Entrainement Bac.

[Tallula]

Bonjour,

Notre professeur nous a donné une "pile" de texte suivis de questions afin de nous entrainer pour le BAC...

Nous ne sommes pas obligés de les faires... Mais je préfère m'entrainer.

Pouvez vous me corriger s'il vous plait? Merci !

I would go to work. Mother wouldn’t be difficult to convince ; after all, in school I was a year ahead of my grade and Mother was a firm believer in self-sufficiency. In fact, she would be pleased that I had that much gumption, that much of her in my character. (She liked to speak of herself as the original “do it yourself girl”).

Once I had settled on getting a job, all that remained was to decide which kind of job I was most fitted for. My intellectual pride had kept me from selecting typing, shorthand or filing as subjects at school, so office work was ruled out. War plants and Shipyards demanded birth certificates, and mine would reveal me to be fifteen, and ineligible for work. So the well-paying defence jobs were also ruled out. Women had replaced men on the streetcars as conductors and motormen, and the thought of sailing up and down the streets of San Francisco in a dark blue uniform, with a money changer at my belt, caught my fancy.

Mother was as easy as I had anticipated. The world was moving so fast, so much money was being made, so many people were dying in Guam, and Germany, that hordes of strangers became friends academic career?

To her question of what I planned to do, I replied that I would get a job on the streetcars. She rejected the proposal with : “They don’t accept colored people on the streetcars.”

I would like to claim an immediate fury which was followed by the noble determination to beak the restricting tradition. But the truth is, my first reaction was one of disappointment. I’d pictured myself, dressed in a neat blue serge suit, my money changer swinging jauntily at my waist, and a cheery smile for the passengers which would make their own work day brighter.

From disappointment I gradually ascended the emotional ladder to haughty indignation, and finally to that state of stubbornness where the mind is locked like the jaws of an enraged bulldog.

I would go to work on the streetcars and wear a blue serge cuit. Mother gave me her support with one of her usual terse asides, “That’s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you’ve got. I’ve told you many times, “Can’t do it is like Don’t care.” Neither of them have a home”.

Translated, that meant there was nothing a person can’t do, and there should be nothing a human being didn’t care about. It was the most positive encouragement I could have hoped for;

In the offices of the Market Street Railway Company, the receptionist seemed as surprised to see me as I was surprised to find the interior dingy and the décor drab. Somehow I’d expected waxed surfaces, and carpeted floors. If I had met no resistance, I might have decided against working for such a poor-mouth-looking concern. As it was, I explained that I had come to see about a job. She asked, was I sent by an agency, and when I replied that I was not, she told me they were only accepting applicants from agencies.

The classified pages of the morning papers had listed advertisements for motorettes and conductorettes and I reminded her of that. She gave me a face full of astonishment that my suspicious nature would not accept.

“I am applying for the job listed in this morning’s Chronicle and I’d like to be presented to your personal manager.”

I- Compréhension.

1- Read the whole text.

1- Where does the scene take place?

The scene takes place in San Francisco.

2- How many characters appear in the text? Who are they?

3-

4- There are 3 character in this text.

There is the main character, the mother and the receptionist office of the company railways.

5- Draw the portrait of the main character (age, sex, origins, academic carrer…) Answer in about 30 words.

The main character is a 15 year old girl. This is a person of color. It will not work in offices. She wanted to go in war plants and shipyards, but she is too young for that. Then she wanted to work on the trams, but they do not accept people of color.

2- Read the first paragraph.

What does the main character want to do? Why? Answer about in 15 words.

The main character wants to work. She does not like school and one year in advance.

3- Read the second paragraph.

a) What jobs does the main character reject? Why? (20 to 30 words)

The main character refuses to work in offices. His pride prevented him from working choose typing, shorthand ... Paying jobs for the defense have also been dismissed because she was too young.

b) Which jobs attracts the main character? Why? (20 to 30 words)

The work that draws the main character is working on the trams. She dreams of having a dark blue uniform with a money changer on his belt.

4- Read from line 10 to line 25.

a) What is the mother’s reaction to the main character’s choice of job?Use elements from the text to justify your answer. (about 25 words)

His mother does not seem to agree on the work that would be his daughter. She rejected his proposal, saying: "They do not accept colored people on the trams”

b) Line 21 : What does the world “would” in this sentence reveal about the main character?

The world would accept colored people on the tramway.

c) Does the mother eventually accept or reject the main character’s decision? Justify your answer in your own words.

The mother appears to accept the decision of his daughter. Her mother encouraged her that she should persist and do everything she could to have this job.

5- Read from line 26 to the end.

