BAccALAUnÉnr cÉrvÉnnl

Session2008
BAccALAUnÉnr
cÉrvÉnnl
ANGLAIS
Languevivante1
Série L
Durée: 3 heures -
Coefficient4
est interdit.
et des calculatrices
L'usagedu dictionnaire
Compréhension
Expression
Traduction
14 points
6 points
Le sujetcomporte5 pagesnumérotées1/5à 5/5.
SANlLME/AG1
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[Thestorytakesplacein Kenyain the early1950s.]
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b u s t l i n gt h a no u r o w n m o d e s ta n d q u i t es o m n o l e nKt i n gS t r e e tr o u n d a b o u Lt .o c k ,s a t dP a p a w h o
w a s h o l d i n gu p t h e p o s t c a r dt h, e b i g g e sct i t yi n t h e w o r l d
Wheres the circus,Papa?I askedhim,our self-styied
experton mattersEnglish.
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M a y b et h e r ew a s a c i r c u st h e r ea l o n gt i m e a g o ,h e s a r d ,t r y r n gt o s o u n dc o n f i c j e natn d u n a b l e
to hidehis uncertainty.
r \ I n t h a rD o o n a a n d I w e r eg a t h e r e dr o u n dP a p ai n t h e s h o p p o r i n gw r t hh i m o v e re v e r yd o t a i l
o f t h e g l o r t o us c e n e .T h e b l a c kt a x i s ,a r e d d o u b l e - b ucsa r r y i n ga d v e r t i s e m e not sn i t s s i d e ,m e n
1 5 a n d w o m e ni n h a t s ,a r e d m a i l b o x a, n e w s a g e n ta, l l t h e s t o r ea n d s t r e e ts i g n s .P a p a t u r n e da
wistfuleye to Mother,who acknowledged
with a smile;it was his dearestwish to visitthat centreof
t h e u n i v e r s eo n c e i n h i s l i f e t i m el,t w a s h i s M e c c a ,h i s V a r a n a s ih, i s J e r u s a l e mA v i s i t t h e r e
you becameone of the selectgroup,the London-returned.
conferredstatus,moreover:
r-lotankorliha qes{çsrdon the uprightbehindthe table,whereii stayedfor more than a year
20 p r o u dr e m r n d enro to n l yo f h i sy e a r n i n gb u ta l s oo f h i s E u r o p e a n" f r i e n d s "
. o m y p a r e n t s i,t w a s a s i g n o f E u r o p e a n
B i l l a n d A n n i e h a d g o n e w i t h o u tt h e i r p a r e n t s T
i r r e s p o n s i b i ltiht ya tt h e yc o u l ds e n dt h e i rc h i l d r e no n a n e x p e n s i v veo y a g ea n c ly e t r u n u p s i z e a b l e
debts in town.ThoughMotherrememberedgraciously
that Mrs.Brucedid have a wealthyfamilyin
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. u t h o w c o u l ds h e a l l o wh e r s e l ft o s e n d t h e c h i l d r e nb y t h e r n s e l v e su,n e s c o r t e do,n a
25 voyage that took twenty-fourhours, with stopoversin strange places? Suppose someone
k i d n a p p e tdh e m ?W h o ' dh u r ta B r i t i s hc h i l d ,P a p as n a p p e di n r e p l yt,h e y ' dh a v ee v e r yp o l i c e m a inn
the worldlookingfor them.Thatprivilegecomesfrom rulingthe world.
I t w a s m i dJ u l y ,a m o n t ha n d a h a l fs i n c et h e y h a d g o n e .S i xw e e k sw a s a n e t e r n i t yt o a c h i l di n
t h o s ed a y s .S a t u r d a p
ylaytime
a t o u r s h o p p i n gc e n t r eb e c a m es u b d u e da' n d i a c k i n gi n a d v e n t u r e
3 0 I r e c a l lD e e p a ,N j o r o g ea, n d m y s e l fs i t t i n go n t h e c e m e n tf l o o ro f t h e v e r a n d ao u t s i d eo u r s n o p ,
p l a y i n ga g a m e o f i m a g i n i n gb y t u r n s a l l t h e e x c i t i n gt h i n g so u r t w o f r i e n d sm u s t b e u p t o i n
L o n d o n :r i d i n gd o u b l e - b u s easn d t a x i s ,v i s i t i n ga l l t h o s ec a s t l e sa n d p a l a c e sa n d b r i d g e sw e h a C
read about,shoppingat wonderfulstoresspillingoverwith comicbooks,toffeesand chocolates.
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the case for my mother.her childrentoo neededto visit placesduring
t h e i rv a c a t i o nA. n d s o i t w a s r e s o l v e di n o u r h o m et h a ta l l o f u s w o u l dg o t o N a i r o b ia2n d [ / o r n b a s a
f o r t h e A u g u s th o l i d a y s
The trainfrom Kisumuhad come in late and so we left at a littlebeforedawn from Nakuru,
w h i c h w a s a s w e l l b e c a u s ew e c o u l d s e e m o r e ,t h o u g ht h e K i s u m up a s s e n g e r w
s e r e i r a t ef o r
4 0 having to wake up fi-omiheii'i'ockingsiurrrbers.
We reachecjNaivashaas dawn was breaking
b e y o n dt h e m o u n t a i n s .
