Exercices droits des femmes : anglais 3e

Associe chaque mot à sa traduction (a à h).

1. a banner
2. equal pay
3. the right to vote
4. to go on hunger strike
5. to campaign for
6. an MP
7. to be force-fed
8. women’s rights

a. militer pour – b. être nourrie de force – c. les droits des femmes – d. une banderole – e. un député – f. le droit de vote – g. faire la grève de la faim – h. l’égalité salariale

Écris suffragists ou suffragettes.

1. They broke shop windows in London.
2. Millicent Fawcett was their leader.
3. Their motto was « Deeds, not words ».
4. They wrote petitions and letters.
5. Many of them went on hunger strike in prison.
6. They belonged to the WSPU.

Complète la biographie avec : founded – daughters – arrested – vote – 1928 – leader.

1. Emmeline Pankhurst was the ___ of the suffragettes.
2. In 1903, she ___ the Women’s Social and Political Union.
3. Her ___ Christabel and Sylvia joined the fight.
4. She was ___ many times.
5. She fought for women’s right to ___.
6. She died in ___, a few weeks before all women over 21 got the vote.

Associe chaque date à l’événement qui convient.

1. 1848
2. 1893
3. 1903
4. 1913
5. 1918
6. 1928

a. British women over 30 get the vote – b. Emily Wilding Davison dies at the Epsom Derby – c. New Zealand gives women the vote – d. All British women over 21 can vote – e. The Seneca Falls Convention in the USA – f. The WSPU is founded

Conjugue les verbes au prétérit.

1. The suffragettes (march) ___ through London.
2. They (carry) ___ banners saying « Votes for Women ».
3. Some women (chain) ___ themselves to railings.
4. The police (send) ___ them to prison.
5. In prison, they (refuse) ___ to eat.
6. During the war, women (take) ___ men’s jobs.
7. They (not / give up) ___.
8. In 1918, the law (change) ___.

Lis le texte et réponds en anglais par une phrase complète.

1. What was Emily’s job before she became a suffragette?
2. How many times was she sent to prison?
3. What is the Epsom Derby?
4. Whose horse knocked her down?
5. When did she die?
6. What colours did the women wear at her funeral?

Observe le schéma, puis réponds en anglais.

1. Which country gave women the vote first?
2. Which country gave women the vote last?
3. When did American women get the vote?
4. Did French women vote before or after British women?
5. How many years separate New Zealand and Switzerland?

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Réécris-la correctement.

1. The suffragettes fought for the womens’ rights.
2. The equality is important.
3. She has been arrested in 1912.
4. Women could vote in 1918 if they was over 30.
5. The suffragettes was very brave.
6. They fought for the suffering of women.

Traduis en anglais.

1. Les femmes ne pouvaient pas voter.
2. Elles ont fait la grève de la faim.
3. Elle a été envoyée en prison.
4. Les suffragettes militaient pour le droit de vote.
5. Pendant la guerre, les femmes travaillaient dans les usines.
6. Des actes, pas des mots.

Traduis en français.

1. A woman’s place is in the home.
2. They carried a banner saying « Votes for Women ».
3. The public was shocked.
4. Women earned less than men.
5. Every girl has the right to go to school.

Nous sommes à Londres en 1910. Tu es une suffragette. Écris six phrases de ton journal intime au prétérit en suivant les étapes.

1. Dis où tu es allée aujourd’hui.
2. Dis ce que tu portais ou tenais.
3. Raconte ce que tu as fait.
4. Raconte ce qui t’est arrivé.
5. Dis ce que tu as ressenti.
6. Dis ce que tu veux obtenir.