Conseils et Recommandations


Suivre les conseils pratiques ainsi que les recommandations formulées dans la partie Bac 1998 (Sessions principale et de contrôle)
Question 1 : Le nom de l'auteur et le titre du roman (voir bas du texte) peuvent suffire pour répondre correctement à cette première question.
Question 2 : Il s'agit de compléter le paragraphe àpartir du texte. Question accessible à tous (mais attention à la forme du verbe to leave à la fin du paragraphe : on doit le mettre à la forme "ING" à cause de la présence de to be used to + v + ing ==> because she was not used to leaving her native place.
Question 3 : Il s'agit de compléter un tableau relatant les 2 principales différences entre les gens résidant dans sa ville natale et ceux dans son nouveau lieu de résidence.
Question 4 : Cette question est directement liée à la question précédente (question 3) puisqu'on vous demande de trouver dans le texte 2 phrases montrant l'effet de ces différences (voir tableau de la 3e question) sur Mary.
Question 5 : On vous demande de compléter ces deux phrases relatives à la vie de Mary ; la première lorsqu'elle était enfant et la seconde au moment où elle est devenue adulte.
 
 
Corrigé

1.  Underline the correct alternative and justify your answer with reference to the text
  1. The text is an extract from
 - a  history book
- a biographical novel
- a professional journal.

JUSTIFICATION :
Written by Catherine Owens Peare about Mary Mc Leod Bethune;  narration of a story / character / periods in  her life / the main character's experience
  
  1. The events took place in the north of America
 - during the Civil War
- after the Civil War
 JUSTIFICATION :
Why had it been necessary to fight a war about it ?
Why had there been slavery ?

2.  Complete with information from the text

    Mary Jane Mc Leod was a black girl from the south of the U.S.A. At 12, she moved to the North in order to study. When she first reached her destination, she felt afraid because she was not used to leaving her native place.

3.  Mary noticed 2 major differences between the people in her native place and in the new one. What are they ? Complete the table.

IN HER NATIVE PLACE

IN THE NEW PLACE
1. Negroes were not educated
2. Negroes and whites did not mix		      Negroes were educated
     Negroes and whites worked and ate together

4.  Pick out 2 sentences showing the effect of those differences on Mary.

    a - She began to feel like a full citizen (instead of a half citizen.)
    b - She was surprised.
    c - She felt firmer and firmer in her desire to learn.

5.  Complete the statements below with reference to the text.

    a - As a child, Mary was determined to learn.
    b - As an adult, she was determined to work as a missionary in Africa.