H o wc a n I d e s c r i b e
t h a tf e e l i n go f l o o k i n go u t t h e s l i d i n gw i n d o wa b o v et h e l i t t l ew a s h b a s i na,s
t h e s m a l ls e c o n d - c l a sc sa b i nj o s t l e da n d b u m p e da l o n gt h e r a i l s a
, n dt a k i n gi n d e e pb r e a t h so f t h a t
, i t hw i d e h u n g r ye y e sa b s o r b i n g
c o o l ,c l e a na i r a n d ,s i m p l yw
m y w o r l d .l t w a s t o b e c o m ea w a r eo f
o n e ' s w o r l dP, L t y s b a l lfyo,r t h e f i r s t t i m ei,n a m a n n e r l h a dn e v e r d o n eb e f o r ew
, h o s eu n i v e r s eh a d
e n c o m p a s s e do'u r h o u s i n ge s t a t ea n d m y s c h o o l ,t h e s h o p a n d m y f r i e n d s t, h e t r e e - l i n e sd t r e e t
o u t s i d et h a tb r o u g hpt e o p l ei n a n d o u t o f o u r n e i g h b o u r h o oTdh. a ts c e n eo u t s i d et h e t r a i nw i n d o wI
c a n c o n j u r eu p a t a n y t i m e o f t h e d a y o r n i g h t ;I w o u l ds e e ,f e e l ,a n d e x p e r i e n c iet i n s i m i i a w
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Nairobi,Mombasa,Nakuru,KisumuandNaivashaare a1lplacesin Kenya
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to encompass
: to include,to contain
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way ii definesme.Thiswas my country-howcouldit
in my life;in someesseniial
so frequently
the landof Annieand Billandthe Queen,and
for England,
not be?Yes,therewasthatyearning
possibilities
of the largerworldoutthere.Butthis,allaroundme,was
wonderful
for alltheexciting,
mr n ew, h e r eI b e l o n g ewdi thmy h e a rta ndsoul.
Worldof VikramLafl,2003
AdaptedfromM.G.Vassanji,Theln-Between
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COMPRÉHENSIO
EXPRESSION
Voustraiterezles questions dans l'ordre, en indiquantclairementleur numéro sur votre copie.
Lorsquela réponse doit être développée,le nombre de mots ou d'élémentsde réponse sera
indiquédans la question.
vousrépondrezbrièvement (moinsde 20 mots)à la questionposée.
En I'absenced'indications,
Q u e s t i o n1s, 2 , 3a n d4 : f o c u so n l i n e s1 t o 2 7 .
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1.L i n e1 :"A p o stca rd
looktng
at it.
is addressed
to andwhois actually
a) Saywhothispostcard
thenameof thenarrator.
b) Deduce
thecharacters'dominant
reaction
whenlookingat the postcard.
2. Describe
onthe upright
behindhistable,whereit stayedfor morethana
3. Line'19:"Hetackedthe postcard
year..."
a) Whodoes"he"referto?
fromthetext,findthreereasons
decidesto tackandkeep
b) Usingelements
whythischaracter
(50/ 60 words)
thepostcard.
parenisdiscuss?
of BillandAnnie'stripto London
4. a) Whataspects
do the narrator's
(3 elements)
"Who'dhurta Britishchild,Papasnappedin reply,they'dhaveeverypoliceman
b) Lines26-27'.
forthem.Thatprivilege
in theworldlooking
comesfromrulingtheworld."
whatthefathermeansby that.(40i 50words)
Explain
Q u e s t i o n s5 a n d 6 : f o c u s o n l i n e s 2 8 t o 3 7 .
5. a) Howdoes Billand Annie'sabsenceaffectDeepaand the narrator'smood and activities?
b) Whatdo Deepaand the narrator's
activities
showabouttheirvisionof London?
6. a) Whatdecisiondoes the mothermakeafterthe postcardhas arrived?
b ) C o m m e n t i nogn t h e u s e o f " t o o "( l i n e3 5 ) a n d " a l lo f u s " ( l i n e3 6 ) ,e x p l a i nw h a t m o t i v a t e h
ser
decision,(40/ 50 words)
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Q u e s t i o n7 : f o c u s o n t h e p a s s a g ef r o m l i n e 3 8 t o t h e e n d .
7. a) Say wherethe narratoris in this passage.
, i t hw i d eh u n g r ye y e sa b s o r b i n g
b ) " . . . t a k i n ign d e e pb r e a t h so f t h a tc o o l ,c l e a na i r a n d ,s i m p l yw
(lines
43-44)
world."
my
What happensto the narratorat that momentand how does it affecthimfor the restof his life?
(40I 50 words)
8. Choose one of the followingsubjects.
Writedownthe numberof words.)
(250wordsapproximately.
Subject 1
" . . . i t w a s h i sd e a r e s t w i s tho v i s i tt h a tc e n t r eo f t h e u n i v e r s eo n c ei n h i sl i f e t i m e .("l i n e s1 6 - 1 7 )
liketo visit?Explainwhy.
ls therea placein the worldthat youwouldparticularly
Subject2
"Leavingis more importantthan arriving".Discussand illustrate,
drawingfrom your experienceor
y o u rr e a d i n g s .
TRADUCTION
intoFrenchfromline28 to line34.
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