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Ellis Island : la porte de l'Amérique (Première)

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AnglaisFrançais
an immigrant / to immigrateun immigrant / immigrer
to emigrateémigrer (quitter son pays)
Ellis Island (1892-1954)Ellis Island, centre d'immigration de New York
a medical inspectionune inspection médicale
the Statue of Libertyla statue de la Liberté
to start a new lifecommencer une nouvelle vie

Entre 1892 et 1954, 12 millions d'immigrants sont passés par Ellis Island. Ils fuyaient la pauvreté ou les persécutions (Irlandais, Italiens, juifs d'Europe de l'Est...). Ils devaient passer une inspection médicale : les malades pouvaient être renvoyés. Aujourd'hui, c'est un musée.

Mise en situation : au musée d'Ellis Island

Guide : Between 1892 and 1954, twelve million immigrants arrived here.
Entre 1892 et 1954, douze millions d'immigrants sont arrivés ici.
Anna : Why did they leave their countries?
Pourquoi ont-ils quitté leur pays ?
Guide : Most were escaping poverty or persecution. They hoped to start a new life.
La plupart fuyaient la pauvreté ou les persécutions. Ils espéraient commencer une nouvelle vie.
Anna : What happened when they arrived?
Que se passait-il à leur arrivée ?
Guide : Doctors inspected them. Sick people could be sent back home.
Des médecins les examinaient. Les malades pouvaient être renvoyés chez eux.
Anna : My great-grandfather came from Italy. His name might be in the records!
Mon arrière-grand-père venait d'Italie. Son nom est peut-être dans les registres !

À retenir

  • an immigrant, to emigrate, to immigrate, Ellis Island (1892-1954).
  • a medical inspection, to be sent back, the Statue of Liberty, to start a new life.

Exercice 1 : Ellis Island : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. Ellis Island a fonctionné de...
    1. 1945 à 2000
    2. 1892 à 1954
    3. 1776 à 1812
  2. Combien d'immigrants y sont passés ?
    1. 1 million
    2. 12 000
    3. 12 millions
  3. « émigrer »
    1. to migrate of
    2. to immigrate
    3. to emigrate
  4. « fuir la pauvreté »
    1. to escape poorness
    2. to escape poverty
    3. to flee of poverty
  5. « être renvoyé chez soi »
    1. to be returned of home
    2. to be sent back home
    3. to be send back home
  6. « les registres »
    1. the records
    2. the recorders
    3. the registers of
  7. « un arrière-grand-père »
    1. a big-grandfather
    2. a great-grandfather
    3. a grand-grandfather
  8. « la persécution »
    1. persecution
    2. prosecution
    3. persecuting
  9. « Ils espéraient commencer une nouvelle vie. »
    1. They hoped to start a new life.
    2. They hope to start a new life yesterday.
    3. They hoped starting a new life.
  10. Ellis Island est aujourd'hui...
    1. une prison
    2. un aéroport
    3. un musée

Exercice 2 : Ellis Island : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Twelve million .......................... arrived here.
  2. They were escaping .......................... .
  3. They hoped to start a new .......................... .
  4. Doctors .......................... them.
  5. Sick people could be sent .......................... .
  6. Why did they .......................... their countries?
  7. My great-grandfather came .......................... Italy.
  8. His name might be in the .......................... .
  9. They saw the Statue of .......................... .
  10. They .......................... from Ireland. (émigrer)

Exercice 3 : Ellis Island : mise en situation

  1. Douze millions d'immigrants sont arrivés ici.
    1. Twelve million immigrants arrived there of.
    2. Twelve million immigrants arrived here.
    3. Twelve millions immigrants arrived here.
  2. Anna demande pourquoi ils sont partis.
    1. Why did they left their countries?
    2. Why they left their countries?
    3. Why did they leave their countries?
  3. Ils fuyaient la pauvreté.
    1. They escaping poverty.
    2. They were escaping poorness.
    3. They were escaping poverty.
  4. Ils espéraient une nouvelle vie.
    1. They hoped to starting a new life.
    2. They hoped to start a new life.
    3. They hoped start a new life.
  5. Que se passait-il à leur arrivée ?
    1. What happened when they arrive?
    2. What happened when they arrived?
    3. What did happen when they arrived?
  6. Les malades pouvaient être renvoyés.
    1. Sick people could be sent back home.
    2. Sick people could sent back home.
    3. Sick people could be send back home.
  7. Ton arrière-grand-père venait d'Italie.
    1. My great-grandfather come from Italy.
    2. My great-grandfather came from Italy.
    3. My grand-grandfather came from Italy.
  8. Son nom est peut-être dans les registres.
    1. His name might to be in the records.
    2. His name might be in the records.
    3. His name might is in the records.
  9. La première chose qu'ils voyaient : la statue de la Liberté.
    1. The first thing they seen was the Statue of Liberty.
    2. The first thing they saw was the Statue of Liberty.
    3. The first thing they saw were the Statue of Liberty.
  10. Tu es ému(e).
    1. It's very moved.
    2. It's very moving.
    3. It's very moving of.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) 1892 à 1954 · 2. c) 12 millions · 3. c) to emigrate · 4. b) to escape poverty · 5. b) to be sent back home · 6. a) the records · 7. b) a great-grandfather · 8. a) persecution · 9. a) They hoped to start a new life. · 10. c) un musée

Exercice 2

1. immigrants · 2. poverty · 3. life · 4. inspected · 5. back · 6. leave · 7. from · 8. records · 9. Liberty · 10. emigrated

Exercice 3

1. b) Twelve million immigrants arrived here. · 2. c) Why did they leave their countries? · 3. c) They were escaping poverty. · 4. b) They hoped to start a new life. · 5. b) What happened when they arrived? · 6. a) Sick people could be sent back home. · 7. b) My great-grandfather came from Italy. · 8. b) His name might be in the records. · 9. b) The first thing they saw was the Statue of Liberty. · 10. b) It's very moving.