Exetat d’Anglais et Correspondance Commerciale Anglaise 2019_Commercial de Gestion
Question 1
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
1. Match the words in (I) with their meaning in (II) to have the correct association in .
I.
1.Greengrocer
2. Hawker
3. Bargain
4. Garden
5. Dealer
II.
a. a person who buys and sells
b. a room with beds for patients
c. something bought cheaply
d. a seller who goes from door to door
e. a person who sells fruit and vegetables
f. a piece of ground used for growing thing
Bonne réponse : 5. 1e, 2d, 3c, 4f, 5a
Explication :
Greengrocer → a person who sells fruit and vegetables (e)
Hawker → a seller who goes from door to door (d)
Bargain → something bought cheaply (c)
Garden → a piece of ground used for growing things (f)
Dealer → a person who buys and sells (a)
La combinaison correcte est donc 5.
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
2. At eight o’clock the market is mostly reserved to the :
Bonne réponse : a. Late dealers and hawkers who make transactions.
Explication :
Le texte dit :
“Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy.”
À huit heures :
les dealers (vendeurs) essaient de vendre leurs derniers produits,
les hawkers (marchands ambulants) achètent à bas prix.
C’est donc un moment réservé aux transactions finales entre late dealers et hawkers.
3. Fill in the blank space the correct proposition.
It takes ten minute to walk …. the bridge.
Bonne réponse : b. across
Explication :
L’expression correcte en anglais est :
➡️ to walk across the bridge = traverser le pont à pied.
Les autres prépositions ne conviennent pas :
from → indique une origine
along → marcher le long de
under → sous
through → à travers (un espace fermé)
La seule préposition qui exprime l’idée de traverser est across.
4. The appropriate title to place before an unmarried but know woman is:
Bonne réponse : c. Miss
Explication :
En anglais :
Miss = femme non mariée
Mrs = femme mariée
Mr = homme
Ladies = pluriel, ne s’utilise pas comme titre individuel
Messrs = pluriel de Mr, utilisé pour des entreprises ou plusieurs hommes
Donc, pour une femme non mariée, le titre approprié est Miss.
5. A letter written to inform that an order has been executed is a:
Bonne réponse : b. dispatching letter
Explication :
Une dispatching letter est une lettre envoyée pour :
informer qu’une commande a été expédiée,
confirmer que l’ordre a été exécuté,
notifier l’envoi des marchandises.
Les autres options ne conviennent pas :
formal enquiry → demande officielle d’information
business enquiry → demande commerciale
receiving letter → lettre accusant réception
personal enquiry → demande personnelle
La seule lettre qui informe que la commande a été exécutée est donc la dispatching letter.
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
1. Match the words in (I) with their meaning in (II) to have the correct association in.
I.
1. Greengrocer
2. Hawker
3. Bargain
4. Garden
5. Dealer
II.
a. a person who buys and sells
b. a room with beds for patients
c. something bought cheaply
d. a seller who goes from door to door
e. a person who sells fruit and vegetables
f. a piece of ground used for growing thing
Bonne réponse : 5. 1e, 2d, 3c, 4f, 5a
Explication :
Greengrocer → a person who sells fruit and vegetables (e)
Hawker → a seller who goes from door to door (d)
Bargain → something bought cheaply (c)
Garden → a piece of ground used for growing things (f)
Dealer → a person who buys and sells (a)
La combinaison correcte est donc 5, car elle associe parfaitement chaque mot à sa définition.
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
2. At four o’clock the market is mostly reserved to the:
Bonne réponse : e. Noble-looking and proud men of means.
Explication :
Le texte dit clairement :
“The big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings.”
Ces personnes sont décrites comme :
riches,
influentes,
les « aristocrats of the business ».
Ce sont donc les noble-looking and proud men of means qui dominent le marché à 4 heures du matin, car ils prennent les premiers choix avant tous les autres acheteurs.
3. Fill in the blank space the correct proposition.
Please, try to pass this thread …. the eye of the needle.
