Agatha Christie : la reine du crime (4e)
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| Anglais | Français |
|---|---|
| the Queen of Crime | la reine du crime |
| a whodunnit | un roman policier à énigme (« qui l'a fait ? ») |
| the detective Hercule Poirot | le détective Hercule Poirot |
| She knew a lot about poisons. | Elle s'y connaissait beaucoup en poisons. |
| Her books have been translated into over 100 languages. | Ses livres ont été traduits dans plus de 100 langues. |
| The butler can't be the murderer! | Le majordome ne peut pas être le meurtrier ! |
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) est l'autrice de romans policiers la plus vendue de tous les temps. Elle a créé deux détectives célèbres : le Belge Hercule Poirot, très fier de ses « petites cellules grises », et Miss Marple, une vieille dame très observatrice. Pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, elle a travaillé dans une pharmacie d'hôpital : c'est là qu'elle a appris tout sur les poisons ! Sa pièce The Mousetrap se joue à Londres sans interruption depuis 1952. Pour déduire : It must be... / It can't be... / It might be...
Mise en situation : le club de lecture
À retenir
- a crime novel, a whodunnit, a detective, a murderer, a suspect, a clue, poison, an alibi.
- must be / can't be / might be ; must have been / can't have been (passé) ; have been translated (passif).
Exercice 1 : La reine du crime : exercice 1 (QCM)
- Agatha Christie est surnommée...
- the Queen of Crime
- the Iron Lady
- the Lady of the Lamp
- Son détective belge :
- Hercule Poirot
- Inspector Lestrade
- Sherlock Holmes
- « un roman policier à énigme »
- a whodunnit
- a who-done-it of
- a who did
- Elle a appris les poisons en travaillant dans...
- une banque
- un restaurant
- une pharmacie d'hôpital
- « Ça doit être le majordome ! »
- It must be the butler!
- It mustn't be the butler!
- It can't be the butler!
- « Ça ne peut pas être lui. »
- It mustn't be him.
- It can't is him.
- It can't be him.
- « Ses livres ont été traduits. »
- Her books have translated.
- Her books has been translated.
- Her books have been translated.
- Sa pièce se joue à Londres depuis...
- 2002
- 1852
- 1952
- « le meurtrier »
- the mother
- the murderer
- the murder
- « Ne me dis pas la fin ! »
- Not tell me the ending!
- Don't tell me the ending!
- Don't say me the ending!
Exercice 2 : La reine du crime : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- I didn't .......................... the murderer!
- She's the Queen of .......................... .
- He uses his little grey .......................... .
- Her murderers often use .......................... .
- It .......................... be the butler! (quasi-certain)
- It .......................... have been him. (impossible)
- He was in the .......................... .
- Don't tell me the .......................... !
- Her books have been .......................... into over 100 languages.
- I've just .......................... a novel.
Exercice 3 : La reine du crime : mise en situation
- Je viens de finir un roman d'Agatha Christie.
- I've just finish an Agatha Christie novel.
- I just have finished an Agatha Christie novel.
- I've just finished an Agatha Christie novel.
- Je n'ai pas deviné le meurtrier.
- I didn't guessed the murderer!
- I didn't guess the murderer!
- I don't guess the murderer yesterday!
- C'était qui, le détective ?
- Whose was the detective?
- Who were the detective?
- Who was the detective?
- Il utilise ses petites cellules grises.
- He uses his little grey sells.
- He uses his little grey cells.
- He use his little grey cells.
- Tu savais qu'elle travaillait dans une pharmacie ?
- Did you knew she worked in a pharmacy?
- Did you know she worked in a pharmacy?
- Do you know she works in a pharmacy yesterday?
- Ça doit être le majordome !
- It musts be the butler!
- It must be the butler!
- It must is the butler!
- Ça ne peut pas être lui, il était dans le jardin.
- It can't has been him.
- It can't have been him. He was in the garden.
- It mustn't have been him. He was in the garden.
- Ne me dis pas la fin !
- Doesn't tell me the ending!
- Don't tell me the ending!
- Don't say me the ending!
- Ça pourrait être la cuisinière.
- It might be the cook.
- It might is the cook.
- It mights be the cook.
- Ses livres ont été vendus dans le monde entier.
- Her books has been sold all over the world.
- Her books have been selled all over the world.
- Her books have been sold all over the world.
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. a) the Queen of Crime · 2. a) Hercule Poirot · 3. a) a whodunnit · 4. c) une pharmacie d'hôpital · 5. a) It must be the butler! · 6. c) It can't be him. · 7. c) Her books have been translated. · 8. c) 1952 · 9. b) the murderer · 10. b) Don't tell me the ending!
Exercice 2
1. guess · 2. Crime · 3. cells · 4. poison · 5. must · 6. can't · 7. garden · 8. ending · 9. translated · 10. finished
Exercice 3
1. c) I've just finished an Agatha Christie novel. · 2. b) I didn't guess the murderer! · 3. c) Who was the detective? · 4. b) He uses his little grey cells. · 5. b) Did you know she worked in a pharmacy? · 6. b) It must be the butler! · 7. b) It can't have been him. He was in the garden. · 8. b) Don't tell me the ending! · 9. a) It might be the cook. · 10. c) Her books have been sold all over the world.