PERCEVOIR L'IMPLICITE

 

Compétences à maitriser 

Connaissances à approfondir

identifier le point de vue 

repérer qui parle dans quel but

interpreter 

comprendre les modaux

 

IDENTIFIER LE POINT DE VUE

 

REPEREZ

A. Lisez attentivement les extraits suivants.

a) Complétez la phrase definissant le point de vue qu'ils reflètent.

b) Donnez chaque fois la liste des indices (clues) qui vous ont mis sur la voie.

 

- With 112 plants in the USA nuclear electricity already cuts America's oil imports by 740,000 barrels every day. Still we need more nuclear plants. To meet America's growing electricity demands and to keep our independence from dangerously unstable energy sources.

This was written q by a British person q  by an American one.

This person represents a pressure group q  against nuclear energy q  for nuclear energy.

clues : .....................................................................................................................................................

 

- And another thing about vegetarians. If they won't eat animals, why do they eat plants? Does anyone seriously believe plants want to be eaten anymore than animals do? Has anyone asked a plant? I bet that if a stick of celery had legs it would move away pretty fast when anybody came to eat it. (The Observer)

The writer q admires q makes fun of vegetarians.

clues: .....................................................................................................................................................

 

CONCLUEZ ET RETENEZ

B. Complétez a I'aide des éléments que vous avez mis sous la rubrique clues ci-dessus.

 

On peut determiner Ie point de vue de celui qui parle entre autres choses a sa façon d'utiliser des adjectifs exprimant des jugements, des adverbes de manière comme .............................. et des auxiliaires de mode comme .....................

 

APPLIQUEZ

C. Voici des phrases tirées d'articles de presse différents parus a I'occasion du 500ième anniversaire de la decouverte de I'Amérique par Christophe Colomb. Lisez-les attentivement et répondez au questionnaire ci-dessous pour chacune d'elles.

a) Quel point de vue le journaliste adopte-t-il ( point de vue des Americains blancs, point de vue des Indiens, point de vue des Européens, point de vue du géographe, etc.) .

b) L'image de Christophe Colomb est-elle positive ou négative ?

 

1)    We don't have to celebrate a man who was really worse than Atilla.

2)    Columbus was the first step in a long process that eventually produced the USA.

3)    The achievement of Columbus first voyage in 1492 was to open a route to the New World that could be sailed again, by himself and others, over and over, and was.

4)    Some people see nothing to celebrate in the 500th anniversary of Columbus's crossing; instead they think it should be an occasion for protest.

 

phrase n' 1 point de vue:     

     image de C.Colomb: ..

phrase n'2 point de vue:     

     image de C.Colomb: ..

phrase n'3 point de vue:     

     image de C.Colomb: ..

phrase n'4 point de vue:     

     image de C.Colomb: ..


INTERPRETER

 

REPEREZ

 

D. Les phrases suivantes sont toutes tirées d horoscopes divers. Soulignez les mots qui indiquent qu'il s'agit de prévisions et de suppositions de la part de I'astrologue.

Réécrivez ensuite ces phrases en les transformant en affirmations ou en promesses avec le maximum de garanties. A quel niveau faites-vous des modifications?

 

1. A new job in early autumn will include research that could increase your earning potential.

..................

2. Advantageous alliances can be formed.

..................

3. You might have to figure out who is right and wrong.

..................

 

 

CONCLUEZ ET RETENEZ

 

E. Complétez.

Les mots qui expriment le doute, la certitude, la probabilité, la prévision sont essentiellement les .................... en anglais.

 

APPLIQUEZ

 

F. Choisissez parmi les propositions données ce qu' implique chacune des phrases suivantes.

 

1. She will phone, I tell you.

q I trust her, I am sure she is going to phone.

q Perhaps she has forgotten to call us.

q She always calls at this time of day.

 

2. People should not be forced to breathe in other people's smoke.

q I do not smoke and I do not approve of people smoking.

q The separation between smoking and non smoking areas is not always respected.

q Other people's smoke is not really dangerous for non smokers.

 

3. There might be demonstrations in central London tomorrow.

q I don't really think there will be demonstrations in central London tomorrow but who knows?

q There are quite a few chances there will be demonstrations in central London tomorrow.

q Believe me, there will be demonstrations in central London tomorrow.

 

4. You could go to Canyonland in Utah.

q It is a pity to miss Canyonland in Utah.

q I suggest you go to Canyonland in Utah.

q I know you will like Canyonland in Utah.