Les thématiques culturelles du brevet

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Cette activité de compréhension sur « Les thématiques culturelles du brevet » en troisième entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais. Elle suit le programme officiel de troisième. Au programme : Les quatre thématiques culturelles du cycle 4, Languages : langues, codes, musique, images, School and society : école, règles, droits, Travel and migration : voyager, partir, s'installer. 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 en troisième.

1Lis le témoignage d'Amara, puis réponds aux questions en anglais.

« Between two homes » — Amara, 15, for the school magazine of Whalley Range High School, Manchester.

I was born in Dakar, Senegal. When I was nine, my mother got a job as a nurse in Manchester, so we moved to England with my little brother. I remember the journey very well: it was my first flight, and when we landed, it was raining — of course!

The first months were hard. At school, I spoke French and Wolof, but very little English, so I couldn't understand the jokes and I felt lonely. The rules were different too: we had to wear a uniform, and I wasn't allowed to keep my phone in class. I was homesick, and I missed the sea, the heat and my grandmother's thieboudienne, our national dish of fish and rice.

Things changed when my teacher asked me to present Senegal to the class. I showed photos, I taught my classmates a few words of Wolof, and we cooked thieboudienne together. After that, I made friends and my English improved quickly. Now I'm fluent, and I sometimes translate for new pupils who have just arrived.

Every summer, we go back to Dakar. There, my cousins say I have a British accent when I speak Wolof! I think I'm lucky: I have two homes, two languages and two cultures. Manchester is colder than Dakar, but the people are just as warm.

2Questions

Q1 Why did Amara's family move to Manchester, and how old was she?

Q2 Give two reasons why the first months were hard for Amara.

Q3 What three things did Amara miss? Which theme of the cycle does this paragraph illustrate?

Q4 What did Amara do when she presented Senegal to the class? Give the three actions.

Q5 Explain the title « Between two homes » in your own words (two sentences).

Q6 Find in the text one modal expressing obligation, one comparative and one sentence with « as… as ». Copy them.

Voir le corrigé

because her mother got a job as a nurse in Manchester; she was nine
she spoke very little English and felt lonely; the rules were different (uniform, no phone in class); she was homesick
the sea, the heat and her grandmother's thieboudienne; Travel and migration
she showed photos, taught her classmates a few words of Wolof and cooked thieboudienne with them
Réponse libre — exemple : Amara belongs to two places at the same time: Senegal, where she was born and where her family goes every summer, and Manchester, where she lives now. She feels she has two homes, two languages and two cultures.
Réponse libre — exemple : Obligation: « we had to wear a uniform »; comparative: « Manchester is colder than Dakar »; as… as: « the people are just as warm » (as warm as in Dakar).

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