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ln this passage,Arabellameefs her step-fatherwhom she calls Dad, her hatf-brotherandher
teenagehalf-sister.
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When they see me, Dad and Lucy turn and look at Teddy,who greetsme with his arms open
a n d h i s h e a do n o n e s i d e ,' A r a b e l l a ! ' Hgei v e sm e a h u g
When he releasesme I move back a pace,and find myselfstaringat Dad. He staresstraight
back.'HelloArabella,'hesays aftera while,and nodsdeeply,whichseemsto me to be aboutthe
rightlevelof gesturefor now anyway.
Lucyhalfsmiles.'Hi,'she murmurs.she looksdownat her feet.
We'restandingtogether,a littleislandamidsta riverof people,marooned,in spiteof the strong
currentmovingalong the platformin the directionof the exits. Dad says, 'Wheredo we go from
here?'I can see two meaningsfor that,but now he'stalkingaboutthe journeyacrossLondon.
'We have get
to
the tube',I say.
'We needto go
to SouthKensington.
SouthKensington.
SW7!'Dad shouts,at the sametime
as a latetrainannouncement
comesoverthe PA system.
He doesn'tsay it to me exactly,just intothe air.
'Yes.We have get
to
the tube,'I say again.'All of us do. lt's over there.'l pointand we start
walking,Teddynextto me, Dadjust behindus with Lucycloseby his side.We walkontothe main
c o n c o u r s e 'w, h e r e l l o o k u p a t t h e c l o c k .E l e v e no ' c l o c k .l c o u n t t h e h o u r s t h e y ' l lb e h e r e ,
somethingI'vealreadydoneseveraltimesthismorning.
Teddysaid they'd be leavingaboutfour o'clock.That'sfive hoursfrom now.The responsibility
for entertaining
them untilthen makes me feel panicked.But then I rememberthat Dad and Lucy
won'tbe with us for long.I'm nelieved
aboutthis and angryat the sametime,becauseDad hasn;t
reallycometo see me. In thissituation,
I'm incidental.
l;mjealousof Lucy.Notonlyhasshegot herrealdad,butshe'sffin
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I watch him as he catchlffisight of two women with short spiky haircuts,one pink, and one
pillar-boxred. He looksawayquickly,as if hairstylesare a diseasethat mightbe contagious.
I can see it's irritatingto him that he doesn'tknowwhere he's going,and he has to relyon me.
As we near the tube stationentrance,he stridesout ahead.He turns his head back at tÉe top of
the steps,'Downhere?'.
'Yes,'
I say, and he sets off again,blinkering3
himselfagainstshavenheads,piercings,
tattoos,
as if it'sthe onlyway to stay safe and survive.
ln the tube stationI directthemto the ticketmachineand showthem how to use it. Thenlfind
a map and we all standround.
'We're
here,'l say, and show them wherethe Piccadilly
line is and how it takesthem all the
way there.They have a littlemap that showsthem how to get to the dancevenueofromthe tube.
'Break
a leg,Lucy,'ltellher,and explainhow it'ssaidinsteadof good luck.lwish I'dbroughther
a mascotor something,
but I didn'tthinkof it earlier.
Teddysays,'How do they get to your place?'
'My plaee?
| didn'tknowtheywerecomingto my place.,
'Yeah,
aftenruards.
That'salrightwith you, isn'tit?'
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blinkeringhimself against:refusingto look at
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venue:(here) a place where dancecompetitionsare organised
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'Yes,yes,
of courseit is,' I assurehim.'Thedanceplacemightcalla mini-cabfor you.'
'Okay,'Dad
says.'We'llask them.'
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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
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Vous traiterez/es questionsdans I'ardre,
Lorsque la réponse doit être développée,
En I'absenced'indications,yous répondre
Questions 1 and 2: read the whole text.
1. Completethe followingsummarywith wordsreferringto placesand characters.
(oneblank= one word)
Arabellameetsthreemembersof her familyin a trainstationin a .Twoof them, b and c ,
will go to a d
e in SouthKensington
whereasthe othertwo, f and q ,willkeepeach
othercompany.Lateron, they'llall meetat h 's place.
a. London
b / c Lucy / Dad
d. dance
e. venue
f / g Arabella/Teddy
h. Arabella
Ne pas pénaliser"her stepfather"au lieu de "Dad", "the narrator" à la place de "Arabella",
"competition"à la place de "venue".
2. Whosepointof viewis expressed
throughout
thetext?Arabetta'spoint of view.EE
Question3: focus on Iines 1 to 9.
3. Commenton the differentways the visitorsgreetArabella,taking into accounttheirwordsand
gestures.(30 / 40 words)
Teddy takes Arabella in his arms, so he is very affectionate / glad to see her. On the
contrary, o'Dad"has no physical contact with Arabelta,so he is cold / distant. As for Lucy,
she doesn't look at her half-sister/ she murmurs / she half-smiles,so she is probably
i n h i b i t e d/ s h y .
ts par personnaqe 3X 3= 9
Bonus pour un élèvequi évoque un contentieuxentreArabellaet son père.
Question4: focus on lines 10 to 21.
4. a) Sayhowlongthevisitors
willstayin thecity.Theywill stay five hours.l2ptsl
b) Pick out the three adjectivesreferringto Arabella'sfeelingsaboutthat visit.
S h e i s " p a n i c k e d "( l i n e 1 9 ) ," r e l i e v e d "( l i n e20) and "angry" (line 20) at the same time.
lgxt=gptsl
c) ln yourownwords,account
forthosefeelings.
