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Nancyhad arrivedn England ix months go,and had nvitedVictoriao a coffeemorning ith PhillyBingham, fellowmother t the schoolwhereNancyhad recentlyenrollederson,Connor. ll hreewomen adsons n hesame lass. lexandPhilly'sson,Rufus,wereold riends, ut Connorwas becoming opular ithhis classmatesnaccount f hehundreds f electronicoysandstate-of-the-artomputerameshat illedhisenormousedroom.lso,he hada home ineman the basement ithall he atestfilms.And NancyMasters erved abulouseaswith realchipsand American urgersfollowed y ubsof expensivece-cream.PhillyBinghamwas attemptingo starediscreetly round he room, aking n thesoundsystem, he television nd the acresof mahoganyurniture. hilly, houghtVictoria, ouldprobably escribe erself s anold-fashionednglishwomanroman old-established nglish amily.Philly's wn drawing oom consisted f goodbut shabbyfurniture, few faded ugsand a Labrador. n no accountwouldPhillyallow ntoherhouse televisionhe sizeof the one Nancy ossessed.ut, hen,Philly ouldn't ffordone.Sheandher husband ad nheritedheirhouse romAlgy's ather, ndalthoughAlgyhada prestigiousob valuing aintingsor London'smartest uctioneersissalarybarely ept hem npasta.There ollowed stilted ttempt t conversation.'So,Nancy, owareyousettlingntoLondon?'skedVictoria olitely.'Weeell,I'm findingmy feet. I've ocated he Americanibrary, ignedon with anAmerican octor.Of course,he US schoolwas ul l so we had o putConnornto helocal ne.'Nancywas eally ettingnto he English ayof ife, hen.'AndHayden?''Weeell,he'skindabusyat work.They've eendoinga big akeover'. hecabcomesforhimatsix.'Philly ounded right.Oh,that'snot oo bad. know hesebanks andemandhemost hastly2ours. ohehas heevening ith ou?'Nancy ookednonplussed.l mean he cab comesat six in the morning. o go toCanaryWharf3. e'sup at ive.Hegetshomemostnights t around ight.''Gosh4.'Philly asaghast.Howdoes ekeep oing?''Oh,he'sprettyhealth onscious.watchhis dietand I don't et himdrinkalcoholntheweek. ndwego ogging t heweekend,hat indahing.'Wow, hought ictoria,ifewasa bundle f un orHaydenMasters.'ButI stil l ave ome hingso sort ut,' ontinuedancy.Philly eized eftly n he opportunityo make ome uggestions.Maybewe cangiveyou somepointers. lgy and I have been here for ten yearsso we knowvirtuallyeveryone.'Nancy eemeddoubtful.l'm kindahoping o find a decenthairdresser.find hesalons ere little .,dull. 'Her yes ook n Philly'shubbyaceandher ankbrown air,pushed ack or the occasion itha velvetAliceband. Yousee, needvolumen myhair, ut cannotindanyone erewhocan eal ly ackcomb.'VictoriahoughthatNancy's airwas mmaculatelready, latinum londewith heendscurledneatlyoutwards. ut she knew ust the man to takeher on. Jean-Pierre.He's xcellent.' l lwrite own isnumberoryou.'' lsheAmerican?''French.'
Nancyooked isappointed,utevidentlyecidedo changehesubject.Letmepassyou ome iscuits. '. . . ]'Andhow sUtedoing?' nquiredictoria.Nancy ighed.l supposecan't omplain. e hadsucha wonderful exicanady n' takeover: here) akingcontrolof a companyI ghastly:rightening,ad and unpleasant" CanaryWharf: arge usiness ndshopping evelopment,n he LondonDocklandsaGosh: Oh my God'
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Dallas. ll legal,of course.We paid or her to be naturalised. ayden an't akeanychances ithemploying/ns.'Philly hoked n herbiscuit.55 Victoriaranslated:Aliensare llegalmmigrants.t's heAmericanerm.'Nancy ushed n regardless:Butit'sso hard o getdomestics ere.Ute s my hirdaupair lready.'Philly nd Victoria xchanged glance.Consuela ad beenwithVictoriaor nearlyfiveyears.60 Nancybrushed non-existentrumb romher spotlesswhitepoloshirt. She'sfinewith cleaning nd shopping, ut she struggles littlewith Connor's omework. nd Ireally annotrustherwith he roning.'mhavingo haveall hatsentout.''Perhapsshehasdifficultiesith he anguage,'aidPhilly,ryingo behelpful.' l can't elp hatlShehas o ake esponsibilityorherown earning.'
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1. NancyMasters, hillyBingham ndVictoria re he hreemain emale haracters.lex,Algy,Connor, ayden ndRufusaremale haracters.achof them s relatedo oneof hethreewomen. ay n whatway.2. HowdidAlex,Connor ndRufus et oknoweachother?3. Where s hescene et country,ity)?n whose ouse?4. How onghasNancy een ivinghereandwhere idsheuse o ive?5. Whatdoesherhome eveal boutherstandard f living? xplainnyourownwords. 20words)6. a)What owe earn boutNancy's usband'sorking ours?b) . 29'l mean he cabcomes t six n themorning.'WhydoesNancyeel heneed o nsist n morning'?7. HowdoesNancymake ure uchworking ours ave o consequencen herhusband'shealth?30words)8. . 34 Wow,thought ictoria,ifewasa bundle f un orHaydenMasters'.ExplainnyourownwordswhatVictoriaeallyhinks fHayden'sife. 30words)
NOTE IMPORTANTE AUX CANDIDATS :Les candidatsraiteronte sujetsur la copiequi leur sera fournie en respectant'ordredes questionset en faisantapparatrea numrotation numro t lettre epre e caschant, x: 15b - voir en particulier es questions6 et 10), ls composerontesphrasescomplteshaqueoisqu'il eurest demand e rdigeres rponses.e nombrede motsindiqu onstitueneexigence inimale. n 'absence'indication,escandidatspondrontbrivement la question ose.Lescitationsseront imites uxlments ertinents tprcdese a mention e a igne.
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9. HasNancy doptedheculture ndwayof ifeof hecountry he s now ivingn?Answernyourownwords 25words),henquote t eastourelementso supportouranswer.10.a)Fromine 0 o heendUteandConsuelarediscussed.aywho heyare.b) Contrast ancy's ndVictoria'sespectivettitudesowardshem. 40words)11.Who s Phillymore ikely o feelclosero, Nancy r Victoria? uote he ext o supportyouranswer.12.To describehe relationshipsetween ictoria, hilly ndNancy he our ollowingitlesareal lpossible. hoosehe oneyouprefer ndargue ourcase. 40words)
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a) l.4-6 Connorwasbecomingopular ithhisclassmatesn account f hehundredsfelectronicoysandstate-of-the-artomputerameshat illedhisenormous edroom.'Doespopularityepend n whatyouhave? 150words)b) . 16 Algyhada prestigiousob valuing aintingsor London's martest uctioneers.'What syour deaof a prestigiousob? 150words)
Subject :l. 65 Shehas o take esponsibilityor herown earning.'To whatextentsan ndividualesponsibleor his/herearning r professionaltraining?300words)
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