CORRIGE d'Anglais
France Métropolitaine - Section S - Juin 2000
I.
COMPRÉHENSION
USE FULL SENTENCES FOR EACH OF YOUR ANSWERS.
1 Give the
main character's full name.
The main character’s
full name is Mr. Walter Streeter
2 What is his
job? Justify by giving three elements from the text. (Indicate the
lines)
He is a writer
a) The words ran off
his pen (l.2) /
It would be foolish to check the
creative impulse (l.2)
b) I was writing in my
study (l.17)
c) I was writing when
you rang (l.24)
3 What time
of day does the scene take place? Illustrate your answer using three
details from the text and indicate the lines.
The scene takes place
during the night
a) “after dinner”
(l.1) / “tonight” (l.1) / “for the sake of a little extra sleep” (l.3)
b) “the small
hours”(l.4) / “say good night”
(l.4)
c) “a visitor at this
hour” (l.8) / “rouse his housekeeper” (l.45)
From l. 1 to
l. 29
4 Who is the
"visitor"?
The “visitor” is a
policeman
5 Describe
the main character's feelings when he hears the
door bell ring. Use evidence from the text.
He is worried frightened and apprehensive.
He is so afraid that his knees are trembling (l.9)
He is surprised to have a visitor at this time of the night
(l.8-9)
6
a) How did his feelings change once he realized who the "visitor"
was?
Once he realized who the visitor was, he felt relieved and reassured
b)
Quote from the text to justify your answer.
(l. 9-10) what was his relief
(l 10-11) Without waiting for the man to speak “come in, come in, my dear
fellow” he exclaimed
(l. 20) Nothing can happen to me
7 Choose two
adjectives for each character from the following list to describe their
behavior:
careless / distant /
hostile / upset / welcoming
Support your
answer with ideas from the text.
a) Walter is both welcoming and upset. He is first
welcoming with his visitor inviting him in and offering him a drink, but
he feels then upset when his visitor begins to criticize his writing.
b) The visitor is both distant and hostile. He not only
refuses Mr. Streeter’s hand but also successive kind offers of
hospitality. In the same way, he upsets Mr. Streeter by criticizing his
writing.
From 1. 30 to
8 What does
the phone call reveal about the identity of the visitor? Answer in your
own words (about 30 words).
The phone call reveals that the visitor is not a real policeman and that
he is probably a criminal or a robber. Moreover, it also indicates that
the police station forgotten Mr. Streeter’s request.
9 What
indications can be found in the text to show that the main character is
and feels in danger? Answer in your own words (about 30 words).
Mr. Streeter shows he is very frightened
and in danger by stammering and wondering how to protect himself
from his visitor, who he now refers to as a “lawbreaker” capable of
savaging people.
II.
COMPETENCE
LINGUISTIQUE
1 Who or what
do the underlined words refer to?
a) l.1: “… tonight
he did” = Mr.
Streeter
b) l.3: “they
were right” = people in
general / everybody
c) l.9: “his
knees trembling”= Mr. Streeter
d) l. 16-17: "not
to mistake this for a grudging acceptance" = The policeman’s
answer
e) l.41: “would you
like us to send somebody”= the police station
2 Complete the following chart as shown in the example.
|
|
Adjective |
Noun |
Verb |
|
example |
silent |
silence |
to
silence |
|
|
foolish (l. 2) |
Fool / foolishness
|
To fool
|
|
|
warm (l. 6) |
Warmth
|
To warm
|
|
|
Relieved
|
relief (l. 10) |
To
relieve
|
|
|
safe (l. 20) |
Safety
|
To save
|
|
|
Hopeful / hopeless
|
hope |
to hope (l. 32) |
3 Put the
following sentences into reported speech using the prompts given.
a) line 14 "Come in
and warm yourself."
He invited him to come
in and warm himself
b) line 20 "...
nothing can happen to me as long as you are here."(4 pts)
He said
nothing could happen to him) as long as he was there
c) line 38 "He
can't be one of our chaps."
He replied he couldn’t
be one of their chaps
d) line 38 "Did you
see his number by any chance?"
He wanted to know if
he had seen his number by any chance
e) line 43 "All
right then, we'll be with you in a jiffy."
He said it was right
and added that they would be
with him in a jiffy
f) line 49 "No
room's private when the street door's once passed."
He said that no room
was private when the street door had once been passed
4 Rephrase
the following sentences, using the prompts given:
a) It was contrary to
his routine to work after dinner.
He was not used to working after
dinner
b) "Now won't you take
your traps off?"
Why don’t you not take
your traps off ?
How about
taking off your traps
?
c) The telephone bell
rang and Walter hurried from the room.
No sooner had the telephone
bell rung than Walter hurried from the room.
d) I’m sorry to say we
quite forgot about that little job we were going to do for you. (2 pts)
I apologize for
having forgotten
about that little job we were going to do for
you
e) Should he barricade the door?
Had he better barricade the door ?
f}Should he try to
rouse his housekeeper?
would it be a good
idea to rouse his housekeeper?
5 Translate
the following sentences:
a) line 12 "You
must have been very cold standing out there".
Vous avez dû avoir très froid là, dehors.
b) line 34 "But,"
said Walter "you did send someone".
« Mais » dit Walter, « vous avez
bien envoyé quelqu’un »
c) line 35 "No, Mr.
Streeter, I’m afraid we didn't"
Non, M. Streeter, j’ai bien peur que non
d} line 36 "But
there's a policeman here, here in this very house".
Mais il y a bien un
policier ici, dans cette même maison
III.
EXPRESSION ÉCRITE
Choose one of
the following subjects.
(300 words)
1 Imagine the
end of the story.
2 Do you
enjoy reading detective stories or do you prefer another type of
literature?
Explain why.
