1ère S: Travail en anglais

General comprehension (5 points) :

1. Nature of document : an article

2. Complete the table with the appropriate details:

author Bill Greene

Subject of the document a year-long recruiting journey for Scout’s.com

3. Complete the identity card for the “hero” of the story:

Full name Seantrel Henderson

Present school St Paul

Present class College (senior)

Future school The Trojans

Sport American football

Why he is famous in the States He was selected as Parade Magazine’s Player of the year

Father’s name Sean Henderson

Detailled comprehension (15 points) :

4. Pick out one name in the text for each of the following categories :

An American college St Paul

An American town San Antonio

An American state Minnesota

An American high school The Trojans

An American team USC

A high school football all-star game Military’s High school

5. Answer the following questions and justify each time with a quote from the text :

a. It’s Henderson “Henderson will head back to the weight room at Cretin Derham Hall”

b. It’s during 1 month “In January” & “On the first Wednesday in February, the recruitment of Seantrel Henderson ended”

c. Henderson respects the Army “our army does so much for our country, and the whole world really, and it was great having our own soldier-hero with us”

d. The change of coaching “it's hard for me to narrow it down where I want to go be because there have been so many coaching changes”

6. True or false? Justify by quoting the text :

a. False “Henderson began the year as one of the highest rated prospects in the country, and he did nothing to dispel that ranking”

b. True “Coming out with the win in the end was just perfect”

c. False “It's hard for me to narrow it down where I want to go”

d. True “I would say we know how blessed we are to see our son in this position, and we’re quite proud of him”

e. True “but also the lessons he wanted his son to learn from this process.”

f. False “we're quite proud of him”

g. False “the announcement of a college selection doesn't end the pressure he felt as a high school superstar, it increases it dramatically”

h. Pick out a word or expression in the text showing that :

a. “Henderson began the year as one of the highest rated prospects in the country”

b. “I knew they were the best players in the nation”

c. “I just try to take things in stride really, but at the same time, it is pretty stressful”

i. This passage shows the importance of college sports in American culture. What other aspect of American culture does it illustrate? :

In this passage, the author shows the importance of college sports but he shows the power, the place and the importance of the army too.

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