Corrigé entre générations : exercices d’anglais seconde

1. a stepmother : d (une belle-mère)
2. a half-brother : g (un demi-frère)
3. relatives : h (la famille, les proches)
4. a household : a (un foyer)
5. to bring up : b (élever)
6. the elderly : f (les personnes âgées)
7. a single-parent family : e (une famille monoparentale)
8. to look up to : c (admirer)

1. Sarah is Amy’s mother.
2. Mark is Amy’s stepfather : il est marié à sa mère.
3. Leo is Amy’s half-brother : ils ont une mère en commun.
4. Josh is Amy’s stepbrother : aucun parent en commun.
5. Paul is Sarah’s ex-husband.
6. Sarah is Josh’s stepmother.

1. baby boomers
2. Gen Z
3. boomerang kids
4. sandwich generation
5. The millennials
6. the generation gap

1. My grandmother used to write letters… (habitude passée)
2. Teenagers today are used to sharing everything online. (habitude actuelle : V-ing)
3. he used to play cricket in the street.
4. I am used to living with three generations…
5. People used to repair their shoes…
6. My little brother is used to having two homes…

1. In the past, houses used to be more crowded, whereas nowadays they are quieter.
2. In the past, children used to be more obedient, whereas nowadays they are more independent.
3. In the past, grandparents used to be closer to home, whereas nowadays they are further away (ou farther away).
4. In the past, meals used to be longer, whereas nowadays they are quicker.
5. In the past, teenagers used to be more patient, whereas nowadays they are more impatient.

Adjectifs courts (big, quiet, long, quick, close) : -er. Adjectifs longs : more + adjectif. Far devient further/farther.

1. My parents and my cousins are all my relatives. (parents = père et mère)
2. She is used to waking up early… (be used to + V-ing)
3. My stepmother is very kind to me. (un seul mot)
4. Young people are more worried… (people est pluriel)
5. He used to visit his grandparents… (forme figée au passé)
6. Our family is bigger than yours.

1. She feels torn between two cultures.
2. Our grandmother taught us to cook dal.
3. He moved back in with his parents.
4. We should bridge the generation gap.
5. I get along well with my stepbrother. (ou I get along with my stepbrother well, moins naturel)

1. Three generations live in her house: her grandparents, her parents and the children.
2. He came in 1968 to work in a textile factory.
3. They speak a mix of English and Gujarati.
4. They sometimes think her family is too strict.
5. Her grandparents help with homework and tell her about their childhood.
6. They disagree about the environment: her grandfather drives everywhere.

1. False. A half-sister has one parent in common with you.
2. True.
3. False. They are areas of London.
4. True.
5. False. Young people used it to answer older people.
6. False. She wants to play football.

1. My grandparents have been living with us for two years. (depuis + action qui dure : present perfect)
2. She is torn between her parents’ culture and her friends’ culture.
3. My stepmother brought me up (raised me) like her own son.
4. Young people are more worried about the climate than their grandparents.
5. My grandfather used to cycle (go by bike) to the factory.
6. We should listen to older people (the elderly).

1. Elle a toujours admiré sa grand-mère.
2. Les migrants de deuxième génération parlent souvent deux langues.
3. Il est retourné vivre chez ses parents pour économiser.
4. Nous paierons pour des décisions que nous n’avons pas prises.
5. Mon demi-frère (par alliance) et moi nous entendons très bien.

Exemple de réponse :

Vérifie : used to, un comparatif (much happier, stricter, bigger), whereas, du vocabulaire du cours (pass on, generation gap).