CONTRÔLE DES CONNAISSANCES 2003/2004
SESSION JANVIER 2004

Intitulé : Grammaire Appliquée Anglais

I. Transformer les phrases suivantes en interro-négatives :
1. You had your breakfast earlier than usual.
2. He's attended the general meeting.
3. You must be soaked to the skin.
4. The girl burst into tears at the news.
5. You'd better stay overnight.

II. Utilisez une reprise par auxiliaire : (tag, conformité, réaction émotive)
1. You never used to wear a hat,……….. ?
2. They arrived early this morning.
-………………………………… ?
3. Help yoursef,…………………….. !
4. I'd rather entertain some friends than go to the dentist's.
-………………………………. !
5. Let's pretend we're not here,…………….. ?
6. He had to repeat a class.
   -…………………….. ?

III. Traduisez les phrases suivantes :
1. " C'est toi qui as payé le repas ? - Non c'est Brian. "
2. Savez vous où est son bureau ? Non, non.
3. Elle est grande comment, leur chambre ?
4. Si on y allait à pied ?
5. Avec quoi as-tu ouvert cette boite ?
6. De goût, il est comment, ce gâteau ?
7. Combien de temps cela te prend-il pour venir ici ?

IV. Mettre les phrases suivantes à la voix passive.
1. They are builiding a new school in the village at last.
2. I hope nobody will use my car while I am away.
3. Did they arrive at a solution ?

V. Traduire les composés suivants :
1. A fire-fighter
2. A British-born citizen
3. An asylum-seeker
4. A self-made man
5. A car-sharing

VI. Insérez l'adverbe donné entre parenthèses :
1. He realised the lights were off. (suddenly)
2. He changes his mind. (hardly ever)

VII. Poser les questions suivantes qui ont pu provoquer la réponse soulignée :
1. She likes the red shirt better.
2. My delay made him angry.
3. These papers are my mother's.
4. My husband is a mechanic.
5. Jane told me Stephen would be there.
6. The burglar ran away when the police arrived.

VIII. Complétez ces phrases avec a, an, the ou Ø :
1. …….. work is hard to find in…….period of…….high unemployment.
2. What's ….. news on ……. Iraq situation ? Do we have…….new information ?
3. …….student who comes from…….Netherlands wants to know if she has made ……..progress as she has regularly done…..homework.
4. Here ! Drink…….cup of tea,………tea will do you good.