Royaume-Uni : corrigé des douze exercices, avec une explication chaque fois qu’un piège se cache dans la question. Vérifie surtout les majuscules des nationalités et la différence entre the UK, Great Britain et England.
La correction détaillée
Royaume-Uni : corrigé exercice par exercice
Correction de l’exercice 1 : True or false?- True.
- False. Wales is one of the four nations of the UK, it isn’t part of England.
- False. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.
- False. Northern Ireland is on the island of Ireland.
- True.
- True.
- True.
- False. The thistle is the symbol of Scotland (England’s is the rose).
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Wales
- Scotland
- Wales
- England
- nations
- island
- border
- capital
- languages
- King
- Scottish
- Welsh
- English
- Northern Irish (on accepte aussi British)
- British
- Irish : Dublin est dans un autre pays, la République d’Irlande.
- She lives in Edinburgh, in Scotland.
- He speaks English and Welsh.
- Ciara lives in Northern Ireland.
- His favourite thing is football.
- No, it isn’t. The capital of England is London.
- She loves the Giant’s Causeway.
- Great Britain
- the UK
- England
- the UK
- the UK
- England
- The United Kingdom is made up of four nations.
- Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
- She is Scottish. (majuscule obligatoire)
- The thistle is the symbol of Scotland.
- They speak English and Welsh.
- Belfast is in Northern Ireland.
- London is the capital of the UK.
- The symbol of Wales is a red dragon.
- Some people speak Gaelic in Scotland. (ou In Scotland, some people speak Gaelic.)
- My cousin is from Belfast.
- St David’s Day is on 1st March.
- England – 23rd April
- Scotland – 30th November
- Wales – 1st March
- Northern Ireland – 17th March (fêtée aussi en République d’Irlande)
- Scotland – 25th January
- Cockney : London
- Scouse : Liverpool
- Geordie : Newcastle
- Brummie : Birmingham
- Glaswegian : Glasgow
- She is Scottish. (majuscule)
- I visited England last year. (pas d’article)
- Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
- They speak Welsh in Cardiff. (majuscule)
- Cardiff is in Wales.
- My friend is from Belfast, so he is Northern Irish. (ou British)
Exemple de réponse modèle :
- Scotland is one of the four nations of the United Kingdom.
- Its capital is Edinburgh.
- People speak English, and some people speak Scottish Gaelic.
- Its symbols are the thistle and the unicorn.
- I would like to see Edinburgh Castle and hear the bagpipes.
Comment progresser après ce corrigé
Dessine de mémoire une carte simple du Royaume-Uni et place les quatre capitales, puis ajoute un symbole par nation : si tu y arrives sans regarder, les repères sont acquis. Relis ensuite tes phrases en vérifiant deux points : la majuscule des nationalités et l’absence d’article devant England, Scotland et Wales.

