Exercices fictions et réalités : anglais en terminale

Associez chaque mot anglais à sa traduction (a à h).

1. a plot
2. the setting
3. a short story
4. a cautionary tale
5. to portray
6. far-fetched
7. a character
8. a novel

a. un personnage – b. un roman – c. une intrigue – d. dépeindre – e. une nouvelle – f. le cadre – g. tiré par les cheveux – h. un récit d’avertissement

Complétez avec : Newspeak, telescreens, doublethink, Thought Police, Big Brother, rewrites.

1. Posters everywhere remind citizens that ___ is watching them.
2. In every flat, ___ broadcast propaganda and spy on people at the same time.
3. The ___ arrest anyone suspected of having forbidden ideas.
4. The Ministry of Truth constantly ___ the past to fit the Party’s version.
5. ___ is a language designed to make rebellion impossible to express.
6. Believing that war is peace requires a mental trick called ___.

Associez chaque œuvre à son auteur et à son thème principal.

1. Brave New World
2. Fahrenheit 451
3. The Handmaid’s Tale
4. The Great Gatsby
5. Of Mice and Men
6. Oliver Twist

Auteurs : Steinbeck – Atwood – Huxley – Dickens – Bradbury – Fitzgerald.
Thèmes : A. book burning and censorship – B. poverty in Victorian England – C. a theocracy that controls women’s bodies – D. a wealthy man chasing an impossible love – E. happiness imposed through drugs and conditioning – F. two farm workers dreaming of their own land

Choisissez le mot correct.

1. Margaret Atwood says every event in the book has an (actual / current) historical source.
2. The (current / actual) debate on surveillance makes the novel very relevant.
3. Willy Loman (eventually / possibly) realises that his dream was an illusion.
4. Dickens wrote long (novels / romances) published in monthly instalments.
5. Lennie is a gentle but dangerous (character / temper).
6. Poe is famous for his (short stories / news).
7. The story (takes place / happens place) in a ruined America.
8. We could (eventually / possibly) study the film adaptation too, if we have time.

Vrai ou faux ? Justifiez avec le texte.

1. In Brightgate, happiness is measured by technology.
2. All citizens enjoy the same living conditions.
3. The Wellness Centres are places where people relax and come back happy.
4. Mara has always been a model citizen.
5. Paper books are common in Brightgate.
6. The text can be read as a critique of social-credit systems and online profiling.

Complétez avec : working, ladder, have-nots, silver spoon, gap, mobility.

1. In Dickens’s novels, the ___ class lives in terrible conditions.
2. Gatsby tries to climb the social ___ but is never fully accepted.
3. Tom Buchanan was born with a ___ in his mouth.
4. The Hunger Games shows a huge ___ between the Capitol and the districts.
5. The haves enjoy luxury while the ___ struggle to survive.
6. The American Dream relies on the idea of social ___.

Traduisez en anglais.

1. Ce roman se passe dans une société totalitaire.
2. L’auteur dépeint un monde où les livres sont interdits.
3. Gatsby incarne à la fois le rêve américain et son échec.
4. On peut lire cette série comme une critique des inégalités.
5. Loin d’être un simple divertissement, la dystopie nous met en garde.
6. Cette histoire fait écho aux débats actuels sur la surveillance.

Traduisez en français.

1. The green light stands for a dream that keeps moving away.
2. Orwell’s telescreens now fit in our pockets.
3. For many migrant workers, the dream turned into a nightmare.
4. The servants downstairs know more about the family than the masters upstairs.
5. The novel was eventually banned in several schools.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Réécrivez-la correctement.

1. The novel takes place at Gilead, in a near future.
2. Big Brother is watching at you.
3. The book warns us of the dangers of the censorship.
4. Steinbeck’s characters dreams of a better life.
5. Far from be mere entertainment, the film is political.
6. It can be read like a critique of consumerism.

Sujet : Is dystopian fiction a warning or a prophecy? Rédigez un paragraphe d’environ 150 mots en suivant ces étapes.

1. Présentez une dystopie de votre choix (titre, auteur, date, cadre).
2. Décrivez un élément de contrôle de cette société.
3. Montrez qu’un aspect de notre monde ressemble à cet élément.
4. Nuancez : en quoi notre monde reste-t-il différent ?
5. Concluez en répondant à la question, avec un connecteur de conclusion.