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A dreary night of November : la création de la créature (5e)

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a spark of lifeune étincelle de vie
He was working late.Il travaillait tard.
It was raining.Il pleuvait.
It opened its eyes.Elle a ouvert les yeux.
He was horrified.Il était horrifié.
He ran away.Il s'est enfui.

Victor Frankenstein, jeune étudiant suisse à l'université d'Ingolstadt, en Allemagne, veut percer le secret de la vie. Pendant deux ans, il travaille jour et nuit. Enfin, par une sinistre nuit de novembre, il donne une « étincelle de vie » à sa créature. Mais quand elle ouvre ses yeux jaunes, Victor, horrifié, s'enfuit ! Le prétérit en be + -ing décrit le décor (it was raining) ; le prétérit simple raconte les actions (it opened its eyes).

Mise en situation : la nuit de la création

Narrator : It was a dark night in November. It was raining, and the candle was almost out.
C'était une nuit sombre de novembre. Il pleuvait, et la bougie était presque éteinte.
Victor : I've worked for two years. Tonight, I'll give it a spark of life!
J'ai travaillé pendant deux ans. Ce soir, je vais lui donner une étincelle de vie !
Narrator : Victor was working at the table when suddenly the creature opened its yellow eyes.
Victor travaillait à la table quand soudain la créature a ouvert ses yeux jaunes.
Victor : It's moving! It's breathing! Oh no... What have I done?
Elle bouge ! Elle respire ! Oh non... Qu'ai-je fait ?
Narrator : Horrified, Victor ran out of the room and left the creature alone.
Horrifié, Victor est sorti de la pièce en courant et a laissé la créature seule.

À retenir

  • a student, a laboratory, a spark of life, horrified, to run away.
  • Décor : was working, was raining (be + -ing) ; actions : opened, ran, left (prétérit simple) ; when suddenly...

Exercice 1 : La création de la créature : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « une étincelle de vie »
    1. a spark of live
    2. a spark of life
    3. a park of life
  2. « Il pleuvait. »
    1. It was rain.
    2. It was raining.
    3. It rained since.
  3. « Il travaillait tard. »
    1. He was working late.
    2. He was work late.
    3. He working late.
  4. « Elle a ouvert les yeux. »
    1. It was open its eyes.
    2. It opened its eyes.
    3. It opened it's eyes.
  5. « horrifié »
    1. horrifying
    2. horrible of
    3. horrified
  6. Prétérit de run :
    1. ran
    2. run
    3. runned
  7. Victor étudiait à...
    1. Oxford
    2. Ingolstadt
    3. Genève
  8. La créature a pris vie en...
    1. novembre
    2. avril
    3. juillet
  9. « Qu'ai-je fait ? »
    1. What have I did?
    2. What did I done?
    3. What have I done?
  10. « soudain »
    1. sudden of
    2. sadly
    3. suddenly

Exercice 2 : La création de la créature : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. It was .......................... . (rain)
  2. Victor was .......................... at the table. (work)
  3. The creature .......................... its eyes. (open)
  4. I'll give it a .......................... of life!
  5. It's .......................... ! (respire)
  6. What have I .......................... ?
  7. Victor .......................... out of the room. (run)
  8. He .......................... the creature alone. (leave)
  9. He was .......................... .
  10. .......................... , the creature moved. (soudain)

Exercice 3 : La création de la créature : mise en situation

  1. Le narrateur décrit la nuit.
    1. It were a dark night in November.
    2. It was a dark night in November.
    3. It was a dark night on November.
  2. Il pleuvait.
    1. It raining.
    2. It was raining.
    3. It was rain.
  3. Victor a travaillé deux ans.
    1. I've worked since two years.
    2. I've worked for two years.
    3. I worked since two years.
  4. Il va donner une étincelle de vie.
    1. Tonight, I give it a spark of life tomorrow!
    2. Tonight, I'll give it a spark of life!
    3. Tonight, I'll give it a park of life!
  5. Il travaillait quand la créature a ouvert les yeux.
    1. Victor was work when the creature opened its eyes.
    2. Victor worked when suddenly the creature was opening its eyes.
    3. Victor was working when suddenly the creature opened its eyes.
  6. Elle bouge ! Elle respire !
    1. It's moving! It's breathing!
    2. It moving! It breathing!
    3. It's moving! It's breath!
  7. Victor se demande ce qu'il a fait.
    1. What I have done?
    2. What have I did?
    3. What have I done?
  8. Il s'est enfui.
    1. He ran out of the room.
    2. He runned out of the room.
    3. He run out of the room yesterday.
  9. Il a laissé la créature seule.
    1. He left alone the creature of.
    2. He left the creature alone.
    3. He leaved the creature alone.
  10. Tu lisais quand le téléphone a sonné.
    1. I was read when the phone rang.
    2. I read when the phone was ringing.
    3. I was reading when the phone rang.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a spark of life · 2. b) It was raining. · 3. a) He was working late. · 4. b) It opened its eyes. · 5. c) horrified · 6. a) ran · 7. b) Ingolstadt · 8. a) novembre · 9. c) What have I done? · 10. c) suddenly

Exercice 2

1. raining · 2. working · 3. opened · 4. spark · 5. breathing · 6. done · 7. ran · 8. left · 9. horrified · 10. Suddenly

Exercice 3

1. b) It was a dark night in November. · 2. b) It was raining. · 3. b) I've worked for two years. · 4. b) Tonight, I'll give it a spark of life! · 5. c) Victor was working when suddenly the creature opened its eyes. · 6. a) It's moving! It's breathing! · 7. c) What have I done? · 8. a) He ran out of the room. · 9. b) He left the creature alone. · 10. c) I was reading when the phone rang.