Ce contrôle aires anglophones porte sur les repères culturels et linguistiques des États-Unis, du Canada et des Caraïbes anglophones. Durée : 55 minutes. Barème : 20 points. Sans dictionnaire.
Les réponses sont rédigées en anglais, sauf indication contraire.
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Le contrôle aires anglophones
Exercice 1 : Repères (4 points)Répondre brièvement à chaque question, en anglais.
1. What is the capital of Canada?
2. Which two official languages does Canada have?
3. How many states are there in the United States?
4. Which Caribbean island is the birthplace of reggae?
5. What is the name of the large lake system shared by Canada and the United States?
6. Which American city is known as the Big Apple?
7. What is the American word for the British word lorry?
8. What is the American spelling of colour?
In Toronto, more than half of the residents were born outside Canada. On a single street, a visitor can hear Tagalog, Italian, Cantonese and Jamaican English. The city’s motto is ‘Diversity our strength’, and public signs are often printed in several languages. Yet some newcomers say that finding a first job is harder than politicians admit. A young Nigerian engineer explains that his foreign diploma was not recognised, so he drives a taxi while studying again.
Répondre en anglais, par une phrase complète, à chaque question.
1. What proportion of Toronto’s residents were born abroad?
2. Which languages can a visitor hear on one street?
3. What is the city’s motto?
4. What difficulty do some newcomers mention?
5. Why does the young engineer drive a taxi?
Réécrire chaque phrase britannique en anglais américain.
1. I’ll take the lift to the second floor.
2. We queued for the cinema in the autumn.
3. He parked his lorry near the petrol station.
Traduire en anglais.
1. Le Québec est la seule province canadienne où le français est la langue officielle.
2. Cette musique est née dans les Caraïbes avant de conquérir le monde.
3. De nombreux immigrants rêvent de réussir aux États-Unis.
Rédiger environ 100 mots pour répondre à la question suivante : What do English-speaking countries in America have in common, and what makes each one different?
Donner deux ressemblances, deux différences et un exemple.
