Fiche à imprimer : Captain Cook : à travers le Pacifique (5e)

Anglais	Français
James Cook was a British explorer.	James Cook était un explorateur britannique.
He sailed across the Pacific Ocean.	Il a traversé l'océan Pacifique.
He mapped the coast of New Zealand.	Il a cartographié la côte de la Nouvelle-Zélande.
His sailors ate sauerkraut to avoid scurvy.	Ses marins mangeaient de la choucroute pour éviter le scorbut.
The land was already home to Indigenous peoples.	Ces terres étaient déjà habitées par des peuples autochtones.
Today, his legacy is debated.	Aujourd'hui, son héritage fait débat.

James Cook (1728-1779), officier de la Royal Navy, a mené trois grands voyages d'exploration dans le Pacifique. À bord de l'Endeavour, il cartographie (maps) les côtes de la Nouvelle-Zélande et de l'est de l'Australie avec une précision remarquable. Il lutte contre le scorbut (scurvy), maladie des marins, en leur faisant manger des légumes et de la choucroute. Mais ces terres étaient déjà habitées depuis des millénaires par les Maoris et les Aborigènes : pour eux, son arrivée marque le début de la colonisation. Son héritage (legacy) est donc aujourd'hui débattu.

Mise en situation : le cours d'histoire

Teacher : Who was James Cook?

Qui était James Cook ?

Aroha : He was a British explorer. He sailed across the Pacific in the 18th century.

C'était un explorateur britannique. Il a traversé le Pacifique au XVIIIe siècle.

Teacher : What did he do?

Qu'a-t-il fait ?

Lucas : He mapped the coasts of New Zealand and Australia. His maps were very accurate.

Il a cartographié les côtes de la Nouvelle-Zélande et de l'Australie. Ses cartes étaient très précises.

Aroha : But my grandmother is Māori. She says that our people were already there. Cook didn't discover anything for us!

Mais ma grand-mère est maorie. Elle dit que notre peuple était déjà là. Cook n'a rien découvert pour nous !

Teacher : That's an important point. History can be seen from different points of view.

C'est un point important. L'histoire peut être vue de différents points de vue.

À retenir

an explorer, a voyage, a ship, a sailor, a coast, a map, scurvy, Indigenous peoples, colonisation, a legacy.
sailed, mapped, ate (prétérit) ; Who was...? What did he do? ; were already there ; from different points of view ; is debated (passif).

Exercice 1 : Captain Cook : exercice 1 (QCM)

« un explorateur »
1. an explorator
2. an exploder
3. an explorer
« Il a traversé le Pacifique. »
1. He sailed through of the Pacific.
2. He sailed across the Pacific.
3. He sail across the Pacific.
« cartographier »
1. to map
2. to mop
3. to cartography
« le scorbut »
1. scurry
2. scurvy
3. curvy
« les peuples autochtones »
1. Indigent peoples
2. Indian people of
3. Indigenous peoples
« Ses cartes étaient très précises. »
1. His maps were very accurate.
2. His maps were very accurately.
3. His maps was very accurate.
« héritage » (historique)
1. legal
2. heritage of
3. legacy
« Qu'a-t-il fait ? »
1. What did he did?
2. What he did?
3. What did he do?
« de différents points de vue »
1. from differents points of view
2. of different point of views
3. from different points of view
Le navire de Cook lors de son premier voyage :
1. le Titanic
2. l'Endeavour
3. le Mayflower

Exercice 2 : Captain Cook : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Who .......................... James Cook?
He was a British .......................... .
He .......................... across the Pacific.
What .......................... he do?
He .......................... the coasts of New Zealand. (map)
His maps were very .......................... .
Our people were .......................... there.
Cook didn't .......................... anything for us!
History can be seen from different points of .......................... .
His sailors .......................... sauerkraut. (eat)

Exercice 3 : Captain Cook : mise en situation

Qui était James Cook ?
1. Who were James Cook?
2. Who was James Cook?
3. Who is James Cook yesterday?
Il a traversé le Pacifique au XVIIIe siècle.
1. He sailed across the Pacific on the 18th century.
2. He sailed across the Pacific in the 18th century.
3. He sailed across the Pacific in 18th century of.
Qu'a-t-il fait ?
1. What did he do?
2. What did he does?
3. What he did?
Il a cartographié les côtes.
1. He maped the coasts.
2. He mapped the costs.
3. He mapped the coasts.
Ses cartes étaient très précises.
1. His maps were very accurately.
2. His map were very accurate.
3. His maps were very accurate.
Notre peuple était déjà là.
1. Our people were already there.
2. Our people was already their.
3. Our peoples were already there.
Il n'a rien découvert pour nous.
1. He discovered nothing for we.
2. He didn't discovered anything for us.
3. He didn't discover anything for us.
C'est un point important.
1. That's an importance point.
2. That's an important point.
3. That's a important point.
L'histoire peut être vue de différents points de vue.
1. History can be saw from different points of view.
2. The history can see from different points of view.
3. History can be seen from different points of view.
Son héritage fait débat.
1. His legacy debated.
2. His legacy is debating.
3. His legacy is debated.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) an explorer · 2. b) He sailed across the Pacific. · 3. a) to map · 4. b) scurvy · 5. c) Indigenous peoples · 6. a) His maps were very accurate. · 7. c) legacy · 8. c) What did he do? · 9. c) from different points of view · 10. b) l'Endeavour

Exercice 2

1. was · 2. explorer · 3. sailed · 4. did · 5. mapped · 6. accurate · 7. already · 8. discover · 9. view · 10. ate

Exercice 3

1. b) Who was James Cook? · 2. b) He sailed across the Pacific in the 18th century. · 3. a) What did he do? · 4. c) He mapped the coasts. · 5. c) His maps were very accurate. · 6. a) Our people were already there. · 7. c) He didn't discover anything for us. · 8. b) That's an important point. · 9. c) History can be seen from different points of view. · 10. c) His legacy is debated.