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Eyam, the plague village : le village de la peste (4e)

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the plaguela peste
The plague arrived in a parcel of cloth from London.La peste est arrivée dans un colis de tissu venu de Londres.
The villagers decided to stay.Les villageois ont décidé de rester.
a quarantineune quarantaine, un isolement
They left coins in holes filled with vinegar.Ils laissaient des pièces dans des trous remplis de vinaigre.
If they had left, the disease would have spread.S'ils étaient partis, la maladie se serait propagée.

En 1665, la peste arrive à Eyam, un village du Derbyshire, dans un colis de tissu infesté de puces venu de Londres. Guidés par leur pasteur, les habitants prennent une décision héroïque : s'isoler pour ne pas contaminer les villages voisins. Pendant plus d'un an, personne n'entre ni ne sort. Les voisins déposent de la nourriture près de pierres percées de trous ; les villageois y laissent des pièces trempées dans le vinaigre pour les « désinfecter ». Environ 260 habitants sont morts. Troisième conditionnel : If they had left, the plague would have spread.

Mise en situation : la visite d'Eyam

Guide : In 1665, the plague arrived in Eyam. It came in a parcel of cloth from London.
En 1665, la peste est arrivée à Eyam. Elle est venue dans un colis de tissu de Londres.
Lucy : Why didn't the villagers run away?
Pourquoi les villageois ne se sont-ils pas enfuis ?
Guide : Their rector asked them to stay, to protect the other villages. They agreed.
Leur pasteur leur a demandé de rester, pour protéger les autres villages. Ils ont accepté.
Noah : How did they get food?
Comment avaient-ils de la nourriture ?
Guide : People from other villages left food at this boundary stone. The villagers paid with coins in vinegar.
Des habitants d'autres villages laissaient de la nourriture près de cette pierre. Les villageois payaient avec des pièces dans du vinaigre.
Lucy : If they had left, the plague would have spread everywhere. They were so brave.
S'ils étaient partis, la peste se serait propagée partout. Ils étaient tellement courageux.

À retenir

  • the plague, fleas, a parcel, cloth, a village, a rector, a quarantine, a boundary stone, vinegar, coins.
  • Past perfect : had + participe passé ; 3ᵉ conditionnel : If they had left, it would have spread.

Exercice 1 : Le village de la peste : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. La peste est arrivée à Eyam en...
    1. 1066
    2. 1665
    3. 1965
  2. Elle est arrivée dans...
    1. un colis de tissu
    2. une lettre
    3. un bateau
  3. « une quarantaine »
    1. a quarantina
    2. a quarantine
    3. a forty
  4. Les villageois ont décidé de...
    1. fuir
    2. brûler le village
    3. s'isoler
  5. Ils trempaient les pièces dans...
    1. du lait
    2. du vinaigre
    3. de l'eau de mer
  6. « S'ils étaient partis, la peste se serait propagée. »
    1. If they left, the plague would spread yesterday.
    2. If they would have left, the plague had spread.
    3. If they had left, the plague would have spread.
  7. Prétérit / participe de spread :
    1. spread / spread
    2. spreaded / spreaded
    3. sprod / spread
  8. « des puces »
    1. fleas
    2. flies
    3. fleece
  9. Eyam est dans le...
    1. Derbyshire
    2. Devon
    3. Kent
  10. « Ils ont accepté. »
    1. They were agree.
    2. They agree yesterday.
    3. They agreed.

Exercice 2 : Le village de la peste : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. The plague .......................... in Eyam in 1665.
  2. Why didn't the villagers run .......................... ?
  3. Their rector asked them to .......................... .
  4. They .......................... . (agree)
  5. People left food at the boundary .......................... .
  6. They paid with coins in .......................... .
  7. If they had left, the plague would have .......................... .
  8. If they had .......................... , more people would have died.
  9. They were so .......................... .
  10. a parcel of ..........................

Exercice 3 : Le village de la peste : mise en situation

  1. La peste est arrivée en 1665.
    1. The plague arrived in 1665.
    2. The plague arrive in 1665.
    3. The plague was arriving in 1665 of.
  2. Pourquoi ne se sont-ils pas enfuis ?
    1. Why the villagers didn't run away?
    2. Why didn't the villagers run away?
    3. Why didn't the villagers ran away?
  3. Le pasteur leur a demandé de rester.
    1. There rector asked them to stay.
    2. Their rector asked them to stay.
    3. Their rector asked them stay.
  4. Comment avaient-ils de la nourriture ?
    1. How they got food?
    2. How did they get food?
    3. How did they got food?
  5. Ils payaient avec des pièces dans du vinaigre.
    1. They payed with coins in vinegar.
    2. They paid with corns in vinegar.
    3. They paid with coins in vinegar.
  6. S'ils étaient partis, la peste se serait propagée.
    1. If they had left, the plague would have spread.
    2. If they had leaved, the plague would have spreaded.
    3. If they left, the plague would spread.
  7. Ils étaient tellement courageux.
    1. They were so brave.
    2. They were such brave.
    3. They was so brave.
  8. Environ 260 personnes sont mortes.
    1. About 260 peoples died.
    2. About 260 people dead.
    3. About 260 people died.
  9. Si le colis n'était pas arrivé, personne ne serait mort.
    1. If the parcel hadn't arrived, nobody would have died.
    2. If the parcel didn't arrive, nobody would die.
    3. If the parcel wouldn't have arrived, nobody had died.
  10. Ils avaient déjà perdu beaucoup d'amis.
    1. They have already lost many friends yesterday.
    2. They had already lose many friends.
    3. They had already lost many friends.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) 1665 · 2. a) un colis de tissu · 3. b) a quarantine · 4. c) s'isoler · 5. b) du vinaigre · 6. c) If they had left, the plague would have spread. · 7. a) spread / spread · 8. a) fleas · 9. a) Derbyshire · 10. c) They agreed.

Exercice 2

1. arrived · 2. away · 3. stay · 4. agreed · 5. stone · 6. vinegar · 7. spread · 8. left · 9. brave · 10. cloth

Exercice 3

1. a) The plague arrived in 1665. · 2. b) Why didn't the villagers run away? · 3. b) Their rector asked them to stay. · 4. b) How did they get food? · 5. c) They paid with coins in vinegar. · 6. a) If they had left, the plague would have spread. · 7. a) They were so brave. · 8. c) About 260 people died. · 9. a) If the parcel hadn't arrived, nobody would have died. · 10. c) They had already lost many friends.