Question

monitor comprehension
before office reading, such as the questions. think about the question as you find the answer.
sadie caddick, animator
interviewer: what is the best part about your job as an animator?
sadie caddick: i love getting a chance to bring a character to life! our imaginations help make it happen on the screen. its a great feeling.
interviewer: what was your favorite project?
sadie caddick: my favorite project was a movie called its the out team time. commercials and tv shows, a full - length movie lets you dig into characters even deeper. i worked with a fun team of animators to create more than 900 animal characters.
interviewer: how long does it take you to finish a project?
sadie caddick: it depends. a short commercial might take me a week to finish, maybe? a full - length movie took more than a year. it also depends on whether im drawing by hand or using a computer. computers make the work go much faster. however, i sometimes find that drawing by hand is more creative.
strategy practice
did you understand all of sadie caddicks answers? which answer would you like to know more about? explain why.

skill practice
read the text. write your responses.

1. what is this kind of text called? how do you know?

1. what is the purpose of the boldfaced words in the text?

1. what is sadie caddicks favorite part of her job? use text evidence to tell why.

Explanation:

Pour la question 1 ("What is this kind of text called? How do you know?"), ce texte est un entretien (interview). On le sait car il y a une interaction entre un intervieweur et une personne interrogée (Sadie Caddick), avec des questions posées et des réponses données, ce qui est caractéristique d'un entretien.

Answer:

Ce type de texte s'appelle un entretien (interview). On le reconnaît car il comporte des questions de l'intervieweur et des réponses de Sadie Caddick (l'animatrice), structure typique d'un entretien.