Epreuve E3C : Anglais – LVA et LVB
Voie : Toutes voies
Niveau d’études : Classe de première
Session : 2025
Durée de l’épreuve : 1h30
Calculatrice : Interdite
Dictionnaire : Interdit
Numéro du sujet : LVBANG1143
Extrait de l’annale :
1. Compréhension de l’écrit (10 points)
Give an account of documents 1 and 2, in your own words and in English.
In your account:
– Present the document (title, author, source, date of publication, main topic and goal)
– Sum up the main stages of the tree’s life from the 1970s until today.
– Explain how and why the Callery Pear has become “one of the 9/11 Memorial’s focal points” (l.8)
– To what extent does document 2 illustrate this 9/11 survivor’s testimony, “It reminds us all of the capacity of the human spirit to persevere.”
2. Expression écrite (10 points)
Vous traiterez en anglais, et en 120 mots minimum, l’un des deux sujets suivants au choix :
Sujet A
Discuss this quote from Ronaldo Vega, savior of the tree and senior director of design at the 9/11 Memorial:
“You can look at this dark, deep, burrowed bark1 at the bottom of the tree. And then all of a sudden there’s a transition to a very smooth bark. This tells the story of what happened on this site: the damage from 9/11 and the brand-new growth after 9/11. Its very skin talks about the horror of that day and the healing recovery of that day as well.
This tree is still here like we are still here. And this tree is thriving and surviving. There’s no reason why we can’t.”
1burrowed bark: the damaged skin of the tree
Sujet B
How important are memories from the past and the duty of remembrance in society,
especially for the youngest?