Etude De Texte Correction

[Aure_lie]

Bonjour. Pour demain je dois faire une analyse de texte. J'ai mis le texte ci dessous, et les questions en dessous. J'aimerais bien que l'on me corrige si possible. Pour faciliter la tâche j'ai mis chaque partie dans une couleur, ça parait long mais c'est la plus part du temps que des réponses à choisir.

Us and them

Word spread that Mr. Tomkey did not own a television, and you began hearing that while this was all very well and good, it was unfair of him to inflict his beliefs upon others, specifically his innocent wife and children. It was speculated that just as the blind man develops a keener sense of hearing, the family must somehow compensate for their loss. "Maybe they read," my mother's friend said. "Maybe they listen to the radio, but you can bet your boots they're doing something."

I wanted to know what this something was, and so I began peering through the Tomkeys' windows. During the day I'd stand across the street from their house, acting as though I were waiting for someone, and at night, when the view was better and I had less chance of being discovered, I would creep into their yard and hide in the bushes beside their fence.

Because they had no TV, the Tomkeys were forced to talk during dinner. They had no idea how puny their lives were, and so they were not ashamed that a camera would have found them uninteresting. They did not know what attractive was or what dinner was supposed to look like or even what time people were supposed to eat. Sometimes they wouldn't sit down until eight o'clock, long after everyone else had finished doing the dishes. During the meal, Mr. Tomkey would occasionally pound the table and point at his children with a fork, but the moment he finished, everyone would start laughing. I got the idea that he was imitating someone else, and wondered if he spied on us while we were eating.

When fall arrived and school began, I saw the Tomkey children marching up the hill with paper sacks in their hands. The son was one grade lower than me, and the daughter was one grade higher. We never spoke, but I'd pass them in the halls from time to time and attempt to view the world through their eyes. What must it be like to be so ignorant and alone? Could a normal person even imagine it? (...)

One day in class a boy named William began to write the wrong answer on the blackboard, and our teacher flailed her arms, saying, "Warning, Will. Danger, danger." Her voice was synthetic and void of emotion, and we laughed, knowing that she was imitating the robot in a weekly show about a family who lived in outer space. The Tomkeys, though, would have thought she was having a heart attack. It occurred to me that they needed a guide, someone who could accompany them through the course of an average day and point out all the things they were unable to understand.

Part one. ( Concerne tout ce que j'ai mis en italique )

A. Tick the correct translation of these words ( in this context ). ( Je l'ai ai mis en gras dans le texte ).

1. Word spread: le bruit courant - le mot circula - la parole se propagea. ( J'ai hésitée avec le mot circula )

2. own : acheter - posséder - être propriétaire de

3. unfair : injuste - inéquitable - naturel

4. beliefs : croyances - principes - décisions

B. True or false ? Circle the correct answer and justify by quoting from the text.

1. David realized the Tomkeys didn't own a television when he first went to see them. False -> " Mr Thomkey did not own a television and you began heaving. "

2. People criticzied Mr. Tomkey for imposing his ideas on his wife and children.True -> " it was unfair of him to inflict his beliefs upon others, specifically his innocent wife and children."

C. Find the verb corresponding to the following definiton: to look very carefully at something.

especially because you are having difficulty seeing it. discovered

D. What dis David decide to do ?

To ask Tomkeys why they had no television ?

To watch the Tomheys without their being aware of it ?

To go and see the Tomkeys ?

E. Read ( Ce que j'ai soulignée dans le texte ) and complete the following sentences in your own words.

1. During the day, David pretend to wait for someone while he watches. ( En français : Pendant la journée David fais semblant d'attendre quelqu'un alors que il observe )

2. At night, David hiding behind the bushes to watch, it is less likely to be seen because it is night ( En français: La nuit, David se cache derrière les buissons pour observer, il a moins de chance d'être vu car c'est la nuit )

Part 2. ( Concerne tout ce que j'ai mis en gras )

F. Who do the pronous in bold refer to in these sentences?

1... the moment he finished, everyone would start laughing. -> Le pronom concerne tout le monde non ? ( Donc inféfini ? )

2. ... and wondered if he spied on us while we were eating -> Nous ? Pronom personnel.

G. Whose point of view if reflected in the passage from "because they had... " to " Supposed to eat " ( several possible answers )

David's ?

David's parents' ?

The Tomkeys' ?

The Tomkeys' neighbours' ?

H. True of false ? Circle the correct answer and justify by quoting from the text.

The Tomkeys lived everyone else in David's neighbourhood -> False because " During the meal, Mr. Tomkey would occasionally pound the table and point at his children with a fork, but the moment he finished, everyone would start laughing." J'ai eu du mal pour cette question..

I. Do the dishes means:

faire la cuisine ?

préparer le repas ?

faire la vaisselle ?

J. Why would Mr. Tomkey pound the and and point at his children with a fork ?

because he was a violent man ?

because he was making fun of someone ?

beacause he was angry with in children ?

we don't know ?

K. Deduse the meaning of spy on : Je ne comprend pas .. ça veut dire espionner ?

Part 3. ( la dernière partie sans rien qui reste )

1. Find the synonyms or translations of these words ( in the right order )

1. autumn = automne.

2. côte: the hill.

3. to try = essayer

4. to look at = à regarder

5. dépourvu : devoid

6. to indicate = pour indiquer

M. if the Tomkey children had been in David's class, the would have:

thought that the teacher was having a heart attack ?

know that the teatcher was joking ?

N. Choose the correct translation of it occurred to me ... :

Je savais parfaitemement ?

Il m'arriva ?

L'idée me vint à l'esprit ?

Je ne me rendis pas compte ?

Je supposai ?

O. Quote the sentence showing that David planned to help the Tomkey children.

"someone who could accompany them through the course of an average day and point out all the things they were unable to understand. " ?

Merci beaucoup à vous !

Aurélie