Should national service be compulsory? : le service national (Tle)
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| Anglais | Français |
|---|---|
| Should national service be compulsory? | Le service national devrait-il être obligatoire ? |
| compulsory / voluntary | obligatoire / volontaire |
| It could bring young people from different backgrounds together. | Il pourrait rassembler des jeunes de milieux différents. |
| It would be a waste of a year. | Ce serait une année perdue. |
| I'm in favour of a voluntary civic service. | Je suis pour un service civique volontaire. |
| Young people should be free to choose. | Les jeunes devraient être libres de choisir. |
Plusieurs pays débattent de l'idée d'un service national pour les jeunes. Certains l'ont gardé ou rétabli sous une forme militaire (en Scandinavie, par exemple), d'autres proposent un service civique : aider dans les hôpitaux, l'environnement, les associations. En France, le service militaire obligatoire a été suspendu en 1997, remplacé plus tard par le Service civique et le SNU. Arguments pour : cohésion sociale, sens des responsabilités, rencontre de jeunes de tous milieux. Arguments contre : coût, atteinte à la liberté, retard dans les études ou l'emploi. Pour donner son avis : I'm in favour of / I'm opposed to, I'd argue that, On balance...
Mise en situation : le débat
À retenir
- national service, military service, civic service, a background, responsibility, social cohesion, freedom of choice, a compromise.
- I'm in favour of / opposed to + V-ing ; It would bring... ; It doesn't have to be... ; should be free to... ; On balance ; might be.
Exercice 1 : Le service national : exercice 1 (QCM)
- « obligatoire »
- compulsory
- compulsive
- complementary
- « volontaire »
- volunteer of
- voluntary
- volontary
- « Je suis pour. »
- I'm in favour to it.
- I'm for of it.
- I'm in favour of it.
- « Je suis contre le fait de le rendre obligatoire. »
- I'm opposed to make it compulsory.
- I'm against to making it compulsory.
- I'm opposed to making it compulsory.
- « des milieux différents »
- different grounds of
- different backgrounds
- different middles
- « une année perdue »
- a wasted year of
- a lost of a year
- a waste of a year
- « Il n'est pas obligé d'être militaire. »
- It doesn't have to be military.
- It hasn't to be military.
- It mustn't be military.
- « tout bien considéré »
- all considering of
- in balance
- on balance
- « un compromis »
- a compromising
- a compromise
- a promise of
- En France, le service militaire obligatoire a été suspendu en...
- 1968
- 1997
- 2015
Exercice 2 : Le service national : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- Should national service be .......................... ?
- I'm in .......................... of it.
- It would bring young people from different .......................... together.
- It would teach them .......................... .
- I'm opposed to .......................... it compulsory. (make)
- It would be a .......................... of a year.
- It doesn't .......................... to be military.
- Young people should be free to .......................... .
- On .......................... , a voluntary service might be a good compromise.
- It would .......................... their studies.
Exercice 3 : Le service national : mise en situation
- Le service national devrait-il être obligatoire ?
- Does national service should be compulsory?
- Should national service is compulsory?
- Should national service be compulsory?
- Je suis pour.
- I'm in favour of it.
- I'm in favour for it.
- I'm favour of it.
- Il rassemblerait des jeunes de milieux différents.
- It would bring young people from different backgrounds together.
- It would bring together young people of different grounds.
- It will brought young people from different backgrounds together.
- Je suis contre le fait de le rendre obligatoire.
- I'm opposing to making it compulsory.
- I'm opposed to making it compulsory.
- I'm opposed to make it compulsory.
- Ce serait une année perdue.
- It would be a lost of a year.
- It would be a waste of a year.
- It will be a waist of a year.
- Ça retarderait leurs études.
- It will delay there studies.
- It would delayed their studies.
- It would delay their studies.
- Il n'est pas obligé d'être militaire.
- It mustn't be military.
- It don't have to be military.
- It doesn't have to be military.
- Ça me paraît mieux.
- That sounds better.
- That sound better.
- That sounds best.
- Les jeunes devraient être libres de choisir.
- Young people should be free of choose.
- Young people should be free to choose.
- Young people should be free to choosing.
- Tout bien considéré, c'est un bon compromis.
- In balance, it's a good compromise.
- On balance, it's a good compromise.
- On balance, it's a good compromising.
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. a) compulsory · 2. b) voluntary · 3. c) I'm in favour of it. · 4. c) I'm opposed to making it compulsory. · 5. b) different backgrounds · 6. c) a waste of a year · 7. a) It doesn't have to be military. · 8. c) on balance · 9. b) a compromise · 10. b) 1997
Exercice 2
1. compulsory · 2. favour · 3. backgrounds · 4. responsibility · 5. making · 6. waste · 7. have · 8. choose · 9. balance · 10. delay
Exercice 3
1. c) Should national service be compulsory? · 2. a) I'm in favour of it. · 3. a) It would bring young people from different backgrounds together. · 4. b) I'm opposed to making it compulsory. · 5. b) It would be a waste of a year. · 6. c) It would delay their studies. · 7. c) It doesn't have to be military. · 8. a) That sounds better. · 9. b) Young people should be free to choose. · 10. b) On balance, it's a good compromise.