Sujet LLCER — Terminale — Métropole — Bac 2021

SUJET 1 Le sujet porte sur la thématique « Environnements en mutation ». Partie 1 (16 pts) Prenez connaissance du dossier proposé, composé des documents A, B et C non hiérarchisés, et traitez en anglais le sujet suivant (500 mots maximum) : Taking into account their specificities and viewpoints, say what the documents show about the difficulties, risks, and paradoxes of city-planning. You will pay particular attention to: - public policy; - community; - heritage; - past and future. Partie 2 (4 pts) Rendez compte en français des principales idées exprimées par le document C. Veillez à ne pas simplement en dresser la liste, mais à les expliciter lorsque cela vous paraît pertinent. Page 2 sur 9 DOCUMENT A Glasgow's Kingston Bridge could become listed structure © Glasgow Motorway Archive The Kingston Bridge in Glasgow, which carries the M8 motorway over the River Clyde, could be given listed status. The structure is 50 years old. At 270m (886ft) long, and 40m (131ft) wide, it is a key part of Scotland's transport 5 network. When the Queen Mother carried out the official opening on 26 June 1970, it marked the end of a three-year construction project which cost £11m. Transport Scotland has now applied to Historic Environment Scotland to have the bridge listed as a structure of historic and architectural interest. 10 […] Stuart Baird, from the Glasgow Motorway Archive, said: “The Kingston Bridge was recognised as one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Scotland at the time and it's had a huge impact in shaping the city over the last five decades. 15 “Listing the bridge doesn't simply acknowledge its unique engineering and architectural features, it also recognises the work of the people that designed, built and maintained it over its first half-century of service.” BBC News, 25 June 2020. Page 3 sur 9 DOCUMENT B How Glasgow communities were torn apart in the name of progress “Glasgow was almost a testing ground for inner city motorways,” says Norry Wilson, the writer and historian whose Lost Glasgow Facebook site and accompanying website documents the changing face of the city. […] 5 A new bridge across the Clyde had been proposed as far back as 1945 when the controversial Bruce Report looked to regenerate the post-war city. Ruthless in its outlook, it suggested clearing slums along with a major new road network that placed some of Glasgow’s architectural