Prison Break
Global comprehension
I – Read the first paragraph and choose the right answer.
Lincoln Burrows was sentenced to death because :
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He robbed a bank.
He had access to Fox River prison’s structural design.
 He was charged with the murder of the Vice President’s brother.
Michael Scofield is :
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The Vice President’s brother.
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Lincoln’s bother.
Wentworth Miller’s brother.
Read the second paragraph and choose the right answer.
Michael is helped :
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By Secret Service Agent Paul Kellerman.
By the White House.
By a complicated tattoo.
Veronica Donovan is :
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Lincoln’s defence attorney.
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Michael’s defence attorney.
Michael’s former girlfriend.
Read the last two paragraphs and choose the right answer.
Sara Tancredi is :
 In love with Michael but she dies after the prison break.
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In love with Michael but she gets into drugs again after the prison break.
Betrayed by Warden Henry Pope.
Captain Brad Bellick is :
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The convicts’ leader.
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The pursuers’ leader.
II – Match these titles with the right paragraph.
After the prison break.
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Michael’s friends and enemies.
The prison break and its consequences.
The reasons why Lincoln and Michael are in prison.
Detailed comprehension
I – Right or Wrong? Justify your answers by quoting from the text. a.
Lincoln killed the Vice President’s brother. b.
Michael attacked a bank to be with his brother. c.
Michael’s tattoo covers the lower part of his body. d.
Veronica Donovan is on Michael and Lincoln’s side.
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e.
The prison break has got negative consequences on Sara Tancredi. f.
Captain Bellick is not part of the pursuers.
II – Answer the following questions about the text. a.
Why was Lincoln put in prison? b.
What did Michael do to get himself incarcerated in Fox River? c.
What is the pattern (motif) of Michael’s tattoo? d.
What does Veronica discover during her investigation? e.
What does Westmoreland reveal before dying?
Grammar
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Observez les exemples suivants :
The Vice President’s brother.
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Lincoln’s former girlfriend.
Comment peut-on traduire ces deux exemples ? Quelle différence peut-on observer entre l’anglais et le français ?
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Observez les exemples suivants :
The brothers and six other inmates ultimately escape from Fox River.
Outside the prison, the escape truly begins.
Lincoln was wrongly convicted.
A quelle catégorie grammaticale appartiennent les mots en gras ? Comment sont-ils formés ?
Où sont-ils situés dans la phrase ?
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