Fiche à imprimer : D-Day, 6 June 1944 : le Débarquement (3e)

Anglais	Français
D-Day (6 June 1944)	le jour J, le Débarquement
the Allies landed in Normandy.	Les Alliés ont débarqué en Normandie.
five beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword	cinq plages
paratroopers	des parachutistes
About 156,000 soldiers landed on the first day.	Environ 156 000 soldats ont débarqué le premier jour.
the liberation of France	la libération de la France

Le 6 juin 1944, les Alliés (Américains, Britanniques, Canadiens et d'autres nations, dont des Français) débarquent sur cinq plages de Normandie : c'est l'opération Overlord, la plus grande invasion par la mer de l'histoire. La nuit précédente, des parachutistes avaient été largués derrière les lignes allemandes. Le premier jour, environ 156 000 soldats arrivent en Normandie ; beaucoup y perdent la vie. Ce débarquement ouvre la voie à la libération de la France. Past perfect : Paratroopers had landed during the night.

Mise en situation : le cimetière militaire

Guide : On the sixth of June 1944, thousands of young soldiers landed on these beaches.

Le 6 juin 1944, des milliers de jeunes soldats ont débarqué sur ces plages.

Lucas : Who were they?

Qui étaient-ils ?

Guide : Americans, British, Canadians and soldiers from many other countries. Paratroopers had landed during the night.

Des Américains, des Britanniques, des Canadiens et des soldats de nombreux autres pays. Des parachutistes avaient atterri pendant la nuit.

Chloe : Why was it so important?

Pourquoi était-ce si important ?

Guide : It was the beginning of the liberation of France and Western Europe.

C'était le début de la libération de la France et de l'Europe de l'Ouest.

Lucas : So many graves... Some of them were only eighteen. We must never forget them.

Tant de tombes... Certains n'avaient que dix-huit ans. Nous ne devons jamais les oublier.

À retenir

D-Day, the Allies, a beach, a landing craft, a paratrooper, a soldier, a grave, the liberation.
landed, was planned, had landed (past perfect) ; Who were they? Why was it so important? We must never forget.

Exercice 1 : Le Débarquement : exercice 1 (QCM)

Le Débarquement a eu lieu le...
1. 11 novembre 1918
2. 6 juin 1944
3. 8 mai 1945
Il a eu lieu en...
1. Bretagne
2. Provence seulement
3. Normandie
« des parachutistes »
1. paratroopers
2. parachutes
3. paratrooper of
Le nom de l'opération :
1. Overboard
2. Overload
3. Overlord
Combien de plages ?
1. cinq
2. deux
3. dix
« Des parachutistes avaient atterri pendant la nuit. »
1. Paratroopers had land during the night.
2. Paratroopers had landed during the night.
3. Paratroopers have landed during the night yesterday.
« les Alliés »
1. the Allies
2. the Alleys
3. the Allied of
Environ combien de soldats le premier jour ?
1. 1 560
2. 15 millions
3. 156 000
« Nous ne devons jamais les oublier. »
1. We must ever forget them.
2. We must never forget them.
3. We don't must forget them.
« une tombe »
1. a grave
2. a grape
3. a grove

Exercice 2 : Le Débarquement : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Thousands of soldiers .......................... on these beaches.
Who .......................... they?
Paratroopers .......................... landed during the night.
Why was it so .......................... ?
It was the beginning of the .......................... of France.
Some of them were only .......................... .
We must never .......................... them.
the ..........................
The operation was .......................... in secret. (plan)
So many .......................... ...

Exercice 3 : Le Débarquement : mise en situation

Des milliers de soldats ont débarqué.
1. Thousands of soldiers landed on these beaches.
2. Thousands of soldiers land on these beaches yesterday.
3. Thousand of soldiers landed on these beaches.
Qui étaient-ils ?
1. Who was they?
2. Who were they?
3. Who they were?
Des parachutistes avaient atterri pendant la nuit.
1. Paratroopers had landed during the night.
2. Paratroopers had landed since the night.
3. Paratroopers have landed during the night.
Pourquoi était-ce si important ?
1. Why it was so important?
2. Why was it such important?
3. Why was it so important?
C'était le début de la libération.
1. It was the begin of the liberation.
2. It was the beginning of the liberation.
3. It were the beginning of the liberation.
Certains n'avaient que dix-huit ans.
1. Some of them were only eighteen.
2. Some of them had only eighteen.
3. Some of them were only eighteen years.
Nous ne devons jamais les oublier.
1. We mustn't never forget them.
2. We must never forgot them.
3. We must never forget them.
L'opération avait été préparée pendant des mois.
1. The operation has been prepared since months.
2. The operation had been prepared for months.
3. The operation had prepared for months.
Le temps était mauvais ce jour-là.
1. The weather was bad that day.
2. The whether was bad that day.
3. The weather were bad that day.
Ils se sont battus pour notre liberté.
1. They fought for our freedom.
2. They fought for ours freedom.
3. They fighted for our freedom.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) 6 juin 1944 · 2. c) Normandie · 3. a) paratroopers · 4. c) Overlord · 5. a) cinq · 6. b) Paratroopers had landed during the night. · 7. a) the Allies · 8. c) 156 000 · 9. b) We must never forget them. · 10. a) a grave

Exercice 2

1. landed · 2. were · 3. had · 4. important · 5. liberation · 6. eighteen · 7. forget · 8. Allies · 9. planned · 10. graves

Exercice 3

1. a) Thousands of soldiers landed on these beaches. · 2. b) Who were they? · 3. a) Paratroopers had landed during the night. · 4. c) Why was it so important? · 5. b) It was the beginning of the liberation. · 6. a) Some of them were only eighteen. · 7. c) We must never forget them. · 8. b) The operation had been prepared for months. · 9. a) The weather was bad that day. · 10. a) They fought for our freedom.