Bac L anglais

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BACCALAURÉAT GÉNÉRAL
SESSION 2012
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ANGLAIS

LANGUE VIVANTE 1
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Série L
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DURÉE DE L'ÉPREUVE :

3 heures - COEFFICIENT : 4

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Ce sujet comporte 4 pages numérotées de 1/4 à 4/4.

Répartition des points
Compréhension et Expression
Traduction

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Joseph Netmaker brought the letter out to me. Winter had just started to settle itself
into the country. Joseph walked on snowshoes from the town. 'This is for you, Niska,' he
said. 'It is from the Canadian boss, their hookimaw.'
As soon as I saw the brown letter, the English words written upon it, I knew what it
contained. I sat down beside the fire and stirred at it with a stick while Joseph read, first out
loud and in his stumbling English, then for me in our language.
'Serial No.6711. Deeply regret to inform you, Private First Class Xavier Bird,
infantry, officially reported died of wounds in the field, November 3, 1918. Director of
Records.' [ . . . ]
Many moons later, when the winter ice was leaving and travel was difficult, Joseph
came back with another letter. He explained that it was in reference to Elijah, and that Old
Man Ferguson had given it to him to give to me since I was the closest thing to a relation that
Elijah had.
The letter said that Elijah had been wounded, that he had only one leg now, that he had
tried to rescue another soldier, was given a medal for bravery. It said that although weak, he
had healed enough to travel and was expected to arrive in the same town from which he and
Xavier had left so long ago.
I had Joseph explain to me how the wemistikoshiw calendar worked, what month I was
to be there, and I made careful preparations to journey by canoe to that town where Elijah
would arrive. I left early in the summer and paddled up the river. It was difficult. I am older
now, but I travelled light. Joseph had asked to come along, but I told him no.
I went alone.
I watch the beast pull up and give one last great sigh, as if it is very tired from the long
journey, smoke pouring from its sides. People wave from the windows and people on the
ground wave back, just as I have watched them do for days. Then men and women and
children who have arrived start stepping down into the arms of others. I see a few soldiers and
search among them for Elijah's face with his sly grin. The crowd begins to thin, and once
again I do not see an Indian soldier with one leg.
I am turning to leave when I see through one of the windows the silhouette of a man
inside. He walks slowly along the aisle, on crutches, in a uniform, a small bag slung over his
shoulder. I step away from the shadow of the wall.
He wears a hat, just like the wemistikoshiw do, but this one is of their army and I
cannot see his face for his looking down as he slowly makes his way down the steps on his
crutches. He is an old man I think. So skinny. This cannot be the Elijah I know. [ . . . ]
When he is off the steps I begin to back away, thinking it is not him. He looks up and I
see his face, thin and pale, high cheekbones, and ears sticking out from beneath his hat. I
stumble a little, the blood rushing away from my head. The ghost of my nephew Xavier looks
at me.
He sees me at the same moment, and I watch as his eyes take a long time to register
what they see, but when they do he begins to rock back and forth on his crutches. He falls to
the ground. I rush up to him, kneel beside him, grab his warm hands. He is no ghost. I hold
him to me. His heart beats weakly. I am struck suddenly that he is very ill.
'Nephew,' I whisper. 'You are home. You are home.'
I hug him, and when he opens his eyes, I look into them. They are glassy. Even in the
shadows of the station his pupils are pinpricks.
'I was told you were dead, Auntie,' he whispers.
'And I was told you were, too,' I say.
We sit on the ground for a while, both of us too weak for the moment to get up. We
are crying, looking at one another. A small group of wemistikoshiw gathers and stares at us. I

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help Nephew up so that we can get away, get to the river where he can drink water and I can
better protect him.
We do not stay in the town long. It makes me too nervous. Automobiles, they are
everywhere. We must cross the dusty road that they travel upon before we can get to the river
where I keep my canoe. Nephew walks slowly on his crutches, his eyes cast down. People
stare at us, at him. There was a time before he left that he would have stared back, he and
Elijah both, not intimidated by them.
Joseph Boyden, Three Day Road, 2005

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répondront brièvement à la question posée.

I. COMPRÉHENSION - EXPRESSION
1.

a) Using the information mentioned in the text, describe the historical context in which
the story takes place.
b) Through whose eyes does the reader discover the events?

2.

What is the relationship between Niska, Xavier and Elijah?

3.

The narrator has received two letters. In your own words, say what information they
contain. (30-35 words)

4.

What is the role of Joseph in Niska's life? (25-30 words)

5.

Focus on Niska
a) Where does she start out from and where does she arrive?
b) What means of transport does she use?
c) What does she go there for?

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6.

Focus on the soldier
a) Where does he come from?
b) Why do you think he has come back? Give at least two reasons. (20-25 words)
c) What does the word "beast" (l.23) refer to?
d) How do you know this? Pick out three quotations that enable you to do so.

7.

Compare the two means of transport mentioned and show what they symbolize. (30-40
words)
a) for Niska.
b) in general (for us as readers).

8.

Niska and the soldier both arrive at the same place
Focus on the following quotations and answer the questions:
a) Who is Niska expecting to see and what is the problem?
(l.26-27) "I see a few soldiers and search among them for Elijah's face with his sly
grin."
(l.28) "I do not see an Indian soldier with one leg."
(l.34) "This cannot be the Elijah I know."
b) Who does she think it is? Why does she call him a ghost?
(l.37-38) "The ghost of my nephew Xavier looks at me"
(l.41) "He is no ghost"
c) What may the explanation for this confusion be? (20-30 words)
(l.55-56) "There was a time before he left that he would have stared back, he and
Elijah both, not intimidated by them."
9. Choose ONE of the following subjects. Write down the number of words.
(250 words, +/? 10%)
Subject 1:
Have you ever taken a journey that has altered your way of seeing things or people?
Recount it.
OR
Subject 2:
In this text the role of the family is important. Do you think that family life still has a
part to play in the twenty-first century?

II. TRADUCTION
Translate from (l. 43) "'Nephew,' I whisper." to (l. 51) ". . . better protect him."

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