1. CORRIGé sujet LV1 COMPREHENSION TEXT N°1
1 - Who are the main characters present? What are they doing ?
When does the scene take place 2 points ?
There is a girl called Britt( 0.5 ) and her mother (0.5). They are having a cup of tea and discussing.( 0.5)
The scene takes place in the morning (0.5)
2 - What can you say about the girl's results at school and university? 1 point
She was a very successful student/ She passed all her exams
1 point for idea of success
3 -
a) Mention four rituals of a typical Graduation Day at Oxford. 1 points
- Students are dressed in « gown and mortar board » 0.25
- They go to the Sheldonian Theatre where the ceremony takes place 0.25
-They invite their parents and friends 0.25
– Photos are taken.0.25
b) To what extent was Britt's Graduation Day different from her friends? Explain why with quotes
from the text. 3 points
Differences 0.5 +0.5+0.5 Why 0.5 +0.5+0.5 for 1 quote ( not 2)
Absence of her parents « too embarrassed to invite them » « She had
put them off »
She didn't enjoy her day « her day had been ruined » « she had gone
cold and sweaty »
There was no photo taken « The empty mantelpiece...where their only
child's Graduation photo should have proudly
stood »
c) How long ago did it take place ? 1
It took place 12 years ago.
4 - Today how does she feel when she remembers that day ? Quote the elements from the text in your
answer (30 words). 2 points
She feels ashamed and remorseful: she realized she deprived her parents of an opportunity to feel proud of
her. « With an unfamiliar twist of regret » « a sick feeling of shame »
1 point for idea of regret or shame + 0.5+0.5 point for 2 quotes
total 10 points

2. COMPREHENSION TEXT N°2
1.What kind of document is it? 0.25
This is an extract from Barack Obama's autobiographical book Dreams from my father, A Study of Race
and Inheritance,published in 1995.
0.25 point for autobiography
2.Who are the characters present in the scene? Just mentioned? How are they related? 2.5
The characters present are Barack Obama, his mum Ann and his grandparents, Gramps and Tutu.
0.5 +0.5+0.5 ( grandparents without their names )
The characters mentioned are Barack Obama's father (Ann’s husband) and a friend.
0.5+0.5
3.What is the name of the narrator's father? 0.25
Barack 0.25
4. Where did the friend come from? 0.25
Africa
5.Where does the conversation take place? 0.25
The conversation take place in the narrator's grandparents' house. 0.25
6.Where did the 'incident' happen? 0.25
At the Pali Lookout. 0.25
7.Right or Wrong? Justify with elements from the text. 0.25 for right or wrong + 0.25 for quote= 1.5
points
a) The narrator had spent much of his childhood with his father.
W « He had left Hawaii back in 1963, when I was only two years old,... »
b) The friend hadn't been in the USA for a long time.
W « Fresh from the boat »
c) Toot disapproves of the reaction of the narrator's father.
R « Quite sensibly »
8) What does the expression 'like a sea captain’ l.15 show about the narrator's father? (30 words) 2
points
Sea captains are in a position of authority and the only masters on board. The narrator's father behaves like
a sea captain because he decides to follow his own judgement regardless of any other consideration.
0.5 point for idea of authority + 0.5 for follow own judgment
9. How do Gramps and Toot consider the narrator's father? What is their opinion of him? (40 words)
3 points
Gramps feels admiration for the man whereas Toots feels he overreacted. Gramps sees the man as a hero
without considering the dangerous and cruel aspects of his conduct. Toots does not share this view: she
thinks he shouldn't have behaved this way.
1point for admiration/hero+ 1 point dangers and cruel+ 1 point for not share
TOTAL 10 .25 POINTS
LES 2 TEXTES 10+10 A RAMENER SUR 10
EXPRESSION SUR 10 NOUVEAU BAC : DISONS 6 POINTS LANGUE ET 4 POINTS
CONTENU ?