Exercices C1 : maîtriser les champs lexicaux complexes (corrigé)

Ces exercices vous permettront de mettre en pratique les notions abordées dans le cours sur les champs lexicaux complexes en anglais : synonymes nuancés, registres de langue, collocations et faux-amis. Testez votre maîtrise du vocabulaire avancé !

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Exercice 1 : Synonymes nuancés et registres de langue

Choisissez le mot ou l'expression qui correspond le mieux au registre et au sens indiqués entre parenthèses.

1. The committee decided to ___ the project due to budget constraints. (formal, meaning: officially stop)
   • A. scrap
   • B. discontinue
   • C. ditch
   • D. axe
2. She ___ her concerns about the merger during the board meeting. (neutral-formal, meaning: clearly expressed)
   • A. blurted out
   • B. articulated
   • C. let on
   • D. spilled
3. The new legislation will ___ significant changes to the tax system. (formal-written, meaning: bring about)
   • A. trigger off
   • B. bring
   • C. usher in
   • D. kick off
4. His argument was ___, leaving no room for counterargument. (academic register, meaning: impossible to deny)
   • A. watertight
   • B. rock-solid
   • C. irrefutable
   • D. airtight

Correction

1. The committee decided to discontinue the project due to budget constraints.
2. She articulated her concerns about the merger during the board meeting.
3. The new legislation will usher in significant changes to the tax system.
4. His argument was irrefutable, leaving no room for counterargument.

Exercice 2 : Collocations complexes en anglais

Associez chaque début de phrase (colonne A) avec la fin qui forme la collocation correcte et naturelle (colonne B). Rédigez ensuite la phrase complète.

1. She has always managed to strike ___ between ambition and humility.
2. The economic crisis took ___ on the country's public health system.
3. His latest novel drew ___ between modern society and ancient Rome.
4. The new director sought to ___ a precedent for transparency within the organisation.

• The new director sought to set a precedent for transparency within the organisation.
• His latest novel drew striking parallels between modern society and ancient Rome.
• The economic crisis took a heavy toll on the country's public health system.
• She has always managed to strike a fine balance between ambition and humility.

Correction

1. She has always managed to strike ___ between ambition and humility. – She has always managed to strike a fine balance between ambition and humility.
2. The economic crisis took ___ on the country's public health system. – The economic crisis took a heavy toll on the country's public health system.
3. His latest novel drew ___ between modern society and ancient Rome. – His latest novel drew striking parallels between modern society and ancient Rome.
4. The new director sought to ___ a precedent for transparency within the organisation. – The new director sought to set a precedent for transparency within the organisation.

Exercice 3 : Faux-amis et précision lexicale

Complétez chaque phrase en choisissant le mot exact qui convient. Attention aux faux-amis et aux confusions fréquentes entre termes proches. Réécrivez la phrase entière.

1. The professor's lecture was highly ___ (sensible / sensitive): she addressed emotionally charged topics with great care and awareness.
2. After years of ___ (continuous / continual) negotiations, the two nations finally reached a peace agreement.
3. The journalist's report was accused of being ___ (tendentious / tenderness) because it consistently favoured one political side.
4. His ___ (eventful / eventual) rise to power surprised everyone who had dismissed him early in his career.

Correction

1. The professor's lecture was highly sensitive: she addressed emotionally charged topics with great care and awareness.
2. After years of continual negotiations, the two nations finally reached a peace agreement.
3. The journalist's report was accused of being tendentious because it consistently favoured one political side.
4. His eventual rise to power surprised everyone who had dismissed him early in his career.