Upstairs Downstairs - Didier

Évaluation de la compréhension écrite
Deux appareils d’évaluation sont proposés : le premier de
« type bac » où la compréhension est vérifiée par la production,
le second ne vérifiant que la compréhension pour
une évaluation de l’activité langagière en elle-même.
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Appareils d’évaluation
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Évaluation de type 1 : corrigé et barème
1. This document is a testimony. 0,5 pt
2. The narrator is Rosina, a servant. Two other servants
are important in this testimony: Tommy Phipps and
John, a footman. The master (his lordship) also has an
important role in this story.
3 pts
3. The scene takes place at the Astor’s house in Sandwich,
at night (we had just gone to bed / The whole house
turned out in their dressing gowns).
1 pt
4. a. We (l. 1): The whole house.
b. I (l. 1): Rosina, the narrator
c. He (l. 4): Tommy Phipps
d. He (l. 13): John
e. He (l. 14): His lordship 2,5 pts
5. They heard a shot and Tommy Phipps shouted. 2 pts
6. Tommy Phipps opened the door to a man who demanded
his money or his life. He gave him a pound. The man
took it, fired at him, missed, and ran out into the night.
Consequently, the footmen rushed outside to catch the
thief, the housekeeper fainted, Mr Billy called his dogs
and went off with a knife, and the master followed with
a golf club. Then, the police arrived and an inspector
stayed to cross-examine the servants.
4 pts
7. Some servants didn’t get on well. Tommy Phipps was
unpopular with the staff and one day took advantage of
his position to tease John. So John took his revenge by
scaring Tommy.
3 pts
8. The master reprimanded John but was also extremely
angry with Mr Tommy, and he held him responsible for
the whole incident. However, he protected his servants
and refused to let the police arrest John. 2 pts
9. This sentence means that the power of a master over
his servants was more important than the power of the
police. The police seem to follow the rules of the master,
like the servants.
2 pts
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Évaluation de type 2 : corrigé et barème
Type of document a testimony 1 pt
Place and time at the Astor’s house in Sandwich (we had just gone to bed /
The whole house turned out in their dressing gowns)
2 pts
Who speaks Rosina, a servant 1 pt
The problem They heard a shot and Tommy Phipps shouted. 2 pts
The immediate cause of the problem
The immediate consequences
of the problem
The relationship between servants
The real identity of the culprit
and his reason
The reaction of the master
A man had appeared at his door, demanding his money or
his life. He’d given him a pound; the man had taken it from
him, fired at him, missed, and run out into the night.
– The footmen seized whatever weapons they could from
the kitchen and rushed outside.
– The housekeeper fainted.
– Mr Billy called his dogs and went off with a knife…
– and his lordship followed with a golf club…
– two carloads of police arrived… an inspector was left
behind to cross-examine us servants.
– Tommy Phipps, who was unpopular with the staff,
– taking advantage of his position to tease him out of his
wits
– John, the young footman, suddenly burst out that he had
been the villain of the piece…
– So John decided to get his own back. He used a toy pistol
and planned eventually to reveal his identity.
– He was also extremely angry with Mr Tommy, and he held
him responsible for the whole incident.
– He had already tried the case and administered the
sentence, so he was quickly silenced.
2 pts
5 pts
2 pts
2 pts
3 pts
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