Fiche à imprimer : Banned books : les livres interdits (2nde)

Anglais	Français
to ban a book 📕	interdire un livre
censorship	la censure
freedom of expression	la liberté d'expression
to challenge a book	contester un livre (demander son retrait)
a school library 📚	une bibliothèque scolaire
Banned Books Week	la Semaine des livres interdits

Tout au long de l'histoire, des livres ont été interdits (banned) ou brûlés parce qu'ils dérangeaient. Aujourd'hui encore, aux États-Unis, des parents ou des groupes contestent (challenge) certains livres dans les bibliothèques scolaires : des classiques comme To Kill a Mockingbird, des romans sur le racisme, l'identité ou l'histoire. Chaque année, les bibliothécaires organisent la Banned Books Week pour défendre la liberté de lire. Le débat oppose la protection des jeunes lecteurs et la liberté d'expression (freedom of expression) : qui doit décider de ce que les élèves peuvent lire ?

Mise en situation : le débat en classe

Teacher : Should schools ban some books?

Les écoles devraient-elles interdire certains livres ?

Paul : Maybe books that are too violent for young children.

Peut-être les livres trop violents pour les jeunes enfants.

Clara : But banning books is censorship! Students should be free to read.

Mais interdire des livres, c'est de la censure ! Les élèves devraient être libres de lire.

Paul : Parents have the right to protect their children, don't they?

Les parents ont le droit de protéger leurs enfants, non ?

Clara : Yes, their own children. But not to decide for everybody else.

Oui, leurs propres enfants. Mais pas de décider pour tous les autres.

Teacher : Interesting. Books that disturb us can also help us understand the world.

Intéressant. Les livres qui nous dérangent peuvent aussi nous aider à comprendre le monde.

À retenir

to ban, censorship, freedom of expression, to challenge a book, a library.
Banning books is censorship. Parents have the right to protect their children, don't they?

Exercice 1 : Les livres interdits : exercice 1 (QCM)

« interdire »
1. to ban
2. to bang
3. to band
« la censure »
1. censorship
2. sensor ship
3. census
« la liberté d'expression »
1. free expression of
2. freedom of expressing
3. freedom of expression
« contester (un livre) »
1. to charge
2. to change
3. to challenge
« une bibliothèque »
1. a librarian
2. a library
3. a bookshop
« un bibliothécaire »
1. a libertarian
2. a librarian
3. a library
Un classique souvent contesté aux États-Unis :
1. Cookbook
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Harry and the Hendersons
« déranger, perturber »
1. to disturbing
2. to distort
3. to disturb
Question tag : Parents have the right, ___?
1. haven't they
2. don't they
3. isn't it
La semaine qui défend la liberté de lire :
1. Reading Holiday
2. Banned Books Week
3. Book Burning Week

Exercice 2 : Les livres interdits : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Should schools .......................... some books?
Banning books is .......................... !
Students should be free to .......................... .
Parents have the right to protect their children, don't .......................... ?
Some parents .......................... books in school libraries.
Librarians defend freedom of .......................... .
Books that disturb us can help us .......................... the world.
It's their own .......................... .
Who should .......................... what students read?
Banned Books .......................... takes place every year.

Exercice 3 : Les livres interdits : mise en situation

Tu demandes si les écoles devraient interdire des livres.
1. Should schools ban some books?
2. Schools should ban some books?
3. Should schools banning some books?
Tu dénonces la censure.
1. Banning books are censorship!
2. Ban books is censorship!
3. Banning books is censorship!
Tu défends la liberté de lire.
1. Students should be free to read.
2. Students should be free reading.
3. Students should to be free to read.
Tu demandes une confirmation (question tag).
1. Parents have the right, isn't it?
2. Parents have the right, don't they?
3. Parents have the right, haven't they?
Tu demandes qui doit décider.
1. Who should decides?
2. Who should decide?
3. Who decide should?
Tu dis que certains livres dérangent.
1. Some book disturb people.
2. Some books disturbs people.
3. Some books disturb people.
Tu dis que les livres aident à comprendre le monde.
1. Books help us understand the world.
2. Books help us understanding the world.
3. Books helps us understand the world.
Tu nuances.
1. May be books that is too violent.
2. Maybe books that are too violent for young children.
3. Maybe books who are too violent for young children.
Tu dis que les bibliothécaires défendent la liberté.
1. Librarians defend freedom of expression.
2. Librarians defends freedom of expressing.
3. Libraries defends freedom of expression.
Tu trouves l'argument intéressant.
1. That's a interesting point.
2. That's an interesting point.
3. That an interesting point.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) to ban · 2. a) censorship · 3. c) freedom of expression · 4. c) to challenge · 5. b) a library · 6. b) a librarian · 7. b) To Kill a Mockingbird · 8. c) to disturb · 9. b) don't they · 10. b) Banned Books Week

Exercice 2

1. ban · 2. censorship · 3. read · 4. they · 5. challenge · 6. expression · 7. understand · 8. children · 9. decide · 10. Week

Exercice 3

1. a) Should schools ban some books? · 2. c) Banning books is censorship! · 3. a) Students should be free to read. · 4. b) Parents have the right, don't they? · 5. b) Who should decide? · 6. c) Some books disturb people. · 7. a) Books help us understand the world. · 8. b) Maybe books that are too violent for young children. · 9. a) Librarians defend freedom of expression. · 10. b) That's an interesting point.