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Epreuve d'anglais au Brevet 1995
I - COMPREHENSION ECRITE (6 points)
I was a young man and I lived in a modest apartment in London near Victoria Station. Late one afternoon, I heard a ring at the bell. I opened the door to a total stranger. He asked if he might come in.
"Certainly."
He seemed a little embarrassed.
"My name is Stephens. I've just read a book of yours about Spain and I wanted to ask you about it. I thought you wouldn't mind giving me some information."
"I'll be glad to."
"You know, I've never been anywhere and I've never done anything. I've been a doctor at the Camberwell Infirmary for ten years or so. And I can't stand it anymore. I wanted to ask you if you thought there would be any chance for a doctor in Spain. Is it madness to give up a good safe job for an uncertainty?"
"It's a great risk. Your whole future is concerned. But if you don't want money, then go. You'll have a wonderful life."
Many years later, I was in Seville and feeling unwell. I asked the hotel porter whether there was an English doctor in the town. he gave me the address and as I drove to the house a little fat man came out of it.
"Do you me? I'm here because of something you said to me. You changed my whole life for me. I'm Stephens."
D'aprs Somerset Maugham
"The Happy Man"
1) Dites, en franais, dans quels pays se droule l'action:
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
2) trouvez dans le texte le goupe de mots qui montre que l'action se droule deux priodes diffrentes et crivez-le:
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3) Remettez dans le bon ordre les 4 phrases qui permettent de rsumer l'action, en les numrotant:
- The narrator was unwell when in Seville and went to the doctor's = N..................
- Stephens came to the narrator's apartment in London because he wanted some information = N...............
- The doctor recognized him. He was Stephens. N...................
- They talked about the chances for a doctor in Spain. N.............
4) Choisissez dans la liste ci-dessous le titre qui convient le mieux au texte. Soulignez-le.
A wonderful writer
A Spanish doctor
A trip to Seville
Do you me?
At the doctor's
5) Dites en franais quels choix avait Stephens:
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ou:
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6) Traduisez le age suivant: "It's a great risk. Your whole future is concerned. But if you don't want money, then go. You'll have a wonderful life."
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II) COMPETENCES LINGUISTIQUES (5 points)
1) Transformez le court texte ci-dessous en conversation.
Mrs Evans asked the boy what was wrong with him. He said he felt tired and sad because his girl-friend had left him.
- Mrs Evans: "____________________________________________________________________________________?"
- The boy: "____________________________________________________________________________________"
2) Ecrivez en toutes lettres les formes contractes des verbes.
My cousin Clare's life 's (................) really exciting. She's (................) a reporter. She's(................) only thirty but she's (................) travelled all over the world. She's(................) been to China,; Brazil, South Africa, everywhere. At the age of twenty-five, she'd(................)already met a lot of famous people. I'm (................) sure one day she'll(................) go to the moon! Gosh, I'd(................)like to be a reporter too!
3) Votre tlphone fonctionne mal. Posez des questions (en anglais) votre correspondant pour lui faire rpter ce que vous n'avez pas compris.
- I went to (/////////////////////) yesterday.
- Sorry, .....................................................................................?
- To the doctor's! Dr Slimfast. He said (/////////////////////)
- .................................................................................................?
- He said I was too fat. I must lose (/////////////////////) kilos.
- ............................................................ did you say?
- Fifteen. It's impossible!
4) Mettez au prtrit ou au present perfect les verbes entre parenthses pour que le texte soit cohrent.
In 1938, my family (come) ............................. to Paris. My grandmother (be) ............................. a Spanish Flamenco dancer. I (be) ............................. not born when she (die) ............................. but I (collect) .............................lots of her photos. In 1980, we (visit) .............................the places where she used to dance. For the past ten years, I (practise) ............................. ballet dancing, I'm sure I'll be a great dancer too.
PRODUCTION ECRITE (7 points)
Un(e) adolescente(e) britannique espre convaincre son (sa) correspondant(e) franais(e) de venir er ses vacances d't avec lui (elle) au lieu de rester PARIS. Il (elle) lui vante la beaut de l'endroit, les distractions qu'on peut y trouver dans la journe et le soir.
Imaginez le age de la lettre (50 mots environ).