Are the following statements right or wrong? Justify using quotations from the text.

a) The offices of the Market Street Railway Company were bright and comfortable.

Wrong.. The interior is dringy and the decor drab.

b) The receptionist had a positive and encouraging attitude.

Wrong. The receptionist was surprised to see here.

c) The main character maintains a submissive attitude.

Wrong. The main character says she found the ad in the newspaper.

6- In ligne 29-30, the receptionist says : “We are only accepting applicants from agencies.” Is this the real reason for her attitude? Justify your anwer. (20 words)

No, the fact that they only accept applicants agency is not the real reason. The real reason is they do not accept colored people on the tramway

[Tallula]

S'il vous plait, votre aide m'aiderait vraiment à réviser mon bac, en faisant un minimum de fautes... merci

[yveslouis]

Bonjour,

Notre professeur nous a donné une "pile" de textes suivis de questions afin de nous entrainer pour le BAC...

Nous ne sommes pas obligés de les faires... Mais je préfère m'entrainer.

Pouvez-vous me corriger s'il vous plait? Merci !

I would go to work. Mother wouldn’t be difficult to convince ; after all, in school I was a year ahead of my grade and Mother was a firm believer in self-sufficiency. In fact, she would be pleased that I had that much gumption, that much of her in my character. (She liked to speak of herself as the original “do it yourself girl”).

Once I had settled on getting a job, all that remained was to decide which kind of job I was most fitted for. My intellectual pride had kept me from selecting typing, shorthand or filing as subjects at school, so office work was ruled out. War plants and Shipyards demanded birth certificates, and mine would reveal me to be fifteen, and ineligible for work. So the well-paying defence jobs were also ruled out. Women had replaced men on the streetcars as conductors and motormen, and the thought of sailing up and down the streets of San Francisco in a dark blue uniform, with a money changer at my belt, caught my fancy.

Mother was as easy as I had anticipated. The world was moving so fast, so much money was being made, so many people were dying in Guam, and Germany, that hordes of strangers became friends academic career?

To her question of what I planned to do, I replied that I would get a job on the streetcars. She rejected the proposal with : “They don’t accept colored people on the streetcars.”

I would like to claim an immediate fury which was followed by the noble determination to beak the restricting tradition. But the truth is, my first reaction was one of disappointment. I’d pictured myself, dressed in a neat blue serge suit, my money changer swinging jauntily at my waist, and a cheery smile for the passengers which would make their own work day brighter.

From disappointment I gradually ascended the emotional ladder to haughty indignation, and finally to that state of stubbornness where the mind is locked like the jaws of an enraged bulldog.

I would go to work on the streetcars and wear a blue serge cuit suit. Mother gave me her support with one of her usual terse asides, “That’s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you’ve got. I’ve told you many times, “Can’t do it is like Don’t care.” Neither of them have a home”.

Translated, that meant there was nothing a person can’t do, and there should be nothing a human being didn’t care about. It was the most positive encouragement I could have hoped for;

In the offices of the Market Street Railway Company, the receptionist seemed as surprised to see me as I was surprised to find the interior dingy and the décor drab. Somehow I’d expected waxed surfaces, and carpeted floors. If I had met no resistance, I might have decided against working for such a poor-mouth-looking concern. As it was, I explained that I had come to see about a job. She asked, was I sent by an agency, and when I replied that I was not, she told me they were only accepting applicants from agencies.

The classified pages of the morning papers had listed advertisements for motorettes and conductorettes and I reminded her of that. She gave me a face full of astonishment that my suspicious nature would not accept.

“I am applying for the job listed in this morning’s Chronicle and I’d like to be presented to your personal manager.”

I- Compréhension.

1- Read the whole text.

1- Where does the scene take place?

The scene takes place in San Francisco. OK

2- How many characters appear in the text? Who are they?

3-

4- There are 3 characters in this text.

There is the main character/narrator, the/her mother and the receptionist at the offices of the Railway Company railways.

5- Draw the portrait of the main character (age, sex, origins, academic carrer…) Answer in about 30 words.

The main character is a 15 years old girl. This She is a coloured person of color. It will not She doesn't want to work in an offices. She wanted would have liked to go in war plants and shipyards, but she is too young for that. Then she wanted to work on the streetcars trams, but they do did not accept people of color coloured people.

(Tu jongles entre le présent et le preterit ! Attention : le présent de narration n'existe pas en anglais.)

2- Read the first paragraph.

What does the main character want to do? Why? Answer about in 15 words.

The main character wants to work. She does not like school and she is one year in advance.

