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16. Will ou be going to ? Traduisez les énoncés suivants, puis comparez votre production au corrigé.

1. Si tu travailles dur tu réussiras.

2. M'aideras-tu quand je déménagerai ?

3. Quand le dîner sera-t-il prêt ?

4. Tu vas aller faire du shopping demain ?

5. Je t'enverrai les informations quand je les aurai.

6. Je rappellerai plus tard.

Réponse(s)

1. If you work hard you'll succeed.

2. Will you help me when I move?

3. When will dinner be ready?

4. Are you going shopping tomorrow?

5. I'll send you the information when I get it.

6. I'll call later.

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14. Complétez à l'aide de will ou d'un présent. Attention à la voix active ou passive.

001will shape

Journalist: ‘What inventions and innovations (shape) our future?'
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Scientist: ‘It (be) fascinating to see what (happen) over the coming years. When Elon Musk's Hyperloop system (build) , it (carry) passengers between San Francisco and L.A. in 35 minutes, compared to 7.5 hours by train.
001will increase dramatically::002are::003will be needed::004will be designed

The UN predicts the world population (dramatically • increase) . When there (be) two billion more people in the world by 2050, more food (need) . Smart floating farms (design) to produce vegetables.
001will be living|will live

By 2050, 80 per cent of the world population (live) in cities.
001will also grow

The number of drones (also • grow) slowly, until they're everywhere.

Réponse(s)

1. Journalist: ‘What inventions and innovations will shape our future?'

2. Scientist: ‘It will be fascinating to see what happens over the coming years. When Elon Musk's Hyperloop system is built, it will carry passengers between San Francisco and L.A. in 35 minutes, compared to 7.5 hours by train.

3. The UN predicts the world population will increase dramatically. When there are two billion more people in the world by 2050, more food will be needed. Smart floating farms will be designed to produce vegetables.

4. By 2050, 80 per cent of the world population will be living / will live in cities.

5. The number of drones will also grow slowly, until they're everywhere.

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6. Un adolescent a entendu parler des Invictus Games. Il a posé des questions sur cet événement. Rapportez ses questions en utilisant un verbe introducteur au passé.

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1. ‘What are the Invictus Games?'

2. ‘Who created these games?'

3. ‘Who are they for?'

4. ‘What sports do the veterans take part in?'

5. ‘What does the word “Invictus” mean?'

6. ‘When and where did the first games take place?'

7. ‘Where will the next games be held?'

Réponse(s)

1. He wanted to know what the Invictus Games were.

2. He asked who had created these games.

3. He wanted to know who they were for.

4. He asked which sports the veterans took part in.

5. He wondered what the word ‘Invictus' meant.

6. He wanted to know when and where the first games had taken place.

7. He inquired / asked where the next games would be held.

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9. Say ou tell ? Traduisez les énoncés suivants en utilisant soit say soit tell. Puis comparez votre production au corrigé.

1. Jennifer a dit à ses parents qu'elle voulait aller à l'étranger.

2. Elle leur a dit qu'elle avait trouvé un emploi en Nouvelle-Zélande.

3. « Je vais ramasser des fruits » leur dit-elle.

4. « Cela ne pourra pas durer longtemps, tu vas changer d'avis » lui dirent-ils.

5. Elle leur a dit qu'elle était sûre d'elle, qu'elle avait déjà réservé son billet et qu'elle ne changerait pas d'avis.

Réponse(s)

1. Jennifer told her parents that she wanted to go abroad.

2. She told them she had found a job in New Zealand.

3. ‘I'm going to pick fruit,' she said to them.

4. ‘It won't last long, you'll change your mind,' they said to / told her.

5. She told them that she was sure of herself, that she'd already booked her ticket and that she wouldn't change her mind.

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8. Réécrivez au style direct les propos (simplifiés) de Ophrah Winfrey aux Golden Globes en 2018. Puis comparez votre production au corrigé.

1. Oprah Winfrey declared that in her career she had always tried her best to say something about how men and women really behaved.

2. She explained that she had interviewed and portrayed people who had withstood some of the ugliest things life could throw at you, but the one quality all of them seemed to share was an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning, even during our darkest nights.

3. So she announced that she wanted all the girls watching there, then, to know that a new day was on the horizon!

4. She asserted that one day nobody would ever have to say ‘Me too' again.

Réponse(s)

1. ‘In my career, I've always tried my best to say something about how men and women really behave.

2. I've interviewed and portrayed people who've withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning, even during our darkest nights.

3. So I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon!

4. One day nobody will ever have to say ‘Me too' again.'

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7. Rapportez les paroles de Malala Yousafzai au style indirect. Utilisez un verbe introducteur au passé (she said, explained, added…). Puis comparez votre production au corrigé.

1. Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child's bright future.

2. We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education.

3. No one can stop us. We will speak up for our rights and we will bring change to our voice.

4. We believe in the power and the strength of our words. Our words can change the whole world because we are all together, united for the cause of education.

5. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution.

Réponse(s)

1. She said / declared (that) they wanted schools and education for every child's bright future.

2. She explained (that) they would continue their journey to their destination of peace and education.

3. She announced (that) no one could stop them. They would speak up for their rights and they would bring change to their voice.

4. She added (that) they believed in the power and the strength of their words. She asserted that their words could change the whole world because they were all together, united for the cause of education.

5. She explained (that) one child, one teacher, one book and one pen could change the world. She concluded (that) education was the only solution.

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9. Traduisez les énoncés suivants. Puis comparez votre production au corrigé.

1. Les portables sont de moins en moins chers.

2. Il appelle sa petite amie de plus en plus souvent.

3. Plus les gens sont sur leur ordinateur, plus ils deviennent passifs.

4. Plus les enfants sont accros à leur ordinateur, moins ils sortent.

5. Plus ils sont accros, plus ils sont isolés.

6. Moins on passe d'heures sur son ordinateur, plus on est heureux.

Réponse(s)

1. Mobile phones are cheaper and cheaper.

2. He calls his girlfriend more and more often.

3. The more people are on their computer, the more passive they get.

4. The more children are addicted to their computers, the less they go out.

5. The more addicted they are, the more isolated they are.

6. The fewer hours you spend on your computer, the happier you are.

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8. Traduisez les énoncés suivants. Puis comparez votre production au corrigé.

1. In the future people will live longer and longer.

2. They will be more and more energetic.

3. There will be fewer and fewer illnesses.

4. The more often you exercise, the fitter you will be.

5. The less sugar you eat, the healthier you are.

6. He eats less and less sugar.

7. She eats more and more organic products.

Réponse(s)

1. À l'avenir / Dans le futur les gens vivront de plus en plus longtemps.

2. Ils auront de plus en plus d'énergie.

3. Il y aura de moins en moins de maladies.

4. Plus on fait de l'exercice, plus on est en forme.

5. Moins on mange de sucre, plus on est en bonne santé.

6. Il mange de moins en moins de sucre.

7. Elle mange de plus en plus de produits bio.

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7. Observez les phrases ci-dessous, puis complétez les énoncés.

1. In the future people will live longer and longer.

2. They will be more and more energetic.

3. There will be fewer and fewer illnesses.

4. The more often you exercise, the fitter you will be.

5. The less sugar you eat, the healthier you'll be.

6. He spends less and less money.

7. She eats more and more organic products.

a. Quelle forme ces sept énoncés ont-ils en commun ?

b. Pour traduire « plus / plus », « moins / moins », « plus / moins » ou « moins / plus », on se sert en anglais du .

c. Pour traduire « plus / plus » on utilise en anglais :

soit adjectif + -er et adjectif + -er ;
soit more and more + adjectif .

d. Pour traduire « moins / moins » on utilise en anglais :

soit fewer and fewer + ;
soit less and less + .

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6. Traduisez les énoncés suivants. Puis comparez votre production au corrigé.

1. De 1831 à 1925 Londres était la plus grande ville du monde. Sa population est passée d'environ deux millions d'habitants à presque 7,5 millions (go from… to).

2. Aujourd'hui nos plus grandes villes sont nettement plus grandes.

3. Tokyo est la ville la plus peuplée (populated).

4. Shanghai est la plus grande ville de Chine.

5. Sao Paulo est l'une des villes les plus cosmopolites (cosmopolitan) du monde. Les plus grandes communautés au monde d'Italiens et de Japonais vivent à Sao Paulo.

6. Beijing est l'une des plus vieilles villes de Chine.

7. Dhaka, au Bangladesh, est la plus grande ville musulmane en dehors du Moyen-Orient.

8. Lagos est la ville la plus riche d'Afrique.

9. D'ici 2030 la plupart des plus grandes villes seront en Afrique et en Asie.

Réponse(s)

1. From 1831 to 1925, London was the largest city in the world. Its population went from about 2 million people/inhabitants to nearly 7.5 million.

2. Today our largest cities are significantly bigger.

3. Tokyo is the most populated city.

4. Shanghai is China's largest city.

5. Sao Paulo is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. The world's largest communities of Italians and Japanese live in Sao Paulo.

6. Beijing is one of the oldest cities in China.

7. Dhaka, Bangladesh, is the largest Muslim city outside the Middle East.

8. Lagos is the wealthiest city in Africa.

9. By 2030, most of the world's largest cities will be in Africa and Asia.

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