Exercices homme et nature : anglais en première

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

1. wilderness
2. a drought
3. a wildfire
4. a levee
5. endangered species
6. the aftermath
7. to flee
8. a willow

a. une digue · b. les suites · c. fuir · d. la nature sauvage · e. un saule · f. une sécheresse · g. un feu de forêt · h. une espèce menacée

Complète avec 1872, 1892, 1916, 1930s, 1995, 2005.

1. Yellowstone became the first national park in ___.
2. John Muir founded the Sierra Club in ___.
3. The National Park Service was created in ___.
4. The Dust Bowl hit the Great Plains in the ___.
5. Grey wolves were brought back to Yellowstone in ___.
6. Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans in ___.

Écris P (preservation) ou C (conservation).

1. Nature has a value in itself and must be left untouched.
2. Forests should be logged carefully so that they grow back.
3. No roads, no hotels, no visitors in the valley.
4. Rivers can be dammed if water is managed for future generations.
5. A mountain is a cathedral, not a resource.

Remets les étapes dans l’ordre logique.

1. Beavers come back and build dams.
2. Wolves are reintroduced in 1995.
3. Willows grow back along the rivers.
4. Riverbanks become more stable.
5. Elk stop grazing near the water.

Réponds en anglais.

1. Where does the scene take place?
2. How far must visitors stay from wolves?
3. Why are bison dangerous?
4. Why do some visitors get injured?
5. Why must people stay on the boardwalks?
6. Explain the ranger’s last sentence in your own words.

Relie les deux phrases avec le connecteur proposé, en adaptant si besoin.

1. The prairie was ploughed. The soil blew away. (as a result)
2. The levees broke. 80% of New Orleans was flooded. (which led to)
3. Bison almost disappeared. They were hunted. (because)
4. The fires spread quickly. There was a long drought. (due to)
5. Wolves returned. The ecosystem changed. (trigger)

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Récris-la correctement.

1. We must protect the nature for our children.
2. Many bisons were killed in the nineteenth century.
3. The fires spread due to it was very dry.
4. Katrina has hit New Orleans in 2005.
5. Thousands of families have fled west during the 1930s.
6. Yellowstone was establish in 1872.

1. Who is the speaker and how does he feel at the beginning?
2. Find the comparison in line 1. What does it suggest?
3. Which words present the flowers as people?
4. Which colour is mentioned, and what mood does it create?
5. What movement are the flowers making?
6. Why can this poem be called Romantic?

Traduis en anglais.

1. Yellowstone est le premier parc national du monde.
2. Les bisons ont presque disparu au XIXe siècle.
3. Le retour des loups a transformé l’écosystème.
4. Les quartiers pauvres ont été les plus touchés par l’ouragan.
5. Pour Thoreau, la nature est un chemin vers la vérité.
6. Nous devons protéger la nature sans en exclure les peuples autochtones.

Traduis en français.

1. The fire wiped out the whole town.
2. In the aftermath of the storm, thousands were left homeless.
3. Climbing Uluru has been banned since 2019.
4. The return of wolves triggered a chain reaction.
5. Nature is not a theme park.

Rédige 130 à 160 mots : Should humans keep nature away from humans? Appuie-toi sur au moins deux exemples du cours et utilise trois connecteurs de cause ou de conséquence.

1. Introduis le paradoxe des parcs nationaux.
2. Donne un argument en faveur des espaces protégés.
3. Donne une limite (peuples autochtones, éleveurs, tourisme).
4. Conclus par une position nuancée.