BACCALAUREAT GENERAL session 2013 (métropole) L/ES/S - LV2
Document A
A. What is the nature of this document?
This document is an excerpt/ an extract from a press article published in the Los Angeles Times in June 2012. It deals with/ is about reality shows.
B. Which statement best corresponds to the passage? -singulier! Ne donner qu’une réponse! - plusieurs réponses pourraient convenir mais donner celle qui convient le mieux!
1. It deals with reality shows in general. 2. It compares two reality shows. 3. It explains how to become a candidate on a reality show. 4. It describes a reality show.
B. 2. It compares two reality shows.
C. Fill in the blanks. Each blank corresponds to one word. -Il faut remplir les blancs, donc recopier le texte! -Attention, un seul mot par trou sinon = 0
If you take part in « the Great Escape » you may win ……………………money than in ……………… ……………… ……………, however the competition will not last …………… ……………… and it will demand ………………… physical effort.
If you take part in « the Great Escape » you may win LESS money than in THE AMAZING RACE, however the competition will not last A WEEK and it will demand NO/LITTLE physical effort.
Document B
D. What is the nature of document D
This document is an excerpt/an extract from a novel entitled Speak for England, written by James Hawes and published in 2006.
E. Choose the statement which best sums up the action in this document. -singulier! Ne donner qu’une réponse!
- plusieurs réponses pourraient convenir mais donner celle qui convient le mieux!
1. Brian Marley is a contestant on a TV reality show and has decided to abandon the show. 2. Brian Marley is a contestant on a TV reality show and has managed to become the last contestant in the tropical forest. 3. Brian Marley is a contestant on a TV reality show and is waiting for the helicopter to come and take him home. 4. Brian and a schoolteacher from Swansea are two remaining contestants on a reality show.
E.2. Brian Marley is a contestant on a TV reality show and has managed to become the last contestant in the tropical forest.
F. Find one quotation revealing why Marley and the other contestants wanted to take part in the show. -Il faut citer (une seule citation) pour justifier / Pas de phrase perso!!
Une seule citation! Plusieurs = 0 pts Faire précéder la citation du numéro de la ligne + guillemets!!
(l 14,15) « their greed for money and their lust for that modern sainthood, media fame »
G. Say whether the following statements are Right or Wrong. Justify each answer with two quotations. -Bien répondre par Right or Wrong! ( True/False/Yes/No) -Donner 2 citations par affirmation mais pas +sinon =0 -Faire précéder la citation du numéro de la ligne + guillemets!!
1. Marley has found the whole experience very difficult.
1. Marley has found the whole experience very difficult. RIGHT
(l 4,5) « …after that seventh unbearable, sleepless vigil in the forest » (l 5) « the days were horrendous » (l 9,10) « were they really going to stay another week in the soaking, sauna-hot, pitch-black forest » (l 15,16) « the unspeakable, crawling, winged nightmare of the rainforest »
2 citations parmi ces 4 seulement!!
2. He has never considered abandoning the TV show.
2. He has never considered abandoning the TV show. WRONG (l 5,6) « when he had been on the verge of quickly giving up on the chance of winning » (l 11) « Marley had hesitated, pen in sweating hand » (l 13) « Live in front of the cameras, ha had almost cracked »
2 citations parmi ces trois seulement!
Document A and B
H. Which shows (‘The Great Escape’, ‘The Amazing Race’ or ‘Brit Pluck, Green Hell, Two Million’) do the following statements refer to?
1. A treasure hunt
1. A treasure hunt
The Amazing Race The great Escape
2. A chance for families to work together
2. A chance for families to work together The Great Capture
3. Ashow where the contestants can decide whether to stay or leave
3. A show where the contestants can decide whether to stay or leave Brit Pluck, Green Hell, Two Million
4. A show where contestants are eliminated.
4. A show where contestants are eliminated. The Amazing Race The Great Capture
5. A show where the contestants are transformed physically and mentally.
5. A show where the contestants are transformed physically and mentally. Brit Pluck, Green Hell, Two Million
I. Which show in document A corresponds best to the TV show in Document B? Give two reasons to explain why. Use your own words. -Donner 2 raisons différentes - S’exprimer avec ses propres mots, donc pas de paraphrase ni de citation!
The reality game ‘The Amazing Race’ seems to correspond best to the game described in Document B. First, the amount of the prize is similar: a one-million-dollar cash prize for ‘the Amazinf Race’ and a two million one for ‘The Brit Pluck’ game. Moreover, both games are based on how enduring the contestants are. They are supposed to ge beyong their limits at all cost and the shows last several weeks.
