Conseils et Recommandations
 
Suivre les conseils pratiques ainsi que les recommandations formulées dans la partie Bac 1998 (Session principale et de Contrôle).
Question 1 : il s'agit de justifier que les 3 phrases données sont fausses (False statements).
Questions 2 et 3 : une lecture attentive du 1er paragraphe (question n°2) et du 2ème paragraphe (question 3) vous permettra de trouver facilement les réponses.
Question 4 : il s'agit d'une question de référence très accessible ("the couple" ne peut être que "Bob et Pat" ; et "the experience" se référe à celle que Bob va entreprendre tout seul => "Bob running the household alone").
 
Corrigé
 
1. What, in the text, shows that the following statements are false ?
  1. Bob was obliged to take over the care of the children.
    "It was all his own idea"
  2. When Pat went back to work she refused to continue to run the household.
    "She continued to run the household, however, until Bob signed the contract"
  3. Bob enjoyed the 70-day experience so much that he decided to continue to run the household alone.
    "After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up "

2. Focus on "when he signed" in paragraph 1. What did he sign ? what did that mean ?

- a motherhood contract
- It meant that for 70 days he would take over the care and feeding of the couple's four children plus all household chores.

3. After his experience, what does Bob think of running a household and raising children ?

- It is an impossible job for any normal human being/ It's a difficult task / It's a never ending task  

4. What do these words refer to ?

  1. couple (paragraph 1) refers to Bob and Pat
  2. The experience (paragraph 1) refers to the fact that Bob runs the household alone (ou toute idée équivalente)

5. Find in the text words meaning the same as:

  1. person (paragraph 2) : human being
  2. a person who trains athletes (paragraph 3) coach
  3. children (paragraph 3) : kids

6. Tick (×) the right option. Justify your choice with suitable information from the text.

Running the household is :

  1. the wife's business.
  2. the husband's business.
  3. both partners' business
    Justify : He's sharing the child raising and household tasks with Pat

7. What does Bob intend to do now that the summer experience is over ?
Write a book

8. There is a humorous detail in paragraph 5. What is it ?
"Wait till your mother gets home"