Fiche à imprimer : Sport and money : le sport et l'argent (Première)

Anglais	Français
wages / a salary	les salaires / un salaire
a transfer fee	une indemnité de transfert
TV rights	les droits de retransmission télévisée
sponsorship	le parrainage, le sponsoring
grassroots sport	le sport amateur, de base
a salary cap	un plafond salarial

Les meilleurs footballeurs gagnent des centaines de milliers d'euros par semaine, et certains transferts dépassent cent millions. Cet argent vient surtout des droits de retransmission télévisée et du sponsoring. Pour certains, c'est la loi du marché : les stars attirent les spectateurs. Pour d'autres, c'est indécent, alors que les petits clubs amateurs manquent de moyens. Certaines ligues américaines imposent un plafond salarial pour garder les équipes équilibrées.

Mise en situation : le débat

Teacher : Are top footballers paid too much?

Les meilleurs footballeurs sont-ils trop payés ?

Nathan : It is often argued that they deserve it. Their careers are short, and they bring in huge amounts of money from TV rights and sponsorship.

On affirme souvent qu'ils le méritent. Leurs carrières sont courtes, et ils rapportent des sommes énormes grâce aux droits télévisés et au sponsoring.

Lea : By contrast, nurses and teachers earn a tiny fraction of that. And grassroots clubs can't even afford new equipment.

À l'inverse, les infirmières et les enseignants gagnent une infime fraction de cela. Et les clubs amateurs n'ont même pas les moyens d'acheter du matériel neuf.

Teacher : Is there a solution?

Y a-t-il une solution ?

Lea : Some American leagues have a salary cap. It keeps the teams more balanced and the competition more exciting.

Certaines ligues américaines ont un plafond salarial. Cela rend les équipes plus équilibrées et la compétition plus passionnante.

Nathan : Or a percentage of TV rights could be given to grassroots sport. To what extent should we regulate the market, though?

Ou un pourcentage des droits télévisés pourrait être reversé au sport amateur. Mais dans quelle mesure faut-il réguler le marché ?

À retenir

wages, a transfer fee, TV rights, sponsorship, grassroots sport, a salary cap, balanced.
It is often argued that... ; By contrast, ... ; To what extent...? ; can't afford ; could be given to.

Exercice 1 : Le sport et l'argent : exercice 1 (QCM)

« une indemnité de transfert »
1. a transfer feed
2. a transfer fee
3. a transfer free
« les droits télévisés »
1. TV rights
2. TV writes
3. TV lights
« le sport amateur »
1. grass sport of
2. amateur's sports of
3. grassroots sport
« un plafond salarial »
1. a salary top of
2. a salary hat
3. a salary cap
« On affirme souvent que... »
1. It is often argued that...
2. It often argues that...
3. It is often arguing that...
« À l'inverse, ... »
1. In contrast of, ...
2. By contrary, ...
3. By contrast, ...
« n'ont pas les moyens de »
1. can't offer to
2. can't effort to
3. can't afford to
« Dans quelle mesure... ? »
1. In what extend...?
2. To what extent...?
3. At what extent...?
D'où vient surtout l'argent du football ?
1. droits télévisés et sponsoring
2. billets de cinéma
3. impôts locaux
« le sponsoring »
1. sponsorship
2. sponsors hip
3. sponsoring of

Exercice 2 : Le sport et l'argent : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Are top footballers .......................... too much?
It is often .......................... that they deserve it.
Their careers are .......................... .
Money comes from TV rights and .......................... .
By .......................... , nurses earn much less.
Grassroots clubs can't .......................... new equipment.
Some leagues have a salary .......................... .
It keeps the teams more .......................... .
To what .......................... should we regulate the market?
A percentage could be given to grassroots .......................... .

Exercice 3 : Le sport et l'argent : mise en situation

Le prof lance le débat.
1. Are top footballers paid too much?
2. Are top footballers pay too much?
3. Top footballers are paid too much?
On affirme souvent qu'ils le méritent.
1. It often argued that they deserves it.
2. It is often argue that they deserve it.
3. It is often argued that they deserve it.
Leurs carrières sont courtes.
1. Their career are short.
2. There careers are short.
3. Their careers are short.
À l'inverse, les infirmières gagnent beaucoup moins.
1. In contrast of, nurses earn tiny fraction.
2. By contrast, nurses earn a tiny fraction of that.
3. By contrary, nurses earn a tiny fraction of that.
Les clubs amateurs n'ont pas les moyens.
1. Grassroots clubs can't even offer new equipment.
2. Grassroots clubs can't afford even new equipments.
3. Grassroots clubs can't even afford new equipment.
Le prof demande s'il y a une solution.
1. Is there a solution?
2. There is a solution?
3. Are there a solution?
Certaines ligues ont un plafond salarial.
1. Some American leagues have a salary cap.
2. Some American leagues has a salary cap.
3. Some American league have a salary cap.
Dans quelle mesure faut-il réguler ?
1. In what extend should we regulate the market?
2. To what extent we should regulate the market?
3. To what extent should we regulate the market?
Tu concèdes un point.
1. Admittedly, stars attract millions of fans.
2. Admitted, stars attract million of fans.
3. Admittedly, stars attracts millions of fans.
Tu conclus.
1. All in all, sport need fairer redistribution.
2. At all, sport needs more fair redistribution.
3. All in all, sport needs fairer redistribution.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a transfer fee · 2. a) TV rights · 3. c) grassroots sport · 4. c) a salary cap · 5. a) It is often argued that... · 6. c) By contrast, ... · 7. c) can't afford to · 8. b) To what extent...? · 9. a) droits télévisés et sponsoring · 10. a) sponsorship

Exercice 2

1. paid · 2. argued · 3. short · 4. sponsorship · 5. contrast · 6. afford · 7. cap · 8. balanced · 9. extent · 10. sport

Exercice 3

1. a) Are top footballers paid too much? · 2. c) It is often argued that they deserve it. · 3. c) Their careers are short. · 4. b) By contrast, nurses earn a tiny fraction of that. · 5. c) Grassroots clubs can't even afford new equipment. · 6. a) Is there a solution? · 7. a) Some American leagues have a salary cap. · 8. c) To what extent should we regulate the market? · 9. a) Admittedly, stars attract millions of fans. · 10. c) All in all, sport needs fairer redistribution.