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Alfred the Great and the burnt cakes : Alfred le Grand (CM2)

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Alfred the GreatAlfred le Grand
King of Wessexroi du Wessex
He was hiding from the Vikings.Il se cachait des Vikings.
He was thinking about the battle.Il pensait à la bataille.
The cakes burnt!Les galettes ont brûlé !
He defeated the Vikings.Il a vaincu les Vikings.

Au IXᵉ siècle, les Vikings envahissent l'Angleterre. Alfred, roi du Wessex, doit se cacher dans les marais. Selon une légende célèbre, une paysanne qui l'héberge sans savoir qui il est lui demande de surveiller ses galettes au feu. Mais Alfred pense à ses batailles... et les galettes brûlent ! Elle le gronde. Plus tard, Alfred bat les Vikings, fait construire des villes fortifiées et encourage l'éducation : c'est le seul roi anglais surnommé « le Grand ». Le prétérit progressif : He was thinking when the cakes burnt.

Mise en situation : la légende

Narrator : King Alfred was hiding from the Vikings in a poor woman's house.
Le roi Alfred se cachait des Vikings dans la maison d'une femme pauvre.
Woman : Watch my cakes while I fetch some water. Don't let them burn!
Surveille mes galettes pendant que je vais chercher de l'eau. Ne les laisse pas brûler !
Narrator : But Alfred was thinking about his battles. He wasn't watching the cakes.
Mais Alfred pensait à ses batailles. Il ne surveillait pas les galettes.
Woman : Look! My cakes are burnt! You lazy man!
Regarde ! Mes galettes ont brûlé ! Espèce de paresseux !
Alfred : I'm so sorry. You're right to be angry.
Je suis vraiment désolé. Vous avez raison d'être en colère.
Narrator : She didn't know he was the king! Later, Alfred defeated the Vikings.
Elle ne savait pas que c'était le roi ! Plus tard, Alfred a vaincu les Vikings.

À retenir

  • a king, a kingdom, the Vikings, a marsh, cakes, a battle.
  • Prétérit progressif : was / wasn't + -ing (He was hiding / He wasn't watching) ; while ; Don't let them burn!

Exercice 1 : Alfred le Grand : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Alfred était roi du...
    1. Texas
    2. Danemark
    3. Wessex
  2. Il se cachait des...
    1. Romains
    2. Vikings
    3. Normands
  3. « Il se cachait. »
    1. He was hiding.
    2. He was hide.
    3. He hiding was.
  4. « Il ne surveillait pas les galettes. »
    1. He didn't watching the cakes.
    2. He wasn't watching the cakes.
    3. He wasn't watch the cakes.
  5. « Les galettes ont brûlé ! »
    1. The cakes burning!
    2. The cakes burn yesterday!
    3. The cakes burnt!
  6. Alfred est le seul roi anglais surnommé...
    1. le Cruel
    2. le Grand
    3. le Bref
  7. « pendant que »
    1. white
    2. while
    3. whale
  8. « Tu as raison. »
    1. You're write.
    2. You're right.
    3. You have right.
  9. « paresseux »
    1. lazy
    2. crazy
    3. lady
  10. La femme savait qu'il était roi ?
    1. on ne sait pas
    2. oui
    3. non

Exercice 2 : Alfred le Grand : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. King Alfred was .......................... from the Vikings.
  2. He was .......................... about his battles.
  3. He .......................... watching the cakes.
  4. Watch my cakes .......................... I fetch some water.
  5. Don't let them .......................... !
  6. My cakes are .......................... !
  7. You're .......................... to be angry.
  8. She didn't .......................... he was the king.
  9. Alfred .......................... the Vikings. (defeat)
  10. Alfred the ..........................

Exercice 3 : Alfred le Grand : mise en situation

  1. Alfred se cachait des Vikings.
    1. King Alfred hiding from the Vikings.
    2. King Alfred was hiding from the Vikings.
    3. King Alfred was hide from the Vikings.
  2. Surveille mes galettes.
    1. Watch my cakes white I fetch some water.
    2. Wash my cakes while I fetch some water.
    3. Watch my cakes while I fetch some water.
  3. Il pensait à ses batailles.
    1. He was thinking about his battles.
    2. He were thinking about his battles.
    3. He was think about his battles.
  4. Il ne surveillait pas les galettes.
    1. He didn't watching the cakes.
    2. He wasn't watching the cakes.
    3. He wasn't watch the cakes.
  5. Mes galettes ont brûlé !
    1. My cake are burnt!
    2. My cakes are burnt!
    3. My cakes are burning yesterday!
  6. Je suis vraiment désolé.
    1. I so sorry.
    2. I'm so sorrow.
    3. I'm so sorry.
  7. Vous avez raison d'être en colère.
    1. You're right to be hungry.
    2. You have right to be angry.
    3. You're right to be angry.
  8. Elle ne savait pas qu'il était roi.
    1. She doesn't know he was the king!
    2. She didn't know he was the king!
    3. She didn't knew he was the king!
  9. Plus tard, il a vaincu les Vikings.
    1. Later, Alfred defeat the Vikings.
    2. Later, Alfred defended the Vikings.
    3. Later, Alfred defeated the Vikings.
  10. Il lisait quand le roi est entré.
    1. He was read when the king came in.
    2. He read when the king was coming in.
    3. He was reading when the king came in.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) Wessex · 2. b) Vikings · 3. a) He was hiding. · 4. b) He wasn't watching the cakes. · 5. c) The cakes burnt! · 6. b) le Grand · 7. b) while · 8. b) You're right. · 9. a) lazy · 10. c) non

Exercice 2

1. hiding · 2. thinking · 3. wasn't · 4. while · 5. burn · 6. burnt · 7. right · 8. know · 9. defeated · 10. Great

Exercice 3

1. b) King Alfred was hiding from the Vikings. · 2. c) Watch my cakes while I fetch some water. · 3. a) He was thinking about his battles. · 4. b) He wasn't watching the cakes. · 5. b) My cakes are burnt! · 6. c) I'm so sorry. · 7. c) You're right to be angry. · 8. b) She didn't know he was the king! · 9. c) Later, Alfred defeated the Vikings. · 10. c) He was reading when the king came in.