Corrigé homme et nature : exercices d’anglais première

1. wilderness : d
2. a drought : f
3. a wildfire : g
4. a levee : a
5. endangered species : h
6. the aftermath : b
7. to flee : c
8. a willow : e

1. 1872
2. 1892
3. 1916
4. 1930s
5. 1995
6. 2005

1. P : valeur en soi, nature intacte.
2. C : exploitation durable.
3. P
4. C : gestion pour les générations futures.
5. P : vision quasi religieuse de Muir.

Ordre : 2 – 5 – 3 – 1 – 4.

1. Wolves are reintroduced in 1995.
2. Elk stop grazing near the water.
3. Willows grow back along the rivers.
4. Beavers come back and build dams.
5. Riverbanks become more stable.

1. It takes place in Yellowstone National Park.
2. They must stay at least 100 yards from wolves.
3. Because they can run three times faster than humans.
4. Because they get too close to take selfies.
5. Because the crust is thin and the water underneath is boiling.
6. Exemple : The park is wild and dangerous; it was not designed for entertainment, so visitors must respect it.

1. The prairie was ploughed. As a result, the soil blew away.
2. The levees broke, which led to the flooding of 80% of New Orleans. (which led to + nom ou V-ing)
3. Bison almost disappeared because they were hunted.
4. The fires spread quickly due to a long drought. (due to + nom)
5. The return of wolves triggered a change in the ecosystem. (ou Wolves returned, which triggered…)

1. We must protect nature for our children. (pas d’article au sens général)
2. Many bison were killed in the nineteenth century. (pluriel invariable)
3. The fires spread because it was very dry. (ou due to the dry weather)
4. Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. (date passée : prétérit)
5. Thousands of families fled west during the 1930s.
6. Yellowstone was established in 1872. (passif : be + participe passé)

1. The speaker is the poet himself (« I »); at first he feels lonely and aimless.
2. « lonely as a cloud » is a simile: he drifts without purpose, isolated and far above the world.
3. « a crowd », « a host » and « dancing »: personification.
4. « golden »: it creates a joyful, warm and almost precious mood.
5. They are « fluttering and dancing in the breeze ».
6. Because nature consoles the individual, emotion is central and the landscape is almost sacred.

1. Yellowstone is the world’s first national park.
2. Bison almost disappeared in the nineteenth century.
3. The return of wolves transformed the ecosystem.
4. Poor neighbourhoods were the hardest hit by the hurricane.
5. For Thoreau, nature is a path to truth.
6. We must protect nature without excluding Indigenous peoples. (without + V-ing)

1. L’incendie a anéanti toute la ville.
2. À la suite de la tempête, des milliers de personnes se sont retrouvées sans abri.
3. L’ascension d’Uluru est interdite depuis 2019.
4. Le retour des loups a déclenché une réaction en chaîne.
5. La nature n’est pas un parc d’attractions.

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