Villes, villages et quartiers : corrigé ville anglais 4e

1. city : une très grande ville.
2. village : une église, un pub et cinquante maisons.
3. town : a market town, une petite ville de marché.
4. neighbourhood : le quartier comme lieu de vie entre voisins.
5. suburbs : la banlieue résidentielle, avec des jardins.
6. city : Melbourne compte environ cinq millions d’habitants.
7. town : Dorchester est une petite ville.

1. city centre → b (downtown)
2. flat → d (apartment)
3. underground → e (subway)
4. pavement → a (sidewalk)
5. neighbourhood → f (neighborhood)
6. high street → c (main street)

1. liveable : où il fait bon vivre.
2. city centre : le centre-ville.
3. cityscape : le paysage urbain formé par les tours.
4. tram : a tram network, un réseau de tramways.
5. laneways : les ruelles typiques de Melbourne.
6. neighbourhoods : chaque quartier a son ambiance.
7. suburbs : les banlieues calmes avec jardins.
8. crowded : bondé aux heures de pointe.

1. It is in the south-west of Johannesburg, in South Africa.
2. It means “South Western Townships”.
3. Black families had to live there.
4. Thousands of students protested against a law that forced them to study in Afrikaans.
5. More than a million people live there.
6. Because Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, two Nobel Peace Prize winners, lived there.

1. lively : + (animé)
2. crowded : – (bondé)
3. peaceful : + (paisible)
4. polluted : – (pollué)
5. safe : + (sûr)
6. dull : – (sans intérêt)
7. noisy : – (bruyant)
8. welcoming : + (accueillant)

1. Eastport is bigger than Bramley. (on double le g : big → bigger)
2. Bramley is quieter than Eastport.
3. Eastport is noisier than Bramley. (y devient i : noisy → noisier)
4. Eastport is more expensive than Bramley. (adjectif long → more)
5. Bramley is farther from the secondary school than Eastport. (further est aussi correct)
6. Bramley is greener than Eastport.
7. Eastport is livelier than Bramley. (more lively est accepté)

1. I live in a quiet neighbourhood in the suburbs.
2. The city centre is livelier than my village.
3. There is too much traffic at rush hour. (traffic est indénombrable → much)
4. I would like to live in the countryside.
5. The skyscrapers create an impressive cityscape.
6. There isn’t a cinema in my town. (ou There is no cinema in my town.)

1. Poundbury ressemble à un vieux village anglais, mais il est assez récent.
2. Les rues sont sûres pour les enfants.
3. Beaucoup de navetteurs prennent le train tous les matins.
4. Il n’y a aucun équipement (commerces, services) dans ce secteur.
5. Soweto a beaucoup changé depuis les années 1990.
6. Ce que je préfère dans ma ville, c’est la plage.

1. I live in the suburbs of London. Suburbs s’emploie au pluriel.
2. My neighbourhood is quieter than yours. Adjectif court → -er.
3. There are a lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan. Nom pluriel → there are.
4. In my town, there is a lot of traffic. Traffic est indénombrable.
5. My village has a lot of people in summer. (ou many people) : people est dénombrable.
6. He works downtown. Downtown s’emploie sans in the.

1. She lives in the suburbs.
2. My neighbourhood is very lively.
3. The village is quieter than the city.
4. Is there a park near your house?
5. I’d like to live downtown.
6. The skyline is amazing at night.

Exemple de réponse modèle :

1. I live in Tours. It is a city in the centre of France.
2. In my neighbourhood, there is a bakery, a library and a big park.
3. It is quite lively during the day, but it is safe and peaceful at night.
4. It is greener than the city centre, but it is less well connected.
5. The good thing about my neighbourhood is the park: I go running there every weekend.
6. The drawback is that there isn’t much to do for teenagers in the evening.