Session 2006 BACGALAUREAT GENERAL ANGLAIS

Session2006
BACGALAUREAT
GENERAL
ANGLAIS
LanguevivanteI
Série L
Durée: 3 heures -
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L'usage du dictionnaireet des calculatricesest interdit.
Compréhension
14 points
Expression
Traduction
6 points
Le sujet comporte4 pagesnumérotées114à 414.
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w a s , p e r h a p s,th e w ro n g w o rd . His m otherpr ovokeda constantlow- level
mediocrity.She
Sornetimes,he would comforthimselfwith thoughtsof her incontrovertible
was just an archetypalworking-classProtestantBelfastmother.
After his father had left home and Chuckiewas facedwith the prospectof livingwith
h i s m o t h e r,h e d e ci d e dsi mp l yto avoidher as besthe could.And he did.Ther eha d beena
decade'sworth of agile avoidance.He couldn'trememberwhen they had last had a
conversationof morelh"n a minute'sduration.lt was a miraclein a houseas tiny as the
one they shared.The sittingroom, kitchenand bathroomwere the flashpointsin this long
campaign.She was alwayé leavinglittle notes aroundthe house. He would read these
'missiveé.
Stat caltedat sii. He'll meet you in the Crown. Your cousin'scominghome at the
w e e k e n d.H e to l d h e r a l mo sta l l the thingshe neededto tell her by telephone.So m eti m es
he would leave the house just so that he could find a phone box and call from there.
Sometimesit felt like Rommel and Montgomerylin the desert. Sometimesit felt much
w o r s et h a n th a t.
C a r o l i n eC a u sto nl o o ke dup and saw him at his bedr oomwindow.He did notfl i nc h.
'What are you up to, Chuckie?'quizzedCaroline'
' N i c e e ve n i n g '.C h u cki es miled. His mother ,too, was lookingat him n ow . She
couldn,tremember-*h"n she had last seen her son's face split with a smile of such
warmth.
'Are you all right,son?'
'l wàs just listening to you talk', explained Chuckie gently. The two women
e x c h a n g e dl o o ks.
'lt remindedme of when I was a kid,'he went on. His voicewas quiet.But it was an
easy matterto talk thus on that dwarfstreetwith theirfaces only a few feet from his own.
'When I was a kid and you sent me to bed I wouldsit underthe windowand listento
now. When the Troublesstartedyou did it every night.
you two talk just as you'retatt<ing
you'd stand and whisper about bombs and soldiersand what the Catholicswould do' I
couldhear. I haven'tbàen as happysince.I likedthe Troubles.They were liketelevision.'
As Chuckie'smother listenedto those words, her face fell and fell again and, as
Chuckiefinished,she was speechless.She clutchedher handto her heartand staggered.
' S h a l lI ca l l h i m a n a mb u l ance?' asked
Car oline'
from the window'
disappeared
Chuckielaugheda healthylaughand
'Peggy,what'sgot intoyour boy?'
CarolinetacéUhis mother.
B u t p e g g y w a s th i n ki n gabout what her son had said. She r emember edthat
frightenedtimà well but his memoryseemedmorevivid,more powerfulthan her own. She
reiremberedsoldierson the televiêionand on the streets.She rememberedpartsof her
the m en' sbi gtal kof
c i t ys h e ' dn e ve rse e n b e i n gma d esuddenlyfam ous,She r emember ed
resistanceand of civil wàr, of finally wiping the Catholicsoff the cloth of the country'
Chuckierememberedpressinghis head againstthe wall underneathhis bedroomwindow
a n d t h e w h i sp e rso f h i s mo th er and her fr iend.For the fir st tim e, she glim ps edhow
b e a u t i f uitl mi g h th a ve b e e nto h i m .
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C a ro l i n ew a s u n mo ve d ' he on dr ugs?'
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C O M P R É H E N S I O.NE X P R E S S I O N
Vous traiterezles questionsdans I'ordre,en indiquantclairementleur numéro sur votrecople.
Lorsquela réponsedoit être développée,Ie nombrede mots ou d'élémentsde réponsesera
i n d i q u éd a n sl a q u e s t i o n .
Vousrépondrezbrièvementà la questionposée'
En I'absenced'indications,
1. ln whatcountrydoesthe storytakeplace?
andliving
(socialandreligious),
parents,
background
aboutChuckie's
z. Givepreciseinformation
(20-30words)
conditions.
3.
6) r eallym ean?
a ) W ha td o e sA n dh e d i d .'(l i ne
beengoingon andwhatdoesit revealaboutthe characters?
b) Howlonghasthissituation
(20-30words)
lifewithhismotherhadbecome'
everyday
c) In your own words,saywhatChuckie's
(30-40 words)
4.a)WhosepointofviewisadoptedfromlineTtolinel5?
b) Line 10. 'SheVas alwavsleavinqtittlenotesaroundthe house.'Commenton the use of
elernents.
theunderlined
Readfrom line 16 to the end.
areconnected.
5. Sayhowthe twowomenpresentin the passage
6.
7.
g.
a) Whereexactlyare atlthecharacters?
b) Whatmoodis Chuckiein nowandwhatcausesthatmood?(20-30words)
'Ihe twowomenexchangedlooks.'(lines
22-23)
c) fn your own words, explainwhy
(20-30words)
wordshaveon hismotherandsayhowit
a) tn your own words,saywhateffectChuckie's
shows.(20words)
b) Howdoesthe otherwomanreact?Why?(30words)
were.(40words)
a) Drawinginformationfrom the text, explainwhatthe Troubles'
(50words)
of the Troubles'
perceptions
andChuckie's
the mother's
b) Contrast
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9. Choose one cf these subjects (250 words approximately. Give the number of words)
Subject 1 : To what extent can TV affect the distinctionbetween fictîon and realityin
p e o p l e ' sm i n d s ?l l l u s t r a t yeo u ra n s w e rw i t h e x a m p l e s .
Subject 2 : Writingletters,sendingshorl text messages,talkingoverthe phone,chattingon
on vour
the internet: what is the influenceof these means of communication
everydaylife?
TRADUCTION
wereliketelevision.')
to line29 ('...They
intoFrench
fromline17('Whatareyouupto?...')
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