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CORRIGé sujet LV1 COMPREHENSION TEXT N°1 1 - Who are the main characters present? What are they doing ? When does the scene take place 2 points ? There is a girl called Britt( 0.5 ) and her mother (0.5). They are having a cup of tea and discussing.( 0.5) The scene takes place in the morning (0.5) 2 - What can you say about the girl's results at school and university? 1 point She was a very successful student/ She passed all her exams 1 point for idea of success 3a) Mention four rituals of a typical Graduation Day at Oxford. 1 points - Students are dressed in « gown and mortar board » 0.25 - They go to the Sheldonian Theatre where the ceremony takes place 0.25 -They invite their parents and friends 0.25 – Photos are taken.0.25 b) To what extent was Britt's Graduation Day different from her friends? Explain why with quotes from the text. 3 points Differences 0.5 +0.5+0.5

Why 0.5 +0.5+0.5 for 1 quote ( not 2)

Absence of her parents

« too embarrassed to invite them » « She had put them off »

She didn't enjoy her day

« her day had been ruined » « she had gone cold and sweaty »

There was no photo taken

« The empty mantelpiece...where their only child's Graduation photo should have proudly stood »

c) How long ago did it take place ? 1 It took place 12 years ago. 4 - Today how does she feel when she remembers that day ? Quote the elements from the text in your answer (30 words). 2 points She feels ashamed and remorseful: she realized she deprived her parents of an opportunity to feel proud of her. « With an unfamiliar twist of regret » « a sick feeling of shame » 1 point for idea of regret or shame + 0.5+0.5 point for 2 quotes total 10 points


COMPREHENSION TEXT N°2 1.What kind of document is it? 0.25 This is an extract from Barack Obama's autobiographical book Dreams from my father, A Study of Race and Inheritance,published in 1995. 0.25 point for autobiography 2.Who are the characters present in the scene? Just mentioned? How are they related? 2.5 The characters present are Barack Obama, his mum Ann and his grandparents, Gramps and Tutu. 0.5 +0.5+0.5 ( grandparents without their names ) The characters mentioned are Barack Obama's father (Ann’s husband) and a friend. 0.5+0.5 3.What is the name of the narrator's father? 0.25 Barack 0.25 4. Where did the friend come from? 0.25 Africa 5.Where does the conversation take place? 0.25 The conversation take place in the narrator's grandparents' house. 0.25 6.Where did the 'incident' happen? 0.25 At the Pali Lookout. 0.25 7.Right or Wrong? Justify with elements from the text. 0.25 for right or wrong + 0.25 for quote= 1.5 points a) The narrator had spent much of his childhood with his father. W « He had left Hawaii back in 1963, when I was only two years old,... » b) The friend hadn't been in the USA for a long time. W « Fresh from the boat » c) Toot disapproves of the reaction of the narrator's father. R « Quite sensibly » 8) What does the expression 'like a sea captain’ l.15 show about the narrator's father? (30 words) 2 points Sea captains are in a position of authority and the only masters on board. The narrator's father behaves like a sea captain because he decides to follow his own judgement regardless of any other consideration. 0.5 point for idea of authority + 0.5 for follow own judgment 9. How do Gramps and Toot consider the narrator's father? What is their opinion of him? (40 words) 3 points Gramps feels admiration for the man whereas Toots feels he overreacted. Gramps sees the man as a hero without considering the dangerous and cruel aspects of his conduct. Toots does not share this view: she thinks he shouldn't have behaved this way. 1point for admiration/hero+ 1 point dangers and cruel+ 1 point for not share TOTAL 10 .25 POINTS LES 2 TEXTES 10+10 A RAMENER SUR 10 EXPRESSION SUR 10 NOUVEAU BAC : DISONS 6 POINTS LANGUE ET 4 POINTS CONTENU ?


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