AMERICAN PET OWNERS
A quick question: in which country can you find pet cemeteries, pet hotels, pet dentists, not to mention surfing cats? The country in question is the USA. Being kind to animals is all very well but not too much!
Of course the US is the land of extremes, and one would expect a degree of eccentricity from its animal lovers. But when treating animals like humans becomes a daily occurrence, it may be time to start worrying about the mental health of the nation’s pet owners.
As always, it’s California that sets the standard of eccentricity. Californians dress their cats and dogs in specially designed bikinis and Harley Davidson leather jackets. They take pets to restaurants where the Canine Cuisine menu includes an ice-cream dessert called Chilly Paws. They feed them with vitamin pills, diet pills, and breath-freshening pills. They take them to astrologers and psychics.
At the Cat Hotel in Hollywood, owner Dr Scott Ivers says his aim is to make his furry guests so happy they’ll never want to leave.
Still, is there no limit to how much consideration an animal gets?
by Paul Whitington
TODAY IN ENGLISH, May 1997.
Vocabulary: • a daily occurrence: un événement quotidien
• to worry: s’inquiéter
• health: santé
• owners: propriétaires
• Chilly Paws: "papattes glacées"
• aim: intention, but
• furry guests: pensionnaires à fourrure
L’utilisation du dictionnaire bilingue ou d’un traducteur électronique n’est pas autorisée.
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Groupement inter Académique |
EXAMEN : CAP Secteur B Tertiaire |
EG4 |
Juin 2001 |
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EPREUVE : Langue Vivante Etrangère : ANGLAIS Jeudi 14 juin 2001 15 h 15 à 16 h 15 |
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Coefficient : 1 Durée : 1 heure |
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1 - Retrouvez la traduction des expressions suivantes dans le texte : (3 pts)
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Des cimetières pour animaux domestiques |
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Pet hotels |
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Des dentistes pour animaux domestiques |
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Vitamin Pills |
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Des pastilles pour rafraîchir l’haleine |
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Diet Pills |
2 - Right or Wrong? Cochez la bonne case et citez d’après le texte, la phrase ou l’expression justifiant votre choix : (1,5 pt x 4 = 6 pts)
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a. Californians are the most eccentric people in the way they treat animals. |
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b. Californians never dress their dogs. |
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c. Paul Whitington is the owner of the Cat Hotel in Hollywood. |
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d. For the author of this article, American pet owners are perfectly normal. |
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3 - Répondez en anglais à la question suivante en vous aidant du texte : (2 pts)
What is Paul Whittington’s opinion about American pet owners?
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4 - Remettez les mots dans l’ordre afin de fournir des phrases cohérentes (Attention à la ponctuation !) (2 pts)
a.. /French / Pets / To / Psychics / Animal / Take / Never / Lovers / Their / ! /
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b. /? / Ice / Restaurants / Can / Dogs / In / Cream / French / Have / DessertS / ./
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5 - Ecrivez dans la seconde phrase le contraire de ce qui est dit dans la première : (3 pts)
a.. You can find pet hotels in France.
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b.. She took her dog to an astrologer.
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c.. Americans treat their pets like humans.
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6 - Rédigez en anglais, un développement de 40 mots sur le sujet suivant :
F Avez-vous un animal domestique ? Si oui, lequel ? Expliquez les raisons de votre choix.
Sinon, dites pourquoi vous n’en avez pas et profitez de l’occasion pour dire quel serait l’animal de vos rêves.
Utilisez éventuellement le vocabulaire fourni ci-dessous :
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- to go for a walk (se promener) - not being alone (ne pas être seul) - friendly (amical) - safety (sécurité) - to warn (prévenir) - to help blind people (aider les aveugles) |
- dirty (sale) - noisy (bruyant) - to stay alone all day long (rester seul toute la journée) - to bark (aboyer) - the neighbours (les voisins) - a flat (un appartement) |
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