The death penalty in the USA : la peine de mort (Terminale)
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| Anglais | Français |
|---|---|
| the death penalty / capital punishment | la peine de mort / la peine capitale |
| death row | le couloir de la mort |
| to be sentenced to death | être condamné à mort |
| a wrongful conviction | une erreur judiciaire |
| deterrence / to deter | la dissuasion / dissuader |
| to abolish / abolition | abolir / l'abolition |
La France a aboli la peine de mort en 1981 et le Royaume-Uni en 1965 (pour le meurtre). Aux États-Unis, elle existe encore dans une vingtaine d'États, surtout au Sud (Texas). Depuis 1973, plus de 190 condamnés à mort ont été innocentés.
Mise en situation : le débat
À retenir
- the death penalty, capital punishment, death row, to be sentenced to death.
- a wrongful conviction, deterrence, to abolish, human rights.
Exercice 1 : La peine de mort : exercice 1 (QCM)
- « le couloir de la mort »
- death corridor of
- death row
- death road
- « être condamné à mort »
- to be condemned of death
- to be sentence to death
- to be sentenced to death
- « une erreur judiciaire »
- a judicial mistake of
- a wrong conviction of
- a wrongful conviction
- « dissuader »
- to detect
- to defer
- to deter
- « abolir »
- to abolish
- to abolition
- to abandon
- La France a aboli la peine de mort en...
- 2001
- 1981
- 1965
- Un État américain qui exécute beaucoup :
- le Maine
- l'Alaska
- le Texas
- Combien de condamnés innocentés depuis 1973 ?
- 2
- plus de 190
- plus de 10 000
- « les droits humains »
- humans rights
- human's right
- human rights
- « la peine capitale »
- capital punishment
- capital punition
- capital penalty of
Exercice 2 : La peine de mort : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- Should the death penalty be .......................... ?
- It .......................... crime. (dissuade)
- What about wrongful .......................... ?
- He was sentenced to .......................... .
- More than 190 people on death .......................... were found innocent.
- It's a violation of human .......................... .
- You can't bring an innocent person back to .......................... .
- Capital .......................... .
- There's no .......................... it deters crime.
- It gives justice to the victims' .......................... .
Exercice 3 : La peine de mort : mise en situation
- Le prof demande s'il faut l'abolir.
- Should the death penalty abolished in the USA?
- Should be the death penalty abolished in the USA?
- Should the death penalty be abolished in the USA?
- Certains disent qu'elle dissuade du crime.
- Some says it deters crime.
- Some say it defers crime.
- Some say it deters crime.
- Rien ne prouve qu'elle dissuade.
- There's no proof it deters crime.
- There's no prove it deters crime.
- There isn't proof it deters crime.
- Et les erreurs judiciaires ?
- What about wrongful convictions?
- What about wrong convictions of?
- And about wrongful convictions?
- Plus de 190 ont été innocentés.
- More than 190 people were later found innocent.
- More of 190 people were later found innocent.
- More than 190 people was later found innocent.
- On ne peut pas ramener un innocent à la vie.
- You can't bring an innocent person back to life.
- You can't to bring an innocent person back to life.
- You can't bring back to life an innocent.
- C'est une violation des droits humains.
- It's a violation of human rights.
- It's a violence of human rights.
- It's a violation of humans rights.
- Tu es contre la peine de mort.
- I'm contra the death penalty.
- I'm again the death penalty.
- I'm against the death penalty.
- La France l'a abolie en 1981.
- France has abolished it in 1981.
- France abolish it in 1981.
- France abolished it in 1981.
- La justice ne doit pas être une vengeance.
- Justice mustn't being revenge.
- Justice shouldn't be revenge.
- Justice shouldn't be a vengeance of.
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. b) death row · 2. c) to be sentenced to death · 3. c) a wrongful conviction · 4. c) to deter · 5. a) to abolish · 6. b) 1981 · 7. c) le Texas · 8. b) plus de 190 · 9. c) human rights · 10. a) capital punishment
Exercice 2
1. abolished · 2. deters · 3. convictions · 4. death · 5. row · 6. rights · 7. life · 8. punishment · 9. proof · 10. families
Exercice 3
1. c) Should the death penalty be abolished in the USA? · 2. c) Some say it deters crime. · 3. a) There's no proof it deters crime. · 4. a) What about wrongful convictions? · 5. a) More than 190 people were later found innocent. · 6. a) You can't bring an innocent person back to life. · 7. a) It's a violation of human rights. · 8. c) I'm against the death penalty. · 9. c) France abolished it in 1981. · 10. b) Justice shouldn't be revenge.