Exercices droits civiques : anglais 3e

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

1. equality
2. a demonstration
3. to be arrested
4. the right to vote
5. a law
6. peaceful
7. to stand up for
8. a protester

a. être arrêté – b. une loi – c. un manifestant – d. défendre – e. l’égalité – f. pacifique – g. le droit de vote – h. une manifestation

Complète le texte avec les mots suivants : schools – back – vote – separate – laws – signs.

1. In the South, Jim Crow ___ separated Black and white people.
2. Black children went to different ___.
3. On buses, Black passengers had to sit at the ___.
4. ___ saying « Whites only » were on doors and fountains.
5. The Supreme Court said facilities could be « ___ but equal ».
6. Many Black citizens could not ___ because of unfair tests.

Associe chaque date à l’événement qui convient.

1. 1954
2. 1955
3. 1963
4. 1964
5. 1965
6. 1968

a. The Voting Rights Act – b. Martin Luther King is killed in Memphis – c. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat – d. The Supreme Court ends segregation in public schools – e. The March on Washington – f. The Civil Rights Act

Conjugue les verbes entre parenthèses au prétérit.

1. Rosa Parks (work) ___ as a seamstress.
2. On December 1st, 1955, she (take) ___ the bus home.
3. The driver (tell) ___ her to stand up.
4. She (not / move) ___.
5. The police (arrest) ___ her.
6. Black people (walk) ___ to work for months.
7. Martin Luther King (become) ___ the leader of the boycott.
8. In 1963, he (give) ___ a famous speech in Washington.

Complète avec had to ou couldn’t selon le sens.

1. Black passengers ___ give their seats to white passengers.
2. Black children ___ go to white schools.
3. Many Black citizens ___ pay a tax before voting.
4. Black customers ___ eat at some lunch counters.
5. Black people ___ use separate entrances.
6. African Americans ___ drink from « Whites only » fountains.

Lis le dialogue puis réponds en anglais par une phrase complète.

1. How old was Grandpa in 1963?
2. Where did he come from?
3. How did he travel?
4. How many people were at the march?
5. What were people doing?
6. How did people react to the speech?

Lis le texte puis dis si les affirmations sont vraies (True) ou fausses (False). Corrige les fausses en anglais.

1. The sit-in took place in Alabama.
2. Four students started the protest.
3. The waitress served them coffee.
4. The students left after a few minutes.
5. Sit-ins happened in other cities too.
6. The protesters used violence to defend themselves.
7. The protest was a success.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Réécris-la correctement.

1. Rosa Parks was arrest by the police in 1955.
2. Martin Luther King fought against civil rights.
3. There was a big manifestation in Washington.
4. The racism is a serious problem.
5. King has given his speech in 1963.
6. They fought for civic rights.

Traduis en anglais.

1. Elle a refusé de céder sa place.
2. Le boycott a duré 381 jours.
3. Ils se sont battus pour l’égalité.
4. Martin Luther King croyait en la non-violence.
5. Les enfants noirs allaient dans des écoles séparées.
6. La loi a été votée en 1964.

Traduis en français ces phrases inspirées du discours de 1963.

1. I have a dream.
2. One day this nation will rise up.
3. They will not be judged by the color of their skin.
4. Let freedom ring.
5. We cannot walk alone.

À partir de la fiche, écris un court paragraphe de six phrases au prétérit sur Martin Luther King.

1. Sa naissance.
2. Son métier.
3. Son rôle en 1955.
4. Son discours de 1963.
5. Son prix de 1964.
6. Sa mort.