Réponse :
Exercice 1
1) These laws allowed the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation.
2) I think this place is symbolic because Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he thought it wasn’t just to treat people differently because of their skin colour.
Exercice 2
a.’One hundred years later’ = ‘now’ = 1963
b.What two words show the slaves are like prisoners : crippled and the chains of discrimination.
c.
Lines 5-6 : an island # an ocean
Lines 5-6 : poverty # prosperity
Lines 8-9 : dark (darkness) # sunlit
Lines 11-12 : quicksand (instability) # solid rock
Lines 11-12: injustice # brotherhood
d.To make his speech more memorable, King uses a lot of repetitions.
To say that things haven’t changed since 1863, he repeats : One hundred years later
To say that the time has come for change, he repeats : Now is the time
Exercice 3
a.
The police beats up black people
Hotel and motels exclude black people
Signs exclude black people
Black people cannot or do not vote
b.What phrase is repeated, with variations, to say that the struggle continues:
-today : We can never be satisfied as long as
-tomorrow : We will not be satisfied until
c.King quotes from the Bible (lines 21-22) These images evoke… (tick 2)
purity ; vitality
Exercice 4
a.Lines 26-27, King quotes from the 1776 American Declaration of Independence (celebrated on July 4th)
b.When will the dream come true (look at 25, 28 and 31) : When the nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. When sons of former slaves and sons of former slaves owners will be able to sit together. When children will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
But when must the dream start (look at line 33) : Today
Exercice 5
Words in red : vote, racial justice, free, democracy, justice, all men are created equal
Words in blue : God’s children, creed, free, all men are created equal
Explications : Voici les réponses, j’espère que ça vous aidera
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