Corrigé culture américaine : exercices d’anglais 3e

1. a sequel : c
2. a director : e
3. special effects : g
4. to be released : a
5. subtitles : f
6. a blockbuster : h
7. the box office : d
8. to dub : b

1. movie : film
2. fries : chips
3. cookie : biscuit
4. candy : sweets
5. apartment : flat
6. soccer : football
7. subway : underground (ou tube à Londres)
8. elevator : lift

1. soft power (attraction des séries)
2. hard power (force militaire)
3. soft power (prestige des universités)
4. hard power (sanction économique)
5. soft power
6. hard power

1. The American Dream is the idea that everyone can be successful.
2. America was called « the land of opportunity« .
3. If you work hard, you can change your life.
4. He went from rags to riches.
5. She started with nothing: she is a self-made woman.
6. Not everybody has the same chance to succeed.

1. Hip-hop began in the Bronx, New York. (begin, began, begun)
2. In the 1970s, DJs played music at block parties.
3. Young people invented new dance moves.
4. Rappers wrote about their lives. (write, wrote, written)
5. The style spread to other countries. (spread, spread, spread)
6. Soon, French artists created their own hip-hop.

1. False. They came from the East Coast.
2. True. The sun shone almost every day.
3. False. Land was cheap.
4. False. It was built to sell houses.
5. True. It said HOLLYWOODLAND.
6. False. Millions of tourists take photos of it every year.

1. She stayed for a year.
2. Everybody went to the football games.
3. Because she already knew a lot from movies and series.
4. Yellow school buses, lockers (or the prom).
5. Real life was less glamorous. (and the portions were huge)
6. She brought back lots of friends, a better accent and a love of pancakes.

1. a best-seller : un livre qui se vend très bien
2. a blockbuster : un film à gros budget et à grand succès
3. a playlist : une liste de morceaux de musique à écouter
4. a star : une vedette, une personne très célèbre
5. a selfie : une photo de soi prise par soi-même
6. a drive-in : un cinéma ou un restaurant où l’on reste dans sa voiture

1. The United States is a big country. (nom de pays : singulier)
2. I love American music. (majuscule à l’adjectif de nationalité)
3. Hollywood has a big influence on young people.
4. Nowadays, lots of teenagers watch American series. (pour « actuellement », on dit nowadays ou currently ; actually = en fait)
5. Hip-hop was born in New York in the 1970s. (pas de years après la décennie)
6. The film was released last week. (un film « est sorti » : forme passive)

1. American films (movies) are watched all over the world.
2. Jazz was born in New Orleans.
3. She dreams of becoming a star. (dream of + -ing)
4. Soft power is the power to attract.
5. Some people are afraid of Americanization.
6. He started from nothing and he made it. (ou he succeeded)

Exemple de réponse :

1. My favourite American film is an animated movie about a young musician.
2. It was released a few years ago.
3. It was made by a big Hollywood studio and the music is amazing.
4. It tells the story of a boy who wants to become a jazz pianist in New York.
5. I love it because it is funny, moving and full of great songs.
6. It shows the American Dream: if you work hard, you can make it.