3- Read the second paragraph.

a) What jobs does the main character reject? Why? (20 to 30 words)

The main character refuses to work in offices. His Her (c'est une fille !) pride prevented him her (c'est une fille !) from working choosing typing, shorthand ... Well-paying jobs for the defense have also been dismissed were also ruled out because she was too young.

b) Which jobs attracts the main character? Why? (20 to 30 words)

The work that draws the main character is working on the trams. She dreams of having a dark blue uniform with a money changer on his (voir plus haut) belt.

4- Read from line 10 to line 25.

a) What is the mother’s reaction to the main character’s choice of job? Use elements from the text to justify your answer. (about 25 words)

His (voir plus haut) mother does not seem to agree on the work that would be his (voir plus haut) daughter would like to do. She rejected his proposal, saying: "They do not accept colored people on the trams”

b) Line 21 : What does the world “would” in this sentence reveal about the main character?

The world would accept colored people on the tramway.

"would" means the main character has willpower. She won't give up so easily.

c) Does the mother eventually accept or reject the main character’s decision? Justify your answer in your own words.

The mother appears to accept the decision of his daughter. Her mother encouraged her that she should persist and do everything she could to have this job. OK

5- Read from line 26 to the end.

Are the following statements right or wrong? Justify using quotations from the text.

a) The offices of the Market Street Railway Company were bright and comfortable.

Wrong.. The interior is was dringy and the decor drab.

"I was surprised to find the interior dingy and the décor drab."

b) The receptionist had a positive and encouraging attitude.

Wrong. The receptionist was surprised to see her here/there.

"She gave me a face full of astonishment..."

c) The main character maintains a submissive attitude.

Wrong. The main character says she found the ad in the newspaper.

“I am applying for the job listed in this morning’s Chronicle and I’d like to be presented to your personal manager.”

6- In ligne 29-30, the receptionist says : “We are only accepting applicants from agencies.” Is this the real reason for her attitude? Justify your anwer. (20 words)

No, the fact that they only accept applicants agency is not the real reason. The real reason is they do not accept colored people on the tramway. OK

[Tallula]

Merci infiniment !!!

En expression j'ai essayé aussi de la faire, ça donne ça, pouvez vous me corriger ? Que je ne révise pas bêtement mes erreurs...

Have you ever had to overcome an obstacle in your life? Say what happened and how you handled the situation.

I have faced this situation once time in my life. It was not because of my color, but my age. I would have liked to one day work in a riding school. The announcement suited me perfectly. I had the right knowledge, time, and the (or I?) will to get there. It was a small summer job. The goal was to clean the stables, and the ponies out for a walk with children on their backs. I was 14, and the level sufficient to do so. Also, I do for a living every day, I have four horses. I went to the riding school, people already knew me and knew how I could work. They immediately denied my request: I was not major and it could be see it on my work. For the first time I was very angry and disappointed ... and I think about how to convince them .. My parents came with me, we looked for a schedule that suited me. The center agreed to take me a day observation. I am very passionate and I took this job as if I was minding my own horses. The director has seen that even though I was only 14 years old, I could do a good job. I had this little work because of my conviction. I spent (Pas sure de l'emploi..) my vacation in the riding school to do a job I liked, in contact with animals. Sometimes, just not much, admittedly I did not play my future work, but it was important to me.

[yveslouis]

Merci infiniment !!!

En expression j'ai essayé aussi de la faire, ça donne ça, pouvez vous me corriger ? Que je ne révise pas bêtement mes erreurs...

Have you ever had to overcome an obstacle in your life? Say what happened and how you handled the situation.

I have faced this situation once time in my life. It was not because of my skin color, but my age. I would have liked to one day work, one day, in a riding school. The announcement suited me perfectly. I had the right knowledge, time, and the (or I?) will (the will / I was willing) to get there. It was a small summer job. The goal was to clean the stables, and get the ponies out for a walk with children on their backs. I was 14, and the sufficient level sufficient to do so. Also, I do for a living (que veux-tu dire ?) every day, I have four horses. I went to the riding school, people already knew me and knew how I could work. They immediately denied my request: I was not major of age and it could be seen it on my work. (Ne te contredis-tu pas plus loin ?) For the first time I was very angry and disappointed ... and I think thought about how to convince them .. My parents came with me, we looked for a schedule that suited me. The center agreed to take me for a/one day observation. I am very passionate and I took this job as if I was minding/looking after my own horses. The director has seen saw that even though I was only 14 years old, I could do a good job. I had this little work because of my conviction. I spent (Pas sure de l'emploi..OK) my vacation in the riding school to do a job I liked, in contact with animals. Sometimes, just not much, admittedly I did not play (je ne saisis pas bien ce que yu veux dire) my future work, but it was important to me.