Conseils et Recommandations
 
Question n° 1 : Il s'agit de choisir un titre au texte. Lisez d'abord les trois propositions, puis lisez assez rapidement tout le texte. La réponse à cette question apparait d'ailleurs dès les premières lignes du texte.
Question n°2 : L'exercice consiste à completer le tableau (sur Jane Roberts) à partir de donnèes (de simples mots comme par exemple: (divorced/British etc...) puisées dans le texte.
Question n°3 : Dans cette question, il vous est demandé de prouver par des détails du texte que les informations fournies sont fausses. Revenez aux différents paragraphes mentionnés pour trouver les réponses appropriées.
Question n°4 : Il s'agit de compléter "a" et "b" (Mrs Fenn ......) en vous référant aux paragraphes 3 et 4. Faites très attention au temps à utiliser (le passé bien sûr!)
Question n°5 et 6 : Questions classiques d'ordre lexical.
Question n° 7 : C'est un exercice de référence classique!
 
I. READING COMPREHENSION
  
1. Tick  ( 3) the most appropriate title to the text . ( 1 pt )

a. A mother's battle for custody. 3
b. A family reunites in New York.
c. An understanding father.

2. Complete the table below about Jane Roberts ( 1.5 pts )
  

name Jane Roberts
age 31
nationality British
countries of residence a- Britain
b- USA
Number of children 3
Marital status at present Divorced-divorcee

 

  
 
3. The following statements are false . Justify that they are false by providing details from the text : (2.5 pts)

a- The American legal system is free of charge (par. 1)
Cost her parents £45000

b- Jane is flying to America because her daughters wanted to visit their father (par. 1)
.to comply with an American court order.

c- Jane knows for sure where she and her daughters will be staying in America (par. 2)
- I have no idea (what will be waiting for me).
soit
- A hostel ? A battered wives refuge ? A welfare hotel ?
soit le tout.

d- Jane Roberts took her children back to Britain because they wanted to visit their grand parents (par. 3)
soit - because she had been evicted from her flat in Boston.
soit - because her former husband failed to meet rent demands.
soit les deux élements de réponse.

e- Jane Roberts is pleased with the American legal system because her case has been settled quickly (par. 5)
soit - the US legal system drags on and on.
soit - my family have had to subsidise the US legal system

4. Focus on paragraph 3 and 4 and find how Mrs Fenn helped her daughter Jane (2 pts )

a- Mrs Fenn allowed her daughter to live with her.
b- Mrs Fenn paid her daughter’s legal fees or remortgaged her home to pay her
daughter's legal fees.

5. Tick the option that best paraphrases  the underlined words ( 2 points )

5.1 Her former husband failed to meet rent demands :

[ X ]  a- He did not pay the rent.
[     ]  b- His marriage failed because of the rent.
[     ]  c- He found no place to rent.

5.2 My family have had to subsidise the American legal system

[     ]  a- The system provided financial help.
[ X ]  b-The family paid the legal expenses themselves.
[     ]  c-The system did not require a lot of money.

6. Find in the text words or phrases meaning nearly the same as : ( 1.5 pts )

a- to obey ( par. 1) : comply (with)
b- suffering from anxiety and stress ( par. 2 ) : traumatized
c- to give up / to abandon ( par. 5 ) : relinquish

7. What do the following words refer to ? ( 1.5 pts )

a- them ( par. 3 ) refers to : the children
b- She ( par. 4 ) refers to : Mrs. Fenn
c- his ( par 5 ) refers to : his country / her husband's country / USA