Conseils et Recommandations
 
Il s'agit d'un texte extrait du roman de "John Steinbech" Molly Morgan.
Lisez le texte lentement et attentivement. Cela vous permettra de comprendre le texte globalement.
Ensuite, lisez les questions et revenez au texte au fur et à mesure.
Questions 1-2-3-5-6 : On remarque que les paragraphes à lire pour trouver les réponses à ces questions ne sont pas mentionnés.
Faites preuve de patience et ne vous affolez pas ! Une lecture attentive de chaque question et une concentration judicieuse sur le texte vous permettra de "dénicher" les bonnes réponses.
N'hésitez pas à utiliser un crayon pour souligner des phrases et / ou expressions / mots ou annoter des remarques dans la marge (Rappelez vous ! Vous allez garder la feuille du texte).
Question 4 : Là le paragraphe de référence est mentionné (2ème par). Donc lisez autant de fois que possible ce paragraphe afin de trouver les réponses appropriées.
 
Corrigé
 
1. Pick out 2 details showing that George Morgan did not live with his family on a permanent basis.
  1. The great visits usually lasted about 2 weeks. (par1)
  2. In the morning he could be gone. (par1)
  3. This time he just disappeared for good.
  4. Some morning he would be there with finer presents and better stories than ever before.
  5. After that Molly saw them as seldom as she had seen her father. (par2)

2. How did the family survive when he was away ? Justify your answer with details from the text.

-The mother read those advertisements which offered to help her make
        money  at home
-The children made paper flowers.
- The boys tried to develop magazine routes.

3. Complete the following statements :
     3.1. The children saw their father as

a. a beautiful and fine man
b. generous
c. a good story-teller
d. adventurous
e. cheerful
f. immortal

    3.2. The two details showing that George Morgan hated having to leave his family are :

a. Always there came an afternoon when George Morgan walked out at night.
b. These were the only times when his voice was sad and discouraged.

4. Express the following words or phrases differently to show that you understand them. They are all in the second paragraph.

a. disappeared for good : disappeared for ever / never came back.
b. he must be dead : he was most certainly dead (most) /probably dead.
c. distracted : troubled /worried / confused / anxious / perplexed / at a loss).

5. What did the family do to survive when the father "never came back" ?
Were they successful ? Justify your answer with details from the text.

  They tried to find jobs. For example, the mother..., the boys.... the children.... They weren't successful.
  They nearly starved. They couldn't stand it any longer. The boys ran away and joined the navy.

 

6. What impact did the disappearance of the father have on the family ?

- The family broke up (fell apart) to the point that the brothers became strangers to
   their sister.                                                          
- The boys ran away,  and joined the navy.
- They nearly starved.