Bac 2012 S ES Anglais LV1 Corrige

Bac ES 2012 – Sujet corrigé – Anglais LV1 Proposition de correction Question 1 a) Who are the characters present in the scene? Five characters are present in the scene : Laura, the narrator(I), Pappy, Jamie, Henry and Isabella. b) How are they related to each other? Pappy is Henry and Jamie’s father Henry is Laura’s husband, Jamie’s brother and Pappy’s son Laura is Henry’s wife and Jamie’s sister-in-law Isabella also called « little bella » is Henry and Laura’s daughter. Jamie is Henry’s brother and Pappy’s son c) Who is telling the story? The story is told by Laura, the « I » narrator in the scene. Question 2 a) Where does the scene take place? The scene takes place in Henry’s place of living (a farm) , in the Mississipi, in the United States. b) Say in one sentence which particular event is happening on that day Jamie is coming home to his brother after having being away for some time. c) Why did Jamie go away? Jamie enrolled in the army and went to war « overseas », most probably in Europe. d) l.50: “And that’s what you’ve been doing all these months . . .?” Explain what he has been doing. Instead of coming back home after the end of the war, Jamie spent time travelling « overseas », in Europe. He probably visited unknown countries and sounds to have enjoyed himself doing so. 3. Describe Jamie’s physical appearance.