If (2e type) — le conditionnel hypothétique

Exprimer une hypothèse irréelle : If + prétérit & would + base verbale

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Cette activité de compréhension sur « If (2e type) — le conditionnel hypothétique » en troisième entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais. Elle suit le programme officiel de troisième. Au programme : À quoi sert le 2e type de if ?, La construction : If + prétérit, … would + base verbale, Were à toutes les personnes, Would, could, might : nuancer le résultat. Lis le document, réponds puis vérifie immédiatement tes réponses pour progresser. Un bon moyen de travailler la méthode, d'enrichir son vocabulaire et de préparer les contrôles. Ressource gratuite proposée par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réussir en anglais en troisième.

1Lis le texte écrit par Maya pour un concours d'écriture, puis réponds aux questions en anglais.

« Three wishes » — Maya Okonjo, 14, Year 9, Nottingham. Entry for the school writing competition.

My teacher asked us a strange question last week: « What would you do if you could change three things in your life? » I thought about it for days. Here is my answer.

First, if I lived by the sea, I would surf every morning before school. I have only seen the ocean twice, in Cornwall, but I dream about it all the time. Nottingham is a great city, but it is two hours from the nearest beach.

Second, if my grandmother didn't live in Lagos, I would visit her every weekend. We talk on video calls, but it isn't the same. If plane tickets weren't so expensive, my parents would take us to Nigeria every summer instead of every three years.

Third — and this is the biggest one — if I were braver, I would sing in front of an audience. I write songs in my bedroom, and my little brother says they're good. But every time there is a talent show at school, I stay in my seat.

Would I be happier if these three things came true? Honestly, I'm not sure. Maybe the dreams are the best part. But if I had to choose only one, I would choose courage. The sea and Lagos can wait; the talent show is in March.

2Questions

Q1 What question did Maya's teacher ask?

Q2 Why can't Maya surf every morning? Give the real situation.

Q3 How often does Maya's family go to Nigeria, and why not more often?

Q4 What is Maya's third wish, and what stops her at the moment?

Q5 Copy the sentence with « if I were » and explain in French why Maya uses « were » and not « was ».

Q6 Which wish does Maya choose in the end, and why do you think she chooses it? Answer in two sentences.

Voir le corrigé

what would you do if you could change three things in your life
because she doesn't live by the sea
every three years, because plane tickets are too expensive
to sing in front of an audience; she isn't brave enough
Réponse libre — exemple : « If I were braver, I would sing in front of an audience. » Dans une hypothèse irréelle, be se met à were à toutes les personnes : c'est la forme correcte à l'écrit.
Réponse libre — exemple : She chooses courage. I think she chooses it because it is the only wish that depends on her, not on money or distance, and the talent show is very soon.

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