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Ces exercices institutions britanniques vous font revoir le vocabulaire politique, lire des résultats électoraux et réfléchir au soft power du Royaume-Uni. Les derniers exercices préparent directement à l’expression écrite.

Les exercices

Dix exercices institutions britanniques

Exercice 1 : Le vocabulaire des institutions

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

  1. an MP
  2. a constituency
  3. the Speaker
  4. the Cabinet
  5. a landslide
  6. Royal Assent
  7. the licence fee
  8. a peer

a. a member of the House of Lords – b. a huge election victory – c. the area represented by one MP – d. the annual payment that funds the BBC – e. an elected member of the House of Commons – f. the monarch’s formal approval of a law – g. the group of senior ministers – h. the person who chairs debates in the Commons

Exercice 2 : Qui fait quoi ?

Complétez avec : the King, the Prime Minister, the Speaker, the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the Leader of the Opposition.

  1. ___ answers MPs’ questions every Wednesday.
  2. ___ reads a speech written by the government at the State Opening of Parliament.
  3. ___ shouts “Order! Order!” when debates get too noisy.
  4. ___ is made up of 650 elected members.
  5. ___ can delay a bill but cannot block it for ever.
  6. ___ leads the Shadow Cabinet.
Exercice 3 : Lire des résultats électoraux

General election, July 2024 (approximate figures).

PartyShare of the voteSeats
Labour33.7 %411
Conservatives23.7 %121
Reform UK14.3 %5
Liberal Democrats12.2 %72
SNP2.5 %9
  1. Which party won the election, and how many seats did it get?
  2. Did the winning party win a majority of the votes?
  3. Compare Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats. What is surprising?
  4. Which electoral system explains this result?
  5. Why can the SNP win more seats than Reform UK with fewer votes?
  6. Would you call Labour’s victory a landslide? Justify.
Exercice 4 : Labour ou Tories ?

Classez chaque élément : Labour ou Conservatives.

  1. Margaret Thatcher
  2. Clement Attlee
  3. the creation of the NHS in 1948
  4. historic links with the trade unions
  5. Winston Churchill
  6. Tony Blair and New Labour
  7. the privatisations of the 1980s
  8. the colour blue
Exercice 5 : Compréhension d’un texte

Every evening in a small flat in Nairobi, Grace switches on her radio and listens to the BBC World Service in Swahili. Her grandfather did the same in the 1960s. “When local news was censored, the BBC told us what was really happening,” she says. In London, however, the corporation faces difficult questions. Young viewers prefer streaming platforms, and some politicians argue that the licence fee, paid by every household that watches live television, is outdated. Others answer that a public broadcaster, independent from both the government and advertisers, is more precious than ever in an age of disinformation.

  1. Where does Grace live, and what does she listen to?
  2. Why did her grandfather trust the BBC?
  3. What two challenges does the BBC face in the UK?
  4. Who pays the licence fee?
  5. What argument is given in favour of the BBC?
  6. How does this text illustrate British soft power?
Exercice 6 : Actif ou passif

Mettez les phrases à la voix passive.

  1. The monarch appoints the Prime Minister.
  2. Voters elect MPs every five years at the latest.
  3. The House of Commons passed the bill last week.
  4. The licence fee funds the BBC.
  5. The Prime Minister chooses the ministers.
  6. Millions of people watched the coronation in 2023.
Exercice 7 : Traduire vers l’anglais

Traduisez en anglais.

  1. Le roi règne mais ne gouverne pas.
  2. Le Royaume-Uni n’a pas de Constitution écrite.
  3. Le Premier ministre vit au 10 Downing Street.
  4. Les membres de la Chambre des lords ne sont pas élus.
  5. Le Labour a remporté une victoire écrasante.
  6. La BBC doit informer, éduquer et divertir.
Exercice 8 : Traduire vers le français

Traduisez en français.

  1. The bill received Royal Assent last night.
  2. The Prime Minister was grilled by MPs during PMQs.
  3. The Shadow Cabinet is ready to take over.
  4. Many young viewers no longer pay the licence fee.
  5. The monarchy remains a powerful tool of soft power.
Exercice 9 : Corriger les erreurs

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Corrigez-la.

  1. She is a famous deputy in the House of Commons.
  2. He is interested in the politic.
  3. The new environmental politics will reduce emissions.
  4. The Lords are elected by the people.
  5. The Prime Minister lives in Buckingham Palace.
  6. The BBC is financed by the advertising.
Exercice 10 : Production guidée

Sujet : Is the monarchy still an asset for the United Kingdom? Rédigez un paragraphe de 150 à 180 mots.

  1. Définissez la monarchie parlementaire en une phrase.
  2. Donnez un argument sur son rôle symbolique et unificateur.
  3. Donnez un argument sur le soft power et le tourisme.
  4. Présentez la critique des républicains.
  5. Concluez de manière nuancée.

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