English Examen blanc 004 Durée : 60 minutes Niveau : PP DEADLY

English
Examen blanc 004
Durée : 60 minutes
Niveau : PP
DEADLY DOGS
American pitt bulls are trained to be vicious. They are owned by dog-fighting
enthusiasts, street gangs and drug pushers who sometimes feed them with live
animals to make them more aggressive. The dogs, which have names such as
Murderer or Scarface, are responsible for now 500,000 pit bulls in the United States.
The most ferocious and unstable beasts are crossbred with German Shepherds or
Dobermans.
The sinister tendency goes along with rising street violence and the popularity of
illegal organized dog fights in urban areas. Pitt Bulls in combat will often fight to the
death. The owners of the animals are usually no strangers to violence themselves: a
dog in their care becomes as dangerous as a weapon. It is common practise for drug
dealers to hide their merchandise in special dog collars.
The pitt bull is a short, muscular dog with strong jaws. It is descended from the
fighting bulldogs of 19th century England. Despite their frightening reputation
breeders always insist that ‘pure bred pitt bulls have a calm temperament and an
intense loyalty’. Pete, the gentle dog of the popular ‘Our Gang’ series of the 1930’s
was played by a pitt bull. Perhaps Steven Spielberg should do a remake to reassure
people that not all of them are monsters.
From Speakeasy, 2006
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to own : posséder
to feed : nourrir
crossbred : croisé
weapon : une arme
breeders : les éleveurs
jaws : mâchoires
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Compréhension
Répondez en français aux questions suivantes
1. Quel est le thème principal de ce texte ? choisissez la bonne réponse
- Des chiens dressés pour les aveugles
- Des chiens entraînés à tuer
- Des différentes races de chiens
2. De quel pays est-il question dans le texte? Citez une phrase du texte qui justifie
votre réponse.
3. Rédigez une introduction en français pour présenter le texte.
(Date, source, auteur, idée principale)
4. Répondez aux questions suivantes en français.
1. Comment appellent-ils leurs chiens pour les rendre plus effrayants ?
2. Qui possèdent ces chiens ?
3. Combien de morts ces chiens ont-ils causé ?
4. Quel genre de nourriture les propriétaires donnent-ils à leur chien ? Pourquoi ?
Justifiez votre réponse.
Répondez en anglais
5. Dites si les affirmations suivantes sont vraies (true) ou fausses (false).
Justifiez votre réponse en citant des phrases du texte.
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The pitt pulls are trained to fight against other dogs.
The pitt bulls are not used as weapons
Drug dealers use these dogs to hide drugs in their collar.
This dog is descended from the pitt bull of 19th century England.
In fact, pure bred pitt bulls have a calm temperament.
Many of them are crossbred.
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Compétence linguistique
I. Remplacez les mots soulignés par des pronoms personnels sujets ou
compléments :
1. The owners of the dog are nasty people.
2. Street gangs like these dogs because they like organizing dog fighting.
3. Steven Spielberg may do a remake to reassure people that not all of the dogs are
monsters.
4. You don’t know the name of the dog.
II. Conjuguez les verbes suivants au bon temps:
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Yesterday, I ………………. (walk) my dog out.
I usually …………… (feed) him every morning before going to school.
Last week, we ……………… (play) in the garden.
My friend ……………… (not give) his dog too much food.
The dog ……………. (sleep) in the garage last night because he ……. (eat)
my shoes.
6. Steven Spielberg …………… (make) a film in the 1930s about pitt bulls.
III. Posez les questions qui correspondent aux mots soulignés.
1. I went to the park yesterday with my pitt bull.
2. I bought my dog a toy.
3. I go out with my dog twice a day.
4. Yesterday, I didn’t go to school because I was ill.
5. I was offered my dog in 2002.
Expression Ecrite:
Would you like to have a dog? Why ? why not? What type of dog would you like to
have?
Write 80 words.
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