Axe culturel 2 — Espace privé et espace public : numérique, réseaux sociaux, vie privée et surveillance dans le monde anglophone (programme de Tle LVA)
Évaluation complète de fin de chapitre, tout en niveau difficile. Travaille seul et sans aide, puis vérifie tes réponses avec le corrigé détaillé dépliable en bas de page.
Exercice 1 — Compréhension écrite
Corrigé :
1. In 2013, Edward Snowden (aged 29) left his job and leaked thousands of classified documents revealing NSA surveillance. (1 pt)
2. The NSA was secretly collecting the phone records and online communications of millions of ordinary citizens — not just suspects but everyone — without the public's knowledge or consent. It was shocking because it meant innocent people were being spied on in secret, on a massive scale. (2 pts — 'mass collection' + 'ordinary citizens / no consent')
3. His defenders see him as a hero / whistleblower who exposed an abuse of power; his critics see him as a traitor who endangered national security. (1 pt)
4. The question is: 'how much surveillance is too much?' It pits security (preventing terrorism and crime) against privacy (the right of citizens not to be watched). His case shows the difficulty of balancing collective safety with individual liberty in a connected world. (2 pts)
Exercice 2 — Vocabulaire et notions
Corrigé :
1 → C (surveillance capitalism = collecting data to predict and influence behaviour)
2 → A (digital footprint = the trace left online)
3 → D (right to be forgotten = having one's data deleted)
4 → B (echo chamber = only confirming opinions)
1 point par bonne réponse.
Exercice 3 — Grammaire : futur, conditionnels et present perfect
Corrigé :
1. AI will replace many jobs. (1 pt — futur 'will')
2. If we read every privacy policy, we would waste hours. (1 pt — prétérit 'read' dans le type 2)
3. Smartphones have changed the way we live since 2007. (1 pt — present perfect)
4. The website will track your activity. (1 pt — type 1, will + BV)
Exercice 4 — Expression écrite : développement argumenté
Corrigé (réponse-type) :
Whether social media unite or isolate people is one of the great debates of our time. On the one hand, these platforms clearly bring people together: they allow families separated by continents to stay in touch, give activists a global voice — as shown by movements like #MeToo — and help isolated individuals find communities that share their interests. On the other hand, they can deepen isolation. Many users spend hours scrolling alone, comparing their lives to carefully edited images, which can harm self-esteem and mental health. Algorithms trap people in echo chambers, while cyberbullying turns connection into a source of anxiety. Some studies suggest that heavy social media use is linked to loneliness rather than friendship. In my opinion, social media are a double-edged sword: they have the power to connect, but only if we use them consciously. Genuine relationships still require real interaction, so technology should complement face-to-face contact, not replace it. The answer depends less on the tools themselves than on how responsibly we choose to use them.
Grille : contenu/argumentation (3 pts) + lexique de l'axe (1 pt) + grammaire/connecteurs (1 pt) + structure (1 pt) = 6 pts
Cours particuliers de anglais (lva) à Marseille, en présentiel ou à distance — un prof qui s'adapte à ton rythme et reprend ce qui coince.