Bonne réponse : e. through
Explication :
L’expression correcte est :
➡️ to pass something through the eye of the needle = faire passer à travers le chas de l’aiguille.
Les autres prépositions ne conviennent pas :
from → origine
across → traverser une surface
along → le long de
under → sous
La seule préposition qui exprime l’idée de faire passer à travers un espace étroit est through.
4. The appropriate title to place before a married and know woman is:
Bonne réponse : d. Mrs
Explication :
En anglais :
Mrs = femme mariée
Miss = femme non mariée
Mr = homme
Ladies = pluriel, pas un titre individuel
Messrs = pluriel de Mr, utilisé pour des entreprises ou plusieurs hommes
Donc, pour une femme mariée, le titre approprié est Mrs.
5. A letter written by a firm to another firm to seek for information is a:
Bonne réponse : c. business enquiry
Explication :
Une business enquiry est une lettre envoyée :
d’une entreprise à une autre,
pour demander des informations commerciales,
sur des produits, des prix, des conditions, etc.
Les autres options ne conviennent pas :
formal enquiry → demande officielle mais pas forcément commerciale
dispatching letter → lettre d’expédition
receiving letter → accusé de réception
personal enquiry → demande personnelle
La seule lettre correspondant à une demande d’informations entre deux entreprises est business enquiry.
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
1. Match the words in (I) with their meaning in (II) to have the correct association in.
I.
1. Greengrocer
2. Hawker
3. Bargain
4. Garden
5. Dealer
II.
a. a person who buys and sells
b. a room with beds for patients
c. something bought cheaply
d. a seller who goes from door to door
e. a person who sells fruit and vegetables
f. a piece of ground used for growing thing
Bonne réponse : 5. 1e, 2d, 3c, 4f, 5a
Explication :
Greengrocer → a person who sells fruit and vegetables (e)
Hawker → a seller who goes from door to door (d)
Bargain → something bought cheaply (c)
Garden → a piece of ground used for growing things (f)
Dealer → a person who buys and sells (a)
La combinaison 5 est la seule qui associe correctement chaque mot à sa définition.
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
2. At nine o’clock the market is mostly reserved to the:
Bonne réponse : b. Washes who clean and clear all the market.
Explication :
Le texte dit :
“Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle…”
À 9 heures, le marché :
est fermé,
les acheteurs et vendeurs sont partis,
les hommes chargés du nettoyage prennent le relais pour laver et dégager les lieux.
Ce moment est donc réservé aux washers / cleaners, ce qui correspond à l’option b.
3. Fill in the blank space the correct proposition.
This shirt was taken …. my suitcase.
Bonne réponse : a. from
Explication :
L’expression correcte est :
➡️ taken from my suitcase = retiré / pris de ma valise.
Les autres prépositions ne conviennent pas :
across → à travers une surface
along → le long de
under → sous
through → à travers un espace fermé
La seule préposition logique pour exprimer l’origine de l’objet est from.
4. The appropriate title to place before woman whose names are not known is:
Bonne réponse : b. Ladies
Explication :
Lorsque les noms des femmes ne sont pas connus, on utilise :
➡️ Ladies = titre collectif et respectueux pour s’adresser à des femmes dont on ignore l’identité.
Les autres options ne conviennent pas :
Miss → femme non mariée, mais nom connu
Mrs → femme mariée, nom connu
Mr → homme
Messrs → pluriel de Mr, utilisé pour des hommes ou des entreprises
La seule forme adaptée pour des femmes dont on ne connaît pas les noms est Ladies.
5. A letter written by a private individual to an organization to seek for information is a:
Bonne réponse : e. personal enquiry
Explication :
Une personal enquiry est une lettre :
écrite par un particulier,
adressée à une organisation,
pour demander des informations.
Les autres options ne conviennent pas :
formal enquiry → demande officielle, pas forcément personnelle
dispatching letter → lettre d’expédition
business enquiry → demande d’information entre entreprises
receiving letter → accusé de réception
La seule lettre correspondant à une demande d’information faite par un individu privé est personal enquiry.
