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56 countries, one family : le Commonwealth (4e)

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AnglaisFrançais
the Commonwealthle Commonwealth
56 member countries56 pays membres
the former British Empirel'ancien Empire britannique
They became independent.Ils sont devenus indépendants.
the Commonwealth Gamesles Jeux du Commonwealth
about 2.7 billion peopleenviron 2,7 milliards de personnes

Le Commonwealth est une association libre de 56 pays, dont la plupart faisaient partie de l'Empire britannique : l'Inde, le Canada, l'Australie, le Nigeria, l'Afrique du Sud, la Jamaïque... Le roi Charles III en est le chef symbolique. Les pays membres partagent souvent l'anglais et organisent tous les quatre ans les Commonwealth Games. Les grands nombres : a million, a billion (un milliard), avec une virgule tous les trois chiffres : 2,700,000,000.

Mise en situation : le quiz

Teacher : How many countries are in the Commonwealth?
Combien de pays font partie du Commonwealth ?
Nathan : Fifty-six! And about a third of the world's population lives in those countries.
Cinquante-six ! Et environ un tiers de la population mondiale vit dans ces pays.
Teacher : Correct. Why did they join?
Exact. Pourquoi l'ont-ils rejoint ?
Sarah : Most of them were part of the British Empire. When they became independent, they decided to stay connected.
La plupart faisaient partie de l'Empire britannique. Quand ils sont devenus indépendants, ils ont décidé de rester liés.
Nathan : But some countries joined even though they weren't British colonies, like Rwanda.
Mais certains pays l'ont rejoint alors qu'ils n'étaient pas des colonies britanniques, comme le Rwanda.
Teacher : Well done! And what happens every four years?
Bravo ! Et que se passe-t-il tous les quatre ans ?

À retenir

  • a member, a country, an empire, a colony, independence, a billion, the head.
  • How many...? ; become independent ; even though ; every four years ; 2.7 billion (point décimal en anglais).

Exercice 1 : Le Commonwealth : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Nombre de pays du Commonwealth :
    1. 193
    2. 27
    3. 56
  2. « un milliard »
    1. a million
    2. a trillion
    3. a billion
  3. Le chef du Commonwealth :
    1. le président américain
    2. le roi Charles III
    3. le Premier ministre
  4. « indépendant »
    1. independent
    2. undependent
    3. independant
  5. Les Jeux du Commonwealth ont lieu...
    1. tous les quatre ans
    2. tous les ans
    3. tous les dix ans
  6. 2,7 en anglais s'écrit :
    1. 2;7
    2. 2.7
    3. 2,7
  7. « une colonie »
    1. a colonel
    2. a cologne
    3. a colony
  8. « même si, alors que »
    1. even through
    2. even thought
    3. even though
  9. Un pays membre :
    1. France
    2. India
    3. China
  10. « rester liés »
    1. to stay connecting
    2. to stay connect
    3. to stay connected

Exercice 2 : Le Commonwealth : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. How .......................... countries are in the Commonwealth?
  2. There are fifty-six member .......................... .
  3. They became .......................... .
  4. They were part of the British .......................... .
  5. about 2.7 .......................... people (milliards)
  6. They decided to stay .......................... .
  7. .......................... though they weren't colonies, they joined.
  8. The Games take place every four .......................... .
  9. King Charles III is the .......................... of the Commonwealth.
  10. About a .......................... of the world's population.

Exercice 3 : Le Commonwealth : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande combien de pays.
    1. How many countries are in the Commonwealth?
    2. How much countries are in the Commonwealth?
    3. How many countries is in the Commonwealth?
  2. Un tiers de la population mondiale.
    1. About the third of world's population of.
    2. About a three of the world population.
    3. About a third of the world's population.
  3. Pourquoi l'ont-ils rejoint ?
    1. Why did they joined?
    2. Why they joined?
    3. Why did they join?
  4. Ils faisaient partie de l'Empire.
    1. Most of them were part of the British Empire.
    2. The most of them were part of British Empire.
    3. Most of them was part of the British Empire.
  5. Ils sont devenus indépendants.
    1. They became independent.
    2. They became independant.
    3. They becomed independent.
  6. Ils ont décidé de rester liés.
    1. They decided staying connected.
    2. They decided to stay connected.
    3. They decided to stay connect.
  7. Même s'ils n'étaient pas des colonies.
    1. even thought they wasn't colonies
    2. even though they weren't British colonies
    3. even through they weren't British colonies
  8. Que se passe-t-il tous les quatre ans ?
    1. What does happen all four years?
    2. What happen every four years?
    3. What happens every four years?
  9. Les Jeux du Commonwealth.
    1. The Games of Commonwealth of.
    2. The Commonwealth Plays.
    3. The Commonwealth Games.
  10. L'anglais est parlé dans beaucoup de ces pays.
    1. English is spoken in many of these countries.
    2. English spoken is in many of these countries.
    3. English is speaking in many of these countries.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) 56 · 2. c) a billion · 3. b) le roi Charles III · 4. a) independent · 5. a) tous les quatre ans · 6. b) 2.7 · 7. c) a colony · 8. c) even though · 9. b) India · 10. c) to stay connected

Exercice 2

1. many · 2. countries · 3. independent · 4. Empire · 5. billion · 6. connected · 7. Even · 8. years · 9. head · 10. third

Exercice 3

1. a) How many countries are in the Commonwealth? · 2. c) About a third of the world's population. · 3. c) Why did they join? · 4. a) Most of them were part of the British Empire. · 5. a) They became independent. · 6. b) They decided to stay connected. · 7. b) even though they weren't British colonies · 8. c) What happens every four years? · 9. c) The Commonwealth Games. · 10. a) English is spoken in many of these countries.