Cnédienne Posté(e) le 1 décembre 2008 Signaler Posté(e) le 1 décembre 2008 Salut, Quelqu'un pourrait me corriger ces quelques questions d'anglais sVP? Merci. BIZ 1. Compréhension écrite I knew something was odd at home when, after we had eaten our dinner, my dad followed my mum, Carl and me into the living room to sit down. This usually did not happen. Dinner was just an interruption from my dad’s jobs around the house. On Sundays after church Dad was always fixing, painting, adjusting or mending. He was always, “in the middle of a job”, that required his full, silent concentration and a *monkey wrench. If I ever asked him what he was doing he’d say, “fixing something, so don’t come bothering me now.” […] But this was not the only strange thing. It used to be strange for us to go into the living room at all. It was always kept best with Mum’s carefully embroidered runners on the sideboard and school photographs of Carl and me smiling and showing our teeth in various stages of hideous development. […] Now we were adults, however, we could go in the room any time we pleased, our parents convinced that we could no longer damage one of the glass ornaments or spill out tea on the furry fireside rug. But as I walked into the room I saw six, maybe seven of my mum and dad’s boxes piled up in a corner. My eye was drawn to them because they were out of place and nothing was ever out of place in that room. The boxes were also full, sealed across the top, bottom and sides with wide brown tape. “What are these doing here?” I asked, going over to them. I turned round and watched as Dad looked at Mum, Mum looked at Carl, Carl looked at Dad and then back at Mum. But nobody looked at me. “What’s going on?” I looked at them all one by one. Then another strange thing happened: my dad spoke first. “Sit down, Faith,” he said. He began to finger the knuckles on his hand, feeling each one in turn. He used to do this when it was time to discuss the “could do better” bits in my school report. I began to get scared. “No, I won’t sit down.” I wasn’t sure why I said that but I felt like someone in a film who was about to be told something that would make them scream and pull at their hair. Unfortunately everyone else sat down and I had to stay standing. Nobody spoke so I placed my hands on my hips. Dad started, “Your mum and me,” then he faltered. He began again, “Me and your mum,” and stopped. He went back to, “Your mum and me,” I looked at my mum who was looking at her knees and pulling imaginary hairs off her skirt, while Dad continued to stutter his various permutations. He was onto, “We,” when I said, “What?” [.] “Come, Wade,” Mum said, looking impatiently at my dad who had not completed a sentence. “Your mum and I are thinking of going back home,” Dad said finally. I thought of our old council flat where Carl and me had grown up. Although we had lived in Crouch End for years, it was the crumbling flat in Stoke Newington that I thought of as home. The blue door with the silver number twenty-three and a knocker that could be heard anywhere in the flat. With the drain pipe in the bathroom, where bathwater from the flats above could be heard rushing through. My bedroom with its council-pink walls and tiny bed where I put my discarded teeth under the pillow and the tooth fairy would replace them with a sixpence. I thought in that moment that my parents had somehow lost all their money. That Mum was having to leave her job as a district nurse, the old folk cured, the district cutting back. That Dad’s business – which he had built up so carefully with sixteen-hour days, including Saturdays and Sundays, and evenings spent writing invoices in his best hand writing in a little blue book – had after all gone bust. I thought they were having to move out of the house. The houses in a proper street that they were so proud of that they sent pictures of it to relatives with invitations to come and stay. “You going back to the flat?” I asked. Carl sniggered and I knew I was wrong. “No, Faith,” Mum said. “We’re thinking of going home to Jamaica.” And my reaction was, “For a holiday. Fantastic! How long for?” “Not for a holiday, Faith, “Dad said hesitantly. “Your mum and me are thinking …” He held up his hand, “Only thinking, mind, of going back there to live. To get a little place and live.” Andrea LEVY, Fruit of the Lemon, 2000 Compréhension Read the following questions and read the whole text. a. What sort of narrative is it? It's a narrative by an internal narrator. b. Give the narrator’s name. Faith Who are the other characters? Give their names and occupations when possible. Say how they are related to the narrator. CARL: the narrator's brother whose job is not mentionned. WADE: The narrator's father. He's got a bussiness. The narrator's mother, whose name is not mentionned. She is a « district nurse, the old folk cured, the district cutting back » l 32. Pick out three elements showing that the narrator is no longer a child. « Now, we were adults » l8 « Our old council flat where Carl and me had grown up »l 26. a. What makes it an unusual day? Pick out three different details. « ...after we had eaten our diner, my dad followed my mum, Carl and me into the living room to sit down. This usually did not happen. » l1-2 « But this was not the only strange thing. It used to be strange for us to go into the living room at all. » l6. « Then another strange thing happened: my dad spoke first . »l6 b. In your own words, contrast that particular day with the family routine (30/40 words) Usually, the narrator's father always go back to his job after dinner, biut here, he followed his wife and his two children to the living-room. Moreover, they all go into the living-room wich is another strange thing because Carl and Faith usually couldn't go on it. And finally, the narrator's father spoke first, when he didn't used to do it. That show, he got something really important to say. Read the text again from line 16 to line 25. a. Pick out three elements describing the father’s attitude. 