BAC EXAMINATION 2015 - WRITTEN COMPREHENSION & EXPRESSION

Please find below the subject of the 2015 BAC examination with vocabulary notes if required:

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TEXT A : an extract from Standard.co.uk, by Robin De Peyer (5 August 2024)

NOUNS	VERBS	ADJECTIVES	PREPOSITIONS
Darkness (dark+ness) Remembrance A beam of light = a ray of light (a ray of the sun) A landmark (un repère) The outbreak (=start) A lifetime (=existence/life) A poppy	To go out = be switched off/turned off / disappear To join the war = to start to participate in To pay tribute to = to show gratitude / show respect	Bright = vivid Dramatic = impressive / moving Poignant Ultimate = final /fatal /last	Across = in a crossing position Along with= with / accompanying / in addition to

TEXT B: an extract from The Lie, by Helen Dunmore (2014)

NOUNS	VERBS	ADJECTIVES	PREPOSITIONS
A troopship = a boat/ a vessel / a ship carrying troops of soldiers An ant The crossing = a trip by boat A life-jacket (to wear on a boat) A mine A submarine	To wonder = to think to oneself /reflect upon/ ask oneself / puzzle To sidle away= to disappear in the distance To spatter = spray / wet / spash /rain To mind = dislike / deplore -> I don’t mind To land (arrive on earth) To be used to +N/V-ing = be accustomed to / have the habbit of	Roughish => rough + -ish = difficult / hard / stormy / turbulent	Except= excluding / aside from / but for Against

TEXT C: an extract from Atonement, by Ian McEwan (2001)

NOUNS	VERBS	ADJECTIVES
A convoy  = a military caravan A surburb = what is around a city Rubble = broken bits and pieces , esp. something demolished A store = a shop Scrap = waste / debris The wounded =  the soldiers who were hurt / injured A lorry = a truck	To care = be concerned by / to be interested in To blame = to accuse / to find guilty => To assign the blame To spill = to cause to fall out of a container To matter = to be important / to be of consequence A troop carrier = something that transports troops (boat/plane..)  To stumble = to walk and fall / to trip	reasonable

EXERCISE - translate the following sentences:            HW for 14/7

1-    Les lumières de la ville furent éteintes à Londres. (TXT A)

2-    Les anglais ont célébré les soldats qui ont fait le sacrifice ultime. (TXT A)

3-    Je me demandais si nous allions jamais rentrer. (TXT B)

4-    La durée du trajet m’était égal.  (TXT )

5-    Les Français étaient habitués aux soldats. (TXT B)

6-    Personne ne saurait jamais. (TXT C)

7-    Qui devait-on accuser? (TXT C)

8-    Les blesses ne pouvaient plus avancer. (TXT C)