(40 150words)
First,she wonCerghpw to l{eepjhem b.usvfor five hours. But then she realisesthat she
won't haveto look after Dad and Lucv for so tonq becausethey'lt ne at ttre O-ance
venue.
Yet, she is iealous because her stepfatherdidn't travel to London for her sake.
Questions5 and 6: focus on lines 22 to 41.
5. a) "l makemyselflookat her properly"
(line23).
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What doesArabellarealiseconcerningthe imageshe had of Lucy?
She realisesthat she has been unfair towards Lucy (becauseshe is probablygoing to have
a better career)/ she has a distorted image of Lucy.
Ne pas acceptersimplement I'idée de jatous;s.F-pGl
b) Pick out two elementsfurlher down in the passageshowingArabella'snew state of mind
aboutLucy.
She wishes h e r g o o d luck and she regretsnot bringingher a mascot (lines42- 43 1.
6. a) ln yourown words,commenton Lucy'sand Dad'sreactions
to theirenvironment.
gA I 50 words)
Ly"y is curioYs/ jltqrgs,ted/ gle3sed/ excitedI thrilled (accepter"nervous" si accompagné
d'un autre adjectif...).lt's probablythe firgt time she's been in London (ou toute autre idée
exprimantson manque d'habitudeà ce genre d'environnèrnent)
anOso she !s fascinatedby
the peopleand the place/ city.
Dad hates it because there are too manv people, and some of them are too eccentric for
him. He tries to shut out-t[e world around him becausehe feets threateneo.our Lucv et I
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b) ln Arabella'sopinion,what makesthe situationworsefor Dad?
Daddependson Arabella(andhe doesn'ttikeit at ail).EE
Questions7 and 8: focus on the passagefrom line 44 to the end.
7. a) DescribeDad'sattitudetovuards
Lucyin this passage.
He doesn't wait for her. (He doesn't hold her hand.yF-ptsl
b) ln your own words,say what Teddymeansby "He'salwaysbeen likethat"(line53).
He has always been distant / cold. / He is not used to being
v considerate towards other
people/ his family. EE
B. What is your interpretation
of the last two linesof the text? (40 words)
Exiger une explicitationde I'expression"definitelyworse',.
- Maybe Arabella doesn't know what to answer first. Yet, on second
thoughts, she realises
that she would feel terrible if her father / Dad had been more affectionate towards Lucy.
- Perhaps Arabella doesn't want to tell the truth to her
brother I she wants to avoid
answeringthe question.
- Teddy probably asks a rhetorical question to his sister.
He perfectly knows how she feels
towards Lucy and her father. (Ajouter un bonus pour cette interprétation)
9. Choose one of the following subjects.
(250wordsapproximately.
write down the numberof words.)
Subject 1
The four charactersmeet againlateron that day. lmaginethe scene.
On veilleraà la cohérenceet à la plausibilitéde l'eêsaiavec la situation de départ.
Subject2
"He
looksawayquickly,as if hairstylesare a diseasethat mightbe contagious."
(lines32)
Do you thinkone'sappearancealwaysreflectsone'spersonàlity?
Discusé.
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TRADUCTION
Translateinto Frenchfrom line 14 ("'Yes.We haveto get the tube...")to line 23 ("... what'sgood
abouther.")
sanctionnerles mauvaiscalqueset veilterà I'unitédu ton.
1. 'Yes.We have to get the tube,' I say again.
"(Ben)
oui.on doit/ ll faut prendrele métro,dis-jeà nouveau.
EG
2. 'All of us do. lt's over there.'
On doittousle prendre.(Accepter:"tousles quatre"et sanctionner"ensemble".)
C'estlà-bas."
3. I point and we start walking,Teddy next to me, Dad just behind us with Lucy close by his
side.
Je montre/ J'indiquela directionet on se met en route,Teddyà mes côtés,Papajuste derrière
"avec
nouset Lucytout prèsde lui. (sanctionner
Lucy")gE
4. We walk onto the main concourse,where I look up at the clock.
Nousarrivonsdans le hall (principal),
et je lèveles yeuxvers l'horlogeEE
Sanctionner
une traductionlittéralede "where"
5. Eleven o'clock. I count the hours they'll be here, something t've already done several
times this morning.
(ll est) onze heures.Je comptele nombred'heuresqu'ilsvont passerici, ce que j'ai déjà fait
plusieursfois ce matin.EE
6. Teddy said they'd be leaving about four o'clock.
Teddym'a dit qu'ilspartiraient
vers quatreheures/ seizeheures.m
7. That's five hours from now.
C'estdanscinq heures/ (Ça fait)encorecinq heures.F-pEl
8. The responsibilityfor entertainingthem until then makes me feel panicked.
Je panique/ j'ai un sentimentde pilrqu,e à I'idéede devoirm'occuperd'eux pendanttout ce
temps./ Accepter: le fait de devoir...lg ptsl
9. But then I rememberthat Dad and Lucy won't be with us for long.
Mais à ce moment(-1il€-11erappelleque Papaet Lucy ne resterontpàs / ne vont pas resteravec
noustrès longtemps.
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10. l'm relievedabout this and angry at the same time, because Dad hasn't realtycome to
see me.
Me voilà à la fois soulagéeet en colère/ Je suis soulagéeet, en même temps, ressensde
ie
la
colèreparceque ça n'estpas vraimentpour moi que papa est venu
EE
1 1 . l n t h i s s i t u a t i o n ,I ' m i n c i d e n t a l .
Dans cette affaire/ En la circonstance,
je n,ai pas la moindreimporlance/ je suis accessoire/
secondaire.
ptsl
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TRADUCTION
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