1. « He began to finger the knuckles on his hand, feeling each one in turn. He used to do this when it was time to discuss the « could do better » bits in my school report ». l 16-17. « Dad started, « your mum and me », then he faltered. He began again, « me and your mum », and stopped. He went back to, « your mum and me » »l 21-22. « Dad continue to stutter his various permutations. He was onto, « we », when I said, « what? » »l23. b. In your own words, analyse his attitude. At first, when he prepare himself to say what he have to say, he « began to finger the knuckles on his hand », we can deduce from that, that he is nervous. After that, when he start to talk, he do it hesitantly saying the same words again and again: « your mum and me », without completing his sentence. Finally, when his wife incite him to conclude his sentence, he do it. We cand educe fron his attitude, that the father is nervous, he had somethiong important to say and he don't know how to make it. To what extent can this analysis be applied to the mother? Justify your answer with one quotation? Well, like it was saying, the father's attitude can be explain because he his nervous and he don't know how to tell his daughter what he have to say. This analysis can be applied to the mother because she don't want to tell by herself what they want to say to their children. We can say that she is as nervous as her husband. « I looked at my mum who was looking at her knees and pulling imaginary hairs off her skirt. » l22. She invite her husband to finish his sentence because she don't want to tell it by herself: « Come, Wade, » Mum said, looking impatiently at my dad who had not completed a sentence « l 24. Focus on the narrator. a. Select words from the list below to characterise the narrator’s attitude and feelings: Absent-minded –carefree – excluded – frightened – puzzled – relaxed – theatrical – trustful. Write down your choice of words then illustrate each one by quoting from the text. a. Excluded: « Dad looked at mum, mum looked at Carl, Carl looked at dad and then back at mum. But nobody looked at me. » l13-14 frightenned: « I began to be scared » l 17. b. “No, I won’t sit down” (line 17). Comment on this answer. When the narrator's father order him to sit down, Faith answer: « No!, I won't sit down ». This answer can be explain because, maybe she is afraid of what her father is going to tell her. « I wasn't sure why I said that but I felt like someone in a film who was about to be told something... » l 18. That's why we can say that this answer, is due to the fact that the narator is nervous and a little frightened of what her father is going to tell her. a. What do the parents want to tell the narrator? The parents want to tell the narator that they « are thinking of going back home ». b. What does the word “home” mean for the narrator? For the narrator, « home » is « the crumbling flat in Stoke Newington ». What does the narrator imagine has happened to her parents? Use your own words. (40 words) Faith imagine that her parents want to go back home because they have lost their money, their job and because they have to leave their house. To conclude, the narrator imagine that her parents want to go back home, because they had go to ruin. Is she right? Justify your answer with a quote. No, she is not right. « ...of going back there to live. To get a little place and live. » l41. It seems to me that the parents want to change their way of life. Why doesn’t “home” correspond to the same place for the narrator and her parents? (40 words) For the narrator « home » is where she and her brother Carl had grown up in the Crumbling flat in Stoke Newington. She still remember the blue door, the silver number...and when she « put (her) discared teeth under the pillow... »l28 Maybe they don't remember jamaica because they were born there and leave it being small. While for her parents, « home » is Jamaica, maybe because they have spent many time there, or because they love it better than the flat. We can suppose that is where their children are born Taking into account the different places mentioned, retrace the family’s history. What can you deduce about the evolution of their standard of living? (60 words) At first, the family had live in jamaica, where they have spent many years. Then, they go to live to « the old council flat » where the cildren had grown up. It was a little place, poor and modest: « with the drains pipe in the bathroom... » At the narration's time, the family lives in a « proper street... » We can deduce from this, that the family first lives in poor and small places and finally get a house in a « propper street », and now, they want to go back home: to Jamaica. Imagine a continuation to the story. (300 mots) My reaction was inmediate, I start laughting. Dad looked at mum again, Mum looked at carl, but nobody laughed. « You're joking? » I asked hesitantly. Mum was waiting for dad's reaction which lated to come. At last, Dad said: « No Faith! We're not joking. » « Why you want to do that? » I