Compréhension de l’écrit

Doc. 1A genius at work

Doc. 2What determines the commercial value of art?

1 Doc. 1. Introduce the three following main characters as they are presented in the text by giving as many details as possible.

the narrator – Picasso – Benoit

2 Doc. 1. Identify the main action in the document (30 words).

3 Doc. 1. Focus on the passage from line 1 to line 16.

a. Find out the two main differences between the narrator and Picasso.

b. Pick out at least two quotations to justify these differences.

4 Doc. 1. Focus on the passage from line 17 to line 37.

a. Explain in your own word Benoit’s intentions.

b. Describe Picasso’s and the other characters’ reactions to his intentions (50 words).

5 Doc. 1. Focus on the passage from line 38 to the end.

a. Say what Benoit’s final request is.

b. What are the explicit and implicit reasons for it? (40 words)

6 Doc. 1. Line 47: “I’m buying the meal,” he said. “Not the whole restaurant.”

Explain Picasso’s answer and comment on it.

7 Doc. 2.

a. Say what the main topic of the document is.

b. Explain in your own words the opinion most people have about art.

8 Doc. 2. Lines 3-4: “It is neither utilitarian, nor does it seem to be linked to any essential activity.”

a. Find out examples in the text which illustrate this quote.

b. Explain in your own words why people have such a vision about art (30 words).

9 Doc. 1 et 2. What are the common points and differences between the two documents as far as art and money are concerned? Justify with quotes from the texts (50 words).

Seuls les candidats de la série L LVO traiteront la question 10.

10 Doc. 1. Document 1 focuses on the link between art and food. Pick out details showing it and conclude on the vision of art expressed in this extract (50 words).

Seuls les candidats de la série L LVA traiteront la question 11.

11 Doc. 1 et 2. Document 2, lines 14 to 16 : “No matter how luxurious, such things also sustain the basic functions of shelter, food, clothing and transport.”

Explain in your own words how this quotation applies to both documents (70 words).