Make, let, allow

Forcer, laisser & permettre : trois verbes, trois constructions

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Cette activité de compréhension sur « Make, let, allow » en troisième entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais. Elle suit le programme officiel de troisième. Au programme : Trois verbes, trois constructions, Make somebody do : forcer, obliger, Let somebody do : laisser, permettre, Allow somebody to do : autoriser (et be allowed to). 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 ce message posté par Chloe sur un forum d'adolescents, puis réponds aux questions en anglais.

Forum « Teen Talk » — topic: House rules. Posted by Chloe_Leeds, 15.

Hi everyone! My friends say my parents are strict, so I want your opinion. Here are the rules in my house.

On school days, my parents make me leave my phone in the kitchen at nine o'clock. They say it helps me sleep, and honestly, they're right, but I miss the group chats. They also make my brother and me cook dinner once a week. Last Tuesday, my pasta was a disaster, and they made us eat it anyway!

On the other hand, they let me choose my own clothes, and they let me go to town with my friends on Saturdays, as long as I'm home by six. Since my fourteenth birthday, I have been allowed to stay home alone in the evening, which is great.

What I really don't understand is the screen rule: I am allowed to watch TV for one hour a day, but my brother, who is only twelve, is allowed to play on his tablet for two hours because « he needs it for his homework ». That's not fair!

My best friend Mia isn't allowed to go out at all during the week, and her parents don't let her have a lock on her door. So maybe mine aren't so bad after all. What do you think?

2Questions

Q1 What do Chloe's parents make her do at nine o'clock on school days, and why?

Q2 What happened last Tuesday?

Q3 Give two things Chloe's parents let her do.

Q4 Since when has Chloe been allowed to stay home alone in the evening?

Q5 Why does Chloe think the screen rule is unfair? Answer with a full sentence.

Q6 Copy two sentences from the text: one with « let » and one with « make ». Then say in French whether the rules describe an obligation or a permission.

Voir le corrigé

they make her leave her phone in the kitchen, because it helps her sleep
her pasta was a disaster and her parents made them eat it anyway
choose her own clothes and go to town with her friends on Saturdays
since her fourteenth birthday
Réponse libre — exemple : Because she is only allowed to watch TV for one hour a day, whereas her younger brother is allowed to use his tablet for two hours.
Réponse libre — exemple : « They let me choose my own clothes » = permission. « My parents make me leave my phone in the kitchen » = obligation.

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