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.
- The committee decided to ___ the project due to budget constraints. (formal, meaning: officially stop)
- She ___ her concerns about the merger during the board meeting. (neutral-formal, meaning: clearly expressed)
- The new legislation will ___ significant changes to the tax system. (formal-written, meaning: bring about)
- His argument was ___, leaving no room for counterargument. (academic register, meaning: impossible to deny)
Correction
- The committee decided to discontinue the project due to budget constraints.
- She articulated her concerns about the merger during the board meeting.
- The new legislation will usher in significant changes to the tax system.
- 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.
- She has always managed to strike ___ between ambition and humility.
- The economic crisis took ___ on the country's public health system.
- His latest novel drew ___ between modern society and ancient Rome.
- The new director sought to ___ a precedent for transparency within the organisation.
Correction
- She has always managed to strike a fine balance between ambition and humility.
- The economic crisis took a heavy toll on the country's public health system.
- His latest novel drew striking parallels between modern society and ancient Rome.
- 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.
- The professor's lecture was highly ___ (sensible / sensitive): she addressed emotionally charged topics with great care and awareness.
- After years of ___ (continuous / continual) negotiations, the two nations finally reached a peace agreement.
- The journalist's report was accused of being ___ (tendentious / tenderness) because it consistently favoured one political side.
- His ___ (eventful / eventual) rise to power surprised everyone who had dismissed him early in his career.
Correction
- The professor's lecture was highly sensitive: she addressed emotionally charged topics with great care and awareness.
- After years of continual negotiations, the two nations finally reached a peace agreement.
- The journalist's report was accused of being tendentious because it consistently favoured one political side.
- His eventual rise to power surprised everyone who had dismissed him early in his career.
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