Sujet BAC 2016 - anglais lv1 std2a - Izi-Bac

BACCALAURÉAT TECHNOLOGIQUE
SESSION 2016
ANGLAIS
VENDREDI 17 JUIN 2016
LANGUE VIVANTE 1
Séries STI2D, STD2A, STL, ST2S : 2 heures – coefficient 2
Série STMG : 2 heures – coefficient 3
Répartition des points
Compréhension de l’écrit : 10 POINTS
Expression écrite : 10 points
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BACCALAURÉAT TECHNOLOGIQUE
SESSION 2016
ANGLAIS
VENDREDI 17 JUIN 2016
LANGUE VIVANTE 1
Séries STI2D, STD2A, STL, ST2S : 2 heures – coefficient 2
Série STMG : 2 heures – coefficient 3
Répartition des points
Compréhension de l’écrit : 10 POINTS
Expression écrite : 10 points
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COMPRÉHENSION DE L’ÉCRIT
DOCUMENTS 1 & 2
A. What activity do Harold and Matt have in common ?
WALKING
DOCUMENT 1
B. 1) Fill in the gaps with words from the list below.
The author, DAN RUBINSTEIN, changed his life. He stopped WORKING and started
WALKING and WRITING about other people’s personal experiences.
One of his examples is about MATT GREEN , who also decided to change his life.
2) Why did Matt Green make that decision? (2 reasons)
Reason 1: “he found it difficult to justify doing a job he didn’t enjoy for maney he
didn’t need” (line 4)
Reason 2: “feeling anxious and craving adventure, he turned his back on five years of
highway design” (line 5)
C. 1) Look at the map and write down the different steps of Matt Green’s trip.
Step 1: C
Step 2: A
Step 3: D
Step 4: New York City
2) What did Matt do before leaving?
Pack camping equipment
Get safety clothing
3) Conclusion: Matt’s slogan could be …
D- Enjoy the present , let life surprise you
D. 1) “When he returned to NY” , what did Matt decide to do?
b- rediscover New York City
e- stay there and keep walking
2) what does he realise about his life before and his life now?
a) When I worked as an engineer, my life was REPETITIVE
b) Now, my life has become FASCINATING
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DOCUMENT 2
E. Which movement best represents where Harold comes from and where he is
now ?
COUNTRYSIDE CITY
F. Choose the adjectives which best describe his feelings towards the places
and pick out 1 quotation to justify each answer.
1) Where he comes from:
a- POSITIVE
“he had felt comfortable in the security of open land and sky where
everything took its place” (line 4-5)
2) Where he is now
b- NEGATIVE
“Everything alarmed him. The traffic. The buildings. The crowds pushed
past, shouting into their mobile phones” (line 14-15)
G. 1) Answer the questions by quoting the text.
a) What sort of food was he offered?
“He was presented with an array of sandwiches.” (line 23)
“sushi” (line 25)
“Peking duck wraps” (line26)
b) What did he finally buy?
He bought nothing: “he left with nothing” (line 24)
2) What is Harold’s main difficulty in the shops?
He had too much choice and couldn’t make his mind.
DOCUMENTS 1 & 2
H. Answer the following questions about Matt Green and Harold Fry and justify in
your own words.
1) Do they share the same opinion about the city,
No? they don’t.
Matt Green thinks that cities may be bewildering, fascinating, complex and
that there is always something new to discover whereas Harold believes
that the city is confusing, noisy.
2) Do they share the same opinion about following people’s advice?
Yes, they do
Both of them think that you had better decide for yourself.
3) Do they share the same opinion about living a simple life?
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Yes, they do.
They both think that you can manage perfectly well with the bare
necessities.
You do not need a lot of money to live a happy life.
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