asked, I was frozen, don't knowing what to say, and what to do. I finally sit down on the ground, put my hands on my face, and asked once again: « Why? » « Well...I thought it was...it was a good idea to return back home » faltered dad. « Come on! » I said suddenly. « You can't do that, my friends are here, your jobs are here...our live is here. » « Faith » said dad putting his hand on my shoulders, « remember what I always said to you, the most important is not what you've got, but who you are. » « Your dad is right Faith! We only want to come back home, to return from where we are. To live! » My mum said. I can't believed what I was hearing: « Are you sure about what you're going to do? » I asked. « What's the matter Faith? » asked dad. « What's the matter dad? You've got your business, mum got a job, we've got a house in a proper street, with all the best in this live and you want to return there? » I said. « Faith, I admit is not the only reason, but please believe us? We don't need all this luxury, we don't need this proper house in this proper street, the fact is that this live is too short to spent it working, we have to live it and the way we want. For us, is returning back home » Mum said. I tought it was a night mare, all they were telling me was non sense. Without telling a word, I left the living-room, praying for being in a bad dream and to wake up soon.
E-Bahut Jean B Posté(e) le 1 décembre 2008 E-Bahut Signaler Posté(e) le 1 décembre 2008 Bonsoir, Compréhension Read the following questions and read the whole text. a. What sort of narrative is it? It's a narrative by an internal narrator. b. Give the narrator's name. Faith Who are the other characters? Give their names and occupations when possible. Say how they are related to the narrator. CARL: the narrator's brother whose job is not mentionned. WADE: The narrator's father. He's got a business. The narrator's mother, whose name is not mentionned. She is a « district nurse, Pick out three elements showing that the narrator is no longer a child. « Now, we were adults » l8 « Our old council flat where Carl and me had grown up »l 26. a. What makes it an unusual day? Pick out three different details. « ...after we had eaten our diner, my dad followed my mum, Carl and me into the living room to sit down. This usually did not happen. » l1-2 « But this was not the only strange thing. It used to be strange for us to go into the living room at all. » l6. « Then another strange thing happened: my dad spoke first . »l6 b. In your own words, contrast that particular day with the family routine (30/40 words) Usually, the narrator's father always went back to his job after dinner, but here, he followed his wife and his two children into the living-room. Moreover, they all walked into the living-room which is another strange thing because Carl and Faith usually couldn't go <on it> there. And finally, the narrator's father spoke first, which he <didn't> wasn't used to do <it>. That showed, he got something really important to say. Read the text again from line 16 to line 25. a. Pick out three elements describing the father's attitude. 1. « He began to finger the knuckles on his hand, feeling each one in turn. He used to do this when it was time to discuss the « could do better » bits in my school report ». l 16-17. « Dad started, « your mum and me », then he faltered. He began again, « me and your mum », and stopped. He went back to, « your mum and me » »l 21-22. « Dad continued to stutter his various permutations. He was onto, « we », when I said, « what? » »l23. b. In your own words, analyse his attitude. At first, when he <prepare himself> got ready to say what he had to <say>, he « began to finger the knuckles on his hand », we can deduce from that, that he <is> was nervous. After that, when he started <to> talking, he did so <it> hesitantly, saying the same words again and again: « your mum and me », without completing his sentence. Finally, when his wife incited him to conclude his sentence, he did it. We can deduce from his attitude that the father <is> was nervous, he had somethiong important to say and he <do>didn't know how to make it. => Ne mélange pas les temps comme tu le fais constamment. Tu fais le récit de faits passés et terminés. C'est le prétérit qu'il convient d'utiliser en anglais et non le présent comme en français To what extent can this analysis be applied to the mother? Justify your answer with one quotation? Well, like <it was saying> I have just said, the father's attitude can be explained because he <his> was nervous and he <do>didn't know how to tell his daughter what he <have> had to say.This analysis can be applied to the mother because she <do>didn't want to tell by herself what they wanted to say to their children. We can say that she <is> was as nervous as her husband. « I looked at my mum who was looking at her knees and pulling imaginary hairs off her skirt. » l22. She invited her husband to finish his sentence because she <do>didn't want to tell it by herself: « Come, Wade, » Mum said, looking impatiently at my dad who had not completed a sentence « l24. => Même remarque que ci-dessus. Focus on the narrator. a. Select words from the list below to characterise the narrator's attitude and feelings: Absent-minded –carefree – excluded – frightened – puzzled – relaxed – theatrical – trustful. Write down your choice of words then illustrate each one by quoting from the text. a. Excluded: « Dad looked at mum, mum looked at Carl, Carl looked at dad and then back at mum. But