B - Identifiez ces mots dans le texte (indiquez la ligne) :

4] pacifique : peaceful (peace : la paix) L. 5
5] exiger : to demand L. 6
          (When you demonstrate and protest in the streets, you don not ask politely, you demand.)
6] soutien : support L. 8
7] totalement, radicalement : drastically L. 17
8] Selon vous, qu'est-ce que le Derby (L. 16) ? C'est une course de chevaux.

The Epsom Derby is a famous and prestigious horse race. It is held once a year in the town of Epsom.
The kings and queens of England have always been keen amateurs of horse racing, and horse bree-
ders*. Their champion horses regularly compete in the Derby.
[A horse breeder : un éleveur.]

C - Compréhension des phrases complexes.

9] Quel est le sujet de were involved ? (L. 4)
          "women from middle-class and working-class backgrounds were involved in the struggle."

10] Quel est le sujet de were dropped ? (L. 8)
          "some attempts by sympathetic MPs to pass bills were dropped" ; after that, the tactics of the WSPU
"became more extreme".

11] Quel est le sujet de chained ? (L. 11)
          "they threw stones onto public buildings (...), [they] chained themselves to railings..."

12] Quel est le sujet de disturbed ? (L. 11)
          "...[they] disturbed public meetings"

13] Qui est représenté par ce pronom (questions 11 et 12) ? (= "they")
          C'est le WSPU, ou plutôt ses membres, les Suffragettes.
"its members" (ses membres), "its tactics" (ses tactiques) y font référence. Le pronom "it" ne conviendrait pas, puisque ce n'est pas le Mouvement qui jetait des pierres etc., mais ses membres.

Deuxième partie : compréhension du contenu du texte.

Bien sûr, vos réponses ne seront pas toutes aussi complètes ou détaillées que ce corrigé.
Vérifiez que vous avez compris les questions et trouvé des réponses acceptables, et que
vos verbes sont correctement conjugués.

Toutes vos phrases doivent être rédigées au prétérit.
Même si vous êtes sûr de vous, prenez votre cahier, leçon sur le prétérit ,et la liste de verbes irréguliers.
Vérifiez chaque verbe dans la liste ou dans le texte avant d'écrire.

1. Why did E. Pankhurst found the WSPU ?
She founded it because women did not have the right to vote.
                        because men and women did not have equal rights / were not equal.
                        because women were not considered citizens.

2. Who was involved in the WSPU ?
Women from all backgrounds were involved / took part.
Women from all social classes were involved.
Women from wealthy , middle class and working-class backgrounds were involved.

3. What was the name given to those women ?
They were called "Suffragettes".
They were nicknamed "Suffragettes".

4. Who supported the women's struggle ?
Some men, and especially some MPs, supported their struggle.

5. How ?
Some MPs tried to pass bills in Parliament.

6. Give examples of the means of protest the Suffragettes used.
They demonstrated, they threw stones onto public buildings, they chained themselves to railings, they disturbed public meetings, etc.

7. What did the imprisoned women do ?
They went on hunger strike.

8. What did the authorities do in that case ?
They force-fed them / they fed them by force.

9. What was the result of that action ?
It created sympathy and support for the Suffragettes in the public.

10.What is a martyr ? (The text may give enough information. You can also look it up in a dictionary.)
A martyr is someone who dies for a cause.
[Cambridge dictionary : "A person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs"]

11. Why was there a change in the situation of women in 1918 ?
The situation of women changed after WW1 because ...
There was a change in the situation of women after WW1 because, during the war, most men were sent to fight, and women replaced them and took a new part in society.