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
1. Match the words in (I) with their meaning in (II) to have the correct association in .
I.
1.Greengrocer
2. Hawker
3. Bargain
4. Garden
5. Dealer
II.
a. a person who buys and sells
b. a room with beds for patients
c. something bought cheaply
d. a seller who goes from door to door
e. a person who sells fruit and vegetables
f. a piece of ground used for growing thing
Bonne réponse : 5. 1e, 2d, 3c, 4f, 5a
Explication :
Greengrocer → a person who sells fruit and vegetables (e)
Hawker → a seller who goes from door to door (d)
Bargain → something bought cheaply (c)
Garden → a piece of ground used for growing things (f)
Dealer → a person who buys and sells (a)
La combinaison 5 est la seule qui associe correctement chaque mot à sa définition.
THE COVEN GARDEN
The market opens at four o’clock a.m. on each of the three market days – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-and then you will see the big buyers, the West End greengrocers and fruiters, the agents of clubs and hotels, taking first choice of the day’s offerings. Prices are high in the first hour of the day, and the small greengrocer and the still more humble costermonger i.e. merchant must wait until the aristocrats of the business, who need quality in all they buy, have satisfied their demands. Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers whose rounds lie in the outlying districts, begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses seeking flowers for their wards and Roman Catholic sisters buying lilies for their altars or (Autels). With them are people seeking bargains for more worldly purposes, the giver of to-night dance or dinner in quest of flowers for decoration of ball room or table and the city worker hoping by early rising to stock his garden at little cost.
Eight o’clock. In an hour the market closes, and the confusion increases. This is the last chance of the dealer to sell and of the hawker to buy. Prices tumble, and perishable flowers now sell at lower prices. Nine o’clock. The market closes, the crowded streets clear, the man with the hose washes away the remains of the struggle; and few hours later the deserted alleys and square suggest once more the peace of the Coven Garden. We do not know any particular time for pedals who move one place to another.
QUESTION ON THE TEXT:
2. At six o’clock the market is mostly reserved to the:
Bonne réponse : c. Greengrocers, hawkers, nurses and sisters.
Explication :
Le texte dit :
“Six o’clock. The suburban greengrocer and the hawkers… begin to make their appearance together with hospital nurses… and Roman Catholic sisters…”
À 6 heures, le marché est donc fréquenté par :
les greengrocers,
les hawkers,
les hospital nurses,
les Roman Catholic sisters.
C’est exactement l’option c.
3. Fill in the blank space the correct proposition.
Pupils sometimes eat …. the street when coming back home.
Bonne réponse : c. along
Explication :
L’expression correcte est :
➡️ eat along the street = manger le long de la rue.
Les autres prépositions ne conviennent pas :
from → origine
across → traverser
under → sous
through → à travers
La seule préposition logique dans ce contexte est along.
4. The appropriate title to place before married and know men is:
Bonne réponse : e. Mr
Explication :
Pour un homme marié ou simplement un homme dont on connaît le nom, le titre correct est :
➡️ Mr
Les autres options ne conviennent pas :
Messrs → pluriel de Mr, utilisé pour plusieurs hommes ou une entreprise
Ladies → pluriel, pour des femmes
Miss → femme non mariée
Mrs → femme mariée
Donc, pour des hommes mariés et connus, le titre approprié est Mr.
5. A letter written by a private individual to another one to seek for information is a:
Bonne réponse : e. personal enquiry
Explication :
Une personal enquiry est une lettre :
écrite par un individu privé,
adressée à un autre individu,
pour demander des informations.
Les autres options ne conviennent pas :
formal enquiry → demande officielle
dispatching letter → lettre d’expédition
business enquiry → demande d’information entre entreprises
receiving letter → accusé de réception
La seule lettre correspondant à une demande d’information entre deux particuliers est personal enquiry.