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BAC - COMPREHENSION ECRITE

Les questions du sujet du baccalauréat série générale de septembre 2016

 

COMPREHENSION ÉCRITE (10 POINTS)

Document A
A. Copy out the paragraphs and complete with one or more words which you will underline.
Frederick used to live in ……………….. . He ……………….. America in 1904.
He loves ……………….. very much.
His native tongue is ……………….. and he learns ……………….. thanks to the town’s newspaper and ……………….. .
Speaking this new language makes him ……………….. but also ……………….. .

B. Say whether the following statements are True or False. Justify your choice for each statement by quoting an element from the text.
1. Frederick works very hard to learn this new language.
2. Speaking this language is easy for him.
3. He misses speaking his native language.
4. Jette feels at home in America.
5. She blames herself for her homesickness.

C. Joseph’s birth has several consequences on Jette. Name at least two of them using your own words.

(non-LVA)
D. In your own words, compare how Frederick and Jette feel about…
1. their native country or continent.
2. America.
Give at least two items for each character.

(L-LVA )
E. Comment briefly on Frederick’s state of mind as illustrated by the following sentence: “German became just an echo of his past.” (l. 24)

 

Document B

F. What do the narrator’s parents do for a living?
G. What are the consequences of their having to change towns regularly…
1. on the teenagers’ everyday lives?
2. on their mother’s career?

H. Compare how the teenagers and their mother adapt to these places and feel about this situation. Answer in a few sentences.

Documents A and B

I. Say in your own words how the following characters relate to language:
1. Frederick.
2. Jette.
3. the teenagers.
J. To what extent do the teenagers share Frederick’s experience? Point out similarities and differences.

 

EXPRESSION ÉCRITE (10 points)

Jette and Frederick talk about their life in America and their expectations for Joseph’s future. Imagine their conversation. (150 mots +/- 10%)

(non-LVA)
You are Vincent / Julie Dubois. You have just moved back to France after living in the USA and other countries. You write an email to an American friend of yours about the advantages and drawbacks of regularly moving to new places. (150 mots +/- 10%)

(L-LVA)

1. To what extent does language bring people together? (300 mots +/- 10%)

OU

2. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” (Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869). Discuss and illustrate. (300 mots +/- 10%)

 

 

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