Black Lives Matter is winning - Farhad Manjoo (2020) - Vocabulaire et compréhension écrite

Thèmes abordés

Black Lives Matter, Etats-unis, mouvement politique, racisme, culture américaine, vocabulaire, traduction

Résumé du document

Ce document contient une version corrigée d'un exercice de compréhension écrite portant sur l'article "Black Lives Matter Is Winning" publié par le New York Times en juin 2020.

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[...] Black Lives Matter is winning - Farhad Manjoo (2020) - Vocabulaire et compréhension écrite Subject: Study the following article https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/opinion/black-lives-matter-protests.html Vocabulary Match each word with its synonym: 1. pervasive (l.4) h. omniprésent 2. retaliation (l.6) f. représailles 3. unhinged (l.12) d. confus 4. tip (l.13) g. pencher 5. crack down (l.16) a. sévir 6. unaccountability (l.18) c. impunité 7. defund (l.36) e. réduire le financement 8. polling (l.38) j. sondage d'opinion 9. upheaval (l.50) b. [...]

[...] WRONG - [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests]the [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests] [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests]mayor [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests] [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests]has [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests] [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests]now [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests] [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests]proposed [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests] [HYPERLINK: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests]spending $250 million more on social services and $150 million less on policing. (l.43-44) What has this movement changed in politics? Quote the text, then explain in your own words. The evidence of police brutality has become too widespread even for elected officials to ignore. They can no longer easily overprotect police unions in exchange for political support; now ignoring police misconduct will become a political liability, and perhaps something will change. (l.55-57) = Politicians can't turn a blind eye on police brutality anymore. They will have to address this issue. [...]

[...] soulèvement, révolte 10. blatant (l.53) i. flagrant 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. h. f. d. g. a. c. [...]

[...] RIGHT - a hashtag-powered movement (l.8) / BLM has been raising online since 2013. (l.11) The reaction of the police is strategic. WRONG - The reaction of the police has been unhinged. (l.12) The public is not informed about the actions of the police. WRONG - so well documented. (l.12) / Black Lives Matter [HYPERLINK: https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/]aims [HYPERLINK: https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/] [HYPERLINK: https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/]to highlight the depth of brutality, injustice and unaccountability impunité) that American society, especially law enforcement la police), shows toward black people. [...]