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Familles et communautés

Axe culturel 1 — Identités et échanges : liens familiaux, structures sociales et sentiment d'appartenance (programme de 2nde)

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Cette activité de compréhension sur « Familles et communautés » en seconde entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais (LVA). Elle suit le programme officiel de seconde. Au programme : Les structures familiales dans les pays anglophones, Vocabulaire essentiel : la famille et les relations, Le sentiment d'appartenance et l'identité communautaire, Points de langue : le prétérit pour raconter. Lis le document, réponds puis vérifie immédiatement tes réponses pour progresser. Un bon moyen de travailler la méthode, d'enrichir son vocabulaire et de préparer les contrôles. Ressource gratuite proposée par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réussir en anglais (LVA) en seconde.
1Read the following extract, then answer the questions below.

From a short story by a British-Nigerian author, set in London, 2010s.

Adaeze had always felt caught between two worlds. At school, she was simply Ada — a quiet girl from Peckham who loved reading and hated PE. But at home, she was Adaeze Chukwuemeka Okafor, third daughter of Chief and Mrs Okafor, expected to speak Igbo at the dinner table, to greet every adult relative who visited with both hands clasped, and to remember the names of cousins she had met only once, at a family gathering in Lagos she barely recalled.

"You must not forget where you come from," her mother would say, stirring the egusi soup that filled the flat with warm, earthy smells. "Your community is your strength."

Ada understood, or tried to. She had grown up in this flat, on this estate, in this city. London was her home just as much as any village in Anambra State. Yet some days she wondered: which community did she truly belong to?

2Questions
Q1 Where does the story take place and who is the main character?
Q2 What does Ada's mother mean when she says 'Your community is your strength'?
Q3 Find two elements in the text that show Ada's Nigerian identity.
Q4 Find two elements in the text that show Ada's British identity.
Q5 How would you describe the conflict Ada experiences? Use evidence from the text.
Q6 In your opinion, can someone belong to two communities at the same time? Why or why not?
Voir le corrigé
  1. The story takes place in London (Peckham) and the main character is Adaeze / Ada, a British-Nigerian girl.
  2. Réponse libre — exemple : Ada's mother means that belonging to a community – in this case, their Nigerian (Igbo) family and cultural community – provides support, identity and resilience. She wants her daughter to value her Nigerian roots and not forget them in the midst of her British life.
  3. speaking Igbo at dinner and greeting relatives with both hands / egusi soup and cousins in Lagos / visiting relatives and remembering names
  4. she is called Ada at school, she lives in London/Peckham, London is her home / she grew up on the estate in the city
  5. Réponse libre — exemple : Ada experiences an identity conflict: she is torn between her Nigerian heritage (expected to speak Igbo, follow Igbo customs) and her British upbringing (she grew up in London, where she is simply 'Ada'). The text shows this through the contrast between 'at school' and 'at home', and Ada's final question: 'which community did she truly belong to?' This question suggests she has not yet resolved this inner tension.
  6. Réponse libre — exemple : Yes, I think someone can belong to two communities at the same time. Many people around the world have dual identities – they can feel both British and Nigerian, for example. Belonging to multiple communities can be enriching as it broadens one's perspective. However, as Ada's story shows, it can also be challenging when the two communities have different expectations. The key is to find a balance and feel comfortable with both parts of one's identity.
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