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Critiquer une exposition · B1. Reliez la personne, l’heure, le lieu ou la quantité à l’événement exact. Repérez appréciations et réserves ; un fait positif ne signifie pas une approbation sans limites.

Lis le document original en anglais et appuie tes réponses sur des indices. Le niveau est un repère éditorial, pas un résultat certifié.

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Reviewing an exhibition

Lis le document original en anglais et appuie tes réponses sur des indices. Le niveau est un repère éditorial, pas un résultat certifié.

“Ordinary Things” is an exhibition about objects people once used every day. I expected rows of old tools with long explanations. Instead, the first room contains only twelve objects, each introduced through the story of a person who owned it. A repaired school bag, for example, appears beside a short account of the journey its owner made to school.

The small number of objects is a strength. Visitors have space to look carefully rather than hurry past a crowded display. The labels are short, and longer information is available in folders on a table. I found this arrangement useful because I could choose how much detail to read. However, the folders are heavy and difficult to hold while standing. A few seats near the table would make a practical difference.

The second room invites visitors to listen to recorded memories. Headphones allow several stories to play without filling the room with competing voices. One recording was unavailable during my visit, but a printed transcript was provided. I would have preferred to hear the speaker, yet I could still follow the account. The staff member explained that the missing recording was being checked, rather than pretending the equipment was working.

Not everything is equally successful. The final wall asks visitors to imagine which of today’s objects might become important in fifty years. This is an interesting question, but the suggested answers are all electronic devices. A wider choice, including ordinary clothing or handmade gifts, would connect better with the range shown earlier.

The exhibition is free, although booking is required at weekends because the rooms are small. Allow about an hour if you want to read the extra material. This is not a complete history of household life, and it does not claim to be one. Its success lies in showing how a few carefully chosen objects can open a door into other people’s experiences.

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Détails explicites · Point de vue et appréciation

Reliez la personne, l’heure, le lieu ou la quantité à l’événement exact. Repérez appréciations et réserves ; un fait positif ne signifie pas une approbation sans limites.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.

Détails explicites · Raisons

Reliez la personne, l’heure, le lieu ou la quantité à l’événement exact. Retenez la raison donnée ; une cause plausible mais extérieure au texte ne suffit pas.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.

Déductions à partir d’indices · Idée principale

Combinez les indices réels sans ajouter un fait non étayé. Considérez l’ensemble : un détail vrai n’est pas forcément l’idée principale.

The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.

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LectureB1

Reviewing an exhibition

Lis le document original en anglais et appuie tes réponses sur des indices. Le niveau est un repère éditorial, pas un résultat certifié.

“Ordinary Things” is an exhibition about objects people once used every day. I expected rows of old tools with long explanations. Instead, the first room contains only twelve objects, each introduced through the story of a person who owned it. A repaired school bag, for example, appears beside a short account of the journey its owner made to school.

The small number of objects is a strength. Visitors have space to look carefully rather than hurry past a crowded display. The labels are short, and longer information is available in folders on a table. I found this arrangement useful because I could choose how much detail to read. However, the folders are heavy and difficult to hold while standing. A few seats near the table would make a practical difference.

The second room invites visitors to listen to recorded memories. Headphones allow several stories to play without filling the room with competing voices. One recording was unavailable during my visit, but a printed transcript was provided. I would have preferred to hear the speaker, yet I could still follow the account. The staff member explained that the missing recording was being checked, rather than pretending the equipment was working.

Not everything is equally successful. The final wall asks visitors to imagine which of today’s objects might become important in fifty years. This is an interesting question, but the suggested answers are all electronic devices. A wider choice, including ordinary clothing or handmade gifts, would connect better with the range shown earlier.

The exhibition is free, although booking is required at weekends because the rooms are small. Allow about an hour if you want to read the extra material. This is not a complete history of household life, and it does not claim to be one. Its success lies in showing how a few carefully chosen objects can open a door into other people’s experiences.

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The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.
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Détails explicites · Point de vue et appréciation

Reliez la personne, l’heure, le lieu ou la quantité à l’événement exact. Repérez appréciations et réserves ; un fait positif ne signifie pas une approbation sans limites.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Détails explicites · Raisons

Reliez la personne, l’heure, le lieu ou la quantité à l’événement exact. Retenez la raison donnée ; une cause plausible mais extérieure au texte ne suffit pas.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Déductions à partir d’indices · Idée principale

Combinez les indices réels sans ajouter un fait non étayé. Considérez l’ensemble : un détail vrai n’est pas forcément l’idée principale.

