Devoir Anglais Première Cned

1 – General comprehension

1) The article is about a father who wants to stop Madonna adopting his child.

2)

Name

Age

Profession

Relationship with other

Madonna

50

Pop star

Wants to adopt a new girl : Mercy

David

Madonna’s adopted son

Mercy

3

The girl who Madonna wants to adopt

James Kambewa

24

Security guard

The Mercy’s father

Peter Baneti

The uncle’s Mercy

3)

Name of country

Geographic location

Malawi

The orphanage at Kondanami Children’s Village

Modèle de copie Word

3

2 – Detailed comprehension

4) “Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal”.

5)

True

False

Justification

X

a. It’s the first time Malawi justice has

considered the legality of Madonna’s

adoption bid.

“When Madonna adopted her son David from Malawi last year”

X

b. It’s the second time Madonna has

tried to adopt a child in Malawi.

“It was the same year she adopted David”

X

c. David and Mercy grew up together.

“Mercy has been in an orphanage since the day she was born”

X

d. Mercy has been separated from her

mother almost all her life.

“his mother died a few weeks after giving birth to her”

X

e. Mercy went to an orphanage

because her family were too poor

to look after her.

“because there was no one to breast-feed the baby”

6)

Person

Legal aid

Side one

Madonna

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