Correction S ES LV2 Bac Blanc

8/11/2019 Correction S ES LV2 Bac Blanc

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Comprehension LV2 Series ES et S

1) Who are the main characters present in this scene ? /2

The main characters in this scene areGeorge and the narrator /1 syntaxe /1 personnages

Pantaloon/the old man /Womberg.. ! ".#$

2) Who does the old man in l. 15 and 26 refer to ? Choose and write the right answer on yor sheet .

their great grand-father their father their grand-father /1

!) "ow are the main characters related to each other ?

The money sent from their father is for #oth of them$ we can sppose they are brothers /1

%) &n which city is the scene set ? 'nswer #y (oting the tet . ".# % ".# /1

The scene is set in &e' (or).

*+e,s ne-er been to &(. +e doesn,t )no' the ost o li-ing here0 l.1/1

5) *athering elements from the tet $ descri#e the place they li+e in . ,! lines, / 3

4hey li-e in a lat$ as they can see the street as they loo- down ot of their window$ there is

probably one room it,s 56ite small/ramped$as the #ed and the sto+e are in the same room .it,s

old insideas the narrator says he had to #e in #ed to feel warm.

6) ead from line 1! to line 2/0

a) l. 15 Doesnt look as if the old man is going to cough up. /2

plain this sentence in yor own words ,2 lines,

This means that they 'ere expeting /'aiting or more money#t their ather does not

intend to gi-e them more .

#) 3escri#e the way of life of the two characters from what yo can dedce from the tet /7


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4hey li-e poorly and li-e rom 'hat little money their ather sends them

4hey li-e in a small /old/sarely 6rnished st6dio

/) What does 4ionel antaloons 7o# consist in ? /7

plain in yor own words spporting yor answer with (otations from the tet . ,% lines,

+e is a politial and soiety ol6mnist /1$. "e writes a#ot politics and people in a ne'spaper8

"8#$he mostly re-eals sandals /1$a#ot people,s pri-ate li-es /".#$

*Same sort o thing he,s al'ays saying.same sort o sandal0 l.39

*4hat sort o thing o6ld a6se a di-ore * l.77/7# 2x".#$

8) What is the latest scandal related #y antaloon . 9m it p in one sentence . /2

4he sandal is abo6t a ban)er 8 William.S Womberg8 a married man /1$ 'ho is ha-ing an

aair 'ith a starlet /1$

:) "ow does each character react to the story ? plain in yor own words then (ote the tet to 7stify

yor choice . /7

4he narrator is sho)ed bea6se it o6ld r6in the ban)er,s pri-ate lie

*: thin) it,s a shame0 l.77 *a digniied and respetable old man8 he,s a prominent ban)er 8 he

o6ldn,t possibly0 l.#2/#7 1%1

George is not s6rprised and thin)s the best ans'er is physial .

*:,d go o6t and p6nh this Pantaloon right on the nose * 1%1

1;) Ta-ing into consideration the following (otations $ can yo dedce what sort of 7ornalist 4ionel

antaloon represents ? ,2; to 25 words,

4ine %5


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+e ma)es a li-ing o6t o 'riting stories abo6t people,s pri-ate li-es b$ /2

+e has already re-ealed many sandals $ and he is po'er6l /remains 6nharmed a%d$

bea6se he is read by millions o people /3

Expression

Choose one of the two following essays . = 25; words)

1) 4. 55 "nd then it happened #$% idea came. What did the narrator imagine ?

2) 9hold the ress #e allowed to say anything or e+erything ?

"ow can it affect peoples li+es ? *i+e yor personal feelings sing eamples .

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