Corrigé défis et transitions : exercices d’anglais seconde

1. a drought : d
2. a flood : b
3. fossil fuels : g
4. renewable energy : e
5. carbon footprint : h
6. sustainable : a
7. a wind farm : f
8. global warming : c

1. greenhouse gases
2. The Paris Agreement
3. net zero
4. coal power station
5. rising
6. carbon emissions

1. a picket line : U (piquet de grève)
2. a viral video : H
3. the Tolpuddle Martyrs : U
4. followers : H
5. negotiations with employers : U
6. #MeToo : H
7. the miners’ strike of 1984 : U

1. The congestion charge (2003) is the oldest.
2. It was an old (elevated) railway.
3. Its goal is cleaner air.
4. It was expanded in 2023.
5. The congestion charge and the ULEZ.

1. If more people cycled, the air would be cleaner.
2. If the city built more parks, children would play outside more.
3. If we ate less meat, our carbon footprint would fall.
4. If trains were cheaper, fewer people would take the plane. (were est possible à toutes les personnes)
5. If shops closed earlier, we would save energy.
6. If everyone recycled, there would be less waste.

Jamais de would après if : prétérit dans la subordonnée, would dans la principale.

1. We should plant more trees.
2. The city should ban petrol cars from the centre.
3. The city should create more (safer) cycle lanes.
4. We should invest in solar panels.
5. Our school should reduce food waste.

D’autres sujets sont possibles (the government, people…) : l’essentiel est should + base verbale.

1. There is a lot of pollution in big cities. (indénombrable)
2. Thousands of people went to a demonstration (protest) for the climate.
3. We must protect the environment.
4. Currently (Nowadays), the planet is warming fast… (actually = en fait)
5. If we used less energy, we would save money.
6. The workers went on strike for better wages.

1. She posted a photo of the dry riverbed near her town with the hashtag #SaveOurRiver.
2. The post was shared 50,000 times.
3. Local farmers, retired teachers and the town’s trade union joined her.
4. They organised a march, collected signatures and presented a plan to the council.
5. Six months later, the council voted for stricter rules.
6. Posting online is easy, but real change needs people to come and act in person.

1. Hashtags spread fast. However, they don’t always change things.
2. Although the ULEZ improves air quality, some drivers find it unfair.
3. Unions negotiate with employers, whereas online movements have no leaders.
4. Wind farms produce clean energy. On the other hand, some people find them ugly.
5. Although the miners lost the strike, their fight is still remembered.

1. The UK wants to reach net zero by 2050.
2. The workers went on strike to get better wages.
3. This hashtag went viral in a few hours.
4. If the city created more cycle lanes, I would cycle (come by bike) to school.
5. We should reduce our carbon footprint.
6. Renewable energy creates new jobs. (energy est indénombrable : verbe au singulier)

1. La campagne a sensibilisé le public à la pollution plastique.
2. Une transition juste protège les travailleurs des industries polluantes.
3. Liker une publication ne suffit pas à changer le monde.
4. D’ici 2050, nos villes auront beaucoup changé.
5. C’est un mouvement citoyen mené par des élèves.

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