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Brevet anglais : comprendre un texte et écrire 50 à 80 mots (Chicago summer jobs)

L'épreuve écrite de langue vivante concerne les candidats individuels : 1 h 30, un texte de 200 mots au plus (10 points) puis une production écrite de 50 à 80 mots (10 points). Les élèves de troisième sont évalués en langue en contrôle continu, mais cette fiche entraîne tout le monde.

1 h 30 · 20 pointstexte 200 mots au pluswriting 50 à 80 mots
Yellow card · Toute l'année · 2 séances

Reading strategies

Quatre stratégies pour comprendre un texte en anglais. Touche les cartes.

Writing modèle (64 words) → Hi Maya, thanks for your email! Your summer job sounds amazing. Last summer, I helped my uncle in his bakery in Lyon. I woke up at six every day, but I loved the smell of fresh bread. I earned two hundred euros and I bought a bike. Next summer, I would like to work in a camp because I love children. Bye! Léa
title
Je lis le titre et je devine le thème.
« A summer to remember » → a story about a summer
transparent words
Je souligne les mots transparents.
program, community, environmental science
tenses
Je repère les temps.
I worked in a garden (past).
linkers
Je repère les connecteurs.
strict but fair

Document → A summer to remember

My name is Maya and I am sixteen. I live on the South Side of Chicago with my mother and my two little brothers.

Last summer, I got my first real job thanks to a city program which offers summer jobs to young people. I worked in a community garden for six weeks.

Every morning, I took the train at seven o'clock. At first, I hated waking up so early! We planted tomatoes, watered the vegetables and sold them at a farmers' market on Saturdays.

My supervisor, Mr Johnson, was strict but fair. He taught me how to speak to customers and how to count money quickly.

With my first paycheck, I bought a laptop for school. I also saved some money for college, because I want to study environmental science.

If I hadn't had this job, I would have spent the whole summer on my phone. Now I know that hard work pays off, and next summer I will apply again.

Texte original GEREX (environ 160 mots), écrit pour l'entraînement.

Questions (10 points)

  1. How old is Maya and where does she live? (1 point)
  2. How did she get her job? (1 point)
  3. Where did she work and for how long? (2 points)
  4. Find two things she did at work. (2 points)
  5. What did she buy with her first paycheck? (1 point)
  6. Why is she saving money? (1 point)
  7. Find a sentence which shows she has changed. Explain in French. (2 points)

Civilisation → summer jobs for teens in Chicago

Chicago skyscrapers on the shore of Lake Michigan
The Chicago skyline seen from Lake Michigan · [https://www.mariemillerphotography.com Marie Miller], CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Black and white photo: young boys covered in coal dust in a mine
Lewis Hine, Breaker boys, South Pittston coal mine, Pennsylvania, 1911 · Lewis W. Hine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Chicago offers summer jobs and activities to thousands of young people each year: gardens, day camps, offices, museums.

A century ago, children worked in mines and factories. Today, teen jobs are limited by law and must be safe.

Did you know? → tap a card

I listen to the text

Listen once without reading, then with the text. Note three verbs in the past.

I watch

Video: “Chicago launches youth summer jobs, activities program” · channel WGN News · watch on YouTube. The video only loads when you tap (youtube-nocookie player).

My mission during the video
  1. Watch without sound: guess the topic.
  2. Watch with sound: note two numbers.
  3. Compare with Maya's story in French.
The lessons in this learning journey (3)
  1. Lire le texte : stratégies (titre, mots transparents, connecteurs).
  2. Répondre aux questions de compréhension.
  3. Écrire le mail de 50 à 80 mots et s'autoévaluer.
For the teacher → goals and official curriculum
  • Comprendre un texte authentique ou adapté de 200 mots au plus : idée générale et détails.
  • Repérer temps, connecteurs et opinions.
  • Écrire un mail de 50 à 80 mots en réponse à une consigne.
  • Niveau visé en fin de 3e : A2 dans toutes les activités langagières, B1 dans certaines.

Texts and materials: Texte original GEREX inspiré des programmes municipaux d'emplois d'été pour les jeunes à Chicago ; reportage WGN News.

Règles citées : BO spécial n°4 du 17 septembre 2026, note de service du 11 septembre 2026 « Définition des épreuves du diplôme national du brevet à compter de la session 2027 » (MENE2623228N), note « Exigences en matière de maîtrise de la langue » (MENE2623195N) et note « Modalités d'attribution » (MENE2623194N). Programme de langues vivantes du cycle 4 (BO n°31 du 30 juillet 2020).

Worksheet to fill in (paper or ENT)

The same learning journey, to print or to put on the ENT. For a PDF, choose “Save as PDF” in the print window.