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Grace Darling : l'héroïne du phare (5e)

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AnglaisFrançais
a lighthouseun phare
a shipwreckun naufrage
survivorsdes survivants
They rowed through the storm.Ils ont ramé à travers la tempête.
She was watching the sea when...Elle regardait la mer quand...
a heroineune héroïne

Le 7 septembre 1838, Grace Darling, 22 ans, vit avec son père, gardien de phare, sur les îles Farne, au large de la côte nord-est de l'Angleterre. Pendant une tempête, le bateau à vapeur Forfarshire s'écrase sur les rochers. Grace et son père rament dans une petite barque jusqu'aux survivants : neuf personnes sont sauvées. Grace devient une héroïne nationale. Pour raconter : She was looking out of the window when she saw the wreck (action en cours + action soudaine).

Mise en situation : le récit

Teacher : Who was Grace Darling?
Qui était Grace Darling ?
Emma : She was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper. She lived on the Farne Islands.
C'était la fille d'un gardien de phare. Elle vivait sur les îles Farne.
Teacher : What happened in 1838?
Que s'est-il passé en 1838 ?
Hugo : There was a terrible storm. Grace was looking out of the window when she saw a shipwreck.
Il y avait une terrible tempête. Grace regardait par la fenêtre quand elle a vu un naufrage.
Emma : She and her father rowed a small boat through the waves and rescued the survivors.
Elle et son père ont ramé dans une petite barque à travers les vagues et ont sauvé les survivants.
Teacher : Exactly. Nine people survived. Grace became famous all over Britain.
Exactement. Neuf personnes ont survécu. Grace est devenue célèbre dans toute la Grande-Bretagne.

À retenir

  • a lighthouse (keeper), a shipwreck, a storm, waves, a rowing boat, survivors, rocks.
  • Prétérit : rowed, rescued, saw, became ; was + -ing : She was looking out of the window when she saw...

Exercice 1 : L'héroïne du phare : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « un phare »
    1. a light house of
    2. a lighthouse
    3. a lightning
  2. « un naufrage »
    1. a shipwreck
    2. a sheepwreck
    3. a ship rock
  3. « ramer »
    1. to row
    2. to roll
    3. to raw
  4. « sauver, secourir »
    1. to rescale
    2. to rescue
    3. to resume
  5. Grace Darling a agi en...
    1. 1738
    2. 1838
    3. 1938
  6. Elle vivait sur...
    1. les îles Scilly
    2. l'île de Wight
    3. les îles Farne
  7. « Elle regardait la mer. »
    1. She watched the sea now.
    2. She was watching the sea.
    3. She were watching the sea.
  8. Neuf personnes ont...
    1. survécu
    2. disparu
    3. nagé
  9. Prétérit de become :
    1. become
    2. became
    3. becomed
  10. « un gardien de phare »
    1. a keeper house light
    2. a lighthouse keeping
    3. a lighthouse keeper

Exercice 2 : L'héroïne du phare : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. She lived in a .......................... .
  2. Grace .......................... looking out of the window when she saw the wreck.
  3. She was looking out of the window when she .......................... a shipwreck. (see)
  4. They .......................... through the storm. (row)
  5. They .......................... the survivors. (rescue)
  6. Nine people .......................... . (survive)
  7. She .......................... famous. (become)
  8. There was a terrible .......................... .
  9. She was the daughter of a lighthouse .......................... .
  10. What .......................... in 1838?

Exercice 3 : L'héroïne du phare : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande qui était Grace Darling.
    1. Who were Grace Darling?
    2. Who was Grace Darling?
    3. Who is Grace Darling yesterday?
  2. C'était la fille d'un gardien de phare.
    1. She was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper.
    2. She was the daughter of a lighthouse keeping.
    3. She were the daughter of a lighthouse keeper.
  3. Que s'est-il passé en 1838 ?
    1. What did happened in 1838?
    2. What happen in 1838?
    3. What happened in 1838?
  4. Il y avait une terrible tempête.
    1. It was a terrible store.
    2. There was a terrible storm.
    3. There were a terrible storm.
  5. Elle regardait par la fenêtre quand elle a vu le naufrage.
    1. She looked out of the window when she was seeing a shipwreck.
    2. She was looking out of the window when she saw a shipwreck.
    3. She was look out of the window when she saw a shipwreck.
  6. Ils ont ramé à travers les vagues.
    1. They rowed a small boat through the waves.
    2. They rolled a small boat through the waves.
    3. They rowed a small boat though the waves.
  7. Ils ont sauvé les survivants.
    1. They rescued the survivors.
    2. They rescue the survivors yesterday.
    3. They rescued the survivals.
  8. Neuf personnes ont survécu.
    1. Nine people survive.
    2. Nine peoples survived.
    3. Nine people survived.
  9. Elle est devenue célèbre.
    1. Grace became famous all over of Britain.
    2. Grace became famous all over Britain.
    3. Grace becomed famous all over Britain.
  10. Elle était très courageuse.
    1. She was very brave.
    2. She were very brave.
    3. She was very bravely.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a lighthouse · 2. a) a shipwreck · 3. a) to row · 4. b) to rescue · 5. b) 1838 · 6. c) les îles Farne · 7. b) She was watching the sea. · 8. a) survécu · 9. b) became · 10. c) a lighthouse keeper

Exercice 2

1. lighthouse · 2. was · 3. saw · 4. rowed · 5. rescued · 6. survived · 7. became · 8. storm · 9. keeper · 10. happened

Exercice 3

1. b) Who was Grace Darling? · 2. a) She was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper. · 3. c) What happened in 1838? · 4. b) There was a terrible storm. · 5. b) She was looking out of the window when she saw a shipwreck. · 6. a) They rowed a small boat through the waves. · 7. a) They rescued the survivors. · 8. c) Nine people survived. · 9. b) Grace became famous all over Britain. · 10. a) She was very brave.