The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.

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D01 · Échauffement

Reviewing an exhibition

What surprised the reviewer in the first room?

  1. A complete history of every household object.
  2. Only modern electronic devices.
  3. A few objects presented through their owners’ stories.
  4. Rows of tools with very long labels.
Réponse et explication
A few objects presented through their owners’ stories.

Réponse : « A few objects presented through their owners’ stories. ». Indice : « the first room contains only twelve objects, each introduced through the story of a person who owned it. ». Vérifiez « Rows of tools with very long labels. » : Cela était prévu au départ. Ce n’est pas le résultat ultérieur inattendu demandé. Indice : « I expected rows of old tools with long explanations. ». Vérifiez « Only modern electronic devices. » : Le texte ne désigne pas cela comme le problème demandé. Retenez celui qu’il nomme explicitement. Indice : « the suggested answers are all electronic devices. ».

D02 · Échauffement

Reviewing an exhibition

What information accompanies the school bag?

  1. Instructions explaining how its owner repaired it.
  2. A description of the owner’s school timetable.
  3. The cost of repairing it before the exhibition.
  4. Its owner’s journey to school.
Réponse et explication
Its owner’s journey to school.

Réponse : « Its owner’s journey to school. ». Indice : « a short account of the journey its owner made to school. ». Vérifiez « The cost of repairing it before the exhibition. » : Le texte ne donne pas ce détail. Ne l’ajoutez pas. Vérifiez « Instructions explaining how its owner repaired it. » : Le texte ne donne pas ce détail. Ne l’ajoutez pas.

D03 · Échauffement

Reviewing an exhibition

Why does the reviewer like the limited number of objects?

  1. It guarantees visitors can avoid booking at weekends.
  2. It makes the owners’ stories unnecessary.
  3. It allows every label to be replaced by a long folder.
  4. It gives visitors room to look carefully.
Réponse et explication
It gives visitors room to look carefully.

Réponse : « It gives visitors room to look carefully. ». Indice : « Visitors have space to look carefully rather than hurry past a crowded display. ». Vérifiez « It guarantees visitors can avoid booking at weekends. » : Cela dit le contraire du détail concerné. Indice : « booking is required at weekends because the rooms are small. ». Vérifiez « It allows every label to be replaced by a long folder. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive. Indice : « The labels are short, and longer information is available in folders on a table. ».

P01 · Développer la compétence

Reviewing an exhibition

Where can visitors find longer explanations?

  1. On longer labels beside every object.
  2. Only through recordings in the second room.
  3. In folders attached to the twelve objects.
  4. In folders on a table.
Réponse et explication
In folders on a table.

Réponse : « In folders on a table. ». Indice : « longer information is available in folders on a table. ». Vérifiez « On longer labels beside every object. » : Ce n’est pas l’objet indiqué pour cette action. Indice : « The labels are short ». Vérifiez « Only through recordings in the second room. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive. Indice : « The second room invites visitors to listen to recorded memories. ».

P02 · Développer la compétence

Reviewing an exhibition

What practical improvement is suggested near the folders?

  1. Lighter folders that can only be read while standing.
  2. A guide who chooses how much information each visitor reads.
  3. Some seats.
  4. Longer labels instead of the choice of folders.
Réponse et explication
Some seats.

Réponse : « Some seats. ». Indice : « A few seats near the table would make a practical difference. ». Vérifiez « Longer labels instead of the choice of folders. » : Ce n’est pas l’objet indiqué pour cette action. Indice : « I could choose how much detail to read. ». Vérifiez « Lighter folders that can only be read while standing. » : Le texte ne désigne pas cela comme le problème demandé. Retenez celui qu’il nomme explicitement.

P03 · Développer la compétence

Reviewing an exhibition

What does the staff member’s explanation show?

  1. An open acknowledgement of the equipment problem.
  2. A claim that the equipment was working normally.
  3. A guarantee that every recording would work on the next visit.
  4. An instruction to skip the account without a recording.
Réponse et explication
An open acknowledgement of the equipment problem.

