Ce contrôle passé présent dure 50 minutes et se note sur 20 points. Il porte sur la mémoire, les commémorations et la manière dont le passé continue de marquer la société. Aucun dictionnaire n’est autorisé.
Les réponses sont rédigées en anglais, sauf mention contraire. L’orthographe et la correction de la langue sont prises en compte.
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Énoncé : contrôle passé présent
Exercice 1 : Lexique de la mémoire (3 points)Écrire en français l’équivalent de chaque mot ou expression.
- a memorial
- to commemorate
- heritage
- an ancestor
- to hand down
- a veteran
Lire le texte, puis répondre aux questions en anglais, avec des phrases complètes.
Every November, the small town of Ashby holds a quiet ceremony in front of its war memorial. For decades, only the oldest residents attended, and many young people thought the event had little to do with their lives. Then, three years ago, a history teacher asked her pupils to research the names engraved on the stone. Some of them discovered that a great-grandfather had been among the soldiers who never came home. One boy found his ancestor’s letters in an attic and read them aloud at the ceremony.
Since then, attendance has tripled. « We used to think of the past as something in books, » says Hannah, sixteen. « Now I walk past the memorial every day and I know whose stories are behind the names. » The town council has recently decided to digitise the letters so that future generations can read them online.
- Who used to attend the ceremony in the past?
- What did the history teacher ask her pupils to do?
- What did one boy find, and what did he do with it?
- What has happened to attendance since then?
- Quote the sentence which shows how Hannah’s view has changed.
- What is the town council planning to do with the letters, and why?
Compléter chaque phrase avec la forme verbale qui convient (used to, would, present perfect ou prétérit).
- When I was a child, my grandmother (tell) me stories about the war every Sunday.
- The museum (open) in 1952 and it has been popular ever since.
- We (live) in this village for as long as I can remember.
- My great-uncle (not / like) talking about his past, but now he does.
- Look at this photo: my parents (build) this house in 1985.
- Our town (change) a lot since the factory closed.
Traduire en anglais.
- Autrefois, les habitants se retrouvaient chaque année devant le monument.
- Cette tradition se transmet depuis plus de deux cents ans.
- Elle regrette de ne pas avoir interrogé son grand-père quand il était vivant.
Recopier chaque phrase en corrigeant l’erreur.
- My family is living in this town since 1960.
- He used to played the violin when he was young.
Rédiger en 60 à 80 mots un court texte qui explique pourquoi il est important, selon soi, de conserver la mémoire d’un événement du passé. Donner au moins un exemple précis.
