Girl From the South

Session2009
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ANGLAIS
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The scenetakesplacein Charleston,SouthCarolina.
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Thegallerydoorto the streetopened.
'Dear,'SarahCutworth
said.
'Grandmama!'
'Your mothersaid you were workinghere-' Sarahpausedand lookedround.She wore a
'thisisjust precious.'
powder-blue
linentwo-pieceand pearls.'Why,'shesaid,
Gilloncameforwardto kisshercheek.
'l justwaxedthefloor.'
Sarahlookeddown.
'Youdid?'
the
Shebackedherselfup againstthe table,shielding
everypicture.'
Gillonnodded.'Cleaned
sculptures.
'l callthis',Sarahsaid,'a lovelyplaceto work.Yougetto meetpeoplehere.'
'Mostlypeoplewhodon'tquitebuya picture.
Andtourists.'
andnofurther
gesture.
seldom
herselfbeenwestof Virginia,
She
had
dismissive
Sarahmadea
of its
because
Astoria'
Waldorf
at
the
north than New York City, where she stayed,firmly,
welcoming
JuniorLeaguefloor'.
'Tourists.
Theyareruiningthiscity.'
Gillonpointed.
'Doyoulikethatlandscape,
Grandmama?'
Sarahlooked.
'No,dear.'
Shetooka few neatstepssidewaysandpeeredat thetable.
'Whatarethose?Hallowe'en
goblins?'
'Sculptures,
of femaledeities.'
Figures
Grandmama.
goddess.She
put
out a trimlymanicuredsmallhand and pickedup a soapstone
Sarah
it in silence.Thenshereturnedit to thetable.
inspected
'Nicepeople',
shesaid,'don'tneedto seesuchthings.'
'lt'sart-'
'Art',Sarahsaidfirmly,'is not a licencefor obscenity.'
goddess.
fingeron thesoapstone
Gillonputa reassuring
'lt isn'tobscenity
people,
lt'struthandbeauty.'
Grandmama.
to many
'Don'targuewith me, Gillon,'Sarahsaid.She straightened
and lookedabouther. 'lt's a
place.'
charming
'Yes.'
'More',Sarahsaid,'thanI gatheryourpresent
is?'
residence
'lt'snottoo bad-'
'societyStreet,'Sarahsaid.'Whatareyouthinkingof? lt'squitebohemian.'
Gillonbitherlip.
'lt'scheap.'
'Andwhatis the matterwithyourhome?Or my home?'
'l needmy independence-'
'Youwon'thaveoneshredof independence,
my girl,untilyoumarry.'
Gillonturnedthegoddessroundso thathersolidlittlebackwastowardsSarah.
'ls thatwhy you cameto see me, Grandmama?
Didyou cometo find me hereto tell me what
you'vetoldme at leastonehundredtimesbefore?'
'No,'Sarahsaid,'l cameto inviteyouto dinner.'
'oh-'
'l havemet your perfectlycharmingEnglishfriend.'She gave Gillona coquettish
look.'He is
to come.'
He is delighted
coming.
'Henry-'
'Whata fineyoungman,'Sarahsaid.
' theWaldorfAstoria:a luxuryhotel
2 JuniorLeaguefloor:an areaof the hotelreserved
fortheassociation
of theJuniorLeaguesof America
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'Grandmama,'
Gillonsaid,'Henryis nothereas- as a kindof familyplaything.Henryis hereto
work.Henryis hereto take picturesof the lowcountry3.'
'Yourmotherandfatherareverytakenwithhim.'
'He'sa niceguy-'
'MissMindais makingchickenenchiladas.
for dessert.Or
cheesecake
Anda Germanchocolate
you
think?'
apples.Whatdo
maybesweetpotato-stuffed
'Either,'
Gillonsaid.'Anything-'
Sarahleanedforwardandbrushedhercheekagainsthergranddaughter's.
'Finda dress,dear,'shesaid.'Ora skirtat least.Justto pleaseme.'