Réponse : « An open acknowledgement of the equipment problem. ». Indice : « the missing recording was being checked, rather than pretending the equipment was working. ». Vérifiez « A claim that the equipment was working normally. » : Cela dit le contraire du détail concerné. Vérifiez « A guarantee that every recording would work on the next visit. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive.

P04 · Développer la compétence

Reviewing an exhibition

What replaced the unavailable recording during the visit?

  1. An extended label listing the recording equipment.
  2. A live explanation from the staff member instead of the whole account.
  3. A printed transcript.
  4. Headphones playing a different owner’s memory.
Réponse et explication
A printed transcript.

Réponse : « A printed transcript. ». Indice : « a printed transcript was provided. ». Vérifiez « A live explanation from the staff member instead of the whole account. » : Ce n’est pas l’objet indiqué pour cette action. Vérifiez « Headphones playing a different owner’s memory. » : Ce n’est pas l’objet indiqué pour cette action.

R01 · Entraînement associé

Reviewing an exhibition

Why are headphones used in the second room?

  1. To keep different recordings from competing across the room.
  2. To prevent visitors choosing between different accounts.
  3. To let each story be heard throughout both rooms.
  4. To make the printed transcripts unnecessary.
Réponse et explication
To keep different recordings from competing across the room.

Réponse : « To keep different recordings from competing across the room. ». Indice : « Headphones allow several stories to play without filling the room with competing voices. ». Vérifiez « To make the printed transcripts unnecessary. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive. Indice : « a printed transcript was provided. ». Vérifiez « To let each story be heard throughout both rooms. » : Cela dit le contraire du détail concerné.

R02 · Entraînement associé

Reviewing an exhibition

What does the reviewer criticise about the final wall?

  1. Its suggested objects are too narrowly focused on electronics.
  2. Its examples include more clothing than electronic devices.
  3. Its question about future importance is not interesting.
  4. Its suggested answers cover ordinary and handmade objects equally.
Réponse et explication
Its suggested objects are too narrowly focused on electronics.

Réponse : « Its suggested objects are too narrowly focused on electronics. ». Indice : « the suggested answers are all electronic devices. ». Vérifiez « Its question about future importance is not interesting. » : Cela dit le contraire du détail concerné. Indice : « This is an interesting question ». Vérifiez « Its examples include more clothing than electronic devices. » : Cela dit le contraire du détail concerné.

R03 · Entraînement associé

Reviewing an exhibition

When must visitors book?

  1. Only on weekday visits lasting an hour.
  2. At weekends.
  3. Only when visitors want the extra material.
  4. Whenever the exhibition is free.
Réponse et explication
At weekends.

Réponse : « At weekends. ». Indice : « booking is required at weekends because the rooms are small. ». Vérifiez « Whenever the exhibition is free. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive. Indice : « The exhibition is free, although booking is required at weekends ». Vérifiez « Only on weekday visits lasting an hour. » : Cela change ou omet une condition du texte.

X01 · Défi du texte

Reviewing an exhibition

Why might a visitor allow about an hour?

  1. To wait for the unavailable recording to be repaired.
  2. To complete a guided tour that every visitor must book.
  3. To read a full history of fifty years of household life.
  4. To have time for the extra reading material.
Réponse et explication
To have time for the extra reading material.

Réponse : « To have time for the extra reading material. ». Indice : « Allow about an hour if you want to read the extra material. ». Vérifiez « To wait for the unavailable recording to be repaired. » : Ce n’est pas la raison donnée pour cette action. Vérifiez « To read a full history of fifty years of household life. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive. Indice : « This is not a complete history of household life ».

X02 · Défi du texte

Reviewing an exhibition

What does the reviewer see as the exhibition’s main achievement?

  1. Showing that an object’s importance depends mainly on its technical features.
  2. Offering enough electronic examples to represent all future objects.
  3. Using selected objects to reveal personal experiences.
  4. Providing a complete history of household life.
Réponse et explication
Using selected objects to reveal personal experiences.

Réponse : « Using selected objects to reveal personal experiences. ». Indice : « showing how a few carefully chosen objects can open a door into other people’s experiences. ». Vérifiez « Offering enough electronic examples to represent all future objects. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive. Vérifiez « Providing a complete history of household life. » : Cela donne à l’affirmation une portée ou une force excessive.