Exercices Royaume-Uni et ses nations : anglais terminale

Complétez avec : England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, the British Isles, British, Welsh.

1. Northern Ireland is part of ___ but not of Great Britain.
2. ___ is the largest island of the archipelago and includes Scotland.
3. Dublin is in ___ but not in the UK.
4. London is the capital of both ___ and the UK.
5. She was born in Glasgow, so you can say she is Scottish or ___.
6. The ___ language is spoken by about one person in six in Wales.

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

1. devolution
2. a referendum
3. turnout
4. to break away
5. a unionist
6. reserved matters
7. home rule
8. a border

a. the percentage of people who vote – b. a vote on a single question – c. someone who wants to stay in the UK – d. a line separating two countries – e. to leave and become independent – f. the transfer of powers from the centre to regions – g. self-government – h. powers kept by Westminster

Recopiez et complétez le tableau.

Associez chaque date à l’événement.

1. 1707
2. 1801
3. 1922
4. 1998
5. 2014
6. 2020

a. The UK officially leaves the EU. – b. The Good Friday Agreement is signed. – c. Union of England and Scotland. – d. Most of Ireland becomes independent. – e. Scots vote in an independence referendum. – f. Union with Ireland.

1. When does the scene take place, and where?
2. What was the result of the vote?
3. Why did Ewan feel that young people mattered in this referendum?
4. Give two reasons why his grandmother voted No.
5. What does the reference to Newcastle suggest?
6. Why might the grandmother have changed her mind after 2016?

À partir du tableau des résultats du Brexit vu dans le cours (England 53.4 % Leave, Wales 52.5 % Leave, Scotland 62 % Remain, Northern Ireland 55.8 % Remain), complétez.

1. Scotland was the nation ___ voted most strongly to remain.
2. England and Wales both voted ___.
3. Northern Ireland voted to remain by ___ per cent.
4. Wales voted Leave by a ___ margin than England.
5. Overall, the UK voted to leave, ___ two of its four nations voted to remain.
6. This difference has fuelled calls for a second independence ___ in Scotland.

Traduisez en anglais.

1. Le pays de Galles fait partie de la Grande-Bretagne.
2. L’Écosse a son propre parlement depuis 1999.
3. La participation a été de près de 85 %.
4. Les jeunes de seize ans ont pu voter.
5. Le Brexit a mis l’Union sous tension.
6. Beaucoup d’Écossais se sentent d’abord écossais.

Traduisez en français.

1. Westminster has kept control over defence and foreign affairs.
2. Scotland voted to remain, yet it was taken out of the EU.
3. The Good Friday Agreement brought an end to the Troubles.
4. England is the only nation without its own parliament.
5. Unionists fear that a sea border will weaken their link with Britain.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Corrigez-la.

1. Edinburgh is a beautiful English city.
2. The Scotch voted in 2014.
3. Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain.
4. The Scottish people has its own parliament.
5. The referendum took place on 18 September of 2014.
6. Wales has became more autonomous since 1999.

Sujet : Will Brexit lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom? Rédigez un paragraphe de 150 à 180 mots.

1. Rappelez en une phrase ce qu’est le Royaume-Uni.
2. Expliquez les résultats différents du vote de 2016.
3. Développez le cas de l’Écosse.
4. Développez le cas de l’Irlande du Nord.
5. Concluez de manière nuancée.