Fiche à imprimer : Streets for people : les villes sans voitures (2nde)

Anglais	Français
a car-free city centre	un centre-ville sans voitures
a pedestrian zone	une zone piétonne
cycle lanes	des pistes cyclables
the 15-minute city	la ville du quart d'heure
If cities banned cars, the air would be cleaner.	Si les villes interdisaient les voitures, l'air serait plus propre.
traffic jams	les embouteillages

Depuis 1999, la ville espagnole de Pontevedra a interdit la plupart des voitures dans son centre : le bruit, la pollution et les accidents ont fortement baissé, et les commerces ont survécu. D'autres villes (Gand, Oslo, Paris...) réduisent la place de la voiture. L'idée de la « ville du quart d'heure » : tout l'essentiel à moins de 15 minutes à pied ou à vélo. Pour imaginer : le deuxième conditionnel, If + prétérit, would + verbe (If my town banned cars, I would cycle to school).

Mise en situation : le conseil des jeunes

Mayor : We're thinking of making the town centre car-free. What do you think?

Nous envisageons de rendre le centre-ville sans voitures. Qu'en pensez-vous ?

Emma : If you banned cars, the air would be cleaner and the streets would be safer for children.

Si vous interdisiez les voitures, l'air serait plus propre et les rues plus sûres pour les enfants.

Paul : But if there were no cars, how would elderly people get to the shops?

Mais s'il n'y avait pas de voitures, comment les personnes âgées iraient-elles aux magasins ?

Mayor : Good question. We would add more buses and allow disabled drivers.

Bonne question. Nous ajouterions plus de bus et autoriserions les conducteurs handicapés.

Emma : If there were cycle lanes, I would cycle to school every day.

S'il y avait des pistes cyclables, j'irais au lycée à vélo tous les jours.

Paul : And shop owners? Wouldn't they lose customers?

Et les commerçants ? Ils ne perdraient pas de clients ?

À retenir

car-free, a pedestrian zone, a cycle lane, public transport, traffic jams, air pollution, the elderly, disabled people.
If + prétérit, would + verbe ; If there were... ; Wouldn't they...?

Exercice 1 : Les villes sans voitures : exercice 1 (QCM)

« une zone piétonne »
1. a pedestrian sone
2. a pedestrian zone
3. a pedestal zone
« des pistes cyclables »
1. cycle lines
2. cycle lanes
3. circle lanes
« les embouteillages »
1. traffic jumps
2. traffic jars
3. traffic jams
If cities ___ cars, the air would be cleaner.
1. banned
2. would ban
3. ban
If there were cycle lanes, I ___ cycle to school.
1. will
2. am
3. would
Ville pionnière (centre sans voitures depuis 1999) :
1. Los Angeles
2. Dubaï
3. Pontevedra
« les personnes âgées »
1. elderly people
2. aged persons of
3. older peoples
« les transports en commun »
1. common transport
2. public transports of
3. public transport
« Ne perdraient-ils pas de clients ? »
1. Wouldn't they loose customer?
2. Won't they lost customers?
3. Wouldn't they lose customers?
La ville du quart d'heure : tout à moins de...
1. 15 km en voiture
2. 15 minutes à pied ou à vélo
3. 15 heures de train

Exercice 2 : Les villes sans voitures : exercice 2 (à compléter)

If you banned cars, the air .......................... be cleaner.
If there .......................... no cars, how would people get to the shops?
If there were cycle .......................... , I would cycle.
I would .......................... to school every day.
We would add more .......................... .
Wouldn't they .......................... customers?
a car- .......................... town centre
a pedestrian ..........................
The streets would be .......................... for children. (safe)
We're thinking of .......................... the centre car-free. (make)

Exercice 3 : Les villes sans voitures : mise en situation

Le maire envisage un centre sans voitures.
1. We think of making the town centre car-free now.
2. We're thinking to make the town centre car-free.
3. We're thinking of making the town centre car-free.
Si vous interdisiez les voitures, l'air serait plus propre.
1. If you would ban cars, the air would be cleaner.
2. If you banned cars, the air will be cleaner.
3. If you banned cars, the air would be cleaner.
Les rues seraient plus sûres.
1. The streets would be safer for children.
2. The streets would be more safe for children.
3. The streets will be safer for children.
Comment les personnes âgées iraient-elles aux magasins ?
1. How elderly people would get to the shops?
2. How will elderly people got to the shops?
3. How would elderly people get to the shops?
Nous ajouterions plus de bus.
1. We would add more buses.
2. We will add more buses yesterday.
3. We would adding more buses.
S'il y avait des pistes cyclables...
1. If there would be cycle lanes...
2. If there are cycle lines...
3. If there were cycle lanes...
J'irais au lycée à vélo.
1. I would cycle to school.
2. I would cycling to school.
3. I will cycled to school.
Ne perdraient-ils pas de clients ?
1. Wouldn't they lose customers?
2. Wouldn't they loose customer?
3. Won't they lost customers?
Si j'étais maire, je planterais des arbres.
1. If I were mayor, I would plant trees.
2. If I am mayor, I would plant trees.
3. If I were mayor, I will plant trees.
Il y aurait moins d'embouteillages.
1. There would be fewer traffic jams.
2. There will be fewer traffic jams yesterday.
3. There would be less traffic jam.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a pedestrian zone · 2. b) cycle lanes · 3. c) traffic jams · 4. a) banned · 5. c) would · 6. c) Pontevedra · 7. a) elderly people · 8. c) public transport · 9. c) Wouldn't they lose customers? · 10. b) 15 minutes à pied ou à vélo

Exercice 2

1. would · 2. were · 3. lanes · 4. cycle · 5. buses · 6. lose · 7. free · 8. zone · 9. safer · 10. making

Exercice 3

1. c) We're thinking of making the town centre car-free. · 2. c) If you banned cars, the air would be cleaner. · 3. a) The streets would be safer for children. · 4. c) How would elderly people get to the shops? · 5. a) We would add more buses. · 6. c) If there were cycle lanes... · 7. a) I would cycle to school. · 8. a) Wouldn't they lose customers? · 9. a) If I were mayor, I would plant trees. · 10. a) There would be fewer traffic jams.