Corrigé bac 2008 : Anglais LV1 Série S – Pondichéry

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Session 2008 BACCALAURÉAT GENERAL

ANGLAIS Langue vivante 1 Séries ES - S
Durée : 3 heures – Coefficient 3 L’usage du dictionnaire et des calculatrices est interdit.

Compréhension Expression

10 points 10 points

Ken Follet, Whiteout, 1991 (abridged and adapted)

Corrigé Bac 2008 – Série S – LV1 Anglais – Pondichéry

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COMPREHENSION :

1. The characters are Kit Oxenford, Stanley Oxenford, Nigel Buchanan, Toni Gallo a) Say if they are present or mentioned. Kit Oxenford is present. The other three characters are only mentioned. b) What is the connection between them ? Kit Oxenford is Stanley’s son. Stanley Oxenford is Kit’s father. Nigel Buchanan is Kit’s client. Toni Gallo is Stanley’s security chief.

4 pts

2. Who is the main character ? Kit Oxenford is the main character.

1 pt

3. Whose company is Kit planning to rob ? What does he want to take ? 2 pts Kit is planning to rob his father’s company. He wants to take samples of his new antiviral drug. 4. Where is Oxenford Medical actually situated ? How is this place also referred to in the text ? Explain this metaphor. (30 words) 6 pts Oxenford Medical is situated near Inverburn in Scotland. It is referred to in the text as the “Kremlin” because it is a secure area which is very difficult to get into.

l.1 to l.12 5. What sort of relationship does Kit have with his father and how does it motivate Kit’s robbery ? (40 words) 6 pts Kit is in conflict with his father and wants to take revenge on him. Destroying his father financially is one of his motivations. A second motivation is the desire to be the hero of an adventure which he imagines published in a book. 6. In what way is Kit different from his usual self today ? Say why. (30 words) 5 pts