BREVET BLANC ANGLAIS

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N° de candidat :…………………………
BREVET BLANC ANGLAIS
DUREE DE L’EPREUVE : 1 HEURE 30
COMPOSEZ DIRECTEMENT SUR LE SUJET : AUCUNE FEUILLE SEPAREE NE SERA CORRIGEE
*wooden chests = caisses en bois
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COMPREHENSION
A. GLOBAL COMPREHENSION
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1. Answer these questions. Make full sentences! (Réponds aux questions suivantes en faisant des
phrases complètes).
a) How many characters are there in the text? Give their names.
There are three characters: Simon, Sir Harry Lancaster and Caroline.
b) Where does the action take place?
The action takes place in Egypt, near the tomb of Toutmosis III.
c) What happened in this text? (2 or 3 sentences using your own words)
Caroline, Sir Harry and Simon found the tomb of Toutmosis III and after a very hot and tiring
day, they decided to wait for the following day before entering the tomb. However someone
had opened the tomb and Caroline and Simon chose to go there.
B. DETAILED COMPREHENSION
1. Vocabulary: translate these words or expressions into French (traduis ces mots ou expressions
en français)
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a) nightfall (l.11) : la tombée de la nuit
b) sand (l.14) : sable
c) footsteps (l.48) : pas
d) crossed (l.34) : avons traversé
e) overturned (l.38) : retournées
f) exhausting (l.23) : exténuant
2. RIGHT/ WRONG: circle the right answer and justify by quoting the text (entoure la bonne
réponse et justifie en citant le texte)
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a) Simon Dodds has joined an archeological expedition in Libya.
l. 2-3 “Sir Harry Lancaster’s expedition to Egypt.”
b) Caroline is Simon’s wife.
l. 6 “Sir Harry’s daughter, Caroline,”
c) It was very hot that particular day.
l.10 “In spite of the terrible heat,”
d) They had been looking for the tomb for almost a year.
l. 24 “the problems we had had over the last ten months.”
e) Simon was very impatient to enter the tomb.
l. 20 “Patience, Simon,”
f) Simon was sleeping when Caroline entered his tent.
l. 23 “I couldn’t sleep”
g) On their way to the burial chamber they were very scared.
l. 43 “in spite of our fear, we continued”
h) Simon did not take his gun.
l. 32-33 “Don’t you think you should take you gun? […] You’re right,”
i) They found gold in the first chamber.
l. 37-38 “In the first chamber, we found several wooden chests”
j) They were followed in the tomb.
l. 48-49 “Someone had followed us into the tomb.”
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3. Number these sentences into the chronological order of the text (numérote ces phrases dans
l’ordre chronologique du texte)
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2
8
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Sir harry decided to wait until the following day to open the tomb.
Caroline was terrified so she screamed.
Simon and Caroline entered the tomb.
Footsteps could be heard in the tomb.
The three main characters have found the tomb of Toutmosis III in Egypt.
Caroline woke Simon up because someone entered the tomb.
There were wooden chests lying on the floor of the first chamber.
Caroline and Simon found a small door, probably the one which led to the burial
chamber
4. Give a title to this text ,in English/(donne un titre en anglais à ce texte)
« A scary discovery » / « A frightening expedition to Egypt »
II.
GRAMMAR
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1. Remplace les mots de liaison soulignés par un synonyme.
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a) Although it had been an exhausting day, I couldn’t sleep.
Even if / Though / Even though
b) However, in spite of our fear, we continued down a long staircase (…) .
Yet / Still / Nevertheless
2. “I was interrupted by the sound of footsteps.” l.48
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 Le groupe verbal est: was interrupted
 Il est constitué de BE au prétérit + participe passé du verbe « interrupt »
 C’est donc la voix passive
 Trouve un autre exemple dans le texte: “had been cleared” (l. 11) / « had been forced » (l. 36)
3. Put the following sentences into the passive voice (mets les phrases suivantes à la voix passive)
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a) They will find the entrance of the tomb.
The entrance of the tomb will be found.
b) A sudden noise interrupted them.
They were interrupted by a sudden noise.
c) Someone has opened the tomb.
The tomb has been opened.
d) Someone followed us in the tomb.
We were followed in the tomb.
e) The men were clearing the stairs.
The stairs were being cleared.
4. Ask the questions on the underlined words
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a) The huge stone door leading to the tomb stood before us.
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1: What stood before us ?
2: Where did the huge stone stand ?
b) We crossed the sand in silence.
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3: What did we cross in silence ?
4: How did we cross the sand ?
5. Choose the right tense (conjugue les bases verbales suivantes aux temps voulus)
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(Pour t’aider, souligne les mots dans les phrases qui te permettent de choisir le temps qui convient)
a) Look ! He is playing football in the playground.
b) In 2005, they visited Australia but they didn’t take any pictures!
c) Sophia was reading a book when she heard a loud bang.
d) John doesn’t meet his friends at the pub anymore on Sundays.
e) We will be on holiday in July.
f) Oh no! I have forgotten my keys on my desk!
g) Once a week, Kate does the shopping with her daughters.
III.
ESSAY
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(respect des consignes; cohérence; richesse de la langue;
prise de risque ; correction de la langue)
N°1: Imagine the end of this story.
120-150 words + linking words! (attention aux temps et au narrateur!)
N°2: Simon Dodds is an archeologist. And you? What will your future job be? What would you like to
become and why? 120-150 words + linking words
(modaux, hypothétiques, …)
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