nobody looked at me. » l13-14 frightenned: « I began to be scared » l 17. b. "No, I won't sit down" (line 17). Comment on this answer. When the narrator's father ordered <him> her to sit down, Faith answered: « No!, I won't sit down ». This answer can be explained because, maybe she <is> was afraid of what her father <is> was going to tell her. « I wasn't sure why I said that but I felt like someone in a film who was about to be told something... » l 18. That's why we can say that this answer, is due to the fact that the narator <is> was nervous and a little frightened of what her father <is> was going to tell her. a. What do the parents want to tell the narrator? The parents want to tell the narator that they « are thinking of going back home ». b. What does the word "home" mean for the narrator? For the narrator, « home » is « the crumbling flat in Stoke Newington ». What does the narrator imagine has happened to her parents? Use your own words. (40 words) Faith imagined that her parents wanted to go back home because they <have> had lost their money, their job and because they <have> had to leave their house.To conclude, the narrator imagined that her parents wanted to go back home, because they had <go to> ruined themselves. Is she right? Justify your answer with a quote. No, she is not right. « ...of going back there to live. To get a little place and live. » l41. It seems to me that the parents want to change their way of life. Why doesn't "home" correspond to the same place for the narrator and her parents? (40 words) For the narrator « home » is where she and her brother Carl had grown up in the Crumbling flat in Stoke Newington. She still remembered the blue door, the silver number...and when she « put (her) discarded teeth under the pillow... »l28 Maybe they <don't> can't remember Jamaica because if they were born there <and leave it> left being <small> very young. Whereas for her parents, « home » is Jamaica, maybe because they have <spent>lived <many> for a long time there, or because they love it better than the flat. We can suppose that it is the place where their children <are> were born Taking into account the different places mentioned, retrace the family's history. What can you deduce about the evolution of their standard of living? (60 words) At first, the family <had> lived in Jamaica, where they had spent many years. Then, they <go to live> moved to « the old council flat » where the cildren had grown up. It was a little place, poor and modest: « with the drains pipe in the bathroom... » At the narration's time, the family live in a « proper street... » We can deduce from this, that the family first lived in poor and small places and finally got a house in a « proper street », and now, they want to go back home: to Jamaica. => Tu ne réponds pas sur l'évolution de leur niveau de vie. Qu'est-ce qui leur a permis de passer du « council flat » à la « proper house » ? Imagine a continuation to the story. (300 mots) My reaction was inmediate, I started laughting. Dad looked at mum again, Mum looked at Carl, but nobody laughed. « You're joking? » I asked hesitantly. Mum was waiting for dad's reaction which <lated> was a long time to come. At last, Dad said: « No Faith! We're not joking. » « Why do you want to do that? » I asked, I was frozen, <don't> not knowing what to say, <and> or what to do. I finally sat down on the ground, put my hands on my face, and asked once again: « Why? » « Well...I thought it was...it was a good idea to return back home » faltered dad. « Come on! » I said suddenly. « You can't do that, my friends are here, your jobs are here...our lives <is> are here. » « Faith » said dad putting his hand on my shoulders, « remember what I always <said to> told you, the most important is not what you've got, but who you are. » « Your dad is right Faith! We only want to come back home, to return from where we are. To live! » my mum said. I <can>couldn't believe<d> what I was hearing: « Are you sure about what you're going to do? » I asked. « What's the matter Faith? » asked dad. « What's the matter dad? You've got your business, mum got a job, we've got a house in a proper street, with all the best in this life and you want to return there? » I said. « Faith, I admit it is not the only reason, but please believe us! We don't need all this luxury, we don't need this proper house in this proper street, the fact is that this life is too short to spend it working, we have to live it and the way we want. For us, it is returning back home » Mum said. I thought it was a nightmare, all they were telling me was nonsense. Without <telling> saying a word, I left the living-room, praying for being in a bad dream and <to> waking up soon. Ta compréhension du texte est bonne et c'est un travail de qualité malheureusement entaché de trop nombreuses fautes de temps. Attention aussi aux modaux qui doivent être toujours suivis d'une Base Verbale. Révise aussi les verbes irréguliers qu'il faut connaître parfaitement de façon réflexe. Bonne continuation. PS Qu'est-ce que tu peux bien "trafiquer" avec la mise en page de ton texte ? Il y a une déperdition de place énorme avec des tas de lignes blanches que rien ne justifie et qu'il m'est impossible de rattraper. Essaye de te mettre à ma place : je suis quelqu'un qui ne maîtrise absolument pas l'outil bureautique. À l'avenir, s'il te plaît, fais les choses plus simplement et ne mets pas tes réponses en caractères gras.. Merci beaucoup par avance.
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