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Black Beauty : l'histoire d'un cheval (5e)

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The story is told by the horse himself.L'histoire est racontée par le cheval lui-même.
Black Beauty was born on a farm.Black Beauty est né dans une ferme.
He had kind owners and cruel owners.Il a eu des maîtres gentils et des maîtres cruels.
He was sold several times.Il a été vendu plusieurs fois.
He worked as a cab horse in London.Il a travaillé comme cheval de fiacre à Londres.
Animals should be treated with kindness.Les animaux devraient être traités avec bonté.

Black Beauty (1877) est le seul roman d'Anna Sewell. Originalité : c'est le cheval lui-même qui raconte sa vie (The story is told by the horse). Né dans une ferme, Black Beauty connaît des maîtres bienveillants (kind owners), puis il est vendu plusieurs fois (he was sold) et devient cheval de fiacre (a cab horse) à Londres, où la vie est dure. Le livre a fait prendre conscience de la souffrance des animaux de travail. Passif : be + participe passé (he was sold, he was treated badly).

Mise en situation : le club de lecture

Teacher : Who tells the story in Black Beauty?
Qui raconte l'histoire dans Black Beauty ?
Daisy : The horse himself! It's written in the first person: "I was born on a farm..."
Le cheval lui-même ! C'est écrit à la première personne : « Je suis né dans une ferme... »
Teacher : What happens to him?
Que lui arrive-t-il ?
Adam : He's sold several times. Some owners are kind, but others are cruel.
Il est vendu plusieurs fois. Certains maîtres sont gentils, mais d'autres sont cruels.
Daisy : In London, he works as a cab horse. He's treated badly and he gets very tired.
À Londres, il travaille comme cheval de fiacre. Il est maltraité et il est épuisé.
Teacher : Yes. The book changed the way people treated horses.
Oui. Le livre a changé la façon dont les gens traitaient les chevaux.

À retenir

  • a horse, a foal, an owner, a groom, a farm, a cab, kindness, cruelty.
  • is told by / was sold / was treated (passif) ; in the first person ; kind / cruel ; works as ; should be treated with kindness.

Exercice 1 : Black Beauty : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « un poulain »
    1. a fowl
    2. a fool
    3. a foal
  2. « L'histoire est racontée par le cheval. »
    1. The story is told by the horse.
    2. The story tells by the horse.
    3. The story is telling by the horse.
  3. « Il a été vendu. »
    1. He sold.
    2. He was selled.
    3. He was sold.
  4. « des maîtres gentils »
    1. gentle masters of
    2. kind owners
    3. kinds owners
  5. « cruel »
    1. cruel
    2. crude
    3. cruelty
  6. « un cheval de fiacre »
    1. a car horse
    2. a cap horse
    3. a cab horse
  7. « à la première personne »
    1. at the first person
    2. in the first person
    3. in first person of
  8. « Il est maltraité. »
    1. He's treated badly.
    2. He's treating badly.
    3. He treated bad.
  9. « la bonté »
    1. kindly
    2. kindness
    3. kidness
  10. L'autrice de Black Beauty :
    1. Jane Austen
    2. Mary Shelley
    3. Anna Sewell

Exercice 2 : Black Beauty : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Who .......................... the story?
  2. It's written in the first .......................... .
  3. I was .......................... on a farm.
  4. He's .......................... several times. (sell)
  5. Some owners are kind, but others are .......................... .
  6. He works .......................... a cab horse.
  7. He's .......................... badly.
  8. The story is told .......................... the horse.
  9. Animals should be treated with .......................... .
  10. The book .......................... the way people treated horses.

Exercice 3 : Black Beauty : mise en situation

  1. Qui raconte l'histoire ?
    1. Who does tell the story?
    2. Who tells the story?
    3. Who tell the story?
  2. C'est écrit à la première personne.
    1. It's written in the first person.
    2. It's wrote in the first person.
    3. It's writing in the first person.
  3. Que lui arrive-t-il ?
    1. What happens at him?
    2. What does happen to him?
    3. What happens to him?
  4. Il est vendu plusieurs fois.
    1. He's selled several times.
    2. He's sold several times.
    3. He sells several times.
  5. Certains maîtres sont cruels.
    1. Some owners are cruel.
    2. Some owners is cruel.
    3. Some owner are cruel.
  6. Il travaille comme cheval de fiacre.
    1. He work as a cab horse.
    2. He works like a cab horse of.
    3. He works as a cab horse.
  7. Il est maltraité.
    1. He's treated bad.
    2. He's treated badly.
    3. He treats badly.
  8. Il est épuisé.
    1. He's getting very tire.
    2. He gets very tired.
    3. He gets very tyred.
  9. Le livre a changé la façon dont on traitait les chevaux.
    1. The book changed the way people treat horses yesterday.
    2. The book change the way people treated horses.
    3. The book changed the way people treated horses.
  10. Les animaux devraient être bien traités.
    1. Animals should be treat well.
    2. Animals should be treated well.
    3. Animals should treated well.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) a foal · 2. a) The story is told by the horse. · 3. c) He was sold. · 4. b) kind owners · 5. a) cruel · 6. c) a cab horse · 7. b) in the first person · 8. a) He's treated badly. · 9. b) kindness · 10. c) Anna Sewell

Exercice 2

1. tells · 2. person · 3. born · 4. sold · 5. cruel · 6. as · 7. treated · 8. by · 9. kindness · 10. changed

Exercice 3

1. b) Who tells the story? · 2. a) It's written in the first person. · 3. c) What happens to him? · 4. b) He's sold several times. · 5. a) Some owners are cruel. · 6. c) He works as a cab horse. · 7. b) He's treated badly. · 8. b) He gets very tired. · 9. c) The book changed the way people treated horses. · 10. b) Animals should be treated well.