Exercices essai argumentatif : anglais en première

Associez chaque terme anglais à sa définition (a à h).

1. a hook
2. a thesis statement
3. a topic sentence
4. evidence
5. a counter-argument
6. a rebuttal
7. an outline
8. an opening

a. the announcement of the plan – b. facts or examples that support a point – c. an attention-grabbing first sentence – d. the answer to an opposing view – e. the writer’s position on the question – f. a wider perspective at the end – g. an opposing point of view – h. the first sentence of a paragraph, giving its main idea

Indiquez le rôle de chaque phrase : hook, context, issue, thesis ou outline.

1. Sentence 1
2. Sentence 2
3. Sentence 3
4. Sentence 4
5. Sentence 5

Pour chaque sujet, choisissez l’accroche la plus efficace (a ou b).

1. Should school uniforms be compulsory? a. Uniforms are clothes. b. Walk into any British secondary school and you will see a sea of blazers and ties.
2. Is tourism a threat to the planet? a. Before the pandemic, international tourist arrivals had reached around 1.5 billion a year. b. Tourism is a thing many people do.
3. Should voting be allowed at 16? a. In Scotland, 16-year-olds can already vote in local and Scottish Parliament elections. b. Voting is important for everybody, I think.
4. Are video games a waste of time? a. Games are good and bad. b. What if the next generation of surgeons trained on a games console?
5. Should zoos be closed? a. Zoos have animals. b. A polar bear pacing back and forth in a concrete enclosure is hard to forget.

Complétez avec : firstly, furthermore, however, for instance, therefore, although, as a result, on balance.

1. ___, I will consider the economic arguments.
2. Cars pollute. ___, they make cities noisy.
3. Public transport is cheaper. ___, it is not always available in rural areas.
4. Some cities have succeeded. ___, Ljubljana closed its centre to cars in 2007.
5. Fewer cars came into the city centre. ___, air quality improved.
6. ___ the plan was unpopular at first, residents now support it.
7. The benefits outweigh the costs; ___, the scheme should be extended.
8. ___, a car-free centre seems the better option.

Réécrivez chaque phrase dans un registre adapté à un essai.

1. Lots of kids don’t read books anymore.
2. Social media is kind of bad for your brain.
3. So, I think we should do something about it.
4. Stuff like plastic bags is really bad for the sea.
5. You can’t just ban phones, that’s crazy.
6. Basically, it’s a big problem.

Indiquez si chaque phrase est le Point, l’Evidence, l’Explanation ou le Link, puis donnez l’ordre logique.

1. Such a law would therefore help both the environment and the people who struggle to feed themselves.
2. Firstly, forcing supermarkets to donate unsold food would reduce waste dramatically.
3. This shows that legislation can change the behaviour of large retailers within a few years.
4. In France, a law passed in 2016 obliges large supermarkets to donate edible unsold food to charities.

Pour chaque sujet, choisissez le plan le plus adapté : A. for / against / your view – B. causes / consequences / solutions – C. yes to some extent / limits / balanced answer – D. explain / challenge / refine the quotation.

1. Should homework be abolished?
2. Why are so many young people suffering from stress?
3. To what extent can individuals fight climate change?
4. “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Discuss.
5. Is it right to test medicines on animals?
6. Why is the population of bees declining?

Chaque phrase contient une erreur fréquente. Réécrivez-la.

1. There is an evidence that sport improves concentration.
2. In the other hand, sport can be dangerous.
3. Moreover, I agree with this idea but I don’t agree.
4. For example people says that zoos protect animals.
5. In conclusion, I think that I think zoos are useful.
6. Despite it is expensive, the project is worth it.

Traduisez en anglais, dans un registre soutenu.

1. Cela soulève la question de savoir si les réseaux sociaux devraient être interdits aux moins de seize ans.
2. Tout d’abord, examinons les risques pour la santé.
3. Certains diront qu’une interdiction est impossible à faire respecter.
4. Un bon exemple en est la loi adoptée en France en 2016.
5. Par conséquent, des règles plus strictes semblent nécessaires.
6. Tout bien considéré, les avantages l’emportent sur les inconvénients.

Rédigez en anglais un paragraphe PEEL de 80 à 100 mots sur le sujet Should school uniforms be compulsory?

1. Écrivez une phrase-thème qui annonce un argument.
2. Ajoutez un exemple précis.
3. Expliquez en quoi l’exemple prouve l’argument.
4. Ajoutez un lien logique vers la question.
5. Relisez pour supprimer contractions et mots familiers.

Rédigez un essai de 250 à 300 mots : Should supermarkets be forced by law to give away their unsold food?

1. Introduction : accroche, contexte, problématique, thèse, annonce du plan.
2. Paragraphe 1 : un argument en faveur, avec un exemple précis.
3. Paragraphe 2 : un second argument en faveur.
4. Paragraphe 3 : un contre-argument et sa réfutation.
5. Conclusion : réponse claire, rappel des arguments, ouverture.