BAC Anglais 2014 Série ES

Document A

A

Mr Fonseka sat for hours thinking about his books, told stories and read books to the boy/narrator, sang songs and listened to the stories of the narrator and his two friends.

This character is a book lover and all his activities are linked to his beloved books.

Quotes : l.2 "He knew passages .... he could recite by heart" / l.2/3 "He sat at his desk all day wondering about them" / l. 17 "He 'd sing a song" / l.20 "He made me tell him of our adventures".

B

-KIND, l.4 "he would welcome me"

-CAPTIVATING , l. 20 "he beguiled them as well"

-SERENE l.23 "he had a serenity...."

-KNOWLEDGEABLE l.17 "he had this wide-ranging knowledge of books"

C

-statement 3 : l.13 " it was the anonymity of the stories and the poems that went deepest into me"

-statement 4 : l. 19 "He had become curious about them and he made them tell him of our adventures". Or l. 7/8 "I'd attempt... had left unfinishes".

D

WRONG . Two quotes : l.22 "Mr F. would not be a wealthy man."

l.22 "it would be a spare life he would be certain to lead as a schoolteacher".

DOCUMENT B

E

They go to the movies together every week.

Pembe loves to immerse herself in the stories of the films. Elias uses the film they watch together as an excuse to be close to her and to touch her. Both characters like for different reasons their secret movie session.

F

Elias focuses more on Pembe than on the film they are watching together. Elias indeed gets easily distracted by the presence of the woman as opposed to Pembe who entirely concentrates on the stories and atmosphere of the film and doesn't seem to be very interested in him.

G

As long as they are sitting in the dark and watching the film, Pembe seems to accept and even enjoy Elia's flirting attempts. As soon as the lights are on, Elia snaps back into reality , seems to get scared and hurries away from the cinema.

H

1 she is attractive : l.10/11 "he caught a whiff of jasmine... a heady charming mixture".

l.29/30 "this unfathomable, almost enigmatic attraction he felt for her".

3 different : l.29/30 "a woman so alien to his the life he had led "

I

The places they go are both far away from their place of living and unpopular. They are therefore almost certain they won't encounter any known acquaintances.

They most certainly want to keep their meetings

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