anglais - Franglish

Session2007
BACCALAUREAT
GENERAL
ANGLAIS
SériesL et S
LangueVivante2
SérieL:
SérieS:
Durée 3 heures - Coefficient4
Durée 2 heures - Coefficient2
L'usage du dictionnaireet des calculatricesest interdit.
Avant de composer, le candidats'assurera que le sujet comporte bien
4 pages numérotéesde 114à 414.
C o mp ré h e n si o n:
10 points
re ssi o n :
10 points
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I think worriesare like Russiandolls;almostanythingcan be eclipsedby something
worse.You think a terribteemergencyis, say, a monsterspot or a bad grade,but that
would be nothingif your houseburntdown,which would still not be as bad as if you
found out you had incurablecancer.(l supposethe only calamitythat couldtop that
wouldbe full-onnuclearwar.)So it'sa matterof scale.
I wondered,as I searcheddesperatelyfor my completedKeats essay that
Thursdaynight,why on earth I'd ever been concernedabouta loon like DanielGale.
I'd left the essay on my desk, in a blue Slimpickwallet,ready to hand in next day,
which would leave the weekendfree to do some last-minuterevisingfor the exam.
But it had vanished.I lookedin all the pocketsof my school bag, my coursebooks,
my Oxford pad; I got down on my hands and knees and peered under the bed,
movedmagazines,shoes,clothes;schoolbag, coursebooks,Oxfordpad, underthe
bed again,then downstairs:house magazines,table drawer,letter rack, under the
sofa, underthe chairs,in the sideboard,kitchensurfaces,kitchencupboards,bread
c r o c k , b i n i n si d e , b i n o u tsi d e (quickly,because it was dar k and smelly) ,air i ng
cupboard,bathroomcabinet,top of the cistern.There aren'tthat many placesin a
housethe size of ours.Then I reallystartedto panic.
' M um.Mu m!Mu m!'I b o u n dedbackup the stair sand bur stintoher bedr oo m .
'God, Charlotte.ls there no privacyin this house?'she snapped,shuttingthe
wardrobemirror quickly.I vaguelytook in the fact that she was wearing a black
miniskirtand a shiny white blouse,like a waitress,and she'd been blow-dryingher
'Do you think you might knock beforeyou come
hair in a sad attemptat a Rachell.
bargingintomy room?'Crosslyshe pulledon her old grey sweateroverthe blouse;it
'l'm only thirty-three.Look at
was nearlyas long as the skirt.She saw me staring.
Madonna.'
'Thirty-fourtomorrow.What's Madonna got to do with it? Look, Mum, I'm
desperate.Haveyou moveda bluefolderfrom off my desk?'
'Give me a minute,'she said reachingfor her
She clockedthe state I was in.
leggings.
'Let me talk to her,you'retoo hyper.'She went into
We both knew it was Nan2.
Nan'sroomand I heardlow voices,PleaseGod, let her rememberwhereshe'sput it,
I p r a y e das I h u n go u tsi d eth e d o orbitingm y thum bnail.But M um' sfacewas glumas
s h e c a m eo u t.
' O h ,G o d , M u m ! l s p e n t h o u r so n t h a t e s s a y !l h a v e n ' t e v e ng o t m y n o t e sa n y
more!Can'tyou have anothergo at her?'
W e co u l dh e a r N a n si n g i n g,so I knewit was hopeless.
' l kn o w w h e re w e 'l l fi n d it.' M um' s expr essionwas suddenlybr ight an d I
n o t i c e dt h e nsh e 'dg o t l i p g l o sso n.
' G oo n . '
' T heT i n .'
She slippedback into Nan'sroom and I heardthe wardrobedoor go, a scuffle
as Mum shiftedfootwearaside,then the lid of the large biscuittin Nan keepsfull of
Spam and canned baked beans in case of war. I twisted impatientlyand peeped
r o u n dt h e ja mb . N a nw a s fl a to u t on the bed,star ingat the ceiling.
'Sorry,nothing.We'lltry downstairsagain''
At last Mum stood up.
