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Ces exercices espace privé et espace public mêlent vocabulaire, repères historiques, compréhension de documents et argumentation. Les derniers vous préparent directement à la synthèse et à l’oral du bac.

Les exercices

Onze exercices espace privé et espace public

Exercice 1 : Le vocabulaire de l’axe

Associez chaque mot anglais à sa traduction : a) liste noire, b) vie privée, c) arrêt historique, d) annuler, e) vidéosurveillance, f) chasse aux sorcières, g) s’immiscer, h) libre disposition de son corps, i) interdiction, j) logement social municipal.

  1. privacy
  2. a landmark ruling
  3. to overturn
  4. CCTV
  5. a witch hunt
  6. to intrude
  7. bodily autonomy
  8. the blacklist
  9. a ban
  10. a council estate
Exercice 2 : Compléter

Complétez avec : justices, name names, gated, trespassing, privacy, conform, overturned, public.

  1. The sign at the gate reads: « No ___. Private property. »
  2. Celebrities often complain that the press invades their ___.
  3. The nine ___ of the Supreme Court serve for life.
  4. In 2022, the Court ___ a decision that had stood for almost fifty years.
  5. Witnesses were pressured to ___ in front of the committee.
  6. In a Puritan village, everyone was expected to ___.
  7. Wealthy families moved into a ___ community with security guards.
  8. Libraries and parks are ___ spaces open to all.
Exercice 3 : Les repères chronologiques

Associez chaque événement à sa date : 1692, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1973, 1992, 2022.

  1. Roe v. Wade
  2. The Salem witch trials
  3. First performance of The Crucible
  4. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
  5. McCarthy’s speech claiming communists worked in the State Department
  6. Griswold v. Connecticut
  7. The Army-McCarthy hearings are broadcast on television
  8. Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Exercice 4 : Vrai ou faux ?

Lisez le texte, puis dites si les affirmations sont vraies ou fausses en justifiant.

In 1973, in Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court ruled by seven votes to two that the Constitution protected a woman’s decision to have an abortion, at least in the early stages of pregnancy. The justices based their decision on the right to privacy, which an earlier case, Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), had recognised in matters of contraception. For almost fifty years, Roe remained one of the most controversial rulings in American history: pro-choice activists celebrated it as a guarantee of bodily autonomy, while pro-life groups campaigned to have it overturned. In June 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a more conservative Court did exactly that. The decision did not ban abortion nationwide; it returned the question to the states, around a dozen of which quickly introduced near-total bans.

  1. Roe v. Wade was decided unanimously.
  2. The ruling was based on the right to privacy.
  3. Griswold v. Connecticut dealt with contraception.
  4. Roe was soon accepted by all Americans.
  5. Pro-life groups wanted Roe to be overturned.
  6. Dobbs made abortion illegal across the whole country.
  7. Since Dobbs, each state can decide its own abortion laws.
Exercice 5 : De Salem à McCarthy

Lisez le texte et répondez en anglais.

In 1692, in the Puritan village of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls began to suffer from strange fits. Their elders blamed witchcraft, and within months more than two hundred people had been accused. Nineteen of them were hanged. In a community where religion governed every aspect of life, private quarrels over land, inheritance and reputation suddenly became public accusations. Two and a half centuries later, Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed that communists had infiltrated the American government. Suspects were summoned before congressional committees and pressed to « name names ». Many lost their jobs because of past opinions or friendships. In 1953 the playwright Arthur Miller staged The Crucible, a play about Salem that audiences immediately read as an allegory of the Red Scare.

  1. Where and when did the first events take place?
  2. How did the elders explain the girls’ fits?
  3. How many people were executed?
  4. Explain how private matters became public in Salem.
  5. What did « naming names » mean in the 1950s?
  6. Why is The Crucible considered an allegory?
Exercice 6 : Le passif des documents historiques

Mettez ces phrases au passif.

  1. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
  2. The villagers accused Tituba of witchcraft.
  3. Hollywood studios blacklisted hundreds of writers.
  4. The council will convert the old factory into shared housing.
  5. Cameras monitor the town square day and night.
  6. They have built a gated community near the river.
Exercice 7 : Traduire vers l’anglais

Traduisez en anglais.

  1. La vie privée est un droit fondamental.
  2. La Cour suprême a annulé cet arrêt historique en 2022.
  3. Des centaines de personnes ont été accusées de sorcellerie.
  4. Il a refusé de dénoncer ses amis devant la commission.
  5. Les résidences fermées séparent les riches du reste de la ville.
  6. Les parcs publics appartiennent à tout le monde.
Exercice 8 : Traduire vers le français

Traduisez en français.

  1. « There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. » (Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1967)
  2. The hearings were broadcast live on television.
  3. Many tenants complain about the lack of privacy in shared flats.
  4. Being blacklisted meant losing your livelihood.
  5. Bodily autonomy lies at the heart of the debate.
Exercice 9 : Lire un tableau

Observez le tableau et répondez en anglais.

Type of housingWhereAccessShared spaces
Gated communitymainly USguarded gates, residents onlyprivate pool, golf course
Council estateUKsocial housing rented from the local authoritycourtyards, playgrounds, stairwells
Detached suburban houseUS and UKprivate, fenced gardenalmost none
Co-living buildinglarge citiesprivate bedroom, monthly rentkitchen, lounge, coworking area
  1. Which type of housing offers the most privacy?
  2. Which type keeps non-residents out?
  3. Who owns council estates?
  4. What do co-living residents share?
  5. Which type was designed for low-income families?
  6. In your opinion, which type best balances private and shared space? Why?
Exercice 10 : Pour ou contre la vidéosurveillance ?

Classez chaque argument : FOR ou AGAINST CCTV in public spaces.

  1. Cameras deter criminals.
  2. Innocent citizens are treated like suspects.
  3. Footage helps the police solve crimes.
  4. Data can be hacked or misused.
  5. People feel safer walking home at night.
  6. Constant surveillance changes how people behave in public.
  7. Cameras cost less than hiring more officers.
  8. Some studies suggest crime simply moves elsewhere.
Exercice 11 : Vers l’épreuve

Rédigez en anglais.

  1. Une problématique reliant Salem et le maccarthysme.
  2. Une problématique sur Roe v. Wade et Dobbs.
  3. Une phrase d’introduction (topic sentence) pour un paragraphe sur les gated communities.
  4. Trois phrases expliquant pourquoi le corps est un enjeu entre privé et public.
  5. Un paragraphe de 80 à 100 mots : Should the state be allowed to intervene in private life?

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