Exercices enjeux de la communication : anglais terminale

Associez chaque mot à sa définition (a à h).

1. a lingua franca
2. misinformation
3. disinformation
4. an echo chamber
5. fact-checking
6. a deepfake
7. a hoax
8. a soundbite

a. false information spread on purpose – b. a short, memorable phrase taken from a speech – c. a video manipulated by a computer to show something that never happened – d. a common language between people with different mother tongues – e. checking whether a claim is true – f. false information shared by mistake – g. a space where you only hear opinions similar to yours – h. a trick meant to make people believe something false

Classez chaque pays dans le cercle de Kachru qui lui correspond : inner, outer ou expanding.

1. the United Kingdom
2. India
3. Japan
4. Nigeria
5. Australia
6. Brazil
7. Singapore
8. Canada

Identifiez le procédé principal : anaphora, tricolon, antithesis, alliteration, rhetorical question, inclusive “we”.

1. Government of the people, by the people, for the people.
2. Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.
3. How much longer will we accept this injustice?
4. Build back better.
5. I have a dream that… I have a dream that… I have a dream that…
6. Together, we will rebuild this nation.

1. Which phrase is repeated, and what is this device called?
2. Which pronoun dominates, and what effect does it have?
3. List the places mentioned. How do they progress?
4. Find an expression showing that Britain is ready for any sacrifice.
5. Why is the final clause different from the others?
6. How did this speech reach ordinary people in 1940?

Misinformation ou disinformation ?

1. A grandmother shares a fake health tip because she thinks it will help her friends.
2. A foreign agency creates hundreds of fake accounts to influence an election.
3. A journalist publishes a wrong figure and corrects it the next day.
4. A company invents fake reviews to destroy a competitor.
5. A student retweets a satirical article believing it is real news.
6. A political group edits a video to make a rival look drunk.

Complétez avec : went viral, trending, followers, algorithm, debunked, check the source.

1. The video ___ overnight and was seen by ten million people.
2. The hashtag has been ___ all day.
3. The influencer lost thousands of ___ after the scandal.
4. The ___ decides which posts appear first in your feed.
5. Scientists quickly ___ the claim that the vaccine contained a microchip.
6. Before sharing anything, you should always ___.

Remettez les mots dans l’ordre pour former une phrase correcte.

1. speech / delivered / the / a / Prime Minister / moving
2. of / piece / a / is / this / useful / information
3. blurred / have / social media / the line / between / and opinion / information
4. thrive / conspiracy theories / distrust / on
5. is / English / a / lingua franca / today / global
6. appeals / emotions / the speaker / to / rather than / facts

Traduisez en anglais.

1. Cette information est fausse.
2. Les nouvelles vont vite sur les réseaux sociaux.
3. Le président a prononcé un discours émouvant.
4. Plus de la moitié des anglophones ne sont pas des locuteurs natifs.
5. Les algorithmes nous enferment dans des bulles de filtre.
6. Il faut toujours vérifier la source avant de partager.

Traduisez en français.

1. The rumour went viral before anyone could check it.
2. English no longer belongs only to the British.
3. Fact-checkers debunked the claim within hours.
4. The slogan was short, catchy and easy to chant.
5. Many minority languages are endangered.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Corrigez-la.

1. I read an interesting information about Churchill.
2. The news are often alarming.
3. She pronounced a speech in front of Parliament.
4. He is very sensible to criticism on Twitter.
5. Fake news spreads more faster than true stories.
6. English is speaking all over the world.

Sujet : Have social media made political communication more democratic? Écrivez un paragraphe de 150 à 180 mots en suivant ces étapes.

1. Accroche : une phrase sur un discours célèbre du passé.
2. Un argument pour : l’accès direct aux électeurs.
3. Un argument contre : désinformation et polarisation.
4. Un exemple précis.
5. Une conclusion nuancée.