Hidden Lives, a Family Memoir, extract - Margaret Forster (1995) - Compréhension et expression écrite

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DAEU Diplôme d'Accès aux Etudes Universitaires, Hidden Lives, Margaret Forster, anglais, grammaire, compréhension écrite, traduction, vocabulaire, autobiographie, auxiliaires modaux

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Le document est un devoir corrigé destiné aux candidats préparant un DEAU. Les exercices proposés portent sur un extrait du livre Hidden Lives, a Family Memoir de l'écrivaine Margaret Forster.

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[...] Hidden Lives, a Family Memoir, extract - Margaret Forster (1995) - Compréhension et expression écrite Abridged from Hidden Lives, a Family Memoir by Margaret FORSTER, Viking, 1995. Reading comprehension (15pts) Say whether the following statements are true or false. Put your answers F or T in a grid like this. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F F T F T T F F F T Wordsearch Margaret knew that her French was very poor. The adjective excruciating (l.2) may justify it. [...]

[...] Margaret had to look after the children during the day. Marthe Blanc had been running a bookshop for several years. When Mr Blanc began lecturing at the University of Bordeaux many years ago, he was still researching for his PhD. 3. Expressing similitudes. Use the prompts in brackets: She left home in 1957. So does his brother. Margaret's mother didn't like the word servant . Neither did Margaret/her. Margaret's father had never been abroad. Neither did his family. My sister likes looking after children. [...]

[...] Ou bien J'aurais pu quitter la maison. J'aurais dû quitter la maison. Exercise Expressing wishes and regrets Translate into English: Margaret aimerait être professeur de français Margaret would like to be a French teacher. Margaret regrette de ne pas être restée en relation avec Mr et Mme Blanc. Margaret wished she had kept in touch with Mr and Mrs. Blanc. Si seulement j'étais à Oxford If only I were in Oxford. Sa mère regrette d'avoir dit domestique Her mother wouldn't have wanted to say servant . [...]

[...] She couldn't see why bad French should be a handicap, could she? Her French teacher fixed up the au pair post, didn't he? Margaret doesn't like helping young children, does she? She couldn't carry her suitcase, could she? Marthe Blanc had been a teacher, hadn't she? Margaret will always remember Mr. and Mrs. Blanc, won't she? I've never read a novel by Margaret Foster, have 5. Emphasis... or how to insist: My tutor did tell me it would be a handicap. [...]