correction devoir commun 3° avril 2014

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THE GIRL WITH COLD HANDS
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Matt was walking to a concert with his best friend Ben and Ben’s girlfriend Suzie. But he was
feeling sad.
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Near the entrance to the stadium where the concert was, they could see a girl waiting. When they
came up to her, Ben and Suzie told her they had an extra ticket and they invited her to come. To
their surprise, she said yes. She did not want to miss the group again, like the last time they played
in town. By the time the concert started, Matt and the new girl, Carol, were talking and laughing.
The four of them thought the concert was terrific.
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Matt could not believe his luck. He had gone to the concert feeling blue and he had met a girl who
was dynamite. When it was time to go home, Matt took Carol’s hands. They were as cold as ice, so
he gave her his jacket so that she would not be so cold. Matt, Ben and Suzie walked Carol home.
She led them to her house where she squeezed Matt’s hands tenderly between hers, still cold, as
she thanked him and said goodbye.
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As soon as he turned away from Carol’s house, he realised “My jacket!” But Carol was nowhere to
be seen. Ben and Suzie said: “You can come again to see her tomorrow and ask for it back.”
The next day, Matt went back to her house and asked for Carol. The woman who came to the door
gave him a strange look. She said “Nobody by that name lives here.”
“But I brought her to this house last night,” said Matt, disappointed.
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“My daughter was called Carol, but she died two years ago.” The woman showed him a picture of
the same Carol he had gone to the concert with the night before. “She was run over by a car at the
entrance to the stadium just before a concert while she was waiting for a friend. “
Carol’s mother told Matt where she was buried, so he went down to a cemetery. When he
reached the grave, his jacket was hooked on the edge of the tombstone.
Adapted from Stories for teenagers and adults, by Daniel Linder.
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I. COMPREHENSION
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A. GLOBAL COMPREHENSION: Answer these questions about the text and make full
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1. How many characters are there in the text? Give their names.
There are five characters mentioned in the text: Matt, Ben, Suzie (Ben’s
girlfriend), Carol and Carol’s mother.
2. What are the different places mentioned in the text?
The places mentioned in the text are the entrance to the stadium, Carol’s
house and a cemetery.
B. DETAILED COMPREHENSION
1. Number Matt’s actions in the chronological order. (Numérote les actions de
Matt dans l’ordre chronologique)
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N°
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1
7
3
2
5
4
Sentences
The girl’s mother told him Carol was dead.
He went to a concert with his friends.
He went to the cemetery and found his jacket on Carol’s tombstone.
He walked the girl to her house.
He met a girl at the stadium.
He couldn’t talk to the girl because she wasn’t home.
He went back to Carol’s house to get his jacket.
2. Answer these questions and make full sentences. (répondre aux questions
suivantes en faisant des phrases complètes)
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a. Where did Matt meet Carol?
Matt met Carol at a concert, near the entrance to the stadium.
b. What object did Matt lend to Carol? Why?
He lent his jacket to Carol because she was cold.
c. Why did Matt come back to Carol’s house the day after?
He came back to Carol’s house to get his jacket.
d. What do we learn about Carol from her mother? Give details.
We learn that Carol is dead. She was run over by a car at the entrance to
the stadium two years ago.
e. Where is Carol at the end of the text?
At the end of the text Carol is in a cemetery.
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3. Can you explain the title of the text “the girl with cold hands”?
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The title “the girl with cold hands” refers to Carol because we learn at the
end of the text that she is dead. When someone dies, his body is cold that’s
why Carol’s hands are “as cold as ice”.
4. Translation into French: from “”My daughter was called Carol” l……to the
end of the text.
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“Ma fille s’appelait Carol mais elle est morte il y a deux ans.” La femme lui
montra une photographie de la même Carol avec qui il était allé au concert
la nuit dernière. « Elle s’est fait écraser par une voiture à l’entrée du stade
juste avant un concert alors qu’elle attendait un ami. »
La mère de Carol dit à Matt où elle était enterrée ; il se rendit donc au
cimetière. Quand il arriva sur la tombe, sa veste était accrochée sur le côté
de la pierre tombale.
II. GRAMMAR /27
1. Classez les mots suivants dans le tableau ci-dessous selon que le « ed » final se
prononce [d], [t] ou [id] : decided- reached- thanked- realised- asked- walkedcalled- showed- opened- wanted
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[d]
realised
called
showed
opened
[t]
reached
thanked
asked
walked
[id]
decided
wanted
2. Réécrivez les phrases suivantes en remplaçant «’s » par « is » ou « has » quand
cela est possible.
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a. She’s beautiful. She is beautiful
b. She’s got an appointment. She has got an appointment.
c. She’s eight years old. She is eight years old.
d. He took Carol’s hand. He took Carol’s hand.
e. She’s made a mistake. She has made a mistake.
3. “She was run over by a car” l………..
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a. Quelle est cette forme verbale? Il s’agit de la voix passive.
b. Comment se construit-elle? De l’auxiliaire be + un participe passé
c. Trouve 2 autres exemples dans le texte :
was called(l.18) was hooked(l.22)
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4. Transforme les phrases suivantes de la même façon que dans l’exercice 3 :
a) The pupils understood the new English lesson very well.
The new lesson was understood very well by the pupils.
b) Karen will visit New Zealand next year.
New Zealand will be visited by Karen next year.
c) Tom plays rugby every Sunday.
Rugby is played by Tom every Sunday.
d) Steven has bought a new car.
A new car has been bought by Steven.
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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 (play) is playing football in the playground.
b) In 2005, they (visit) visited Australia but they (not take) didn’t take any pictures!
c) I am fed up! I (paint) have been painting / have painted the garage door for
more than two hours!
d) John (not meet) doesn’t meet his friends at the pub anymore on Sundays.
e) We (be) will be/ are on holiday in July.
f) Oh no! I (forget) have forgotten my keys on my desk!
g) Once a week, Kate (do) does the shopping with her daughters.
h) When Greg (pass) passes his driving license next month, he (drive) will drive to
Manchester to visit his cousins.
6. Les phrases ci-dessous correspondent chacune à une notion parmi les 4 suivantes:
conseil/interdiction/permission/ordre. Ecris en face de chaque phrase la notion
correspondante.
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
You should work more.
You could give your opinion whenever you want.
I mustn’t smoke in class.
Listen to me!
You shouldn’t drive so fast.
Running in the corridors is forbidden.
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conseil
permission
interdiction
ordre
conseil
interdiction
III. ESSAI: choose one of the subjects below (rédaction: choisis un des deux sujets ci-dessous)
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environ 200 mots
respect de la consigne /2 ; cohérence /2 ; richesse de la langue /2 ; correction de la langue /2
1. Have you ever met someone special?
2. At a birthday party, you meet a boy or a girl and you become friend. But he /she has got
a terrible secret. Tell about it.
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