Fiche à imprimer : Learning at home : l'école à la maison (2nde)

Anglais	Français
homeschooling	l'instruction en famille, l'école à la maison
I was homeschooled until I was twelve.	J'ai fait l'école à la maison jusqu'à douze ans.
You can learn at your own pace.	On peut apprendre à son rythme.
On the one hand, it's flexible.	D'un côté, c'est flexible.
On the other hand, you may miss out on socialising.	D'un autre côté, on risque de manquer de vie sociale.
Whereas school is free, homeschooling demands a lot of time from parents.	Alors que l'école est gratuite, l'instruction en famille demande beaucoup de temps aux parents.

Dans les pays anglophones, l'instruction en famille (homeschooling) concerne de nombreux enfants, en particulier aux États-Unis. Ses partisans mettent en avant la flexibilité (flexibility), le fait d'apprendre à son rythme (at one's own pace) et un enseignement adapté. Ses critiques s'inquiètent de l'isolement, du manque de contacts avec d'autres enfants (socialising) et de la charge pour les parents. En France, elle est strictement encadrée depuis 2022. Pour peser le pour et le contre : On the one hand... On the other hand..., Whereas... (alors que), The main advantage / drawback is...

Mise en situation : la discussion

Teacher : Liam, you were homeschooled before you came here. What was it like?

Liam, tu as fait l'école à la maison avant de venir ici. C'était comment ?

Liam : On the one hand, it was great. I could learn at my own pace and spend more time on science, which I love.

D'un côté, c'était génial. Je pouvais apprendre à mon rythme et passer plus de temps sur les sciences, que j'adore.

Amy : Didn't you feel lonely?

Tu ne te sentais pas seul ?

Liam : Sometimes. On the other hand, I did a lot of activities: football, music, a coding club...

Parfois. D'un autre côté, je faisais beaucoup d'activités : foot, musique, un club de programmation...

Teacher : Why did you decide to come to school?

Pourquoi as-tu décidé de venir au lycée ?

Liam : I wanted to make more friends and prepare for exams with other students. Whereas at home I worked alone, here I can work in a team.

Je voulais me faire plus d'amis et préparer les examens avec d'autres élèves. Alors qu'à la maison je travaillais seul, ici je peux travailler en équipe.

À retenir

homeschooling, a tutor, flexibility, socialising, an advantage, a drawback, an exam, a team.
On the one hand... On the other hand... ; Whereas... ; at my own pace ; What was it like? ; Didn't you feel...? ; The main drawback is...

Exercice 1 : L'école à la maison : exercice 1 (QCM)

« l'école à la maison »
1. house school
2. home-schooler of
3. homeschooling
« à son propre rythme »
1. at one's own pace
2. at one's own place
3. in one's own pace of
« D'un côté... D'un autre côté... »
1. In one hand... In other hand...
2. On a side... On another side...
3. On the one hand... On the other hand...
« alors que » (opposition)
1. whereas
2. where as of
3. wherever
« un inconvénient »
1. a drawback
2. a draw back of
3. a throwback
« C'était comment ? »
1. What was it like?
2. What it was like?
3. How was it like?
« Tu ne te sentais pas seul ? »
1. Don't you felt lonely?
2. Didn't you feel lonely?
3. Didn't you felt lonely?
« J'ai fait l'école à la maison. »
1. I homeschooled.
2. I was homeschooled.
3. I was homeschool.
« la vie sociale (avec d'autres enfants) »
1. socialism
2. society of
3. socialising
« se faire des amis »
1. to make some friend of
2. to make friends
3. to do friends

Exercice 2 : L'école à la maison : exercice 2 (à compléter)

You were .......................... before you came here.
What was it .......................... ?
On the .......................... hand, it was great.
I could learn at my own .......................... .
Didn't you feel .......................... ?
On the .......................... hand, I did a lot of activities.
Why did you .......................... to come to school?
I wanted to .......................... more friends.
.......................... at home I worked alone, here I can work in a team.
The main .......................... is the lack of friends.

Exercice 3 : L'école à la maison : mise en situation

C'était comment ?
1. How was it like?
2. What was it like?
3. What were it like?
D'un côté, c'était génial.
1. On the one hand, it was great.
2. In one hand, it was great.
3. On one side, it were great.
Je pouvais apprendre à mon rythme.
1. I could learn at my own pace.
2. I could learn at my own place.
3. I can learnt at my own pace.
Tu ne te sentais pas seul ?
1. Didn't you feel only?
2. Didn't you feel lonely?
3. You didn't felt lonely?
D'un autre côté, je faisais beaucoup d'activités.
1. On the other hand, I did a lot of activities.
2. In the other hand, I did lots activities.
3. On the other hand, I made a lot of activities.
Pourquoi as-tu décidé de venir ?
1. Why did you decide to come?
2. Why you decided to come?
3. Why did you decided to come?
Je voulais me faire plus d'amis.
1. I wanted to do more friends.
2. I wanted make more friends.
3. I wanted to make more friends.
Alors qu'à la maison je travaillais seul...
1. Whereas at home I was work alone...
2. Whereas at home I worked alone...
3. Where at home I worked lonely...
Ici, je peux travailler en équipe.
1. Hear, I can work in a team.
2. Here, I can work in team of.
3. Here, I can work in a team.
Le principal inconvénient est l'isolement.
1. The mainly drawback is isolation.
2. The main drawback is the isolating.
3. The main drawback is isolation.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) homeschooling · 2. a) at one's own pace · 3. c) On the one hand... On the other hand... · 4. a) whereas · 5. a) a drawback · 6. a) What was it like? · 7. b) Didn't you feel lonely? · 8. b) I was homeschooled. · 9. c) socialising · 10. b) to make friends

Exercice 2

1. homeschooled · 2. like · 3. one · 4. pace · 5. lonely · 6. other · 7. decide · 8. make · 9. Whereas · 10. drawback

Exercice 3

1. b) What was it like? · 2. a) On the one hand, it was great. · 3. a) I could learn at my own pace. · 4. b) Didn't you feel lonely? · 5. a) On the other hand, I did a lot of activities. · 6. a) Why did you decide to come? · 7. c) I wanted to make more friends. · 8. b) Whereas at home I worked alone... · 9. c) Here, I can work in a team. · 10. c) The main drawback is isolation.