnaires numériques sont interdits.
Tout autre matériel est interdit
Avant de composer, le candidat s'assurera que le sujet comporte bien
3 pages numérotées de 1/3 à 3/3.
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Cellphones in Emerging Nations
A few years ago, places like Kenya did not even register in the plans of the
mobile-phone industry. And yet, poor people have proven avid phone users. The reason
is simple: a cellphone can dramatically improve living standards by saving wasted trips,
providing information about crop prices, summoning medical help, and even serving to
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extend banking services.
Today there are 3 billion mobile subscriptions worldwide, and that will grow to 5
billion by 2015, predicts handset maker Nokia Corp. Cellphones are changing
developing markets faster. Access to communications boosts incomes and makes local
economies far more efficient. For instance, fishermen in India increased their profits by
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about 8 % when they used cellphones to find out which marketplaces were offering the
best prices. Nowhere is the effect more obvious than in Africa, where mobile technology
often represents the first modern infrastructure. It also coincides with a major growth.
Africa's economy will expand as much as 7% this year, according to the International
Monetary Fund. Many other factors are contributing, including high commodity prices,
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fewer armed conflicts and better government in some countries.
Now cellphone makers and service providers understand that they can make
money by bringing service for people who live on a $2 a day. For example, Millicom
International Cellular, which invests almost exclusively in poor countries, saw its profits
climb 65% this year. Now users can buy a mobile for only $20, and Nokia's latest
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handset is especially designed to better reach remote areas. However, the airtime cost
is often more expensive than in developed markets because of the higher cost of
building networks in areas without electricity. Therefore, villagers keep conversations
short and make heavy use of text messages. Phone sharing is also very common.
The telecommunications industry itself is enjoying entrepreneurship and job
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creation in the developing world. New stores selling mobiles are opening. Many
companies are springing up: M-Tech Communications, based in Nigeria, develops
everything from ringtones to crop price information for mobile-service providers. As
mobile networks proliferate, they are pushing the development of other infrastructure.
Some operators build their own electrical lines or even install new networks of fiber-optic
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cables. That will likely lead to better broadband connections, which could enable
English-speaking countries to become major outsourcing centers.
Adapted from Business Week, September 24, 2007
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I- COMPTE RENDU EN FRANÇAIS (20 points)
Après avoir lu ce texte attentivement, vous ferez un compte rendu, en français, en faisant apparaître les
idées essentielles (230 mots +ou -10%). ."
II- REDACTION EN ANGLAIS (20 points)
Répondre en anglais aux deux questions suivantes:
1. How does the mobile-phone industry boost economic growth in the developing world ? Use your own
words. (150-200 words)
2. Why is Africa still lagging behind despite its assets? (150-200 words)
III- ÉLABORATION D'UNE LETTRE COMMERCIALE EN ANGLAIS (20 points)
Lettre à élaborer et à rédiger en anglais selon l'usage commercial courant.
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Expéditeur :
M. Robert Dull, directeur général de World Airlines Ltd
210 Palace Road, Londres SW1 4CV
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Destinataire :
M. Paul Tibbs, directeur du service export de Glass & Crystal Ltd
54 Princes Street, Edimbourg EH2 2QP
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Objet :
Devis pour une livraison
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Date :
20 avril 2008
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Corps de la lettre:
Réception de la lettre du 15 avril concernant la livraison de 30 caisses (résistant aux chocs), de
40 kilos chacune, contenant des vases et des objets de décoration en cristal à destination de
Singapour.
Proposition de prix pour cette livraison sous 24 heures au départ de l'aéroport d'Heathrow. Coût
du fret : £19.50 par kilo +£12 pour la lettre de transport aérien +£63 pour le dédouanement et les
frais de manutention.
Suggérer que l'entreprise doit contracter une assurance car non comprise.
Devis valable 30 jours.
Si offre acceptée, confirmer par mail ou fax avec date de départ souhaité
Compléter formulaire de livraison ci-joint, renvoyer avec marchandises +factures proforma (un
exemplaire dans chaque colis pour la douane).
A leur disposition pour tous renseignements complémentaires.
Formules de politesse.
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