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Enseignant (entourez lenomdevotreenseignant):C.DELESSEC. JACQUEMINET

liseLOUVIOTJulieTARIFDavidTENEYCK

GRAMMAIREetEXPRESSIONECRITE (barme/50) NOTE: /20

1GRAMMAIRE:I.Dansletextecidessous,a)remplissezlesblancsaveclundesarticlessuivants:,a(n),the(10pts)b)Entourezlequantifieur(engrasdansletexte)quiconvient(4pts)c)donnezlanature/catgorieetlafonctiondestermessouligns(6pts)CallMeMadame

LinguisticconventionsinFrenchareevolvingtoreflectchangingsocialmores1

. language of . official documents rarely catches the human imagination. But

some/any French feminists have made it .. campaigning issue. Most/much

administrativeformsrequirethatapplicantstickoneofthreeboxestoindicatewhether

they are Monsieur, Madame or Mademoiselle. That third category is, say .

campaigners,. anachronism that should be abolished. Distinguishing among.

womenaccording to theirmarital status recalls.. agewhen theywereregardedas

secondaryto..men.

campaigners cause has right on its side. There is no/none need for

honorific Mlle among adults. Even so,. demand ought not to rank high among

socialreforms..Languageevolvesof itsownaccordtoreflectchangedandchanging

circumstances.persistenceoftwofemalehonorificsis..peculiarityratherthan

injustice.

Wittgensteinwrotethatthelimitsoflanguagemeanthelimitsofmyworld.On

strength of this slightly obscure maxim,many/much argue that .. language

shapes..way that.peopleunderstand..world: thus, everydaywordsand

phrases,unthinkinglymayreinforcesexualdiscrimination.

1mores=murs,coutumes

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This is..popularnotionbut ithas little/a littleevidence in its favour. It ismore

likelythatpeoplesunderstandingof.languageshiftsinresponsetochangingsocial

mores.Changinglinguisticconventionsisnot..routetoattaining.socialjustice.

Hence, everyday French increasingly follows German practice, which applies ..

honorific Fralein only to. young girls. Frau is common formofGerman

addressforall/eachwomen,regardlessofmaritalstatus.Madameisinevitablytaking

thatroleinFrench.Andgreatvirtueofboth/thetwoisthat,unlikeMs,theycan

bepronounced.

TheTimes,29/9/2011

Nature/catgorie Fonction

Thatthirdcategory

marital

language

sexualdiscrimination

It

which

II.Mettezlesphrasessuivantesaupluriel(6pts):1)Theaircraftisnotreallyameansoftransportation.

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2)Theeconomiccrisisisaninternationalphenomenon.

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3)Asheepneedsasensorialstimulustoprocreate!

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4)Aleafhasdroppedontheroof.

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5)Fortherecipeyouneedtobuyatomato,butter,flourandspaghetti.

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6)Thewifeofaheroshouldbeabletomasterthefearoflosingherman.

III.Donnezlemasculindesmotssuivants(3pts):cowelephant:doe:

gander:goat:

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goddaughter:niece:nurse:

usherette:waitress:widow:

IV.Entourezlaformecorrecteduverbe(5pts)1.BilliardsIS/AREplayedwithacuestickwhichisusedtostrikebilliardballs.2.TheNetherlandsHAS/HAVEproducedmanyoftheworldsfamouspainters.3.AllthemembersofthefamilyIS/AREwell.4.Lizshusbandisnotaking.HisfamilyIS/AREtheMountbattens,ananglicizationofBattenburg.HewasborninGreeceofaGreekfather.ThefamilyIS/AREdescendedfrom the European royal House of SchleswigHolsteinSonderburgGlucksburgBeck.The Queen did not take Philips name onmarriage. She and all descendantswho areroyalhighnesses,princesorprincesseswillbeWindsors.TherestIS/AREnamedMountbattenWindsor.(centreforcitizenship.org)5.LuggagewhichIS/AREnotfullyandlegiblyaddressedinEnglishorHindiwillnotbeacceptedforbookingandcarriagebytrain.(indianrail.gov.in/luggage_Rule.html)6.SenseandSensibilityIS/AREawellknownnovelbyEnglishnovelistJaneAusten.2EXPRESSIONECRITE(16pts):(250words) 'Describetheplacesontheuniversitycampusthatyouhavecometoknowparticularlywellsincetheacademicyearbegan,payingcloseattentiontothephysicaldetailsoftheseplaces.'

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Nom:.. MmeDELESSE

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I.TranscrivezenIPA(5pts):

boxes...

care

mother.

hour

jam..

pitch.

Spain

debt.

time..

weather.....

II.Transcrivezorthographiquement(5pts):

/rat/....

/fla/

/wdz/.

//.

/hf/.

/d/.

/mni/.

/iz/.

/fes/..

/kw/.

III.Danslaphrasesuivanteaccentuezlesmotsquidoiventltre(Ex:father) etsoulignezceuxquiseraientnormalementrduits(3pts):Andsowhatwe try todo in thepreventivehealthmovement is tobring innatural things

whichhavenosideeffectstheyreonlyfood.

IV.Donnezunephraseanglaise illustantchacunedestranscriptionscidessous(soulignezlemotconcerndansvotrephrase)(3pts):

1a./m/b./m/.2a./t/ b./t/..3a./frm/ b./frm/ .

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V. Trancrivez le texte suivant orthographiquement, en essayant dereproduire la

ponctuation(2pts):

/ntrktv nntelnt ntadi j mn twentet fnd v dz

wk snm n bks siks lfrend w sens v hjum pravt

a/

VI.Transcrivez,accentuez,rduisezlesformesquidoiventltresansoublierlesliaisons(2pts):

IsthisaletterforAlextoopen?

No,Idontthinkso.