'Jesus!Why do I have to live in this bloodyhole!' I explodedat her. 'You can't
put anythrngdown without someone interferingwith it. I'm completelysick of this
"A" levels,which I probablywon't do at this rate,you'llnot see
houselWhen I get my
me for dust. God Almighty!What am I going to tell them at school?My nan' ate my
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a Rachel:a hairdo after one of the main charactersin Friends
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Nan: Granny
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nan: grandmother
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homework?'
I was closeto tears.'l can'tdo allthatworkagain.I'mso tired,andwhat
aboutmy revision?
I haven'ttimeto do both,I'mjust goingto fail.I don'tknowwhy I
bother.'
'You'rehyperventilating.
Calmdown.We'llhaveanotherlookand l'llwriteyou
pastme andbeganto go downstairs.
a note.'Shesqueezed
'A note?'I shoutedoverthe banisters
at the top of her head.'Do you know
how old I am?lt's not like I needto be excusedgames!A notewon'tdo any good.'
(adapted)
KateLong, TheBad Mother'sHandbook,2004
NOTEAUXCANDIDATS
à:
le sujetsur la copiequileurserafournieet veilleront
Lescandidats
traiteront
sur la copie
a) respecterl'ordredes questionset reporterla numérotation
(numéroet lettrerepèrele caséchéant,
ex. 14c);
lescitations
de la mentionde la ligne;
b) faireprécéder
lorsquele nombrede motsest indiqué
c) composerdes phrasescomplètes
entreparenthèses.
COMPRÉHENSION
1. a) Whatcountryis the sceneset in?
b) Justifyyouranswerby quotingoneelementfromthetext.
2. Whereandwhendoesthe scenetakeplace?(10wordsmaximum)
andsayhowtheyare related.(15words
3. ldentify
the threemaincharacters
max.)
4. Line17: ThenI reallystartedto panic.
a) Whodoesthe pronoun/ referto?
(20wordsmax.)
reaction.
b) Accountforthe character's
want?(15wordsmax.)
5. Line18:'Mum.Mum!Mum!'whatdoesthespeaker
6. a) Severaltimesin thetexttheauthorchoosesto use italicsfor someof the
wordsspokenby thischaracter.
Explainwhy.(10wordsmax.)
(10words
Givetwo elements.
b) Whatfeelingsdo thesewordsexpress?
max.)
fromline19to line29.
7. Focuson the passage
Is thereno privacyin thishouse?'Who is
a) Line19'.'God,Charlotte.
speaking?
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reveal?Chooseamongthe
reaction
b) Whatfeelingdoesthischaracter's
following
words:
/ excitement.
irritation
/ pleasure
/ disappointment
fromthis
c) In yourownwords,justifyyourchoicein 7b) usingelements
passage.
(20 wordsmax.)
decideto do at the endof thispassage?
d) Whatdoesthischaracter
(15wordsmax.)
B. Focuson the passagefromline30 downto the end.
a) ls Nanhelpful?Justifyyouranswerin yourownwordsusingtwo elements
fromthispassage.(20wordsmax.)
b) Line45: 'Sorry,nothing.'Whatdoesthisstatementshow?(15-20words)
reactthistime?('10wordsmax.)
c) HowdoesCharlotte
fromthispassage.
d) Justifyyouranswerin 8c)by quotingfiveelements
problem?
to solveCharlotte's
9. a) Whatultimatesolutionis suggested
( 1 0w o r d sm a x . )
thinkof thissolutionandwhy?(30wordsmax.)
b) WhatdoesCharlotte
I'RADUCTION
Seuls les candidats de la série L réaliserontcet exercice.
Traduireen françaisle passagede'What am I going to tell them...(ligne49) à ...\'il
writeyou a note.'(ligne54).
EXPRESSION
Les candidats de la série S traiteront I'UN des deux sujets au choix (200 mots).
Les candidats de la série L devront obligatoirementtraiter les DEUXsujets (300
mots au total, soit environ 150 mots pour chaque sujet).
1. lmaginewhat happenedthe nextday.Writethe story.
2. 'Worriesare not alwaysas seriousas we may think'.Discuss.
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