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Session2008
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ANGLAIS
Languevivante2
SériesL et S
SérieL :
durée 3 heures - coefficient 4
Sér'e S;
Durée 2 heures - coefficient 2
L'usagedu dictionnaireet descarculatrices
est interdit.
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A domesticdroidopenedthe doorof the lcoves'home.She'dbeencreatedto replicate
a womanin
hercomfortable
forties,witha pleasantface,a trimbuild.
Sheshowedthemdirectlyintothe mainlivingarea,offeredthema seat,refreshment,
then
steppedout.Momentslater,lcovecamein.
Therewereshadowsunderhiseyesanda wearypallorto his cheeks.
'You havenews?"he askedimmediately.
"l'm sorry,Dr. lcove,we don't have anythingto tell you at this time.We do havesome
questions."
follow-up
"Oh."He rubbedthe centerof hisforeheadin a firm up-and-down
motion."Ofcourse."
As he crossedoverto takea seat,Evel saw the youngboy peekaroundthe doorway.His
- froma
hairwas so blondit was nearlywhiteand spikedup - as the currentfashiondemanded
youthfulandprettyface.He had his mother'seyes,shenoted.So bluetheywerenearlypurple.
"l thinkwe mightwantto discussthisin private,"Evetold lcove.
"Yes.Mywifeandchildrenarestillat breakfast."
"Notall of them."Eve inclinedher head,and lcoveturnedin timeto catcha glimpseof his
sonbeforethe boyscootedbackoutof sight.
"B e n ! "
Thesharpcommandhadthe boyslidingintoviewagain,chinon chest.Butthoseeyes,Eve
saw,werebrightand aviddespitethe shamedposture.
"Haven'twe discussed
eavesdropping2
on privateconversations?"
"Yes,sir."
"Lieutenant
Dallas,Detective
Peabody,"
lcovesaid,"my son,Ben.,'
'Benjamin's
"WilfredB. lcovethe Third,"the boy announced,
straightening
his shoulders.
my middlename.You'rethe police."
BecausePeabodyknew her partner,she took the front line with the boy. "That'sright.
We'reverysorryaboutyourgrandfather,
Ben,andwe'rehereto talkto yourfather."
"somebodykilledmy granddad.
Theystabbedhimrightin the heart."
"Ben"Theyknow."Ben'sface was a studyin frustration
as he turnedto his father."Nowthey
have to ask questionsand follow leads and gather evidence.Do you have suspects?"hè
demanded.
"Ben."lcovespokemoregentlyand wrappedan arm aroundhis son'sshoulders.
"Myson
doesn'twant to followfamilytraditionand enter the medicalfield. He hopesto be a piivate
investigator."
"Copshaveto followtoo manyrules,"the boy explained."PIs get to breakthemand they
get big,fat fees3and hangoutwithshadycharacters.;
"Heenjoysdetectivebookdiscsandgames,"lcoveaddedwitha lightof amusement
- and,
Evethought,pride- in hiseyes.
"lf you'rea lieutenant,
yougetto bosspeoplearound,andyellat themandstuff."
"Yeah."Evefelt a smiletwitchat her lips.,,1likethatpart.,'
Therewasthe soundof footstepsmovingfastdownthe hall.Avrilappeared,
apologyon her
face."Ben.Will,I'msorry.He got awayfromme."
"Noharm.Ben,go backintothe breakfast
roomnowwithyourmother."
'But I want-'
"Noarguments."
"Ben."Avril'svoicewas a murmur,but it worked.B en's head droopedagain as he dragged
hisfeetout of the room.
"Sorryfor the interruption,"
Avrilsaid,curvedher lips in a smilethat didn'tquitereachher
eyes,thenretreated.
"We'rekeepingthe childrenhomefor a few days,"lcove explained."The mediadoesn't
alwaysrespectgrief,or innocence."
J. D. Robb,Originln Death,2005.
I Eve:Lieutenant
EveDallas
2 eavesdropping:
listeningto a conversation
withoutpermission
' fees:sumsof money
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NOTEAUX CANDIDATS
Lescandidats
traiteront
le sujetsur la copiequi leurserafournieet veilleront
à:
a) respecter
l'ordredes questionset reporterla numérotation
sur la copie(numéroet lettre
repèrele caséchéant,ex. 14c);
b) faireprécéderles citations
de la mentionde la ligne;
c) composerdes phrasescomplèteslorsquele nombre de mots est indiquéentre
parenthèses.
COM PREHENSION
1. a) Choosetwo answersto definethe genreof the extract.
- travelliterature
- historical
novel
- sciencefiction
- romance
- drama
- detectivestory
b) Justifyyourchoicewithtwo shortquotations
for eachanswer.
2. where doesthe actiontakeplace?Be as specificas youcan.(10-1swords)
presentandclassifythemintotwogroups.Givea name
3. a) Pickoutthe namesof the characters
to eachgroup.
b) Foreachgroup,definethe relationships
betweenthe characters.
(20wordsmaximum)
c) Whatis the standardof livingof the lcoves?
d) Quotethreeelementsto justifyyouranswerin 3.c.
4. 'Youhavenews?' he askedimmediately.(line6)
a) Who does"You"referto?
b) Who does"he"referto?
c) Whateventis "he"alludingto? (10wordsmax.)
Readfrom line 10 to line 24.
5. a) ... Eve saw the youngboypeek aroundthe doorway.(line 10)
Writethe full nameof "theyoungboy".
b) Whosays'8en/'?(line17)
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c) Whatdoesthe useof the exclamation
markshow?(10wordsmax.)
d) Accountfor thisreactionin yourownwords,usingelementsfromthe text.(25-30words)
Readfrom line 23 to line 40.
6. a) Whatdoesthe readerlearnaboutBen'sprofessional
plans?(10-15words)
b) Why is he attracted
to thisjob? Givetwo reasons.(20wordsmax.)
Readthe wholetext again.
7. a) Choosetwo adjectives
fromthe listbelowwhichapplyto Ben.
- shocked
- worried
- inquisitive
- shy
- self-assured
- surprised
- generous
b) Pickoutonequotation
for eachadjective.
Do not usethe samequotation
twice.
Focuson the passagefrom line 41 down to the end.
8. a)'He got awayfromme (line42).' Who is the speaker?
b) 'No harm.Ben,go backintothe breakfastroomnow withyour mother.'(line43)
Who is the speaker?
c) Whatdo the twospeakersmanageto do?(10wordsmax.)
d)'We'rekeepingthe childrenhomefor a few days'(lineS0).
Givethe reasonfor thisdecision.(20-25words)
TRADUCTION
Seulsles candidatsde la série L réaliserontcet exercice.
Traduireen françaisle passagede ' Nowtheyhaveto askquestions...'(lignes
29-30)
à'... investigator.'
(ligne34)
EXPRESSION
Les qandidats de la série S choisiront de traiter t'UN des deux sujets au choix (200
mots).
Les candidatsde.la série L devrontobligatoirementtraiter les DEUXsujets (300
mots au total,soit environ150 mots pour chaquesujet).
Sujet1: Writethedialogue
between
Dr lcoveandhisvisitors
afterthe"interruption'
(line4B).
Sujet2: Ihe media(television,
newspapers,
thelnternet...)
do notalwaysrespect
people,s
sufferings
andprivate
lives.Doyousharethisview?Giveexamples.
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