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Describe the suspect : décrire un suspect (CM2)

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He's tall / short / thin.Il est grand / petit / mince.
He's got a beard / a moustache.Il a une barbe / une moustache.
a scarune cicatrice
He was wearing a long coat.Il portait un long manteau.
a witnessun témoin
I'm not sure.Je ne suis pas sûr(e).

Pour décrire quelqu'un : He's + adjectif (taille, silhouette), He's got + caractéristique (barbe, cicatrice), He was wearing + vêtements (ce qu'il portait). Holmes demande toujours des détails précis aux témoins.

Mise en situation : le témoin

Holmes : Can you describe the thief, madam?
Pouvez-vous décrire le voleur, madame ?
Mrs Hudson : He was tall and thin, with a black beard.
Il était grand et mince, avec une barbe noire.
Holmes : Did he have a scar?
Avait-il une cicatrice ?
Mrs Hudson : Yes! A small scar on his cheek.
Oui ! Une petite cicatrice sur la joue.
Holmes : What was he wearing?
Que portait-il ?
Mrs Hudson : A long grey coat and a black hat... I think. I'm not sure.
Un long manteau gris et un chapeau noir... je crois. Je ne suis pas sûre.

À retenir

  • He's tall / short / thin. He's got a beard / a scar.
  • He was wearing a coat. a witness, a thief. I'm not sure.

Exercice 1 : Décrire un suspect : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « une barbe »
    1. a beard
    2. a bird
    3. a bear
  2. « une cicatrice »
    1. a star
    2. a scar
    3. a scarf
  3. « un témoin »
    1. a wizard
    2. a witness
    3. a witch
  4. « un voleur »
    1. a teeth
    2. a chief
    3. a thief
  5. « Il portait un long manteau. »
    1. He wore was a long coat.
    2. He was wear a long coat.
    3. He was wearing a long coat.
  6. « mince »
    1. think
    2. thin
    3. thick
  7. « Je ne suis pas sûr. »
    1. I'm not sure.
    2. I'm not sur.
    3. I don't sure.
  8. « Que portait-il ? »
    1. What he was wearing?
    2. What was he wearing?
    3. What did he was wearing?
  9. « la joue »
    1. the chick
    2. the cheek
    3. the check
  10. « Il a une moustache. »
    1. He's a moustache got.
    2. He have got a moustache.
    3. He's got a moustache.

Exercice 2 : Décrire un suspect : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. He was tall and .......................... . (mince)
  2. He's got a black .......................... . (barbe)
  3. A small .......................... on his cheek.
  4. What was he .......................... ?
  5. A long grey .......................... . (manteau)
  6. I'm not .......................... .
  7. Can you .......................... the thief?
  8. She's a .......................... . (témoin)
  9. He was wearing a black .......................... . (chapeau)
  10. Did he .......................... a scar?

Exercice 3 : Décrire un suspect : mise en situation

  1. Holmes demande de décrire le voleur.
    1. Can you describe the teeth?
    2. Can you describe the thief?
    3. Can you to describe the thief?
  2. Il était grand et mince.
    1. He was tall and think.
    2. He were tall and thin.
    3. He was tall and thin.
  3. Il avait une barbe noire.
    1. He had a black beard.
    2. He had a beard black.
    3. He has a black bird.
  4. Holmes demande s'il avait une cicatrice.
    1. Did he have a scar?
    2. Has he a scarf?
    3. Did he had a scar?
  5. Une petite cicatrice sur la joue.
    1. A small scar on her check.
    2. A small scarf on his cheek.
    3. A small scar on his cheek.
  6. Holmes demande ce qu'il portait.
    1. What did he wearing?
    2. What he was wearing?
    3. What was he wearing?
  7. Il portait un long manteau gris.
    1. He was wearing a long grey coat.
    2. He wearing a long grey coat.
    3. He was wearing a grey long coat.
  8. Elle n'est pas sûre.
    1. I don't sure.
    2. I'm not sure.
    3. I'm not sur.
  9. Il avait les cheveux roux.
    1. He had hair red.
    2. He had red hair.
    3. He had red hairs.
  10. Il marchait très vite.
    1. He walking very fast.
    2. He was walk very fast.
    3. He was walking very fast.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) a beard · 2. b) a scar · 3. b) a witness · 4. c) a thief · 5. c) He was wearing a long coat. · 6. b) thin · 7. a) I'm not sure. · 8. b) What was he wearing? · 9. b) the cheek · 10. c) He's got a moustache.

Exercice 2

1. thin · 2. beard · 3. scar · 4. wearing · 5. coat · 6. sure · 7. describe · 8. witness · 9. hat · 10. have

Exercice 3

1. b) Can you describe the thief? · 2. c) He was tall and thin. · 3. a) He had a black beard. · 4. a) Did he have a scar? · 5. c) A small scar on his cheek. · 6. c) What was he wearing? · 7. a) He was wearing a long grey coat. · 8. b) I'm not sure. · 9. b) He had red hair. · 10. c) He was walking very fast.