JoannaTrollope,GirlFromthe South,2002
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the lowcountry:SouthCarolina's coastalcounties
NOTEAUXCANDIDATS
à:
le sujetsur la copiequi leurserafournieet veilleront
traiteront
Lescandidats
(numéroet lettres
la
copie
sur
questions
numérotation
la
et reporter
l'ordredes
a) respecter
repèresle caséchéant,ex. 8c) ;
de la mentionde la ligne;
les citations
b) faireprécéder
chaquefoisqu'illeurestdemandéde rédigerla réponse.
desphrasescomplètes
c) composer
COM PRÉHENSION
arein a placewhereyoucan:
1. a) Choosethe rightanswer.The characters
o
.
r
r
stayovernight
buyart
plat games
get beautytreatments
b) Pickoutthreewordsfromthetextto justifyyourchoicein 1. a).
fromthetext(one
andfill in the blanksusingelements
c) Copythefollowingparagraph
blankis oneword).
' s ( 2)
She wor ks in a
G i l l o n i s (1 )....
(3)....
. . . . . . .h a s c o m et o ( 5 )
. (4) ..
. her for ( 7) ......
G i l l o ni n o rd e rto(6 ).
Focuson Gillon
2. a)Wheredoessheliveexactlyin Charleston?
b) Quotethethreereasonswhyshechosethataddress.
3. a) ls shemarried?
b) Justifyyouranswerin 3, a) by quotingfromthetext.
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Justifyeachanswerwithonequotation.
amongthefollowing.
4. Choosethreeadjectives
G i l l o ni s ......,...
affectionate-aggressrve-funny-furious-meticulous-rude-self-restrained
Focuson Sarah
showingthatSarahhasa highstandardof living.
5. Findthreequotations
list.
fromthefollowing
6. Chooseandcopythe rightstatement
.
.
.
.
.
attitudetowardsGillon.
Sarahhasa supportive
Sarah'svaluesaretraditional.
Sarahis open-minded.
Sarahis patient.
Sarahis easilyinfluenced.
wordsreferto?Quotefromthe text.
7. a) Whoor whatdo the underlined
. Line17:"]!gy areruiningthiscity."
. Line23: "Whatare !@g?"
. Line37:"!l'squitebohemian."
in 7. a) again.WhatcanyouconcludeaboutSarah'sstateof
b) Readthethreesentences
mind?(10wordsmaximum)
Readfrom line18to line 32"... Sarahsaid."
is abouttheworksof art shownin the place.
8. Theconversation
a) Quotetwowordsor phraseswhichGillonusesto referto them.
b) Quotetwowordsor phraseswhichSarahusesto referto them.
revealabouttheirviewson the topic?Explainin yourown
c) Whatdoesthe conversation
words.(20wordsmax.)
Readfrom line 46 to the end
9. a) Lines48-49.Whodoes"He"referto?
(15
(countryof origin,agegroup,occupation).
aboutthischaracter
b) Giveinformation
wordsmax.)
referred
to in 9. a).
whatSarahthinksof the character
10.a) Quotetwo phrasesillustrating
howGillonviewsthatcharacter.
b) Quotetwo phrasesillustrating
(15wordsmax.)
c) Comparethe twowomen'sviewson thatcharacter.
mentioned
in 9. a) fordinner?
11.a) Whoinvitesthe character
(10-15words)
behindthisinvitation?
b) Whatseemsto bethe realmotivation
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12.Line60.'Finda dress,dear,'shesaid.'Ora skirtat least.Justto pleaseme.'
a) Whois the speaker?
b) Explainin yourownwordswhatthe speakeractuallymeans.(20wordsmax.)
cetexercice.
de la sérieL réaliseront
13.Seulslescandidats
38)à' ... Gr andmama?'
bitherlip....' ( ligne
T r a d u i ren
e fra n ça ilse p a ssa gdee 'Gillon
(ligne44).
EXPRESSION
Les candidatgde la série S choisirontde traiterl'UN des deux sujetsau choix (200
mots).
Les candidatsde la série L devrontobligatoirementtraiterles DEUXsujets(300
motsau total,soit environ150mots pourchaquesujet).
Sujet1: A weeklater,Gilloncomesto Sarah'splacefor the dinner,wearingjeansanda Tshirt.Writethe conversation.
yourviewwithexamples.
beautiful?
lllustrate
Sujet2: ls a workof art necessarily
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