corrigé - Université Bordeaux Montaigne

NOM, Prénom :
Groupe :
LEA L1 – Grammaire
devoir contrôle continu S1 - décembre 2010
corrigé
A. Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses aux formes qui conviennent (temps, aspect,
voix). Indiquez juste la forme verbale ainsi que toute modification relative à l’ordre des
mots: (8pts)
One cold, sunny morning in September 1998, my mother (1. PACK) a few belongings in a bag, (2.
SLIP) into her clothes and (3. WALK) away from her life. She only (4. LEAVE) a note (5. ASK) my
father to look after my brother and me. She never (6. LEARN) to drive. Where she (7. GO), without
money nor car? We (8. NOT SEE) her nor (9. HEAR) a word from her since that day. In the twelve
years since my mother (10. DISAPPEAR), I (11. MISS) her and (12. RAGE) at her, but never really
(13. UNDERSTAND) what (14. HAPPEN). I still (15. NOT KNOW) whether she (16. BE) alive or dead.
1. PACKED
2. SLIPPED
3. WALKED
4. LEFT
5. ASKING
6. HAD NEVER LEARNT
7. DID SHE GO
8. HAVE NOT SEEN
9. (HAVE) HEARD
10. DISAPPEARED
11. HAVE MISSED / HAVE BEEN MISSING
12. RAGED / RAGING
13. HAVE NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD
14. HAPPENED / HAD HAPPENED
15. DON’T KNOW
16. IS
B. Reformulez les énoncés suivants en utilisant les amorces proposées et en
conservant le sens: (7pts)
1. It’s been ages since I last wore this sweater.
I have not worn this sweater for / in ages.
2. Just as she hung up, the phone rang again.
No sooner had she hung up than the phone rang again.
3. When did you last eat a good meal?
How long have you not eaten a good meal? How long has it been since you last ate a good
meal?
4.He started to steal from his grandmother when he was thirteen.
He’s been stealing from his grandmother since he was thirteen / since the age of thirteen.
5. It was the dirtiest place I had ever seen!
Never before / in my life had I seen such a dirty place / had I seen a dirtier place!
6. My local supermarket sells a lot more items than yours.
Your local supermarket sells far fewer items than mine / does not sell as many items as mine.
7. I have never met such a nice guy.
He is the nicest guy I have ever met.
C. Traduisez: (7pts)
1. Moins il y a de camions sur les routes, moins il y a d’émissions de CO2. (1)
The fewer trucks (there are) on the roads, the fewer carbon missions / CO2 emissions (there
are).
2. Depuis que les Britanniques, comme les Français, ont commencé à trier leurs poubelles, le
recyclage a permis d’avoir moins de décharges. (1,5)
Since the British, like the French, started / began to sort household waste, recycling has
allowed to cut/curtail/curb/reduce the number of garbage dumps.
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3. Des écologistes français partent demain pour le Brésil afin de manifester contre la déforestation : la
forêt vierge amazonienne disparaît à un rythme inquiétant. (1,5)
French environmentalists / conservationists are leaving for Brazil tomorrow to protest /
demontrate against deforestation : the Amazon / Amazonian rainforest is disappearing /
shrinking at an alarming rate.
4. Il n’avait encore jamais vu autant d’enfants mourir de faim et si peu d’humanitaires et de médecins
pour leur venir en aide ; la région la plus touchée est aussi l’une des plus pauvres au monde. (1,5)
Never before had he seen so many children starving to death and so few aid workers / charity
workers / NGOs and doctors to help / assist them / relieve them; the most affected / worst
stricken / hardest hit area / region is also one of the poorest / most deprived / most destitute in
the world.
5. Dès que le gouvernement japonais acceptera un moratoire sur la chasse à la baleine, le plus grand
mammifère marin ne sera plus menacé de disparition. (1,5)
As soon as the Japanese government supports / backs / endorses a moratorium on whaling / a
ban on whaling / a whaling ban, the biggest / largest sea mammal / marine mammal will no
longer be threatened with extinction / will not be driven to extinction anymore