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BAC BLANC FEVRIER 2016 Corrigé

DOCUMENT ARead the whole text.

I. 1. Identify the main characters and say how they are re ated.

!he main characters are Ane" and the narrator. 0.# $oint!hey are %rothers. 0.#

2. &hat do yo' earn a%o't the main characters( fami y sit'ation and its conse)'ence*

!he father died so they ha+e ess money at home, the fami y is $oor and this creates tension , theycan hard y afford a %'r-er each , they %'y chea$ c othes at the wee"end %a aar. 2 $oints/ 0.# si mise en re ation mort d' $ re et diffic' t s financi res

. 3I was ha$$y that day.4 5 .2Find two e ements showin- this day is s$ecia for the narrator. E7$ ain.

It is the narrator(s %irthday and he(s -oin- to s$end the day with his %i- %rother at the new American fast8food $ ace at 9o-o :a .0.# $ar ment; 1 $o'r (e7$ ication

Read the whole text again and focus on the main characters.

II. &hat words %est define their re ationshi$* 3I wasn(t -oin- to $iss him off.4 L1 81D

3after a ; it was my %irthday he had to -rant me that4 6

3what with $eo$ e %ein- so to'chy a%o't money e+er since a died4 1D820

1 $oint $o'r 'ne ='stification de tension1

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III. . Now focus on the !lace . ow had they ima-ined it* Answer in yo'r own words-i+in- three different e ements.

!hey had ima-ined it as a - amoro's , $ easant $ ace where $eo$ e had a -ood time with theirfriends and fami ies and en=oyed themse +es and where the food was de icio's.

1 $oint $ar e ement G ; acce$ter to'te id e de cHt $ositif $o'r $ar er d' fast8food

2. ?id it match rea ity* i+e three different e ements to ='stify yo'r answer.

No; it didn(t. !he $ ace was o+ercrowded; the $eo$ e were str'-- in- to %e ser+ed and %eha+edi"e anima s; de+o'rin- their mea s. !he food sme ed and oo"ed stran-e.

1 $oint $ar ment G ; a'c'n $oint si se' ement J no; it didn(t K.

. ow did they fee once there*

!hey fe t em%arrassed , i 8at8ease , 'ncomforta% e , aw"ward; as if they didn(t fit in , as if theydidn(t %e on-. !hey didn(t fee as e7cited any more; somewhat disa$$ointed. !hey fe t i"e r'nnin-

away.1 $oint $ar id e G ; ne $as sanctionner si $ 's de 0 mots

DOCUMENT "Tous les candidats traitent les #uestions $ % &.

Read the whole text.

IV. 3 a+in- s$ent years re-a in- 's with stories a%o't his -rad'ate years in America; he

had eft 's with the distinct im$ression that America was his second home.4 5 28&ho do the 'nder ined $rono'ns refer to*

!he $rono'n J 's K refers to the narrator and his,her mother 1.# $oint!he $rono'n J he K refers to the narrator(s father. 1.# $oint

V. 1. Read the first $ara-ra$h a-ain and e7$ ain the fami y sit'ation in yo'r own words.

!he father st'died in America and the fami y mo+ed there. 1.# 1.#

Id es > e $ re $ar e an- ais , e7$ rience ant rie're d' $ re

Fami e se rend a'7 9A

2. &hich mem%er of the fami y has an im$ortant ro e to $ ay in this sit'ation* E7$ ain whatro e.

!he father is the one who has an im$ortant ro e to $ ay. e is a -'ide to his fami y and is s'$$osedto trans ate for them and e7$ ain this forei-n c' t're.

1.# $o'r e rH e $o'r es e7$ ications

VI. 3:y father s$o"e a +ersion of En- ish not yet shared with the rest of America.4 5 .11812

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