Fiche à imprimer : Birds are dinosaurs! Les oiseaux descendent des dinosaures (4e)

Anglais	Français
feathers	des plumes
to evolve / evolution	évoluer / l'évolution
an ancestor / a descendant	un ancêtre / un descendant
a feathered dinosaur	un dinosaure à plumes
Archaeopteryx	l'archéoptéryx (découvert en 1861)
Scientists believe that...	Les scientifiques pensent que...

En 1861, on découvre en Allemagne l'archéoptéryx, un animal moitié dinosaure, moitié oiseau. Depuis les années 1990, de nombreux dinosaures à plumes ont été trouvés, surtout en Chine. Aujourd'hui, les scientifiques considèrent que les oiseaux descendent de petits dinosaures carnivores : un pigeon est donc un cousin du T. rex ! Au passif : Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861.

Mise en situation : la discussion

Hugo : Did you know that birds are dinosaurs?

Tu savais que les oiseaux sont des dinosaures ?

Emma : What? A pigeon is a dinosaur?

Quoi ? Un pigeon est un dinosaure ?

Hugo : Yes! Scientists believe that birds evolved from small meat-eating dinosaurs.

Oui ! Les scientifiques pensent que les oiseaux ont évolué à partir de petits dinosaures carnivores.

Emma : What's the evidence?

Quelles sont les preuves ?

Hugo : Many dinosaur fossils with feathers have been found, especially in China. And Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861.

On a trouvé beaucoup de fossiles de dinosaures à plumes, surtout en Chine. Et l'archéoptéryx a été découvert en 1861.

Emma : So T. rex is the ancestor of my chicken? I'll never look at nuggets the same way!

Donc le T. rex est l'ancêtre de mon poulet ? Je ne regarderai plus jamais les nuggets de la même façon !

À retenir

feathers, to evolve, an ancestor, a descendant, evidence.
Scientists believe that... ; passif : was discovered, have been found.

Exercice 1 : Les oiseaux descendent des dinosaures : exercice 1 (QCM)

« des plumes »
1. feathers
2. fathers
3. leathers
« évoluer »
1. to involve
2. to revolve
3. to evolve
« un ancêtre »
1. an ancester
2. an ancient
3. an ancestor
L'archéoptéryx a été découvert en...
1. 1861
2. 1661
3. 1961
Il a été trouvé en...
1. Australie
2. Allemagne
3. Argentine
Beaucoup de dinosaures à plumes viennent de...
1. Islande
2. Écosse
3. Chine
« L'archéoptéryx a été découvert en 1861. »
1. Archaeopteryx is discovered in 1861.
2. Archaeopteryx discovered was in 1861.
3. Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861.
« Les scientifiques pensent que... »
1. Scientists believes that...
2. Scientists are believe that...
3. Scientists believe that...
« Quelles sont les preuves ? »
1. What's the evidence?
2. What are the evidences?
3. Which is the proof of?
« carnivore »
1. meat-eating
2. eating-meat of
3. meet-eating

Exercice 2 : Les oiseaux descendent des dinosaures : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Birds .......................... from small dinosaurs. (evolve)
Many fossils with .......................... have been found.
Archaeopteryx was .......................... in 1861.
Scientists .......................... that birds are dinosaurs.
What's the .......................... ?
T. rex is a distant .......................... .
Fossils have been .......................... in China. (find)
Did you .......................... that birds are dinosaurs?
Small .......................... dinosaurs. (carnivores)
I'll never look at nuggets the same .......................... !

Exercice 3 : Les oiseaux descendent des dinosaures : mise en situation

Tu demandes si Emma savait.
1. Do you knew that birds are dinosaurs?
2. Did you knew that birds are dinosaurs?
3. Did you know that birds are dinosaurs?
Un pigeon est un dinosaure ?
1. A pigeon is dinosaur of?
2. A pigeon are a dinosaur?
3. A pigeon is a dinosaur?
Les oiseaux ont évolué à partir de petits dinosaures.
1. Birds evolve from small dinosaurs yesterday.
2. Birds evolved from small dinosaurs.
3. Birds involved from small dinosaurs.
Emma demande les preuves.
1. What's the evidence?
2. What's the evidences of?
3. What are the evidences?
On a trouvé des fossiles à plumes en Chine.
1. Fossils with feathers have been find in China.
2. Fossils with fathers have been found in China.
3. Fossils with feathers have been found in China.
L'archéoptéryx a été découvert en 1861.
1. Archaeopteryx is discovered in 1861.
2. Archaeopteryx was discover in 1861.
3. Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861.
Le T. rex est un ancêtre de ton poulet ?
1. So T. rex are the ancestor of my chicken?
2. So T. rex is the ancestor of my chicken?
3. So T. rex is the ancient of my chicken?
Tu ne regarderas plus les nuggets pareil.
1. I'll never look nuggets the same way!
2. I never will look at nuggets same way!
3. I'll never look at nuggets the same way!
C'est fascinant.
1. It's fascinated!
2. It's fascinating!
3. It's fascinate!
Les plumes servaient peut-être à se tenir chaud.
1. Feathers might have kept them warm.
2. Feathers might keep them warm yesterday.
3. Feathers might have keep them warm.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) feathers · 2. c) to evolve · 3. c) an ancestor · 4. a) 1861 · 5. b) Allemagne · 6. c) Chine · 7. c) Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861. · 8. c) Scientists believe that... · 9. a) What's the evidence? · 10. a) meat-eating

Exercice 2

1. evolved · 2. feathers · 3. discovered · 4. believe · 5. evidence · 6. ancestor · 7. found · 8. know · 9. meat-eating · 10. way

Exercice 3

1. c) Did you know that birds are dinosaurs? · 2. c) A pigeon is a dinosaur? · 3. b) Birds evolved from small dinosaurs. · 4. a) What's the evidence? · 5. c) Fossils with feathers have been found in China. · 6. c) Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861. · 7. b) So T. rex is the ancestor of my chicken? · 8. c) I'll never look at nuggets the same way! · 9. b) It's fascinating! · 10. a) Feathers might have kept them warm.