Conseils et Recommandations
 
Lisez les conseils pratiques ainsi que les recommandations formulés dans la partie Bac 1998 (Sessions principale et de contrôle).
Question 1-2-4 : Il s'agit de compléter les tableaux en se référant aux paragraphes mentionnés.
Question 3 : La réponse à cette question se trouve au début du 3e paragraphe.
En réalité, il y a 2 possibilités de réponses (et ceci est à l'avantage du candidat) (Voir réponse dans le corrigé).
Question 5 : Il s'agit de 2 "false statements" à corriger.
Question 6 : Il s'agit de questions de référence classiques et très accessibles.
Question 7 : Il est demandé de compléter la phrase en choisissant l'une de trois possiblités proposées.
 
Corrigé
 
1.Fill in the following table with information from paragraph 1.
  Place*   The Fred C. Nelles School in whittier, California
  Incident   "J" attacking 2 guards / a prisoner attacks two guards
  Violent inmate   "J"
  Victim   One guard
  Result   The guard went to the hospital

* Place : accepter "a prison school in California"

2. Fill in the table with information about CYA (paragraphs 2 and 3) :

 

  Number of prisoners   9000
  Number of training schools   11
  Types of crimes committed   murder, rape, armed robbery...
  Number of conservation camps   4

3. What problems is C.Y.A. faced with ?

It is overcrowded, under funded (overcrowdedness / under funding / CYA : trapped between society's ambivalent attitudes)

4. What do the following people think of rehabilitation ?

  The officials   They are proud of rehabilitation / rehabilitation is important
  The inmates   Skeptical / doubtful / It won't work / crimes will be repeated
  Chuck Quackenbush   He doesn't believe in rehabilitation

5. Correct the following false statements with reference to the text :

a- Only clubs are used in this rehabilitation school to calm down and control the prisoners.
Pepper spray.

b- In this prison, "J" was kept chained in his cell.
One guard knelt to unfasten his leg irons.

6. What do the underlined words refer to ?

his (line 4) refers to : the prisoner's
other (line 4) refers to : guard / or second guard

7. Circle the correct alternative.

"graduates" (paragraph 3) is used within inverted commas ("     ") because :
    a- the journalist is being ironical.
    b- it is a matter of pride and honour.
    c- the prisoners get a diploma when they come out of the rehabilitation center.