DIPLÔME NATIONAL DU BREVET SESSION 2010 SUJET. Série Collège

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1 DIPLÔME NATIONAL DU BREVET SESSION 2010 SUJET Série Collège ANGLAIS Durée 1 h 30 Coef. : 1 L USAGE DE LA CALCULATRICE ET DU DICTIONNAIRE N EST PAS AUTORISÉ TEXT A HOME BY THE THAMES In the centre of London is a place that suggests there is at least some truth in the image of Britain as a nation of animal lovers. About 200 people work there as volunteers and it receives huge amounts of money in donations from the public. In 1860 a woman called Mary Tealby was walking to a friend s home when she saw a lost, starving puppy. She took it home and looked after it. The experience made her so worried about the other stray dogs on the streets that she set up The Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs in north London, which moved south of the Thames to Battersea in The modern Battersea Dogs and Cats Home provides a temporary home for lost pets until their owners come forward to claim them, and for abandoned ones. (An abandoned dog or cat is usually one its owners have taken to Battersea because they can t look after it any more - it is quite rare for people to leave an unwanted pet in the street.) There is no limit on how long abandoned animals are kept, but because of the Home s good reputation, new owners are generally found within a few weeks. Its day-to-day work includes treating animals that are sick, socialising those with behaviour problems and of course taking the dogs for regular walks. In 2004, one of the residents, a dog called Red, became quite famous. The animals are locked in their kennels overnight, so staff couldn t understand why they arrived in the morning to find dogs running in the corridors, lots of dog food missing from the kitchen, and a terrible mess everywhere. When they set up a camera, the mystery was solved: Red had learned how to unlock his kennel using his nose and teeth. So when he got out, he did the same for the other dogs, starting with his closest friends. The story was picked up by the media and more than three hundred people telephoned Battersea to offer Red a new home. Adapted from A Home by the Thames 9 th December 2009 (with kind permission from Macmillan Publishers) insideout.net 1/6

2 2 points sont attribués à l orthographe et à la présentation I - COMPRÉHENSION DU TEXTE - 6 points A. True or False? Circle T or F and justify your answer with a sentence from the text. 1. Battersea gets very little financial help from the public. T F 2. Mary Tealby founded the Temporary Home after having taken care of a starving puppy. T F 3. When people can t look after their pets, they abandon them in the street. T F 4. Abandoned animals have to wait for a long time until they are adopted. T F 5. Thanks to a camera, they found out what was going on during the night. T F 6. Red managed to open his cage on his own. T F B. Find in the text two hints (= allusions) which tell you where Battersea is: C. Find in the text expressions or sentences showing that: 1. It is quite right to say the British are fond of animals. 2. Some animals are not used to being around humans and other cats and dogs. _ 3. Red and his friends must have spent part of the night eating. _ 2/6

3 D. Find words in the text corresponding to the following definitions: 1. 1 a- people who work for a particular company or association: 2. 2 b- be very hungry: 3. 2 c- without a home: 4. 3 d- to say that something is yours: 5. 5 e- most intimate: 6. 5 f- an untidy state of things: E. Translate into French: The story was picked up by the media, and more than three hundred people telephoned Battersea to offer Red a new home. 3/6

4 II - COMPÉTENCE LINGUISTIQUE - 5 points A. Circle the odd one out. (Entourer l intrus) a- provide - quite - find - with b- claim - became - Britain - place c- work - course - north - saw d- called - arrived - learned - unwanted e- home - owner - south - nose B. Underline the stressed syllable in each word. (souligner la syllabe accentuée): volunteer abandoned experience telephoned C. Choose the right preposition from the list and complete the sentences. at - in - of - about - on 1. Are you keen dog-shows? 2. I m crazy dog agility shows. 3. Tom is good nursing animals. 4. My little brother is scared dogs. 5. Do lots of people care abandoned animals? 6. Are you interested veterinary studies? D. Write the adjectives in ( ) in the superlative form. 1. I know my dog is not (intelligent) in the world, but he s my (good) friend! 2. (cute) photos I ve got are those of my cat Pearl when she was a kitten. 3. She used to do (silly) things. 4. What s (bad) things your cat has ever done? 4/6

5 E. Complete with the correct form of the verb. 1. I (never/have) a pet in my life. I d love to have a dog! 2. The Temporary Home for Dogs (set up) by Mary Tealby 150 years ago. 3. Jim (work) there as a volunteer for ten years. 4. He usually (give) a hand at the weekend. 5. If you saw a lost animal, what (you/do)? 5/6

6 III - EXPRESSION ÉCRITE EN LANGUE ANGLAISE - 7 points Rédigez en anglais un texte d environ 50 mots. Vous choisirez l un des deux sujets suivants : 1 er sujet : Have you ever taken care of an abandoned, injured or sick animal? Write about it and say how you felt. 2 ème Sujet : Could you imagine working with animals in your future job? Why or why not? 6/6