Devoir d'anglais 1ère Stg Cned

Sujet du devoir

Farm School
Shaun Robins, 15, tells us about his life at Brymore School in Somerset where pupils live, study and work on an organic farm. Somerset
is a county in south-west England. It is rural and agricultural, famous for cheddar cheese and cider.
I know a lot about farming because my family have been farming for hundreds of years. We have a sheep farm on Exmoor, but we also
have a few cows, and my mum breeds horses. I want to take over the farm from my dad one day, so I really liked the idea of coming
to a school specialised in agriculture and horticulture.
The boarding school is small and friendly. I live in a house in the village where we have dormitories of five boys. It’s an all-boys school.
We have a school uniform, but a lot of the time we wear work clothes.
We do all the normal school subjects, like maths, English, geography, science and history. But we also do horticulture, agriculture and
engineering.
We all help on the school farm and in the gardens. It’s an organic farm, all our vegetables are organic. We grow vegetables and Christmas
trees, and we feed and look after the animals; we have to milk cows and sheep. We can do all the farming jobs adults do, and when
you’re in Year 10 like me, you learn to supervise the younger ones.
We also do lots of technical subjects like engineering and working in the forge. I love engineering. I discovered steam engines when I
was about eight. I started making model engines, then helping on bigger ones. I like driving and working on the mechanics.
I’ll be doing my General Certificate of Secondary Education exams (GCSE) next summer. After that, I might stay on for Year 12, or if I
get good results I might try to get into agricultural college. And then I’d like to start work on the family farm. I don’t mind working with
my parents. I just love the general lifestyle of farming. You don’t have someone in control of you, you’re the boss, you can just do what
you want and enjoy it. I hate being inside. I’m a very “outside” person.
Shaun’s day : We have school six full days a week, but Saturday afternoons are more sports and activities.
7 a.m. Get up and get ready.
7.45-8.30 Breakfast.
8.30-9.00 Free time.
9.00-9.15 Assembly – We have assembly once a day : the entire school meets for important information, a prayer and a
hymn.
9.15-11 Our first three lessons.
11-11.15 Break.
11.15-1.05 Three more lessons.
3.45-5.00 On different days, duty on the farm or in the gardens, or optional sports.
5.00-5.30 Free time.
5.30-6.15 Tea.
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6.15-7.30 Prep – that is the boarding-school word for homework.
7.30-9.00 Free time.
9.00 We return to our dormitories.
10.00 p.m. Lights out.
Adapted from Easy Going – Nathan – September 2004
General comprehension (14 pts)
 Choose the appropriate answer and justify your choice by quoting from the text. (2 pts)

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1. This story takes place in :
 Great Britain
 Australia
 Ireland

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2. This document is an extract from :
 a short story
 a magazine article
 an advertisement

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 Complete and write down the following summary, using words from the text or your own words. (12 pts)
This article deals ___ (1) Shaun Robins, a _____-___ (2) boy who lives in Somerset, in south-west England. He has _____ (3) to
go to a school farm because his parents are farmers. They ____ (4) a sheep farm on Exmoor and ___ (5) sheep, cows and horses.
Shaun studies general school _____ (6) and horticulture, agriculture and ____(7). In his school, they ____ (8) vegetables and
Christmas trees. Shaun is a very happy boy who loves the lifestyle of _____(9). After high school, he _____ (10) to go on _____
(11) for a while, before ___ (12) his parents on the farm.
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Detailed comprehension (26 pts)

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 Pick out elements from the text showing that : (5 pts)
1. Shaun has a busy schedule.
2. He is a very motivated boy, keen on studying farming and horticulture.
3. In his school farm one of his duties is to take care of animals.
4. He likes the idea of working with his parents.
5. He can’t stand staying inside.
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 Are the following statements right or wrong ? Justify each answer by briefly quoting the text : (8 pts)
1. According to Shaun Robins, farming has been a family tradition for a long time.
2. Only a few students are allowed to help on the school farm.
3. In fact, Shaun is only interested in farming.
4. Shaun likes being free.
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 Find in the text the equivalents of the following words : (4 pts)
1. way of life
2. well-known
3. I can’t bear
4. to look after
5. university
6. young students
7. agriculture
8. raises
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 How do you say the following words in English? Find them in the text. (3 pts)
1. dortoirs
2. l’internat
3. nous cultivons
4. traire
5. sympathique
6. mécanique
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 Translate into French : (2 pts)
“I know a lot about farming because my family have been farming for hundreds of years. We have a sheep farm on Exmoor,
but we also have a few cows, and my mum breeds horses. I want to take over the farm from my dad one day, so I really liked
the idea of coming to a school specialised in agriculture.”

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From the following list, write down five adjectives which best describe Shaun. You must justify your choice : choose
a quotation and briefly give your own interpretation. (4 pts)
enthusiastic – lazy – ambitious – hardworking – silly – worried – helpful – disappointed

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This article deals _ABOUT__ (1) Shaun Robins, a _STUDENT____-_FARMAR__ (2) boy who lives in Somerset, in south-west England. He has _____ (3) to
go to a school farm because his parents are farmers. They _HAVE___ (4) a sheep farm on Exmoor and SHEWPCOWS___ (5) sheep, cows and horses.
Shaun studies general school _MATH ENGLISH GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE AND HISTORY____ (6) and horticulture, agriculture and _ENGINEERING___(7). In his school, they _ARE ORGANIC FARM___ (8) vegetables and
Christmas trees. Shaun is a very happy boy who loves the lifestyle of FARMING_____(9). After high school, he _____ (10) to go on _____
(11) for a while, before ___ (12) his parents on the farm.