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'Novacancies though. at me - notoffensively The blueeyesstareunflinchingly for waitresses'. 'lt's 'Whereareyoufrom?'he askseventually, jobs.' get season to late in the adding: too 'l'mfromBelfast, lreland.Howis it too late?lt'sonlyJune.' Northern He shrugs.'Seasonstartsin May.' 'Whereareyoufrom?'I ask.'Youaren'tAmerican.' ' Ever yone'an s Am â,,^" F o r a m o m e n It th i n kh e i sn 'tg o i n gto answer . 'Gre e ce vi a N e wJe rse y. s m i l e sf i n a l ly. 'l'vebeento Greeceeverysummeruntilnow,'I tell 'What'syourname?' 'Maggie L e n n o n .' bur nsm y mouth . for me to sit down,and poursus both indicates He
'Tellme aboutGreece.' An hour laterI have a job, and he agreesto see Maureenand Patricia.He says he'llfire some people.That's the way it works in America.You see somethingor someoneyou like better, you swap.
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4. a)Wheredoesthe storytakeplace?(countryandcity) Thestory takes placein the US,in Dafiona Beach. to justifyyouranswer. b) What'stheweatherlike?Pickoutthreeelements It is scorching hot. line 1 "lt's sunny" Iine 3 "so tropical and exotic" line 3 "unbearably hot" line 12 "l can't stick this heat" line 18 "the hot sun beating down on me"
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5. Trueor False?Justifyyour answereachtimewith a quotationfromthe text. Falselîne 1 "summer of seventy-seven" a) The scenetakes place nowadays. True line 4 "looking for summer jobs"; b) The female charactersare trying to find work. "we'll "to getiobs soon" get jobs here"; Iine 20 line 11 Falseline 5 "nothing but nothing will c)The narrator'slookingfonvardto going home. make me go back there" False lines 6-7 "l have finished my d) The narrator'sa fully qualifiedteacher. finals and at present am awaiting the resu/fs of my degree." Falseline 10 "my e) The female charactersare all confidentaboutthe near future. "l optimism"; line 20 alone [...] am hopefulwe'll getiobs soon" 6. line 19'.Patricia has a point; we are in a bit of a fix right enough. Findtwo otherquotationsto confirmthat they are in a vulnerablefinancialsituation. Iine 16 "l adjust the cheap sunglasses I bought yesterday for a dollar." Iine 21 'We have only about fifty dollars left."; "We are staying in a tacky motel" Iine 22 "three of us in one double bed. Not pleasant." 7. Why is Patriciafeelingso sad and low? (20 words) Her feet are terribly sore, she complainsshe can't stand the hot weather and she is worried about whether they'll all manage to find iobs. whatthe problemat the chemist'swas. (30 words) S.Explain She went to the chemist's to buy p/asfers for her feet but she couldn't make herself "band-aids". She felt as if understood because in American English they use a different word, she were / was speaking a foreign language. Questions9 to 14. Focus on the passagefrom line 30 to the end of the text. 9. a)Whereexactlyis the secondsceneset? The second scene is sef inside a restaurant, called "Paesano's Pertect Pasta and Pizzeria" b)Why do the femalecharactersinitiallychooseto go there? They're thirsty and hot and the restaurant is air-conditioned. '10.line37. She sfaresaccusinglyat me. a) Saywho the underlinedpronounrefersto. It refers to Maggie. b) What is this characteraccusedof by the othertwo? (20 words) She is accused of not choosing the right destinatîon. They think there would have been more job opporiunities in New Jersey.
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11.Who doesthe narratordecideto waitfor and why? She decides to wait for the restaurant owner and ask him for a iob. the malecharacterraises.Quotethe text to justifyyour answer. 12. Explainwhat objections He objects that he has already hired atl the staff he needs for the season. She shou/d have applied earlier. line 53 "No vacancies for waitresses". tine 54 "lt's too late in fhe season to get iobs" 13.What strategydoesthe narratoruse to persuadethis male character?(30 words) She tallrs him into believing that she /oyes Greeceand regularly spends her holidays there. She hopes he witl feel flattered and lend her a favourable ear. 14.What are the consequencesof the narrator'sefforts?(20 words) The Greek restaurant owner hires her and will interuiew her two friends. Consequently he will have to sack some of his staff.
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Guide pour l'évaluationde I'expressionpersonnelleen anglais BaccalauréatsériesLLVz, ES LVI, S LVI etLY2 Suggestionsdu grouped'anglaisde I'InspectionGénéraledes languesvivantes lisation(de I'exerciceet traitementdu sujet: 4
0,5point - présentationinacceptable écritureillisible - consignesnon respectées - hors sujet - contresens
1 - 1,5-2 points - recopiagedu support - hors sujetpartiel - sujetcomprismais traitementplat et superficiel - constructionvague
2,5 -3 - 3,5points - existenced'uneproblématique - effort de construction
4 points - enchaînement desidées - développementorganisé - réferencesculturelles - conviction,humour
bilité linguistique: 6 points
0,5-1-1,5point - inintelligible - lexiqueindigent - erreursrécurrentes de srammaire élémentaire
2-2,5-3-3,5points - compréhension possiblemalgrédes erreursfréquentes - lexiquelimité - syntaxepeuélaborée
4-4,5-5points - erreursoccasionnelles - vocabulaireadapté - syntaxeadéquate
5,5 - 6 points - elÏeurs rares - vocabulaireriche - syntaxeélaborée - capacitéà nuancer
Dansun espritd'évaluationpositive,on n'hésiterapasà bonifier (en secondelectureet selonune échellede * 0,5,I + 1 I + 1,5)les copiesqui se lisentrelativementfacilement,avecintérêt,voire avecplaisir. On tiendra comptedu soin apportéà présentationet à la rédaction.On valoriseratout particulièrement les copiesdont les auteurs ont réagi au sujetproposéen s'engageantet en exprimant un point de vue personnel.
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