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Adapted From Easy Going, N°4, 2004
Adapted From Easy Going, N°4, 2004
Chase sat in his bedroom. It was a beautiful day, and he wanted so much to run along
in the sunshine with his friends. He remembered the days he used to spend running
with his two brothers and his father. He was the youngest, but the fastest then but a
year ago he had a terrible accident. A car hit him. His legs were paralysed,
permanently.
A tear rolled down his face. he wanted too badly to run and be on the school track team
but he never would again.
A month later Chase became a student at Mount Harmon High. Principal Peters met
Chase and said "I hope you will participate in the sports we offer handicapped
students."
Chase's face lit up. "Sports?" How could he play sports in a wheelchair?
"We have a track team competing against other schools just like regular sports. They
race in their wheelchairs. You must use your arms to make the wheels go as fast as you
can."
There was something about track that made Chase love living.
The day of the first track competition, Chase was more than ready. He would be racing
a mile against a champion from another school. He would win the race for his brothers
and parents.
The race started. Soon, Chase and his opponent were wheel to wheel. Chase went faster
and faster but his opponent was ahead of him. Instead of being sad, Chase was angry.
He could see the finish line. He thought of his father's words, "You're going to be in the
Olympics one day."
With that he went faster than he had ever gone before. He broke the white ribbon. He
had won the race. He saw tears in his mother's eyes.
Adapted from Easy Going, n°4, 2004
II- Exercice 1:
De quel type de document s'agit-il?
- une biographie
- un article de magazine
- un extrait de roman
- une lettre
c) Deux autres personnages sont cités dans le texte. Qui sont-ils? Recopiez ci-dessous les termes les
désignant:
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5) Le héros est différent des autres enfants de son âge. Précisez la nature de cette différence
(répondez en français).
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6) Complétez le texte suivant à l'aide des mots ou expressions choisis dans la liste ci-dessous (tous
ne sont pas utilisés):
a bicycle - move around - very bad at running - can't walk any more - a wheelchair - very good at
running - was badly hurt - can still walk
7)
a) Tout au long du texte, le héros éprouve des sentiments différents. Citez en français le(s)
sentiment(s) qu'il ressent dans les paragraphes suivants:
Lignes 1 à 4:
Lignes 5 à 6:
Lignes 7 à 9:
Lignes 13 à 16:
Lignes 17 à 20:
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II) COMPETENCES LINGUISTIQUES (5 pts)
5) Un grand-père raconte à son petit-fils ce qu'il faisait quand il était jeune et qu'il ne fait plus.
Exprimez cela de deux façons différentes:
I_______________go dancing.
I _________ go dancing _____________________
Vous interviewez un sportif célèbre et vous lui posez des questions sur sa carrière (le début de
celle-ci, la fréquence des entraînements, son salaire). Vous lui demandez aussi 2 conseils pour
devenir un athlète. Ecrivez le dialogue en anglais (une cinquantaine de mots).